My skills have mutated again!

Chapter 419 Old Anchor Point, New Visitor

Xia Lin had some doubts at first, but after the Primordial Ruler gave his response, Xia Lin was immediately relieved.

To rekindle the past—this has always been the dream of the primordial dark side and the rulers of the past, an eternal and unchanging notion.

Upon closer examination, it also contains a tragic core and an underlying theme of escapism.

—These two individuals, who are at the bottom of the Six Pillars, are unable to defeat opponents of equal rank and can only remain intoxicated by their former supreme status.

Obsession has become a demon in my heart.

It's ridiculous, but also very real.

Just then, the Primordial Sovereign stepped forward and arrived at the South Heavenly Gate.

This is one of the four entrances to the Heavenly Palace. The door is shimmering with light and engraved with mysterious restrictions.

The Primordial Sovereign gently stroked the gate, causing purple light to flash. The mysterious restriction slowly collapsed, and finally, the entire Southern Heavenly Gate was dissolved by the Primordial Sovereign's power, and the Heavenly Palace gate was opened wide.

This Heavenly Palace is the supreme treasure of the Creator of the Heavenly Dao, and all its restrictions were meticulously crafted by the Creator of the Heavenly Dao.

This treasure must be incredibly powerful.

However, without the personal intervention of the Heavenly Creator, no treasure could possibly be a match for the Six Pillars themselves, and would have little power to resist when the Six Pillars were present.

After easily passing through the Heavenly Palace gate, the Sovereign stepped inside, with Xia Lin and Cheng Lin following closely behind.

Amidst the flickering light and shadow, the scenery before me blurred.

The buildings and palaces exude an ethereal, otherworldly charm.

Xia Lin's senses expanded, yet he could not reach the end of the Heavenly Palace.

This place feels like a single, vast, flat world.

And this is only the first of the thirty-six levels of the Heavenly Palace.

Xia Lin looked around, momentarily captivated by the magnificent celestial scenery of the Heavenly Palace. In contrast, the Primordial Ruler was indifferent to such sights, simply raising his hand to point to the sky once more.

A purple beam of light burst forth from his fingertips, easily tearing apart the gaps between the celestial palace's levels and opening a passage to the upper levels.

Various restrictions began to retaliate, but in front of the Primordial Ruler, they were nothing more than a gentle breeze and a light rain, not worth mentioning at all.

He lifted his leg again and walked up to the upper level of the Heavenly Palace, speaking slowly as he went.

"You already know why the old universe was destroyed, so I don't need to mention it again."

Behind him, Xia Lin focused his attention and listened attentively.

Then the Primordial Ruler said again: "After the establishment of the new universe, everything changed. Everything that existed before was destroyed by the two emperors, the Immortal and the Demon... but not everything from the past has disappeared."

"Besides us ancient people, there are two other things that have survived from the past to the present."

Xia Lin wanted to ask which two things they were, but then she quickly realized.

Because he had seen one of these two things with his own eyes.

"Demon Palace..."

As he murmured those two words, the Primordial Ruler nodded slightly: "The Demon Palace is one of them."

The Demon Palace, something from the past.

Having survived the war between immortals and demons, the old Demon Palace was already in ruins. The current Demon Palace has undergone countless repairs, and it is unknown whether its essence has changed. However, Xia Lin believes that the Demon Palace must still contain elements of the past.

Even a single brick or tile.

"And actually, you've seen something else too, in the Dark Realm."

The Primordial Ruler's words caused Xia Lin to frown and ponder.

A flash of inspiration struck Xia Lin, and he finally understood what the Primordial Ruler had meant.

"The planet between the Immortal Emperor's brows..."

The only response to Xia Lin was the laughter of the Primordial Ruler.

"That's why I say you're the kind of guy I like... You're quick-witted and have a sharp mind. I've been needing a subordinate like you!"

He turned around, patted Xia Lin on the shoulder, and nodded emphatically.

"That's the planet."

"The Demon Emperor's hometown, the second-generation Immortal Realm of the Immortal Emperor, and the birthplace of Wuxin."

"The beginning of destruction!"

……

Memories return to the first level of the Dark Realm: the past reappears, the scene of the fierce battle between the Immortal and Demon Emperors.

At that time, the planet that the Primordial Ruler spoke of was located between the Immortal Emperor's eyebrows. It was the Immortal Emperor's most valued possession, the Demon Emperor's home, the root that the Immortal Emperor later found for himself, and one of the sources of their hatred!

This planet has always been protected by the Celestial Emperor, residing between his eyebrows. As long as the Celestial Emperor lives, this planet will never perish.

But the Immortal Emperor never died!

Therefore, this planet has continued to exist into the new universe!

—Is this planet unable to survive in the new universe because the rules of the old and new universes are different?
If the Demon Emperor could protect the Demon Palace, there's no reason why the Immortal Emperor couldn't protect this planet.

But indeed, few people pay attention to what happened to this planet—perhaps apart from the two emperors, the immortals and the demons, no one cares about what became of this planet that traversed from the old world to the new universe…

Because it doesn't matter.

“It’s really not important.” The Primordial Overlord muttered to himself, then snorted and shook his head: “It’s just an ordinary life-bearing planet.”

The planet itself is nothing special; its specialness lies solely in the identities of the two emperors, the immortals and the demons, who endowed it with a unique meaning.

After the creation of the new universe, life-bearing planets were born one after another, and the significance of this planet gradually weakened—especially for the Immortal Emperor!
"The Immortal Emperor has no roots. His roots, namely the ancient world of immortals and heroes, have long since died out, leaving not even ashes."

As the Primal Overlord spoke, his tone changed, transforming into the sinister voice of the Old Overlord: "I destroyed it! That was my most beloved collection."

Xia Lin: "..."

The Primordial Ruler treated him well, but he never dared to wholeheartedly follow the Primordial Ruler, precisely because of this.

The newly formed primordial dark consciousness—how is it? Xia Lin doesn't understand this, doesn't know, but it seems pretty good for now.

But the former ruler... he's really no good.

If you follow Him, you'll be betrayed by Him. He's not only not very bright, but he also loves to play dirty tricks.

Moreover, it's difficult for you to discern who is currently in a dominant position among the primordial rulers...

The Primordial Sovereign coughed twice and continued, "Later, the Heavenly Dao Creator occupied the main star of the Soul-Controlling Demon Emperor, which was Him searching for a root for Himself... which directly led to the blood feud between the Immortal and Demon Emperors."

"So this planet was originally the root that the Celestial Emperor chose for himself. He didn't regret abandoning it... Can you understand the logic behind this?"

Xia Lin nodded gently: "Yes, it's very simple."

Like a romantic who easily falls in love with a beautiful woman.

But when he saw a more beautiful woman, it was only natural that he fell in love with someone else.

To the Celestial Emperor, this planet is like a past beauty.

After the establishment of the new universe, there are far too many beautiful people (life-bearing planets), so the Immortal Emperor naturally does not need to bind his roots to the old planet. He can completely create a new golden age of immortals in the new universe.

—That is, the current Luo Tian Star Domain and other immortal side star domains.

Therefore, this once significant ancient planet no longer holds much significance for the Creator of Heaven.

"Then, using the Demon Palace as a reference, He transformed this planet into a celestial palace."

As they spoke, the three of them arrived at the top of the Heavenly Palace.

The Primordial Ruler stepped on the jade ground beneath his feet and said this.

"It's a kind of recycling, and also a kind of nostalgic keepsake."

……

Therefore, when Xia Lin looked at the Heavenly Palace again, a different kind of emotion arose in his heart.

"Is this the evolution of that ancient planet?"

"Yes."

"If that's the case, the nature of this Heavenly Palace is quite similar to that of the Demon Palace..."

"The basics are almost identical, the refining methods are almost identical, and the thinking is the same. How could they be so similar?"

Xia Lin turned to look at the Primordial Ruler.

"So, what is the purpose of your trip...?"

The Primordial Ruler shrugged: "It is naturally this thing."

After saying that, He spoke slowly again.

"Six pillars, the support of the universe."

"And the nature of the power of the six pillars is different."

"I, the original dark side, am the one most deeply bound to the old universe! After all, a part of me is all the negative remnants of the old world."

"Therefore, my strength enables me to do things that others cannot."

Xia Lin tentatively asked, "For example?"

"The old days are back."

Xia Lin is tired of hearing this phrase...

And indeed, that is the case—the original dark side seems to excel at nothing more than recreating old tricks.

And this trick... it's nothing special.

It's not that it's fake, it's just something you do in your own little world.

Perhaps sensing Xia Lin's hidden indifference, the Primordial Sovereign spoke again: "And this time, it will no longer be a false reappearance of the past."

"After all, I have gained a soul and will, and can manipulate the power of the primordial dark side in a targeted manner."

"What lies before us is still a variant of the planet that may seem unimportant, but is in essence a variant of the cause of the ancient destruction. I would call it the Ancient Anchor!"

Xia Lin was taken aback, then suddenly realized.

The same skill will produce different results when performed by different people.

Xia Lin realized that the reappearance of the past that the Primordial Ruler was now referring to was probably not the same thing as those he had seen before.

Before Xia Lin could ask further questions, the Primordial Ruler had already made his move.

Endless power emanated from his body, distorting the void and penetrating the depths of the Heavenly Palace.

A large number of immortal runes instantly appeared in the air—this was the inner underlying structure of the Heavenly Palace!

The Primal Overlord slowly closed his eyes, as if searching for something among the runes.

Xia Lin was puzzled by the actions of the Primordial Ruler, so the Primordial Ruler took the initiative to explain to Xia Lin what He was currently doing.

"Reverse refining".

"I need to extract that ancient planet from the current Heavenly Palace so that I can use it for my own purposes."

This is probably similar to a reverse refining process—extracting the raw materials used to forge the Heavenly Palace in reverse.

This is not an easy task.

"So I need some time."

The Primordial Ruler said this, and then added, "Take advantage of this time to wander around the Heavenly Palace and retrieve any things you need."

"But remember not to stray too far from Chenglin."

"Right now I can hardly spare the energy, and there are still quite a few remnants of the Heavenly Dao Creator in the Heavenly Palace, and there may even be outsiders entering the Heavenly Palace... In short, if there is danger, I'm afraid I won't be able to get there in time, but with Cheng Lin by your side, you can be protected."

Xia Lin nodded knowingly.

After taking one last look at the Primordial Ruler who was cracking the Heavenly Palace, Xia Lin turned and left, with Cheng Lin following closely behind.

……

The primordial sovereign gave a general outline of His plan, but it was only a general outline.

He didn't say a word about when He needed Charlin to act, or how significant the impact of this resurgence of the old would be.

Xia Lin didn't care that much.

In essence, Xia Lin was not a compassionate saint.

No matter how big a mess the Primordial Ruler made, he didn't care as long as it didn't endanger his life.

Besides, even if the sky falls, there are tall people to hold it up.

Moreover, it seems that what the Primordial Ruler wants Xia Lin to do is not too difficult, and the ruler is quite generous in his offer, so Xia Lin has no reason not to cooperate for the time being.

Following the passage opened up by the Primordial Ruler, Xia Lin arrived at the 11th floor of the Heavenly Palace.

The scene before me was still one of celestial splendor, but utterly deserted. The inhabitants of the Heavenly Palace had vanished without a trace.

After thinking for a moment, Xia Lin summoned Scarlett and pointed at her.

Your time has come.

Xia Lin has two main purposes for this trip to the Heavenly Palace.

Firstly, to collect some fragments of the Heavenly Palace in preparation for finding the Heavenly Dao Equation in the future.

Secondly: to fleece the original ruler, gather the power of the six pillars, and cultivate the Spirit World Book.

The second objective requires no manual operation and is currently proceeding automatically; the first objective is Xia Lin's primary task.

But after arriving at the Heavenly Palace, Xia Lin set himself a third goal: to create some opportunities for Scarlett.

If we say that the Luo Tian Star Domain and the Luo Tian Sect are the main base of the Heavenly Dao Creator.

So the Heavenly Palace is the main base within the main base.

It is widely believed that the Heavenly Palace is the true sacred land of immortals, where immortals established their cave dwellings and lineages, and where the creator of the Heavenly Dao left behind many secrets of immortality.

There must be some truth to the rumors.

In any case, based on Xia Lin's limited knowledge of immortal cultivation, the concentration of immortal energy in this place was much higher than anywhere else he had ever seen.

At present, Scarlett's immortal cultivation level is still at the late stage of the eleventh level Celestial Immortal, just one step away from reaching the eleventh level Immortal King.

Only after becoming a Celestial King can Scarlett begin preparing for becoming a Level 12 Celestial Venerable—and coincidentally, Xia Lin still has a safe and reliable cosmic bug in his possession, so it's not impossible for Scarlett to use it first and cultivate a Level 12 Servant.

Xia Lin really needs a Level 12 person she can completely trust.

Because only in this way can he fully utilize his current strengths!

Thinking of this, Xia Lin turned to Scarlett and said, "As for how many opportunities you can obtain, that depends on your luck."

Muttering to himself, Xia Lin had already started the fraud operation.

Then came the dark side of the past. Coexisting with Scarlett, sharing good fortune.

With the blessing of good fortune, inspiration will naturally arise.

Scarlett gazed southeast and keenly sensed that her destiny with the immortals lay over there.

Xia Lin looked down at her feet.

He also received a stroke of good luck.

But a premonition told him that if he wanted to obtain the fragments of the Heavenly Palace, he had to go down.

After a brief moment of thought, Xia Lin touched the Book of Spirits and extracted a wisp of primal hunger power.

He handed it to Scarlett, intending to use it to avert the misfortune that would occur in ten minutes, before speaking again.

"Let's split up. Be careful and let me know if anything happens."

Scarlett nodded slightly and headed southeast alone.

Xia Lin watched Scarlett leave before leading Cheng Lin to continue diving.

Scarlett herself is a cultivator of the immortal path, and can seamlessly blend into the Heavenly Palace, so there is not much danger for her to act alone.

On the contrary, Xia Lin, who is on the wanted list of the Creator of Heaven, will inevitably face unpredictable risks without Cheng Lin's protection.

But upon closer reflection, Xia Lin realized that she had been overly cautious.

The Primordial Ruler has already entered the arena. Even if these Heavenly Dao Creators had a few extra lives, they wouldn't dare to act recklessly at this time.

As they traveled along, nothing happened.

A few minutes later, Xia Lin reappeared on the first floor of the Heavenly Palace and stopped.

Despite the continued good fortune, Xia Lin looked down at his feet, his brows slightly furrowed.

"This should be it."

"But, it doesn't seem like there's anything special about it..."

Just as he was wondering what was going on, he suddenly felt a slight tremor, which made Xia Lin take a few steps back.

At first, he thought it was the commotion caused by the primordial ruler, but he soon discovered that the source of the tremor was not above, but rather below outside the Heavenly Palace.

The tremor did not gradually intensify; instead, it slowly weakened and eventually disappeared completely.

However, soon, with a soft popping sound, a large hole cracked open in the floor of the Heavenly Palace, and a white snake head emerged from it. It actually traversed the void without going through the main entrance, but instead broke through the barrier of the Heavenly Palace from the outside, thus completing its invasion of the Heavenly Palace!
The snake's head had barely emerged when it immediately began to exhale, as if it were breathing.

Long, swirling air currents froze everything, bringing a chill that penetrated to the bone.

The chill quickly subsided as he saw Xia Lin and Cheng Lin standing to the side.

The six of them locked eyes, and for a moment the atmosphere became somewhat awkward.

But soon, there was another "pfft" sound.

The second green snake head squeezed out from the side... then the third... the fourth... until the eighth!

Eight snake heads emerged from the not-so-large crack, and he crawled out of the hole and into the Heavenly Palace.

Eight heads, one body, with two wings on its back.

The power of elements permeates the entire body; even if one tries to restrain it, it still disrupts the rules and wreaks havoc on space and time.

"Okay, let's just pretend this meeting never happened, shall we?"

The eight-headed giant serpent flicked its tongue and hissed as it spoke these words.

After saying that, it ignored Xia Lin and Cheng Lin, flicked its tail, and vanished in a flash of light, disappearing to some unknown place in the Heavenly Palace.

Only after the eight giant serpents flew far away did Xia Lin turn back to look at Cheng Lin.

Then Cheng Lin remained motionless, only letting out a deep sigh.

"Don't look at me, why are you looking at me? I'm no match for him..."

"All I can do is report the situation to the adults; there's nothing else I can do."

Cheng Lin, of course, couldn't do anything.

Because the one who sneaked in was none other than the Demon Emperor's eighth soul, Yamata no Ibira!
The Dream Master described it as the most useless of all the Demon Emperor's Soul Pets... but in the eyes of Cheng Lin, who was at level twelve, it was an existence that was completely beyond his reach.

Xia Lin could only grimace in exasperation.

He himself was unsure which side he was on, so naturally he couldn't assess whether Ibira's presence was good or bad, or how he should react.

Xia Lin's entire gaze was drawn to the crack in the Heavenly Palace that Ibira had drilled out, and the scattered fragments there.

He was just looking for the fragments of the Heavenly Palace, and here they are!

But Xia Lin didn't know if these fragments would be enough... Xia Lin instinctively felt that the more of these things, the better.

Just as I was thinking this, things took another turn for the better...

It can only be said that the current chaotic situation is more conducive to the performance of a strong team.

The sword light suddenly flashed, tearing the crack even wider.

As the sword light fell into the Heavenly Palace, it collapsed instantly, revealing the two people enveloped by the sword light.

The man was tall and imposing, with an air of royalty, but he was not the commander of an army; rather, he was an acquaintance of Xia Lin.

The twelfth level under Chaoxing's command is Lin Wang, Zhou Xinglin.

He glanced at Xia Lin briefly, nodded to her, and then ignored Cheng Lin, striding off in a different direction from where Ibira had left.

Xia Lin respectfully cupped his hands in greeting, watched the person walk away, and then looked at another person.

Xia Lin was not familiar with this person, but he had seen a portrait of him.

Young, handsome, and full of youthful vigor, he exudes a romantic, chivalrous spirit.

However, his profession is the opposite of his appearance and temperament.

Wang Yanqing, the seventh son of the King of Kings, is a level twelve commander of ten thousand armies.

The Seventh Prince.

He tilted his head and smiled at Xia Lin.

“I know you. My father values ​​you highly.”

Xia Lin said softly, "I am deeply grateful for the King of Kings' kindness."

"But at first glance, you're just average. Tsk tsk tsk, weak, too weak."

Xia Lin: "..."

Perhaps due to the influence of the Soul Light, the sons and adopted sons under the King of Kings generally did not have a good impression of Xia Lin.

The Fifth Prince was like this, and so was the Seventh Prince.

Fortunately, the Wang family members are generally intelligent.

No matter how bad their impression of Xia Lin was, it wouldn't be worth delaying important matters for Xia Lin, a little guy who had just come out of the beginner village.

Like Ibira and Zhou Xinglin, he didn't linger. With a wave of his hand, he summoned the emperor's carriage and instantly soared into the sky.

Cheng Lin behind him had also completed his report and received the orders from the Primordial Ruler.

“These three are not our job; the adults will handle them themselves.”

Whether it's Ibila, Zhou Xinglin, or the Seventh Prince, they are all top-tier beings at level twelve.

Compared to the likes of Cheng Lin and Ling Bao, they far surpass them; the gap between them is comparable to that between Ling Bao and the Three Kings of the Black Domain.

It's said that without real skill, this group wouldn't dare to come to the Luo Tian Star Region at this time, let alone venture deep into the Heavenly Palace.

Cheng Lin was naturally powerless to do anything about it, so telling the parents was the best solution.

Xia Lin nodded knowingly, no longer considering the issue of the three outsiders.

He simply stepped forward to collect the fragments of the Heavenly Palace that had been shattered by Ibira and the other two, thought for a moment, and then turned to look at Cheng Lin.

"Do me a favor, help me knock down some more bricks and stones."

The Heavenly Palace is naturally sturdy and powerful; when it is in its complete form, it is impossible to shake it.

But now that one corner is already broken, Cheng Lin can continue to destroy along that corner, which naturally makes it much easier.

Cheng Lin didn't hesitate for long and immediately started working.

"Brother, you're a good person."

"It's just my master's task."

……

The eleventh floor of the Heavenly Palace.

Scarlett fled alone at high speed, flying into a mountain range with spiritual veins.

Just as her lucky streak was about to end, Scarlett seemed to sense something and stopped, landing downwards.

Below, the immortal energy was abundant, and everything seemed normal, but Scarlett keenly sensed something amiss.

Until the good fortune ended, Scarlett devoured the misfortune with her primal hunger power and searched for several hours before finally discovering a deeply hidden restriction.

The barrier has been damaged, but the damage is still fresh.

Scarlett cautiously entered and walked slowly for a moment when a figure suddenly appeared in front of her.

Scarlett was startled, but she quickly realized that the man had already perished and his soul had been scattered.

Approaching cautiously, Scarlett could hear a voice slowly rising from her ears.

"My name is Soul Devourer, I held the rank of Immortal Venerable, but perished in the Great Primordial Calamity, my body and soul were destroyed."

Soul Devouring Immortal Venerable is one of the four Immortal Venerables under the Heavenly Dao Creator.

It was also the twelfth-level immortal who presided over the sealing of the former ruler.

The Heavenly Dao Creator has four Immortal Venerables under his command: the Saintly Confucian Sect, Saintly Confucian Immortal Venerable; the Luo Tian Sect, Soul Devouring Immortal Venerable and Spirit Treasure Immortal Venerable; and the Ghost Control Sect, Spirit Binding Immortal Venerable.

Among them, the Sage Confucian Immortal Venerable and the Soul Devouring Immortal Venerable are both at the peak of level twelve, and can be considered as ultimate figures standing at the high point of the main universe.

Unfortunately, it still falls short compared to the Six Pillars.

Soul Eater is actually quite skilled.

He was so close when the Primordial Ruler escaped, yet he still managed to run back to the Heavenly Palace.

Unfortunately, the six pillars were too many to stop, and the twelve-level warriors were unable to withstand them. He was seriously injured and died on the way, thus being removed from the list of heroes.

"I leave this legacy here for the destined person to receive. I hope that the inheritor will carry on my will, make good use of the legacy, remain loyal to the Immortal Emperor, and revive the Immortal Path!"

A jade slip slipped from Soul Eater's hand and fell to the ground, causing Scarlett to be momentarily stunned.

This was also the first time she had experienced the joy of good luck.

(End of this chapter)