Around the Sky Gazing Tower, guards stood watch, and no idlers were allowed to approach. Within a thousand meters, numerous Heavenly Capital guards patrolled.
The highest level of the Sky Gazing Tower, its spire thousands of feet tall, was submerged in thick clouds.
Layers upon layers of clouds surged and huddled together, enveloping the top of the Sky Gazing Tower, obscuring it from view.
Inside the tower's peak, a dark and profound scene unfolded.
Within the tower's pavilion, only a few golden and bright candlelight flickered in the deep darkness.
They resembled faint yet mysterious stars in the night sky.
Additionally, some strange and exquisite crystals were placed in the corners of the surrounding walls.
These pebble-sized crystals quietly emitted a soft glow, intertwining and reflecting with the candlelight.
This created a virtual and enchanting outline within the dim space, faintly exuding an extremely mysterious and ancient aura.
At the very center of the pavilion, in the brightest area, several figures clad in gray robes and cloaks sat silently.
The fabric of the gray robes was delicate and smooth, but the color was old and faded, with layers of wrinkles that resembled the marks of time.
Hidden deep within the hoods of the large gray cloaks, their faces were completely concealed in shadow, making it impossible to discern their features.
These individuals sat close to each other, yet maintained a perfect silence.
Only the occasional breeze that stirred their robes on the ground revealed their presence.
In the center of where these individuals were sitting, two mirror-like circular objects were placed.
One of these mirrors appeared very large, while the other seemed very small.
At the same time, the edges of these two mirrors were tightly joined together, as if they were naturally formed.
The large mirror was as tall as an adult, silently floating in mid-air.
The circumference of the large mirror was tightly wrapped in scarlet crystals.
These scarlet crystals resembled solidified flames, emitting a scorching heat.
However, the mirror's surface had a green-bronze luster, inscribed with countless mysterious patterns that twisted and turned.
These patterns appeared ordinary, like an ancient well without a ripple.
The small mirror next to the large one was only about one-third of its size.
Its edge was inlaid with dark-colored crystals, their luster dim yet faintly flowing with the cool light of the moon.
This was the most important treasure of the entire Sky Gazing Division.
The Heavenly Sun and Moon Mirror!
A Moon-Grade Nine-Pattern Sacrificial Artifact!
Even within the entire Great Xia Dynasty, it was one of the most precious artifacts besides the Sun-Grade Sacrificial Artifacts.
The Heavenly Sun and Moon Mirror was bestowed upon the Sky Gazing Division by the Great Xia Dynasty's Holy Ancestor as a treasure to guard the tower.
The large mirror, known as the Sun Mirror, was used to inspect the world and reveal all hidden powers.
The small mirror, the Moon Mirror, captured the aura of all living beings, leaving them nowhere to escape.
In the next moment, these two Heavenly Sun and Moon Mirrors, tightly joined together, underwent subtle changes without warning.
The Heavenly Sun and Moon Mirror suddenly trembled, causing the surrounding air to vibrate slightly.
Immediately afterward, layers of ripples quietly appeared around the mirror's surface, like a stone thrown into a calm lake.
However, these ripples did not ripple through water, but on the calm surface of the mirror.
Each wave on the mirror's surface, filled with mysterious patterns, emitted a faint, profound glow.
This magical change naturally caught the attention of the people in front of the Heavenly Sun and Moon Mirror.
The bodies beneath the gray robes and cloaks trembled slightly at the same time.
The lowered eyes of these individuals instantly opened, shooting out sharp beams of light, staring intently at the Heavenly Sun and Moon Mirror.
The leading man, an old man with deep wrinkles etched on his face, his white beard trembled slightly with his rapid breathing.
In the depths of the old man's eyes, a terrifying light suddenly shot out, like two materialized blades, instantly causing the distant candlelight to flicker incessantly.
At the same time, an invisible and vast power suddenly spread out from the old man's center.
The surrounding air seemed to be stirred violently by an invisible giant hand, emitting a low whistling sound.
The silence within the pavilion was instantly broken, and a faint voice suddenly echoed.
"The Heavenly Sun and Moon Mirror is showing abnormalities again?"
"Within a short day, not only has the aura of the White Lotus Sect's demonic figures appeared, but also the power of a Heavenly Demon Realm beast."
On the Heavenly Sun and Moon Mirror, on the green-bronze mirror surface.
The originally calm surface of the mirror rippled like water, slowly revealing two faint, still images.
The figures in the images were the old woman's nascent soul phantom of the White Lotus Sect and the Lion Lord's nascent soul phantom.
"Hmm?"
"Is it in the Flying Crane Prefecture of the Southern Domain's Nether Province?"
"If I remember correctly, didn't that little fellow Li Chengxing personally go there?"
"Also, White Bone, that immortal old demon, would actually be willing to release his nascent soul phantom to appear in Flying Crane Prefecture of Nether Province."
The old man's gaze was like that of a hawk, fixed on the old woman's nascent soul phantom, with a storm seemingly raging in his eyes.
In the next second, the old man's eyes narrowed, and a dazzling light shot out, pouring into the Heavenly Sun and Moon Mirror.
After a few breaths, the confusion on the old man's face disappeared, replaced by a look of surprise.
"White Bone, that immortal old demon, actually forcibly separated this wisp of divine thought."
"So that's how it is, no wonder she dares to openly appear in the Great Xia Dynasty."
For warriors in the Divine Palace Realm, the power of divine thought is their most important source of power.
If a warrior in the Divine Palace Realm completely separates their divine thought from their body, they will permanently lose a portion of their divine thought power.
In that case, it may cause the Divine Palace to become chaotic, the divine thought incomplete, and the strength to drop significantly.
"After separating the divine thought, even this Division Master cannot use the Heavenly Sun and Moon Mirror to capture the aura of her divine soul."
"What a decisive method!"
The identity of the old man who spoke at this moment was about to be revealed.
He was the master of this thousand-foot tower, the Division Master of the Sky Gazing Division, Lu Ze!
He was also an old monster who had lived for four or five hundred years, experiencing three Great Xia Emperors, and a nascent soul True Person who had reached the Great Perfection of the Divine Palace Realm!
As a veteran of three dynasties, Lu Ze, the Division Master of the Sky Gazing Division, had an extremely high status in the Great Xia Dynasty.
However, Lu Ze had been staying in the Sky Gazing Tower for hundreds of years, never going out, as if there was nothing in this world worth his concern.
Compared to Lu Ze's calmness and composure, the three people behind him found it difficult to maintain their composure.
"What!"
"White Bone's nascent soul phantom has appeared in the Great Xia Dynasty?"
"Division Master!"
"Division Master, should we immediately notify the Blackbird Guard?"
Lu Ze did not immediately respond to the words.
He maintained a calm and composed expression, slowly extending his right hand, palm facing up.
In an instant, the air above his right palm seemed to be stirred by an invisible giant hand.
Centered on Lu Ze's right palm, it spun and flowed frantically, forming a small vortex of air.
Subsequently, from a certain direction within the pavilion, a residual image shot out like an arrow from a bow.
Upon closer inspection, it was a small object, moving at an astonishing speed, leaving only a blurred trail in the air.
It was a token carefully crafted from purple crystal, about half the size of Lu Ze's palm.
The purple token was surrounded by wisps of mysterious purple light, like purple smoke rising from it, giving it a unique nobility and majesty.
If Lu Xuan were present at this moment, he would definitely recognize it.
Lu Ze's token was exactly the same as the one in his own hand.
However, Lu Xuan's token was red, while Lu Ze's token was purple.
This purple token was naturally the means for the Sky Gazing Division to contact the Blackbird Guard.
It was still a token that directly contacted the Blackbird Guard's Division Master.
After Lu Ze obtained the purple token, he instantly exerted force with his five fingers, clasping it tightly, and the divine thought power within his body began to pour into the purple token.
Suddenly, a dazzling purple light cluster slowly overflowed from the purple token in Lu Ze's hand, hovering in the sky above the pavilion.
Lu Ze calmly looked at the mysterious purple light, slowly opening his mouth, his voice steady and clear, as if piercing through the hazy light and shadow.
"Division Master Zi, White Bone's nascent soul phantom has appeared in Flying Crane Prefecture of the Southern Domain's Nether Province."
"White Bone, that immortal old demon, has already separated this wisp of nascent soul power, making it impossible to track down her location."
"There is also a mysterious beast's nascent soul phantom."
"However, that mysterious beast's nascent soul phantom seems to have escaped the power of the Heavenly Sun and Moon Mirror by some mysterious means, and its whereabouts are unknown!"
Lu Ze's voice was clear and powerful, echoing continuously within the pavilion.
When Lu Ze finished speaking these words, the expressions of the three people behind him became somewhat unsightly.
The Sky Gazing Division, which possessed the Heavenly Sun and Moon Mirror, was telling others that they could not find the source of the disaster.
If it were in the past, no matter what means those people had, as long as they did not involve powers above the Sun-Grade Sacrificial Artifact, they could be illuminated by the Heavenly Sun and Moon Mirror.
How could they be as embarrassed as they were today, unable to even find a trace of the person.
It was all because of the shocking changes that had occurred in the Spiritual Ruins, which had caused the Heavenly Sun and Moon Mirror to be affected by the chaotic power of heaven and earth.
The current Heavenly Sun and Moon Mirror could only detect enemies above the Divine Palace Realm at most.
The Heavenly Sun and Moon Mirror was helpless against the remnants of the White Lotus Sect below the Divine Palace Realm.
"White Bone's nascent soul phantom?"
"Beast's nascent soul phantom?"
After the purple light cluster emitted these two surprised voices, it paused for a moment.
The dreamlike purple halo trembled slightly, and then the voice was heard again, its voice ethereal and empty, as if from a very distant place.
"I understand!"
As soon as the voice fell, the dazzling purple light cluster disappeared into the void as if it had never existed, without a trace.
Lu Ze had no waves in his heart about the disappearance of the purple light cluster, and without turning his head, his lips moved slightly, his tone was flat but unquestionable.
"You few, immediately set off for the Imperial Palace and inform His Majesty of this matter."
As the Division Master of the Sky Gazing Division, Lu Ze's most important responsibility was to guard this Heavenly Sun and Moon Mirror, not allowing any accidents to happen.
Unless he received an edict from His Majesty, Lu Ze would not easily leave the Sky Gazing Tower.
"Yes, Division Master, we will take our leave!"
The few people quickly stood up, looking extremely respectful, saluting towards Lu Ze, and then they strode away from the pavilion.
After the sound of footsteps in the pavilion gradually faded away until it disappeared.
The pavilion was empty, silent, and Lu Ze once again turned his gaze to the Heavenly Sun and Moon Mirror standing in the hall.
The red light on the mirror surface flickered uncertainly, and the expression of the old woman's nascent soul phantom was presented in Lu Ze's eyes.
Lu Ze stared intently, only to see that the old woman's nascent soul phantom had a complex and ugly expression on her face.
Among them, the old woman's nascent soul phantom had a visible sense of anger on her face, like a surging undercurrent in her eyes.
Who exactly is it that can make White Bone, this old ghost, appear in such a situation, it is really rare.
Could it be that extremely mysterious Blackbird Guard Deputy Division Master.
His Majesty exceptionally bestowed him as the fourth Blackbird Guard Deputy Division Master, Lu Xuan!
Only a few people knew about this new Blackbird Guard Deputy Division Master Lu Xuan.
And Lu Ze was one of these few people.
Interesting.
This old man has not seen such a monstrous young man for many years, it seems that my old bones are really old, alas!
When Lu Xuan arrives at the Great Xia Capital, it will be when his name spreads throughout the entire Great Xia Dynasty.
Perhaps, in that major event in the near future, he can bring some unexpected surprises to His Majesty.
Of course, whether this surprise is good or bad depends on His Majesty's luck.
After all, with Lu Xuan, a martial arts genius who is rare in ten thousand years, who can guess what his inner thoughts are?
While Lu Ze was sighing about Lu Xuan.
At this time, Lu Xuan was in a state of frustration, he did not expect that a demon beast in the Demon King Perfection Realm could slip away from under his nose.
What's even worse is that Lu Xuan had just experienced this frustrating situation once before.
It was the so-called Eight Great Families, the Wu Family.
Now Lu Xuan still carries the sacrificial artifact left by the Wu Family with him.
However, this sacrificial artifact has an owner, which prevents Lu Xuan from refining the power of heaven and earth's origin within it.
Demon King demon beast, people of the Wu Family, I, Lu, have remembered you, and I will settle the accounts with you later.
Lu Xuan's figure constantly flickered and drifted above the clouds.
After a moment, the scene of Bifeng Valley was slowly reflected in Lu Xuan's eyes.
The pitch-black sky had already disappeared without a trace, revealing the scene inside.
This time, there was no need for Lu Xuan to take action, Li Chengxing, with the help of Mu Yun, was even more powerful.
With an overwhelming advantage, they forcefully suppressed and killed the two World Purification White Lotus Sect heretics, Hong Ying and the other.
