True Monarch Zijing glanced at the Spirit Pearl, and his eyes shone brightly.
Standing before the Spirit Pearl, he squeezed out a drop of heart's blood from his fingertip to stain the pearl, simultaneously performing a sealing technique with his hands while silently reciting True Words, as a formless magical power enveloped the pearl.
Zhang Jian could tell that True Monarch Zijing was slowly refining this Spirit Pearl using the water mill method.
The hope seemed immense.
His prior Ice Seal had inflicted a severe blow on the Wood Spirit, almost eliminating its capacity for resistance; now with its lifeblood Spirit Pearl under control, it virtually had no power left to resist.
Zhang Jian stood in the void, not waiting long.
Two hours later, True Monarch Zijing slowly opened his eyes. At this moment, beads of sweat dotted his forehead, a result of the significant magical power expended. Yet, joy was apparent in his eyes.
Slowly, he released the Wood Spirit Pearl before him, observing as it transformed into a stream of light and instantly merged into the Heaven-Reaching Wood Spirit Vine.
Rumble!
As the Heaven-Reaching Wood Spirit Vine awakened once more, countless ice blocks trembled, numerous broken ice fragments fell alongside the vines, with the Heaven-Reaching Wood Spirit Vine struggling arduously to emerge, emanating endless green radiance and then transforming into a palm-sized green vine that burrowed deep into True Monarch Zijing's palm, vanishing in an instant.
With the vine absorbed into him, a grand spiritual pressure blossomed from True Monarch Zijing's body, and majestic emerald spiritual light overflowed from his body, resembling countless vines bursting forth from the green light behind him, silver-white tendrils danced wildly with a power suppressing all beings.
The aura around him surged instantly, reaching the peak of the Unity Realm, with even Immortal Light emerging from his body.
Pursuing Star True Monarch and Taiyin Fairy awoke at this moment, witnessing this scene with expressions of shock.
"Is he becoming immortal?"
Zhang Jian also noticed the spectacle at this moment, his eyes wavering slightly.
Clearly, refining this variant of the Heaven-Reaching Wood Spirit Vine had greatly benefited True Monarch Zijing, offering him a promising future in achieving the Immortal Dao.
The aura around True Monarch Zijing surged, exceeding the True Immortal Level, then gradually slowed this growth.
His eyes brimming with joy, True Monarch Zijing felt a grand spiritual mechanism within him, his primordial spirit magical power astoundingly vast. Through the vine within him, his magical power multiplied several times over, permitting him to control a portion of Immortal Dao Law.
His realm didn't breakthrough to True Immortal, yet he could prematurely access segments of Immortal Dao Law, as though possessing a measure of True Immortal battle prowess.
This venture proved immensely rewarding.
Hidden delight radiated from his eyes, then his gaze landed upon Zhang Jian's figure, concealing the phenomena around him, and he slightly bowed.
"Thank you, Nephew, for enabling this. Without your help, I might not have been able to reclaim this Heaven-Reaching Wood Spirit Vine!"
Zhang Jian felt a surge of happiness for True Monarch Zijing's fortune and chuckled. "Fortune has smiled upon Uncle. It seems soon, our Tongshan Dao Lineage can add another True Immortal to its ranks. How cheerful and congratulatory!"
Pursuing Star True Monarch, hearing this, felt a tremor of emotion, inhaling deeply, and hurried forward to speak.
"Congratulations, Brother, indeed this is fortune!"
All wore expressions of joy, especially True Monarch Zijing, whose spirits were remarkably high.
After a joyous moment, Zhang Jian gazed at the space gradually turning into an icy ruin and immediately said, "Let's continue deeper, hasten our pace towards the Immortal Mansion's central hub. The sooner we refine the Immortal Mansion, the safer we'll be!"
All nodded promptly upon hearing this.
Soon, everyone rediscovered an exit, and shortly, they departed through the rupture via Escape Light.
According to Taiyin Fairy, there were over a dozen small and large Secret Realms surrounding the Immortal Mansion.
Most Secret Realms were used for cultivating Sect's spiritual objects.
The small area before us is called the Wood Spirit Secret Realm.
The Immortal Mansion's entrance is at the center of these Secret Realms.
One hour after everyone left, dense Demon Qi surged into the void from outside.
The Gluttony Demon God previously guarding the Forbidden Technique Passage vanished, finally alerting a demon fiend from outside to the passage's existence, leading it to explore inside.
Within the Demon Qi, a figure clad in a golden robe and possessing a corpulent form emerged, his gaze sweeping around, first noticing countless fragments of Profound Ice within the Wood Spirit Secret Realm.
With just one glance, his expression turned somewhat solemn.
"Tier Two Immortal Technique! Ten Directions Taiyin Ice Realm!"
A flash of solemnity passed across his eyes.
Suspicion lingered in his eyes.
"Could there be other Celestial Immortals within Moon Pillar Mountain?"
Instantly, his gaze fell towards the space passage within the Profound Ice, his figure transformed into a stream of light and entered.
...
At this moment, within the core depths, Zhang Jian and the three others roamed back and forth, led by Taiyin Fairy, arriving before an immense Divine Hall.
This was a majestic plaza crafted from countless Taiyin Ice Crystals.
Around stood column after grand column.
Elsewhere stood statues as high as a dozen yards of Blue Armored Divine Generals, emitting a vast divine power, seemingly alive as real gods.
After the four landed, an invisible killing air emerged within the narrow void.
The two rows of puppets, the Blue Armored Divine Generals, instantly raised their long sabers, sealing off the only passage.
Azure divine light erupted, and the void appeared to tremble.
Gazing at these Blue Armored Divine Generals, everyone's expressions changed.
At this moment, everyone noticed beneath them.
It appeared suspended amidst the mountain's belly, with emptiness below, while above floated numerous small islands, surrounded by the powers of countless Forbidden Spiritual Light.