Life-and-Death Gate

Life-and-Death Gate.

Within the shattered Heaven Realm passage on the tenth floor of the Heaven-Piercing Tower, there was a specially sealed pocket world known as the Life-and-Death Gate.

Yue Yang had heard Old Man Nangong mention it long ago, and had also heard Snow Flawless, Princess Cici, and the others speak of it. This specially sealed space was said to be a trial ground created from a pocket world by ancient-era powerhouses using laws. In ancient times, it was stipulated that only Heaven-Piercing Tower warriors capable of remaining inside for one hour were qualified to enter the Heaven Realm. Of course, this customary convention had gradually been forgotten after the great Heaven Realm war six thousand years ago, when the spatial passage of the Heaven-Piercing Path collapsed and the Heaven Realm lost its direct connection with the Heaven-Piercing Tower.

Trials within the Life-and-Death Gate had little to do with one's level or strength.

They had more to do with one's spirit and will.

Even someone as powerful as the Prison Emperor was said to be unable to remain inside for a full day.

The Red Emperor, Black Prison King, and the others could barely endure for more than an hour, while people like Shuntian, Black Prince, and the Myriad Demon Sect Master had records of staying no longer than five minutes.

"Inside is a world both illusory and real. If you cannot preserve your true heart, you will not be able to remain there for even one minute. There is a saying in the Life-and-Death Gate: taking one step forward is the same as surpassing yourself." The Night Empress came to Yue Yang and had him temporarily set aside his study of the Guidance Temple's runes. Nor did she urge him to refine the Maha Treasure Elephant's blood first; instead,