With this key piece of information revealed, the Daoists immediately realized the situation was anything but ordinary.

They also recalled the Immortal Palace’s inexplicably early opening this time.

The Daoists exchanged a glance and immediately reached a consensus.

Soon, large numbers of cultivators from the nearby major powers mobilized. They not only surrounded the Profound Celestial Immortal Palace but also completely blockaded the entire Jingkong Sea.

At the same time, using the physical description provided by Zhao Yangming, they began investigating all Foundation Establishment Cultivators who had recently entered the Jingkong Sea.

And while this massive operation unfolded outside, inside the Immortal Palace, the gazes of many cultivators were also fixed on Xiao Chen.

The sudden burst of Array Power had startled quite a few people.

After learning what had happened, their gazes toward Xiao Chen were instantly filled with shock.

That was the Inscriptionless Stele! The one rumored to hold the Ninth True Technique!

Even Lin Ping’an and Chu Yuebin, who had been focused on comprehending the Fire Character Stele, couldn’t suppress their curiosity and walked over to the Inscriptionless Stele for a look.

Of course, having learned from Zhao Yangming’s mistake, none of them dared to make a sound that might disturb Xiao Chen.

Wen Ruoxi, who was closer, arrived beside the Inscriptionless Stele almost immediately.

Staring at the empty face of the stele, she frowned, lost in self-doubt.

She had previously warned others not to waste time on the Inscriptionless Stele, but now it seemed her good intentions might have done more harm than good.

Xiao Chen was actually somewhat aware of what was happening around him.

However, his primary focus was on comprehending the Secret Technique, so he couldn’t be bothered with anyone else. 𝕗𝗿𝕖𝐞𝐰𝗲𝕓𝐧𝕠𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝐨𝚖

That was why he had seen everything when Zhao Yangming came to block the stele, and he had committed it to memory.

Fortunately, the Immortal Palace’s array had expelled the man in time, saving Xiao Chen the trouble.

Otherwise, he would have made sure Zhao Yangming learned today what it meant to court death.

Of course, since he hadn’t been interrupted, Xiao Chen refocused his attention on the lingering Mental Realm within the stele.

’An opportunity like this is incredibly precious. Once it’s gone, it’s gone forever.’

Even so, by the sixth day, the lingering Mental Realm was completely depleted.

Xiao Chen felt a daze wash over him, and then he snapped back to his senses.

He felt as if he had just awoken from a dream. When he looked up again, were there any words on the stele before him?

It was, quite clearly, an Inscriptionless Stele.

Only his rumbling stomach and the very real "Mystic Sky Eating Secret Technique" in his Sea of Consciousness reminded him that it hadn’t been a dream.

RUMBLE RUMBLE~

Xiao Chen’s stomach growled. He hadn’t eaten for six whole days, and even a Foundation Establishment Cultivator would find that difficult to endure.

He hurriedly took a Fasting Pill from his Storage Bag and swallowed it. As he dissolved the elixir with his Magical Power, he instantly felt much better.

At the same time, a rustling sound arose.

The entire Inscriptionless Stele dissolved into a pile of flowing sand, scattering across the ground as if it had been weathered away long ago.

Any cultivator not in deep meditation immediately noticed the unusual commotion.

Chu Yuebin happened to be resting. Hearing the strange noise, he looked up, only to find that the Inscriptionless Stele had vanished.

’What in the world is going on? I’ve never heard of anything like this happening in the Immortal Palace before.’

Wen Ruoxi, who had just finished her own comprehension and was preparing to rest, subconsciously glanced toward the Inscriptionless Stele to her left.

She was instantly given a huge shock.

’Wait, where’d that huge stele go? How is it just gone?’

Some of the quicker-witted cultivators immediately looked toward Xiao Chen, their expressions a mixture of shock and suspicion. Clearly, he had to be involved.

Watching the stele disappear, Xiao Chen also came to a sudden realization. ’This must be because I just learned the True Skill from it.’

’But is there really only one so-called ’fated person’?’

He couldn’t help but complain in his mind: ’The creator of this Immortal Palace was certainly something else.’

’Leaving only a single inheritor... weren’t they afraid the Cultivation Technique would be lost forever?’