Chapter 555

Chapter 555: The Infinite Dao Classics

“Thank the formations of the Heavenly Palace! Otherwise, my Mystical Treasure wouldn’t be able to unleash such great power!”

Tian Hou roared, erupting with strength and disappearing from his original spot. He swung his sword towards the front, and the brilliance of True Gold swept out immediately.

This light had no effect on humans but dealt devastating blows to demons. As it was not inherently destructive power, it couldn’t trigger the formation’s suppression and struck the Fire Spirit General directly.

The Demonic Power surged, forming a vortex to protect itself, but it visibly evaporated, and its movements were restricted, making it difficult to move.

Immediately, Long Yuan activated the formation, wrapping the Fire Spirit General and the Great Flame Spirit in layers of chains, sealing them together.

Yun Ye also used the abilities of the Heir of the Divine Deer Clan and did not hold back. He condensed a sword infused with the Three Major Techniques, and the sword light swept through, effortlessly splitting the Great Flame Spirit in half and rapidly erasing its vitality.

Although the Great Flame Spirit possessed Chaotic-level power and was normally a match for most Mystic Realm cultivators, under the weakening of the True Gold Mystical Treasure, it was far too fragile. The Great Flame Spirit had no resistance to this long-prepared three-in-one killing move.

Having defeated a Fourth Stage Fire Spirit, though the other Fourth Stage was considerably stronger, over thirty cultivators fought desperately, and with the True Gold Mystical Treasure’s suppression, the Fire Spirit General ultimately faced defeat, its demon body crushed, and its chance of Revival completely severed.

“Let’s go!”

Tian Hou and Long Yuan took the lead, charging into the Heavenly Palace.

“Five have died…”

Yun Ye lagged half a step behind, glancing at the charming woman beside Tian Hou, revealing a hint of confusion.

Just moments ago, everyone had fought with all their might without holding back, which clearly was not how cultivators behaved. Someone had exerted hidden influence on the crowd.

Strangely enough, he only felt a light sense of dissonance; this woman’s Spirit Law seemed a bit too intricate to be something a mere law realms practitioner could cast.

“The shell is only from the law realms, not someone who has fallen from the Mystic Realm, how interesting.”

Yun Ye’s thought flashed briefly. He sensed something was off about this woman, but he maintained his disguise, revealing no trace of his true identity. In this situation, he decided to continue as he was; if this guise got him into trouble, it might just serve as a plausible excuse to escape.

The group entered the inner sanctum of the Heavenly Palace, and various previously isolated auras surged into their awareness.

A large number of Fourth Stages approached rapidly!

Everyone’s expressions changed drastically, calling forth their abilities to erase their auras and conceal themselves.

Tian Hou, however, remained in place, blocking Long Yuan and Yun Ye.

“Brothers, please lend me a hand,” he said.

Then, the charming woman pressed her face, revealing her true appearance. With just a glance, Long Yuan was captured, losing all rationality.

Seeing Long Yuan buckle, Yun Ye also offered no resistance, letting his consciousness rise and surrendering his body to instinct.

This easily deceived the two of them.

Tian Hou nodded in satisfaction: “We have everything we need; let’s head straight to the treasure vault and activate the inheritance!”

“Hehe, you two, hold back your subordinates to attract the demons’ attention.” Jiu Xiao smiled, concealing her true form once more and removing her allure.

Long Yuan and Yun Ye complied completely.

Two maidservants received the order to hold back, executing it expressionlessly, dispersing with Long Yuan and Tian Hou’s subordinates to delay time as much as possible.

Although this might not have much impact, Tian Hou declared that every second of delay counted.

Before taking action, Jiu Xiao pulled out a piece of transparent cloth and waved it over everyone, making the environment instantly transparent.

Tian Hou seemed to have encountered this before and walked straight ahead, crashing into the wall.

This wall, now see-through, appeared nonexistent, and Tian Hou truly passed through it.

Even as they continued walking, they crossed over the barrier as well.

The Heavenly City, even after suffering damage, maintained some functionality after thousands of years. Among these was a barrier that isolated the power of space, but it could not stop the effect created by the transparent cloth. It seemed this cloth was also something extraordinary.

The Mystical Treasure ranks above the True Treasure, followed by the Divine Artifact, and then the Heavenly Dao Divine Artifact. The Heavenly Dao Divine Artifact was once referred to as the Royal Path Extreme Weapon, but due to the passage of time, there is a distinction between the two; before the Honored Position appeared, it was called the Royal Path Extreme Weapon, and after, it became known as the Heavenly Dao Divine Artifact. However, since the Royal Path Extreme Weapon had been referred to for too long, people habitually continued that name, making it rare for anyone to distinguish the difference today.

This transparent cloth did not feel like a True Treasure; it should be a Divine Artifact with authority, while the Heavenly Dao Divine Artifacts were too high in rank to be so ordinary.

A law realm cultivator possessing such a high-level treasure was quite unexpected; if they lacked significant backing, they wouldn’t have survived many times in the past.

Once Yun Ye was manipulated, things became exceptionally simple. Tian Hou cut open Long Yuan’s wrist, letting blood flow and evaporate as he activated a certain Spirit Law.

Then, the four of them advanced, guided underground, and after several battles, arrived before a grand door.

This door stood tall on an empty altar…

It seemed familiar.

“It’s actually the Divine Fate Altar.”

Tian Hou did not say much more, tossing a token to open the Divine Fate Altar before pushing Long Yuan directly inside. As flames consumed Long Yuan, the altar burst with power, slowly opening the door, which was cloaked in the power of space and led to an unknown destination.

The simplicity of the process left Tian Hou bewildered. He stared at Jiu Xiao for a long moment and said, “Opening the Absolute Emperor’s treasury is this simple?”

“Otherwise? The Absolute Emperor has fallen for seventy thousand years; how much power can remain?” Jiu Xiao shrugged.

“Do you think you’re fooling me? If a Monarch’s power can be worn away in just a few tens of thousands of years, why hasn’t the Absolute Emperor’s treasury of the Red Heaven realm emerged? Why have countless strong opponents returned empty-handed?” Tian Hou replied coolly.

“Do you truly believe they returned empty-handed? If that were the case, why did Fire Jade Heavenly City vanish from the map of the Four Sun Continent? Ultimately, this place is just a projection of history. In the real world, everything inside has already been cleared out. How could anything be left for us seventy thousand years later? If we can find the key to unlock the treasury, so can those Powerful Figures,” Jiu Xiao stated nonchalantly.

“…Use a clone to scout the path. If anything goes wrong, I’ll pay my respects to you next year,” Tian Hou said with indifference to the truth of Jiu Xiao’s words. A clone manifested and boldly stepped into the Absolute Emperor’s treasury.

Jiu Xiao only shrugged, unimpressed.

She truly didn’t lie; the Absolute Emperor’s treasury in the Red Heaven realm had already been opened. Items of uniqueness would never appear in a projection world, but ordinary cultivation resources, various techniques, and even treasures could all be replicated in the projection world.

These resources could be brought back to the Red Heaven realm, enough to report back, though there was a fear that Tian Hou might get overly greedy.

The two waited.

Then, Yun Ye followed them inside, leaving behind a physical clone to continue as the Heir of the Divine Deer Clan.

The moment he stepped in, his vision opened up, revealing an immense, boundless white world flashing with various images.

Yun Ye paused, observing for a moment before suddenly understanding some things.

He quickly noticed that at the center of the entire world was a Jade Book placed on an altar, burning with wondrous Divine fire…

Countless Dao Classics!

From Yun Ye’s perspective, this Jade Book was extraordinarily prominent, yet Tian Hou’s clone, who entered first, completely overlooked the altar and excitedly flung itself into a sea of resources, collecting everything before finally noticing the altar, exclaiming in surprise, “They actually made an altar from such divine jade? What was once worshipped here?”

He completely missed the Countless Dao Classics.

This was only natural, as divine items choose their master, and Dao Classics also have their own preferences. If something cannot be seen, it cannot be seen. Even after seventy thousand years, despite the Absolute Emperor’s treasury being scavenged countless times, no one had been able to take this most crucial divine item.

This is a Dao Classic birthed after a True Immortal attained their path, possessing boundless power, allowing one’s strength to infinitely enhance. Yun Ye began to recall some ancient histories…

He saw a cold man holding the Dao Classic, who leveled the Red Heaven realm with a single blow, ushering in a new era.

Yun Ye observed this scene, feeling the terror of the Dao Classic was limitless.

Because this man, according to today’s standards, did not even reach the height of a Monarch, let alone a True Immortal. In such a case, he could still wield the Dao Classic to annihilate worlds.

“The Dao Classic, this is the Dao Classic. What a pity, what a pity. The Dao Classic only possesses parts of the rules, far from reaching the level of a True Immortal. Even with the Dao Classic, it is still impossible to defeat a True Immortal!”