Silent and desolate, with no end in sight, it resembled a universe devoid of stars. This was the Inner World.

At the highest level of meditation, a few minutes in the outside world could evolve into several years in this place.

Of course, the explanation of the Inner World in the Taoist Huangting theory was the most reasonable. It was a place of emptiness and clarity, where one could stay for a long time, maintaining a detached and calm state of mind that was unfathomable.

Wang Xuan was excited when he entered for the second time because he knew what it meant to come here. This was the fundamental reason for the strength of the ancient Taoist masters.

"There are traces of being struck by lightning!"

Wang Xuan focused his mind and carefully observed. The previously dim and cold Inner World had some areas that were charred black, unlike what he had seen before.

Soon, his mind calmed down. Once he entered this place, his perception became extremely sharp, and he himself ascended to an extremely cold and silent state of mind.

Wang Xuan watched the charred areas and proceeded cautiously. It seemed like destructive matter was overflowing in the lifeless atmosphere.

Although he was in a state of emptiness and clarity, with a calm mind, he still felt the suffocating oppression.

With a loud bang, it seemed like a historical regression. He once again saw the earth-shattering thunder, crossing the sky of the ancient times like a comet crashing into the ground, with a grand momentum that destroyed everything.

In a trance, it was as if a transformed True Immortal looked up, dressed in white, extremely powerful, but unable to withstand the strike of the thunder. It was shattered with a bang, and the transformed light rain spread across time, dissipating in the sky.

Wang Xuan was horrified. How could humans resist such power?

The absolute state of detachment allowed him to quickly return to tranquility and silence. He silently observed.

There were large areas of charred black in the Inner World, and even now, remnants of lightning could still be seen, beyond his imagination.

In Wang Xuan's understanding, the place of emptiness and clarity was isolated from the mortal world. Only the mind could penetrate it, while everything else could not touch it. The physical body could only remain in the outside world.

What he saw was desolate, empty, and even lifeless. The remnants of lightning flashed and disappeared, subverting his understanding.

As he took a step forward, but still some distance away from the charred area, a strong change occurred in front of him, driven by the breeze he brought along.

The large areas of charred black and the remnants of lightning quickly dissipated, collapsing like sandcastles in the sea, disappearing in an instant.

As Wang Xuan moved forward, any place that was different from the past turned into ashes, with the charred black fading, the lightning extinguished, and everything ceased to exist.

Wang Xuan stopped and looked at the nearby area returning to desolation and emptiness, lost in thought.

"The Inner World is ultimately beyond the interference of the mortal world, right? What I saw just now, as I moved forward, turned into smoke and decay."

He stood still and silently sensed. Finally, he sighed lightly, "What I saw was just a reenactment of history, not reality."

As he finished speaking, the Inner World became even more desolate and lifeless.

Wang Xuan roughly understood that what he had just seen was the residual spiritual power of the female Taoist master, not the actual occurrence of the immense thunder that struck her.

"The Transformation Stone is a rare and priceless treasure!" Wang Xuan's eyes were deep. He had more confidence in the path of ancient techniques and saw many possibilities for the future.

At this moment, he naturally understood why he could appear here.

Back then, the female Taoist master was extremely powerful and aspired to become a True Immortal, but ultimately failed in her transformation and was shattered by the immense thunder.

In that underground cave, a terrifying explosion occurred during her transformation, causing her spiritual power and the mysterious factor she brought out from the Inner World to dissipate.

"The mysterious substance and the residual spiritual power she left behind impacted the rock layers, most of which dissipated, leaving only a small amount behind as the Transformation Stone."

It was because of this that Wang Xuan, without triggering his heightened senses, vaguely saw the edge of the Inner World and eventually returned here.

Even though the residual spiritual power in the Transformation Stone came from the female Taoist master, who had long since passed away, it was still significant to future generations.

This residual spiritual energy resonated naturally with the Inner World that she had opened back then. Once it was activated by someone, it could naturally penetrate the realm of emptiness and clarity once again.

"The mysterious factor in the Inner World is the key."

Wang Xuan believed that the mysterious substance enveloped the residual spiritual energy, blending into the interior of the stone, preserving everything.

At the same time, he could sense the Transformation Stone and eventually re-enter the Inner World through it, which was also related to his previous absorption of the mysterious factor.

Wang Xuan sorted out the cause and effect of all this, but he still didn't understand what kind of place the Inner World was.

In fact, no one has been able to explain the secrets of the realm of emptiness and clarity to this day. It was desolate, empty, and even lifeless, unfathomable.

There were still sights in the distance, but Wang Xuan did not immediately go over. He did not forget his original intention of entering the Inner World, which was to rise quickly and become stronger so that he could face everything in the mortal world with ease.Today can be said to have taken a shortcut. He didn't know if he could practice body techniques here like he did in the empty time before, and rapidly improve his strength.

Wang Xuan silently recited the Golden Body Technique once, and directly practiced it, advancing from the first level to the later stages of the third level. He had reached this level in his previous practice.

"Effective!"

He felt as if his body was empty, and his posture was no different from the description of the Golden Body Technique. It was flawless and extremely standard.

He immersed himself wholeheartedly in the practice, forgetting everything else. His thoughts and actions were all related to the Golden Body Technique, using it to enhance his physical fitness.

He continued until one day when he felt tired and stopped, then activated the root technique of the pre-Qin alchemists.

The mysterious factor emerged from nothingness and drifted into the Inner World, nourishing Wang Xuan's spirit and dispelling fatigue. He once again felt a surge of vitality.

He took a deep breath. There were no surprises or changes. Although he had come here illegally, the Inner World was still intact, allowing him to practice body techniques and improve his strength.

He was already close to the fourth level of the Golden Body Technique. When he practiced again, it came naturally. His body emitted a dazzling beam of golden light, extremely bright, before returning to normal.

At the same time, his spirit flickered like a jumping golden flame, and soon returned to calmness.

The fourth level of the Golden Body Technique... was complete!

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Wang Xuan confirmed that the Inner World still possessed the mystery it had before. Standing here was equivalent to entering the highest realm of meditation, making him feel even more peaceful and tranquil.

He walked forward slowly, wanting to see the distant scenery.

It was... a group of buildings, accompanied by a decaying old scene. The lake had dried up, pavilions and towers had collapsed. Was this still caused by the residual spiritual energy of the female alchemist?

Only a few buildings remained standing stubbornly, surrounded by ruins. It was all decayed.

One of the rooms had an open window, with a long table piled with bamboo slips from the pre-Qin period. Among them was a golden bamboo slip!

Wang Xuan's eyes widened. Even though he was in a transcendent and cold state of mind, he still felt his heart race and his breathing become heavy.

How many scriptures were recorded on these pre-Qin bamboo slips? What level of root techniques and body techniques did they involve? And there was even a golden bamboo slip. How could he not be tempted?

However, he dared not move his body anymore, afraid that even a slight breeze would blow away everything in front of him, leaving nothing behind.

After watching for a long time, he sighed lightly. Even if he could walk over, what would it matter? None of the bamboo slips were unfolded. If he wanted to take the initiative to read them, all that would be left would be scattered light and decaying dust.

This feeling made him feel a little uncomfortable. He could only watch from a distance, unable to approach or touch them. He knew that there were priceless scriptures on the long table, but he couldn't obtain them.

"Forget it, I already have the root techniques of the pre-Qin alchemists, and the body techniques left by the founder of Taoism, Zhang Daoling. These are mysterious and unfathomable enough, requiring me to spend a long time studying them. There is no need to be greedy for more. Even if all the bamboo slips on the long table were given to me, I wouldn't have time to practice them."

Wang Xuan comforted himself and took a step back. Suddenly, he felt as if the sea and sky were boundless, and his spirit seemed to be sublimated.

He was surprised. Was this enlightenment?

Soon, he realized with horror that it was not the case at all, because the surrounding scenery had changed. It was no longer a group of buildings, but a truly magnificent world, which made him feel grand.

What's going on? He hadn't even left the group of buildings, so why did the scenery change on its own? Was it the residual spiritual energy of the female alchemist causing this? This was the first possibility that came to his mind.

He remained silent, standing here, activating the root technique of the pre-Qin alchemists.

In an instant, everything returned to normal. It was still a scene of ruins, a decaying old scene, and on the long table in the lifeless room, there were priceless bamboo slips displayed.

Suddenly, he felt a strange atmosphere, something was not right. He turned around abruptly, and in that instant, his pupils contracted involuntarily as he instinctively stepped back.

Because in front of his eyes, there was a pair of blood-red shoes, suspended in mid-air, level with his eyebrows. Obviously, these were a woman's shoes.

In the dim ruins, the sudden appearance of such an abnormal sight made Wang Xuan's heart race, feeling that something was amiss.

Fresh blood dripped from the shoes, which was extremely eerie. It almost splattered on Wang Xuan's body. He took a few steps back and then saw a dazzling thunderbolt descend from the sky, like a galaxy falling from the nine heavens, piercing through the blood-red shoes.

In an instant, a pair of snow-white feet appeared in the red shoes, followed by straight and pure white legs. In that instant, a snow-white long skirt fell and covered her.

Haunted?!

Wang Xuan felt that something was very wrong. Although he hadn't seen the woman's face yet, he felt that she must be related to the female alchemist.

In this desolate and lifeless place, under the eerie and terrifying atmosphere, he blurted out, "You're exposed!"After speaking, he wanted to pinch his own mouth. His mind was in an absolute state of cold silence, incapable of lying. He had spoken his heart's truth, yet the result was such that he regretted it deeply.