Over these decades, the gains of Wang Ruoxie and Xiao Ningyue have been quite substantial.
They have found some Innate Spiritual Medicine and Innate Spirit Fruit.
Of course, their cultivation power has also seen significant improvement.
Now, Xiao Ningyue's cultivation has reached the Seventh Layer of the Divine Venerable Realm, with power far surpassing others of the same level.
Meanwhile, Wang Ruoxie's cultivation has reached the Ninth Layer of the Divine Venerable Realm, the pinnacle of the Divine Human Realm.
If there are no cultivation realms beyond the Divine Human Realm, then he would already be considered the strongest existence.
However, during these decades, they've encountered many who sought to seize from them, and before killing these fellows, they learned some information about the Immortal Path and the Immortal Saints.
Thus he now knows that the Divine Venerable Realm is not the ultimate in martial art.
He also learned that after breaking through to the Divine Venerable Realm, one must face a celestial tribulation every thousand years to continue living.
Even if one survives nine tribulations, if unable to transcend, they'll still utterly vanish from existence.
This means they and Xiao Ningyue have less than ten thousand years of life left unless they can transcend; otherwise, once their span of just over nine thousand years is consumed, they'll perish.
Thus, after leaving this Chaos Secret Realm, they plan to head for the Immortal Path to seek signs of the Immortal Saints and find opportunities for transcendence.
Now, they have arrived in front of an ancient palace.
The two, without hesitation, walked directly into the palace.
"The Heavenly Dao is fifty, the Great Evolution is forty-nine, and the one that is hidden is the Great Dao."
Upon stepping into the great hall, Wang Ruoxie saw such golden words inscribed on the Jade Disc directly ahead.
"What does this sentence mean?"
Xiao Ningyue asked, with a look of confusion.
"This saying seems very profound, as if pointing directly to some kind of origin."
Wang Ruoxie pondered for a moment and said, "We have both comprehended the laws to the Ninth Layer of Great Perfection, even able to directly invoke the law origin, borrowing the power of heaven and earth."
"But I always feel this is not the end; it seems above the laws, there are higher levels of existence."
"Otherwise, from where do the laws originate? What is the essence of the power of heaven and earth?"
Hearing Wang Ruoxie's words, Xiao Ningyue nodded slightly and spoke again, "Perhaps if we can comprehend existence above the laws, we can achieve transcendence and reach the level of the Immortal Saints."
"Yes, I fear only by heading to the Immortal Path is this possible."
Wang Ruoxie nodded, smiling as he spoke.
Subsequently, the two continued to walk towards the inner hall.
"Ruoxie, did you feel it? Time within this palace seems to have stopped flowing."
Xiao Ningyue suddenly said.
"Yes, not only time, but even the law origin has halted its evolution. It seems that within this palace lies a void of chaos."
Wang Ruoxie nodded upon hearing this and said.
"Could it be that this is the true core of the Chaos Secret Realm?"
Xiao Ningyue said, with a look of intrigue.
"You are very perceptive."
Just as Xiao Ningyue's voice fell, an ancient voice suddenly resounded.
"Who is it?"
Wang Ruoxie's expression changed slightly, he said in a deep voice.
With his current cultivation power, he could not sense anyone's existence, not even where the voice originated from.
"I am not human."
After a moment of silence, the voice sounded again.
"Not human?"
Wang Ruoxie and Xiao Ningyue glanced at each other with a bewildered expression.
"I am the spirit of this Chaos Divine Palace."
The voice continued.
"Is senior an artifact spirit?"
Wang Ruoxie asked.
"No, a spirit, a true spirit."
The two involuntarily showed a look of confusion upon hearing this, what is the difference between a spirit and an artifact spirit?
"An artifact spirit is but a sliver of intelligence derived from an artifact. Once the artifact is destroyed, the spirit perishes with it. But a spirit is derived from the origin of heaven and earth; I was born from chaos, an immortal and indestructible existence."
The spirit's voice carried a hint of pride.
"Born from chaos, an immortal and indestructible existence!"
The faces of Wang Ruoxie and Xiao Ningyue showed shock.
"Could senior be an existence akin to an Immortal Saint?"
Wang Ruoxie's eyes flickered, then he asked again.
"Though I am immortal and indestructible, I am not what you call an Immortal Saint."
The spirit said.
"Then does senior know if Immortal Saints truly exist?"
Wang Ruoxie continued to ask.
"Yes, and there are many; however, in the last Chaotic Era, the heavenly dao perished, Immortal Saints fell, and the Immortal Path was severed, leaving no one in the world able to achieve the status of an Immortal Saint."
The spirit replied.
"What⦠the Immortal Path is severed?"
Wang Ruoxie's pupils shrank, he had planned to head straight for the Immortal Path and seek the trail of the Immortal Saints upon leaving here.
Yet he never anticipated that the spirit would say the Immortal Path was already severed.
No wonder, throughout countless years, even as one generation after another set foot on the Immortal Path, no one ever found the trace of an Immortal Saint. It turns out the Immortal Path they embarked upon was not complete.
"In this case, doesn't it mean we can never transcend and reach the level of the Immortal Saints?"
Xiao Ningyue also said with visible shock.
"Though the Immortal Path has been severed, there is a way to reopen it."
The spirit said with a somewhat different tone, which the yet-to-recover Wang Ruoxie and Xiao Ningyue did not notice.
"Senior, how can we reopen the Immortal Path?"
Wang Ruoxie quickly asked.
"Sever the heavenly dao, and stabilize chaos; only then can the Immortal Path be reopened."
After a long pause, the spirit slowly said.
"What is the heavenly dao?"
Wang Ruoxie knew of chaos but not of the nature of the heavenly dao.
"When you reach the end of the Immortal Path, you will know."
After contemplating for a long time, the spirit responded with a sentence.
"Thank you for your guidance, senior."
Wang Ruoxie slightly cupped his hands toward the void and said.
"No need to thank me. The reason I told you all this is because I need you to help me with a task."
The spirit said.
"What task?"
Wang Ruoxie was a bit surprised, such an existence actually needed his help?
"It's simple, take me with you to the Immortal Path."
The spirit directly said.
"Alright."
Wang Ruoxie nodded without hesitation.
"Before reaching the end of the Immortal Path, I will always be attached to your Godslaying Sword."
After the spirit finished speaking, Wang Ruoxie felt as if an intangible presence wrapped around his Godslaying Sword.
In the next moment, he surprisingly discovered that the Godslaying Sword seemed much stronger than before; the aura it emitted could easily pierce through the surrounding chaos.
"How is this possible?"
Wang Ruoxie muttered to himself.
"I am a spirit born from chaos, and after attaching to your Godslaying Sword, I have barely raised it to the level of a Chaos Supreme Treasure."
At this moment, the spirit's voice directly echoed in Wang Ruoxie's mind.
And upon hearing the spirit's words, Wang Ruoxie was again astounded.
