Chapter 808: The Path of the Other Shore
The Nine Revolutions Buddha-Demon Art circulated endlessly in a cycle, Lin Feng's body radiating dazzling, brilliant light, exuding terrifying power. Buddha and demon merged together—it was both Buddha and demon.
Within his mind, the scene of Buddha and demon confronting each other was incredibly clear. Previously, Lin Feng had thought that Buddha and demon should be mortal enemies, neither able to do anything to the other. But at this moment, Lin Feng discovered that Buddha and demon could actually merge together, fusing into one body. Buddha, demon, and man merged, the three lives becoming one, able to separate into three bodies.
One body held the compassionate heart of the Buddha path, one body held the world-destroying intent of the demon, and one remained as the original self. All three bodies were himself.
Comprehending a trace of the ethereal, intangible artistic conception of the Three Lives Scripture, Lin Feng felt as if his realm had improved considerably. Finally, after a long time, the Nine Revolutions Buddha-Demon Art ceased its circulation. Lin Feng opened his eyes, his gaze revealing the light of Buddha and demon, filled with a powerful, compassionate, and domineering intent. He felt as if his entire body possessed inexhaustible strength.
"Nine thousand Buddha-Demon Force. Now, with just the fist of my physical body, I can kill those at the peak of the Mysterious Martial Realm." Murmuring softly to himself, Lin Feng's pupils were filled with excitement. The statues carved by the emperors contained a wisp of the divine charm of the four emperors, yet they could still bring him tremendous benefits. After contemplating them, his Sword Dao Will had broken through to the seventh level, and the Nine Revolutions Buddha-Demon Art had also reached nine thousand—terrifyingly powerful.
"Rumble!" The Questioning Dao Ancient Hall trembled, as if the entire hall was shaking and swaying, causing Lin Feng and Tang Youyou's pupils to contract sharply. It wasn't just them; everyone inside the emperor's palace felt their bodies trembling incessantly. The ancient hall was shaking, and no one knew what was happening.
At this moment, Lin Feng stood there, even feeling a faint sense of temporal and spatial disorder.
"Boom!" A violent, rumbling sound vibrated in everyone's eardrums. The hall shook with a thunderous tremor. Lin Feng saw cracks appearing one by one on the statues before him, about to shatter, and his pupils contracted.
"Crack, crack!" The statues of the Xi Emperor and the Three Lives Great Emperor shattered first, turning into nothingness. The Demon Emperor's statue also developed cracks.
Lin Feng's gaze fell on the Demon Emperor's statue, once again admiring the peerless elegance of this number one figure through the ages. If one day, when he himself soared to the clouds, would he be able to be like the Demon Emperor—able to slay an emperor before becoming one himself, shocking the world with his brilliance?
"Crack!" With a soft sound, the Demon Emperor's statue finally shattered as well. The trembling of the ancient hall gradually subsided. At this moment, the heavy doors slowly opened again, and several figures appeared outside.
"Hmm?" The leader, seeing Tang Youyou and Lin Feng inside, narrowed his eyes. "Did you take the treasures?"
When he had entered earlier, he had clearly felt a terrifying sword aura, one he felt he couldn't withstand. So he had invited several fellow disciples to come with him. But now, he only saw Lin Feng and Tang Youyou.
Lin Feng turned his head to look at the man, his gaze calm. Then he looked back at the words carved on the stone wall, sighed, and said, "The statues of the four emperors have already cracked. Let them sleep here forever."
As he spoke, his sword qi blasted against the stone wall. With a rumbling sound, the inscriptions on the wall were destroyed.
"You dare destroy the treasures!" The crowd who had entered the Questioning Dao Hall saw Lin Feng's action and their pupils trembled violently, thinking that Lin Feng had destroyed powerful techniques and martial skills. They stepped forward and charged at Lin Feng to kill him.
"Scram." Lin Feng turned around and roared, swinging his palm. A boundless, enormous palm force trembled violently, causing space itself to shake. A black, demonic great handprint descended from the air. With a booming sound, the man was directly slammed into the wall on the side. He spat out blood, his body fell to the ground, and his face twisted in pain.
How could this be? How could he be so powerful? A single slap had made his internal organs feel as if they were about to shatter, containing infinite power. This man must have obtained a great treasure. This power was simply terrifying to the extreme.
The several people who had entered the ancient hall were also shaken, staring at Lin Feng. Like the first man, they believed that Lin Feng must have obtained an emperor's treasure. Otherwise, how could he be so powerful? The power contained in that one slap left them shocked.
Lin Feng flicked his sleeves, stepped forward, and walked out together with Tang Youyou. His gaze was sharp, disregarding everyone else as he strode out, as if he looked down on everything.
Those people's expressions turned ugly, but they still made way, clearing the entrance of the Questioning Dao Hall.
"Kill him!" Someone shouted angrily. Several powerful forces were released simultaneously. But at that moment, a peerless Sword Dao Will burst forth, instantly freezing their bodies in place. This terrifying sword aura was lawless and heaven-defying, ignoring heaven and earth, let alone them. Before this Sword Dao Will, they felt how insignificant they were. Their bodies forgot to move as they watched Lin Feng and the others slowly step out of the ancient hall.
Leaving the Questioning Dao Hall, Lin Feng and Tang Youyou's figures flickered as they headed deeper into the emperor's palace.
At this moment, figures were everywhere in the hall. It seemed that quite a few people had entered this place, and many had reaped considerable benefits within the emperor's palace.
Lin Feng did not search around aimlessly. Instead, he went straight toward the depths of the emperor's tomb. The emperor's palace must contain many treasures. He had already wasted some time. If he went searching for treasures in one ancient hall after another, he would likely miss the opportunity to obtain the most important treasures. Having witnessed the brilliance of the four emperors, Lin Feng's ambition had grown even stronger.
Within the palace, everything was still in ruins. Many halls had even been shattered to dust, as if they had been crushed by a single palm. After flickering for a while, Lin Feng and Tang Youyou arrived at a place. Quite a few people were gathered here, and in front of the crowd was a colorful, multicolored bridge. On both sides of the bridge, illusory true dragons roared furiously, as if they were in an endless abyss of dragons, howling and roaring. They even bared their fangs and claws at the people at the bridge's head. However, they seemed to be bound to the sides of the bridge, unable to pounce out.
Lin Feng and Tang Youyou were both stunned by the sight before them. On both sides were entirely illusory dragon shadows, exuding a heart-stopping aura. If one were to enter, they would likely be torn apart instantly. To reach the other shore, one had to cross this colorful bridge. And the bridge itself was filled with an endless, powerful array of profound meanings—sword qi raging, flames soaring to the sky, and frost without end.
Above the bridge was a chaotic spatial world, where various different forces were so powerful they felt terrifying.
"This bridge... is actually paved with Essence Crystals!"
Lin Feng's gaze was somewhat dazed. If it were one or a few dozen Essence Crystals, he could simply collect them. But millions of Essence Crystals paving a bridge—the terrifying power was shocking to the soul. It seemed that as soon as one stepped onto it, they would be eroded by layers of profound meanings, and their body would explode from being unable to withstand these various terrifying profound meaning forces.
The only fortunate thing was that this bridge paved with Essence Crystals had been split in two down the middle, creating a desolate path in the center that could accommodate one person walking.
Seeing this desolate path carved out in the middle, Lin Feng could almost imagine a supremely powerful, peerless figure who disdained the path paved with profound meanings, directly splitting it open with a single palm, cutting out a great road, and then walking along this desolate path with dignity and grace.
"Today, I refuse to believe this is impossible." At this moment, someone could no longer hold back. This bridge leading to the other shore might connect to the true center of the emperor's tomb, containing heaven-defying treasures. If they couldn't cross, it would be too unwilling.
Terrifying true essence force howled wildly. That man stepped onto the desolate path that had been cut open. The crowd's gazes were fixed tightly on him. But when he had walked five meters, his body began to twist. Unable to withstand the endless, shifting profound meaning forces, he let out a miserable scream, and his body exploded, killing him.
"The Other Shore Bridge. Does one truly need to possess supreme qi to attract dragon qi to protect the body and step onto the other shore?" The crowd's expressions were ugly. Many of them had seen people who had reached the other shore—they were powerful experts with supreme qi, such as imperial qi or dragon qi.
At this moment, a roar of an azure dragon sounded. A figure draped in a dragon robe directly stepped onto the Path of the Other Shore. Dragon qi was released, and immediately, the true dragon qi on both sides of the Other Shore Bridge broke free from their restraints and descended upon him, protecting his body and escorting him all the way to the other shore.
"The master of this hall really thought of everything." A cold glint flashed in Lin Feng's eyes. He had also heard Huangfu Long say that this emperor seemed to be an ancestor of the Jade Heaven Royal Clan, deliberately waiting for them to come.
"Imperial qi and dragon qi are both supreme qi. Then, is my Buddha-Dao qi also considered supreme qi?" Lin Feng murmured to himself, slowly stepping forward. He had to give it a try. On the other shore of the bridge, he might be able to see the emperor's true treasures!