Tianzhu Mountain is majestic and vast, with straight and steep cliffs that extend infinitely to both sides. From a distance, it looks like an erected sky and earth, with ancient trees and grasses growing thickly, and green and gray-yellow vines spreading and connecting, hanging down into the void.
Zhao Sheng looked at the vibrant "heaven and earth" in front of him and unconsciously slowed down his ascent.
Gradually, under the cover of ancient trees, green grass and vines, some broken walls and even desolate and abandoned stone temples appeared in front of Zhao Sheng.
Occasionally, there is still a faint layer of light over a few relatively well-preserved palaces, and it is obvious that the ban is still operating normally.
Zhao Sheng even saw that there were still many rare elixirs growing in the spiritual soil near a certain palace, many of which were treasures of heaven and earth that had survived for more than ten thousand years.
Even Zhao Sheng was moved when he saw this scene. However, the thick layer of bones piled outside the palace undoubtedly made everyone give up their greed.
From the sixth level of cloud sea upward, the height between the two levels of cloud sea will become larger and larger. Just for the sixth and seventh level of cloud sea, the height difference is nearly thirty miles.
More than ten breaths later, Zhao Sheng had flown over the seven-layered sea of clouds. The colorful clouds above were as thick as mountains, exuding dense and colorful light. Even though the strong wind in this area could easily tear apart fine iron, it could not blow the sea of clouds at all.
Zhao Sheng knew that the Seven Seas of Clouds were blessed by ancient restrictions. Not to mention the mere Gang Feng, even he had to be extremely careful. If he didn't know where the passage was, he would never dare to rush into it.
Because once the ancient prohibition is triggered, Nascent Soul will die an extremely ugly death.
However, since he had the access map in hand, he was not afraid of accidentally ending up in a dangerous place.
Moo!
At this time, a long cow roar suddenly came from the distant sky.
Zhao Sheng stopped and looked around, just in time to see a six-winged flying dragon as huge as a mountain flying close to the sea of clouds.
At this time, a short-bearded old man in a gold-plated robe of wind and fire suddenly stood on the huge head of the six-winged flying dragon, looking straight at it with a kind expression.
Zhao Sheng's eyes flashed, not wanting to cause more trouble, the fire on his body rose, and he immediately flew towards the sea of clouds above.
However, the tree wants to be quiet but the wind doesn't stop!
He didn't want to pay attention to the visitor, but the visitor came looking for something.
"Fellow Taoist ahead, please stay!"
The first sound was still far away, but by the end of the words, the short-bearded old man had already appeared behind Zhao Sheng, only a hundred feet away, and then suddenly stopped.
Zhao Sheng raised his eyebrows, stopped immediately, turned around and stared back, and said with a cold attitude: "You are so ignorant. Zhao didn't want to be troublesome, so why did you force him to stay? Could it be that you wanted to give it a try?
The edge below."
After hearing this, the short-bearded old man showed a trace of apology on his face, and waved his hand quickly, signaling: "Don't misunderstand, fellow Taoist Zhao. Mr. Mu has absolutely no ill intentions. It's just that fellow Taoist looks unfamiliar, I just want to get to know each other."
Zhao Sheng's expression was cold and he said clearly: "Nantian Zhao family, Zhao Qiongtian! Now that I know, can I leave?"
The short-bearded old man's expression suddenly froze, and then he laughed, seemingly very happy.
"It turns out that I am an old friend of the 'Nantian Yizhu'! I, Mu Daoyuan, is a Xianyun Sanhe of the Beast Control Sect. Your family and I have had a deep friendship since ancient times, and many members of the noble family have joined our sect.
Fellow Daoist Zhao, do you know that my sixth direct disciple is also from your clan, and his name is Zhao Hengan."
Zhao Sheng's thoughts flashed, a smile appeared on his face, and he cupped his hands and said: "I'm blinded. I didn't know it was Senior Mu who was the ambassador of Huanlong in front of me. Please forgive me!"
"No wonder, no wonder, it's my presumption." The short-bearded old man waved his hand with a smile.
"Senior Mu, I don't know why you called me here?" Zhao Sheng asked in a gentle tone.
"I have a good thing I want to tell you to Fellow Daoist Zhao. I just don't know if Fellow Daoist Zhao is willing to spend some time."
"Oh, I would like to hear the details."
While the two of them were talking, the six-winged flying dragon had flown to the feet of Mudōhara, and the huge Torosaurus head as big as a palace was leaning against him obediently.
Mu Daoyuan stretched out his hand and held down a thick red and black horn. His palm glowed red and he kept spitting out. Then he saw the six-winged flying dragon suddenly opened its mouth and roared, spitting out a piece of ancient wood.
The ancient wood is about two feet long, thigh-thick, and is completely green. The bark has disappeared, and most of the wood is made of jade. Its texture is as warm as jade, and it exudes a faint fragrance, as peaceful and distant as sandalwood.
"Ten Thousand Years of Heavenly Fragrant Wood!" Zhao Sheng recognized the origin of this ancient tree at a glance and was immediately moved.
But the next second, he regained his composure and pointed, "Senior Mu, what do you mean?"
Tianxiangmu has the effect of calming the mind and calming restless emotions. Ten thousand-year Tianxiangmu has the miraculous effect of exorcising inner demons.
In particular, the core of the Ten Thousand Years Heavenly Fragrance Wood is an important treasure to ward off misfortunes and exorcise demons. The ancestors of Nascent Soul are eager for it, but almost no one can get it.
Mu Dohara released such important treasures as soon as he took action, which inevitably makes people doubt his intentions.
"Fellow Daoist Zhao, don't be surprised. Mu is just showing sincerity. I recently discovered a small forest of Tianxiang trees in a nearby ruins. Among them, there are as many as three trees that have grown to be more than 10,000 years old. Unfortunately, this ruins still has restricted restrictions. I just
After cutting off only one ten thousand year old fragrant tree, he had to retreat.
That restriction is really tricky, so I wanted to find a helper, and I happened to meet you, Daoist Friend Zhao, first. Isn't it God's will?
I wonder if Fellow Daoist Zhao is willing to lend a helping hand to me. I promise that when things are done, I will distribute a ten-thousand-year-old fragrant tree to you."
After saying that, the short-bearded old man looked at Zhao Sheng expectantly.
But what disappointed him was that Zhao Sheng refused without hesitation: "I'm sorry, my ancestor has something urgent to do, so I can't go to the ruins with Senior Mu."
The short-bearded old man's eyes suddenly shrank when he heard this, and then the expression on his face became more kind, and he said with a smile: "Oh, I am presumptuous this time. Since it is the Great True Lord who has called me, I will certainly not ask for trouble.
Fellow Taoist Zhao, please go on your own. When you see the Great True Lord, I hope you will take care of me. I wish the Great True Lord a long life!"
"Senior Mu's kind words, I will bring them to you. Zhao takes his leave!"
After saying that, Zhao Sheng bowed his hands to the other party, then quickly rose into the sea of clouds and disappeared deep into the colorful clouds.
Looking at the disappearing figure, Mu Daoyuan's face suddenly became extremely gloomy, and his eyes flickered, as if he had countless calculations.
"Hmph, you're lucky!" Mu Daohara snorted coldly, then slapped the bull's horns, signaling the beast to swallow the Tianxiang wood.
The six-winged flying dragon spat out a stream of blood restlessly, rolled the ancient tree back into its mouth in the blink of an eye, and then flew its owner far away, looking for the next unlucky person.
puff!
After a while, a ray of fire suddenly broke through the colorful clouds, and came to an airspace with extremely thin air, extremely cold and desolate air.
The firelight turned into an invisible fire shield, revealing Zhao Sheng's figure.
He stared in all directions and saw only the vastness of the sky and the endless towering Tianzhu Mountain with no end in sight.
However, the eighth and ninth layers of cloud seas disappeared inexplicably as if they had never existed.
But Zhao Sheng knew that the last two seas of clouds had not disappeared from the beginning to the end, they had just changed to another form of existence.
Arriving above the seventh layer of cloud sea, a new world suddenly appeared.
This airspace is more than a hundred miles away from the ground, and the environment is extremely cruel and harsh. The cold can actually freeze magical weapons to pieces, and the strong wind also turns into invisible polar currents. The destructive power is appalling, and it can easily destroy medium and low-level spiritual weapons.
Immortal cultivators below the golden elixir level simply cannot survive here for more than a quarter of an hour.
What surprised Zhao Sheng was that compared to the extremely harsh environment, the ecology of Tianzhu Mountain was more prosperous and more three-dimensional.
Some of the ancient trees growing on the cliffs have huge canopies that are often hundreds of feet tall. They are like a forest of trees. The gray-green vines that grow densely hang down into the void, like thick and strange pythons, full of wildness and ancient times.
breath.
On this section of sheer cliffs, the ruins of the cliffs gradually become rarer, while the number of well-preserved man-made buildings increases.
Of course, compared to the ones below, the number of relic caves built on this section of the mountain is undoubtedly greatly reduced. On the contrary, the ancient prohibitions have become more dense, and their scale and integrity are far greater than those below.
It was the first time in seven lifetimes that Zhao Sheng had flown to such a high place, and it was the first time he had seen such a rare spectacle, so the speed of his ascent slowed down sharply again.
Protected by ancient prohibitions, this section of Tianzhu Mountain has rarely been visited by people since ancient times. Therefore, various thousand-year-old elixirs that are rare in the outside world can be found everywhere among the cliffs.
In some places, patches of medicinal gardens have been artificially opened up. Although the medicinal gardens are in a mess due to no one taking care of them for 20,000 years, the exotic flowers and plants emitting various colors of light, as well as numerous
The rare elixir still made him jealous when looking at it.
Zhao Sheng felt very strange. Logically speaking, the Tianzhu Realm and the Taiyi Spiritual Realm had not completely severed contact. In the past 20,000 years, there have been many true gods who have successfully ascended.
However, why is it that no one in the Tianzhu world can break the ancient restrictions that shroud Tianzhu Mountain?
During the past 20,000 years, Zhao Sheng believed that there must be countless Nascent Souls and even God-incarnation True Lords trying their best to break the ancient restrictions, but currently, it seems that their progress is extremely slow and has almost no results.
If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, Zhao Sheng wouldn't have believed that the ancient forbidden group in the upper part of Tianzhu Mountain was actually so well preserved.
He never believed that all the true kings of the past 20,000 years were a bunch of trash.
Since no one can break the ancient prohibition, there must be another reason.
Thinking of this, he flashed and retreated dozens of miles away, for fear of being affected by the ancient restrictions.
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Two days later, Zhao Sheng continuously crossed the eighth and ninth levels of cloud seas, flying at an altitude of more than 200 miles, and finally saw the top of Tianzhu Mountain in the distance, which was glowing with white light and was extremely conspicuous in the dark void.
The eighth level of cloud sea is called the sea of clouds, but it is actually a "turbulent" aurora belt. This place is complex and changeable, and the environment is extremely harsh. It is also the highest height that Jindan Zhenren can reach.
Further up is the boundary film zone that is extremely close to the vacuum environment outside the territory. If it cannot form its own legal domain, just resisting the extremely harsh environment can make a Jindan Daoist consume all the true energy in his body in just one or two hours.
The ninth level of the sea of clouds is also called the boundary membrane. It is the first line of defense against many dangerous attacks in the void outside the territory. The overall thickness is more than two hundred miles. The interior is filled with various extreme powers similar to the magnetic divine light. It can be called a forbidden land of death.
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Even a Nascent Soul cultivator may fall over if he is not careful here. Although it is not fatal, injuries are inevitable.
After crossing the boundary film and arriving at the real extraterrestrial void, Zhao Sheng had the Baiyan Cauldron hanging above his head, and the Baoding poured down a large amount of real fire like a waterfall, turning into a thick shield of real fire, completely surrounding him.
Without the obstruction of the atmosphere, Zhao Sheng's speed of escaping light increased dramatically.
In just a few breaths, he quickly crossed a hundred miles of void, and the ascension platform suddenly came into view.
His arrival immediately alarmed a certain big shot.
I saw a narrow white light path suddenly extending from the ascension platform, twisting and turning until it reached in front of Zhao Sheng.
Zhao Sheng smiled slightly, jumped into the light path, and disappeared in an instant.
In less than a hundred breaths, the end of the light path suddenly appeared, and Zhao Sheng's eyes suddenly became clear.
boom!
He once again set foot on the empty and lonely rooftop square.
Around the square, eighty-one hundred-foot crystal pillars remain standing, but they are full of cracks.
To Zhao Sheng's surprise, there was not only Zhao Xuanjing alone in the square, but also three old men.
One of the three people is very familiar with him, it is the formation master Huang Yu.
One of the other two has sparse hair, a broad body and a fat body. There is a pair of dark tortoiseshell mirrors hanging on the bridge of his nose, and he is holding a bronze array disk in his hand. He also looks like an array mage.
The last person has a jackal-like shape with dove eyes, thin lips like a knife, and a skinny body. He does not look like a good person.
However, this old man with a natural "bad guy" appearance is actually Liu Tianyi, one of the three great formation masters in the Tianzhu world, known as "Yi Xiangcai".
Liu Tianyi's facial features were so prominent that Zhao Sheng recognized his identity at a glance.
With Huang Yu and Liu Tianyi by their side, the identity of the other person was also revealed, it was Li Ziran, the most famous formation master in the Tianzhu world.
This person has the reputation of "the first person in formation" in Tianzhu, and he is also the Nascent Soul Elder of Taishang Induction Sect.
When Zhao Xuanjing saw Zhao Sheng arriving, he immediately waved and said: "Qiongtian, why don't you come here quickly? I have met three seniors."
Zhao Sheng flew forward in response, bowed and saluted several people: "Junior Zhao Qiongtian, I have met my ancestors and met three seniors."
Huang Yu immediately smiled and said: "I haven't seen you for thirty years. Zhao Xiaoyou's demeanor is even more impressive than before, and he seems to have made great progress. I'm really happy and congratulated."
"Senior, thank you!" Zhao Sheng said with habitual humility.
Huang Yu didn't take it seriously. He pointed at the other two people and said with a smile: "Come on, let me introduce to you. This old man with glasses is Grandmaster Li. The one who doesn't look like a good person.
He is my mortal enemy, Liu Yishou, who is known as the wishful thinking man."
"Hmph, my real name is Liu Tianyi, how come Liu Yishou said it? You yellow-haired boy, you can stop slandering me!"
"Yes, Huang Mao is the most disgusting. I have eye disease and have to wear sunglasses. Everyone knows it. How come you tell me that you are old and dishonest. In my opinion, you, Huang Yu, are the foolish and stupid person.
.I am ashamed to be side by side with people like you." At this time, the tortoise shell old man suddenly retorted.
In front of Zhao Sheng, three formation masters with a combined age of more than 4,000 years actually talked and started arguing, starting from personal attacks to differences in formations. It was really dumbfounding.
It wasn't until Zhao Xuanjing finished speaking that the three of them stopped arguing and returned to their previous happy mood.