The third level of the Void Heaven is a small crescent-shaped island, covering only an area of about ten miles in diameter. This small island, compared to the vast starry sky of the ninth level of the Void Heaven, is indeed incredibly insignificant. Surrounding the island is boundless seawater, appearing to have no end in sight. No one knows what lies at the end of the sea, nor the true size of this ocean.
The sky is not a blue sky with white clouds, but rather a layer of hazy mist, like a huge celestial canopy, covering the firmament.
Ding Yan discovered that although the third level of the Void Heaven is not large, the power contained within it is many times that of the ninth level of the Void Heaven. He found dozens of Xianyuan lying around as he took a few steps, much easier to find than the ones he had to work hard to collect in the lower levels of the Void Heaven.
These Xianyuan were hanging on the edges of some leaves, like dewdrops, sparkling and transparent.
Ding Yan quickly noticed the difference in these Xianyuan. Compared to the Xianyuan in the lower levels of the Void Heaven, the ones here were almost transparent in purity, and the contained power could be clearly felt even without using them.
"These Xianyuan are obviously much purer than the ones below, and the power they contain is probably approaching pure Xianyuan." Ding Yan carefully collected these dozen or so Xianyuan into his sleeve and began to observe other places on the island.
The island is not very large, and Ding Yan finished exploring it in less than two hours.
Returning to the original spot, Ding Yan sat down cross-legged.
In the third level of the Void Heaven, Xianyuan can be found everywhere—on the ground, in the grass, in the cracks of stones. He could collect hundreds or even thousands of Xianyuan in an instant. The purity of these Xianyuan was almost transparent.
"Bringing Xianyuan out requires the soul to be able to withstand it because those who enter here are just consciousness..." Ding Yan recalled what the unnamed Taoist he met in the eighth level had said.
Taking out a grain of Xianyuan from his bosom, Ding Yan hesitated.
The power contained in this Xianyuan was larger than all the Xianyuan he had previously refined combined. Ding Yan was not sure if his consciousness could withstand it. However, he also had another consideration in his mind—his current strength could not possibly support him to enter the second level of the Void Heaven. If he did not refine this Xianyuan, his consciousness would definitely dissipate the next time a vortex appears.
"Screw it." Ding Yan's eyes flashed with determination.
Closing his eyes, the Qiankun Daojing started to operate again, and at the same time, the incomplete handprint reappeared.
Boom!
In an instant, Ding Yan felt as if his consciousness had exploded deep within him. A terrifying force rushed from his palm, feeling like a massive torrent flowing into a small stream.
In just a breath's time, most of Ding Yan's consciousness had dissipated, but the grain of Xianyuan in his palm showed no change at all.
"The power in this Xianyuan..." Ding Yan was astonished. Although he already knew that the power in Xianyuan was terrifying, at this moment, he realized that he had underestimated it.
The Xianyuan from the third level of the Void Heaven! Equivalent to the power contained in the Xianyuan refined by a seven-calamity scattered immortals, it was close to earth-shattering. Ding Yan, who had just become a scattered immortal, wanting to absorb such power was akin to seeking a dead end.
"Even if it's death, even if my consciousness collapses in the process, I must absorb some of the Xianyuan that can only be refined by a seven-calamity scattered immortal!" Ding Yan clenched his teeth, a trace of arrogance flashing in his eyes.
He was originally a transcendent being, although possessing another's body, how could he lose to a seven-calamity scattered immortal like himself? Moreover, this was just one grain of Xianyuan.
"Heaven is the Qian and Earth is the Kun, the sun is Yang, and the moon is Yin, inverting Heaven and Earth, reversing Yin and Yang, refine!" Ding Yan had performed this refining technique countless times in his previous life. Now, he unleashed it without any hesitation.
The power converted from the Xianyuan tore through Ding Yan's consciousness like a flood, but a small part was retained and, using the powerful refining technique, was integrated into his consciousness.
At this moment, a massive vortex appeared in the void.
The gate to the second level of the Void Heaven had opened again.
Ding Yan's consciousness was about to completely dissipate. At the moment the vortex appeared, Ding Yan suddenly stood up and turned into a stream of light, rushing into the vortex.
The mist in the sky began to distort.
At the instant of entering the vortex, Ding Yan seemed to have seen the second and even the first level of the Void Heaven.
The second level of the Void Heaven is a quiet valley, where there is a clear and transparent pool.
In the first level of the Void Heaven, there is only a huge rock, and the rest is all seawater...
Space began to twist, and Ding Yan, whose consciousness was nearly transparent, appeared in mid-air. At this moment, his consciousness was rapidly dissipating, and the power derived from absorbing the third level of the Void Heaven was also rapidly decreasing. Ding Yan at this moment felt similar to how he had felt when he reached the stage of god transformation in his previous life.
Looking down, Ding Yan saw a quiet valley with a clear and transparent pool inside.
What was even more astonishing was that inside this pool, Ding Yan actually saw a fish!
This was the second level of the Void Heaven!
Here, in this Void Heaven, he actually encountered a living being.
Ding Yan was astonished, his gaze swept over the scene, and then his pupils contracted.
This pool was entirely made up of Xianyuan! Inside it, there was a fish, a fish living in the Xianyuan pool!
Without lingering for too long, the vortex appeared again. At this moment, the power derived from absorbing the Xianyuan of the third level of the Void Heaven within Ding Yan's body had been used up.
"So, I can't enter the last level of the Void Heaven after all..." Ding Yan's consciousness gradually blurred. His consciousness had almost completely disappeared, leaving only a firefly-sized speck.
After being drawn into the vortex, the expected terrifying power did not assail him. Instead, a warm feeling enveloped his last shred of consciousness.
Buzz!
The passage vibrated.
A force like a spatial storm erupted, completely dispersing Ding Yan's last bit of consciousness. In the moment of disintegration, Ding Yan saw a vast expanse of blue seawater and a huge rock floating on the surface.
Here is the first layer of Void Sky! Legend has it that only the Nine Tribulations dispersed immortals can reach this world...
In the eastern region, on top of an unnamed stone mountain.
The purple thunder is like a prison, shrouding this area. Purple thunder appeared about two years ago. At first, not many people paid attention to it. However, as time passed, it quickly attracted the attention of many cultivators. Many believed it to be an extraordinary treasure, attempting to come here to seek opportunities. However, after two Qi Refining 10th layer cultivators were turned into charred remains by the purple thunder, these people finally understood the horror of the purple thunder. Many left, and a few chose to stay.
On this day, the prison-like purple thunder suddenly trembled, followed by a sign of weakening.
This slight change quickly caught the attention of the scattered cultivators around. Many people extended their divine senses to probe towards the purple thunder...