"Problem?" Tianyi furrowed his brows. "What kind. How come I can't sense it?"
Daoyi shook her head. "Strictly speaking, it should be incomplete. The Spectral Rising Jewel in my hand has the complete Law of Death, but it doesn't contain the complete Divine Law of Death."
"No wonder," Tianyi said. "I've only been focusing on the Law of Death, not the divine level of the law. If it's only the Law of Death, can your avatar still turn into a divinity?"
"I don't know. There's a chance it could turn into a different kind of false divinity, one that wields essence but lacks the corresponding law."
"That could be worse than a false divinity like the Cloud Goddess. Your avatar's body and soul might just collapse in on itself," Tianyi said. "Do you have a method to fix it?"
Tianyi doubted Daoyi did. Not even his mother had reached the Divinity Realm, and he hadn't really upgraded his own laws either. However, there was always the chance of a miracle.
Daoyi nodded. "I need to integrate the other halves of the Spectral Rising Jewel."
Tianyi frowned. "The Xu Clan only attained it by luck. I doubt it is even complete, and we might have to search the lower realms. Since it is currently tied to your avatar, and your avatar can't leave my universe, how are we supposed to search it?"
Daoyi raised an eyebrow. "Did you not expect me to think of this when you thought to create a divine clone?"
"Right, my bad."
"Before integrating, I already sensed the general location. And, since my unborn avatar is currently linked to the Spectral Rising Jewel, I can probably use my soul to detect the other portions as long as I can access the Nine Heavens Universe," Daoyi said.
"When do you want to search for it?" Tianyi asked.
"I'm in no hurry. I want to comprehend as much of the Laws of Deaths as I can before seeking out the others. I'm just telling you so that you can slow down or even pause the time around my unborn avatar," Daoyi said.
"I can slow down the time, but I can't completely pause it without paying the price. It's still the birth of a possible god, after all."
"Okay, just slow downtime as much as possible," Daoyi said. "I'm going to return and comprehend as much as possible."
"Sounds good," Tianyi said. Once Daoyi left, Tianyi muttered to himself. "Will Sect Master Xia allow me to leave? I still have to perfect my incarnation technique, and I recall my second clone and transform him into a demon sage for the sect's future plans."
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"Didn't you say that you were working on creating your incarnation technique? Did you not complete it?" Daoyi asked. She and Tianyi had exited out of Tianyi's Nine Heaven's universe and into Jade Peak Palace. They were in a restricted area to prevent people from noticing Tianyi's presence.
Tianyi coughed into his fist with some embarrassment. "How could it be so easy to create an incarnation technique on part with the Three Pure Qi Incarnation, or even my mother's Heaven, Earth, Man Incarnation Technique? It's still a work in progress."
"Really? I thought everything was easy for you," Daoyi said. "I would have expected you to create one incarnation."
Tianyi averted his eyes. "Anyways, the end result is that it isn't complete. End of story."
Daoyi stared suspiciously at Tiany. "Alright. But this way, will Sect Master Xia allow you to accompany me? The mastermind behind the Xu Clan's destruction is the Great Detacher of Emotions. The sect doesn't have a record of such a person, but he should be someone in the Pathfinding Immortal Realm or even the Seamless Immortal Realm."
Tianyi waved his hand airily. "No worries, I've already convinced Sect Master Xia. Besides, who in the Huang Realm can compete with me in space? Even if they could, I mastered the Law of Spacetime."
"You're just asking to be proven wrong, but it's not like you're wrong. In the history of the Huang Realm, a few immortals have mastered the Law of Space, but no one has mastered the Law of Spacetime like you."
Tianyi grinned proudly. "I'll take that as a compliment."
"Still," Tianyi continued. "I'm a bit worried about Xi Ri. He's still gloomy since the inner devil infection and hasn't returned to his previous personality at all. He's been cultivating like a madman. I'm worried about him going crazy."
Daoyi sighed. "Give him time. His spiritual core was shattered due to the machinations of Hun Jusang and Chunye. Even though you gave him an artificial spiritual root, how can it compare to a heavenly fire spiritual root?"
"If I see those two again, I'll kill them at all cost," Tianyi vowed through gritted teeth.
"Don't let anger dictate your actions. If you expose yourself, you may get revenge for Xi Ri, but you might lose more in the process. Have more faith in Xi Ri. People like us are harder than you think. Once he regains what he lost, he'll return to normal."
"Alright, but I'll still attack them if I have the chance, even if it's a cheap shot," Tianyi said.
"I expect nothing less," Daoyi said.
"Alright, let's go," Tianyi said as he waved his hand. Immortal spacetime qi shrouded the two, and the two disappeared. "You know, thinking about it, it's still pretty amazing that all three of us had heavenly spiritual roots. I mean, what are the odds?"
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In the Eastern Region of the Heaven Continent, there existed a city known as Nucleopolis. Nucleopolis was the capital state of a second-rate force known as the Thousand City Alliance and vassal force of the Anti-Heaven Alliance under the management of the Five Element Sect.
Inside one of the most luxurious teahouses of Nucleopolis sat two people wearing silk hats. On the table in front of them were numerous dishes, each with its unique and delectable aroma, and a jar of wine. Behind the woman, several large but empty jugs of wine could be seen.
"You know, the founder of the Five Element Sect actually cultivated our sect's Five Element Method? It's not even the perfect version, yet the Five Element Sect dares to call it the number one method to cultivate the five elements, isn't it laughable?" Tianyi asked as he tried one of the dishes and sipped the wine.
Daoyi poured the last of the alcohol in the jug onto her cup and chucked it behind her. After downing it, she called the waiter for another jug.
"You know, I'm wondering whether or not you are actually trying to sense the other half of the Spectral Rising Jewel and not staying here to drink all of the teahouse's wine," Tianyi said.
Daoyi glared at Tianyi. "You're doubting me?"
It should have looked threatening, but with Daoyi's flushed cheeks and beauty, she appeared coquettish instead. Tianyi stared for a good few seconds before looking away.
"Actually," Daoyi said as she gulped down another cup. "I already found the general location, but it is in the city lord's mansion."
"City lord," Tianyi repeated. "If I recall correctly, his name was Frostheart."
City Lord Frostheart was the nominal leader of the Thousand City Alliance. According to rumors, he had reached the Transcending Mortality Realm and could contest with true immortals, even defeating one. Two reasons were due to his mastery of concepts that exceeded most true immortals, and the other was the fact that he was a soul cultivator.
"If it's just a saint, I could probably capture him and easily flew, but I'm worried about the true immortal behind the Thousand City Alliance.," Tianyi said.
The Thousand City Alliance was one of the few second-rate forces that had an immortal monarch behind it instead of an immortal lord or half immortal monarch. Although Tianyi had confidence in fighting one, the whole purpose was to hide.
Not to mention that the immortal monarch of the Thousand City Alliance mastered the Law of Space. He had no confidence in being able to hide fast enough if the Thousand City Alliance's true immortal was in Nucleopolis if he was discovered.
"Hold on. I'm still not sure if it's on City Lord Frostheart. He's the prime suspect, but the connection is blurry as if something is preventing me from seeking it out," Daoyi said.
"How about investigating closer?" Tianyi asked. "You know I can hide in different layers of dimensions. As long as I alter time a bit, I should be able to hide from the immortal monarch's senses if he was here."
Daoyi stopped drinking. "Is it worth it? The potential losses are greater than the potential gains. If I can't get it, at most, my avatar will perish, but if your identity gets exposed..."
"The creation of your divine avatar is important for my universe too. All things have yin and yang. If death is yin, then life is yang. Who knows, maybe I can comprehend the Law of Life through death?" Tianyi said.
Had it been anyone else, Daoyi would have called it a bluff, but Tianyi, well, she didn't have any words for him. Who the hell creates a personal universe in the first place?
"Alright," Daoyi said.
The next moment, Tianyi and Daoyi's figures disappeared from the table, and all that was left were the spirit stones on the table.
Tianyi and Daoyi reappeared inside the city lord's mansion. Although they appeared in a location with numerous people moving about, no one seemed to notice despite them standing in plain sight. In fact, one of the people, a servant judging by his attire, walked straight through Tianyi and Daoyi.
Daoyi walked in front of some of them and waved her hand, but they acted as if they couldn't see it. Rather, they really couldn't see or sense the duo at all.
Hearing Tianyi chuckle, Daoyi turned around and looked at him. "Don't pretend that you didn't do the same thing the first time you did this. Actually, did you appear in front of me without me noticing too?"
Tianyi wisely shut up.
The two toured the halls of City Lord Frostheart's mansion with no one the wiser. They continued to move and eventually reached the core of the mansion, which was also the core of Nucleopolis.
"This is where I'm getting the greatest fluctuation from the other Spectral Rising Jewels," Daoyi said.
Hearing this, Tianyi frowned. He had no problem infiltrating most of the mansion, but the mansion core was guarded by a spatial formation. Even if he carelessly touched it, he and Daoyi would be discovered. "Hold on, let me research this formation a bit."
Tianyi started to observe the inner workings of the formation while Daoyi sat down and tried to gain a clearer sense of the other half of the Spectral Rising Jewel. A month later, Tianyi said, "I've found a method to breakthrough."
He waved his hand. The world around Tianyi and Daoyi lost all color and gained a grayscale tone. "Let's go."
Tianyi and Daoyi walked through the formation and even through the walls. In the core room, the chamber of the city lord mansion, a grand formation was etched into the ground. There, a giant silver-white sphere floated.
He couldn't feel the effects, but Daoyi could. Just standing in its presence, she felt her soul strengthen. She couldn't help but say. "Amazing."
Tianyi, however, frowned. In the center of the spear, a small fragment jewel smaller than a pinkie floated. "Is that the Spectral Rising Jewel fragment?"
Daoyi nodded. "Now that I'm inside the formation, I can ascertain that it is. But it's really small. No matter if the Spectral Rising Jewel had been shattered, it shouldn't be so small. Furthermore, it's the core of the formation and is refining all the soul essence."
Daoyi stopped talking as the door to the core chamber opened. A middle-aged man walked in. Like the world, everything about him was in a shade of gray.
He was City Lord Frostheart.
City Lord Frostheart paused in his steps and observed the empty chamber. The room was obviously empty, but he couldn't help but feel something was off. After a few moments, he shook his head. "Must be my imagination."
He took out a pouch from his spatial ring and opened it. Numerous souls flew out and tried to escape, but without fail, they were inexplicably drawn to the soul essence sphere and slowly refined into soul essence.
City Lord Frostheart nodded. He sat down and began to cultivate. A string of soul essence connected him to the floating sphere. As he cultivated, a joyous expression appeared. When he finished, he disconnected the string and opened his eyes again. He stared longingly at the sphere, greed evident in his eyes, but he sighed and left.
After he left, Tianyi stared at the soul essence sphere. "We're going to have to take the whole thing."
Daoyi nodded. Whoever set up the formation used the fragment of the Spectral Rising Jewel to refine souls into essence. "But would that alert them?"
"No worries, we'll escape before they can notice. But just to be sure, stay in my inner universe." With Daoyi's agreement, Tianyi pulled her into the Nine Heavens Universe.
With no more scruples, Tianyi reached out. A shadowy phantom of his hand emerged and grabbed the divine jewel fragment and soul essence sphere. A second later, it disappeared, and so did Tianyi.
"Who!" Not five minutes later, City Lord Frostheart ran into the chamber. His face dramatically paled. "This is bad. The immortal emperor will definitely punish me."
