As more and more martial artists found no profit, they left the area until finally, no one remained. Only the woman emerged from the treasure vault cave-heaven with a grave expression.
Behind her, the treasure vault cave-heaven had already begun to collapse.
It would not be long before this treasure vault ceased to exist.
"No matter who you are, I will find you!" The woman gritted her teeth, clenched her fists, and squeezed out this sentence through gritted teeth before flying away from the scene.
Seeing that everyone had left, Xu Chuan breathed a sigh of relief.
He had almost been caught just now; it was incredibly dangerous.
Not to mention anything else, just the few experts at the Heavenly King realm had already put immense pressure on Xu Chuan.
If they knew that the entire treasure vault cave-heaven had been plundered by Xu Chuan, the consequences were unimaginable for Xu Chuan!
In addition to them, the woman wearing a veil put even more pressure on him.
From the moment she entered, Xu Chuan dared not even look, for fear that excessive observation would attract her attention and expose him.
This feeling was something Xu Chuan had only experienced with the old dragon in the Origin Water World and the Holy Lord of Taiyi.
Without a doubt, that woman was a Half-Emperor realm expert, and one of the top existences within the Half-Emperor realm!
"Good heavens, besides the World Tree seed, there aren't many good things in this treasure vault. Why did it attract an expert of this caliber?"
Xu Chuan was somewhat puzzled.
Shouldn't such powerful individuals be dormant in their cultivation places, preparing for their breakthrough to the Emperor Lord realm?
But no one could answer his confusion.
Three days later, the treasure vault cave-heaven completely collapsed, swallowed by the void.
Only a massive void cavity remained, with terrifying void storms raging within it.
Seeing this, several figures suddenly appeared in the distant mountain forest and approached the cave. Sensing the immense terror within, they could only depart reluctantly.
Meanwhile, Xu Chuan, hiding in the Golden Ancient Palace, saw this and his eyes narrowed.
"As expected, hiding for a few more days was the right decision!"
If he had gone out three days ago, he would likely have been captured by these insidious individuals.
The group just now even included three or four Heavenly King realm existences.
If Xu Chuan had gone out, he would have been captured directly by them!
To avoid any persistent individuals, Xu Chuan made a bold decision.
To open up an Inner World!
At this moment, the most dangerous place was the safest.
With the protection of the Golden Ancient Palace, Xu Chuan could survive safely in the void.
As for the issue of spiritual energy, there was no need to worry.
The Golden Ancient Palace had formations that could absorb energy from the void and convert it into spiritual energy for the master's cultivation.
The speed of refinement was entirely sufficient for Xu Chuan to open up an Inner World!
He decided to act, and Xu Chuan began his preparations!
Regarding the method of opening up an Inner World, Xu Chuan had only vaguely seen it in Nan Cang Yu's inheritance.
But he had not studied it in detail.
This was because Xu Chuan had previously felt that opening up an Inner World was a distant prospect, as it was a cultivation process that only began at the Emperor Lord realm.
Now, having obtained the World Tree seed, he intended to start opening up his Inner World at the Tongtian realm.
This was undoubtedly an unprecedented feat!
At the same time, it was also a very dangerous undertaking.
The Inner World was opened within the sea of qi. If he was not careful, Xu Chuan could become crippled.
However, compared to the rewards of a successful opening, this risk seemed insignificant!
"Come on, today, no one can stop me!"
Xu Chuan shouted, took a deep breath, and began to absorb spiritual energy to restore himself to his peak.
At the same time, he meticulously studied the method of opening up an Inner World.
Outside, news of the Emperor Lord's treasure vault being plundered spread like wildfire, and all the martial artists who went there returned empty-handed.
Major factions also began to investigate news and people related to the treasure vault, attempting to find the culprit.
And at this moment, news spread from the Yin Yang Sacred Land, directly targeting the Ling Xiao Sect.
Suddenly, countless people came to the sect, using threats and inducements to try and force Leng Tianhan to reveal Xu Chuan's information.
However, no one in the Ling Xiao Sect leaked any information about Xu Chuan.
Such stubbornness naturally angered many factions, with some even wishing to directly annihilate the Ling Xiao Sect and then conduct soul searches to obtain the information.
However, before they could act, the appearance of a woman in white completely deterred everyone.
She was the Half-Emperor expert who had appeared in the treasure vault earlier.
She entered the Ling Xiao Sect and, through some unknown method, obtained Xu Chuan's information from Leng Tianhan.
As she left, she waved her hand and erased the Yin Yang Sacred Land and the Holy Lord of Yin Yang who had leaked the information.
At the same time, she declared her stance, stating that she would support the Ling Xiao Sect!
With this display of power, no one dared to approach the Ling Xiao Sect anymore, fearing they would become the next Yin Yang Sacred Land!
"Your name is Xu Chuan?"
"Wait for me, I'm coming for you!" The woman glanced at the portrait in her hand, which bore Xu Chuan's likeness.
Then, she transformed into a beam of light and vanished into the sky, her whereabouts unknown.
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"Achoo!"
Xu Chuan, in the Golden Ancient Palace, sneezed, completely unaware that he had been targeted by a Half-Emperor expert.
After studying for so many days, he had finally fully grasped the method of opening up an Inner World!
His confidence surged.
"Let's begin!" Xu Chuan said.
All preparations were complete, and it was time to get down to business!
His consciousness sank into his sea of qi, which was filled with abundant spiritual energy and had a dreamlike quality.
Following the method for opening up an Inner World, Xu Chuan began to circulate his cultivation technique.
Then, specks of golden light emerged from various parts of his body and converged in the center of his sea of qi.
The golden light gradually expanded until it filled the entire sea of qi, which turned a golden hue.
The next moment.
The golden light exploded within Xu Chuan's sea of qi.
Instantly, boundless energy surged, relentlessly impacting Xu Chuan's sea of qi.
Screaming pain assailed him at this moment. Xu Chuan gritted his teeth and endured, not making a sound.
This was the necessary trial for opening up an Inner World!
If he persevered, he would succeed!
Fortunately, Xu Chuan's body had undergone the tempering of various powerful heavenly treasures, even enlarging his sea of qi. Coupled with the special nature of his cultivation technique, it increased Xu Chuan's chances of success.
If an ordinary Tongtian realm, or even a Heavenly King realm martial artist, dared to open up an Inner World in such a manner, it would be suicidal!
After a night of torment, the energy within the sea of qi finally began to stabilize.
For Xu Chuan, every second of that night was an ordeal.
"Pain, so much pain!" Xu Chuan gritted his teeth, his body soaked in sweat.
Fortunately, he had finally endured!
The pain disappeared, and immense changes began to occur within the sea of qi.
Time and space emerged from the center of the sea of qi, expanding into a small space.
This space was the nascent form of his Inner World.
As his consciousness entered it, Xu Chuan instantly found himself in a golden world.
"This is the nascent form of my Inner World?"
Xu Chuan murmured, looking at the space that was only about ten zhang in diameter, surrounded by nothingness, with only yellow sand beneath his feet.
The appearance of this space meant that Xu Chuan had completed the first step of creating a world!