A Huge Mistake
The fact that Dao Lord Xiaomeng and the other two made Life Oath in the middle passage of the first layer of the world to escape is something that others would find hard to guess unless the three of them themselves told them.
Of the three, Dao Lord Feiqi and Dao Lord Yan Hu had lost their weapons, but Dao Lord Feiqi was not particularly famous to begin with, while Dao Lord Yan Hu was most famous for his incredibly terrifying Divine Body defense, so losing his weapon was not a big deal.
Dao Lord Xiaomeng's Blood-colored Demonic Blade is indeed famous enough, and it is his signature weapon. However, Zhou Zheng did not ask for Dao Lord Xiaomeng's Demon Blade at the time, so it is difficult to tell from appearance alone that Dao Lord Xiaomeng is no different from before.
Of course, this matter is not without flaws. For example, after Dao Lord Feiqi died, there was definitely no treasure left on his body, which is very strange.
But based on this alone, it's not certain that anyone would connect it to Zhou Zheng.
In fact, the fact that Dao Lord Xiaomeng and Dao Lord Yan Hu have joined the plan against Zhou Zheng is enough to prove that, at least so far, no one has doubted Dao Lord Xiaomeng.
"Dao Lord Xiaomeng and the other two are fine, but it's Wine Saint who's in trouble." Zhou Zheng looked at the black-robed figure outside the two Abyss, a cold feeling flashing through his heart.
Although it all boils down to the Dongming Jade Talisman, if he were in the position of the Wine Saint, he would most likely have made the same decision. But since he was the one being targeted, he couldn't ignore it.
This score will have to be settled sooner or later.
"Get the Ninth Command Token Talisman first!" Without much thought, Zhou Zheng continued his frantic attack on the restrictions on the Altar in the central passage.
Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, a century Past.
Boom!
With a deafening roar, the ninth thousandth layer of restrictions on the towering Altar shattered.
Wow!
Zhou Zheng reached out and grabbed the Ninth Command Token located high on the Altar.
"Dao Lord Cheng Tian has obtained that token!"
At this moment, apart from Ji Ning, the Sect Master Jiu Chen, the Dao Lord Hei Xiao, and the King Chen Ming, all the peak Dao Lord were on the rocky ground between the two Abyss in the middle passage.
The commotion made them look up, and they immediately saw Zhou Zheng finally obtaining the command token.
"How is your cultivation of the Dao Heart Dharma?" the Wine Saint asked each of the peak Dao Lord via telepathy. Soon, one by one, the peak Dao Lord responded, but the result made the Wine Saint's face turn green.
Among those who cultivated the Dao Heart method the fastest, it was undoubtedly him and Xingyun Palace Master. They possessed Heart World, so their Dao Heart was naturally extraordinary.
Both of them had mastered the Triple Dao Heart Method within a century.
The other peak Dao Lord were of varying abilities.
Some peak Dao Lord, like Li Xing Palace Master, although they do not have Heart World, still manage to cultivate the Dao Heart Method within a hundred years. Other peak Dao Lord are slower, and it may take them thousands of years.
That's fine, the Wine Saint can wait.
The key point is that there are seven or eight peak Dao Lord, and it is estimated that it will take more than 10,000 years to cultivate to the point of success. This is a conservative estimate. If it is really slow, it may take hundreds of millions of years to succeed.
Actually, this is a very normal thing. The Chibo Palace is a place used by the Xis Race to hone the peak Dao Lord. Some peak Dao Lord of the Xis Race have spent an Chaos Epoch cultivating the Dao Heart method after entering.
Therefore, the peak Dao Lord of the Endless Territory have generally undergone many trials and tribulations, which is why they can cultivate so quickly.
Of course, speed is relative. Cultivating the Dao Heart Method over hundreds of millions or tens of thousands of years may seem fast, but the problem is, the Wine Saint can't wait that long!
The Wine Saint's Life Oath was that he must help these peak Dao Lord obtain two Dongming Jade Talisman within three thousand years, or he would have to hand over his own.
If they absolutely must make a move within three thousand years, then they will suddenly lose the combat power of seven or eight peak Dao Lord, which would be absolutely fatal!
Originally, the success rate of this plan was not very high, only about 50%. If seven or eight peak Dao Lord were to be eliminated at once, the success rate would probably drop to less than 10%.
"Damn it, Black Owl didn't tell me that this Dao Heart method was so difficult!" Wine Saint was secretly anxious. This mistake was fatal, to the point that he was now helpless.
Unless, Zhou Zheng takes the initiative to walk over from the other side of the Second Abyss.
"It's impossible for Dao Lord Cheng Tian to know that my Life Oath has three thousand restrictions. He might very well come over on his own!" The Wine Saint stared intently at Zhou Zheng, who had obtained the Ninth Command Token Ninth Command Token, hoping that Zhou Zheng would come over on his own.
Unfortunately, the Wine Saint connoisseur was destined to be disappointed.
After receiving the Ninth Command Token, Zhou Zheng sat down cross-legged on the Altar and began to cultivate there.
"The Wine Saint must be feeling terrible right now!" Zhou Zheng smiled to himself, feeling a little better after being tricked.
Of course, Zhou Zheng deliberately didn't leave the Altar at this moment. Making the Wine Saint uncomfortable was only a secondary reason. The main reason was that he wanted to continue to comprehend the move "Annihilation of Space-Time".
After bombarding the restriction for over a hundred years with a Time Acceleration of a thousand times, Zhou Zheng's understanding of this move has reached its peak. He feels that he is only one step away from breaking through.
Anyway, it's highly unlikely that the Wine Saint and the others will come on their own for the time being, so Zhou Zheng isn't in a hurry. He plans to cultivate for a while and leave this Second Abyss after he has truly broken through this technique.
Time continued to flow, and in the blink of an eye, nearly three thousand years had Past.
Meanwhile, in the left passage, the struggle between Ji Ning and Dao Lord Hei Xiao had long since come to an end. In the left passage were the four, six, and seven command tokens. Dao Lord Hei Xiao had gotten the Fourth Command Token first, while the remaining two tokens had fallen into Ji Ning's hands.
As for the right-hand passage, it's still a long way from being cleared.
It took the Sect Master Jiu Chen nearly a thousand years just to cultivate the Dao Heart method. The subsequent nine thousand layers of restrictions were an even greater challenge for him. With his strength, he would have to grind it out slowly, and it would be considered fast if he could succeed within ten thousand years.
Of course, since the Sect Master Jiu Chen had no competitors, he was quite content, and at this moment he was basically attacking while keeping an eye on the situation in the middle passage.
The central passage of the entire Chibo Palace is the biggest "powder keg," which could ignite at any moment.
But Sect Master Jiu Chen didn't know was that the Wine Saint's heart was the biggest powder keg, ready to explode at any moment.
"Everyone, Past with me and give it a try. Even if we fail, we can retreat temporarily!" The voice of the Wine Saint rang once again in the hearts of many peak Dao Lord had already cultivated the three levels of the Dao Heart Method.
However, no one responded to the Wine Saint.
To this day, there are still eight peak Dao Lord cultivating the Dao Heart Method. How can a mere dozen or so peak Dao Lord go after the Dao Lord Cheng Tian? They're not stupid; they can judge the success rate!
Rather than doing that, it would be better to wait until three thousand years have passed, and then the Wine Saint will hand over his Dongming Jade Talisman on his own. In any case, let's get our hands on that Dongming Jade Talisman first.