There are no ancestors at all; I made them all up.

Chapter 206 Golden Core Knocks on the Door
Once he had sorted out his thoughts, the Insightful Immortal crushed the spiritual light that was transmitting the message with a single pinch!
"The Liu family is truly restless! That old debt from three thousand years ago has become the root of today's troubles! Back then, relying on their connections in the court, they cleverly seized that residence that connects to the secret realm, even attempting to buy low and sell high to seize the Taiyi Mystic Law. After being warned, they became obedient, but thanks to Consort Liu at the time, they managed to protect the residence. Now, it has become a poisonous nail driven into the heart of Taiyi! They have been used by others!"

As he was thinking, a flash of light appeared outside the hall, and another message talisman arrived through the air!

When Dongming Zhenren scanned the area with his divine sense, his expression grew even more somber.

The talisman directly rebuked: "The secret realm has changed, and the Xuanmen is shaken. How have you been acting as the guardian? For so many years, you have allowed people to infiltrate the secret realm of my Taiyi Dao Palace! If this damages the foundation and ruins the grand plan of the Xuanmen, Dongming, you will be Taiyi's eternal sinner!"

Master Dongming's expression changed drastically.

At this moment, two more powerful thoughts descended from afar: "We have already set off to return. Dongming, before you make a grave mistake, stabilize the situation. Remember, keep this matter within the Floating Capital and do not implicate the Sea of ​​Annihilation! If this matter disturbs the Ancestor's peaceful cultivation, allowing the other families to seize the opportunity to launch an attack, forcing him to go to the Heavenly Questioning Platform for quiet cultivation, Dongming, even your self-destruction will not be enough to atone for your sins!"

With just a mental rebuke, the True Man of Insight was shaken to the core!

He took a deep breath, suppressing his surging blood and qi, knowing that things had come to this point and that there was no use in arguing; only swift and decisive action could salvage the situation!
"Please rest assured, esteemed masters, I will provide an explanation for this matter!"

At this point, Master Dongming suddenly stood up, flicked his sleeve, and the floor in the center of the hall rumbled and cracked, and a golden light shot into the sky!

Amidst the light, an ancient cauldron with three legs and two handles slowly emerged. Its body was engraved with ancient thunder patterns. As soon as it appeared, it caused the spiritual energy of all directions to boil. Its majestic pressure was no less than that of a Nascent Soul cultivator!
"boom!"

Pure white and intense flames leaped within the cauldron, intertwining with lightning!

"Today, I shall act with the Thunder Cauldron of Zhenyue! I shall unleash the Bright Pure Flame that I have nurtured for six hundred years!" A fierce glint flashed in his eyes. "Whether you are a spy from the Liu family or a junior like Li Qing, if you dare to trespass into my secret realm and offend the Xuanmen, then you shall all be left here!"

Before the sound faded, the person had already transformed into a rainbow and vanished.

The Thunder Cauldron roared, carrying immense thunderous power, and hurtled straight towards the entrance of the Floating Capital Secret Realm!

Wherever it passed, the clouds dispersed and the void trembled, clearly indicating that it was enraged and about to carry out a plowing and sweeping attack!
The Floating Capital Secret Realm is located in the dense forest surrounding Mount Tonglu.

Chen Qing sat cross-legged in a secluded spot in the mountains and forests, his eyes slightly closed, his body exuding a harmonious aura. Ancient trees towered around him, a spiritual spring gurgled, and exotic flowers and rare herbs shimmered with rosy light, creating a truly enchanting fairyland.

All around him were innate formations and teleportation formations that he had set up, so that he could leave immediately if the situation became unfavorable!

"call--"

With each breath he took, streams of light emanated from the void, flowing like rivers into the sea and converging into the ancestral aperture between his eyebrows.

Upon closer inspection, these streams of light were not without origin, but rather emanated from the heart of the majestic Copper Furnace Mountain in the distance!

Through the mysterious connection of that enigmatic portal in his heart, Chen Qing was remotely seizing the essence of the Taiyi Pseudo-Sect.

"Buzzing—"

Deep within the mountain, the colossal gate, hundreds of feet high and inscribed with the sun, moon, stars, mountains, rivers, and the nation, was trembling slightly.

The once clear patterns on the door were becoming blurred and dim at a visible speed, as if their spirituality was being erased by an invisible hand. Strands of extremely pure innate Daoist charm were peeled away from it, crossing the void and transforming into streams of light, becoming the nourishment for the door in Chen Qing's heart.

Moreover, a connection has been established between the two doors!
"Now, this Gate of Taiyi, just like those cultivators who have practiced the methods of the Spirit Gate, has begun to be constrained by the Gate in my heart!"

As the light converged, the portal in Chen Qing's heart gradually shone with boundless brilliance!
The light grew brighter and brighter, until it made the entire heart gate tremble, as if it wanted to break free from its restraints, leap out of the sea of ​​consciousness, and fall towards the dantian!

On the surface of the portal, the previously somewhat illusory carvings of the sun, moon, stars, mountains, rivers, and the state became increasingly clear and solid, exuding an ancient artistic conception of embracing all rivers and governing all laws!
Many profound insights into the "Mysterious Female" emerged from the sect, swirling and surging in Chen Qing's heart.

"The spirit of the valley never dies; it is called the mysterious female. The gate of the mysterious female is called the root of heaven and earth. It exists continuously, and its use is inexhaustible..."

"This gate is the pivot of creation, the source of spiritual energy, and the bridge between the real and the illusory. Wherever the mind goes, it can be reached!"

"Buzz!"

As the mental portal gradually solidifies and transforms, it finally manifests from the illusory to the real, illuminating the dantian!
Instantly, the perfect golden core that had reached the eighth stage of transformation within Chen Qing's dantian suddenly trembled violently, emitting a sound as if it were cheering and jumping for joy!
A surging, boundless power burst forth, flowing and transforming through the limbs and bones, gradually growing stronger.

The next moment, the portal solidified in the dantian, and the golden core knocked on the door!

"Buzz!"

Then, the portal opened wide, and the golden elixir spun around and fell into the mysterious portal that had appeared in the dantian.

In an instant, my soul merged with the portal, and a sense of perfect harmony and natural understanding welled up in my mind.

"So that's how it is! Even without this false gate manifesting, the insights I gained when absorbing the essence of the Gate of Taiyi were enough for me to push open the Gate of Nine Revolutions and open the Jade Palace Purple Mansion! However, if I use this gate to achieve the Nine Revolutions, it should be able to generate at least one great divine power!"

As he was thinking, after the golden elixir entered his heart gate, his divine sense was suddenly amplified by the power of the gate, bursting forth and spreading like a tidal wave, instantly establishing a connection with the weakened Taiyi Gate in the heart of Copper Furnace Mountain!
At this moment, the mountain gate has had most of its original essence plundered, its radiance dimmed, and the sun, moon and star carvings on the gate body blurred and indistinct, like a candle flickering in the wind. Although it is still huge, it is actually just an empty shell barely maintaining itself, but its foundation is still there, rooted in the secret realm.

At this moment, relying on his connection with the gate, Chen Qing's divine sense spread wildly along the restrictions inside the gate and sensed a huge formation with Copper Furnace Mountain as its core, covering a small part of the secret realm!
This formation is extremely profound, possessing the abilities of concealment, suppression, gathering of spiritual energy, and detection, with all its nodes under control.

He let out a long breath and opened his eyes.

"So this is the origin of the formation I sensed while riding the flying boat! In that case, wouldn't I become half the ruler of this secret realm? As long as this formation is not destroyed, I can use its power to my advantage! The power source of this formation probably originates from the Gate of Taiyi!"

Chen Qing's heart skipped a beat, and he was overjoyed.

However, just as his mind was in turmoil...

"You scoundrel! How dare you steal my foundation! How dare you seize my gate!"

A roar filled with shock and rage, like thunder from the heavens, came from the Taiyi Gate deep within the mountain!
The next instant, a blurry figure struggled to emerge from the doorway. This person was shrouded in thick incense smoke, his face obscured by the smoke, making him impossible to see clearly. But Chen Qing instantly recognized him as the person he had fought remotely using the remnants of the Emperor's Daoist aura!
The other party was clearly furious. Before he had even fully stepped out of the door, he had already struck out with a palm from a distance!
Boom!

The void seemed to collapse under the pressure of this palm strike. The immense power of incense and vows, mixed with the will to destroy, transformed into a giant palm that blotted out the sky and locked all of Chen Qing's energy, imprisoning him in place and crashing down!

Its power far surpassed that of ordinary Nascent Soul cultivators, causing Chen Qing's soul to tremble and his bones to crackle. He almost instinctively felt the urge to flee immediately.

"Hmm? The incense and prayers contained in this palm are interfering with my thoughts? Although this person is powerful, I am not without support. I have long prepared a method of teleportation to escape, and now I have also obtained a new secret realm formation. I can retreat or advance, and I am invincible from the start!"

In a flash, Chen Qingfu focused his mind, immediately calmed himself, and used his will to communicate with the broken gate in the mountain through the false gate in his dantian, issuing a command—

"close!"

The thought formed!

"Buzz—Boom!"

In the heart of Mount Tonglu, the colossal gate, hundreds of feet high, responded to the sound and slammed shut with a crushing force!

"What?! You..."

Upon seeing this, the blurry figure was both shocked and furious, but the next moment, his roar came to an abrupt halt, and his earth-shattering palm strike was forcibly severed and sealed inside by the closing massive door!
In the instant the door was sewn shut, Chen Qing caught a glimpse of the other person's eyes, filled with shock and fear through the incense smoke, and the familiar feeling emanating from the blurred outline of their face.

"This person... I feel like I've seen him somewhere before!"

But he didn't dwell on it. He quickly cut off his distracting thoughts. He knew that this move could only temporarily trap that person, who was currently gathering strength inside the door and charging forward!

The next moment, the giant gate roared and trembled, and the runes on its surface flashed wildly, clearly indicating that it could not hold on for long.

"Calm down! My advantage lies in controlling part of the secret realm's formation! If I panic and flee haphazardly, I might expose myself to the encirclement of other Taiyi experts who have rushed to the scene. Anyway, the Nine Revolutions are all prepared, so whatever I do next is a win!"

Chen Qingqiang suppressed the urge to travel through space and leave, took a deep breath, and, with the help of his connection with the mountain gate, extended his divine sense outwards along the veins of the great array to investigate.

The atmosphere and activity of the secret realm, spanning hundreds and thousands of miles, were gradually reflected in his heart.

He saw powerful auras appearing in various parts of the secret realm, most of which were converging on Copper Furnace Mountain!

"We really can't stay here any longer, huh?"

Suddenly, Chen Qing gained another unexpected benefit through the array's perception.

Deep in the dense forest, ancient trees reach for the sky, their branches and leaves twisted and gnarled.

The group moved in a hurry.

The leader was an old man dressed in a black outfit, with a wolf-like gaze and a deep, imposing aura. He was none other than Liu Xuangang, an elder of the Liu family.

Beside him, a young gentleman dressed in a brocade robe with dragon and cloud patterns walked leisurely, his face full of surprise and curiosity.

"I never expected this," the young master said, raising his hand to brush aside the drooping vines and looking at the faint outline of the celestial palace in the distance. He exclaimed in a low voice, "There is such a blessed land hidden under an inconspicuous well in the Liu family mansion. The spiritual energy is as abundant as the inner garden and secret garden! I wonder which immortal left this celestial paradise on earth."

Liu Xuangang continued walking without stopping, saying, "This place is not the blessed land of the Liu family, but the secret treasure of the Taiyi Dao Palace. This opportunity may only come once. After that, the well will probably be difficult to open again, otherwise the Taiyi Dao Palace will definitely not let my family off the hook."

Upon hearing this, the young master smiled and said, "But judging from Liu Qing's actions, the scale is quite large and the preparations are thorough. It doesn't seem like he stumbled upon a secret by chance and acted hastily. On the contrary, it seems like he had been preparing for this day for a long time."

Another elder of the Liu family, Liu Zhengduo, chimed in with a hint of smugness, "Your Highness, we have long suspected that the manor might contain a Taiyi treasure. Over the years, through both overt and covert investigations, we have identified no fewer than three hundred suspected locations, and this well is among them. However, many of these locations involve Void Secret Techniques, without specific incantations, making it difficult even for a Nascent Soul Grandmaster to force their way in. Therefore, we have only sent people to closely monitor the situation and wait for developments. This time, a thief happened to be audacious enough to disguise himself as a member of our Liu family and trigger the restrictions in the well, allowing us to take advantage of the situation and break in!"

"I see," the young master said with a look of sudden realization, his eyes filled with even greater admiration. "The Liu family is indeed far-sighted and has a profound plan. If I hadn't been escorting my sister-in-law on her visit to her family this time, I would have missed this paradise." He then changed the subject and probed, "But I wonder, does Lady Liu know what secrets are hidden within this secret realm?"

Liu Xuangang seemed oblivious to the probing in his words and said directly, "So that the Twelfth Prince may know, based on the clan records and the weather here, this place is most likely the long-lost Fudu Cave Heaven."

"Floating Capital Grotto?" The twelfth prince was taken aback upon hearing this.

“Indeed,” Liu Xuangang said with certainty, “It is said that this grotto-heaven was created by a rogue immortal from the Xuanpin Medicine Sect. After his death, the grotto-heaven disappeared without a trace. There have long been rumors that it was secretly taken over by the Taiyi Dao Palace. The two sects have negotiated several times over this matter, but all to no avail. The Taiyi Dao Palace went to such lengths to hide this place; what is their purpose…”

He suddenly stopped talking.

The twelfth prince couldn't help but press for an answer.

Liu Xuangang seemed hesitant for a moment, but finally lowered his voice and said, "I'm afraid they're taking this place to nurture the legendary Gate of the Mysterious Female!"

"The Gate of the Mysterious Female?!" The twelfth prince was shocked. "Is what you say true, Lord Liu? How did you know such a secret? Wasn't the Gate of the Mysterious Female shattered long ago?"

Liu Xuangang's eyes flickered slightly, as if weighing his options. After a moment, as if he had made up his mind, he said, "I dare not conceal this from Your Highness. This matter is related to my Liu family's ancestors, which is why I know about it. According to the secrets of our clan's history, as early as the beginning of the Immortal Dynasty, when the Primordial Heavenly Empress held power over the universe, she secretly searched the world and gathered nine kinds of supreme innate energy. Each kind of innate energy contained a fragment of the original source of the shattered Xuanpin Gate! The Heavenly Empress's grand ambition was to reunite the fragments, rebuild the Xuanpin Gate, and take control of the root of the spiritual energy of heaven and earth! For this, the calamity of the Heavenly Evolution Platform was triggered..."

"It's just outrageous..."

On the other end, Chen Qing, who was remotely sensing the movements of the Liu family through the power of the secret realm's formation, greeted them warmly upon hearing this.

"Is the Empress's grand ambition to rebuild the Gate of the Mysterious Female? History has turned out this way?"

(End of this chapter)