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Chapter 547: The Emperor's Trap! The Dao's Return!
Chapter 547: The Emperor's Trap! The Dao's Return!
February 5th, 2025
[Dao Artifact Incarnation, formed from the flesh and blood of the heavens and earth, with the imprint of the Great Dao as its soul, Beyondshore level, cannot be refined!]
[Spirit Treasure Incarnation, formed from the flesh and blood of the heavens and earth, with the imprint of the Great Dao as its soul, Beyondshore level, cannot be refined!]
[Buddha Ancestor Incarnation, formed from the flesh and blood of the heavens and earth, with the imprint of the Great Dao as its soul, Beyondshore level, cannot be refined!]
[Yao Sacred Incarnation, formed from the flesh and blood of the heavens and earth, with the imprint of the Great Dao as its soul, Beyondshore level, cannot be refined!]
Qin Zheng touched each of the five figures, and the information from the Merit Scroll manifested, confirming the true identities of the five figures.
Qin Zheng's eyes revealed a hint of confusion.
Five Beyondshore-level incarnations.
How could the Emperor have created them?
And why were they so casually left in this sleeping palace, as if discarded, as if there had been a mistake in their creation, preventing their success?
However,
Qin Zheng's eyes flashed intensely at this moment.
These five Beyondshore-level incarnations had no spiritual presence within them, appearing as five Beyondshore-level corpses.
And the Merit Technique that had transformed from the Merit Scroll could be perfectly applied to these Beyondshore corpses!
Merit Technique, Yin-Yang Creation!
By activating this Merit Technique, one could control the Yin body with the Yang spirit, essentially manipulating a corpse devoid of spirituality!
If successful, he would instantly gain the combat power of five Beyondshore-level beings, and he wouldn't need to use Dao Xuan's remaining two opportunities to defeat the Emperor!
With five Beyondshore-level corpses before him, Qin Zheng could hardly contain the surging thoughts in his mind, eager to give it a try.
But after a moment of hesitation, Qin Zheng suppressed the urge to immediately activate the Merit Technique, instead turning his attention to other parts of the grand hall.
The appearance of five Beyondshore corpses was too coincidental, and there were too many doubts. It would be better to investigate for any other anomalies before attempting to activate the technique.
As his gaze swept across the hall, he saw that besides the five Beyondshore incarnations, there was only a cloud bed used for meditation, with the rest of the hall empty.
There were no suspicious items or hidden arrays, so Qin Zheng withdrew his gaze, carefully confirming that the five Beyondshore incarnations were normal before taking a step forward and approaching the cloud bed.
Although the five incarnations were identified as Beyondshore-level by the Merit Scroll, from a visual and sensory perspective, there wasn't much aura emanating from them.
So within this sleeping palace hall, the source that could vaguely block his perception was only this cloud bed used for cultivation!
Qin Zheng looked down at the cloud bed, which seemed to be crafted from a special kind of treasure jade, and as his gaze lowered, it appeared as if dragons, phoenixes, and qilins were flowing within the treasure jade.
When he reached out to touch the cloud bed, he clearly heard the roars of dragons, phoenixes, and qilins in his ears, and two streams of cool and warm energy entered his body, clearing his mind.
Just an ordinary cloud bed?
Qin Zheng's eyebrows slightly arched.
This cloud bed was a rare treasure, hard to find for ordinary cultivators, and even for ordinary legends and Zaohua masters, it was a useful treasure.
However, for Qin Zheng, this cloud bed showed no abnormalities and didn't significantly benefit his cultivation or obscure his perception.
Strange.
Qin Zheng's eyes narrowed as he gazed at the cloud bed, suddenly feeling a sense of intuition. He gently applied a bit of force to the cloud bed with his hand.
Boom!!
The treasure jade cloud bed shattered into pieces.
The next moment.
Moo! Cry! Roar!
A dragon, a phoenix, and a qilin burst out from the broken treasure jade, charging straight at Qin Zheng's face.
Qin Zheng's expression remained unchanged, and with a casual wave of his hand, he scattered the three divine beasts, turning them into a cloud of smoke.
"You arrived sooner than I expected."
A calm and steady voice sounded from behind.
Qin Zheng's gaze slightly intensified as he stared at the treasure jade before him, which had lost its divine aura, and slowly turned around.
At this moment, the scene in the grand hall changed; it was no longer empty as before, but filled with various figures.
However, like the Beyondshore incarnations, these figures had no spiritual energy within them, appearing as lifeless corpses without consciousness.
At the forefront of these figures stood a majestic figure in imperial robes.
The Heavenly Emperor!!
The backup plan he had left in the Heavenly Court was indeed hidden within this cloud bed!
"You are not the original body.
Qin Zheng calmly responded.
The Emperor smiled lightly at his words, shook his head, and continued, "I'm naturally not the main body, and the main body wouldn't venture into such a dangerous place."
After saying this, the Emperor scanned Qin Zheng up and down, then sighed, "From the initial Legend Realm to the completion of the Legend Realm, and now the Zaohua Realm, you've achieved all this in just a few years."
"This is unheard of in the Chaos Ocean. Even the ancient Beyondshore powerhouses and the first to transcend, the Azure Sky Emperor, didn't have such a terrifying promotion speed as you."
"So..."
The Emperor's voice paused slightly, then continued with conviction, "You must have a treasure from the Ancient Realm!"
Qin Zheng didn't respond but instead spread his spiritual awareness to probe the reality of the shadows behind the Emperor.
These shadows gave him a feeling similar to the five Beyondshore false bodies, but surely not all of them could be Beyondshore false bodies?
If they were all Beyondshore false bodies, and the Emperor could control them, the Chaos Ocean would have been under his command long ago. So, they couldn't all be Beyondshore false bodies.
Moreover, the Emperor himself couldn't fully control the Beyondshore false bodies and might even face the risk of backlash. Otherwise, he wouldn't have said, 'The main body wouldn't come to such a dangerous place.'
Qin Zheng's mind raced with various thoughts, then he spoke up, "These Beyondshore false bodies have no spirituality and can't become your helpers. They even pose a risk of backlash. What's your purpose in creating them?"
The Emperor's eyebrows twitched slightly, seemingly surprised that Qin Zheng could utter the words 'Beyondshore false bodies,' but he didn't dwell on it. Instead, he chuckled lightly and replied, "You're not me; how can you know they can't become my helpers?"
Qin Zheng fell silent.
The Emperor took a step back and continued, "Your cultivation progress has indeed exceeded my expectations, but in the Chaos Ocean, you'll never escape my control."
"You say these Beyondshore false bodies can't become my helpers. Well, let's see if you can survive in their hands!"
After saying this, the Emperor's figure retreated to the back, and at that moment, all the lifeless shadows strangely lifted their heads, their hollow and dim eyes fixing on Qin Zheng.
The next instant—
Whoosh!!
Dozens of shadows rushed out instantly. Although they didn't exude powerful auras, Qin Zheng's heart raced with an intense sense of impending death.
The Emperor stood at the outermost layer, silently observing Qin Zheng, who was surrounded by numerous Beyondshore false bodies, as his eyes flashed with light.
Qin Zheng held the Shanhai Scroll, which sealed the remnant soul of a powerful Linggu Realm cultivator, capable of unleashing terrifying power.
However, Qin Zheng's cultivation realm wasn't high. Although he could employ various techniques to possess weak Beyondshore strength, it wasn't genuine Beyondshore power.
At this moment, the Beyondshore false bodies rushed forward. Although only five were real, the rest being illusions created by array interference, it was difficult to distinguish them without Zaohua Realm insight.
Facing this situation, Qin Zheng would undoubtedly activate the Shanhai Scroll again, summoning the sealed remnant soul to repel and drive back the Beyondshore false bodies.
This would not only further deplete Qin Zheng's foundation but also allow him to test and understand the upper limit of the sealed remnant soul's strength within the Shanhai Scroll.
The cost was merely a few Beyondshore false bodies, which wouldn't significantly affect him.
After all, these Beyondshore false bodies had nothing to do with him.
"And as he finished speaking, five figures stepped out, instantly appearing before the Heavenly Emperor's clones. In an unstoppable surge, they shattered the clones, leaving them utterly defeated."
"Hua!"
The scene shifted once more.
Back in the imperial palace, Qin Zheng found himself gazing at the shattered cloud bed and its scattered jade treasures. When he turned around, he noticed five Beyondshore false bodies, each seated calmly, having silently positioned themselves behind him.
The previous experience had been an illusion created by the array, but if not for establishing a connection with the five Beyondshore false bodies through Yin-Yang Creation at the last moment, he might have been killed by them while trapped in the illusion.
Qin Zheng sensed the connection with the five Beyondshore false bodies in his mind, feeling slightly relieved, and realized that this was a trap set by the Heavenly Emperor.
The array hidden within the jade cloud bed had deceived him, trapping him in an illusion. Then, the five Beyondshore false bodies were manipulated to ambush him, potentially causing severe injuries or even death.
Astonishingly, the Heavenly Emperor could control the Beyondshore false bodies! Qin Zheng's eyes flickered slightly.
Although the five Beyondshore false bodies were under the Heavenly Emperor's control, they only exhibited a fraction of the Beyondshore's power, posing no significant threat to Qin Zheng's current state.
The Heavenly Emperor who appeared earlier was not his true body, nor even a clone, but merely a strand of his soul hidden within the cloud bed array.
Qin Zheng wondered if the Heavenly Emperor himself could unleash the full power of the Beyondshore through these false bodies.
With this thought, Qin Zheng harnessed the Yin-Yang Creation to control the five Beyondshore false bodies, using their own strength to purge the array's power hidden within them.
After completing this task, he ceased manipulating the Yin-Yang Creation and bowed to the five Beyondshore false bodies before storing them within his inner world.
The five Beyondshore false bodies, when not considering the consumption of Merit Crystals, could unleash power equivalent to the Beyondshore for a short time, which would be of great assistance to Qin Zheng in his current state. However, their utility might not be limited to this.
Qin Zheng's eyes gleamed with newfound ideas.
He scanned his surroundings once more.
The Heavenly Emperor had anticipated Qin Zheng's arrival and set up the array in advance, making it highly unlikely for Qin Zheng to find any trace of the Heavenly Emperor's true body here.
After a thorough search, Qin Zheng, finding no clues, stepped out of the imperial palace and casually collected the scattered divine weapons and treasures.
With another step forward, he returned to the Eight Scenery Palace, standing before the ancient Daoist temple.
The Thirty-Three Heavens had returned to normal, and even the Heavenly Emperor's palace, now swept clean by Qin Zheng, no longer posed a threat.
The next step was to assimilate and absorb his recent gains, hoping to accumulate more Zaohua Power during this period to aid Xuan Du in refining the Doom Force and achieving the Beyondshore.
After that, Qin Zheng would leave the Thirty-Three Heavens, actively seeking out the Heavenly Emperor to completely purify and eradicate the pollution, or the curse, that had caused him to fall into the Chaos Ocean.
Instead of returning to the Purple-Jade Bagua Furnace in the refining room, Qin Zheng headed to the central hall of the Daoist temple. With a wave of his hand, he placed the Moral False Body in the center of the hall.
The entire Eight Scenery Palace suddenly awakened from its slumber, trembling violently. Ancient and powerful Beyondshore energy swiftly rose from various locations within the palace, rushing towards the Daoist hall.
Qin Zheng witnessed strands of azure Beyondshore energy, as if finding their rightful place, swiftly converging into the Moral False Body.
In this situation, the originally calm energy of the Moral False Body began to rapidly grow and intensify, surpassing the Legend and Zaohua realms within mere breaths, drawing infinitely close to the Beyondshore.
As the last strand of azure energy flowed into the false body, its aura shattered the barriers in an instant, erupting with the power of the Beyondshore.
The entire Eight Scenery Palace resonated with a deep hum, as if celebrating the return of its master.
Within the Daoist hall, the Moral False Body, now exuding the aura of the Beyondshore, trembled slightly, and its eyes slowly opened!
(End of Chapter)
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