Chapter 1183: The True Face of the Boundary Gate

Pure Nine-Lotus Treasure Lamp:

Chen Mobai looked up and saw that the Emotionless Sword and the Lingxiao Immortal Armor had simultaneously disappeared into the center of the Death Vortex.

At the same time, the Grim Reaper's phantom also shrank with the vortex, eventually condensing into a point and vanishing.

In the surrounding starry sky, only colorful light clusters remained after Pluto's annihilation.

Chen Mobai projected his spiritual consciousness, searching the heavens and earth around the point where the Death Vortex had vanished, but found nothing.

Amidst a subtle, echoing resonance, he could faintly perceive fluctuations of void power, which seemed to connect to an extremely distant place. However, these fluctuations were mixed with the Grand Dao powers of destruction, death, and others, making it impossible for even him to fully grasp or sort them out.

In response, Chen Mobai could only pray internally that the white light would truly be able to kill the Grim Reaper.

At this moment, streaks of silver light flickered around him.

It was Qi Yuheng and others, who had also arrived here through the World Gate he had opened.

"What a pity," Water Fairy lamented, looking at the starry sky that had been reduced to nothing, leaving only colorful, mottled energies. "Under the Chaos Primordial Energy Cannon, the entire Pluto has turned into cosmic dust..."

This was because it had been agreed that if there was a Heaven and Earth Fetal Membrane, it would belong to her.

However, if its disappearance could be exchanged for Pluto's demise, Water Fairy would be willing to give up even ten Heaven and Earth Fetal Membranes.

"Pluto's Heaven and Earth Fetal Membrane had long been refined by the Grim Reaper and transformed into the River of Death protecting the planet," Chen Mobai informed Water Fairy. "Even if you could take this planet, you would first need to remove the Grim Reaper's Grand Dao from it before you could use it..."

Chen Mobai, however, informed Water Fairy of good news: in that case, she definitely wouldn't dare to refine it.

Since it wouldn't have been useful to her originally, it didn't matter anymore.

"It's better not to use this Chaos Primordial Energy Cannon in the future if possible," Qi Yuheng remarked, looking at the emptiness around them, feeling a pang of sorrow. "Even without the Heaven and Earth Fetal Membrane, other resources would still be useful to the Immortal Sect."

That single cannon shot had depleted the Immortal Sect's spiritual energy resources accumulated over thousands of years. It had merely annihilated the great enemy, Pluto, without any other gains.

"These colorful energy clusters are remnants left after the impact of the Grand Daos of Destruction and Death," Chen Mobai said, pointing to the mottled colored masses intermingled in the starry sky. "They are also the Grand Dao powers of Pluto. See if any of them resonate with your own attributes; you might be able to refine them."

Within the Immortal Sect, he possessed the deepest understanding of the Three Thousand Grand Daos.

Although Pluto was primarily dominated by the Grand Dao of Death, it still contained fundamental Five Elements Grand Daos and related energies.

"Chunyang, these things might be difficult to separate and refine," Qi Yuheng and the others said, their faces showing difficulty.

At their cultivation level, they could at most barely perceive Grand Dao power. Currently, only Qi Yuheng and Water Fairy were capable of drawing upon and refining Grand Dao power.

This was akin to asking someone who had just begun learning addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division to solve quadratic equations.

Upon hearing this, Chen Mobai couldn't help but slap his forehead, realizing he had indeed overlooked this point. Not everyone, like him, gained a Dao Fruit upon reaching the Soul Transformation stage, or had a Sword Dao that directly placed them at the peak of this realm. "I forgot about that," he said. "In that case, I'll first incorporate these into my Dharma Realm, and when I have time, I'll slowly separate and categorize them."

These Grand Dao powers were no longer of much use to him, but for the Soul Transformation cultivators of the Immortal Sect, they were the best resources for comprehending related Grand Daos.

"Chunyang, you can actually refine these directly using your Dharma Realm," Qi Yuheng interjected. "After all, if a Dharma Realm is to grow, directly absorbing from the outside is a good method, in addition to evolving the Three Thousand Grand Daos itself."

Once formed, a Dharma Realm was equivalent to a true Minor World. The minor realms of the Immortal Sect's major pharmaceutical factories were similar Dharma Realms, except these minor realms could only proliferate and nurture life by relying on Diyuan Star. A Dharma Realm, however, could exist independently and directly refine the void as its origin.

"I will refine all the Grand Dao powers you don't need," Chen Mobai stated. "As for the rest, if they can help you all improve, then I can leave with peace of mind."

Chen Mobai said this, and Qi Yuheng and the others were all visibly moved.

"Reporting to the True Monarchs," Elder Plum Blossom announced, stepping through the World Gate into the starry sky, his face beaming with joy, "the Three-Eyed Race's planet has begun to deviate its course. According to its current trajectory, it will not enter the Tianyang Star System; it will merely graze past it."

Upon hearing this, Qi Yuheng and the other Soul Transformation True Monarchs couldn't help but burst into hearty laughter.

Cheng Xuan said, "It seems there are also masters among the Three-Eyed Race. They were able to witness the battle between our Immortal Sect and Pluto from such a distance. Clearly, the sight of the Chaos Primordial Energy Cannon utterly annihilating Pluto terrified them."

Yun Hai said, "In that case, we won't need to flee. The remaining spiritual energy on Diyuan Star, combined with Qingping's Hunyuan Pearl, will barely be enough to endure these most difficult years."

Chen Mobai, however, did not let his guard down. He turned and instructed Elder Plum Blossom to continue monitoring the movements of the Three-Eyed Race's planet: "Currently, the Immortal Sect is strong on the outside but weak on the inside, and Diyuan Star's coordinates have been exposed. Should they show any signs of entering the Tianyang Star System, we must still be prepared for an immediate retreat to avoid the worst outcome."

Qi Yuheng and the others also realized this, and after listening, they all nodded solemnly.

Next, Chen Mobai activated his Dharma Realm, one by one swallowing the colorful energy clusters remaining in the starry sky. At the same time, he controlled the World Gate to absorb and refine the void power from this area.

During this process, Chen Mobai detected an unknown void coordinate through the World Gate.

The location of this coordinate was precisely the point where the Death Vortex had vanished.

Chen Mobai vaguely guessed that this was likely the current battlefield where the Grim Reaper and the white light were clashing.

He wanted to use the World Gate to pinpoint this coordinate and teleport there, but the World Gate responded that it was unable to do so.

The current coordinate was enveloped by a higher-level Grand Dao, and entry was only possible after receiving recognition and authorization from the other side.

Upon hearing the World Gate's reply, Chen Mobai fell into contemplation.

This Tier 6 Dharma artifact, brought by the Immortal Sect's Five Ancestors from the Central Dao Field, was said to be a detached part of the Gate of Grand Void. Therefore, it had no artifact spirit; all its actions and procedures followed predefined rules.

If the World Gate said it couldn't enter, then it definitely couldn't.

But he still had the Turtle Treasure.

Thinking of this, Chen Mobai instructed Qi Yuheng and the other Immortal Sect cultivators to return first and clean up the aftermath of firing the Chaos Primordial Energy Cannon.

After everyone had departed through the World Gate, Chen Mobai took out the Turtle Treasure.

The Turtle Treasure could even pinpoint the Purple Heavens Palace, so Chen Mobai believed any other place in the entire Great Thousand Universe would be effortless for it.

However, the Turtle Treasure's rank was simply too high; he had not yet refined it.

Therefore, even when he placed the Turtle Treasure on the point where the Death Vortex had vanished, the Turtle Treasure showed no reaction. It seemed that only by taking it inside with his true body would it be able to pinpoint the location.

After attempting for a long time, Chen Mobai sighed and put the Turtle Treasure away.

Just after he put away the Turtle Treasure, he noticed that his phone screen was occupied by many pop-up windows.

"Gate of Grand Void detected. Absorb and refine?"

"Sufficient void power detected in surroundings, which can assist in refining. Do you agree?"

Previously, when Chen Mobai first encountered the World Gate, the Turtle Treasure had already displayed such pop-ups, but at that time, there was also a subsequent pop-up stating that his cultivation was insufficient to refine it.

However, after he reached the Soul Transformation stage, his cultivation level should have been sufficient. But since the World Gate was, after all, the Immortal Sect's supreme treasure and the hope for all Immortal Sect cultivators to leave Diyuan Star, Chen Mobai was not a selfish person, and thus had never agreed.

Furthermore, Chen Mobai now suspected that the Turtle Treasure might be the Gate of Grand Void from the Heavenly River Realm, and therefore he was even more hesitant to let it revert to its true form.

Otherwise, if the void Grand Daos of two different worlds collided and conflicted, it would likely attract the attention of even the Pure Yang Grand Cultivators of this Great Thousand Universe.

Thinking of this, Chen Mobai sighed and clicked "No."

Next, he activated the World Gate, which he had already refined, and began to absorb the vast void power released after Pluto's annihilation in the surroundings.

This void power was also mixed among the colorful, mottled energy clusters. However, as a supreme treasure of high rank, the World Gate could autonomously identify and absorb what it needed.

Thus, with Chen Mobai's assistance, the World Gate opened, drawing out wisps of silver light from the vast, mottled energy clusters in the boundless starry sky.

Each wisp of silver light was extremely pure void Dao power. As they were continuously integrated by the World Gate, more of the artifact's functions and origins gradually revealed themselves in Chen Mobai's mind.

This World Gate was indeed a detached part of the Gate of Grand Void.

Teleportation was merely its most basic function.

In reality, it was a communication tool connecting intelligent beings across this Great Thousand Universe, similar to the Immortal Sect's mobile phones.

The moment Chen Mobai learned the World Gate's true nature, he felt his consciousness suddenly enter a mysterious place.

Looking around, it was as if he was inside a sealed box, closed on all six sides. Each surface was covered with various strange characters, talismans, and sentence structures, collectively forming walls that were both nonexistent and present.

Although he didn't recognize some of these characters and talismans, the moment his gaze fell upon them, he instinctively understood their meaning and content.

"The Zongheng Sect of Beihe Dao Field in Zhousheng Starfield requires one Tier 7 Dao Confluence Flower. They are willing to offer 100 Dao Contribution Points, or trade with items. The Zongheng Sect is willing to bear the Dao Contribution Points for shipping."

"Xuan Palace's Dao Lord Heisan needs to re-refine his Dao Artifact. He invites immortal artifact refiners from the Purple Heavens Galaxy with experience in forging Tier 7 Dao Artifacts for a discussion. Rewards are generous."

"The Tier 8 innate supreme treasure, the Dao Annihilation Celestial Axe, from the Central Dao Field has gone missing. Anyone who can provide verifiable information will receive 800 Dao Contribution Points."

Chen Mobai read through them one by one, feeling like a country bumpkin.

This was because, due to his status in the Immortal Sect, he happened to know about "Dao Contribution Points."

These were a currency issued by the Central Dao Field and recognized by all Xuanmen (Mystic Gate) forces in this Great Thousand Universe.

The reason the Immortal Sect's Five Ancestors originally came to Diyuan Star was that this planet had been imbued with the Demon Lord's thoughts. If they could purify these demonic thoughts, they would receive a reward of one Dao Contribution Point.

And if the demonic thoughts on a planet were amplified through the World Gate, they would attract other demon-tainted planets in the universe. Thus, the Immortal Sect could also earn Dao Contribution Points by eliminating such demon-tainted planets, like Dragon God Star and Pluto, through warfare.

The Immortal Sect's Five Ancestors had a good plan: to establish a foundation on the remote Diyuan Star in the Purple Heavens Galaxy, then continuously accumulate Dao Contribution Points. If one of them could successfully reach the Void Refinement stage, they could refine the World Gate and unlock the true functions that Chen Mobai was now experiencing.

However, human schemes are inferior to divine ones, or perhaps Dao Contribution Points were not that easy to earn. Of the Immortal Sect's Five Ancestors who came to Diyuan Star, all but Elder Longchuo were buried there.

It was precisely for this reason that even Spirit Lords could only utilize the World Gate's most basic teleportation function.

Because only cultivators at the Void Refinement stage, or those who had comprehended the Grand Dao of Void, could enter the World Gate's core—the ethereal box where Chen Mobai now found himself.

After learning all this, Chen Mobai's mind stirred, and an ethereal screen instantly appeared before his eyes.

It displayed the basic account information represented by this World Gate.

ID: Gate of Grand Void Branch 71963Account Name: White Crane Dao Field Survivors' Mutual Aid AssociationDao Contribution Point Balance: 12Accepted Quests: Purify Demon-Tainted Planet #64725144 (Uncompleted)Completed Quests: Purify (Annihilate) Demon-Tainted Planet #47895146 (Completed, 1 Dao Contribution Point gained), Purify (Annihilate) Demon-Tainted Planet #815795476 (Completed, 1 Dao Contribution Point gained), Purify (Annihilate) Demon-Tainted Planet #14257834 (Completed, 2 Dao Contribution Points gained)...

Looking at the last two completed quests, Chen Mobai checked the dates and found they precisely corresponded to the annihilation times of Dragon God Star and Pluto.

Dragon God Star had yielded 1 Dao Contribution Point, while Pluto had yielded 3, making it the highest reward among all completed quests.

This gave Chen Mobai a rough idea of the Dao Contribution Point value of demon-tainted planets.

Based on this classification, the Three-Eyed Race's planet should also be worth 3 Dao Contribution Points.

Below all the completed quests, there was a small line of text: "Belongs to basic quests; automatically recorded by branch gate."

Seeing this, Chen Mobai felt a wave of relief. If it weren't for the automatic recording, the Immortal Sect's thousands of years of warfare would likely have been in vain, without a single Dao Contribution Point accumulated.

Even so, the Immortal Sect's thousands of years of effort had only accumulated 12 Dao Contribution Points, which was quite meager.

He wondered how the Immortal Sect's Five Ancestors had managed to exchange for the World Gate and the Seven Great Heavenly Books in the first place.

Because even though the World Gate was a fundamental communication artifact of this Great Thousand Universe, it still cost 20 Dao Contribution Points to acquire.

He estimated that after the White Crane Dao Field fell, the Immortal Sect's Five Ancestors had probably used all the Dao Contribution Points from their respective sects, trading everything they had to acquire it.

Next, Chen Mobai clicked on the Dao Contribution Point balance and found it redirected to an interface resembling an online store.

He noticed a "Purchase History" link in the top right corner.

Driven by intense curiosity, Chen Mobai clicked again.

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