The grand and spacious ancient temple was just like it was billions of years ago, with huge meditation cushions still placed there. A black old ox had already appeared, its eyes shining with a smile as it looked at Ji Ning who suddenly appeared.

  "The main hall." Ji Ning gazed at this grand hall.

  "Congratulations." The black old cow walked over with joy, "It's only been a few years since you passed by, and you've already entered the Purple Mansion. Much faster than I expected."

  Ji Ning's heart was still preoccupied with the large group of powerful experts from Xue Long Shan who were about to arrive, and he didn't feel much joy: "It's just luck."

  "It wasn't just luck that you made it through the three passes in the corridor." The black old cow sighed, "You've refined the talisman... In this Water Mansion, you can already go to the most important places. With these places, you'll have the capital to truly rise up, Ji Ning, I can already see the day when you'll become one of the top figures in the Great Xia Dynasty."

  Ji Ning was taken aback, he didn't expect that this black cow spirit of the treasure could be so glib.

  "Don't be deceived." The black cow said, "When the Jade Flower Immortal accepted disciples for the first time, it drove countless people in the Great Xia Dynasty crazy. If they knew that the Jade Flower Immortal was only the third master of this Water Mansion, I'm afraid it would stir up another big storm."

  "What's so special about this Water Palace?" Ji Ning asked in succession.

  What he is most concerned about now is whether this water palace can improve his strength and give him a greater grasp in the upcoming war.

  "The Water Palace is very mysterious." The black old cow said, "I and Zong Hua Xianren have been here for a long time, if the speculation is correct, this Water Palace should be cultivating the descendants of gods and demons."

  "Cultivate the offspring of gods and demons?" Ji Ning was taken aback.

  "Hmm." The black ox nodded its large head, "The first master of this Water Temple must have been a very powerful god or demon! Just by looking at the main hall's meditation platforms, you can imagine... back then, there should have been many gods and demons sitting here, listening to his commands, listening to him teach cultivation methods."

  Ji Ning looked at the huge cushions beside him, and the solitary cushion above in the great hall, nodding slightly.

  "The first master established the law of accepting disciples. There are two corridors, one corridor is for spiritual bodies that have been born with innate divine magic, and the other corridor is for spiritual bodies that have been cultivated through the Purple Mansion. "The black old cow said," Generally, spiritual bodies that have been cultivated through divine magic are okay. They must be naturally transformed and reborn with a body that contains divine magic, isn't this equivalent to being a true divine spirit?"

  Ji Ning nodded.

  One's own body is born from the fusion of heaven and earth, water and fire, and is indeed a pre-heavenly divine demon.

  "And these separate palaces within the Water Temple are obviously meant to cultivate the descendants of gods and demons." The black old cow said, "What a pity, the path of gods and demons is too difficult. Although Xī Huá Xiān Rén also cultivated both gods and demons in the beginning, gradually, the path of gods and demons became more and more difficult to walk. He actually progressed faster in his Qi refinement, but ultimately failed to transcend the calamity and became a stray immortal."

  Ji Ning understood that although he had almost all his heart and energy focused on cultivating the Divine Beast Physique, he had now actually opened up the Purple Mansion in terms of cultivating Qi first!

  Cultivating Qi is easy, cultivating the body is difficult.

  Maybe I'll become a terrestrial immortal in the future. Is it possible that I, as a cultivator of spiritual energy, will become a True Person of the Unity of Heaven and Man? Or even a True Person of the Ten Thousand Images? Maybe I can also cultivate my spiritual energy first and cross the tribulation, and accidentally become an Immortal... It's entirely possible to follow in the footsteps of the Loose Immortal.

  "Let me remind you." The black old cow looked at Ji Ning, "This is what the Huahua Immortal said to his disciple Lie Zhan back then."

  "Please go on," said Ji Ning repeatedly.

  "This Water Abode should be for cultivating the descendants of gods and demons. Then you can take the path of gods and demons." The black old cow said, "Even if you become a terrestrial immortal in the future, it's better not to cultivate your Qi again. And absolutely do not cross the tribulation! Instead, focus on cultivating your divine demon body, let your divine demon body cross the tribulation first."

  Ji Ning furrowed her brow.

  "According to Zong Hua Xianren's speculation, the farther you walk on the path of gods and demons, the more helpful this Water Mansion will be to you. Zong Hua Xianren feels that there are still some secrets in this Water Mansion! It should be a secret hidden by the first master. Unfortunately, Zong Hua Xianren is unable to explore it." said Hei Se Lao Niu.

  "Thank you for your advice, Senior. I, Ji Ning, will remember it carefully." Ji Ning said repeatedly.

  "The first master was incredibly powerful and far surpassed the strength of Yunhua Immortal." The black old cow said, "You'll understand once you go to the Starry Hall."

  "Xīng Chén Diàn?" Ji Ning wondered.

  Suddenly——

  Out of thin air, a shadow began to condense, and soon the shadow solidified into a giant bear standing upright. The giant bear had yellow fur all over its body, and its eyes seemed to be staring at Ji Ning... giving him an eternal and ancient feeling. It was as if he were gazing at the Nuwa diagram within himself, just like the feeling Nuwa gave him.

  Time will pass, but it will always exist! This big bear gives Ji Ning a similar feeling, only the feeling is more vague, without the strong sense of Nuwa's picture.

  "Big brother." The black old cow shouted with a flattering face, and Ji Ning felt the old cow's fawning. The black old cow continued to say to Ji Ning, "This is the Ling of the Water Mansion's Dongfu."

  "Is this the spirit of the cave?" Ji Ning also felt that the skull of the giant bear in front of her, which was about ten feet tall... looked very similar to the illusory skull of the bear that had moved her here.

  "Ji Ning has seen his senior." Ji Ning said respectfully.

  The yellow giant bear glanced at him: "Again, you have entered the Purple Mansion with your Qi Refining stage. You are cultivating the 'Nine Heavens Diagram of Vermilion Brightness', which is the first cultivation method for refining the body of a divine demon. Your divine demon bloodline is so rich and dense, be sure to focus on refining your divine demon body, don't waste your natural talent and opportunity."

  "Yes." Ji Ning felt the invisible aura of the yellow giant bear.

  That ancient and eternal meaning... Ji Ning felt that it was not something that ordinary cultivators could have, this cave's spirit could directly move people through space, this method was equally mysterious.

  Jiuhua Xianren was a strong person in the late God Demon era.

  This is the spirit of the cave? But it's been following the first master for a long time, isn't it much older? Much more powerful? Of course, one has to be humble.

  "Follow me." The big yellow bear walked ahead.

  "Hurry up." The black old cow urged beside him and also followed closely.

  Ji Ning followed behind, under the lead of the yellow great bear, entering a thousand-zhang high corridor entrance on the right side of the grand hall.

  The yellow big bear walked and said: "Now that you have refined the token, you are considered a reserve master. Except for the main hall, you can enter this corridor. This corridor has four major sub-halls. You can enter these four major sub-halls... Of course, now you can only enter these four major sub-halls. To enter more sub-halls, you must wait until you become a Yuan Shen Dao person."

  Ji Ning understands.

  Becoming a Zi Fu Xiu Shi and refining the Xin Fu is just the first step.

  It's only the second step to refine the cave mansion of the Yuan Shen Dao, and it's likely that even the second step is just a simple refinement that can be carried with you. I'm afraid this water mansion still cannot be fully controlled, otherwise, Yun Hua Xianren would not have said that he also suspects there are many secrets left.

  "Look." The big yellow bear pointed to a place not far away, where there was an ancient bronze gate, which was open.

  Ji Ning walked over and looked inside through the bronze gate...

  Wow.

  Ji Ning's eyes widened, and all he saw was a huge hall inside the door. The hall was filled with treasures floating in mid-air, each emitting a powerful aura. Ji Ning spotted a large hammer surrounded by three-colored lights, and just looking at it made his heart thump wildly, as if it were about to burst.

  There are also four poles of different colors, and at a glance, it seems to fall into an endless world.

  "This is the Treasure Hall, one of the four major halls you can enter." The yellow big bear said, "The Treasure Hall contains countless treasures collected by the master, from some peculiar ordinary objects to Chaos-era relics from the time when Pangu created heaven and earth. The master has set rules for these treasures, as long as you meet the conditions set by the master, you can obtain them."

  Ji Ning held her breath.

  What's this primordial stuff that Pangu opened up the heavens and earth with? What kind of thing is it? However, Ji Ning also knew that gods and demons were born from the heavens and earth, and after Pangu opened up the heavens and earth, there were many gods and demons.

  It seems now that this Water Palace might indeed be left behind by a very powerful and ancient god or demon.

  "How can I get these treasures, what conditions?" Ji Ning asked.

  "After a while, you enter the Treasure Hall and look around slowly. The rules left by the master are all set above." said the yellow big bear.

  Ji Ning nodded slightly.

  The two corridors for receiving disciples were established by the first generation master, and the rules of this treasure hall were also set by the first generation master... The one who had the greatest impact on this Water Mansion was still the first generation master. Zong Hua Xianren was just a passing guest.

  "Keep walking." The big yellow bear said as he walked, "The next sub-hall... is the Divine Hall of the four sub-halls that you can enter."

  "Shentong Hall?" Ji Ning was taken aback.

  Divine power?

  I can currently only use one divine ability, "Wind Wing Escape Technique". The preciousness of divine abilities is extremely clear to me, that's something not everyone can obtain.

  "We're here." After walking for a while, the big yellow bear pointed to the bronze gate on the side. The ancient bronze gate had a hand on it, and that hand seemed to cover the sky and block out the sun, possessing boundless power.

  "This is the Divine Communication Hall." The yellow big bear said, "Only the descendants of gods and demons who meet two conditions can enter. One is that the divine demon's body refining reaches the level of dripping blood rebirth. Two are within ten years old. At most ten years old."

  Ji Ning was taken aback.

  Blood Rebirth? That's the Divine Demon Refining Body Purple Mansion level, I'm not there yet.

  Ten years old?

  I have already passed my thirtieth birthday.

  "That year, Jiuhua was just over ten years old, so he couldn't enter the Divine Communication Hall." The yellow big bear said, "If he could enter the Divine Communication Hall, Jiuhua's path might have been even longer, and his strength should have been even stronger. Perhaps...he wouldn't have become a stray immortal?" The yellow big bear obviously had some feelings for that Jiuhua, after all, Jiuhua Immortal had controlled this immortal mansion for hundreds of millions of years.

  The black old cow also sighed on the side: "My master had always been regretful that he could not enter the Divine Communication Hall. These four major halls are all very important, and my master has entered three of them, but this Divine Communication Hall is inaccessible to him. He was already over ten years old when he rushed through the corridor."

  Ji Ning felt bitter in her heart.

  Even if I count my age in Chinese years, I've already passed ten years old! Am I really going to lose even the chance to enter the Spiritual Treasure Pavilion?

  "You're still young, you're only five years old now." The big yellow bear looked at Ji Ning.

  "Five years old?" Ji Ning glared.

  The black old cow understood Ji Ning's thoughts and spoke: "Divine demons are born as innate spirits, you're indeed only five years old."

  **

  The butterfly emerges from its cocoon!