This is the true immortal of the Taoist sect.

"The Three Realms and Nine Provinces: the Celestial Realm, the Profound Realm, the Desolate Realm..."

"Lizhou, Luzhou, Dongqingzhou, Tianzhou, Shenzhou, Yunzhou, Huangzhou, Mingzhou, Youzhou..."

Li Daoxuan became increasingly moved as he read on.

This Xuanhuang Great World is simply too vast. If we were to calculate it based on the area of ​​Earth in the previous life, Lizhou alone would be larger than the entire Earth.

Moreover, judging from the book, the Nine Provinces are not the entire territory of the Xuanhuang Great World.

The Xuanhuang Great World is divided into three domains, and six of the nine provinces are located in the Xuan Domain. The Xuan Domain is like the main body of the Xuanhuang Great World.

Of the other three states, two are located in the desolate region: the Desolate State and the Underworld State.

The most mysterious land is located in the celestial realm, which is said to be the abode of the gods.

According to the book, in the ancient times, there was a supreme emperor in the Xuanhuang Great World, known as the Heavenly Emperor.

The Heavenly Emperor has traversed the mortal realm for tens of thousands of years, constantly searching for the legendary Immortal Realm.

The Heavenly Emperor believed that there must be an even higher realm above the earth, which was the realm of immortals.

Tens of thousands of years have passed, and he has traveled throughout the entire Xuanhuang Great World and visited countless starry universes, but he has never found the legendary Immortal Realm.

The Heavenly Emperor was unwilling to accept this, and in his later years, he used his great supernatural powers to capture countless stars from beyond the heavens. Using the Primordial Qi of Xuanhuang as a foundation, he created a territory that stood proudly above the Xuanhuang Great World, intending to create his own Immortal Realm.

But for reasons unknown, the Heavenly Emperor disappeared before he could complete the creation of his immortal realm.

However, the pseudo-immortal realm he created remained in the world.

To commemorate this invincible Heavenly Emperor, later generations named this territory the Heavenly Realm.

From then on, the Heavenly Realm became a pilgrimage site for all cultivators above the Earth Immortal level in the Xuanhuang Great World.

Later, someone comprehended the Heavenly Emperor's martial arts in the Heavenly Realm and broke through to the Great Emperor Realm in one fell swoop.

Some Earth Immortals received only a trace of the Heavenly Emperor's blessings and directly rose to the rank of Martial God.

Since then, countless people have gone mad trying to enter the Heavenly Realm.

Upon seeing this, the descendants of the Heavenly Emperor and his subordinates immediately sealed the gates to the Heavenly Realm and established a rule that anyone below the Martial God level who enters the Heavenly Gate will suffer the Heavenly Emperor's punishment. If they can pass through, they can enter the Heavenly Realm to cultivate.

If one fails to pass, one will die and one's spiritual path will be extinguished.

Although hundreds of thousands of years have passed since the Heavenly Emperor's power, it is still not something that a mere Earth Immortal can withstand.

Therefore, from then on, the Heavenly Domain became a sacred cultivation ground exclusively for Martial God Realm cultivators.

Li Daoxuan slowly closed the book, looked up at the sky outside the window, and felt a sense of longing.

He suddenly understood the thoughts of that ancient Heavenly Emperor.

This was just like the situation he encountered in the Jingming Cave Heaven. When cultivation reached a certain level, the world before him was no longer a warm bed, but a cage.

You feel like you're tiptoeing around, afraid that if you stretch your legs or stomp your feet, this fragile world won't be able to withstand it.

That's why the Heavenly Emperor was so persistent in searching for the so-called Immortal Realm.

Li Daoxuan was also somewhat confused.

With his current cultivation level, it is estimated that he will be able to attain the Golden Core stage, achieve the Immortal Golden Nature, and attain the Heavenly Immortal status in at most three hundred years.

Once he reaches that level, this vast and boundless Xuanhuang Great World before him will surely become a cage that confines him.

When that time comes, what will he do?

Can we find the path to ascend to Heaven?

"Sigh... I'm just worrying unnecessarily. Let nature take its course..."

The moment the thought crossed his mind, Li Daoxuan smiled and stopped thinking about it.

He then continued to bury himself in his book.

Another month passed, and Li Daoxuan had read all the books on the second floor.

Because he had been staying at the Sword Pavilion for a long time, Li Daoxuan gradually became well-known among the disciples of the Sword Washing Peak. Everyone said that he was a bookworm and should not have come to the Qingyun Sword Sect, but should have become a teacher.

Li Daoxuan ignored him and planned to go to the third floor.

According to the rules, only the elders of each peak are qualified to go up to the third floor.

Li Daoxuan was naturally not qualified to go up, but that was not a problem for him at all.

With a sweep of his divine sense, confirming that no one was paying attention, Li Daoxuan's figure vanished instantly.

A thin stream of light suddenly rose from the ground and instantly entered the stairwell.

Just as the restriction at the stairwell was about to activate, the streak of light vanished instantly, passing through the restriction without incident.

This is the combined use of two supernatural powers.

First, he used the power of "Size and Size at Will" to shrink himself, and then he used the power of "Standing Still Without Shadow" to make himself invisible.

And so, Li Daoxuan successfully entered the third floor.

There were even fewer books on the third floor. A quick glance revealed that the bookshelves combined probably held less than a thousand books.

Without a doubt, the books on the third floor are more valuable.

Upon opening it, it was indeed true.

The martial arts techniques recorded on the third floor have transcended the level of ordinary martial arts, and have begun to involve more use and refinement of the spirit.

Besides these, there are also some extremely valuable miscellaneous books on the third floor.

The records above are all secrets that are rarely circulated in the world.

Li Daoxuan watched with great interest.

By this time, those so-called martial arts skills and supernatural abilities no longer interested him.

The third layer didn't have many books, but it still took him a month to finish.

Then comes the fourth and fifth floors.

Upon reaching the fifth floor, there were even fewer books, only one.

No, it should be said that there is only one piece.

There were no books on the fifth floor, only a stone tablet standing there, heavily sealed off by restrictions.

Li Daoxuan stepped closer and saw a wooden plaque with a note on it.

"The sword mark left by the Heavenly Sword Emperor?"

"Our ancestor Ye Qingyun spent three years facing the sword mark, comprehending the Great Emperor's sword intent, and comprehending the supreme sword path, thus founding the Qingyun Sword Sect."

Li Daoxuan looked at the stone tablet with some surprise. There was only a sword mark a few inches deep on it.

Unexpectedly, this sword mark was left by a powerful emperor.

According to the explanation on the wooden plaque, this sword mark was merely a copy of a complete sword mark, left by the patriarch of the Qingyun Sword Sect when he copied the sword mark of the Great Emperor.

The true sword mark of the Heavenly Sword Emperor is hidden in the forbidden area of ​​the Qingyun Sword Sect, guarded by the sect's Earth Immortal Ancestor.

Li Daoxuan sat curiously in front of the stone tablet, raised his head, and stared at it intently.

The moment his divine sense touched the sword mark, Li Daoxuan's mind was shaken, and the world before his eyes underwent a tremendous change.

Everything vanished, leaving only a figure standing with a sword in hand between heaven and earth.

"Is this the Heavenly Sword Emperor? No, it should be Ye Qingyun, the ancestor of the Azure Cloud Sword Sect."

The scene before me is the spiritual imprint left by Ye Qingyun in this sword mark.

Li Daoxuan watched with great interest as Ye Qingyun, with his back to him, slowly raised his sword.

In an instant, everything lost its color.

All that remained in Li Daoxuan's eyes was the sword strike Ye Qingyun had unleashed.

In his eyes, that sword strike had transcended the scope of sword techniques, sword energy, and even sword aura, and had completely reached the level of a rule-based divine power.

Just like his Taoist arts and techniques, they belong to the power derived from the rules of heaven and earth.

Li Daoxuan's heart trembled slightly as he judged Ye Qingyun's strength from this sword strike.

"I'm no match for this person right now..."

Li Daoxuan muttered to himself.

His magical powers and supernatural abilities would likely be directly broken by Ye Qingyun's sword.

This is the realm of breaking through all laws with a single sword.