Chapter 1677 First Arrival in the Xuanhuang Great Realm

"The opportunity has been seized. The next step is to find a way to use these gains to completely break free from this cage!"

The puppet palace trembled violently amidst the raging energy turbulence, like a small boat adrift on a stormy sea.

"All paths resonate, annihilation becomes the sharp edge, the pure source paves the way... Now is the time!"

Zhang Xuan let out a long roar, raising his condition to its peak!

Using the puppet palace as a barrier and fulcrum, he poured all his mind and energy into the Tree of the Great Dao!

The three main trunks radiate brilliant light, while the thirteen side branches flow with Taoist charm.

What is most awe-inspiring are the tens of thousands of solidified True Spirit Dao leaves!

They swayed in unison, emitting countless profound and harmonious sounds!

The phantom images of myriad spirits appeared around Zhang Xuan, converging into a vast torrent that surged forward.

The barrier, woven from countless threads of cause and effect, was forcibly torn open with a huge gash.

Without hesitation, Zhang Xuan manipulated the puppet palace, transforming it into a streak of light, and bravely moved forward along the torn gap in the rules!

"Boom!"

Behind them lay a scene of utter collapse and the annihilation of all rules.

Ahead lay a chaotic stronghold barrier filled with spatial fragments.

"Rumble..."

An out-of-control turbulent current swept in.

Zhang Xuan felt dizzy and his body was being torn apart by the Great Dao. Even with the protection of the puppet palace and his own Great Dao domain, he felt his blood churning and his consciousness shaking.

He exerted all his power on gravity and the power of withering and flourishing branches, attempting to stabilize the foundation of the Great Dao.

But in the midst of such a chaotic storm of the Great Dao, the power of an individual seems so insignificant.

After being tossed about in the turbulent currents for an unknown amount of time, just as the protective light shield of the puppet palace was about to completely dim and Zhang Xuan himself was about to give up, a faint light suddenly appeared ahead.

The glimmer of light was initially very small, but as the turbulent currents propelled it, it rapidly grew larger, eventually transforming into a stable interface channel entrance.

"This is... the Xuanhuang Great Realm?!" Zhang Xuan was shocked.

According to the vague coordinates and Daoist descriptions provided by the Wanxiang Business Alliance, the aura emanating from the other end of this passage is remarkably similar to that of the Xuanhuang Great World.

It is a blessing, not a curse, but a curse that cannot be avoided!

At this moment, he was powerless to control the direction and could only let the turbulent currents of the Great Road carry the puppet palace and crash it into the entrance of the passage.

"Om-"

A gentle yet powerful force enveloped the puppet palace.

After passing through a boundary membrane, the turbulent currents of the Great Dao around them vanished instantly.

Zhang Xuan steadied his mind and, through the puppet palace, spread his divine sense, immediately being shocked by the scene before him.

The spiritual energy permeating the air was pure and rich, far exceeding the level after advancing to the seventh rank in the Immortal Gourd Realm.

With each breath, one feels refreshed and invigorated, with a subtle Daoist energy stirring within.

What surprised him even more was that he could clearly sense ten incredibly powerful seventh-order spiritual veins in this world, continuously providing pure spiritual energy, making the spiritual energy of this world so abundant that it was almost impossible to dissipate!

"This...is this the Xuanhuang Great Realm?"

Zhang Xuan put away the badly damaged puppet palace and floated in the air, somewhat incredulous.

This place is like a pure land for cultivating immortality, a paradise on earth!

He concealed his presence and landed atop a beautiful mountain peak.

Looking around, one can see cultivators leisurely flying through the mountains on all sorts of flying magical artifacts, some even riding docile spiritual beasts such as cranes and deer.

These cultivators ranged in cultivation level from Qi Refining to Nascent Soul, but without exception, they all wore a relaxed and carefree expression. When they met, they would nod and greet each other in a friendly manner, or stop to exchange a few words, showing none of the vigilance and indifference commonly seen in the cultivation world outside.

He even saw that not far away, by a clear stream, several young cultivators in the Foundation Establishment stage were using magic to draw water from the stream and carefully watering a spiritual herb that emitted a shimmering, precious light.

While working, they hummed cheerful tunes.

Further away, a town of mortals and a market town of cultivators stood side by side. Mortal merchants and low-level cultivators traded in the same market, creating a harmonious atmosphere as if they were one.

"The social atmosphere is so...simple and honest?" Zhang Xuan found it somewhat unbelievable.

In the brutal world of cultivation where resources are fiercely contested, have you ever seen such a scene?

He strolled down the mountain, concealing most of his aura and revealing only his Nascent Soul stage cultivation, and arrived at a bluestone road leading to a nearby market.

Beside the road, a huge enlightenment stone was casually placed, its naturally formed patterns containing Daoist rhymes. Several Qi Refining stage kids were scratching their heads around the stone, trying to comprehend it.

What made his mouth twitch even more was that the flowers planted by the roadside were actually fourth-tier dragon-patterned flowers.

Although there are only a few scattered plants as decorations, it is enough to show the extravagance of this world.

Entering the market town opened Zhang Xuan's eyes to a whole new world.

The market was quite large, with many shops, but there were no loud hawkers.

When cultivators trade, they usually negotiate calmly and peacefully. It is even common to see that after exchanging goods, the two parties will exchange their cultivation experiences.

He also noticed a huge jade disc standing in the center of the market, displaying various tasks that scrolled across the screen—helping to catalyze spiritual plants, repairing formations, refining specific elixirs, exploring a secret realm with stunning scenery…

The rewards are mostly contribution points or rare spiritual items and treasures.

“This fellow Daoist looks unfamiliar. Are you new to our Cuiwei Plain?” a gentle voice sounded from the side.

Zhang Xuan turned his head and saw an old man dressed in a simple blue robe, smiling at him.

The old man's aura was restrained, but Zhang Xuan could sense that his cultivation level was at least at the Void Refinement stage.

"My name is Zhang Xuan. I did indeed wander into this place by mistake from the outside world," Zhang Xuan answered truthfully.

"The...the outside world?" Qinghe Zhenren's voice suddenly rose, even trembling slightly. "You...you really came from the outside world? You came in through the endless void?"

Zhang Xuan was slightly taken aback by the other party's intense reaction, and nodded: "If the Endless Void Mouth that you mentioned refers to the strange space outside your realm's boundary membrane that is full of devouring power, then I did manage to escape from there and fall into this realm."

"You escaped by sheer luck?" Qinghe Zhenren's expression of shock deepened. "Fellow Daoist, is this true? The Mouth of Guixu is a natural barrier of my Xuanhuang Realm, and also a dead end! Since ancient times, those who have tried to enter from the outside, regardless of their cultivation level, even Mahayana cultivators, have never been heard of surviving to cross that dead land. They have all been devoured and digested, becoming part of the demonic shadows that linger within. You... how exactly did you manage to do it?"

Zhang Xuan suddenly realized that the mouth stronghold was known in this world as the Mouth of Endless Ruins, and its fearsome reputation was so great that no one had ever survived.

After a moment's thought, considering that he was new here and it was not appropriate to be too flamboyant, he said in a half-truthful tone, "It was by chance that I happened to have an ancestral protective treasure on me. It exhausted its power in the mouth of the void and I barely managed to protect myself and find a gap to break free. I was also seriously injured."