Chapter 1028: The Taiping Essential Arts
After escaping Wu Guangbi’s grasp, Qi Xuansu continued to wander through the endless, identical corridors.
In truth, Qi Xuansu had a strong intuition that following Wu Guangbi and Li Tianzhen would have been the wisest course. After all, the Heavenly Court had long been entrenched in Nanyang, so their understanding of the Dragon Palace was surely profound. Moreover, with Wu Guangbi personally escorting Li Tianzhen here, it only meant that they had a clear plan to locate the Heavenly Empress’s legacy and were not merely relying on luck.
To ordinary mortals, heaven’s will was unpredictable, its workings beyond human reach.
But to Immortals, heaven’s will followed patterns. There were subtle messages hidden beneath countless outward signs. Those who could see through the appearances were said to hold the secrets of heaven and earth in their grasp.
By the same reasoning, the Dragon Palace might appear mysterious, but it was still a divine kingdom created by an Immortal. Thus, its workings must obey laws as constant as the rising sun and the shifting tides, but they were probably concealed beneath illusion and form. Those of lesser cultivation could not see through these illusions and thus mistook everything for mystery and fate. However, the Heavenly Court had the Golden Patriarch, and the Li family was guided by the Imperial Preceptor, who was surely capable of seeing the subtle patterns.
Great Sage Lan had spent months divining the exact coordinates where the Dragon Palace would surface and entered it without hindrance. He even found precisely what he sought. Such precision could never come from luck alone.
However, Qi Xuansu’s current cultivation was limited. He could flee, but not fight, let alone shadow his enemies to reap any spoils. But if Madam Qi had been here, things might have been different.
At this point, Qi Xuansu no longer hoped for any grand fortune. He would be pleasantly surprised if he could obtain even one practical treasure.
Along the way, he crossed paths with several others, including Spirit Guards from the Daoist Order and a few lucky wanderers who had stumbled into the palace from elsewhere. But Qi Xuansu paid them no mind.
He came across a few more chambers, but each one was empty, clearly ransacked by others before his arrival.
By counting the simulated heartbeats of his body spirit, Qi Xuansu estimated that about five hours had passed. According to Spirit Guard Ding Chou, the Dragon Palace remained open for only eight hours at a time. That left him with about three hours to explore.
Qi Xuansu abandoned all thought of gain or loss and pressed onward.