System: After the fortune telling, my cultivation level skyrocketed.

The jade platform is dark blue in color and its surface is covered with ancient array patterns like spider webs. Each rotation of the platform stirs up the spiritual energy tides in the surrounding void.

As soon as he stood still, golden patterns flickered between Chen Xuan's brows, a sign that his "Formation-Breaking Heavenly Eye" was beginning to open. The broken array in the distance appeared as transparent glass to him, and the internal operating trajectory, energy nodes, and even the remaining ancient immortal restrictions were clearly visible.

He turned to look at Xia Jiuyou beside him, a bright white jade gourd materializing in his palm, and said softly, "You can stay here and heal your injuries. Inside are the 'Nine-Turn Spirit Condensation Pill' and the 'Four-Turn Golden Pill'. Protect me."

Xia Jiuyou took the jade gourd, her fingertips touching the warm, smooth gourd surface. She looked up at Chen Xuan's composed profile, nodded gently, then sat down cross-legged, placed the jade gourd against her lower abdomen, and began to circulate her internal energy to heal her injuries.

Chen Xuan also sat cross-legged with his eyes closed, his mind focused on deducing the formation.

Unbeknownst to anyone, within his Purple Mansion space, a palm-sized, dilapidated bronze tower floated above the chaotic sea of ​​qi. The tower was covered in blue-and-white patterns and mottled battle scars, with two dim star crystals embedded between seven ring-shaped lines. A wisp of almost dissipated imperial might hung from its tip—

This is the Half-Step Quasi-Emperor Soldier Tower, the boundary-suppressing tower that once accompanied the Immortal Ancient Quasi-Emperor in his conquest of the heavens.

"This is a fragment of the 'Nine Luminaries Locking the Sky Formation'." The small tower trembled slightly, and an ancient and majestic will, like a deep bell, crashed into Chen Xuan's sea of ​​consciousness.

"The core 'Suppressing Star Core' has long since collapsed, leaving only the outer shell. The demon race only knows the surface, not the inside—without the Tian Shu star position to draw the power of the nine heavens and the earth axis node to support the earth veins of the nine netherworlds, this formation will never be restored."

Chen Xuan understood, and the golden pattern between his brows shone even brighter. He became increasingly eager to deduce the great formation, and his mind began to simulate the myriad possibilities of the formation's flow.

"I asked you to break the formation, not to restore it." Chen Xuan smiled faintly, his divine sense in his sea of ​​consciousness carrying a hint of ease. "With your current strength, can you directly lead me into the formation to find the Seven-Colored Immortal Gold Ore and the Ancient Immortal Divine Substance?"

The small pagoda remained silent for a moment, its patterns fading slightly, its tone tinged with resentment:

“If I were at my peak, and my master held me in his hand, I could not only cleave this broken array, but even a complete Emperor-level array with a single sword strike. But now, only two sections of the nine-section tower have been recovered, and the core array patterns are not yet fully integrated.”

It paused, its tone growing increasingly solemn, "Although this formation was severely damaged in the ancient battle, with half of the half-step Emperor weapons inside shattered, the seven Dao Divine Weapons that maintain the formation have undergone a complete transformation after being nurtured by turbid energy for hundreds of millions of years, causing the formation patterns to undergo new changes—it is no longer the 'Nine Luminaries Locking the Sky Formation,' but has evolved into the even more bizarre 'Turbid Fiend Locking the Heaven Formation.'"

"If I forcefully break through the formation with only one-tenth of my current strength, it will inevitably trigger a massive aftershock of evil energy, shaking the area for hundreds of thousands of miles." The little tower's thoughts were filled with warning.

"At that time, the scattered cultivators from all directions, the forces of the ten major realms, and even these temporarily allied demon races will all be moved by the news. After the formation is broken, all the opportunities will be revealed, and they will show you no mercy. They may even turn against you immediately."

After a brief pause, it changed the subject:

"However, this formation is not invincible. Concentrate on sensing the broken corner in the northwest of the formation—that was the impact point where the imperial weapon shattered, and the formation patterns have congenital cracks."

The little tower pondered for a moment and said, "With your understanding of the Great Dao of Formations, even if you haven't condensed the Eternal Great Dao, it won't be difficult for you to find this flaw. Once you lock onto the gap node, I will activate the tower's essence to help you forcefully break through. However... the four holy lands will inevitably follow closely behind. Have you thought of a way to deal with that?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Xuan opened his eyes, a hint of disdain flashing in them, his divine sense radiating complete confidence: "Hmph, with their strength, I'm not saying I could wipe them out with a flick of my hand."

He smugly played with the shrunken Northern Darkness Divine Sword in his hand, speaking with utmost confidence.

"Alright. In that case, you can focus on your comprehension." The little tower said no more. Its body slowly rotated, allowing Chen Xuan's divine sense to quietly spread out and take in every trace of the distant array's operation and every energy fluctuation.