Forbidden Land, Emperor-Level Puppet

Chapter 158 Forbidden Land, Emperor-Level Puppet (Please Subscribe)

Time flew by, and Xia Mangqing and his companions cultivated in the Heavenly Realm while secretly exploring more of its secrets.

Most of the time, it was Xia Mangqing who was cultivating, because Yu Chen Daojun and the others understood that once Xia Mangqing broke through again and became a fourth-step Daojun, he would be a first-level Daojun, enough to rival a top-tier emperor. At that time, they would be able to deal with crises more easily.

However, the transition from the second to the third step of the ultimate path is by no means easy. With the acceleration of time, Xia Mangqing has cultivated for three million years and has only managed to deduce the chaotic spacetime, yin and yang, five elements, and birth and death to the third level. He is still lacking in the chaotic reincarnation and the chaotic heart.

Not to mention the ultimate path at the third level.

"Good news!"

On that very day, Daoist Yu Chen brought back a message.

"I learned from Daoist Shenxuan that there is a forbidden place in the Heavenly Realm that only Daoist Shengsi can enter."

"It is said that almost all the Eternal Emperors who successfully attained enlightenment in the Heavenly Realm in the past had received opportunities and good fortune from it."

"Is that so?"

Xia Mangqing and the others looked surprised.

They knew about Daoist Shenxuan; he was a rogue Daoist, only a second-step Daoist, and was on good terms with Daoist Yuchen. But they never expected that he would tell Daoist Yuchen such a secret.

Yu Chen Daojun nodded: "According to Shen Xuan Daojun, there have been many Eternal Emperors in history whose final place of disappearance was also that forbidden land."

"That place is extremely mysterious, yet it is also incredibly wondrous."

"Most importantly, the Silver-Clad Dao Lords of the four major powers almost never enter the forbidden area; they fear perishing inside!"

Mu Jue and Lingyun Daojun nodded. The Silver-Clad Daojuns have existed since ancient times and their numbers have remained unchanged. However, they all know that the Daojuns of Life and Death can only live for a maximum of 108,000 Chaos Eras. Therefore, they all speculate that the Silver-Clad Daojuns are some kind of inherited treasure.

Xia Mangqing was even more aware of this, as the Silver-Clad Daoist Body was a supreme treasure exclusively for use by Daoists of Life and Death.

Moreover, as long as the core remains intact, the body of the Silver-Clad Dao Lord can be passed down indefinitely, serving as the foundation of a powerful Dao lineage.

The Silver-Clad Dao Lords of the four major powers naturally considered the dangers of the forbidden land, so they dared not enter it rashly. If they died inside, the loss would not only be a Dao Lord of Life and Death, but also a supreme treasure of their sect.

"In that case, this is indeed an opportunity. We can go in and give it a try," Mu Jue Daojun pondered. The forbidden land was indeed dangerous, but it also held great potential. If they could obtain it, their strength might increase significantly.

Moreover, given the current situation, entering the forbidden area is the best option.

"Alright, let's give it a try."

Xia Mangqing agreed.

Immediately, the four of them left without hesitation.

Four figures traversed the void between heaven and earth.

After reaching the second step of Dao Lord, Xia Mangqing was able to transcend space. His escape techniques and secret methods could traverse endless distances to kill his enemies at the same time.

With his current cultivation level, he can easily cross the distance of an entire territory. Once his cultivation level improves further, the distance he can cross will increase countless times.

He even had a premonition that after he became a Three-Step Dao Lord, he would be able to truly transcend time and space and kill enemies regardless of the barriers of time and space!

Moreover, even if Xia Mangqing used the Chaos Space-Time technique with Yu Chen Daojun and the others, it would still take at least a second-level Daojun who was extremely skilled in space-time to detect his presence.

But it was obviously impossible for him to just happen to run into them, so they entered the forbidden area without any problems.

"Um?"

But as soon as they entered, Xia Mangqing's body trembled, and the group was thrown out of the void.

"Such strong spacetime suppression."

Xia Mangqing frowned: "Everyone, from now on we can only fly. Even I can't traverse the void right now."

Yu Chen Daojun and the others sensed it and found that the suppression was indeed extremely strong, making it impossible to tear through the void; its intensity was unbelievable.

It should be noted that he is a second-level Dao Lord. Although his spacetime escape technique is not as good as Xia Mangqing's, he can still tear open the void and traverse a great distance with a single sword strike.

But now it's useless; it can't even damage spacetime in the slightest.

Moreover, in addition to the suppression of space and time, the mind is also severely restricted, making it impossible to sense locations that are too far away. Even Xia Mangqing can only sense locations within a radius of hundreds of millions of miles, which is not as good as seeing with the naked eye.

"It's alright, we've entered safely. Now we should explore carefully to avoid any danger."

Lord Yu Chen spoke up: "We don't know much about this place, so be careful."

"Don't worry." Mu Jue and Lingyun Daojun nodded.

The four then transformed into streaks of light and began exploring this forbidden land.

"Senior brother, look over there!"

A moment later, Daoist Mujue suddenly shouted, and looking in the direction he pointed, Daoist Yuchen's expression immediately changed.

Only a few hundred million miles away from them, there was a stone palace, and outside the palace stood eighteen dark humanoid figures.

They held weapons, and their bright green eyes were fixed on Xia Mangqing and his companions.

"That's—an Emperor-level puppet!"

"Be careful!" said Daoist Yu Chen, who held a respectable position in the Dao Alliance's Immortal Palace and had naturally seen Emperor-level puppets before.

Xia Mangqing looked at the Emperor-level puppets and said, "Senior brother, those Emperor-level puppets are just watching us. I suspect they can't leave a certain area."

Yu Chen Daojun glanced at it and nodded: "That should be the case, but we still need to be cautious. Eighteen Emperor-level puppets—if they come to attack, we won't have any hope of escaping."

Even if any Emperor-level puppet has a high level of Dao cultivation, its body, speed, strength, and so on are definitely at the Emperor level. Under the circumstances where spacetime is suppressed, it can only compete on pure speed, and it is likely that they will not be able to escape.

"Yes, but they are also the best way to understand the forbidden land. Judging from their appearance, they should be guarding the stone palace behind them."

Xia Mangqing said, "It is estimated that those Sith Dao Lords in the past obtained their opportunities and fortunes from places like this stone hall."

As he said this, Xia Mangqing was secretly relieved that he hadn't clashed with the four major powers of the Heavenly Realm before. After all, the four major powers possessed the Silver-Clad Dao Lord and had even given birth to the Eternal Emperor, so they must have obtained some Emperor-level puppets from the Forbidden Land.

Similarly, the fact that there are still Emperor-level puppets in the Forbidden Land is definitely not simple; it's probably not just the eighteen Emperor-level puppets that are on the surface.

"You mean, go and investigate?"

Yu Chen Daojun understood Xia Mangqing's meaning; it was risky, but it was indeed a solution.

"Okay." Xia Mangqing nodded: "I can go alone. I have a talisman given to me by my master, so I won't have any problem protecting myself."

""

"this----"

"Senior brothers, you don't need to worry. I still have some life-saving items on hand," Xia Mangqing said with a smile. Because he had made a life vow, it was okay for him to say some things. Moreover, he didn't specify anything, so there was no need to worry about anything.

"Alright, then be careful, junior brother."

After pondering for a moment, Daoist Yu Chen nodded. After all, Xia Mangqing had a master who was the lord of a holy city, so his trump cards for protecting his life were definitely no less than theirs. Since Xia Mangqing insisted, they couldn't say anything more.

Xia Mangqing nodded, then transformed into a beam of light, and in the blink of an eye, he was near the location of the eighteen Emperor-level puppets.

"Haha, let me do it!"

One of the puppets laughed loudly, then took a step forward and, just as Xia Mangqing entered a certain area, suddenly slashed down with its sword.

Upon seeing this, Xia Mangqing's mind sharpened. The Dao of this sword was quite ordinary, but its power was extremely strong, enough to rival that of a top-tier emperor. With this thought in mind, he did not hesitate to use the Chaos Dao to unleash the nine secret techniques, transforming them into a giant palm that struck the sky.

Rumble—

The sword light collided with the giant palm, instantly turning the world upside down, and the entire world trembled.

Xia Mangqing was knocked back and flew tens of thousands of miles away. His body was surrounded by five-colored light. He was not injured, but his expression was very solemn.

"Huh—not bad, you actually managed to withstand one of my sword strikes!"

The sword-wielding puppet seemed somewhat surprised: "It's been a long time since I've seen someone who could withstand my sword strike, Dao Lord. Which faction do you come from?"

"A rogue cultivator is not affiliated with any faction."

Xia Mangqing asked, "Senior, the other seniors didn't attack me. Is it because there's some kind of rule here?"

The sword-wielding puppet laughed, "You're quite clever. Not bad. A supreme being has set the rules: if any of you Dao Lords can defeat any one of us in a one-on-one fight, you can enter that stone hall once."

"Of course, if you want to enter the second round, you need to defeat three at the same time, and the third round you need to defeat nine at the same time."

"If you can defeat all eighteen of us brothers by yourself, you can have everything in the stone hall, and we will also directly acknowledge you as our master."

"I see." Xia Mangqing nodded, then thought for a moment and asked, "Senior, have there ever been beings of your level who followed the four great powers of the Heavenly Realm?"

"Do you have a grudge against them?"

The sword-wielding puppet chuckled: "However, there's nothing I can't tell you. They did indeed breach some ancient sites and capture some puppets of similar strength to us."

"But—the remaining ancient lands are beyond their reach. You only see us guarding them, but we are not the only ones."

Xia Mangqing's mind stirred. Judging from this, there were probably beings even more powerful than Emperor-level puppets guarding this place, but he hadn't seen them. Perhaps they were hidden somewhere, or perhaps those beings weren't just guarding this stone hall.

"Thank you for informing me, senior."

Xia Mangqing said, while simultaneously transmitting the message to the three Daoist Lords, including Yu Chen. Then, a Chaos Green Lotus appeared in his hand: "Please!"

"Hahaha, alright, take this!"

The Emperor-level puppet laughed loudly and unleashed a sword strike that seemed to cause the heavens and earth to collapse, displaying a powerful and majestic aura.

Emperor-level puppets, though still puppets, are no different from normal living beings at this level. They have distinct personalities and different specializations in the Dao.

This sword-wielding puppet, for example, excels in the powerful and sweeping style of heavy swordsmanship, possessing a grand and imposing spirit.

"break!"

With a flick of his finger, Xia Mangqing caused the Chaos Green Lotus to radiate divine light, enveloping the void. At the same time, the nine secret techniques and the second level of the ultimate Chaos Dao simultaneously erupted, covering a section of the void with the power of great destruction.

Rumble—

The void trembled as Xia Mangqing engaged in a fierce battle with them.

The weakest of the Sith's Emperor-level puppets is comparable to the top Emperors in the Endless Territory, which is comparable to the peak Dao Lords. Xia Mangqing is currently at the top level among the second-level Dao Lords. In addition, he has deduced the Five Elements and the cycle of birth and death to the third level, and his strength has also improved. He can barely hold on at present.

Of course, he dared not say he could win. He chose to continue fighting the sword-wielding puppet because in the constant battles, he could find his own shortcomings more quickly, and it would also be of great benefit to his enlightenment.