The continuous assault of intense light would cause even a Martial Arts Expert's mind to go blank. Their cognitive abilities would plummet, and they would lose their sense of direction and even their perception. A person could become completely lost, even in a small cave like this.
Zhao Xuanqi stood perfectly still, acquainting himself with the sensation and attempting to resist it.
The light only affected his visual system; his other bodily functions were not actually harmed. Gradually, he focused and condensed his Spirit, relinquishing control over his vision. He ignored the influence of the blinding light, instead fumbling to regain control over the rest of his body.
The process took him nearly a Quarter Hour.
TAP!
He regained his sense of direction and continued forward into the passageway. The cave's influence lessened slightly, allowing him to see again, but his vision remained incredibly blurry.
Next was the eighth cave. It affected the Divine Court acupoint.
As he stepped into this cave, Zhao Xuanqi's body suddenly froze in place, as if he were trapped in amber.
At the same time, an uncontrollable torrent of complex emotions—joy, anger, grief, anxiety, sorrow, fear, and shock—welled up inside him.
The Divine Court acupoint, located in the center of the forehead, is inextricably linked to the brain.
When the Divine Court is affected, the brain's functions fall into disarray.
One's emotions, logical thinking, and senses of time and space—everything would be thrown into chaos.
ROAR!!!
Within Zhao Xuanqi's Intent, a silver Qilin, seemingly bound by iron chains, let out a heaven-shaking, furious roar.
SPURT! SPURT! SPURT!
Blood streamed from Zhao Xuanqi's seven orifices, yet his gaze remained unshakably firm. His body began to move, slow and stiff. All the pressure he had endured along the way had instead awakened the murderous rage within him.
'This time, I'm going to see exactly what's hidden at the end of these caves.'
'Not even a Divine General can stop me with a mere cave that's been here for thousands of years.'
THUD!! THUD!! THUD!!
Each of his steps was as heavy as a mountain. Step by step, he forced his way out of the eighth cave.
After passing through the connecting passageway, he finally stood before the last cave.
He peered inside and saw a tall stone gate standing at the far end.
The stone gate was simple and unadorned, devoid of any carvings, and it exuded an ancient aura.
That was the end of the Thirty-Six Celestial Caves—the secret chamber the legendary Holy Beast Divine General had once used for seclusion.
"Bai Feng... Li Zhenyuan."
Zhao Xuanqi muttered, then stepped into the cave.
Blinding light, disorienting sounds, frozen thoughts, sluggish movements—all his meridians came to a halt!
The first of the Nine Dragon Soul Acupoints: the Baihui Acupoint!
This acupoint is located at the crown of the head. It is a person's zenith, their highest point, the convergence of all yang, and the nexus of all meridians!
All the body's meridians converge at this single point. Since a hundred meridians meet here, it is called Baihui, the "Hundred Convergences."
Legend has it that this acupoint is the Mystic Gate connecting the human body to the heavens and the earth. Once opened, the hundred meridians can extend, allowing one to shatter their physical limitations and communicate with the universe.
Gathering Qi and Controlling Wind—this is the path to becoming a Celestial Being!
Therefore, this acupoint is of the utmost importance!
Now, stimulated by the cave, all one hundred of the body's meridians were affected. The effects from all the previous caves converged at once, slamming into Zhao Xuanqi.
"Perfect!!"
A savage grin spread across Zhao Xuanqi's face as the emotions he had been accumulating and suppressing finally erupted.
The stimulation of his Baihui Acupoint rippled through all one hundred of his meridians. The effect was incredibly perilous, but at the same time, it was equivalent to temporarily unblocking all the acupoints in his body.
This meant that, at this very moment, his Spirit was no longer shackled by his physical limitations and could unleash its absolute peak power!!
ROAR!!
A Qilin's wrath!!
Silver light erupted. His Qi and Blood surged, taking on a vivid, lifelike form.
For a brief moment, the might of Zhao Xuanqi's Holy Beast manifested in its peak form.
The silver light was as dense as molten mercury. The ferocious Form of the Qilin tore through space, ripping an opening through the cave's powerful influence and restoring his ability to move.
WHOOSH!!
He took a single step, and his body shot forward like an arrow. In an instant, he was before the stone gate, and he thrust out his palm.
BOOM!!
Under the immense force, the stone gate burst open in an instant. Zhao Xuanqi darted inside the stone chamber.
The stone chamber was simplicity itself. In its center was a large, protruding rock that had been polished flat. The rest of the chamber was completely uncarved and undecorated, looking like a primitive cave.
What surprised Zhao Xuanqi, however, was that the influence of the "Qi" within the chamber was far less intense than in the caves outside.
Furthermore, this influence didn't just target his acupoints. It started with his muscles and skin, moved to his internal organs, and finally affected his various acupoints. It was all a bit baffling.
But Zhao Xuanqi soon had a guess. The sensation guided by this "Qi" was very familiar; it had to be the circulation path of the Dragon Gate Secret Technique.
No wonder several Divine General experts from the Cyan Dragon Sect had entered this secret chamber, believing the Holy Beast Divine General had left something behind, but were unable to decipher it.
Li Zhenyuan hadn't passed down the complete Hundred Beasts Fist in this world. The Dragon Gate Secret Technique was the core of the Hundred Beasts Fist, and only true successors were qualified to practice it.
After all, the prerequisite for using the Dragon Gate Secret Technique was to cultivate every step of the Hundred Beasts Fist to its absolute limit. Even throughout the entire history of the Blue Star Hundred Beasts Sect, less than a third of its successors were qualified to practice the Dragon Gate Secret Technique. Those who could actually pass the Second Gate and reach the third were as rare as a phoenix's feather, and every one of them had left their name on the sect's roll of honor.
For example, "Bai Feng." And for another, "Qilin."
'It seems the item—or information—Li Zhenyuan left in this chamber was indeed meant for a successor. But I'm currently at the third Gate of the Dragon Gate, and it doesn't seem to be triggering any reaction...'
Zhao Xuanqi pondered for a moment.
'From muscles and skin, to internal organs, and finally to all the acupoints in the body...'
'Does that mean I need to use the Dragon Gate Secret Technique for the corresponding Gate and synchronize it with the 'Qi' in this chamber?'
'But right now, I can only use the Dragon Gate Secret Technique up to the third Gate. I don't know if that will be enough, but I might as well give it a try.'
Zhao Xuanqi muttered to himself and deactivated the Secret Technique.
Then, he waited for the formless influence to affect his muscles and skin before activating the Dragon Gate Secret Technique once more.
CRACK! CRACK!
His body transformed, gradually taking on the Holy Beast Form.
The First Gate of the Dragon Gate.
When the influence reached his internal organs.
His five major organs transformed and strengthened.
The Second Gate of the Dragon Gate, Deng Chao.
Next came the third Gate of the Dragon Gate, Dragon Blood.
With the execution of each Gate, Zhao Xuanqi's Physical Ability changed, and his life force fluctuations naturally resonated with the formless "Qi," causing the cave to tremble slightly.
After the third Gate, the faint tremors grew stronger and stronger, as if reaching some kind of threshold.
CRACK!!
Then, Zhao Xuanqi heard a faint sound coming from the cave's ceiling.
CLATTER!
A stalactite on the ceiling suddenly broke off and crashed to the ground.
"What's this...?"
Zhao Xuanqi raised an eyebrow. He picked up the forearm-length piece of stalactite and saw a hollow space at the break. Inside was an object about the size of his thumb.
'A piece of... Jade?'
Zhao Xuanqi took the object out and examined it, a flicker of surprise in his eyes.
The object hidden inside the stalactite was a piece of Jade, as warm and smooth as suet. It didn't look much different from any ordinary piece of Jade.
'This is what the Holy Beast Divine General Li Zhenyuan left for his successors?'
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