: The Full Moon Opens the Altar, the Order is Set and the Sword is Left.

On the night of the full moon, Xuanlin Ferry was illuminated crimson by the lights of various sects, and the surging river water churned with the spiritual light of the restrictions.

On the high platform at the ferry crossing, a dozen or so experts at the Illumination Realm stood with their hands behind their backs, their auras deep and unfathomable, their gazes fixed on the direction of the main peak of Yanyu Mountain.

Behind him stood hundreds of disciples from various sects, their breaths taut, hands on their weapons.

Several faint auras of the Dao Realm quietly rippled through the depths of the dense forest, revealing a trace of powerful pressure.

The experts at this level have been living in seclusion for many years, yet they are all lying dormant here now!

Everyone's waiting!

Waiting for the movement of the main peak, waiting for the golden unicorn that stirs the fate of the world, waiting for the altar opportunity that can establish the Central Plains.

Just before the moon reached the center of the sky, several Dao Realm auras from deep within the dense forest suddenly fluctuated violently. All the old monsters looked up at the same time, their eyes fixed on the main peak of Yanyu Mountain, their eyes filled with disbelief and horror!

"The life force of the golden carp... has dissipated?"

A single sentence resounded like a thunderclap over Xuanlin Ferry, instantly causing an uproar at the entire ferry crossing!

"Cross the river! Quickly! Charge towards the main peak!"

"If you're even a step too late, the opportunity will be snatched up!"

Disciples from various sects at the Mingxin and Lingnian realms moved instantly, unleashing their protective magic treasures and rushing into the Xuanlin River without regard for anything else!

The moonlight bathed the charred rocks on the cliff face of the main peak of Yanyu Mountain.

As soon as Xiao Yunsheng calmed his aura, the primordial fire in his palm gently receded into his meridians, while the Qilin Burning Curse on his back was still slightly hot!

He bent down to pick up the Guixuan Sword from the ground, waved to Shen Lingxi who was walking over not far away, and then he had to go find the entrance to the Qilin Altar!

Just then, a terrifying and suffocating pressure swept over the entire cliff platform!

Xiao Yunsheng's meridians suddenly tensed up, and his hand holding the Guixuan Sword froze instantly, making it extremely difficult to even lift a finger!

Shen Lingxi, standing beside him, turned deathly pale. Her innate sword seal was being activated uncontrollably, yet she still trembled uncontrollably under the pressure.

The two looked up and saw a figure in black and white standing on the edge of the cliff.

He was dressed in a plain white Taoist robe, with a thin and refined face. There was no fluctuation of spiritual power around him, yet he seemed to be one with the entire world. The rocks beneath his feet did not sink in the slightest, and even the moonlight falling on him seemed to be bent by an invisible force!

Tianque Sect Taoist uniform!

Xiao Yunsheng and Shen Lingxi looked at each other in bewilderment. Shen Lingxi shook her head at him, as she had never seen this person in the sect before!

The old man in black and white gazed at Xiao Yunsheng's dantian and back, his eyes, which were as calm as still water, held only a barely perceptible heat.

Unbeknownst to Shen Lingxi and her companion, this old man in black was none other than Ling Xuzi, the only expert in the world at the Order Realm and the sect master of the Heavenly Palace Sect!

He had been stuck in the Fixed Order Realm for 127 years, suffering backlash from the Dao Heart Curse every year, and for the past three years, his heart had been burning every night, making it difficult to make any progress in his cultivation!

The Xiao Yun Sheng before me has fused with the Burning Fortune Curse Power of the Golden Scale Origin Heart Fire. Can he help me dispel the Dao Heart Curse Tribulation and break through the insurmountable barrier of the Fixed Order Realm?

Ling Xuzi made no extra movements; he simply raised his hand and flicked it, and a long, pure white sword landed silently on the rock in front of Xiao Yunsheng.

The sword penetrated three-tenths of an inch into the stone without making a sound. On the hilt was a soaring azure dragon, radiating an extremely sharp sword aura!

The sword was visibly shaking, as if it had a soul!

"This is... the Sword of Oblivion?" Shen Lingxi exclaimed in surprise!

Forget-Trace, one of the Ten Divine Swords of the Heavenly Sword Sect!

The sword leaves no trace, the snow leaves no mark!

Shen Lingxi was surprised for a moment, then quickly knelt down before the old man in black, "Greetings, Sect Master!"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yunsheng's eyes widened, and he hurriedly knelt down as well.

Ling Xuzi slowly opened his mouth, his voice clear and cold, without the slightest fluctuation of emotion:

"Under the full moon, we will open the altar, retrieve the Hidden Unicorn Heavenly Talisman, and bring it back to the Heavenly Palace Sect."

The moment he finished speaking, his figure vanished silently from the cliff platform, as if merging into the moonlight!

The oppressive aura of the entire cliff platform dissipated instantly, leaving only the Forgotten Sword trembling slightly on the rock...

"This..." Xiao Yunsheng looked at Shen Lingxi, puzzled.

"Pick up the sword; it must have been a gift from the sect!"

Xiao Yunsheng frowned slightly, then nodded randomly. He quickly pulled the Forgotten Sword from the stone, which produced a clear sword cry!

Xiao Yunsheng and Shen Lingxi exchanged a glance, both seeing extreme shock in each other's eyes!

Upon obtaining the Forgotten Sword, it struggled slightly in Xiao Yun Sheng's hands, like a child!

Just then, a dense cacophony of whooshing sounds and footsteps echoed from the mountain path below the cliff platform. Powerful figures from various sects had already reached the foot of the main peak and would ascend the cliff platform in no more than ten breaths.

"No time to think, the full moon has arrived, let's open the altar first!" Xiao Yunsheng immediately came to his senses, pulled out the Hengxuan Dinglin Sword from the rock, and had already memorized the altar opening method in the Xuanqi Cave Manual.

Following the instructions in the handbook, he tapped the cliff face seven times with his toes, precisely hitting seven star orbit nodes. The rocks on the ground cracked open, and an altar engraved with Qilin runes slowly rose from the mountainside.

The nine-zhang-tall obsidian altar is covered with the star orbits of the Great Nation's destiny.

At that moment, the forces from various sects rushed onto the cliff platform. The massive crowd instantly filled the entire platform, and everyone's eyes were fixed on the slowly rising altar, as well as Xiao Yunsheng and Shen Lingxi standing in front of it.

"The altar has been activated!"

The crowd instantly stirred, but at that moment, the moon was perfectly positioned in the center of the sky, and its bright moonlight fell precisely on the eye of the altar array.

Without the slightest hesitation, Xiao Yunsheng embedded the twin pendants into the altar's groove. At the same time, Shen Lingxi's innate sword seal was activated, and golden light illuminated the nine nodes of the altar. Finally, he drew out a wisp of the primordial heart fire from his dantian and placed it in the center of the array's eye.

With all three gathered, the altar was set in motion!

"Boom—!"

A deafening roar erupted from the depths of the altar, and a dazzling golden-red light shot into the sky, illuminating the entire night sky of Yanyu Mountain as if it were daytime.

In the sky, a huge Hengyun star map slowly emerged!

Scattered throughout the star map are countless points of opportunity: fragments of the Xuanheng Guanmai clan's inherited cultivation techniques, and millennia-old spiritual crystals condensed from the nation's destiny!

At the very center of the star map, three shimmering talismans floated, which were the Hidden Unicorn Heavenly Talismans that Ling Xuzi had entrusted to him!

"Rob it!!"

Suddenly, someone let out a roar, and chaos erupted on the cliff face.

They rushed toward the star map like madmen, and instantly began to fight. The clash of swords and the shadows of blades filled the entire cliff platform, with shouts of killing and screams of agony rising and falling.

"Boy! Hand over the Heavenly Talisman!"

Four figures, bound in black, rushed at the same time!

Xiao Yunsheng's eyes turned cold, and he gripped the Forget-Trace Sword tightly.

When he was at the peak of the Spirit Realm, he was able to kill Zhao Jinghong, who was in the early stage of the Mind Realm, with a single sword strike. Now that he has entered the Mind Realm and is further empowered by the Burning Heart Flame, he is fearless among those of the same realm.

He leaped off the altar, his Forget-Trace Sword wreathed in golden-red Scale Fire. With a single slash, four sword energies erupted simultaneously, precisely meeting the four rushing figures.

The sharp, metallic clang of metal rang out, and all four were jolted backward, their hands splitting open!

"How is that possible? How could someone in blue robes possess such power?"

Xiao Yunsheng did not reply. His figure swept out like a breeze, his sword aura carrying the flames of the Qilin. After three sword strikes, the three cultivators who led the attack fell to the ground. The only remaining one was so frightened that he turned and fled.

One sword strike repelled four people, three sword strikes killed three others!

The people fighting on the cliff were all shocked by this scene, and for a moment no one dared to approach the altar easily.

Xiao Yunsheng seized this fleeting opportunity and leaped into the center of the star map.

Because he was the one who initiated the altar, born with the curse seal and sharing the same origin as the altar, the core opportunities within the star chart uncontrollably converged towards him!

Shen Lingxi, standing beside him, was also enveloped by the spiritual spring of the altar. The third sword seal lock in her dantian shattered in response, and the power of her innate sword seal surged several times over!

The next moment, the altar suddenly burst out with dazzling light, and his and Shen Lingxi's auras instantly disappeared from the cliff platform!

In fact, the two of them leaped into the hidden door at the bottom of the altar—the escape passage recorded in the Xuanqi Cave Manual!

The stone gate slammed shut behind them, and the two sped along the secret passage, disappearing into the depths of the mountain in an instant.

Half an hour later, the stone door at the end of the secret passage suddenly opened.

Xiao Yunsheng and Shen Lingxi leaped out, thinking they could bypass Yanyu Mountain directly, but the scene before them made them tense up instantly.

This is not outside the mountains at all, but the entrance to the Burning Scales.

The surrounding cliff walls instantly lit up with dense Gu patterns, and the nine-layered Gu array was activated at the same time, with black Gu lines surging in from all directions like a tide!

"Brother Xiao, how have you been?" Chan Chen clapped his hands and said with a smile, "I've been waiting for you here for a long time."