txolops Chapter 2687 Dao Realm
Chapter 2687 Dao Realm
Chapter 2687 Dao Realm
When they moved the Tai Mu Xuan Bamboo and turned around, a cloud of dust rose behind them. It turned out that most of the thatched huts had been destroyed in the great calamity and were completely decayed. They had not collapsed because of the protection of the mountain formation. Now, they were turned into ashes by the shockwave caused by the two people.
Qin Sangyang waved away the dust and smoke, revealing that only one of the row of thatched huts remained in the corner.
As the energy clashed, the walls of the thatched hut flickered with the spiritual light of the restriction, and the light did not dissipate.
The two of them darted to the door and groped around for a while. They realized that it was no wonder this thatched hut had survived the disaster; the power of the mountain-protecting formation on the hut had just been preserved.
Breaking the formation was not difficult. The two quickly opened the thatched hut and immediately felt a chill rush towards them.
'call! '
A cold wind blew out of the thatched hut, and the ground in front of the door was immediately covered with a layer of frost.
Both of them were unharmed due to the protection of their respective magical domains, but they couldn't help but show surprise.
This cold wind not only carried a biting chill, but also a faint medicinal fragrance.
"Pills?"
"Lolo Demon Lord asked in surprise."
If any elixirs were preserved in Yuanzai Heaven, they could truly be called ancient elixirs.
The two entered the thatched hut and saw that the source of the chill was a small cauldron. The cauldron was round, and its four legs were carved with four ancient mythical beasts from the demon realm, supporting the cauldron together.
The cauldron has a lid, but there seems to be a gap, from which the cold air is emanating.
Qin Sangyang looked him up and down, then waved his hand to lift the lid of the cauldron. Instantly, a burst of cold air shot out, and white vapor rose to the top, almost blowing the roof off.
An invisible force suppressed the white mist, and a glimmer of emerald light emerged from within it. Qin Sangyang brought the emerald light close to his eyes and asked in confusion, "Is this a elixir?"
Floating in front of him was a pill the size of an infant's fist, but its texture was unusually soft, like a ball of water, which could be kneaded at will.
At this moment, the medicinal fragrance in the thatched hut had completely dissipated, and there was no longer a trace of medicinal fragrance in the cold aura emanating from the pill.
“This should be a pill-making room,” Luo Luo Demon Lord looked around and saw the furnishings in the thatched hut. “It seems that the owner left in a great hurry and didn’t even have time to open the cauldron to get the pills.”
Both of them sighed, wondering if that cultivator from the Earthly Demon Palace could have imagined that he would never return when he left in such a hurry.
"It seems that this Jade Pill is a transformation of the pill refined by that person back then," Qin Sangyang said divinely.
How long has Yuan Zaitian been silent? How long has this Jade Pill been sealed in the cauldron? If it were still a pill, its medicinal properties would definitely be completely different from what it was back then. Now, it is unknown what kind of transformation it has undergone.
“This alchemy cauldron seems to be a fine treasure as well,” Luo Luo Demon Lord said, looking at the round cauldron. “I have a good-for-nothing disciple who is obsessed with alchemy and lacks a suitable alchemy furnace. Fellow Daoist, please let me have this one.”
Given their current situation, it's uncertain whether they can even go back to see their apprentice.
Luo Luo Demon Lord wanted to keep something for himself, and he also noticed that Qin Sang seemed very interested in the Jade Pill.
Although they had initially agreed to split the treasure equally and each take what they needed, Qin Sang's behavior along the way had already instilled a deep sense of awe in the Demon Lord Luo Luo.
In the future, we will still need to rely on Qin Sang. Demon Lord Luo Luo knows what is important and will not be blinded by external things. If he did not have this kind of courage, he would not have become a Demon Lord.
"it is good!"
Qin Sangyang nodded in agreement.
Unable to discern the medicinal properties of Bi Dan for the time being, he played with it for a while before putting it away.
Although the items in the thatched hut did not decay due to the restrictions, the only truly valuable items were the Jade Pill and the Pill Cauldron, which could not compare to the Tai Mu Xuan Bamboo, leaving them somewhat disappointed.
The two wandered around for a while, but found nothing, so they left the courtyard and headed to the next celestial palace.
This celestial palace was exceptionally magnificent; the word "exquisite" would be an understatement. The palace walls seemed to be carved from a single piece of moon-soul jade, within which countless specks of stardust were frozen. The nine-tiered eaves were all framed with some kind of amethyst, and the dewdrops hanging from the eaves, seemingly glistening morning dew, were actually bells…
Qin Sangyang found the loophole in the Immortal Palace's grand formation. Tian Li led them into the Immortal Palace, where they heard a series of clear, ringing bells that had a cleansing effect on their minds.
Looking at the celestial palace before them, both of them had a strange look in their eyes. This celestial palace gave them a feeling that they couldn't quite explain.
They walked around the celestial palace and found that it was arranged in the shape of an octagon, with the main entrance of each palace facing outwards. They wondered what was surrounded by the eight palaces.
Even more strangely, they tried to open the door to a palace room, but failed.
Are those doors and windows just for decoration?
Qin Sangyang was puzzled. His mind was connected with Tianli, and he used his Heavenly Eye Divine Power to carefully observe the connection of energy between the eight palaces.
What's remarkable is that all eight palaces are intact, perhaps because their energy is interconnected and they shared the impact of external shocks.
Upon closer inspection, these energies seem to have a discernible pattern, forming a formation together.
Could it be a formation within a formation?
"Could this be..."
At this moment, the Demon Lord Luo Luo, who had been deep in thought, suddenly brightened up, as if he had remembered something, “The Eight Extremes Underworld!”
Having said that, he stared intently at the palace wall, trying to see through the secrets inside.
"What is the Eight Extremes Underworld?" Qin Sangyang asked.
"Most of the Earthly Demon Palace's inheritance uses Heavenly Demons as a ladder to advancement, but it's impossible to wait until the Heavenly Tribulation arrives and demons enter the realm, nor is it possible for disciples to personally go to the outer realms to hunt demons. Therefore, there are various methods to lure demons, and some can even lure the demon most compatible with a disciple's characteristics based on their talent and cultivation techniques. In my memory, there is a secret array for luring demons called the Eight Extremes Underworld, which can attract Heavenly Demons of the level of the Unknown Demon King..."
The Demon Lord Luo Luo stared at the celestial palace, his eyes gleaming with spiritual light, reflecting the runes inside the palace walls in his pupils, his expression growing increasingly resolute.
Hearing that it could only lure the Demon King of No Light, Qin Sangyang was somewhat disappointed. Then he heard Demon Lord Luo Luo say, "According to the records, to unleash the Eight Extremes Netherworld, one needs to refine eight array artifacts beforehand, called the Eight Extremes Netherworld Decrees, which are shaped like screens and only one zhang tall..."
Upon hearing this, Qin Sangyang's eyes gleamed. The celestial palace before him was larger than a screen by just one of its walls, let alone eight complete celestial palaces.
"Fellow Daoist, are you saying that this Immortal Palace is of the same lineage as the Eight Extremes Underworld, but with even greater power than the Eight Extremes Underworld Decree?"
Luo Luo Demon Lord said decisively, "It should be of the same lineage, but I don't know how much more powerful it is than the Eight Extremes Underworld!"
"Stronger than the Eight Extremes Underworld, could it possibly be able to seduce the Six Desires Demon Lord?"
Qin Sangyang murmured, but couldn't help but feel a little suspicious.
The Six Desires Demon Lords are not the muddled Five Aggregates Demons; they possess great wisdom and are not so easily fooled.
Nevertheless, Qin Sang was tempted and wanted to take the celestial palace with her. The interior of the small grotto-heaven was large enough to fully accommodate these celestial palaces.
However, relocating the celestial palace would likely be difficult. Fortunately, the palace had long been without an owner, which gave Qin Sangyang the courage to attempt it. Upon learning of Qin Sangyang's intentions, Demon Lord Luo Luo, though finding it hard to understand, did his best to help.
After much effort, they finally figured out the patterns of the celestial palaces' energy and found the key nodes between the eight celestial palaces.
"rise!"
Qin Sangyang raised his hands to the sky, and his domain of power transformed into a pair of fiery hands, grabbing towards the palace in front of him.
At the same time, Demon Lord Luo Luo made his move, flicking his sleeve to send out dozens of mysterious needles, which were inserted into the gaps between the eight palaces, greatly weakening the connection between the palaces' energy.
The palace was seized by two giant fiery hands, the foundation shook, and with a loud bang, it was uprooted.
In that instant, the palaces revealed even more of their aura. Qin Sangyang pondered for a moment, then pressed on, uprooting one palace after another.
Eventually, all eight palaces rose from the ground, swirling above their heads, shrinking by one size compared to before, but then the rate of shrinkage slowed down.
They had not yet grasped all the secrets of the eight palaces, and had already spent a considerable amount of time. So Qin Sangyang simply opened his domain and threw all eight palaces into the sea of fire, using the intense flames to forcibly compress them. Finally, with a wave of his hand, he disappeared, taking the eight palaces, now reduced to specks of light, to who-knows-where.
Suddenly the firelight died down, and the eight palaces vanished without a trace.
Luo Luo Demon Lord said, "Let's go to the next celestial palace."
Qin Sangyang nodded. It had taken too long to take away the eight palaces, so they needed to speed things up.
Without hesitation, the two fled again and arrived at the third palace.
This time, however, they found nothing upon entering. Although the celestial palace was not destroyed, its owner had not left behind any treasures.
Next, without stopping, they broke through three more celestial palaces and finally made new discoveries.
Before them lay a jade wall, with rows and rows of holes carved out of it. Most of these holes contained orbs of light, each a different color.
To the naked eye, it was impossible to determine what was sealed inside the light sphere until Qin Sangyang made a move and took out a light sphere, which suddenly collapsed in his hand.
Fortunately, he reacted quickly and grabbed some remnants of the light spheres, only then realizing what was inside them.
This was actually a library, and the light sphere likely contained the cultivation techniques and secret arts passed down by the Earthly Demon Palace. Since Qin Sang was not a cultivator of the Earthly Demon Palace, touching the light sphere triggered some kind of self-destructive power.
"My darling!"
Luo Luo Demon Lord's eyes lit up.
It must contain secret techniques and supernatural abilities specifically designed to counter the Heavenly Demons, which they desperately need.
"Take them all!" Qin Sangyang was also quite tempted.
There's no time to think about how to break the restrictions above, so let's take them with us first and figure them out later.
When the two emerged from the celestial palace again, they did not rush to the next celestial palace, but stood in mid-air, gazing in the same direction.
"It seems you've noticed it too, fellow Daoist," Qin Sangyang said calmly.
Lord Luoluo nodded and pointed to the spot in front of him. "I wasn't sure before, but the fact that so many celestial palaces share the same pattern is no coincidence! That place must be the most special one among all these celestial palaces."
The pattern they described had nothing to do with Baohuangtian. It was that they discovered power radiating from a certain direction in the undamaged parts of those celestial palaces, and the areas covered by this power remained undamaged.
Every celestial palace around them confirmed their speculation. As Lord Luo Luo said, although it might not be the entrance to Baohuangtian, it was certainly the most special one.
The two figures flashed by, passing through numerous palaces, and arrived at the celestial palace they had targeted.
Surprisingly, among all the celestial palaces, this one looked the most ordinary, consisting of only a simple, black wooden hall with two floors.
Both ancient halls had their doors tightly closed, and a layer of black light seemed to surround them, capable of swallowing up the surrounding light. There were no plaques, so they did not seem to be any particularly important places.
The two exchanged a glance and stepped forward to investigate. The result was even more surprising: the protective array of this ancient palace was not particularly powerful. Logically, it should have been destroyed in the great calamity, just like those ancient palaces that had turned into illusions.
But it survived, completely undamaged!
The Demon Lord Luo Luo also uttered a strange sound.
After a brief discussion, the two began to try to break the formation. Compared to the formations they had broken before, this formation was not the most complex. Given some time, they would definitely be able to break it.
However, when Li used her supernatural powers to lead them into the formation, a strange scene unfolded.
They actually passed right through the formation and appeared behind the ancient hall.
Qin Sang and Demon Lord Luo Luo looked back in astonishment. This ancient palace was clearly not an illusion, so what had just happened?
They crossed the ancient temple without encountering any obstacles.
Tian Li transmitted her thoughts, indicating that her supernatural powers were working properly. She intended to teleport directly to the front of the palace gate, but her position deviated.
"Try again..."
Tian Li moved several times as instructed, each time appearing outside the formation, as if the space where the ancient palace was located did not exist.
Undeterred, they tried to force their way in, preventing Tianli from using her Void Domain, but the result remained unchanged.
"Where... exactly is this place?" Lord Luo Luo asked, his face full of confusion.
……
Outside Emperor Emperor Peak.
Qin Sang's deduction of the Emperor Rainbow Demon Restriction was progressing smoothly. At this moment, what was flying in front of him was no longer a filament of light, but a black curtain, similar to the sky outside.
This curtain is composed of countless light threads. The fact that it can be condensed into a curtain shows that Qin Sang has already achieved considerable skill.
These skills are not enough for Qin Sang to control the Emperor Rainbow Demon Restriction in Yuanzaitian, but they will allow him to discover more secrets within Yuanzaitian.
"So... this place contains more than just the Imperial Rainbow Demonic Forbidden Zone!"
Qin Sang tightened her grip on Yuan Zai's token.
The Emperor Rainbow Demon Restriction is very strong, and the Emperor Rainbow Demon Restriction in Yuanzaitian is even more powerful. However, the Jade Edict of the Emperor that annihilated the late-stage Fusion Heavenly Demon was not entirely the power of the Emperor Rainbow Demon Restriction.
Through the Emperor Rainbow Demon Restriction, Qin Sang sensed a power permeating Yuanzaitian that neither he nor Demon Lord Luoluo had noticed.
This power is omnipresent yet extremely subtle; it is this power that, together with the Emperor Rainbow Demon Forbidden Zone, fights against the Demon Kingdom of the Free Heavenly Demon.
If the grotto-heaven opened by Emperor Tianzi is also called the Demon Kingdom—Emperor Tianzi Demon Kingdom, then Emperor Tianzi should have already merged the Emperor Tianzi Demon Kingdom with Yuanzai Heaven, and woven his own Dao principles, or Dao realm, in this realm!
The confrontation between the Imperial Rainbow Demon Restriction and the Heavenly Demon that they witnessed was one aspect of this battle. The Dao principles of the two demon kingdoms were also subtly clashing, representing a clash between their respective Dao realms!
This kind of combat is extremely profound, reaching the essence of the Great Dao, and cannot be described in words. If one's level is not high enough, one cannot even perceive it, let alone watch it from the sidelines.
Qin Sang and Luo Luo Demon Lord were both in the early stages of the Fusion Realm, just beginning their journey into the Great Dao River, and thus remained confused after entering the Yuanzai Heaven.
The Imperial Rainbow Demon Restriction is a key that unlocks the secrets of this place for Qin Sang.