Immortal Dao is dead, I am the mastermind behind it all.

"this……"

Shen Moyan gasped in surprise.

The Golden Elixir is the point where essence, energy, spirit, and spiritual matter converge; it is the seed of energy and laws.

The Purple Palace is the realm where divine consciousness is opened, and it is the prototype of the world evolved from the Daoist principles.

This is an ironclad rule in the cultivation world, a path verified by countless sages.

The Golden Core and the Purple Mansion are one point and one region, how can they be equated? Let alone combined?

But Linglong Zhenren did it.

Within her Purple Mansion Realm, the Seven Stars Commander-in-Chief was densely packed with countless Golden Core Stars.

Her Purple Mansion was a universe composed of countless golden core stars!

"My master said that rules are meant to be broken!" Linglong Zhenren curled her lip in disapproval.

Shen Moyan was dumbfounded, his mind and spirit suffering an unprecedented shock.

He could clearly sense just how terrifying the potential of this Star Sea Purple Mansion was.

Concealing her aura, the starry sky above Yixin Pavilion returned to normal, and Linglong Zhenren winked playfully:

"How is it? My 'Golden Core Star Sea', not bad, right?"

"It was quite a hassle to build, I almost set myself on fire and couldn't get back together... but well, I finally succeeded!"

Shen Moyan remained silent for a long time, his heart filled with indescribable shock and admiration.

He finally understood why Linglong Zhenren's thinking was so unconventional and her actions so unpredictable.

Because of her Daoist heart and her understanding, she was no longer an ordinary person.

"Not long? You spent very little time on this, Real Person?" Shen Moyan asked in surprise.

"I went into seclusion in a subordinate plane. The time flow in some subordinate planes is different from that in the Three Thousand Provinces. I was in seclusion for about five hundred years before I used the Daoist Rhyme of 'Absolute Sameness' to expand the replication of the Golden Elixir to such a scale."

"If we put it in the mountains and seas, it would probably be less than a week."

"A true master... a genius."

Shen Moyan took a deep breath and sincerely praised.

No wonder he can be called the number one person below the Gui Cang Realm.

When one's body becomes the universe, it is not something that ordinary cultivators in the Guizang Realm can defeat.

"Thank you for revealing the Great Dao, Master." Shen Moyan bowed again solemnly, having gained a great deal today.

"Alright, the path to enlightenment is endless."

Linglong Zhenren waved her hand, her tone becoming more relaxed.

"I hope that one day, I will see you, Fellow Daoist Shen, walk your own path of transcendence."

Before leaving, they exchanged contact information, and Linglong Zhenren even offered her blessings to Shen Moyan.

After Shen Moyan left, only Linglong Zhenren Xuanji remained in Yixin Pavilion.

She strolled to the center of the pavilion, raised her hand, and a jade chessboard appeared. She then sat down.

On the chessboard, black and white pieces are scattered like stars, seemingly an unfinished endgame, with a complex and treacherous situation.

Xuanji picked up a warm, smooth black chess piece, gently stroking it with her fingertips, her gaze fixed on the chessboard.

Unlike her previous liveliness or cunning, her eyes now held an indescribable sense of bewilderment.

"Master..."

She suddenly spoke, her voice soft, like a dream.

"What should I do next?"

"Xuanhuang has left. Should I slay the great dragon, or... forge a new path?"

The soundproofing array was accidentally opened, and the sounds of the sea and sky came from inside the pavilion.

There was no one opposite Linglong Zhenren.

But as if she had heard a response, she nodded slightly, a hint of understanding flashing in her eyes: "Yes, disciple understands. What is illusory is real, and what is real is illusory; the secrets of heaven are unfathomable..."

She gently placed the black piece in a tricky spot, putting several seemingly isolated white pieces in a dangerous position in a corner of the board.

"Hehe, if you, Master, could see my Purple Mansion Golden Core now, you would surely be proud of me."

Move after move, she would sometimes ponder, sometimes whisper, discussing the game with the unseen "Master".

As the sun set, bathing the pavilion in a warm golden hue, the game of chess drew to a close.

Xuanji conceded defeat and laughed, "Master's chess skills are profound; this disciple has lost again."

She began to slowly and gracefully arrange the chess pieces.

However, she paused slightly as she placed the last white piece into the jar.

She raised her head, her eyes blank, and looked at the empty seat opposite her, confusion once again appearing on her beautiful face.

"Master...?"

She parted her red lips slightly and murmured softly.

"Who is Master?"

…………

After the discussion was completed.

To ensure that Linglong Zhenren would find his true self, Shen Moyan ordered the paper doll clone to immediately commit suicide and destroy the evidence.

Thus, the cause and effect are severed.

Shen Moyan immediately connected to Jiuge.com.

It's not that I don't trust Xuanji's insights on the Dao.

In fact, those insights were often incisive and greatly beneficial to his consolidation of the Purple Palace and deepening of his understanding of "seeing the elusive."

Rather, it was Linglong Zhenren herself and the many contradictions revealed in her words that made Shen Moyan uneasy.

In particular, she repeatedly mentioned "Master" with a tone full of dependence.

"Search for Linglong Zhenren, Xuanji."

Shen Moyan paid with spirit stones and sent an inquiry request to Jiuge.com.

Jiuge.com has a vast amount of information, especially for publicly available information about such renowned masters, and the search speed is extremely fast.

The screen flickered with light, and entries about "Linglong Zhenren" quickly appeared:

Taoist name: Linglong Zhenren (Xuanji)

Cultivation level: Great Perfection of Purple Mansion Realm (Seven Divine Powers Great True Person, recognized as the number one person below Guicang in Seven Star State)

Title: Exquisite Hand (possesses extremely high attainments in weapon crafting, formations, elixirs, and talismans; proficient in all arts of cultivation)

Origin: Rogue cultivator

……

"Could this guy be a rogue cultivator?"

Shen Moyan shifted his gaze and stared intently at the line describing his lineage.

The following is a detailed research note: "After verification from multiple sources, Linglong Zhenren appeared in Tian Shu County, Qixing Prefecture, two hundred years ago. At that time, she already had the cultivation of the peak of the Transcendent Realm. She called herself a rogue cultivator and had never joined any sect under the Holy Court."

"His cultivation methods may have originated from the Daoist teachings, which were given to him at the time of the Daoist teachings. There is no clear record of his lineage in the records of various forces in the Seven Star Prefecture or the Holy Court."

No teacher/mentor!

The verification process on Jiuge.com is usually extremely rigorous, especially regarding the basic information of renowned cultivators like Linglong Zhenren, where errors are almost impossible.

Who is this "Master" that Linglong Zhenren is talking about?!

"Could she not be a reincarnated being from three lifetimes?"

Shen Moyan pondered.

With Zheng Quan as an example, there are quite a few reincarnated beings in the Holy Court.

Shen Moyan felt it inappropriate to pry into the other person's privacy any further, as that would be somewhat inappropriate.

"Never mind, building the Purple Mansion is more important."

In the following days, Shen Moyan, posing as an array master, used his clone to visit many True Persons in Seven Star Prefecture, learning many secrets of the Purple Mansion from them.

Tian Shu County, a blessed land and cave dwelling.

There is official protection from the Holy Court here, so nothing will happen.

Shen Moyan sat cross-legged, holding in his palm the Holy Court's pardon token that contained a wisp of the Daoist essence of the Xuanhuang Emperor.

In the dim light, the gold medal gleamed with a restrained yet noble yellow-black luster, as if bearing witness to the passage of time.

Shen Moyan did not attempt to refine it, after all, it was an imperial token, and any reckless action would surely incur divine punishment.

"Try it once, and if anything goes wrong, immediately abandon the project and start over."

He held his breath and focused his mind, reciting the "Sutra of Detachment from All Forms".

With utmost concentration, I carefully guided a sliver of my spiritual awareness to gently touch and resonate with the deep, silent Daoist essence of the Emperor within the golden tablet.

The moment his spiritual sense touched that wisp of Daoist charm, the golden tablet trembled slightly, and a vast will that transcended endless time and space surged into his sea of ​​consciousness!

"Well……"

Shen Moyan groaned, blood instantly seeping from his seven orifices. His soul felt as if it had been thrown into a furnace and burned, causing him unbearable pain.

Before Shen Moyan could react, the scene in Xi Yi's view suddenly changed!

As if traversing countless ages, he stood on the edge of a vast, boundless, and chaotic world before heaven and earth were separated.

Beneath my feet lies a shattered land, where all life has perished and blood flows like rivers.

The blue sky overhead blocked out the sun, which hung in the air in darkness.

The air was filled with a sense of primordial chaos, carrying a suffocating sadness and anger.

Shen Moyan looked up and focused his gaze on the center of the chaos.

Before them stood a towering giant, his skin bronze, his muscles bulging like dragons, radiating boundless and powerful energy.

Shen Moyan's pupils suddenly contracted.

The being before me is none other than an ancient deity.

Kuafu!

Kuafu's eyes were bloodshot as he stared intently at Shen Moyan.

"You barbarian thieves, return my mountains and seas!"