He Could Take His Place

Ahead rose an endless expanse of towering peaks, with auspicious rays spilling from the sky.

Zhilan grew there, Dragon Grass took root in cracks between the rocks, and purple mist drifted through the air.

"It seems we can't fly here!" Jiang Shuanglan said in surprise.

The women were startled to discover that although their divine power remained, they could not rise into the sky.

Jiang Yun felt an inexplicable pressure, but it did not restrict him.

"Perhaps a being on the level of a Great Emperor really is suppressing this place..."

Yan Ruyu brought out the Green Lotus Emperor Weapon. An invisible force seemed to be pressing down on everything around them.

Its three leaves glowed green with the immortal light that had opened the heavens at the dawn of the world. It seemed to nurture the vitality of all things.

With a gentle tremor, the weapon swept aside the unseen laws and released an indescribable aura.

The strange pressure was swiftly driven back and broken apart, leaving only wisps of chaos-laden mist, beautiful enough to take the breath away.

"With the Emperor Weapon, you can fly too. Let's cross over the lake!"

Jiang Yun surveyed the area for a while before making his decision.

The Immortal Treasury Land ahead was surrounded by treacherous terrain, including an abyss, a vast lake, and marshes.

Each was guarded by numerous strange beasts. Without the ability to fly, the abyss and lake were all but impassable, while the marshes offered only a few patches of duckweed to tread on.

Even setting up formation patterns to cross would be useless.

The lake ahead was a sweep of blue-green water veiled in mist. Like a mirror set into the Immortal Mansion's earth, its surface bore not a single ripple.

Protected by the Emperor Weapon's aura,