Chapter 577

Chapter 577: Thousand Mirror Celestial Palace

“We’re looking into records about this secret realm. Please hold on, Grand Elder,” one of the respected elders from the Elder Council said politely.

“I’m being too impatient,” Xu Fan nodded.

The two respected elders from the Elder Council stood still, silent as if in deep seclusion.

An hour later, one of the respected elders finally showed a change in expression.

“So, the beast race has such plans. How vile,” the respected elder said angrily.

“Respected elder, what’s the deal with this secret realm?” Xu Fan asked urgently.

“Back when the ancient beast race ruled this realm, there was an Invincible Beast King named Ancient Realm. He was a sentient piece of ancient mirror stone, mastering space, time, and astrology.

“He ruled the demon race for thousands of years, and back then, he had a famous celestial tool called the Thousand Mirror Celestial Palace.”

“We’re likely inside the space of this celestial tool,” the respected elder paused, then continued, “The Thousand Mirror Celestial Palace is a treasure for both defeating and trapping enemies, but it has an even more critical function.”

“It connects to countless worlds, allowing beings from those worlds to descend into this realm.”

“If the beast race uses this tool to summon the Golden Winged Roc’s avatar here, our human race is finished,” the respected elder said gravely.

“So, we must stop the beast race from getting the Thousand Mirror Celestial Palace,” the other respected elder added, his expression serious.

“Our goal now is to find the spirit of the Thousand Mirror Celestial Palace. Whether we destroy it or make it recognize a master, we need to act fast,” the respected elder explained.

“How do we find the spirit?” Master Qianling asked.

“We’ll have to search each mirror small world one by one, at the cost of our lifespan. There’s no other way,” the respected elder said firmly.

“Can the Grand Elder divine the spirit’s location?” Master Qianling asked quickly, worried about how long the search would take and the toll it would take on their lifespans.

Xu Fan shook his head. He had tried when he first entered, but that was to find Wang Yulun.

“Spirit Cut friend, Grand Elder, you can stay here while we explore the mirror small worlds,” the respected elder suggested.

“It’s every cultivator’s duty to stop the demon race from getting this celestial tool. I’ll go too,” Master Qianling said firmly.

“I’ll also search for the spirit. My brother’s still inside,” Xu Fan said.

He had just sent a message to Wang Yulun, telling him to stay put if possible.

“Thank you both. Let’s split up and search. That’ll increase our chances.”

“Respected elders, I noticed earlier that this mirror small world aligns with the cycle of the heavens. If I’m right, there are three hundred and sixty-five aspects to it.”

“With your cultivation levels, there’s nothing to worry about,” Xu Fan said, having figured this out as soon as he entered.

“Thank you, Grand Elder, for letting us know. Now we can search with peace of mind.”

“No time to waste. Let’s each go our own way and get to work,” the respected elder said.

Meanwhile, Wang Yulun and his group were facing off against four Core Formation stage beasts.

In full battle mode, Wang Yulun and Xiuxin stood side by side, looking rough but determined as they faced the four beasts.

“Our luck’s been pretty bad. Why is it that after the first mirror small world, we’ve only run into beasts?” Wang Yulun said, calm despite their messy state.

“I didn’t expect you, Dao Friend Wang, to be so strong, fighting above your level,” Xiuxin said, impressed.

She hadn’t realized her savior had such incredible fighting strength.

“Everything depends on Big Brother Xu’s help.”

“Senior, can we still take down these four Core Formation stage beasts?”

“If not, I’ll release the puppets,” Wang Yulun said, glancing back at his wife and daughter.

“You should release them, friend. These four beasts are tricky, and I’m not entirely sure I can defeat them,” Xiuxin urged, aware that Wang Yulun had a squad of Core Formation stage battle puppets.

Wang Yulun waved his hand, unleashing ten battle puppets.

“I just got a message from Big Brother Xu. He told us to stall as long as possible in each mirror small world, and he’ll come find us,” Wang Yulun said, turning to his wife, who was hiding behind him.

“Big Brother Xu is coming! We’re saved!” Murong Qianer exclaimed joyfully.

“Why is Big Brother Xu coming here? It’s billions of trillions of kilometers from the central continent,” Wang Linger said in surprise, having not seen Xu Fan for a long time.

Meanwhile, Xu Fan had already stepped into the first mirror small world, while the respected elders and Master Qianling had already set off.

As soon as Xu Fan entered the mirror small world, he felt time speeding up.

A clock made of the Five Elements of Spiritual Energy appeared in Xu Fan’s hand.

Watching the clock’s hands spin wildly like a fan, Xu Fan felt a surge of excitement.

The thrill of winning the lottery hits when you see that ten million in your account.

Xu Fan felt the same way now—as time accelerated, his heart raced with it.

“Could this be my good brother’s hundredfold return?”

“This is incredible!”

As the time acceleration ended, a platform rose in the mirror small world, and a Transformation Stage demon beast glared fiercely at Xu Fan.

“This feels like a level in a challenge game—complete with a final boss.”

Xu Fan looked at the Transformation Stage demon beast and smiled, showing no fear.

“Let’s play, then,” Xu Fan said, forming seals with both hands. In moments, a beast made entirely of spiritual energy, identical to the other, appeared and lunged at it.

Xu Fan sat back like a spectator, even pulling out some sunflower seeds to enjoy the fight.

He wasn’t stalling for time—he was studying how this mirror world worked.

“Time accelerated by fifty years, and the reward is a Transformation Stage demon beast,” Xu Fan mused, stroking his chin.

Then he turned his attention to the beast he’d been awarded.

“This beast is real. It seems this celestial tool’s inner world is bigger than I thought.”

Afterward, Xu Fan analyzed the beast’s growth environment.

“That’s all the info I can get for now. Time to move to the next mirror small world,” Xu Fan said with a smile.

After receiving Wang Yulun’s communication artifact signal, they’d been chatting, and knowing his good brother was safe put Xu Fan at ease.

The spirit energy beast quickly snapped the neck of the Transformation Stage demon beast.

Around Xu Fan’s mirror small world, many other mirror small worlds appeared, each connected by bridges.

“The mirror small worlds are constantly in motion. I’ll need to find a reference point to figure out their patterns,” Xu Fan said as he walked to the edge of the mirror world, touching the crystalline walls that formed it.