The owner of this palace is named Haotian, a formidable eight-tribulation loose immortal who has long perished due to tribulation. The jade pendant he left behind unfolds the epic saga of his life: Haotian hailed from a major sect on Juyuan Star—the Yixin Sect. Since childhood, he embarked on the path of cultivating immortality, entering the realm of cultivation through refining artifacts. In just a hundred years, he reached the Nascent Soul stage, and five hundred years later, he ascended to the Separated Soul stage. He was widely recognized as an extraordinary talent in the cultivation world. After reaching the Separated Soul stage, he roamed far and wide, seeking renowned masters everywhere. By exchanging the magical artifacts he crafted, he learned numerous unique and arcane skills. Whether it was refining artifacts, alchemy, or formations, he was unrivaled for a time.
Haotian was generous and had a penchant for fighting injustice. Naturally, he had friends all over the world. However, this also led him to make many enemies. But with his numerous friends and his unfathomably high cultivation, his foes could do nothing to him. Haotian took only eighteen hundred years to reach the tribulation stage. The cultivation world unanimously believed that his chances of successfully passing the tribulation were extremely high. To prepare for the tribulation, Haotian painstakingly refined a batch of tribulation pills as a precaution. Simultaneously, he invited many friends to witness and safeguard him. When the many masters in the cultivation world heard that Haotian was preparing to pass the tribulation, they flocked to watch. Haotian himself had extremely high cultivation and was extremely well-prepared. Passing the tribulation was originally not a difficult task. Unfortunately, at the crucial moment of his tribulation, an accident occurred, resulting in failure: When Haotian was undergoing the tribulation, he effortlessly passed six thunder tribulations. The remaining three thunder tribulations were extremely powerful, but Haotian had tribulation pills in his possession and could originally withstand them.
However, just as the seventh thunder tribulation was about to descend, one of his enemies deliberately intruded into the tribulation area, triggering a chain tribulation. His enemy had also cultivated to the early stage of tribulation. The combination of these two tribulations instantly multiplied the power of the thunder tribulation by more than ten times. His enemy was naturally struck down by the heavenly thunder. As for Haotian, he was in a dire situation. After withstanding the eighth heavenly thunder, he was seriously injured. Thinking that he couldn't handle the last heavenly thunder, he had no choice but to disintegrate himself and escape with his Nascent Soul.
Having lost his physical body, Haotian had to cultivate as a loose immortal. Loose immortals are also considered immortals, albeit the lowest level. They cannot enter the immortal world and can only remain in the cultivation world. Loose immortals face a tribulation every ten thousand years. The number of tribulations they pass determines their level. For instance, those who have passed several tribulations are called several-tribulation loose immortals. Every time a loose immortal passes a tribulation, their cultivation doubles. If a loose immortal can pass nine tribulations, they can ascend to the immortal world and directly become a Great Luo Golden Immortal. But since ancient times, no loose immortal has ever been able to pass nine tribulations. Even eight-tribulation loose immortals are extremely rare. Although Haotian was forced to cultivate as a loose immortal, he firmly believed that he could pass nine tribulations and become the first loose immortal to ascend to the immortal world. For this purpose, after Haotian passed the first two tribulations and gained a certain level of strength, he scoured everywhere for rare treasures and refined various magical artifacts, semi-immortal artifacts, and panaceas to meticulously prepare for passing the nine tribulations. During this process, he did not hesitate to use forceful means.
The power of loose immortal tribulations grows stronger with each passing one. Relying on his own cultivation, magical artifacts, and various panaceas, Haotian easily passed seven tribulations. But in the eighth tribulation, although he also managed to pass it, he was severely injured and almost lost his soul. His cultivation not only did not increase but decreased significantly. It was not until before the ninth tribulation arrived that he recovered. Thinking that he couldn't withstand this last tribulation, Haotian left all his savings and cultivation insights in this palace. He also set up the Primordial Seven Killing Formation outside the palace. As long as someone can break the formation, they can obtain all his life's efforts.
Haotian also left a message: Ascending to the immortal world was his lifelong dream. If someone can break the formation and enter, it proves that he has failed in passing the tribulation and his soul has dissipated. The person who breaks the formation can obtain everything in the palace. But Haotian hopes that if the person who breaks the formation can ascend to the immortal world, if there is a chance, they can return to this palace and say a word to his portrait on the screen wall. Then he can rest in peace.
Guo Xingyue put down the jade pendant in his hand, his heart filled with a myriad of emotions. He not only admired Haotian's unwavering spirit but also felt sorry for his unfortunate encounter. Guo Xingyue embarked on the path of cultivating immortality by accident. Originally, he had no clear goal in his heart and simply went with the flow. At this moment, Guo Xingyue finally found a direction to strive for—ascending to the immortal world and cultivating into the divine realm!
Guo Xingyue stood in front of the jade table and pondered for a long time. Suddenly, he remembered that he was still stark naked. Although there was no one here and he wasn't afraid of being seen naked, constantly being naked was truly not elegant. He looked around and saw that there was a magical robe on the jade table on the right side of the hall. He walked over, picked it up and took a look: Ha! It was actually a magical robe of treasure level. Guo Xingyue took the magical robe and refined it in his dantian. Then with a thought, the magical robe was already on his body. According to Guo Xingyue's will, the magical robe continuously changed its style and color. Guo Xingyue was overjoyed: Ha, great! From now on, the money for buying clothes can be saved.
Guo Xingyue originally planned to find a place to cultivate. Seeing that this palace was extremely spacious and he had the jade pendant left by Haotian in his hand, he began to cultivate here. Guo Xingyue was originally very interested in formations and had extremely high attainments. Naturally, he started with formations and thoroughly understood all the formations left by Haotian, especially the Primordial Seven Killing Formation that almost cost him his life. Only then did he realize the power of this formation. The spirit beasts in that formation are ice rhinoceros, vermilion bird, wood spirit monkey, black tortoise, and golden eagle.
The formations in those five crystals actually sealed the souls of these five spirit beasts. And that palace is the eye of the formation and also a treasure. The power of this Primordial Seven Killing Formation is vastly different when there is someone in charge and when there is no one in charge. The higher the cultivation of the person in charge of the formation, the greater the power of the formation. When there is no one in charge, each formation acts on its own. The five-element spirit beasts just guard their own formations and act according to their own preferences. No wonder the wood spirit monkey would easily let Guo Xingyue go. If there is a master to operate this Primordial Seven Killing Formation, all seven formations can be launched simultaneously! Probably even a Great Luo Golden Immortal can't resist the power of this formation. After Guo Xingyue mastered the mystery of this formation, he secretly felt extremely fortunate: Fortunately, there is no one in charge of this formation. If there is someone in charge, let alone passing seven levels. As soon as he enters the formation, he will be doomed.
After Guo Xingyue basically mastered the knowledge of formations, he began to learn the techniques of refining artifacts. The practice of techniques needs to be mastered and improved through refining artifacts. In Guo Xingyue's storage bracelet, except for green fluorite and a dozen or so green crystal diamonds, there is almost no other material. So he had to search in the palace to see if there were any materials for refining artifacts. After Guo Xingyue walked around the palace, he couldn't help being overjoyed: There are countless rare treasures left by Haotian. In the storeroom on the left side of the palace are various ores. In the storeroom on the right side of the palace are various pills and medicinal materials. Haotian cultivated for nearly ninety thousand years and visited countless planets. The rare treasures he collected for passing the nine tribulations of loose immortals are indeed extremely rich. This time, it's all cheap for Guo Xingyue.