Chapter 700

As Shi Xuan drew a line with his finger, a twisted and hideous black crack suddenly appeared in the sky above Penglai Island. Purple lightning danced around it like electric snakes. In the blink of an eye, the black crack turned into a door that flashed with purple lightning and let out a series of loud thunder.

The loud thunder shocked many disciples in Penglai Island. They couldn't help but look up. There were no dark clouds and lightning, so where did the thunder come from? Could it be that an enemy was attacking?!

When they looked up, they were all dumbfounded. There was a terrifying purple lightning door above Dubhe Peak. Inside the lightning door was a vast dark chaos. It seemed to contain countless mysterious and indescribable Dao words.

Then, they saw a green robe waving and becoming bigger. A world of multi-colored lightning appeared in the robe. A foot long purple lightning shot out from this world, bringing along the shadow of the world into the dark chaos.

The chaos shook and immediately Yin and Yang were divided. Clear rose and turbid fell. Earth, fire, wind, and water erupted and the five elements were born.

"The creation of heaven and earth, the scene of creation." Hua Qian Luo stood outside her cave abode. She was immersed in the scene and she muttered to herself.

When she received guidance from Ancestor Stone, she wanted to comprehend the aura of creation in the small chiliocosm. For this, she even deliberately controlled the speed of her advancement to Yin Master. Unfortunately, it was all for naught. Only now did she see the mystery of creation. How could she not be excited and immersed in it?

She had some experience. The other disciples, including Elder Yin Shen, couldn't even speak. They were completely immersed in the scene of creation. They forgot the passage of time, forgot the clamor of the mortal world, and even forgot their own existence.

Only the Spiritual Masters beside or behind Shi Xuan could maintain their state of mind because they had achieved Primordial Spirit and seen the aura of creation that Shi Xuan displayed. They carefully comprehended the scene of the creation of heaven and earth.

"No wonder the Hanjing Lord Of Heaven didn't let our disciples see the creation of the grotto-heaven. Without the Tai Chi Diagram, it's easy to lose your mind when you fall into such a state. The disadvantages outweigh the advantages." Shi Xuan understood and waved his robe.

"Boom!" A deafening thunder exploded in the small chiliocosm. All the disciples couldn't help but tremble and wake up from their immersion. It was as if it was ringing in their hearts.

Along with this thunder, a noble purple lightning appeared in the stable small chiliocosm. Due to the collision of Yin and Yang, countless dark clouds gathered and a drop of rain fell. In the blink of an eye, it became a downpour and an ocean was born.

Even within a radius of millions of miles from the Penglai Sect, including the entire East Sea, parts of the Central Plains, South China, and the North Pole, this terrifying thunder could be heard. Because of this, dark clouds were formed and misty drizzles began to fall. This was known as the "Universal Thunder".

Within this area, all the Immortals of the major sects were shocked. Only Meng Nishang and Lord of Heavenly Cold Mirror from the Moon Sect were watching the ceremony with their Immortals nearby. This was the foundation of the Penglai Sect that had been passed down for millions of years.

Thunderbolts of various colors were produced one after another. Soon, thunderclouds appeared in the small chiliocosm. The thunderbolts were overflowing, looking ancient and terrifying.

The small chiliocosm had entered the ancient thunder storm era!

The Spiritual Masters of the other sects flew over one by one and were shocked. Shi Xuan kept shooting all kinds of materials that he had prepared or made on the spot into the thunderstorm sky.

Some of the thunderclouds fell. On the boundless ancient ocean, a large area of thunderwater was developed. It felt like time was passing, or it turned into lightning land, mountains, streams, and rivers …

The Heavenly Grotto-Heaven Barrier was formed, and the laws of heaven and earth changed. The Nine Heavens Seal Ten Thousand Lightning Immortal Array was set up.

Shi Xuan raised his hand. The entire Penglai Island and the ocean within a radius of 100,000 miles flew into the grotto-heaven. They were connected with the Earth Qi and the laws of heaven and earth. Soon, a vast sky, clear clouds, blue sea, and gentle wind stabilized in the small chiliocosm. It vaguely appeared behind the Welcome Island that he didn't fly into.

From the outside, it looked like it was covered by countless white clouds. The seven peaks and twenty-eight mountains seemed to be there and not there.

Seeing that he had succeeded, Shi Xuan smiled at Xu Zhenjun who was beside him. "Xu Zhenjun, please give our grotto-heaven a name."

Xu Zhenjun smiled and shook his head. "Do you want Lao Dao to give you a name for the grotto-heaven that you opened?"

"It is customary for the pioneers to name them." He looked a little excited. In this way, even if Penglai's Celestial and Primordial Spirit were to be cut off in the future, with this grotto-heaven and the celestial formation, they would be able to fight against the second tribulation Lord Of Heaven. If their sect had an ordinary Celestial or a Supreme Spiritual Treasure to guard the formation eye, even the third tribulation mighty figures wouldn't be able to break through the barrier of the grotto-heaven in a short period of time. It was the foundation of a sect that could be passed down for a long time.

Seeing that the two elders refused, Shi Xuan could only smile and say, "Our Penglai's inheritance came from Senior Shenxiao, why don't we call it the Shang Qing Shenxiao Realm."

Xu Zhenjun, Spiritual Master Jiang, Chu Wan 'er, Xie Fangwei, and the other Perfected Masters all had a strange expression. Shi Xuan was indeed not good at naming.

But after thinking about it, they felt that the name was quite celestial, and it represented Penglai's line of inheritance from Shang Qing Daoist Yu Yu to Shenxiao Palace, and then to Penglai. So they all nodded. "Okay, we'll call it Shang Qing Shenxiao Realm."

Shi Xuan felt a little regretful. In terms of celestial flavor, he preferred names like Yu Qing Realm, Qing Wei Realm, and Xiao Qing Xu Realm. Unfortunately, they had nothing to do with Penglai.

"Congratulations to Perfected Lord Shi for opening the Shang Qing Shenxiao Realm. Congratulations to Perfected Lord Shi for passing through the third Celestial Blight!"

The Perfected Masters of the other sects congratulated him in unison. Their emotions were very complicated.

Especially the Emperor of Hell of the Netherworld Sect. He opened up a Hell Cave and used it to control the reincarnation of his big world. This was the long-cherished wish of the Netherworld Sect for more than 20,000 years. Unfortunately, he didn't see any hope. Not only did he not have the Six Paths of Reincarnation, but he had passed through the third Heaven's Tribulation for nearly 4,000 years, but he still hadn't touched the essence of the Great Way. At most, he could delay it for another 2,000 years, and the fourth Heaven's Tribulation would come. He didn't know if he could go further before that.

As for the younger generation of the sect, the Emperor of the Underworld had fallen under the third Heaven's Tribulation. There were several new Primordial Spirits, and one had passed through the third Heaven's Tribulation, but none of them were as extraordinary as Penglai and Shi Xuan, who hadn't touched the essence of the Great Way.

Gui Yuanzi of the Ying Zhou Sect sighed softly. He had passed through the third Heaven's Tribulation for nearly 2,000 years, but like the Perfected Masters of the other big sects who were stuck in this realm, he still didn't have the slightest clue. Fortunately, there was still a lot of time. Fortunately, the sect had a genius like Xiao Zhen Zi, who had quietly passed through the third Heaven's Tribulation. One day, he might be able to become a Celestial Being.

Ge Huangting and the Great Boundless Flying Sword had both fallen under the Heaven's Tribulation. Fortunately, Qiao Mubai had passed through the third Heaven's Tribulation, and together with Shu Xiaotian, he supported the Luofu Sect. However, they were still far from having the confidence to pass through the fourth Heaven's Tribulation. Looking at Penglai's Cave, his heart was moved for a moment. When would the Luofu Sect have a Lord Of Heaven who had passed through the third Heaven's Tribulation and open up their own Cave?

Xu Yu of the Medicine King Sect had not passed through the third Heaven's Tribulation for a long time, but he was the one with the highest cultivation in the sect. This was because the Bai Cao Zhenren, Mu Weijun, had fallen under the Heaven's Tribulation, and among the seven new Primordial Spirit Perfected Masters, most of them were still at the first Heaven's Tribulation and ordinary. Only two of them were at the second Heaven's Tribulation. She had all kinds of feelings about Shi Xuan opening up the Penglai's Cave, but in the end, she calmed down and lightly exhaled, "Don't bite off more than you can chew, and forget to look down at the road under your feet." Qin Sheng looked at the scene in front of him with a smile.

His blood and Qi were like water, but his eyes were cold and ruthless. From time to time, wisps of ferocious and terrifying black gas appeared. He thought leisurely, "When I cultivate the Taishi Heavenly Devil Qi to the fifth rank, I will have the hope to touch the essence of the Great Way of Evil. However, if I touch the Great Way by relying on the Celestial Technique of a higher level, I will feel that my foundation is not stable. I can't rush this, and I need to slowly strengthen my foundation. Otherwise, if the successor of the Taishi Heavenly Devil Book did not die in the process of Primordial Spirit, but died in the fourth Heaven's Tribulation, he would be laughed at for 10,000 years."

Xue He Laozu, who was beside him, still looked the same as before. He was bald and old, and his smile was calm.

The Heavenly Fire Clan had been at the bottom of the few major sects all these years, and they felt even more melancholy.

Shi Xuan cupped his hands and bowed to the people around him, "Thank you, fellow Daoists, for coming to attend the ceremony. If you are free, you can come to my clan as a guest."

"We came uninvited, and we really don't have the face to disturb you. We will take our leave now." Under such emotions, the few Zhenrens did not want to stay in the Shangqing Shenxiao world in Penglai, so they took their leave one after another.

Shi Xuan did not ask them to stay. After they left, he smiled and said to Xu Zhenjun, Meng Nishang, and the others, "In these few thousand years, the number of Primordial Spirit Zhenrens in Yu Yutian has gradually increased due to the change in the environment and atmosphere. In another two to three thousand years, with the impact of so many Zhenrens who have gone through three tribulations, there should be two to three Celestial Lords."

"There are many Zhenrens who have gone through three tribulations who can't touch the essence of the Great Dao. I'm afraid they will dissipate their cultivation and reincarnate before the fourth Heavenly Tribulation arrives," Meng Nishang replied lightly.

Upon hearing this, Zhenren Jiang's eyes flickered slightly.

After sending Meng Nishang and the others away, Shi Xuan joked, "It's a pity that the Instant of Forgetfulness Fruit will only mature in 1,600 years. Otherwise, we can hold a dharma assembly to celebrate the opening of the Grotto-heaven. Otherwise, we should have delayed teaching the Shenxiao Cave Truth Treasured Scripture back then. When the Grotto-heaven is opened, wouldn't it be better to send down the Qi of Merit?"

After returning from the Guang Han Sect, Shi Xuan passed down the Shenxiao Cave Truth Treasured Scripture and gave a public lecture on Dao. He did not touch on the specific cultivation method, but only talked about the true meaning of the Great Dao other than creation. At that time, the Qi of Merit floated down, and it was a spectacular sight.

Shi Xuan even suspected that when the Master of Creation helped Lady Yu derive and perfect the cultivation method and gave it to her, there was a cosmic level of Merit.

"Little Shi, you seem to be in a good mood. It's time for you to have a statue in the Ancestral Hall." Xu Zhenjun smiled. There were Ancestral Masters in every generation, but they were only recorded in the ancient books of the sect. Currently, there were only two who could have statues in the Ancestral Hall. One was Ancestral Master Song, and the other was the first Celestial Immortal of the sect, Xu Zhenjun. Now, it was time to add Shi Xuan, who opened the Grotto-heaven for the sect!

Then, Xu Zhenjun's expression turned serious. "Lao Dao just watched the opening of the Grotto-heaven and had an epiphany. He is ready to trigger the fourth Heavenly Tribulation."

Shi Xuan nodded. "Then, disciple wishes Xu Zhenjun that you will become a Celestial again."

…

When the Tai Xiao Dao Lightning was successfully defeated by Xu Zhenjun, Shi Xuan smiled. It was time for him to travel again and make up for the hidden dangers of the third Heaven's Blight.

It would take 2,400 years for a Celestial Art to advance from Level 7 to Level 8, and 3,600 years for it to advance from Level 8 to Level 9. With so much time, it was very likely that before he could cultivate the Celestial Art, his Heavenly Tribulation would already be hanging over him. Therefore, Shi Xuan could only temper himself while cultivating. In any case, he was fully prepared and was not afraid of a battle.

"The fourth Heaven's Blight Mystic Art requires two things. One is the aura needed for the Dao Heart Decay secret treasure to transcend the tribulation. In order to deal with the Dao of Slaughter and to set up a trap for Shenhuang, I have to constantly temper myself and refine my Dao Heart. Perhaps I have to return to the mortal world … Thinking about it this way, there are really many things to do."

Shi Xuan leisurely stood up, and with a flash of light, he disappeared from the Grotto-heaven.