# Chapter 751: Eight Scenery Palace Ascends to Heaven
Supreme Purity Sacred Realm, clouds and mist drifted, everything hazy and indistinct.
However, the most mysterious and unfathomable was the Eight Scenery Palace at the center. At this moment, several people were gathered in front of it, staring intently without pause.
Purple qi steamed upward. It resembled an ancient incense burner from the primordial era, as if enshrining a deity, hazy and indistinct.
Of course, what drew the most attention were the scriptures inscribed upon it. Except for Ye Fan, everyone else was carefully pondering them, trying to grasp something, yet no matter how they tried, they could not pin it down.
Ye Fan did not attempt to comprehend them. He was not unfamiliar with Laozi's scriptures. In his homeland, he had enjoyed seeking out strange and unusual things, often flipping through ancient texts, so naturally he had encountered them before.
What surprised him was that the others could actually understand them. These were inscriptions from the other end of the starry sky, carved upon this purple palace, extremely mysterious.
"You recognize these characters?"
The others seemed to be jolted awake, simultaneously stunned, then revealed strange expressions, and finally shook their heads in unison, somewhat confused and puzzled.
"How strange. I understood them just now, but now that I look closely, why can't I comprehend them?"
Hearing them say this, Ye Fan was startled inwardly. "These characters carry a profound artistic conception. You entered the Dao realm, understood the Dao, and thus comprehended the writing."
Everyone nodded. When they looked carefully and contemplated again, they could understand once more. This felt very peculiar, as if a certain imprint was being transmitted through the palace.
The purple palace resembled an incense burner, emitting streams of purple smoke that rose upward. It was densely covered with characters, each one sparkling and glowing, as if about to be imprinted into the void.
Ye Fan smiled and said nothing more. Since they wished to contemplate, he naturally would not obstruct them and become a villain for no reason.
This was not a scripture for Dao cultivation. Although it mentioned the "Dao," it contained no specific cultivation methods. If anyone claimed they could cultivate from this, that would be pure nonsense.
"I'm not looking anymore. What 'Mysterious and profound, the gate of all wonders'—I don't understand it at all. It discusses the Great Dao but provides no methods. This seems like an introduction, not the main text of a scripture," Li Tian said.
"An introduction..." Ye Fan seemed lost in thought.
"My head is spinning, but I haven't seen the One Qi Transforms into Three Purities. I really wish I could grasp even a fragment of it," Yan Yixi said regretfully.
"The original master of the Eight Scenery Palace must have been an ancient man of great wisdom, worthy of reverence. Even just an introductory text contains profound truths and exquisite words," Yi Qingwu said, her beautiful eyes shimmering with strange light as she stood before the purple palace, staring without pause.
Hearing them speak this way, Ye Fan recalled the legends from the other end of the starry sky and couldn't help but furrow his brow, muttering to himself, "Why is this so?"
Nowadays, there were no longer cultivators on Earth. There were countless texts, but only introductory passages remained, with no specific cultivation methods, as if the crucial parts had been deliberately severed.
The Dao De Jing was revered as a classic by the Daoist school, yet truly, not a single fragment about cultivation could be found within it. It could refine one's state of mind, but cultivating from it was utterly impossible.
According to legend, the Dao De Jing had two parts. One was exactly what they saw before them, circulated in the world for ordinary people to read. The other did not manifest in the world. Only when Laozi was leaving through Hangu Pass did Yin Xi have the fortune to encounter it.
"That's it..." Ye Fan understood. The other part of the Dao De Jing spoke of cultivation methods, containing the techniques of refining qi and breathing, and even the supreme secret art of One Qi Transforms into Three Purities.
The Eight Scenery Palace was covered with inscriptions. The outer part was the upper volume of the Dao De Jing. Would the inner part contain the lower volume, including secret arts like One Qi Transforms into Three Purities?
After Ye Fan voiced this idea, the others were all stirred with excitement. That technique was truly stunning and captivating; everyone wanted to obtain it.
It wasn't a matter of increasing combat power by several times, but rather transforming into several real selves. Whether in thought, physical body, or dharma power, having multiple versions of oneself was extremely terrifying.
"Boom"
The Eight Scenery Palace trembled lightly, purple qi surging. Entering it was indeed very troublesome, protected by mysterious and unfathomable array patterns that brute force could not break.
"It truly requires the right timing. We must wait for the full moon night, gathering the power of all the stars to open it."
The Supreme Purity Sacred Realm had already been opened. The bright moon hung high, silver radiance pouring down, illuminating the area in pure white and pristine light, very sacred.
When purple qi steamed upward, it was like a dreamlike rosy glow swirling around, making the Eight Scenery Palace even more sacred and solemn, inspiring a desire to worship.
"What was the origin of this place's original master? This aura is so mysterious and awe-inspiring," Yan Yixi said.
"He was a man of natural non-action..." Ye Fan muttered to himself.
"With that kind of temperament, he should have been as light as clouds and gentle as wind, yet he left such awe-inspiring Dao traces. How powerful must his cultivation have been..." The others shuddered. Thinking that his mount was already a Great Accomplishment Divine King two thousand years ago, they all fell silent.
Moonlight fell, scattering onto the Eight Scenery Palace. The power of the stars in the sky surged down, cascading upon the purple palace, producing a strange sound.
Following the information they had obtained from the snake spirit, combined with their own understanding, they slowly broke into the Eight Scenery Palace. No danger occurred.
As they stepped inside, a dense mist wrapped around them, like bathing in immortal qi, making their entire bodies feel comfortable. This was a precious palace; cultivating here would be several times faster than elsewhere.
"No wonder Little Duan is becoming more and more monstrous. Cultivating in such a precious place, it's hard not to become powerful," Li Tian said.
Inside the purple palace, it was completely empty except for a stone platform, very quiet. Although it was spotless, it seemed as if no one had entered for a long time.
"Crack"
Li Tian fumbled around the stone platform. It turned out to be a stone bookshelf. When he opened it, he almost screamed. Inside was a scripture, with the three characters "Dao De Jing" carved on its cover.
"We've hit the jackpot! The ox-riding old man's supreme scripture, containing various secret arts like One Qi Transforms into Three Purities. This must be the so-called main text of the Dao De Jing."
Hearing this, the others all gathered around, somewhat excited. If they obtained this precious scripture, it would all be worth it no matter what.
This was a stone scripture, very heavy, bearing the vicissitudes of history. Through the three characters "Dao De Jing" on the surface, a scene was transmitted: an old man riding an ox westward, purple qi surging for thirty thousand li, passing through a place called Hangu Pass, then condensing into a scripture.
"This is it! It should be the lower volume that can be cultivated!"
They couldn't wait and quickly flipped through the stone book. The pages were very hard and thick. Everyone was excited, but when they opened it, they found not a single character on it.
"A wordless heavenly book? Let me take another look. Even that bastard Yin Tiande could learn from it; there's no reason I can't comprehend it," Li Tian said.
He turned it over and over, looking until the very end, but couldn't figure anything out. He was so angry his teeth itched.
"You're holding it upside down. You should turn it around," Yan Yixi reminded.
"I wanted to contemplate it in reverse," Li Tian said stubbornly.
"Stop wasting your effort. Look at this," Ye Fan said, pointing to the bottom of the bookshelf. There were some fine stone shavings there, as if they had been ground off.
"Damn it!" Li Tian could no longer maintain his stubbornness and directly threw the book on the ground.
Yi Qingwu picked up the stone book. Her slender jade-like fingers gently caressed it, and a faint sparkling light bloomed.
"Guanghan Mending Heaven Technique!" Yan Yixi said. He understood that she was trying to use a secret art to attempt to repair this book.
However, in the end, Yi Qingwu sighed softly and helplessly put down the stone scripture. Yin Tiande had been very thorough; this book could not be restored.
"What a pity. I cannot witness the splendor of Laozi's scripture..." Ye Fan sighed softly. This was an ancient man from the same place as him, yet unfortunately he could not behold his Dao words. It was truly a great regret.
Afterward, they searched carefully and found another alchemy scripture. It was the same—the characters had been erased, yielding nothing.
"Little Duan is really thorough. When we catch him someday, we'll make him hand over half the Divine Spirit Ancient Scripture and the Dao De Jing together," Li Tian said.
Of course, he could only say this. The other party was already a king-level figure. In the future, he would definitely have to go out of his way to avoid him.
Since Laozi had been able to come to this world, he had most likely taken the ancient starry path. They hoped to find clues here and searched carefully. After the disappointment of the Dao De Jing, they had no confidence left, afraid that even if there was an ancient path, it had been destroyed.
"Indeed, there is nothing..." Ye Fan was extremely disappointed. After searching for most of the day, not only had they turned the Eight Scenery Palace upside down, they had almost dug through the Supreme Purity Sacred Realm, but found nothing.
"That bastard Little Duan is too selfish. Whatever he gets, he erases. Did he even cut off the path?" Li Tian cursed.
Ye Fan looked up at the starry sky. Was he going to grow old and die in this world? Not only had he failed to return to his homeland, but he had also been separated from his old friends by life and death.
At this moment, the Big Dipper Star Domain was a sky stained with blood. Even the Monkey was severely wounded. Li Heishui had also fled in defeat into the great wilderness, his injuries difficult to heal.
In the Southern Domain, Ji Haoyue was covered in blood, carrying a person who was almost a pile of bloody mud back to his clan, setting him down.
Li Heishui was extremely weak. "I'm still alive... but not for long. The Barbarian... Wu Zhongtian, Liu Kou... how are they? Are they still in this world?"
"I don't know." Ji Haoyue only uttered these few words.
"Li Xiaoman... and that other woman... so terrifying..." Li Heishui spat out a mouthful of blood and collapsed in the bloodstains.
Ziwei Ancient Star Domain, Supreme Purity Sacred Realm.
Ye Fan stared blankly into space. Where was the path back?
"My Path of Human Desire is preparing for a great sect-wide migration, but we want to leave and have no path to follow. It's driving me crazy," Li Tian said, pacing back and forth.
A sect with only two people running away, and he still had the nerve to call it a sect migration. No one had the energy to even acknowledge him.
Ye Fan stared at the Eight Scenery Palace, motionless. No one knew how long passed. Suddenly, he stood up and strode forward.
"Rise!"
He exerted force and lifted the entire purple palace, moving it off the ground. Immediately, a vast aura began to flow.
"Brother Ye, you truly have divine strength!" Li Tian exclaimed in amazement. This palace, just its aura was enough to make one's heart tremble with fear. Each wisp of purple qi weighed ten thousand jun. Lifting it was almost impossible.
Yet, after Ye Fan's golden blood energy boiled, he raised it above his head.
"Hum"
At that moment, five-colored divine radiance appeared on the ground, flashing continuously, very mysterious.
"This is... a small five-colored altar!" Yan Yixi was greatly shocked.
Beneath the Eight Scenery Palace, there was a small altar platform no more than one zhang in circumference. It brightened from its original dim state, flowing with five-colored light, constructing a Bagua gate.
"This is it!" Ye Fan released his grip. The purple palace did not fall but remained suspended in the air, about to enter the Bagua gate.
"We can leave." Ye Fan was excited, beckoning the others to quickly enter the Eight Scenery Palace.
"Boom!"
At that moment, purple qi boiled. The Eight Scenery Palace carried them into the ancient starry path, then vanished in an instant.
Boundless darkness, impenetrable even by heavenly eyes.
But it was not very long. A flash of light appeared before their eyes, and they emerged from the spatial passage.
"This doesn't seem like the ancient starry path. It's different from what I've seen before," Ye Fan said suspiciously.
"This is... we haven't left the Ziwei Ancient Star Domain. We're outside it, above it!" Li Tian exclaimed in surprise.
At this moment, they could clearly see a great life star below them, magnificent beyond compare, vast and majestic, filled with the aura of an emperor, making one tremble.
Ye Fan was also surprised. At this moment, the Eight Scenery Palace was very much like a satellite orbiting the earth, circling this ancient life star.
"That is..." Yan Yixi's pupils contracted sharply as he pointed ahead.
At that moment, everyone shuddered. A celestial palace stretched across the space ahead, also orbiting this life star like the Eight Scenery Palace.
"The Eight Scenery Palace is about to collide with the celestial palace ahead!"
Everyone's expression turned serious. Why was there a celestial palace lying ahead? It seemed as if some mysterious force within was summoning the Eight Scenery Palace.