The protagonist is obviously strong but very cautious

Chapter 2809 Half an Emperor
Zheng Tuo and Jiu Li'er began to study the array formation on the old tortoise immortal's shell.

After experiencing it this way, Zheng Tuo suddenly felt the profoundness of the art of formations.

He himself was not a practitioner of array formations, but now, working together with Jiu Li'er, their tacit understanding remained the same. Without any words, they could perceive their surroundings with extremely high sensitivity.

In a trance!
Zheng Tuo's heart skipped a beat when he saw Jiu Li'er right in front of him.

Jiu Li'er's face flushed slightly, revealing a mysterious charm that made Zheng Tuo take a few more glances.

Now that they are jointly studying the array formation on the tortoise shell, their souls and bodies are showing signs of merging.

This scene immediately startled Zheng Tuo!
Clearly, he understood perfectly what this scene meant.

Double repair.

Now that his own soul body has come into contact with Jiu Li'er's soul body, the two have naturally entered into the path of dual cultivation.

Jiuli'er did not refuse and devoted herself to it wholeheartedly.

As for Jiu Li'er, she had a natural love for the art of formations, and with her talent, she developed an almost obsessive passion for it.

Right now.

She felt her soul merging with Zheng Tuo's soul, and she remained open to the idea.

Faced with such a Jiuli child, Zheng Tuo also made no resistance.

The fusion and dual cultivation of two soul bodies is nothing in itself, yet it gains everything.

As a half-step Breakthrough level expert, most experts have long since broken free from the path of lust and desire, and are wholeheartedly pursuing the supreme Dao in their hearts.

Now that their souls have merged and they are cultivating together, it is beneficial to both of them. Moreover, since they are both willing, the whole process is very smooth.

The essence of their dual cultivation method is the Earth God's Array Dao Scripture.

Both of them had practiced the Earth God's Array Dao Scripture. Based on the Array Dao Scripture, they combined it with their own understanding, practice, and insights into array formations over the years.

In a trance!
The two of them actually saw a path appear beneath their feet, and at the end of this path, they actually saw a boundary. The boundary to break through the half-step barrier and become a barrier-breaker was not far away.

"what!"

Upon seeing this scene, Zheng Tuo and Jiu Li'er were both stunned.

Jiuli'er was puzzled as to what had happened, why there was a path beneath her feet, and why there was a clear boundary in front of her.

She had no idea what that boundary was, but she understood that it seemed that as long as she crossed that boundary, she could break through and become a barrier-breaker.

In contrast, Zheng Tuo...

He knew all too well the significance of that boundary.

He used Daoquan to cultivate himself, and after reaching the pinnacle, he could see the path beneath his feet and the boundary of his breakthrough.

In other words, his dual cultivation with Jiu Li'er actually allowed him to see the limit of breakthrough, which was simply unbelievable and hard for him to believe.

Although they are able to cultivate together at this moment, and the foundation of dual cultivation is the Dao of Array, they are not that powerful enough to see the boundary of breaking through to become a Breaker.

Although he had some knowledge of the art of formations, he was not proficient in it and had not devoted much effort to it.

Although Li'er devoted herself wholeheartedly to the cultivation of formations, she had only been a half-step barrier-breaker for a short time, so it was impossible for her to see the existence of the boundary so quickly.

what happened!
He seemed to be deep in thought, and then told Jiuli'er, who was in his arms, about the current situation.

Jiu Li'er's little face flushed red as she felt Zheng Tuo's warmth.

“I think it must be related to our past experiences,” Jiu Li’er recalled.

The scene of her first meeting with her senior, Zheng Tuo.

The two met in the library of the Luoxian Sect and became close friends. They both practiced the same method of array formation.

Regardless of what kind of array formation they cultivate in the future, their most fundamental array formation principles will always be the Nine Scrolls of Array Formation and the Nine Li True Method, which they cultivated during their time at the Fallen Immortal Sect.

Following this line of reasoning, the fact that they both cultivated the Earth God's Array Dao Scripture together led to their current ability to cultivate the Dao of Arrays.

Further analysis suggests that, from a certain perspective, they can be considered the same person, because their cultivation of the Dao of Formations is vastly different. Although there are differences in details, they are essentially the same.

Just like how people from many sects practice the same technique, they can later form a powerful formation to fight against others.

She and her senior brother Zheng Tuo cultivated the same foundation of array formations, which enabled them to cultivate together and allowed their cultivation speed to reach a terrifying level, thus seeing the limits and breaking through to become barrier breakers.

Jiuli'er told Zheng Tuo what was on her mind.

Zheng Tuo listened carefully, pondered the words, and nodded.

“Li’er, it seems that the breakthrough we can see this time is the result of your deduction.”

Zheng Tuo was pleased to see that Jiu Li'er possessed such powerful deductive abilities. The junior sister from back then had now grown into a capable person who could stand on her own.

Some of his thoughts were transmitted to Jiu Li'er's soul, because their souls were currently in a state of dual cultivation, and their respective soul fluctuations could be sensed by the other.

Feeling the warmth approaching, Jiu Li'er's heart fluttered.

For many years, she has been practicing alone, and each retreat lasts for more than a hundred years.

In her life, it seems that the way of formations is her only path.

But today, for some reason, when her long-unseen senior brother Zheng Tuo appeared, she felt a strange sense of grievance, like a flood bursting its banks.

She never conquered loneliness; she merely escaped it.

At this moment, feeling the warmth of another person enveloping her, she had a fleeting desire to immerse herself in it forever, yet she was also afraid of losing it in the next second.

Just as she was struggling with her decision, hesitating and unsure of what to do...

A pair of strong arms embraced him tightly, and that warmth began to solidify, thus helping her to stabilize her Dao heart.

"With me here, everything is at ease."

Zheng Tuo comforted Jiu Li'er, who was in an abnormal state at the moment.

"Ah."

Jiuli'er let out a soft murmur, then her Dao heart steadied, and she began to methodically comprehend the array on the tortoise shell.

The dual cultivation method can indeed greatly improve the cultivation speed of both parties.

Zheng Tuo and Jiu Li'er practiced dual cultivation, and their comprehension speed was so fast that they were both a little frightened.

The fusion of these two unparalleled geniuses in the art of array formations would likely make even the Earth God feel ashamed, unable to match their terrifying cultivation speed.

however!
The array formations on the old tortoise's shell were perfectly natural, a kind of innate creation.

Even if they were both unparalleled geniuses and their combined cultivation speed was astonishing, it would still be impossible for them to easily comprehend the principles of formations on innate objects.

Just as the two were methodically comprehending the Dao of the Tortoise Shell Formation, an incredibly terrifying scene unfolded outside.

Most of the vengeful demons in the Great World of Turtle Hermit have been eliminated, but some still continue to emerge from a black coffin.

The black coffin was like a bottomless pit, from which countless vengeful demons poured forth.

The number of vengeful demons began to increase, and they started to affect the powerful figures present.

Even Gu Baiyi was affected and made a move, killing the vengeful demons that appeared around him.

"How can there be so many vengeful spirits here!" someone exclaimed, puzzled.

"I don't think this is a good place at all. We'd better leave quickly." A powerful figure saw this scene and turned to leave. His intuition told him that there was great danger here, and if he continued to linger, he feared he would truly perish here.

However, most people remained in this place, continuing to study the legacy of the Old Turtle Immortal, attempting to obtain the inheritance of this barrier-breaker.

But the number of vengeful demons was increasing, seemingly endless, which made Emperor Zheng Tuo, who was not far away, frown.

At this moment, Emperor Jin Zheng Tuo appeared as an ordinary strongman, and no one around him suspected him, because his appearance at this moment was completely different from that of Zheng Tuo.

Black coffin!

Upon seeing the black coffin, a thought struck him.

He now has three and a half black coffins in his hands.

A black coffin resides within the Reincarnation Tower, the most important component of which is the Dao body of the Immortal Slayer City Lord.

The second black coffin was located where the Chaos Body was. Because the black coffin could block the attacks of the Wall Breakers, he deliberately left one black coffin for the Chaos Body to protect it.

The third black coffin is in Maotuan's perfect world.

The remaining coffin lid was also left inside the coffin lid.

At this moment, he actually saw a black coffin, and this black coffin had no lid.

The presence of a black coffin without a lid here made him feel uneasy no matter what.

He gazed at the black coffin, a thought struck him, and he immediately established a connection with it.

Although they were extremely far apart, he was able to see what was inside the black coffin world.

That is?

He saw a strange stone inside the black coffin.

The stone was jet black, about the size of a palm, with sharp edges and corners, resembling a corner of something.

Strange, very strange, what is this thing?

He could clearly see that none of the surrounding vengeful spirits dared to approach this thing, as if they were extremely afraid of it.

In other words, this group of vengeful demons was suppressed here by this object. Now that the entrance to the black coffin has loosened, all of these vengeful demons have escaped and appeared in the Great World of the Old Turtle Immortal.

Since this object can suppress vengeful demons, it probably isn't something evil.

Thinking of this, he immediately sent out a puppet body into the black coffin.

As soon as his puppet body entered the black coffin, the surrounding vengeful demons rushed up, trying to possess him.

Upon seeing this, he immediately activated the black patterns on the black coffin.

hum!
As the black patterns surged, the surrounding vengeful demons were instantly struck as if by lightning, and they all fled the place in terror.

Upon seeing this, Zheng Tuo moved swiftly and arrived at the location of the black stone.

Looking at the black stone, the puppet Zheng Tuo observed it carefully.

The black stone was only the size of a palm, and there were cracks on it, indicating that it had been broken by external force.

He carefully touched the black stone and immediately felt its immense weight, as if it were a small world within itself; his current puppet form simply couldn't lift it.

Good heavens, this thing is clearly damaged and has lost its former power, yet it is still so heavy.

I truly have no idea what this place is.

and many more!

After careful observation, he was surprised to find that there seemed to be writing on the bottom of the black stone.

Upon closer inspection, the character was very ancient and consisted of only half of it.

This is?

After simulating and carefully deducing, Zheng Tuo finally came to a surprising conclusion.

This character is actually the character for "emperor".

That's right. Although the character is only half of the word, in his view, the complete character should be the character for "emperor".

The word "emperor" is not something anyone can use.

Although he encountered powerful figures like the Flame Emperor, the Gold Emperor, and the Ice Emperor, who all addressed themselves with the title of "Emperor," in his view, these powerful figures were not worthy of the title.

now.

He saw that there was actually an Emperor character on a damaged magical artifact. For some reason, he could see the unparalleled demeanor of a powerful figure in this half of the Emperor character.

He raised his hand and carefully stroked the half of the character "帝" (Emperor).

hum!
The puppet Zheng Tuo was instantly destroyed by this half of the character "Emperor," leaving nothing behind.

"what!"

The outside world was greatly surprised by the Golden Emperor Zheng Tuo!
what happened!
He merely stroked half of the character "帝" (Emperor) and easily obliterated the puppet Zheng Tuo.

It should be noted that the puppet Zheng Tuo's strength has already reached the level of a beginner half-step wall-breaking cultivator.

He was definitely one of the strongest in the original immortal realm, but now, he was instantly killed after only touching half of the word "Emperor".

And that's not all that surprised him.

He hadn't seen clearly how the puppet Zheng Tuo was killed by that half-emperor character.

Logically, this situation shouldn't exist, because he maintained constant spiritual communication with the puppet Zheng Tuo, and should have been able to sense his death at the moment of his death.

If I can't sense it now, there's only one possibility: the power level of the opponent's attack has surpassed mine, making it impossible for me to sense the mystery within.

Does being only half an Emperor make you stronger than I am now?
Emperor Zheng Tuo of the Jin Dynasty was not convinced.

Now that he possesses the Golden Emperor Divine Body and wields the Golden Fangtian Halberd, he is not afraid even if he encounters a being who has broken through the first level of the Barrier Realm.

But even someone like him is not as good as half an emperor.

It was just a useless magic weapon, yet it still possessed such power. He couldn't help but wonder what it was all about.

Who exactly possessed such a powerful magic weapon, and who killed the powerful figure who possessed it?

Too many people were buried in the mythical battlefield, and too many secrets were hidden within it. These secrets are completely unknown to the world because the mythical war of that year happened so long ago that the Breakers of the Wall have been replaced time and time again.

Emperor Zheng Tuo thought to himself, "Such a powerful thing, it would be best if I could make it my own."

Thinking of this, he immediately concealed himself and went into the black coffin.

Looking at the half of the character "帝" (Emperor) in front of him, he really wanted to test it himself, but in the end he refrained from making a move.

The mythical battlefield is about to begin, and the Golden Emperor's divine body, as the main force in this battle, must not suffer any damage at this moment.

With this in mind, he took out a Dao Body and directly used it to activate the supreme Dao patterns, beginning to refine the Emperor-character black iron in an orderly manner.

however.

An unexpected yet reasonable thing happened: his supreme Dao patterns were unable to refine the Emperor-character black iron.

In the past, he would have been patient when he encountered such a situation and would continue to urge the Supreme Dao Patterns to refine it, but this time he knew clearly that the Supreme Dao Patterns were simply unable to refine his Emperor-character Black Iron.