LRAB Chapter 832 Sacred Cliff! Boundless Array Patterns! Powerful Puppet!
Chapter 832 Sacred Cliff! Boundless Array Patterns! Powerful Puppet!
Chu Yang continued on his journey with Qin Yao. Of course, he couldn't possibly do anything inappropriate for children in the middle of nowhere.
However, this only made Qin Yao feel resentful, as if she thought, "I gave you a chance, but you didn't do it."
Chu Yang was speechless. Compared to Yan Ruyu's reserve, Qin Yao was the complete opposite.
This fairy is sensitive yet passionate, making her irresistible.
"Where are we going?"
After her inner conflict was resolved, Qin Yao became very happy.
Chu Yang's words gave her a great sense of security. Although, strictly speaking, this could be considered relying on the other party to become stronger, it was still much better than being a mere ornament.
In terms of spiritual companionship, wealth, and land, spiritual partners are inherently complementary. Qin Yao felt that it was nothing to rely on Chu Yang to become stronger and then help him in the future.
If she were to completely give up and become just a caged bird, that would not be what she wanted.
"I'll guide you on your first step towards becoming an empress!" Chu Yang said with a playful smile.
Qin Yao chuckled and rolled her eyes charmingly, saying, "Don't try to fool me..."
A sweet smile played at the corners of her eyes, but in her heart, she took it more as a love confession.
Even if Chu Yang is the reincarnation of an emperor, it is still incredibly difficult for him to attain enlightenment through a single secret realm.
Chu Yang saw through her thoughts, but didn't say anything more.
If he were to openly declare that he was a being above the Great Emperor, Qin Yao might not believe him.
Without knowing the truth about the forbidden zone, one cannot understand what it means for Chu Yang to rebuke the Supreme Being with a single sentence and to run rampant in the Primordial Ancient Mine.
He took out another array plate, activated the array runes, and whispered, "Sacred Cliff."
Qin Yao's expression froze, and she widened her eyes, saying, "Sacred Cliff?"
She suddenly felt that the "little man" in front of her was being far too unrestrained.
First, he went to the desolate ancient forbidden land at some unknown time, then he roamed the Primordial Ancient Mine, and now he has actually set his sights on the Sacred Cliff.
Although Sacred Cliff is not a forbidden zone for life, most cultivators in the East know its origin as long as they have heard the name.
Long ago, a highly accomplished saintly being carved out a section of cliff from the Undying Mountain to serve as his place of seclusion.
Although they had already left the Undying Mountain, many powerful individuals had ventured inside, but most of them didn't even know how they died.
It is said that this is a cursed land, as ominous as a forbidden zone for life.
However, Qin Yao thought again that if Chu Yang could come and go freely even from the Primordial Ancient Mine, then the Sacred Cliff seemed to be nothing special.
Even though the Great Perfection Holy Body can rival the Great Emperor, it has been dead for countless years. Chu Yang, on the other hand, can borrow the genuine power of the Great Emperor.
After traversing the void once more, Chu Yang did not use the main disc, but instead began to draw on the ground.
The black dog's method of array formation was rather unreliable, often making mistakes. Fortunately, Chu Yang possessed the Great Luo Divine Eye, which allowed him to see the problems and correct them.
However, activating the array always requires consuming source energy. Although Chu Yang's self-created righteous path has greatly reduced the consumption, crossing the void over long distances still consumes a considerable amount of energy.
Therefore, he reduced his energy consumption by traversing the void time and time again.
The gap in his cultivation needs was too large; even with that large piece of immortal energy, it could only support him to break through the four extremes at most.
Moreover, as he advanced to the fifth divine treasure of the Dao Palace in the Dead Man's Pit, he had an increasingly strong premonition that once the five divine treasures were perfected, and combined with the Six Treasuries of Immortal Thieves, the Dao Palace Secret Realm would undergo astonishing changes.
At that time, this process of change will likely require a large amount of resources to support it.
Even Chu Yang was unsure whether the immortal source was enough to support him in breaking through the Four Extremes Secret Realm.
So we should save money wherever we can; every little bit helps!
As for why not just use the power of the true spirit to forcibly traverse the void?
Of course, it's for entrapment!
When he left the Primordial Ancient Mine, he deliberately chose a landing point close to Yuan City, just to let the outside world know that he had returned from the forbidden zone!
The ultimate imperial weapon is a hot potato, and many people will be unable to resist it.
Even though Chu Yang once used his true spiritual power to repel the Supreme Being of the Forbidden Zone, there will always be some people who take the risk.
There are definitely quite a few people who, clinging to a sliver of hope, believe that he can no longer easily wield the power of the earth.
As the saying goes, from an outsider's perspective, if he could freely borrow the power of his past life, why would he need to compete with the younger generation?
He directly overwhelms the contemporary generation, forcefully proving his path; who can stop him?
The fact that Chu Yang's situation was completely beyond the comprehension of the Beidou cultivators was a blind spot in their thinking.
After all, his power comes from another world, or rather, a combination of many worlds.
Even those who are cultivators of the Big Dipper, even those at the highest level of the Sacrifice Path, would never have imagined that a Soul Palace could exist in the world.
Stepping out of the void, Qin Yao followed behind Chu Yang, looking at the fifty-odd black mountains stretching out in front of her, a hint of shock in her eyes.
These mountains gave her an extremely strong sense of oppression, making her feel as if she had once again entered a forbidden zone of life.
It's hard to imagine just how powerful that Great Accomplished Holy Body was back then, to be able to forcibly cut a section of cliff from the Undying Mountain!
Qin Yao's gaze shifted, her eyes brimming as she watched Chu Yang's retreating figure.
He should be able to do what the Great Accomplished Holy Body can do, right?
"Stay close, or you'll get separated from me. Don't let me find you as a skeleton by the time I get back," Chu Yang teased softly.
Qin Yao pouted, then suddenly reached out and wrapped her arms around his, snuggling against him and blinking her bright, watery eyes, as if to say...
"Are you keeping up close enough now?"
Chu Yang shook his head and chuckled, then led Qin Yao forward.
On their journey, they encountered some strange creatures. They weren't particularly aggressive, but most of them were well-known in folk tales.
Qin Yao felt a chill run down her spine, as if this mountain were a graveyard, and she couldn't help but hug it even tighter.
However, Chu Yang didn't even need to use his true spirit power to deal with these strange creatures; he could move through them as if they were nothing.
The two soon arrived at the foot of the black cliff, where the true sacred cliff was located!
"Ah!" Qin Yao suddenly exclaimed, almost jumping into Chu Yang's arms.
Chu Yang was speechless. "What are you yelling about?"
Qin Yao pointed to the foot of Sacred Cliff Mountain, her voice trembling slightly, "I just saw a... humanoid monster covered in black hair!"
"This place is shrouded in ominous rules at the Emperor level, so it wouldn't be surprising if something happened..." Chu Yang said softly to reassure them, and then went straight into the Sacred Cliff area.
Actually, Qin Yao wasn't afraid of danger; it was just that this place was too eerie, with an eerie atmosphere everywhere, which made her lose her composure due to psychological factors.
Seemingly to ease her tension, she started a conversation, saying, "I heard... that the Crimson Dragon Daoist was trapped here for over 1,500 years and almost died from being refined alive!"
"I once heard Her Highness mention that what seems to be trapping him is an array left behind by a great emperor..."
"Could it be something left behind by the Great Accomplished Holy Body in its later years?"
Chu Yang shook his head and said, "No, the Great Completion Saint Body died suddenly. He was attacked and killed when his blood and energy were exhausted in his later years. How could he have left behind any array patterns?"
"However, the array patterns here were indeed created by a great emperor..."
"Is it the Void Emperor?" Qin Yao had obviously heard of him; the Void Emperor had been here before.
Chu Yang shook his head again and said, "It is the Great Emperor Wushi."
Qin Yao's pupils dilated, her face filled with disbelief, "The Great Emperor Wushi?"
The turmoil at Zishan has yet to subside. Various holy lands and powerful families have launched attack after attack, but have yet to achieve anything significant.
Furthermore, going back a period of time, Ye Fan's most famous battle in the Eastern Wilderness took place in an imperial palace in Licheng, where he swept aside all the geniuses from various factions.
Of course, at that time, there were restrictions in the palace, but his Ancient Sacred Body was the only one unaffected.
It is said that at that time, clues to the Nine Secrets appeared in Licheng, which were related to the ancient Cai family.
However, for some unknown reason, the entire Cai clan was wiped out by the Azure Emperor with a single thought.
However, before they could find any trace of the Nine Secrets, the geniuses who went to compete for them mistakenly entered the Emperor's palace.
After much research, it was determined that it was most likely the sleeping quarters of the Great Emperor Wushi. A powerful figure once moved the palace there and set up a trap.
Even this sacred cliff now bears traces of the Great Emperor Wushi. Just how many things did this extraordinary emperor do back then?
Chu Yang said calmly, "People only see the path to becoming an emperor littered with bones, and the great emperors as invincible in the world, but they do not know what the ancient emperors carried after they attained enlightenment."
"If they hadn't worked so hard, where would these generations of descendants be?"
Qin Yao listened, seemingly understanding but not quite, and appeared to be deep in thought.
"It seems like we can't fly here?" Qin Yao suddenly noticed something was wrong.
Chu Yang nodded and smiled, "We have now entered the area covered by the Great Emperor's array patterns. Unless we force our way in, we will naturally be restricted."
Qin Yao's beautiful eyes widened in surprise. "They're already inside? But why... is there nothing unusual?"
Chu Yang gently raised his hand, and the white mouse appeared in his hand. He then threw it away.
The white mouse, which had been fast asleep among the stars, was suddenly pulled out and was momentarily stunned. Before it could even land, a thick bolt of lightning struck it.
"squeak!!!"
The white mouse let out a miserable cry, its fur turned charred black, and it emitted a meaty aroma.
Chu Yang reached out and pulled the foaming white mouse back into the Starry Sky, then looked at Qin Yao and said:
"Although it is an Emperor's array pattern, there is a path to survival right beneath our feet."
Qin Yao suddenly realized, but she wasn't surprised.
Chu Yang was, after all, a great emperor in his previous life, and most likely an extremely talented one at that.
After all, there were so many great emperors in ancient times, and none of them were able to reincarnate or borrow the power of their previous lives!
As fellow Great Emperors, it's not surprising that they could see through the Boundless Array Pattern.
Qin Yao grabbed Chu Yang's arm and hugged him even tighter, as if she might fall and be struck by lightning.
Although the power of the lightning was not enough to kill her instantly, she didn't want her beloved to see her in such a wretched state, her body charred and her skin torn open.
After passing through a large black mountain, the two arrived at an extremely open valley.
In the center of the valley lies a lake, its surface still and mirror-like.
In the center of the lake grows a deep blue plant, shrouded in a dreamlike glow.
Qin Yao's eyes lit up slightly. "That's at least a precious herb that has grown for twenty thousand years!"
Chu Yang nodded, and then the dragon-patterned black gold cauldron flew out of his body and hovered above the lake.
The lake surface suddenly rippled, rolling as if boiling water, as if something underwater wanted to burst out, but was steadily suppressed by the supreme divine power.
Chu Yang gently raised his hand, and the black jade catfish appeared in his palm. It opened its mouth and spat out a sword beam, which directly severed the precious medicine iron root and then rolled in front of him.
Chu Yang took out the jade box to store it, then handed it directly to Qin Yao with a smile, saying, "It's for you!"
Qin Yao blinked, but didn't refuse. She just smiled and said, "Young Emperor Chu is so good to me. I have no way to repay him, so I can only offer myself to him..."
Chu Yang was already used to the enchantress's seduction, so he pretended not to hear and raised his hand to retrieve the dragon-patterned black gold cauldron.
The next moment, the lake surface suddenly exploded, and several ancient corpses withered and bloody flesh rushed out. The three leading ancient corpses actually carried a power comparable to a half-step great power!
Chu Yang seemed not to see anything, and continued forward with Qin Yao on his own. A star hung overhead, from which two figures flew out.
Its aura was no less powerful than that of a supreme expert, and it repelled the ancient corpses in a single exchange.
Qin Yao subconsciously turned around to look, then her face showed shock, "This is... an ancient corpse from the Burial Ground of Immortals?!"
Chu Yang smiled and nodded, saying, "I refined them into puppets, but unfortunately they failed to reach the King level."
These two puppets were created by Chu Yang while he was waiting for Qin Yao in the pit of corpses. They do not include the yellow-robed Taoist, but are the two weakest of the five corpses.
Chu Yang guessed that either these two people had not reached the level of saints in their lifetime, or they had special physiques and were somewhat lacking in physical strength, so the effect of refining puppets was not ideal.
Of course, limiting the consumption of these two puppets is also relatively low.
To refine the other three corpses into puppets, it would probably require a large amount of Fire Domain Divine Fire.
However, these two puppets had already exhausted his remaining seven-colored mist threads, and he could only start refining the other three when he arrived in the Fire Domain.
Of course, it doesn't necessarily have to wait until we go to the Fire Domain. There are many secrets in the Sacred Cliff, including the Sun God Fire, which I might be able to manipulate myself.
As for the matter of the Ice Palace's owner, Chu Yang still needs to study and plan it carefully.
The Ice Palace Master was exceptionally powerful in the past; if the auxiliary materials are not of a high enough level, it could very well affect the final result.
The sound of chains rattling echoed in the lake, and the surface burst open once more, filling the air with mist, as if some terrifying being was about to emerge from the water.
However, in the end, it was all bark and no bite. Qin Yao's eyes flashed with divine light as she saw clearly that there was an iron sedan chair at the bottom of the lake, bound by iron chains.
The ancient corpses that rushed out earlier were just sedan chair bearers, which shows how terrifying the being inside the sedan chair was!
Turning her gaze away, Qin Yao unconsciously quickened her pace.
There were no more array patterns on the road ahead, so Chu Yang had no more reservations and led Qin Yao directly to the front of the Broken Mountain.
The broken mountain in front of us is the real sacred cliff!
During this time, Qin Yao saw the humanoid monster covered in black hair again. The monster let out a series of sinister laughs, but never got close.
Chu Yang ignored it completely and didn't take it seriously at all.
Climbing up the sacred cliff and standing on the summit, one can see that the mountain below is a hollow, like an abyss. Perhaps the ancient sacred body hollowed this place out in the past, using it as a place for seclusion.
"There is light there!" Qin Yao stretched out her slender, white finger and pointed to the abyss.
Chu Yang waved his hand gently, and a star shot out, directly absorbing the light.
After the stars returned, Chu Yang took out a silver scale from them.
The light Qin Yao had seen earlier was the dazzling silver flame dancing on these scales.
"It's a decent material for refining weapons..." Chu Yang tossed it to her directly. (End of Chapter)