Chapter 478: Quiet Cultivation in the Immortal Cave, Ancient Secrets

After Xing Chen cupped his hands and took his leave, Zhou Chen independently activated his evasion light and flew towards the location marked on the token.

The Xuantian Sect territory was vast, and the Inner Sect Disciples' Immortal Caves were scattered across various mountain peaks.

Zhou Chen's Immortal Cave was located on the most remote Qingyun Peak, where the Immortal Spiritual Power was thin, and almost no Disciples were willing to go there.

After flying for one hour, Zhou Chen finally arrived at Qingyun Peak.

This mountain peak was bare, without even a decent spiritual tree.

There was a simple Immortal Cave on the mountainside, and not even a Restriction was set up at the entrance.

Zhou Chen landed at the entrance of the Immortal Cave, his Divine Sense sweeping through the interior.

The Immortal Cave was empty, with only a stone room and not even a decent prayer mat.

"Tsk."

Zhou Chen shook his head and raised his hand to set up several defensive Magic Arrays.

Once the Magic Arrays were activated, the entire Immortal Cave was shrouded in a faint curtain of light.

Zhou Chen walked into the stone room and sat down cross-legged.

He took out his Storage Ring and took stock of his gains from this period.

Besides those three clumps of evil demon origin, there was also the evil demon origin obtained from the bodies of evil beasts.

Zhou Chen threw all of these Origins into the Small World, letting the World Tree slowly refine them.

After the World Tree absorbed the evil demon origin, its trunk emitted a faint black light.

Countless branches grew wildly, and the canopy blotted out the sun.

The area of the Small World expanded once again, reaching hundreds of millions of miles in radius.

Zhou Chen felt the changes in the Small World and nodded with satisfaction.

He withdrew his Divine Sense and took out that inscription of kun.

The Inscription emitted an earthy yellow glow, containing heavy earth dao principles.

Zhou Chen activated his Immortal Spiritual Power and fused the Inscription into the chaos bell.

The chaos bell vibrated violently, and countless earthy yellow patterns appeared on the bell's surface.

These patterns intertwined with the golden patterns of the qian inscription, emitting a profound aura.

Boom!

The power of the chaos bell increased once again, and its defensive power skyrocketed several times over.

Zhou Chen activated the chaos bell, and the bell's body instantly surged, transforming into a thousand-zhang giant bell.

On the body of the bell, the characters "Qian" and "Kun" were faintly visible.

"Not bad."

Zhou Chen put away the chaos bell and closed his eyes to Cultivate.

He activated the Innate Primordial Qi Origin Scripture, and the Origin Immortal Qi within his body began to circulate.

Countless strands of Origin Immortal Qi flowed through his Meridians, continuously tempering his Physical Body.

Time passed minute by minute.

Three days later.

Zhou Chen opened his eyes, and a sharp light flashed through them.

Although his cultivation had not made a Breakthrough, his Foundation was even more solid.

Zhou Chen stood up and walked out of the Immortal Cave.

Above Qingyun Peak, several evasion lights flew past.

Those were several Outer Sect Disciples on patrol.

Zhou Chen's Divine Sense swept over them and found that these Disciples' cultivation was not high, mostly in the True Immortal Realm.

He withdrew his Divine Sense and activated his evasion light, flying toward the Sect's Library Pavilion.

The Xuantian Sect's Library Pavilion was located on the main peak, Tianxuan Peak, which housed countless Cultivation Techniques and Secret Manuals.

Zhou Chen landed at the entrance of the Library Pavilion and showed his token.

The Disciple guarding the gate glanced at the token and nodded to let him through.

"Inner Sect Disciples can enter the first three floors and may borrow three volumes every month."

Zhou Chen nodded and stepped into the Library Pavilion.

Inside the Library Pavilion, bookshelves stood in rows, filled with various volumes.

Zhou Chen's Divine Sense swept through and found that most of these volumes were Immortal King-level Cultivation Techniques and secret arts.

However, these Cultivation Techniques were of little use to him.

The Innate Primordial Qi Origin Scripture he cultivated was of a grade far beyond these techniques.

Zhou Chen wandered between the bookshelves, looking for useful information.

Suddenly, he found a dust-covered ancient book in a corner.

On the cover of the ancient book, three ancient characters were carved—Eternal Night Records.

Zhou Chen raised an eyebrow and casually picked up the ancient book.

The moment the ancient book touched his hand, a cold aura surged into his body.

Zhou Chen activated his Immortal Spiritual Power to disperse this aura.

He opened the ancient book and began to read.

The ancient book recorded an ancient secret.

Millions of years ago, the Spirit Realm was once shrouded by a terrifying power.

That power was called "Eternal Night"; wherever it went, all things withered, and life was severed.

Countless Immortal Emperors joined forces to resist, eventually paying a heavy price to finally Seal the Eternal Night.

However, the ancient book's record stopped abruptly there.

The subsequent content had been torn out, leaving only a few fragmented pages.

Zhou Chen frowned deeply.

Eternal Night?

This name reminded him of the world-destroying giant hand from ten thousand years later.

Could there be a connection between the two?

Zhou Chen put the ancient book into his Storage Ring and turned to leave the Library Pavilion.

He activated his evasion light and flew toward the direction of his Immortal Cave.

While flying, Zhou Chen suddenly sensed a familiar aura.

It was Xue Yi's aura.

He didn't expect that he had also advanced through the Ascension Conference.

Xue Yi wasn't in the same batch; perhaps he had advanced in the second batch.

Looking at his attire, it seemed he had been taken as a Disciple by a Grand Elder.

As expected of a Child of Destiny, this Luck was too Heaven-Defying.

Zhou Chen's Divine Sense swept over and found that Xue Yi was flying stealthily in a remote direction of the Sect.

"Interesting."

The corners of Zhou Chen's mouth curled slightly as he activated the Divine Concealment Art, hiding his aura and following him.

Xue Yi's speed was very fast, avoiding patrolling Disciples all the way as he flew toward the depths of the Forbidden Land.

Zhou Chen followed behind, maintaining a safe distance.

At the entrance of the Forbidden Land was a massive Magic Array, emitting a terrifying pressure.

Xue Yi stopped in front of the Magic Array and raised his hand to perform a special hand Seal.

The Magic Array suddenly vibrated, and a gap slowly opened.

Xue Yi's figure flashed as he slipped into the gap.

Zhou Chen's brow furrowed slightly.

How could Xue Yi know the secrets of the Forbidden Land?

He activated the Divine Concealment Art and followed him through the gap.

Inside the Forbidden Land was a gray and hazy space.

The air was filled with dense Death Qi, making one shudder.

Zhou Chen activated his Immortal King Body, and his Physical Body emitted a faint golden light, isolating the Death Qi.

His Divine Sense swept around and found that Xue Yi was flying rapidly ahead.

Zhou Chen followed him.

After flying for about a thousand miles, a huge altar appeared ahead.

The altar was cast entirely from black rock, emitting an evil aura.

In the center of the altar stood a black-robed figure.

The Black Robed Man was completely shrouded in Devilish Qi, his face invisible.

However, the aura he emitted reached the Tenth Layer Immortal King Realm.

Xue Yi landed in front of the altar and knelt respectfully.

"Your subordinate Xue Yi pays respects to the Great One."

The Black Robed Man's voice was low: "Rise."

Xue Yi stood up and looked up at the Black Robed Man.

"Great One, what orders do you have for your subordinate?"

The Black Robed Man spoke slowly: "The Heaven-Reaching Immortal Staircase three years from now is of vital importance; you must not fail."

Xue Yi nodded solemnly: "Your subordinate understands."

The Black Robed Man continued: "The Heaven-Reaching Immortal Staircase is the key to our revival; you must seize the Inscriptions within the staircase."

"Once all eight Inscriptions are gathered, the Palace Master will be able to break through his shackles."

Xue Yi asked: "What if other forces notice?"

The Black Robed Man sneered: "Three years from now, the Spirit Realm will return to the rule of the Eternal Night, and no one can stop it."

Hiding in the shadows, Zhou Chen heard all of these words.

He activated the opportunity panel and scanned the Black Robed Man's information.

The panel showed:

[Name]: Demon General Mo Yubai

[Destiny]: First Layer of Immortal Emperor Realm, hidden operative of the Eternal Night Demon Palace, a special existence detested by the Heavenly Dao, no fate, no Opportunity, no destiny.

Zhou Chen's brow furrowed deeply.

Eternal Night Demon Palace?

He had never heard of this power.

However, based on the Black Robed Man's words, this power seemed to be related to the mysterious ancient Eternal Night force.