First Layer World
Zhou Zheng, Ji Ning, and the other three quickly entered the Chibo Palace.
The Chibo Palace was deep and seemingly endless. At the palace gate stood two corpses, each 108,000 feet tall. Although they were corpses, their aura was still terrifying. Zhou Zheng, who was already prepared, was not surprised, but Ji Ning, Jiu Chen, and the others' expressions changed.
"Could it be the Overlord?" Ji Ning and Jiu Chen exchanged a glance, recalling the giant humanoid creature's corpse they encountered deep within the Yu Xinghai.
"These are not Overlords, but the most powerful Warden created by the Xis Race. However, they do possess Dominator Level strength!" A voice rang out, followed by the condensation of Colored Light, and the figure of the Realm Spirit Pu Luo appeared.
"The Xis Race?"
Of the group, all except Zhou Zheng were somewhat puzzled, but Realm Spirit Pu Luo offered no explanation.
"You are the first to arrive at the Chibo Palace. Look ahead!" Realm Spirit Pu Luo said, pointing ahead.
Wow!
An invisible fluctuation appeared, and in an instant, three deep blue passages simultaneously emerged within the deep hall.
"These three passages lead to three different locations within the Chibo Palace, and each of these locations contains a Dongming Jade Talisman," Realm Spirit Pu Luo added.
"You can choose one, but I must warn you to be careful when you enter, or you could lose your life."
"There are other places you can explore; perhaps you can obtain the fruits from the Chibo Palace."
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After a brief introduction by Realm Spirit Pu Luo, he quickly disappeared.
"We really were the first to arrive, which gives us a head start!" A hint of joy appeared on Ji Ning's face. As the saying goes, first come, first served; even if they only arrived a day earlier, their chances of getting something were much greater.
"Dao Lord Cheng Tian, Beiming, which way do we go?"
Looking at Zhou Zheng and Ji Ning, the Sect Master Jiu Chen was already satisfied with the Dongming Jade Talisman he had obtained, and he had no further needs.
He came to the Chibo Palace for two reasons: first, to help his good brother Ji Ning seize the Dongming Jade Talisman; and second, to see if there was a chance to repay the kindness that Dao Lord Cheng Tian had shown him before.
Let's break up!
Zhou Zheng said, "Ji Ning, you stay with Jiu Chen. I'll go alone. If anything happens, please contact me immediately!"
"Separate?" Ji Ning was slightly taken aback. In this dangerous and unknown place, it would certainly be safer to travel together. Moreover, traveling together would increase the chances of obtaining treasures.
"With our strength, even if we split up, we would still be a formidable force!" Zhou Zheng looked at Ji Ning and said, "As far as I know, the Chibo Palace is not only filled with treasures, but it is also an excellent training ground for Dao Lord. Given the path we have taken, achieving Dao Merge will not be easy!"
"A training ground?"
Ji Ning was slightly taken aback. Although he was a little puzzled as to where Zhou Zheng got the information, he didn't ask any further questions. He naturally trusted Zhou Zheng.
Ji Ning understood what Zhou Zheng meant.
The master and disciple duo appear powerful now, but in reality, they are only at the Three-step Dao Lord. To achieve Dao Merge? It certainly won't be easy! They must seize every opportunity!
"I'll take the middle lane!" Zhou Zheng said.
"Then I'll go through the left passage with Jiu Chen!" Ji Ning made his decision, and Sect Master Jiu Chen naturally had no objection.
"Da Mo, what about you?" Ji Ning looked at Dao Lord Da Mo again.
"I'll go to the right!"
Dao Lord Da Mo smiled. Although his Dao was also at the level of Heaven-Defying Dao Lord, his strength was about the same as that of the Heavenly One Dao Lord.
He came to the Chibo Palace purely to try his luck and see what it was like.
In this situation, he naturally couldn't choose to go with the others; otherwise, even if they encountered treasure, he wouldn't get a share.
As for danger, it is merely the Law Body, so what danger is there to fear?
All four had made their choices, and without hesitation, they headed directly towards the three passages.
Call!
Zhou Zheng flew straight towards the middle passage.
Wow!
Zhou Zheng into the blue light and quickly moved through it, as if he were traveling through a spatial passage.
After flying for a while, a vast world appeared before them.
This vast world is surrounded by expansive black land, upon which grow enormous Divine Tree Divine Tree, a total of 108,000, each bearing a single fruit.
Each Divine Tree bears only one fruit, and Zhou Zheng knows that these fruits are the treasures that are being frantically pursued by the major powers of the Yan Long Domain.
However, these fruits cannot be picked at the moment. You must go to the third floor of the Chibo Palace and obtain the corresponding tokens before you can get these fruits.
Without much thought, Zhou Zheng quickly flew into a corridor located in the center of this world. At this moment, the previously disappeared Realm Spirit Pu Luo, reappeared.
"Dao Lord Cheng Tian, look at the Black Throne at the end of this corridor!" Realm Spirit Pu Luo pointed to the distance, where there was a Black Throne with a vast aura at the end of this corridor.
"Once you pass through this corridor, you can enter the Second Layer World through the Black Throne. The Dongming Jade Talisman is right there!" Realm Spirit Pu Luo said, pointing to the left and right sides.
Call!
The dense fog that had been between the Divine Tree quickly dissipated, and soon Zhou Zheng could see the situation on both sides.
On the left are Ji Ning and the Sect Master Jiu Chen, who have entered another corridor, and on the right is the Dao Lord Da Mo. In front of each of the three is the figure of the One Realm Spirit Pu Luo.
Clearly, the people who entered the three corridors were actually in the same world, only separated by the Divine Tree in the middle.
"The Chibo Palace has three worlds in total, and each world is interconnected. If you, Dao Lord Cheng Tian, obtain the Dongming Jade Talisman in the Second Layer World, you can continue to the other two worlds to seize other Dongming Jade Talisman!" Realm Spirit Pu Luo said with a smile. Clearly, he believed that Zhou Zheng could definitely pass this test and even had the ability to seize other people's Dongming Jade Talisman.
However, Zhou Zheng simply nodded noncommittally at this moment.
In fact, he did not have such thoughts.
Upon arriving at the Chibo Palace, the Dongming Jade Talisman held little appeal for Zhou Zheng. His primary objective remained honing his skills and vying for the token that would grant him the chance to obtain the fruit of the Divine Tree below.
It goes without saying that honing oneself is the purpose, not only for the Chibo Palace, but also for Zhou Zheng's entry into the Yibo Realm.
The fruit of the Divine Tree is an extremely precious treasure. Even though Zhou Zheng doesn't need it now, he can use it to exchange for other cultivation resources, which is naturally something that must be fought over.
"This corridor is a rare place for honing my skills. I don't need to rush to pass the level. I'll take it slow!" Zhou Zheng thought to himself, and then nodded.
In fact, with the help of the Universe Treasure, he was confident that he could break through the corridor in a very short time, but that was really unnecessary. Zhou Zheng decided to rely solely on his own strength to break through.
To be honest, based on Zhou Zheng's understanding of the Space Corridor within the Chibo Palace, it would be incredibly difficult for a single peak Dao Lord to navigate through them. Generally speaking, it would take three or four peak Dao Lord working together to have a chance of Past.
For Ji Ning and Jiu Chen, if Ji Ning cannot make a breakthrough in the "Heart Sword Technique", it will be quite difficult for the two of them to pass this test.
For Zhou Zheng, alone and without the aid of the Universe Treasure, it would be even more difficult for him to overcome this obstacle.
However, it is precisely because it is difficult that it has a tempering effect.
Moreover, Zhou Zheng wasn't blindly trying to overcome the challenge alone!
Once Zhou Zheng broke through to the Three-step Dao Lord, his Path of Space-Time reached the highest level of the third step, equivalent to the peak Dao Lord on the Dao Integration Threshold. In addition, with the entanglement of Path of Space-Time and his life-saving methods being particularly powerful, Zhou Zheng was not going to fail the challenge. It was just a matter of how much time it would take!