# Chapter 1579: The Path of Life and Death
Watching Lin Feng walk toward the Imperial Palace, Xi Yao's expression stiffened slightly. This guy was really going to step into the Imperial Palace.
Not only Xi Yao, but the people around who had been observing the Imperial Palace also felt their hearts tremble slightly when they saw Lin Feng's steps. This person was actually going to enter the Imperial Palace. Did he have confidence?
Wuji Heavenly Emperor was said to control the Three Thousand Grand Array Dao and one hundred and eight thousand minor array daos, capable of deriving all things through formations. If he had left killing formations within the Imperial Palace, they could easily be annihilated without a burial place. Therefore, everyone was very cautious. But since they had already arrived outside the Imperial Palace, they couldn't stay outside forever. They were just waiting for an opportunity to enter. Lin Feng's steps now undoubtedly caused many people's hearts to tremble.
"Sir!" At this moment, a shout reached Lin Feng's ears, causing him to pause slightly. Then he saw an old man in a purple robe slowly walk to his side, smiling as he said, "Wuji Heavenly Emperor's array dao is unmatched. You, merely at the Eighth Layer of Sovereign Martial Realm, dare to enter. Quite bold."
Lin Feng's eyes were calm as he sized up the old man in the purple robe. A smile appeared on his face, but it gave people an unreal feeling. Lin Feng understood that the other party was testing him.
"Junior's cultivation has encountered a bottleneck. I heard that Wuji Heavenly Emperor has a legacy in the Imperial Palace. Since I've come here, how could I not give it a try?" Lin Feng said with a smile. There was no ripple in his calm voice, making it hard for the other party to get a read on him.
"Good. I didn't expect such courage from one so young. I'll go with you, young friend, so we can look out for each other." The old man in the purple robe still smiled, but in Lin Feng's eyes, it seemed increasingly fake.
"Then I thank senior for his consideration." Lin Feng's eyes still showed no ripple, then he said, "Senior, please go first."
"You go first. I'll follow behind so I can take care of you, young friend." The old man in the purple robe said lightly. Lin Feng nodded slightly, smiled, and turned around. His steps continued toward the Wuji Imperial Palace ahead. Of course, he understood that this old man was using him as a pathfinder. However, the other party's cultivation was at the Martial Emperor Realm. Lin Feng didn't know his specific combat power, so it wasn't good to argue with him. If it were someone at the Sovereign Martial Realm who dared to treat him like this, he would have directly crushed them.
When the people around saw that the two figures were really heading toward the Wuji Imperial Palace, they all became restless. Watching the two about to enter the Imperial Palace, they could no longer remain calm.
"Maybe he knows something. Let's go!" At this moment, Lu Yao spoke and then his figure flickered. Immediately, he and the young man beside him rushed toward Lin Feng's direction. Seeing this, others became even more tempted. The sound of robes fluttering rose and fell continuously as people followed Lin Feng's steps toward the Imperial Palace. Lin Feng had once again touched the string in their hearts, and they could no longer hold back.
Lin Feng couldn't care about what others were thinking. Whether they entered the Wuji Imperial Palace or not was their business. At this moment, he had already reached the door of that vast Imperial Palace. The two characters "Wuji" were majestic and dazzling, and the illusory door flowed with strange light.
"Whoosh..." Lin Feng lifted his foot and then stepped into that illusory door. Suddenly, his body passed through the door and entered the interior of the Imperial Palace.
In front of Lin Feng, four more doors appeared. On each door were carved characters: Qian, Kun, Kan, and Li. These four characters flowed with strange light, appearing and disappearing.
The old man in the purple robe was one step behind Lin Feng as he entered the Imperial Palace, his body closely following Lin Feng. Seeing the four doors, his eyes narrowed slightly, revealing a strange smile. He said, "Young friend, which door do you think is the path of life?"
"Maybe all four are paths of life," Lin Feng said calmly. A hint of a smile appeared in the old man in the purple robe's eyes, but then he heard Lin Feng continue, "Of course, maybe all four are paths of death!"
The old man in the purple robe's expression stiffened for a moment, then he smiled again and said, "Since Wuji Heavenly Emperor left the site of the Imperial Palace to attract people here, he naturally wouldn't make it all a dead end. Which door are you, young friend, planning to enter?"
"Whatever," Lin Feng said lightly. Then his steps moved forward, and he stepped into the first door, the Qian character door.
"Wuji Heavenly Emperor left Wuji copper pieces on the continent. This kid is calm and composed, without any fear. He might have obtained something." The old man in the purple robe's eyes flickered continuously as he speculated in his heart. Then he also followed Lin Feng and stepped into the Qian door.
"Let's go!" Lu Yao and the others followed one after another, stepping into the Qian door. Then, except for a few individuals, almost everyone present chose the Qian door.
After crossing the Qian door, what appeared before everyone was a series of stone steps. Each stone step was carved with words, only two characters: Life and Death.
Below the stone steps, there was a strange aura, an inexplicably terrifying aura spreading out, as if one wrong step would lead to death.
"The Path of Life and Death, a moment between life and death!" Everyone's expressions trembled slightly. Their eyes stared at the path ahead, their expressions quite unpleasant. They had all heard of this kind of Path of Life and Death. If not life, then death. It was a terrifying killing formation.
"Young friend, you should know how to walk this Path of Life and Death, right?" The old man in the purple robe smiled faintly at Lin Feng, a cunning look in his eyes.
"Senior, I have never walked this Path of Life and Death before. How would I know how to walk it?" Lin Feng showed a troubled expression. The old man in the purple robe immediately showed displeasure and said lightly, "Young friend, are you joking? Since you've brought me here, how could you not know?"
"Senior came voluntarily. How can you say I brought you?" Lin Feng's voice carried some displeasure.
"Hmph!" The old man in the purple robe coldly glanced at Lin Feng. Then his body slowly stepped forward, arriving before the Path of Life and Death. His robe sleeve suddenly swung, and a beam of green light blasted onto a Life step. Instantly, a destructive light wave enveloped that step, annihilating everything. It only lasted for a brief three seconds before the aura disappeared again. But its destructive power was enough to destroy anyone present.
Seeing this, everyone's expressions changed slightly, looking quite unpleasant. The old man in the purple robe slowly turned around, looked at Lin Feng, and smiled, "Young friend, you see, it's better for you to continue leading the way."
Lin Feng's brow furrowed slightly. Although he knew how to get through, this old man in the purple robe was really treating him like a soft persimmon, using him as a pathfinder. How outrageous. If he hadn't obtained the route map from Wuji Heavenly Emperor's divine thought, this person would have had him test the path everywhere, and he would have surely died.
"Senior, since we've entered the Imperial Palace, there will definitely be many formations waiting for us. What we need to do is work together to study how to navigate the formations, not use people to test the path," Lin Feng said calmly, maintaining a peaceful expression as he spoke to the old man.
"He's right. Using people to test the path is ultimately a minor tactic. There may still be many trials waiting for us. Uniting everyone's efforts would be more beneficial," another Martial Emperor powerhouse said calmly at this moment, agreeing with Lin Feng's words.
"What do you think, sir, we should do?" The old man in the purple robe looked at the speaker and asked.
"I ask how many ways there are to walk the Path of Life and Death. Ten deaths without life means you must walk the path of death. Nine deaths and one life means walking nine death steps and one life step. There's also endless life, walking all life steps. But we've already tested that the third method doesn't work. We can try the first two methods."
This Martial Emperor powerhouse spoke calmly. Then his steps moved forward, and his long sleeve swung. Beams of light blasted onto the first Death step. Sure enough, there was no movement below.
"Ten deaths without life." This person's palm kept waving, and the thumping sounds were continuous, all hitting Death steps. But when the light fell on the tenth Death step, the light of death appeared again, annihilating everything.
"Nine deaths. It seems it might be nine deaths and one life." That Martial Emperor powerhouse spoke slowly. Then he swung his robe again, nine Death steps and one Life step. Sure enough, this time the light of death did not reappear, reaching the other side.
"This person knows a bit about array dao." Lin Feng glanced at that Martial Emperor, thinking to himself. The way to walk this Path of Life and Death was indeed nine deaths and one life.
Although they had already tested it out, that was just testing with attack power, not with a real person stepping on it. Therefore, no one dared to be the first to step onto the Path of Life and Death.
"Young friend, the path of nine deaths and one life has been revealed. Please go ahead." The old man in the purple robe turned his gaze to Lin Feng again and smiled.
Lin Feng deeply looked at the old man in the purple robe, then nodded slightly and said, "Alright, I'll go first."
Saying this, Lin Feng's body moved like a gentle breeze, stepping on the steps one by one. Nine deaths, one life. Although there was space above the steps, no one dared to fly across. Since the Path of Life and Death was here, flying would surely mean death.
"He made it through safely." A glimmer of light appeared in everyone's eyes. Then they stepped forward one after another, preparing to cross the Path of Life and Death.
"Everyone, don't rush, so as not to trigger the death path." At this moment, the old man in the purple robe stepped forward with a smile and said, "I'll go first."
Saying this, his steps moved forward, also following the path of nine deaths and one life. His pace was very fast, and he only needed a moment to reach the other side. However, at this moment, Lin Feng on the opposite side had a cold gleam flash through his eyes. A hint of sword light suddenly appeared in his palm.
As if sensing something, the old man in the purple robe suddenly raised his head, staring at Lin Feng. His expression changed drastically, and he shouted coldly, "What are you trying to do!"
"Take your life!" Lin Feng's eyes were icy cold. The sword light slashed out, striking a Death step.
"How dare you!" That Martial Emperor powerhouse roared angrily, his hand grabbing fiercely. But that sword was too fast. With so many Life and Death steps ahead, Lin Feng's sword instantly descended upon one of the Death steps.
"Buzz!" A terrifying destructive light annihilated the void. That old man in the purple robe screamed miserably. Under that destructive light, his body became illusory, his eyes filled with venom as he stared fixedly at Lin Feng.
"Don't think you're so clever. You don't even know how you'll die." Lin Feng coldly spat out a sentence. The hearts of the people on the opposite side trembled slightly. This Martial Emperor powerhouse thought he was so clever, making Lin Feng test the path for him, yet died like this at Lin Feng's hands. Truly unjust.
With an unwilling expression, the old man in the purple robe's body completely annihilated. Lin Feng turned around and directly stepped into the next door.