Chapter 5

Xiao Sheng opened his eyes again and, as always, found himself standing on a thousand-layered stone staircase. Looking back, he saw an endless abyss of darkness behind him. Looking ahead, the end of the thousand-layered stone staircase led to a grand, ancient, and majestic hall. Above the main door hung a plaque with the three large characters “Jialuo Hall” inscribed on it, which continuously emitted a variety of elusive colors, as if it could draw a person’s soul in and completely devour it.

Even though he had seen this countless times, the feeling of awe remained every time he returned. Xiao Sheng steadied himself and began to climb the steps. After walking up the thousand-layered stone staircase, he stepped over the threshold and entered the hall. Instantly, a vast and boundless space appeared before him.

It was extremely wide, extremely high, and extremely grand, making anyone who stood inside the hall feel insignificant. When Xiao Sheng first entered, the stark contrast between himself and the hall had been so shocking that it made his scalp tingle and almost stopped his breathing.

But now, with so much experience, Xiao Sheng could finally remain calm and composed. He looked up and saw that the entire hall was bathed in a gentle light. The source of the light was a huge gemstone, about three meters in diameter, embedded in the center of the ceiling. This gemstone, like a miniature sun, illuminated every corner of the hall at all times.

Above the ceiling, centered around the giant gemstone, countless constellations were intricately carved. Some of the larger constellations were connected by lines of varying thickness, showing their trajectories in the universe, forming countless overlapping circles.

However, none of these constellations were known to humans or could be observed with any tools. This added to the hall’s mysterious and unpredictable aura.

Directly below the giant gemstone was a throne with an ancient and ornate design, exuding a sense of majesty. Five large mirrors, each about three meters high and two meters wide, slowly rotated around the throne. The images within the mirrors changed constantly, showing countless scenes.

Xiao Sheng, with a solemn expression, straightened his clothes and walked to the throne, slowly turning to sit down.

Although the throne was ornate and majestic, to be honest, sitting on it was not comfortable at all. It was not designed for comfort but rather as a symbol, hinting that the person who sat on it must have a certain level of awareness.

Xiao Sheng habitually raised his left arm and glanced at his wrist. The wooden bracelet that he had never taken off was now gone. But Xiao Sheng was not concerned. He knew that the bracelet had not truly disappeared; it was just temporarily invisible.

With a light sigh, Xiao Sheng focused his mind and placed his right hand on the armrest of the throne. Immediately, the armrest glowed with a faint blue light. The five mirrors that were rotating around the throne suddenly stopped.

On the mirror directly facing the throne, a map appeared. It showed the maps of the Southern Song, Jin, and the grasslands. Below the map, two lines of text were displayed.

Map Exploration Degree: 60%. Space-Time Distortion Rate: 80%. Related resources have been recorded and are available for purchase. Space-Time Energy Reserve: 300 points.

The map exploration degree referred to the portion of the parallel world that Xiao Sheng had illuminated. The larger the area illuminated, the higher the exploration degree, and the more space-time energy he would receive.

The space-time distortion rate referred to the degree to which Xiao Sheng had altered the trajectory of the parallel universe through his actions. The greater the change, the more energy he would receive.

Related resources were unique to each parallel universe. Once inside a parallel universe, one had complete freedom of action. There were no system-assigned tasks or threats of being eliminated for failing to complete tasks. However, everything had to be explored and accomplished on one's own.

After each exploration and return to Jialuo Hall, one could spend energy points to purchase resources.

However, these resources were not cheap. So far, Xiao Sheng had entered no fewer than ten parallel universes, but he had only purchased two resources.

The first was a cultivation technique that could produce energy as powerful as the sun—The Ripple Immortal Dao.

The second was the Emperor's Fist, symbolizing the Southern Dipper. It was known that the Northern Dipper governs death, while the Southern Dipper governs life; life and death transform, like the phoenix rising from the ashes. Therefore, this Emperor's Fist was named the Supreme Star Phoenix Fist.

Apart from these two cultivation techniques, Xiao Sheng had not purchased any other resources.

Space-time energy was the most important thing in Jialuo Hall. It was needed to enter and leave parallel universes, purchase resources, and create a training ground where one day equals one year for intense cultivation. If one did not want to spend time cultivating, they could choose to be directly infused and strengthened, which required even more energy.

Therefore, while having energy points was not everything, not having them was absolutely unacceptable.

Before entering this parallel universe, Xiao Sheng had spent all the energy points he had saved due to a special reason, leaving him penniless. Now, with 300 energy points, he could finally alleviate his immediate financial crisis.

Xiao Sheng nodded, feeling quite satisfied with the results of his exploration in the parallel universe. However, the greatest gain this time was the imperial aura he obtained after killing Wanyan Honglie and Temujin.

Xiao Sheng lifted his head and waved his right hand. The crystal immediately reappeared in his palm.

He held it up and examined it closely. The crystal was a hexahedron, with a base that held it steady and allowed it to rotate freely. On a previously blank surface, a dragon shape now faintly appeared, writhing and moving within the small space.

This dragon had a unique appearance, with two long, blood-red whiskers. It was the imperial aura from Wanyan Honglie.

Legend had it that the founding emperor of the Jin Dynasty, Wanyan Aguda, was the reincarnation of a red-whiskered dragon. After a hundred years of succession, the imperial aura had weakened, and the country's fate was about to end. Therefore, those who sat on the throne were all incompetent and昏庸的君主。只有完颜洪烈身上还残留着最后一点帝气，因此他在完颜氏宗室中算是最有才干的一个。

水晶的另一面，有一只凶猛狰狞、体格健壮的苍狼。它的体型更大，形象更加清晰鲜明。这正是从铁木真身上吸取回来的帝气所化。气运的浓郁程度，比完颜洪烈那一点残存的帝气强了十倍，甚至几十倍！

凝视着这两道帝气，萧昇内心深处不禁一阵亢奋。他收起水晶，动了动手指。原本悬浮在他面前的镜子立即飘开，另一块镜子自动就位。点亮后，只见镜面上分门别类地摆放着各种物品。

这面镜子其实是一个储物仓库。上面储存了萧昇一直以来在各个平行位面中搜集到的各种物品。只要萧昇心念一动，这些物品就能离开镜面，转化为实体。再转一次念头，又能把实体的物品放进去。十分简单方便。

在众多物品中，有一样东西最为显眼。那是一颗金光灿烂的宝石。它时时刻刻都在释放着如同太阳般的光芒。在宝石最深处，隐隐存在着某种生物活动的影子。但由于光芒实在太炽烈，根本无法看清这影子的实体究竟是什么。

萧昇定了定神，念头一转。太阳之石立刻脱离镜面，化为实体出现在萧昇手中。轻轻抚摸着这颗宝石，感受着那种常人难以忍受的灼热，萧昇眉宇之间，赫然流露出一股孺慕之情。

这颗宝石，就称为太阳之石。它是萧昇这辈子的生身母亲留下的遗物。同时，它也是一件十分珍贵的宝物。想要掌握和驾驭它，本身必须先具备足够的资格，否则的话，它非但不能被利用，甚至有可能会反过来，把使用者彻底毁灭。

一直以来，萧昇不断努力修炼，又在平行位面中孜孜不倦地搜集帝皇之气。目的只有一个，就是为了让自己有资格掌握太阳之石。

帝皇之气不是那么容易得到的。基本上可遇不可求。萧昇进入平行位面这么多次，总共也只得到过三道帝气。加上这次击杀完颜洪烈和铁木真的收获，总算达到了所需的最低下限。

回归主世界之后，只要把这两道帝气炼化，可以预期，萧昇的实力将迎来一次飞跃性的增长。想到这里，萧昇内心深处，忍不住涌现出一股强烈的期待感。

深深吸了口气，萧昇从怀内取出一个特制的盒子，小心翼翼地把宝石放进去，揣入怀内收好。然后伸手关闭了控制台。悬浮在面前的镜子立刻黯淡下去，随之恢复原来的运转轨迹，环绕宝座，缓缓旋转不休。

萧昇也挺身站起，然后借助头顶上的巨型宝石，向四周最后望了一眼。只见不知从什么时候开始，大殿东南西北的墙壁处，出现了无数道门扉。幽幽青光，正不停地在门上闪烁。

萧昇知道，每一道门扉的背后，都有一个平行位面。那些他曾经进入过的平行位面，其门扉上就会浮现出相关图纹。比如，刚才萧昇离开的位面，就显示出一头凶狠贪婪的吞天苍狼模样。而那些不曾进入过的世界，门上只有大片混沌迷雾。

在这无数门扉中，有一道显得最为特别。无论高度还是宽度，它都是其余所有门扉的至少三倍以上。鹤立鸡群，显得格外雄伟壮丽。门上虽然浮现图纹，却又时时刻刻都在进行着缓慢的变化，永不停歇，永不重复。

萧昇深深吸一口气，迈开脚步，笔直走到这道大门近前，双手用力一推。

“吱呀～”轻响声中，大门敞开，展示出一片梦幻迷离的七彩光辉。下一瞬间，萧昇毫不犹豫地跨进大门之中。他的身体登时被七彩光辉所吞噬，熔化，再也不见踪影。

厚重门扉随即“嘭～”自动关闭，隐没。珈罗殿内，唯留下一片亘古不变的——沉默与寂寞。

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