Baiyu City, secret chamber.

Zheng Yi sat cross-legged, hands together, index and middle fingers crossed and upright, other fingers bent, forming a lotus seal in front of his chest.

"We who delve into the unstained, with the sounds of the bells and drums in Wuying Temple, observe freely the light all around, illuminating every corner..."

The scriptures murmured, and a faint white lotus flickered between Zheng Yi’s eyebrows.

This is precisely the White Lotus Scripture!

Seizing the moment while stabilizing his late-stage Qi cultivation, Zheng Yi was also cultivating the White Lotus Scripture.

Perhaps due to the growth of his spirit root, or maybe because of the amplification from the Yin Yang Treasure Mirror, his progress in cultivating the White Lotus Scripture was extremely rapid, like advancing a thousand miles in one day.

Moreover, the increase in divine thought also fed back into his cultivation enhancement.

In addition, continuous dual cultivation with Tuoba Qingying accelerated his spirit root’s aptitude growth.

In the past three months, his cultivation had almost reached the eighth-layer Qi cultivation.

Aside from himself, eleven scarlet light points fluttered around the quiet room, constantly flashing.

Blood Moon Gu.

With the end of the Xuzhou battlefield, Ma Jinwu had returned to the Capital City and presented the Blood Moon Gu he had taken with him.

As Zheng Yi’s strength increased, so too did the spiritual Qi fluctuation of the eleven Blood Moon Gu, reaching the late-stage Qi cultivation.

Moreover, they became even more fierce and cruel, with ordinary cultivators standing no chance against them.

Apart from these eleven Blood Moon Gu, there were also more than twenty strange, pale golden insects lying beside him.

Shaped like pill bugs, with wings on their backs, slender proboscises, and fangs, they lay lazily on the ground, not even glancing at the eleven Blood Moon Gu flying in mid-air.

These were the Spirit-devouring Insects.

Out of the twenty-seven Spirit-devouring Insect eggs that survived from the Zheng Family Treasure Vault, only twenty-two survived after his blood sacrifice.

But even so, it cost him over a hundred drops of essence blood.

Based on the magical power fluctuation emanating from them, they were only at the early-stage Qi cultivation.

Yet, for some reason, those late-stage Qi cultivation Blood Moon Gu dared not approach the Spirit-devouring Insects, merely fluttering around them.

Opposite Zheng Yi, another figure sat cross-legged, silently without a trace of breath.

Puppet Xuan Ye.

In the last battle with Tuoba Qingying, the performance of Puppet Xuan Ye did not satisfy him.

No reason.

In the Canglan Realm, Puppet Xuan Ye could effortlessly crush Lei Tianming and Thundercloud Peak.

Once in action, it was almost always a decisive victory with overwhelming force.

However, just a few months ago in the Imperial Palace, when facing Tuoba Qingying and Tuoba Wufeng, it took several rounds.

It even ended up being suppressed by Tuoba Qingying at one point.

The reason lies in the formidable foundation of the Tuoba Family!

In the Spiritless Land, the Tuoba Family has endured for over three thousand years, accumulating countless treasures unknown to others.

Otherwise, they would have been eliminated by history over three thousand years ago.

Additionally, the Tuoba Clan has dominated Yunmeng Marsh for more than three thousand years, with millions of mortals as tributors. Their battle experience and overall strength surpass those of the Lei Family.

Moreover, Tuoba Qingying is a Celestial Spirit Root Cultivator, inherently blessed in water attributes, and herself possessing a Water Spirit Body.

In contrast, Puppet Xuan Ye, although a Golden Core Stage Puppet, has no magical treasures on it, being merely equipped with ordinary top-grade magical artifacts.

Moreover, having been passed down for over three thousand years, it has many hidden injuries, significantly reducing its overall strength.

If it truly encountered a Golden Core Cultivator, even a casual strike from them could destroy it.

"Hoo..."

After a long time, Zheng Yi exhaled slowly and gradually opened his eyes.

He looked straight ahead, his gaze fixed on Puppet Xuan Ye.

"Xuan Ye..."

He spoke: "The puppet’s strength has been reduced significantly; we must find a way to enhance its power."

"Unfortunately, none of us know how to repair puppets; otherwise, no matter how costly, I would fully restore it."

"As it stands, we can only look for suitable magical treasures to install on Xuan Ye, allowing it to wield them."

"In doing so, some of its strength can be restored."

"Hmm?"

At that moment, the Yin Yang Treasure Mirror in his mind suddenly transmitted a fluctuation.

His divine thought moved slightly, and he saw a line of text slowly appearing on the chaotic-colored mirror surface of the Yin Yang Treasure Mirror.

[You have witnessed the ’Nether Abyss’ at the intersection of the Canglan Realm and the Nether Spirit Realm; Power of Time +10.]

points of Power of Time!

Zheng Yi’s pupils suddenly contracted.

That’s 10 points!

Previously, despite experiencing so much at Weiyang Mountain, the Power of Time gained was less than 0.1 each time.

Even after exterminating Lei Family, he only gained 1.5 points of Power of Time.

And now, merely by ’seeing’ the Nether Abyss, he gained a full 10 points of Power of Time.

The gap between these amounts is readily apparent.

With a glance, he found that the Power of Time he had now acquired reached 11.651.

One-tenth.

At this moment, the chaotic clouds in the mirror surface once again roiled, and another line of text appeared.

[Having gained 10 points of Power of Time, a special destiny blessing can be obtained.]

[Please choose one destiny from the options below to bless onto the Yin Yang Treasure Mirror Fragment, affecting the wearer.]

"Hmm? This is..."

Zheng Yi’s eyes flickered, surprised by the additional boon upon reaching 10 points of Power of Time.

Destiny?

To be blessed onto the Yin Yang Treasure Mirror Fragment, potentially affecting the wearer?

So that means...

It would affect Zhang Shaoyang?

He held his breath and focused again.

The chaotic clouds rolled once more, quickly displaying rows of text.

[Destiny One: Blessing and Curse. Any event you experience may bring disaster, but each time you withstand a disaster, you’ll receive a benefit. The significance of each benefit is determined by the severity of the disaster endured.]

[Destiny Two: Common Among the Multitudes. You will vanish among the crowd, becoming remarkably ordinary and mediocre, unnoticed by anyone, with your words and actions having little impact on others.]

[Destiny Three: Carefree Wanderer. Your temperament will become calm and laid-back, uninterested in fame, competition, or connections, solely wishing to travel the world, documenting strange tales with hopes of being passed down to future generations.]

Zheng Yi waited for a while, discovering that there were no additional texts.

As things stand, only these three destiny options were available.

Faced with these three choices, Zheng Yi shook his head; no matter what, he could only select the first destiny!

Blessing and Curse!

If he wanted to rapidly increase the Power of Time, he could only have Zhang Shaoyang stir up more trouble.

Only this way could he witness greater events.

As for Destiny Two’s Common Among the Multitudes and Destiny Three’s Carefree Wanderer... what were those supposed to be?

With a thought, the chaotic clouds rolled once again.

Destiny Two and Destiny Three slowly vanished, replaced by the brilliant glow of Destiny One’s Blessing and Curse.

Eventually, the text of Destiny One was also engulfed by the chaotic clouds.

Simultaneously, in the Nether Abyss of the Canglan Realm.

Wan Tianming stood on a massive flying ship, looking at the abyss in the distance and said, "Everyone, ahead lies the Nether Abyss." 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝔀𝓮𝒃𝙣𝓸𝒗𝒆𝒍.𝙘𝒐𝒎

"Listen to the old man in a moment... hmm?"

"What is that...?"