Chapter 1110 - 1133: Predicament
Currently, Chu Linfeng cannot directly manifest the Light Element Molecules, even though he has the Light Element within him. However, he hasn’t practiced the Light Transformation yet, which still requires a certain process.
It’s like someone obtaining a Martial Arts Manual—although they’ve read it countless times, without mastering it, it’s impossible to perform the martial skills. The only way is through practice.
Chu Linfeng sits in front of the Jade Sect and takes out the Light Spirit Pearl to slowly begin absorbing the Light Energy from within. Soon, he falls into a state of meditation as if he were an old monk, losing himself completely.
Meanwhile, outside the Barrier, thousands are gathered, including Zuo Gufei from the Cold Sha Emperor Palace. However, they are all helpless against the invisible Light Barrier, each eager to see what the Immortal Emperor’s Treasure truly looks like.
Many have started to attack the Barrier, but the result is either death or severe injury. The powerful attack force of the Light Element is not something they can easily withstand.
Zuo Gufei feels a bit frustrated, but since he cannot enter, he decides to leave. In his heart, he says: "Even if you acquire the Immortal Emperor’s Treasure, so what? As long as I can master the Demon Slaughter Seven Slashes, none of you will be my match. Whether to claim the treasure is no matter."
If Nangong Ming were to learn that Zuo Gufei was practicing the Demon Slaughter Seven Slashes, he would be immensely shocked and would spare no expense to eliminate him. The martial skill is extremely heaven-defying and cruel, originating from a powerful Demon in the Demon Realm, which mysteriously appeared in the Immortal Realm after a war between the two realms.
To practice the Demon Slaughter Seven Slashes, one must daily slay forty-nine maidens, absorbing their Essence Blood for forty-nine days straight, then transition to slaying adult women. Instead of killing, it involves consuming all the Yin Qi within through intercourse, leaving them as dry corpses with their Immortal Spirit Power vanished.
The further into practice, the greater the demand for women. Absorbing dozens per day becomes normal. Such a heinous martial skill incites wrath in both humans and gods, yet upon mastery, the attack power is terrifying. When the Demon master reached the fifth slash, few in the Immortal Realm could rival him.
If one were to master the sixth or even seventh slash, likely no one in the Immortal Realm would be a match. The Demon Slaughter Seven Slashes have similar power to Chu Linfeng’s Seven Extremes Slash. If Zuo Gufei truly masters the sixth slash, Chu Linfeng faces a formidable foe.
All this unfolds secretly, with Chu Linfeng continuing to absorb the Light Energy from the Light Spirit Pearl. Meanwhile, Xuanyuan Yueyan and others face challenges after entering different Stone Gates.
Nangong Ming enters the first Stone Gate, and initially, everything turns dark. But suddenly, the surroundings brighten, revealing a lively scene with birds chirping and flowers blooming.
The first thought that crosses his mind is the Illusion Realm. He hadn’t expected to step into an illusion. To obtain the Jade Fairy’s Treasure, the first step is to break through this illusion, whose hidden dangers are even greater amidst such beauty, making one’s guard more vulnerable.
As a Late Stage Immortal Emperor Realm expert, Nangong Ming has encountered many illusions and knows some ways to break through them. He stands still, releasing his Divine Sense, covering the entire Illusion Realm Space, a feat even Chu Linfeng could not accomplish.
Gradually, he senses changes in every grass and tree, as well as the Energy Fluctuations, standing quietly for over an hour before discovering a white stone about twenty meters ahead that occasionally emits subtle Energy Fluctuations. These fluctuations are so faint that they would be indiscernible without his strong Divine Sense.
Upon noticing this phenomenon, Nangong Ming swiftly sends out a Sword Qi toward the white stone, smashing it into pieces with a "bang!"
Following this, eight more white stones appear around him. Nangong Ming quickly shatters them in succession, realizing that this is not truly an illusion, but rather an array—a Nine Palaces Flower Fairy Array.
The array poses no danger, but failure to break it would trap him indefinitely. The white stone he discovered was the array’s eye. Once destroyed, the other eight eyes emerge.
However, one must shatter the array eyes swiftly upon their emergence; otherwise, the next appearance timing would be uncertain. The most fearsome aspect of the Nine Palaces Flower Fairy Array is its ability to morph into other arrays.
Should the initial stone be shattered without destroying the other eyes, it quickly transforms into the Eight Trigrams Sky-Filling Array. If this array’s eye is located but not timely destroyed, it becomes the Big Dipper Seven Stars Array, followed by the Six Harmonies Celestial Essence Array, Five Elements Trapping Dragon Array, Four Symbols Tiger Suppression Array, Three Talents Spirit Void Array, and Yin-Yang Tai Chi Array.
Each array is extremely complex and increasingly dangerous as they progress. Nangong Ming had read about the terrifying Nine Palaces Flower Fairy Arr in an ancient book, knowing its power. He hurriedly shatters the eight stones to avoid the daunting transformation into complex arrays.
At this moment, he’s sweating profusely but survives the ordeal safely. Once the array is broken, the scene reverts to the initial view upon entering the Stone Gate, with numerous white pearls emitting silver light along surrounding stone walls.
In another Stone Gate, the Emperor Wu Spirit Realm Grand Elder encounters a similar situation as Nangong Ming. But his challenge involves the Big Dipper Seven Stars Array, requiring him to locate its eye for breaking.
As someone versed in arrays, the Grand Elder identifies the Big Dipper Seven Stars Array quickly and breaks it in less than half an incense stick’s time, considering him the most relaxed among the five.
Meanwhile, Fairy Luoxia faces a genuine illusion instead of an array, with a massive river appearing before her, burning with flames that radiate heat too intense for one to approach easily.
Crossing the river is essential to reach the opposite bank, yet the flames block her path, causing her emotional turmoil. The river and flames seem extremely real, blurring the line between illusion and reality. Though not as intense as Celestial Fire, they’re close.
Falling into these flames could eradicate any remains completely. Fairy Luoxia hesitates, unsure whether to force her way through the river ahead.
