Once a nation's destiny suffers a blow, such an opportunity might never come again. In contrast, the present moment might be the most opportune time to break through. Rather than hesitate, it was better to seize the initiative and ride the momentum. Perhaps doing so would even allow him to seize great fortune and gain an edge over the coming storm.
Yi Tianxing had no doubts about his ability to break through.
To ascend to the Dao Platform Realm—who else but me?!
"The Mysterious Gate opens with thought!"
Without hesitation, Yi Tianxing made up his mind. All doubts vanished.
He began circulating the Heavenly Emperor Dragon Sovereign Scripture.
ROAR!!
Within his divine sea, a Primordial Ancestral Dragon surged out from the Dragon Transformation Pool. This dragon was Yi Tianxing's will incarnate, the embodiment of his Dao Fruit, his understanding of the Dao, and his divine powers.
The Ancestral Dragon darted throughout his body, racing through meridians like a river dragon. It dived in and out of acupuncture points and life apertures, searching for the Ancestral Orifice.
Then—he felt it.
A strange, divine orifice drifting within his body, shifting its location unpredictably. One moment it was between his brows, the next near his kidneys. It moved freely and erratically.
Were it not for the perfect timing—with fortune, location, and destiny aligned—he might never have sensed it at all.
"Break through—open the orifice!!"
As soon as he felt it, Yi Tianxing acted.
There was no room for hesitation. Even with great luck, delays would waste the opportunity. One moment's doubt could cost him everything.
With a single thought, the Ancestral Dragon transformed into a beam of light, hurling itself toward the elusive orifice.
The impact was like:
A comet slamming into the earth.Pangu splitting the heavens and earth.A divine strike of chaotic energy.
BOOM!!!
The collision echoed like heaven and earth crashing together. Time and space in his consciousness came to a standstill. All thought ceased.
Perhaps eons passed.
Or maybe it was but a moment.
When clarity returned, his awareness found itself in an unfamiliar realm.
Chaos.
Limitless chaos spread in every direction, filling the void.
ROAR!!
The Ancestral Dragon bellowed, eyes flashing. It ripped the chaos apart with its claws as though creating the world itself. Its body exploded with primal force, shattering the chaotic void and causing space to expand rapidly, like the Big Bang.
In an instant, the Ancestral Orifice was opened.
Light!
Endless purple light bloomed before him.
When everything settled, what appeared was a vast inner realm—the space within the Ancestral Orifice. It stretched ten thousand kilometers across. Such immense space was proof of the tremendous power of the explosion. It rivaled the scale of a minor world.
This scale, of course, was directly tied to one's personal accumulation.
And now, within the newly opened space, endless Violet Qi began to saturate everything. It naturally flowed into the walls of the space, dyeing them purple. As the transformation occurred, Yi Tianxing could see the once shapeless walls solidifying into a pure violet structure—the Innate Violet Palace.
"The Ancestral Orifice is evolving… becoming the Innate Violet Palace."
Yi Tianxing watched calmly, already understanding what was happening.
This was a transformation—a merging of the formless with the formed.
The Ancestral Orifice was innate and formless. The Violet Qi was acquired and tangible. When the two fused, it was an act of divine creation.
The Innate Violet Palace was a place where Dao could be nurtured, comprehended, and cultivated—an unmatched treasure. No artifact in the world could substitute it.
But its strength depended on accumulation.
If your Violet Qi wasn't enough to support such a massive palace, it would remain weak and fragile—a palace built on sand. It could collapse at any moment.
Such a Dao Platform Realm would be unstable, and a serious injury might lead to total collapse.
A truly tragic end.
According to ancient records, when a cultivator opens their Ancestral Orifice and forms the Innate Violet Palace, 70% of their Violet Qi is used to form the foundation of the palace, and the remaining 30% is reserved for constructing the Dao Platform. If that 30% isn't enough, then failure is inevitable, though they would still be considered a false Dao Platform Realm cultivator, with no chance of progressing further.
But Yi Tianxing's accumulation was unprecedented.
His Violet Qi spanned ten thousand kilometers.
His foundation was monstrously deep. His body cultivation had reached the sixth transformation, and his energy cultivation was just as terrifying. Over the years, he had consumed countless spiritual treasures and divine herbs.
According to ancient manuals, cultivators could enhance their Violet Qi by consuming Violet Qi Pills before opening the Ancestral Orifice.
Yi Tianxing had long done all this.
As a result, the Violet Qi within his Ancestral Orifice was vast and overwhelming.
He was born with the bearing of a sage.
His fate was astounding.
The transformation happened swiftly.
In the blink of an eye, 70% of the Violet Qi had vanished.
The Ancestral Orifice had completely transformed into the Innate Violet Palace.
It gleamed in pure violet hues, with heavy walls inscribed with mystical purple patterns. These patterns resonated powerfully with the laws of the universe, drawing them inward like a magnet.
Innate Violet Palaces were divided into four grades:
Broken: Fragile and incomplete. Prone to collapse and Dao rupture.
Flawless: Stable, able to withstand laws and Dao force, but with no extraordinary properties.
Immaculate: Like flawless jade. Top-tier, only found in exceptional geniuses.
Perfect: The pinnacle. Flawless in every way. Found only in monstrous prodigies.
Clearly, Yi Tianxing had created a Perfect Innate Violet Palace.
And even among the perfect ones, his was at the very apex.
It was powerful enough to carry the Supreme Emperor Dao without limitation.
"Perfect. Only with a flawless Violet Palace can I withstand the weight of my Emperor Dao.Now… it's time to form the true Violet Qi Dao Altar."
Yi Tianxing inhaled deeply, his gaze gleaming with focus.
This step was crucial beyond measure.
Forming the altar was not as simple as compressing Violet Qi into shape. The altar had to withstand the trials of Heaven. If it failed, the Dao Platform Realm would remain forever out of reach—a mere illusion.
"Altar—form!!"
No hesitation.
The process had to be done in one seamless breath.
The Dao Altar was a cosmic-level construct. It could not be casually forged. The Violet Qi Altar represented Dao itself—a Dao Altar. Once formed, it would declare a cultivator's true status in the world and possibly even be recognized by Heaven.
But only if one could endure Heaven's test.
With a single thought—
The remaining Violet Qi converged into a Dao Altar, thirty thousand kilometers wide.
This was only the altar's initial form, yet even now, it seemed to disturb some unseen cosmic will.
Golden light emerged within the Violet Palace—appearing out of nowhere. It rushed from every direction. Each ray of gold carried indescribable power.
The pressure was immense—as if Heaven itself was descending to crush all before it.
"It's here."
Yi Tianxing knew—this was Heaven's test.
Fail, and the Dao path would be severed forever.
Every Violet Qi Dao Altar must endure Heaven's strike. There were no exceptions. Survive, and you gained the right to proceed.
The stronger the cultivator, the greater the heavenly pressure.
In this trial, only one thing mattered: willpower.
The moment the altar formed, Yi Tianxing's mind and spirit fused with it. The altar and his will became one. He could feel every shockwave crashing into the altar as if they were striking his soul directly.
It was terrifying.
The pressure threatened to crush him, dragging his consciousness into the abyss of despair.
Fear, self-doubt, hesitation—all surged forth.
He began to fear the golden light. To doubt himself.
But those thoughts were instantly crushed.
Yi Tianxing's will could not be shaken.
BOOM!!
Though all this seemed long in telling, it happened in the blink of an eye.
An endless tide of golden light smashed into the altar like a divine flood.
The Violet Qi Dao Altar twisted under the impact, its form starting to warp…