Chapter 82: Purple and Golden Key

Chen Jingzhai tinkered with the Great Heaven Mirror inside the training room.

The mirror didn’t look like a typical piece of reflective glass anymore.

Although it was still the size of a human’s palm and had a flat surface, its back had the carvings of the night sky, a river, animals, and plants.

It was exquisite but free at the same time, a design that perfectly matched Chen Jingzhai’s personality.

It was almost impossible to locate the origin of a restricted formation tool as it was long lost in time.

The same went for the method of creating one as well.

Some of the celestial clans still had restricted formation tools in their storage, but the boy was sure not a single one of them could top the Great Heaven Mirror.

Even its ability to grow stronger was worth a ton.

Thoroughly excited, Chen Jingzhai started to think.

With the Great Heaven Mirror, he could freely utilize the Small Heavens Cloud Forbidden Restriction and other forbidden techniques.

It pretty much meant that he had another powerful weapon in his hands that allowed him to use any spell as long as he could provide enough spiritual power.

Not only that, but the mirror had also helped him to understand the Path of Restricted Formation even more.

The biggest surprise was that he wasn’t able to find any flaws in the mirror.

[Name: Great Heaven Mirror]

[Grade: Advanced-Grade Three]

[Description: A restricted formation tool left behind in the west hall of Hongdu Immortal Abode.]

[Effect: Reflects, absorbs, and derives restricted formations to produce mirror light.]

[Flaw: Small Heavens Cloud Forbidden Restriction.]

He was unable to discover a flaw because the mirror’s flaw was the Small Heavens Cloud Forbidden Restriction.

There was no other way for him to increase the mirror’s grade except by letting it absorb restricted formations.

Another problem he had run into was that even though he could utilize the Great Heaven Mirror freely, he could not bring out its full power because of the high consumption of a magic treasure.

All he could do at the moment was to use the mirror to summon the Restriction Breaking Mirror Light.

Most of the low-quality Restrictions could easily be broken by the mirror.

The more restricted formations the mirror absorbed, the more powerful the mirror light would become.

It could also replicate a restricted formation that it had absorbed, allowing Chen Jingzhai to dissect a formation that he was still unfamiliar with.

“It’s useful for the Path of Restricted Formation, but it has a mediocre effect when it comes to protecting, attacking, and escaping,” the boy mumbled. “No matter. It’s still a great trump card to have. I will be able to deploy a defensive formation instantly when I speak with it. That’s more than enough.”

He then put the mirror into his core and circulated the Yin Yang Formation inside him so that the mirror could replicate it.

Unfortunately, the mirror failed to do so, and Chen Jingzhai could not find the reason.

He didn’t think much about it and moved his divine mind into the space inside the divine stone.

A purple and gold-colored key floated inside the space.

That was the item he had gotten after unsealing the fifth Restriction of the Hongdu Immortal Abode.

When he obtained the Heaven World Forbidden Technique, another item entered his body.

Before he could even react, the divine stone had already absorbed the unknown item.

It wasn’t until later, when he touched the key, that he learned it was the key to the immortal abode.

Each of the nine Hongdu Immortal Abodes had a key similar to the one in his possession.

It was a reward for the cultivator who had broken the Restriction.

Once the seventh Restriction was unsealed, the cultivator would be able to enter inside the abode with the key.

Since the immortal abode in the secret zone had four pavilions, thus, there were four similar keys for the place.

The key was a little longer than a finger and was elegantly painted in purple and gold.

What puzzled Chen Jingzhai the most was that the key had started to rust as soon as it entered the space inside the divine stone.

At the same time, hints of the third pattern began to appear on the divine stone.

It was barely visible, and Chen Jingzhai had no idea how to react.

It was clear that the key was ruined, as the spirit light it had emitted had already become dim.

And as time passed, the rust became worse.

Not only did the light get even dimmer, but the rusted part had begun to disappear too.

On the contrary, an incomplete divine pattern was now completely visible on the divine stone.

The space inside the divine stone had also expanded, while cracks began to form on the ground inside it.

Chen Jingzhai could tell that the space had been devouring the key as if it was food.

“Isn’t this a good thing?” he asked himself. “Since the clan doesn’t and has no way to know that I have the key, I’ll just blame the abode for not giving me the key when needed. It would be a pain for me to keep it anyway.”

The frown immediately disappeared from his face once he thought of that. There was no point in thinking too much about it as the key was already rusted.

He thought that missing one might not have a massive impact since there were three other keys.

Chen Jingzhai also wanted to find a chance to get his hands on the other keys. Then, he could not only visit inside the abode but also allow the space inside the divine stone to grow.

However, he was sure that the chance of him coming across the other keys was slim as the clan would never open the secret zone to them as that was where the immortal abode was.

The reason was simple. The Hongdu Immortal Abode was a ruin long thought to be lost. So it was a huge surprise when they found it inside the secret zone.

On the other hand, as the space inside the divine stone became even greedier for resources, it also became even more mysterious to Chen Jingzhai.

If not for the magic lotus thriving inside the space, he would’ve started to suspect that the divine stone was a demonic stone.

However, even without the divine stone, he still believed that he had a bright future ahead of him because of the special talent he possessed.

If he were to find anything suspicious about the divine stone, he would get rid of it without hesitation.

After spacing out for a while, Chen Jingzhai finally regained his wits and was ready to start making elixirs.

He took out all eight sets of ingredients for the Foundation Establishment Elixirs and the White Crane Cloud Tree Celestial Cauldron.

The boy then injected his spiritual power to heat up the cauldron.

It only took a while for him to be fully focused.

The result of the expedition into the secret zone quickly spread among the disciples of every peak.

Many inner disciples began to take a huge interest in Chen Jingzhai’s achievements.

And with the help of Zhao Qinghe, Sun Changrong, Chu Jingsong, and other disciples, their Master-Uncle’s name quickly spread throughout the clan, and he was finally acknowledged by the disciples.

Even those who were unsatisfied with him, including the Divine Flame lineage and the Dream Celestial lineage, chose to keep their mouths shut.

Chen Jingzhai had proven on his own that he was talented and powerful enough to become their Master-Uncle, and no one would doubt that anymore.

Not a single person would dare to mess with him after that.

As usual, Hongluan Peak was shrouded in clouds and fog. As a result, the place was extremely quiet.

With her short legs, Pearl walked into the Xuanming Cave, where Su Qinghuang was sitting on the bed, dressed in the Taoist robe of Hongluan Peak.

When her eyes behind the face veil opened, she noticed the little girl approaching her.

“Master,” Pearl greeted with a bow and a grin on her face. “My lord has made the news! Not only did he help Daoxuan Peak get the first place in the expedition into the secret zone, but he also gained a lot of treasures by breaking the Restrictions on the immortal abode.”

“Looks like his talent is really suited for Daoxuan Peak,” Su Qinghuang calmly said.

“Yup! Even the disciples out there are saying the same thing. However, no matter how powerful the lord is, he’s still the direct disciple of Hongluan Peak!”

“Stop gossiping around during your free time.” Su Qinghuang frowned. “Also, I actually think it’s a good thing that he’s representing Daoxuan Peak and not our Hongluan Peak.”

“Why’s that?” Pearl asked with her head tilted.

“That’s the best for him and us,” Su Qinghuang said, her head slightly lowered. “Leave me alone if there’s nothing else. I’m going to start my Seclusion Training soon.”

“Ah! Also, my lord wants to give Master some Essence Power Pearls. Are you going to accept them?” Pearl asked.

“You! Did you tell him about the Summoning Technique?” Su Qinghuang glared.

“I… I… My lord noticed it himself…” Pearl hesitated. “Master has been in Seclusion Training every day, so I was bored…”

“Ughhh… fine!” Su Qinghuang sighed. “Tell him to keep the pearls. I have no use for them. You can go find him if you are bored, but you are forbidden to tell him anything about me, get it?”

“Okay!” Pearl raised her head and smiled.