This is the true immortal of the Taoist sect.

Li Daoxuan stood on the stone platform and looked around. He touched each stone pillar and then lay down on the ground to examine the patterns carefully.

He was basically certain that the stone platform on Tianshuize Island and this one were likely of the same origin, meaning they served the same purpose.

"Lord Bai, are there really only three of these stone platforms?"

Li Daoxuan asked curiously.

Bai Zhengyang was silent for a moment, then replied:

"Originally, there were naturally more than three."

At this point, Bai Zhengyang's expression turned solemn.

"This stone platform actually has another name."

Bai Zhengyang paused, gazing into the distance, his tone carrying a hint of longing.

"An ancient legend has always circulated in the Xuanhuang Great World, saying that countless ages ago, the Xuanhuang Great World was the center of all the heavens and myriad worlds."

"It is the supreme realm that transcends all the heavens and myriad realms."

"And those thirty-six grotto-heavens are now part of the myriad worlds that were once attached to the Xuanhuang Great World."

"That era is many years away from now, and some historians later called it the Immortal Ancient Era."

"Because from some fragments of information, it can be seen that the greatest achievement of that era was not the emperor, but the immortal."

Li Daoxuan had also seen some of these legends in Jian Ge.

"You mean, in the context of all the heavens and myriad realms, the Xuanhuang Great World is roughly equivalent to the Immortal Realm?"

Bai Zhengyang nodded.

"That's right, the reason why the Heavenly Emperor was so persistent in seeking immortality back then was because of this legend."

"However, the Heavenly Emperor is the Heavenly Emperor after all. Since he couldn't find the original Immortal Realm, he created one himself."

"For the Xuanhuang Great World today, the Heavenly Realm is basically no different from the Immortal Realm."

Li Daoxuan nodded slightly; what he said was correct.

After all, those who can enter the Heavenly Realm are at least Martial Gods, and experts at this level are no different from immortals.

"So this stone platform was once the ascension platform?"

Bai Zhengyang was not surprised when Li Daoxuan uttered the words "Ascension Platform".

After all, it's perfectly normal for a powerful figure at the Earth Immortal Realm to know about the Ascension Platform.

"That's right, this is an ascension platform that has been passed down for countless ages. It was the bridge through which beings from all the heavens and myriad realms ascended to the Xuanhuang Great World in the ancient immortal era."

"Ascension platforms were not uncommon in the Xuanhuang Great World, but over the years, most of them have been abandoned. Only nine ascension platforms remain usable within the Nanli Prefecture."

Upon hearing this, Li Daoxuan froze on the spot.

"Nine seats?"

Bai Zhengyang understood his meaning and smiled, saying:

"The reason I mentioned three sites earlier was because I was referring to the Jingming Cave Heaven."

"But Jingming is not the only grotto-heaven attached to Nanli Prefecture."

Li Daoxuan immediately became interested.

"Oh? Besides the Netherworld Cave, what else is there?"

Bai Zhengyang didn't hide anything and replied:

"There are two more grotto-heavens: the mid-grade Treasure Light Grotto-heaven and the low-grade Profound Cry Grotto-heaven."

"These two grotto-heavens are different from the Jingming Grotto-heavens. These are two grotto-heavens that have long been depleted and dead. The Baoguang Grotto-heavens still has some value, containing many materials for refining spiritual weapons and treasures. In addition, the rules of the Baoguang Grotto-heavens are chaotic and there is no sixty-year limit. Therefore, the entire Baoguang Grotto-heavens has basically been divided up by the three holy lands. The three holy lands will send disciples to be stationed there all year round to mine minerals."

"As for Xuanchi Cave Heaven, it is a complete dead zone. It may not be long before it collapses completely and falls into the Xuanhuang Great World."

So that's how it is. Li Daoxuan's doubts were greatly relieved. Looking at the complete ascension platform in front of him, a new idea came to mind.

"Lord Bai, may I stay here for a while?"

Bai Zhengyang was puzzled. The Jingming Cave Heaven had already closed, and it proved that unless one was powerful enough to forcibly tear it open, there was absolutely no way to get in.

What is Li Daoxuan still doing here?

However, this was not a special request. The Jingming Cave had been mined so many times by the three holy lands that it had little value left. So they agreed to Li Daoxuan's request without hesitation.

Li Daoxuan summoned Lingxi and entrusted her to Bai Zhengyang's care.

Although Lingxi was unwilling, she still obediently left.

After that, Li Daoxuan remained on the Ascension Platform, sitting cross-legged in the center, spreading his divine sense to trace the marks on the platform bit by bit, and comprehending the principles of its operation.

And just like that, a month passed without us even realizing it.

Lingxi came several times, but her master remained motionless like a statue.

Lingxi was unwilling to go to the City of Ten Thousand Beasts again, so she stayed at the branch sect to wait for her master to come out of seclusion.

Beside the ascension platform, a small figure sat on the steps, resting his chin on his hands, gazing listlessly at the clouds in the sky.

Bai Susu sat next to him, glancing back at Li Daoxuan every now and then, and then secretly revealing a smile.

Lingxi noticed this and asked, puzzled:

"Sister Susu, why are you always peeking at my master?"

Bai Susu blushed and retorted:

"No...I didn't..."

Lingxi pouted and said:

"It clearly exists..."

After saying that, he continued to stare at the clouds in the sky, motionless.

Suddenly, Lingxi noticed that the clouds in the sky seemed to be moving.

Trembling and shaking incessantly...

"Huh? What's going on with these clouds?"

Bai Susu pulled him up.

"There was an earthquake..."

Lingxi was taken aback; it wasn't the clouds that moved, but an earthquake.

The entire branch mountain began to move.

Bai Susu immediately summoned her spirit beast, the white crane, and flew up with Lingxi.

"Master, my master is still there..."

Lingxi pointed to the mountaintop.

But as soon as they finished speaking, the two saw an unbelievable scene.

The ascension platform, which is only opened once every sixty years, suddenly reacted.

The patterns on the stone platform lit up one after another, echoing the patterns on the nine stone pillars, and the void in the center of the stone platform seemed to ripple like water.

"How is this possible? The entrance to the cave is about to open again?"

Bai Susu said in disbelief.

It's only been a few years? How could it have reopened?

Just when Bai Susu thought the entrance to the cave was about to be reopened, the turbulent fluctuations gradually subsided.

The light on the ascension platform gradually dimmed, eventually returning to its original state.

Li Daoxuan, who had been sitting cross-legged on the ascension platform for a month without moving, stood up, his eyes gleaming with divine light.

He gently opened his palm, and a model of an ascension platform made of magic appeared in his palm.

It's exactly the same as the one we're standing on.

Even the patterns are exactly the same.

But the key lies in its core essence and its resonance with this world.

"This is the ascension platform that connects to numerous celestial realms..."

Li Daoxuan murmured softly as the model in his palm slowly dissipated.