Empress: My husband is too strong, I can only lie down and relax.

Chapter 280 Breakthrough to the 9th Level, Shocking the Dao Palace!

"A disciple of the Tianxuan Palace?"

"Oh, I remember now, this person received ten thousand compasses back then, I'm curious about that too!"

The voice chuckled, and then the magic array in front of Feng Ruoxi began to swirl, eventually transforming into a map that appeared before her eyes.

The map clearly shows the process of Gu Jiancheng's distribution of those ten thousand compasses, and you can even see the original layout of the compasses using the compasses' built-in functions.

So, if we check whether the compass appears in the Tianquan Palace secret realm, we can determine whether Gu Jiancheng saved her.

But a moment later, Feng Ruoxi couldn't help but frown slightly.

Because she did discover that the 10,000 compasses were divided into two parts and arranged simultaneously.

However, they always stayed within the territory of the Tianxuan Palace stronghold and never left it.

"I want to see what happened back then." But Feng Ruoxi was not giving up.

"it is good!"

As the sound rang out, the compass lights began to flash.

"You can see it by clicking on any of the compasses."

Feng Ruoxi responded and began operating the system.

But in the end, he still didn't see any sign that Gu Jiancheng had left the secret realm.

"This person actually possesses such a clone technique; he certainly has quite a few trump cards up his sleeve."

"But with such cultivation, it's indeed impossible to compare with top-tier prodigies?"

"Could it really not be him?"

Feng Ruoxi frowned, but she still found some clues through these compasses. In the secret realm where the Tianxuan Palace stronghold was located, Gu Jiancheng's main body had briefly disappeared for a moment.

However, that time was extremely short, and even the array of the Holy Dao Palace could not detect where Gu Jiancheng went.

But in just a moment, could this person reach the Tianquan Palace stronghold and save himself?

In the end, Feng Ruoxi couldn't help but shake her head.

Everything is still just speculation; there is no concrete evidence.

"Senior, if a cultivator doesn't have a compass, they can't be monitored by the array's central control, right?" Feng Ruoxi asked again.

"Yes."

"But no one can enter beyond the heavens without anyone noticing," the voice continued.

"It is indeed difficult for others."

But Feng Ruoxi just smiled and then turned and left.

Now, the people he suspects most are Gu Jiancheng and Ji Lingchen.

Although Ji Lingchen had been in seclusion in the Sacred Refining Pool for two years, he was originally from the ancient human race, and the Ji family was unparalleled in the inheritance of the Dao of Array Formation to the Sacred Dao Palace.

It's not difficult to infiltrate the outer heavens.

Moreover, Ji Lingchen is the most likely candidate in terms of cultivation level, combat strength, and methods.

“Master, it seems that Ji Lingchen is still the more likely candidate now.”

As Feng Ruoxi emerged from the forbidden area, a small white phoenix suddenly appeared in front of her.

This is the spirit within the Heavenly Phoenix Seal.

"Theoretically yes, but..."

Feng Ruoxi shook her head, then asked, "Aunt Bai, I suspect that the person who saved me and the person at the Enlightenment Pool are the same person!"

"You don't feel anything at all?"

“Child, I was also in seclusion at the Enlightenment Pool that time. When I sensed someone approaching, that person had already left. Moreover, they possessed a very high-grade aura that was impossible for anyone to detect!” The white phoenix shook its head.

"As for that time in the secret realm, I do know that this person possesses something I'm very familiar with; at least we must have met back then!"

"Oh!? What you find familiar is an ancient magical artifact?!" Upon hearing this, Feng Ruoxi's pupils suddenly lit up.

This is indeed a very valuable clue.

"That's right!"

"It should be an ancient magical artifact, or perhaps a spirit within it!"

“And Ji Lingchen is a descendant of the ancient human race. His clan may possess ancient magical artifacts, which is why I suspect him…” The white phoenix nodded.

"In that case, go and look for it. If you sense it, Aunt Bai, let me know."

But Feng Ruoxi didn't seem to believe that the person was Ji Lingchen.

Immediately, she soared into the sky and headed straight for the Sacred Refining Pool.

But as soon as she landed on the Holy Refining Pool, she was surprised to find that many cultivators had gathered there.

From the clamor of the crowd, she finally realized that it was Gu Jiancheng and Xu Chong, the top student of Tian Shu Palace, who were making a bet.

What she didn't expect was that Gu Jiancheng had already activated the power of the eighth layer of the magic array!

It should be noted that even with her current cultivation level of half-step Saint King, she can only open the ninth level.

But what is Gu Jiancheng's cultivation level now?!

She remembered that it wasn't quite at the Holy Realm yet!

Immediately, Yun Shuiyao raised her hand in mid-air to form a hand seal, finally placing it on her brow.

The next moment, her phoenix eyes became extremely bright, and her gaze fell on the magic array where Gu Jiancheng was located.

But after a moment, she looked away, and the look of doubt on her face became even more confused.

"What's wrong?" the white phoenix asked.

"It's really strange. My Ancient Phoenix Eyes can't see through this formation. I can control this formation. It's really strange!" Feng Ruoxi frowned.

Upon hearing this, the white phoenix couldn't help but look over, and then said, "No wonder, there is an ancient restriction in this formation. How interesting. Gu Jiancheng has only been in the Dao Palace for a short time, yet he can set up such a high-level ancient restriction?"

"This restriction is probably at the level of the Immortal Ascension Realm. It's truly mysterious!"

"An ancient restriction on the Immortal Ascension Realm?" Feng Ruoxi raised an eyebrow, her doubts deepening.

“That’s right, and it’s not just Gu Jiancheng. The area where Ji Lingchen is located also has an ancient restriction. The grades are similar, but they are not the same kind of formation.”

"This Holy Dao Palace is getting more and more interesting these days!" the white phoenix laughed.

"They all have ancient restrictions?"

Feng Ruoxi stared intently, and after a moment she realized that she, too, could not see where Ji Lingchen was.

She came here to find out what was going on and to find out who the mysterious person was.

Unexpectedly, even now that they've arrived at the Sacred Refining Pool, they can't see anyone.

“That’s right, now I’m also very interested in studying these two!” the white phoenix laughed.

"Then we can only wait for Gu Jiancheng to come out of it. He can't hold out for long in the eighth layer of the magic array."

Feng Ruoxi smiled and stood in the void waiting.

At this moment, Gu Jiancheng was sitting cross-legged in the magic array, and he could already feel two kinds of auras peering through the magic array from both the front and the back.

At this moment, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but curve into a smile.

As expected, the magic array of the Holy Refining Pool was unreliable. Fortunately, he had prepared in advance and added another layer of ancient restrictions; otherwise, his limit would have been the eighth layer.

With that, Gu Jiancheng no longer had any reservations.

With a wave of his hand, he activated the magic array once more.

Ninth floor, open!

boom!

As Gu Jiancheng's mark was imprinted into the magic array, the pool water beneath their feet instantly burst into flames.

Above boiling point, the energy was extremely violent, and the terrifying pressure of spiritual energy descended like countless mountains!

The terrifying pressure caused Gu Jiancheng's body to tremble violently in an instant, his bones cracking and bleeding from his skin.

The power of the ninth layer of the magic array is terrifying!?

Gu Jiancheng had already abandoned his contempt and unleashed his full power of burning heaven. He even summoned the Myriad Manifestations Cauldron, which hovered above his head.

That made me feel a little better.

At this moment, Gu Jiancheng realized that under the blessing of the ninth layer of the magic array, the flow of time around him had reached an astonishing 150 times!

This time flow is much faster than the previous Langhuan Space!

Moreover, the surrounding spiritual pressure was constantly increasing, and even now he could only hold on for a short time thanks to the Heaven-Burning Overlord Body and the Myriad Manifestations Cauldron.

But I'm afraid it won't last long.

One can only imagine how terrifying the tenth layer of the magic array must be!

Thinking of this, Gu Jiancheng snorted coldly, then raised his hand, his sword intent instantly becoming violent.

A sudden burst of lightning transformed into a large cocoon, enveloping him within it.

Previously, when he was in the Outer Heaven, Gu Jiancheng had already broken through to the realm of laws in swordsmanship.

The Thunder Dao Law was extremely violent, shattering all the spiritual pressure that rushed in.

In an instant, the pressure on him eased considerably.

In this way, even with a nine-layered magic array, he could endure it indefinitely.

But what Gu Jiancheng didn't know was that outside the Holy Refining Pool, things had already gotten out of hand.

Because they were still reeling from the shock of Gu Jiancheng activating the eighth layer of the magic array, before they could even recover, the number on Gu Jiancheng's magic array had changed to nine!

This means that Gu Jiancheng has activated the power of the ninth layer of the magic array!?

"No, that's absolutely impossible!"

"How dare he activate the ninth layer of the magic array?"

"In the entire Supreme Holy Dao Palace, only four juniors can activate the ninth layer of the formation, but those are the strongest prodigies from the four great families, all of whom are disciples of the Heavenly Power Hall!"

"Now, Gu Jiancheng is the fifth one, and he's only been in the Dao Palace for a month!"

In an instant, all the cultivators gathered in front of the Sacred Refining Pool underwent a drastic change in expression.

The scene before them even made them wonder if they were hallucinating.

A Dao Integration Realm cultivator, and a newcomer who has only recently entered the Dao Palace, is able to activate the ninth layer of the magic array!?

They weren't even instantly annihilated by the power of the magic array!?

How can this be!

Cough!

At this moment, Xu Chong suddenly staggered out of the magic array space.

He forcibly activated the seventh layer of the magic array and persisted for the time it takes to drink half a cup of tea. He thought he could win, but when he looked at the Dharma image where Gu Jiancheng was, he was speechless and dumbfounded!

"The ninth floor!"

His eyes widened in disbelief at what he was seeing.

Let alone the Tian Shu Hall, even among the disciples of the Tian Heng Hall, who would dare to activate the ninth layer of the magic array?

"You are looking for death!"

Xu Chong, having regained his senses, roared angrily.

He lost, so wouldn't he have to kneel down to Gu Jiancheng?!

How could he, as the strongest disciple of the Xu family, accept this?!

"It must be cheating!"

"He cheated, elders, aren't you going to do anything about it?"

At this moment, Xu Lin, who had recovered his senses, suddenly started screaming wildly as if he had gone mad.

The ninth-level magic array—that record has already annihilated them.

At this moment, many of the elders from Tian Shu and Tian Heng Palace who had been alerted also frowned.

Indeed, if they hadn't resorted to some underhanded methods, they would never have believed that a Dao Integration Realm disciple could hold out for even a single breath inside the ninth-level formation!

"Shangguan Lin, I heard that you brought Gu Jiancheng into the Dao Palace?"

At this moment, a Saint King of the Heavenly Palace, a third-tier elder, looked down with burning eyes and questioned the ancient unicorn.

"Elder Ji, Jian Cheng was indeed brought here by me, but he was selected to cultivate here according to the rules of the Dao Palace. He has also made enough contributions and merits in the Outer Heaven and has now been promoted to the Heavenly Pivot Hall," Shangguan Lin replied with a bow.

"Don't waste your breath on me. I ask you, do you really believe this junior can withstand the ninth-level magic array for so long?"

"If this boy openly acts like a ghost or a demon within the Dao Palace, engaging in unorthodox practices, then it cannot be tolerated!"

"At that time, you will also be held responsible!"

But the elder did not want to hear Shangguan Lin's explanation.

"That's right, I heard that this person gained a million merit points in just one month, it's utterly laughable!"

"I've also heard that this person knows the Qiankun Technique? No wonder, I remember that the one who used this supernatural power back then was a madman who was expelled from the Dao Palace!"

"Shangguan Lin, what are your intentions in bringing this person into the Dao Palace?!"

In an instant, many holy kings spoke up high in the sky.

These holy kings were almost all from Tian Shu and Tian Heng Palace, and their status was above that of Shangguan Lin.

Faced with the questioning from numerous Holy King Elders, Shangguan Lin couldn't help but feel ashamed and angry.

By what right do these people accuse Gu Jiancheng without any basis?!

And he even dragged his senior brother into this?!

"No need for guessing or doubting!"

But just as Shangguan Lin raised his eyes to refute, a voice suddenly rang out from the void.

The voice shook the heavens and earth, carrying a powerful and noble aura.

Upon hearing this, everyone's expression changed, and they immediately turned around to look, only to find that Feng Ruoxi walked out of the void and slowly descended in front of the Holy Refining Pool.

Feng Ruoxi actually came too?

And she even spoke up for Gu Jiancheng?!