Chapter 20: Swinging the Sword to the Sky
"Sister Zixia! You have gained a lot! You have obtained the complete "Western Emperor Sutra"! Can you pass it on to me?" Ye Fan failed to obtain the subsequent scriptures of the Taoist Palace, so he asked Zixia for them against his will.

After hearing this, Heihuang felt so disgusted that he vomited.

Even Zixia staggered: "I can't say it, I can't say it! If you are willing to spend a lot of money and give me a share of the Cauldron of the Mother Qi of All Things, it's not impossible!"

"You still have such a holy object, take it out and let me see it!" The big black dog drooled, and everyone knew Sima Zhao's intention.

Ye Fan rolled his eyes at Hei Huang and continued to bargain with Zi Xia: "How about I give you another twenty drops of blood essence?"

The big black dog was furious and cursed, "You stinky boy, you got the Western Emperor Scripture, but you haven't given me the black tortoise yet, and you haven't told me the whereabouts of the ancient scripture left by the demon emperor. You can't even take a look at the mother energy of all things. I will never let you go!"

"No! Let's put this topic aside for now and leave quickly! This place may look normal, but it hides something strange. We can't stay here for long!"

"I feel a little scared too!" Hei Huang regained his composure.

After that, the two of them and the dog returned along the same route. Following the river, they successfully returned to the ancient well and soon reached the surface. The sun was shining brightly, and above the empty land, the scenery of Yaochi was no longer visible.

Half a month later, the two men and the dog came to an oasis called Quzhou, which was over 3,000 miles in radius and not very large. There were many such oases in the vast northern region.

In the past half month, Zixia and Ye Fan have been studying the "Western Emperor Sutra" while learning from each other and putting their experiences into practice. Ye Fan is undoubtedly an excellent sparring partner, and her realm has also improved by leaps and bounds, reaching the perfection of the Dao Palace.

Ye Fan was getting more and more frightened. He could feel the aura of the woman in front of him getting stronger day by day. Until a few days ago, with his extremely powerful consciousness, he could no longer sense Zixia's aura. This had never happened to the Saint of Yaoguang. Ye Fan knew that the gap between him and her had widened.

"After walking together for many days, we have to say goodbye eventually! I have benefited a lot from learning from you! I look forward to seeing you again!" Zixia felt that her realm was about to be uncontrollable and the thunder tribulation might come at any time, so she planned to say goodbye here.

"Fairy, please stay!" After half a month of sparring, Ye Fan had less prejudice against Zixia and more indescribable feelings. This feeling was something he had never had before when he was with Li Xiaoman, Ji Ziyue, or even Yao Xi. It was like chatting with a female version of "Pang Bo".

When thinking of Pang Bo, Ye Fan immediately felt a sense of urgency. He deliberately avoided the big black dog and said, "Fairy, to tell you the truth, I am going to take this black dog to find the Demon Emperor's scriptures in a few days. It's not true. I am going to save a friend. Please help me, Fairy Zixia! After the matter is done, you can ask for anything!"

The big black dog saw the two people avoiding it and thought they were very happy, but the more it looked, the more it felt something was wrong. Ye Fan pointed at it and the dog knew without even thinking that he was saying anything good.

The big black dog was so angry that he cursed, "You little bastard, I thought you had grown up, but it turns out you were trying to trick me. I'll kill you!" After saying that, he flew over and pounced on him.

Zixia saw the man and the dog fighting again, and couldn't help but sigh, then threw a jade pendant to Ye Fan: "When you are done, come to Yuancheng to find me! I promise."

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In a desolate place in the Northern Territory, Zixia sat quietly in the void, like a sun god, bathing in the scorching sun.

Until this moment, Zixia finally understood why this secret place was called the Dao Palace. It seemed like an eternal palace, containing endless Dao power. The five great divine treasures were as hazy as mist, and behind them, five ancient temples were looming, majestic and far-reaching, mysterious and vague. When one reaches the state of no self and no things, and the body and mind are empty, one will hear waves of Dao Lun sound, like Zen chanting, and like the sound of ancient sacrifices, as if it transcends time and space and comes from the distant past.

All of this is full of mystery, even weird. How can there be such a sound in the human body? The Taoist palace is like the sky, and the five palaces are transformed. Although it is vague, you can really feel their existence. Zen chanting and ancient sacrificial sounds travel through time and space and come in the air.

Zixia was very confused and didn't understand why this happened. She remembered the speculation of the world, which was recorded in ancient books. It was the "passing self". Although living in the present, there was an "I" in the past. It was the "passing self" who was chanting for this life.

The "passing self" is immortal, transforms into five kinds of energy, lingers between the Taoist palaces, recites scriptures for itself, stirs up heaven and earth, captures traces of Taoism, nourishes the master of life, and makes the "self" of this life immortal.

This is a very mysterious statement that few people can explain clearly. This mystery is difficult to fully explain.

However, Zixia does not believe in the so-called "previous life". In her opinion, the "passing self" is not the "self" of the previous life, but just an instinctive way for the body to obtain the rules of heaven and earth.

Zixia's mind moved, and the five heavenly palaces suddenly opened up, and five different colors of divine light instantly spread out. The gods in the divine treasury also appeared one by one, each of them looked exactly like Zixia, all with their eyes closed, and lowered their brows as they sat on the Taoist platform.

The black gourd slowly rose from the divine spring to the Dao Palace. The cork popped open, and a strong suction force came, sucking the five gods into it. Zixia's cultivation instantly fell to the early stage of the Dao Palace.

At this time, the Nine Caves above Zixia's bitter sea were madly absorbing the essence of heaven and earth, and the Dao Palace Chapter of the Western Emperor Sutra began to operate. After a moment, the five gods were reborn again, and their momentum was even stronger than before.

After nine cycles, Zixia's aura constantly switched between weakness and strength, and her Dao Palace was broken and rebuilt nine times. The black gourd got the magical substance in her Dao Palace, which made her have the illusion that "blood is thicker than water".

Finally, a loud rumbling sound came from Zixia's body, and the God's Residence no longer reborn, but turned into five innate essences, merged into one, and turned into a gray Taoist platform, sinking to the position of her original Taoist palace. A small world was suspended on it, and the five elements of qi permeated and overflowed from the body. Infinite vitality was being nurtured, and endless Taoist power was flowing.

Zixia looked up at the sky. The blazing sun that was originally hanging high in the sky was now covered by rolling dark clouds. The sky and the earth were dark, and the wind was howling, blowing her clothes fluttering.

She pulled God's will out of the sea of ​​suffering, staring at the sky with a firm gaze, the aura emanating from her body was no longer hidden, as strong as a burning flame, and she rushed straight towards the rolling calamity clouds with a strong fighting spirit.

A large area of ​​densely packed Dao patterns intertwined under her feet. The moment the Dao patterns took shape, a dazzling divine light flashed across like lightning, and Zixia's figure disappeared in an instant.

"boom!"

Before the golden lightning could strike from the calamity cloud, Zixia cut it off with the will of heaven, and she was not hurt at all. The will of heaven was also branded with an innate vein.

(End of this chapter)