In the underground palace at the center of the Central Continent in the second southern sea region.
Lu An was sitting on the ground leaning against a 1,000-foot-tall icicle next to the central platform. At this moment, he was sweating profusely, and his hair was completely soaked. He was panting non-stop, which was enough to show how tired he was just now.
He tried for a long time.
Whether it was the brocade box, the platform, or the blue ore on the roof, he did a lot of experiments. He tried all the possibilities he could think of, but there was no reaction. In the end, he even used the Ninth Heavens Sacred Flame to burn it, but the things here were too strong. Although Lu An's flame could melt them, it was too slow. After a long time, it only burned the surface.
The brocade box on the side was so thin that it was unrecognizable after being burned by the Ninth Heavens Sacred Flame. Even so, nothing strange happened. It was just a box, a box without any mechanism or array.
After trying all the ideas but to no avail, Lu An didn't know what to do, so he wanted to leave this place. He wouldn't gain anything if he continued to waste time here. Maybe something useful to him was outside. If the white-robed man wasn't dead, he could try to interrogate him again. Maybe he could find something useful.
However … when Lu An walked to the Door of Divine Wind and tried to open it, he found that it couldn't be opened at all.
Whether he pulled or pushed, the Door of Divine Wind didn't move at all. There was no reaction at all. This made Lu An confused. If he couldn't open the door, it meant that he would be trapped here forever.
Lu An immediately ran to the other five doors and pushed with all his strength. However, just like the Door of Divine Wind, these five doors didn't move at all. There was no reaction at all. Lu An was completely dumbfounded by all of this.
Therefore, just now, he tried all ways and means to open the six doors again. However, no matter what he did, it was completely wrong. He even used the Ninth Heavens Sacred Flame to burn the six doors. However, there was an absolute difference in power. Even if he used up all the Ninth Heavens Sacred Flame in his body, he was afraid that he could only affect the surface of one door.
Therefore, Lu An was leaning on the icicle now. His face was covered in sweat and he was very tired. In this place, one's strength could not be recovered. In other words, the speed of recovery was extremely slow, far slower than Lu An's consumption. Although Immortal Pills could replenish one's strength, it was impossible to open any door with brute force even if one used up all of the Immortal Pills. If he wanted to leave this place, he had to resort to trickery. Although Lu An had yet to find the crux of the problem, he had to believe that there must be something he had yet to discover. If he didn't even believe this, he would really lose all hope of leaving this place.
In the end, he would be exhausted to death here.
His breathing gradually calmed down, but the weakness in his body remained. Now that the effects of the Immortal Pill had disappeared, Lu An did not immediately consume the Immortal Pill. Instead, he was thinking about what he should do next.
If he didn't have a plan, he would be too blind. The immortal pills were limited, so he definitely couldn't waste even the slightest bit of energy.
He had already confirmed that the brocade box and the platform would not produce any reaction, nor would there be any mechanisms or formations. After repeatedly thinking about the entire palace, he had already tried all the possibilities, but he could not think of a new direction in a short period of time. So what should he do now?
After thinking about it over and over again, an idea appeared in his mind and gradually became bigger.
Breakthrough.
That's right, this was the only thing Lu An could do here.
If he remembered correctly, it had been nine months since he had reached the late stage of Level Eight. He had never stayed in one realm for so long. In fact, he could have broken through during his journey here, but he did not choose to do so. Instead, he was in a hurry to come here. But now, not only did he not gain anything here, but he also could not leave. Breaking through seemed to be the only thing he could do now.
This place was so quiet and hard that the injuries of the man in white outside could not heal by themselves. He could not even move on the ground, and he could not even get the Immortal Pills scattered on the ground. If Lu An could not get out, he could only wait for death. The man in white was not a threat to Lu An, and there was no reaction even after Lu An's crazy attempts. This was enough to prove that this place was quiet and safe.
Breaking through here seemed to be a bold move, but it was actually very safe.
So, should he break through?
Lu An took a deep breath, and his heart became even more determined.
Objectively speaking, if he stayed in the late stage of Level Eight for too long, it would affect his cultivation at the peak of Level Eight. If he could break through earlier, he would be able to gain enlightenment at the peak of Level Eight. This would be more beneficial for him to break through to Level Nine. The condition for saving Fu Yu was to become a Level Nine Heavenly Master. In fact, Lu An did not care about whether or not he could obtain the treasures here. He only cared about whether or not he could save Fu Yu. As long as he could become a Level Nine Heavenly Master quickly, the things here did not matter.
Since that was the case, he would break through here!
After making up his mind, Lu An immediately took out an Immortal Pill and swallowed it. Immediately, Immortal Qi spread throughout Lu An's body, filling every part of his blood vessels! The Immortal Qi completely filled Lu An's blood vessels. Possessing one of the four types of blood vessels was equivalent to possessing all the power.
Soon, Lu An felt that his body was filled with power. However, he did not immediately enter seclusion. Instead, he patiently waited for the Immortal Pill's power to be completely released. Soon, Immortal Qi spread out from the surface of his body. The reason was simple. His blood vessels and body could not withstand so much Immortal Qi. The Immortal Qi could only overflow from his body and gradually fill the entire palace. Rich and pure Immortal Qi floated in the palace. Lu An had to wait for the Immortal Qi in his body to stabilize before he could enter seclusion. Otherwise, any fluctuation in his body could cause his breakthrough to fail.
Finally, after a long time, Lu An's Qi and blood completely calmed down. His body also recovered to its peak condition. During this process, Lu An lay on the ground and rested. That's right, he was simply resting and sleeping.
Ever since he slept on the island where he met Wan 'er, Lu An had not slept again. It had been two months since then. After two months of sleepless nights, he needed to rest. Entering seclusion to break through was a big deal. Even if he wasted some time, it was best to break through in one go. Otherwise, it would become more and more difficult.
This time, Lu An slept for a long time. Moreover, he was in a deep sleep. His Sea of Consciousness was really tired. He didn't even realize it himself. His will could forcefully ignore this kind of tiredness, but his Sea of Consciousness couldn't.
This time, he slept for twelve hours.
Rumble …
Rumble …
He seemed to see some vague scenes of a battle.
This kind of scene was similar to what he saw when he studied the power of the stone steles in the Lonemoon Union. However, it seemed different. He wanted to see it clearly, but no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't see any details.
He could only see the war and slaughter, which seemed to be going on forever.
Although he was watching the war vaguely, Lu An could feel the vastness, cruelty, and desperation of this war. Even the war between humans and strange beasts in the Eight Ancient Continents wasn't as fierce as this scene. It was like the difference between heaven and earth.
What … What kind of war was this?
Life and Death were constantly roaring and fighting against each other. After looking at it for a long time, Lu An seemed to finally see something that he could distinguish.
In this war, there seemed to be the power of the Hachiko clan …
If he wasn't wrong, it should be the power of the Hachiko clan. However, everything was so vague that he couldn't verify his guess.
Lu An tried his best to open his eyes wide to see clearly. However, the more he opened his eyes, the blurrier the scene became. He always felt that there was something in front of him, but he couldn't see it. He always trusted his intuition. He felt that this thing was very important to him. However, no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't see through this scene.
After twelve hours, Lu An's body shook violently. He immediately got up from the ground. His face was covered in sweat. He looked very weak!
It seemed like he had just experienced another battle of life and death.
"Phew … Phew …"
Lu An opened his eyes wide. His face gradually became heavy. He immediately turned around to look at the palaces and the six doors around him. He realized that everything he had just seen was just a dream. But why did he dream of these things? Was it related to the palaces here?
Lu An frowned. He was more and more curious about the truth that he didn't know.
This world … What had happened after all?
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