Blue light erupted from the Seven Blood Pupils' forbidden Enchanted Treasure altar in the land of the Sea Corpse Clan.
As it continued, it caught the attention of the Sea Corpse Clan and the disciples of the Seven Blood Pupils.
This was especially so for the former. The entire clan was shaken. Almost all the Sea Corpse Clan members had seen the blue light spreading out from the altar over the past few days, so they naturally knew why it was happening.
It was also because they knew that after such a long time had passed, the fluctuations in their hearts became even more intense.
It was the same for the disciples of the Seven Blood Pupils who were stationed here.
The Third Lord looked at Xu Qing, who was surrounded by blue light on the altar below. He looked at the blue light and the aura of death spreading out from his body, and his heart was also in turmoil.
If he did not know that Xu Qing was doing this to open his 121 acupoints and that the chances of him betraying the sect were extremely low, he would have thought that Xu Qing was really going to turn into a Sea Corpse Clan member.
At that moment, as the power of multiple Corpse Ancestor statues fused into Xu Qing's body, his life was about to reach its limit, and the aura of death around his body became even denser.
Another six hours passed. Dusk passed, and the bright moon hung in the sky. Xu Qing's body trembled violently as he felt his limit.
The purple crystal in his body was suppressed by his own body, and there was also the invasion of the Corpse Ancestor statues outside. Finally, his body was only a sliver away from being completely transformed.
The left side of this sliver was life, and the right side was death.
This was the line between life and death.
However, this state was extremely unstable. If it was a little less, it would no longer be a line between life and death. If it was a little more … he would truly turn into a Sea Corpse Clan member.
At this critical moment, Xu Qing's eyes suddenly opened, and they shone with a blue light. There was not a hint of emotion in his eyes as he lifted his right hand, which was like a corpse, and slowly pointed at the black wood in front of him.
The moment he pointed at it, the black wood instantly spread out a powerful fluctuation.
In the next instant, a huge illusory wooden door appeared in front of Xu Qing. As booming sounds echoed in the air, the wooden door slowly opened towards Xu Qing.
An intense and dazzling white light that was different from the blue light around him spread out from the wooden door and enveloped Xu Qing's body!
This light … was even brighter and more resplendent than before. It was not dimmed by the cruel truth and the world. It still existed, but it had become a little cold, and the warmth within it was hidden even deeper.
The light of the black wooden door was the method that Xu Qing thought of to freeze his life and death.
Regardless of whether it was his previous battle with Master Sheng Dan or his subsequent research, he was very clear that the light within the wooden door that had been refined a second time had the ability to seal life levels.
This kind of seal was like an ice seal. It would cause one's entire body to freeze in an instant.
At that moment, as the light spread out, Xu Qing's body trembled violently. The unstable state of being on the verge of death was completely solidified under the light of the Profound Spirit Perpetual Will Sect, and was no longer unstable.
His life level seemed to have been fixed.
In the next moment, under the arrangement of Lord San, who was paying attention to Xu Qing, the blue light coming from the Corpse Ancestor's statue in the surroundings immediately dispersed.
Then, he formed an incantation gesture, and the Seven Blood Eyes' forbidden magic treasure, the Ancient Bronze Mirror, shone brightly in the sky. It turned into a beam of light that directly descended, landing on Xu Qing's body before being reflected back.
This caused Xu Qing's entire body to be completely enveloped within the light.
Xu Qing's body trembled. His consciousness was still clear at this moment. His perception rapidly spread throughout his body, searching for his 121st law aperture.
Lord San had said that everyone's law aperture location was different. This was especially true for these 120 law apertures.
However, at this moment, in this state of being on the verge of death, Xu Qing used the Seven Blood Eyes' forbidden magic treasure to scan his body and finally found … his 121st law aperture.
This law aperture existed in his sea of consciousness. It wasn't real, but was in an illusory state.
The moment he found it, Xu Qing didn't hesitate. His soul power erupted and rushed toward the location in his sea of consciousness. In the next moment, Xu Qing's body began to tremble.
Opening the 121st law aperture was much more difficult than opening the other law apertures. However, Xu Qing was well prepared for this. His soul power once again surged out from the law apertures, forming a soul fire that surged out once more.
After a few breaths of time, crackling sounds echoed in Xu Qing's sea of consciousness. His body trembled as the 121st law aperture in his sea of consciousness in an illusory state suddenly … opened!
As it opened, an unprecedented wave of magic power erupted from the 121st law aperture.
It was boundlessly violent and heaven-shaking!
The power that came from this one law aperture was like 30 law apertures gathered together.
Because the magic power inside was too majestic, there was the saying of one law aperture opening one law aperture.
At this moment, the four Life Fires burning in Xu Qing's body were changed by the aura of the Sea Corpse Clan. However, under the convergence of countless strands of fire, Xu Qing's fifth Life Fire was instantly formed.
The fifth Life Fire was fiery-red in color.
At this moment, as it burned fiercely, a terrifying wave spread out from it. After it spread to Xu Qing's entire body, his state of being on the verge of death was broken.
The vitality of his Life Fire caused the aura of death to begin dissipating after his state was broken.
Because the ceremony hadn't been completed, Xu Qing hadn't completely transformed into a Sea Corpse Clan member, so the situation could be reversed.
This was especially true for the power of the purple crystal. Aside from having the shadow cover it so that it wouldn't be exposed, Xu Qing didn't suppress it at all. Thus, his vitality recovered even faster.
Gradually, two of the five Life Fires turned fiery-red in color. When the third Life Fire turned normal … Finally, when the five Life Fires turned normal, a rich vitality was activated and spread throughout Xu Qing's body.
The color of his skin rapidly changed, and his hair was no longer withered.
This process lasted for eight hours, and Xu Qing's eyes suddenly opened. Everything had returned to normal!
He had successfully reversed the situation of being on the verge of death and had opened 121 Dharma apertures. When the seven Sea Corpse Clan members saw this, they felt that it was a pity, but at the same time, they also felt solemn.
No one dared to underestimate someone who had opened 121 Dharma apertures. This meant that the upper limit of his Golden Core had reached the limit. This was especially so since they had long recognized Xu Qing and knew about his Life Fire.
Third Master also let out a sigh of relief in his heart. There was admiration in his eyes, but he didn't disturb Xu Qing. This was because he could tell that Xu Qing was going to break through to the Golden Core stage in the Heaven Palace.
Thus, he immediately waved his hand and dispersed the surrounding Sea Corpse Clan cultivators. After sealing this place even more strictly, he personally stood guard for Xu Qing.
This was something that Seventh Master had asked him to do. Regardless of whether it was for the sect or for Seventh Master, the three Peak Masters would strictly carry out this task.
He wouldn't allow any accidents to happen to Xu Qing's breakthrough.
In truth, it was very difficult for accidents to happen in the forbidden area of the Seven Blood Eyes. This place could be said to be the safest place in the Seven Blood Eyes.
A moment later, Xu Qing opened his eyes. After a few breaths of time, he sensed Third Master's arrangements around him. Thus, he closed his eyes again and prepared to break through!
Breaking through to the next level with the five fires was basically a certainty.
What Foundation Establishment needed to do to reach the Golden Core stage was to burn the Life Fire to the limit and raise it high in the body to reflect the Heaven Palace.
The reflected Heaven Palace was illusory, but it wouldn't disappear. It would always exist, just like its status.
What cultivators needed to do in the future was to materialize the illusory Heaven Palace they reflected. Then, they would place a Golden Core in it to suppress it and it would become a real Heaven Palace.
At this moment, following Xu Qing's thoughts, the five Life Fires in his body suddenly lit up.
The 121 Dharma apertures were like 121 furnaces. The last aperture was especially hot. It turned into countless strands of fire that gathered in the five Life Fires, causing Xu Qing's five Life Fires to be even more dazzling.
The Life Lamps also appeared, and after the flames were strengthened, they were raised high in Xu Qing's body.
In the next moment, in Xu Qing's sea of consciousness, above the Life Fires, a corner of the first Heaven Palace was revealed. It was as if a veil had been lifted, and more and more parts of the Heaven Palace were revealed.
After a while, Xu Qing's first illusory Life Palace was completely reflected.
This Heaven Palace looked like a huge palace, and it was filled with holiness and majesty.
This was the most basic appearance of a Heaven Palace. As long as it was a human, their illusory Heaven Palace was basically the same.
This was determined by the bloodline of their race.
During the process of materialization, there would be different changes according to the cultivation method of the cultivator.
At this moment, as Xu Qing's five Life Fires burned and raised high, soon … above the first illusory Heaven Palace, Xu Qing's second illusory Heaven Palace was also reflected.
Then, the third, the fourth …
At this moment, his sea of consciousness was roaring, and it was as if everything was trembling. Bolts of lightning swam in all directions, as if they were going to tear everything apart. At this moment, the fifth illusory Heaven Palace was also revealed.
Looking at it, the five Heaven Palaces, from bottom to top, were extremely vast. The light of the Life Fires was still spreading, causing the sixth illusory Heaven Palace to be reflected in Xu Qing's sea of consciousness.
Above the sixth illusory Heaven Palace, there was a thick fog. This fog was like a dome, preventing the light of the Life Fires from shining in.
Six Heaven Palaces, this was the limit of a Three Fire Cultivator. This was because the Heaven Palaces after that existed within the Life Fog. Without the light of the Life Fires, they could not be reflected.
However, Xu Qing was not included in this list.
As his five Life Fires exploded again, the seventh illusory Heaven Palace was faintly formed within the thick fog.
Soon after, the eighth Heaven Palace in the Life Fog was also illuminated by the dazzling light of the five balls of Life Fire.
The eight illusory Heaven Palaces caused Xu Qing's sea of consciousness to tremble and roar in all directions. The aura was shocking, and even a vortex appeared around Xu Qing's body. As it swept in all directions, endless Spiritual Qi was absorbed.
"Next … is to transform the Life Fires into Life Palaces!"
Xu Qing muttered in his heart as he raised his Seven-colored Wind Singing Lamp high up in his sea of consciousness.
This lamp passed through the six illusory Heaven Palaces and entered the Life Fog.
It passed through the seventh and eighth illusory Heaven Palaces, and at an even higher position, it exploded with a power that shook the heavens and the earth.
Incomparably bright light spread from the Seven-colored Wind Singing Lamp. Suddenly, the ninth Heaven Palace began to slowly form around the Life Fire Lamp.
It was not illusory, but real.
The entire process lasted for an hour, and Xu Qing's ninth Heaven Palace was completely formed within the Life Fog.
The Seven-colored Wind Singing Lamp was enshrined within it. It would become an existence similar to the Golden Core, and it would suppress the Heaven Palace here, making it … complete in an instant!
The power of a Heaven Palace was formed from Xu Qing's body, who was sitting cross-legged. It caused the heavens and the earth to change color, and a deafening sound was heard.
It was not over yet. Xu Qing raised the big black umbrella-shaped Life Fire Lamp high up in the air!