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Chapter 146 Nine-Layered Island, Dominated by the Power of Mental Force? (Please Subscribe)

In an ancient place, several figures appeared.

Before them were islands suspended in mid-air, like a staircase. If you looked closely, you would find that the islands were divided into nine levels. The first level had the most islands, numbering in the tens of thousands, while the highest level had only five islands.

However, the islands at higher elevations were all indistinct, as some force prevented them from exploring them directly.

"Choose an island for yourselves, pass the test there, and you can proceed to the next level." A voice came, ethereal, instructing them on what to do.

Xia Mangqing exchanged a few words with the other nine people, and then transformed into a rainbow of light and landed on one of the islands.

The island was not large, only ten thousand miles in circumference, and was shrouded in an array. At the same time that Xia Mangqing landed on the island, the array was also activated, with a destructive aura flowing through it. Its power was not weak, roughly equivalent to the level of a first-step Dao Lord.

At the same time, a line of text appeared: "Break through the formation to ascend to the second level."

Xia Mangqing understood, and then stepped out. The void roared and shattered as he forcefully broke the formation with his strength. Then a beam of light fell down—it was a token.

Upon closer inspection, this token has two functions. First, it contains the true meaning of time and space, which can be used to teleport to the second level.

Secondly, it contains a transmission of formation techniques, originating from an ordinary fourth-step Dao Lord.

"That's simple."

After memorizing the inheritance, Xia Mangqing activated the token and was randomly teleported to an island on the second level.

The islands on the second level are thousands of times larger than those on the first level, and the challenges are much greater. Only by creating a world realm with a strong Dao can one pass through them.

After passing through, you will also receive a token, which is still a legacy and a time-space teleportation.

The difficulty of the subsequent islands continued to increase, but the benefits also became increasingly astonishing.

The fourth level requires creating the strongest Dao to pass through, but after passing through, one can obtain the inheritance of the second level, the Four-Step Dao Lord.

The seventh level requires merging with the strongest Dao to pass through. After passing through, one can obtain the inheritance of a top emperor, including Chaos Spirit Liquid, Eternal Divine Weapons, and other items of astonishing value.

"This is the eighth floor?"

The eighth level has thirty-six islands, and Xia Mangqing is currently in one of them. This place is like a chaotic world of flames, a world composed of divine fire.

When the mind is released, there is a faint burning sensation.

The thirty-six islands on the eighth level each have their own unique characteristics, including worlds of lightning, water, storms, and swords, all exuding an astonishing aura.

These islands are very special. Xia Mangqing sensed that if they were to unleash their full power, even Xia Mangqing himself might perish.

"Comprehend the origin of divine fire and create the most powerful secret technique."

The same words appeared, indicating the test for this level.

"Creating laws?"

Divine fire shimmered around Xia Mangqing, and then he walked on the divine fire, seemingly merging into it.

Of the five elements, he is most accomplished in the way of fire, so achieving this level is easy for him.

A moment later, he arrived in front of a cluster of flames. Upon closer inspection, he would find that this cluster of flames was not real fire, but rather a structure composed of countless profound mysteries of the Great Dao.

Xia Mangqing's Heavenly Eye shone brightly. To this day, he has cultivated this Heavenly Eye to its ultimate level, enabling him to perceive all things and clearly understand order and rules.

"Devouring Fire?" After pondering for a while, Xia Mangqing felt something. This origin explained a kind of fire devouring path. By constantly devouring other flames, it gradually transforms and grows, and may even become an eternal divine fire.

"It does have some relevance to what I've come to understand so far."

Xia Mangqing thought to himself that the Nine Origin Secret Techniques and Golden Crow Techniques he had cultivated so far all contained supernatural secret techniques for refining divine fire. He had experience in this area, although the essence was different and he could only learn from them.

With this thought in mind, he took out a Time Chamber, enveloped the area, and began to comprehend the origin of this divine fire.

Thousands of years later, a cluster of five-colored flames appeared in Xia Mangqing's palm. This flame seemed to have a spirit and began to frantically devour the nearby divine fire. At first, it was just a few wisps, but as time went by, it became more and more violent, and its power became more and more astonishing.

In the end, the five-colored divine fire flickered in Xia Mangqing's palm, seemingly capable of annihilating a chaotic world, and each wisp seemed capable of igniting an endless void.

The Divine Fire of the Dao!

This is an existence that surpasses the Chaos Divine Fire; its power is so formidable that it is terrifying and enough to threaten even a Second-Step Dao Lord.

It should be understood that an ordinary Dao Divine Fire poses no threat to an ordinary First-Step Dao Lord. If it were simply a combination of formations, it would probably take three or four types of Dao Divine Thunder to kill an ordinary First-Step Dao Lord.

Taking the Nine Origin Divine Fire as an example, only three layers of divine fire are needed to rival the strongest Dao. At this moment, the cluster of divine fire that Xia Mangqing has refined is basically comparable to three layers of divine fire.

Moreover, this is different from the essential direction of the Nine Origin Divine Fire.

The Nine Source Divine Fire is actually a divine fire refined using alchemy techniques, while the cluster of flames in Xia Mangqing's hand was formed by devouring other flames; in essence, it is a kind of Dao divine fire.

Buzz—

When this cluster of flames appeared, a ball of fire emerged, within which was a token shaped like a flame. Xia Mangqing took it and explored it with his mind. Inside was a vast space, along with many treasures, the most astonishing of which was the inheritance.

That was the core inheritance of a Flame Dao Holy City Lord, who achieved eternity through the Flame Devouring Dao.

"The eighth level is the inheritance of the Holy City Lord, and the ninth level could be the inheritance of the Overlord?"

Xia Mangqing's heart stirred. Since the ancient war, no five rulers have appeared in the endless territory. If the ninth level is indeed the inheritance of the rulers, then this ancient land can only have originated from a forbidden land - Yu Xinghai!

That place was once one of the ancient battlefields, where countless rulers perished. It is not uncommon for some to have left behind their inheritances. For example, in the ancestral land of the Eternal Clan, there are more than three hundred kinds of ruler-level inheritances that the Supreme Being specially collected and left behind.

Perhaps, this place is also a place of similar destiny.

"It was truly an amazing stroke of luck; thankfully, I didn't miss it."

Xia Mangqing thought to himself that being able to obtain the inheritance of a ruler was a great fortune for him.

With this thought in mind, he activated the token.

In an instant, he was enveloped in flames and soared into the sky. At that moment, he seemed to be standing outside the heavens, looking down at the five islands and sensing different auras of the Great Dao.

"Destiny, Five Elements, Destruction, Time and Space, Mental Power."

Xia Mangqing sensed each of them and recognized the aura of the Great Dao.

With a thought, he controlled the token and flew towards the island that belonged to "the heart".

The inheritance of the other four paths, even if not at the Dominator level, definitely has the level of the Lord of the Holy City or the top Emperor level, but the mental strength is different.

To date, only one Mind Power Flow Ruler has appeared in the Endless Territory, but he also perished during the Ancient War. Since then, no Mind Power Flow Emperor has been born.

There are very few Emperors who can achieve the Dao through the power of the mind, but there is no doubt that every one of them is extremely powerful. Those who can achieve eternal existence by merging with the Dao through the power of the mind are basically rulers.

The number of Lords of Holy Cities is actually very small.

Of course, this does not mean that their Dao is very strong.

The Mind Power Flow does not pursue the strength of the Dao, but rather the stability of the mental world. This requires the core Dao to be stable enough. The strongest Dao that goes to extremes is actually difficult to stabilize the mental world because it is too biased. For example, the strongest killing sword path may be able to open up the mental world, but as the level of the Dao becomes higher and higher, its mental world will either collapse or become unable to expand further.

Even among the current supreme cultivators, only two have managed to make their inner world eternal.

Therefore, even if one merges with the strongest Dao and achieves eternal unity, transforming into a supreme Dao, it is still difficult to make the world of the heart eternal.

Since there is no Chaos Dao here, it is obvious what choice Xia Mangqing should make.

wow~

Rather than an island, this was a vast world. After passing through the boundary wall, Xia Mangqing descended into this world, but after probing with his mind, a strange expression appeared on his face.

This is an extremely ordinary world, like a common chaotic world, in which there are countless living beings and many cultivators, the strongest of whom are only some ancestral gods and immortals.

"What kind of test?" Xia Mangqing frowned, looking around. "Or am I already in the midst of a test?"

The trials of mental energy flow are usually unconventional; perhaps he has already fallen into a trial such as an illusion.

Xia Mangqing preferred the latter, and with that in mind, he stepped into this world.

However, he gradually realized something was wrong. He was slowly forgetting his past, and his cultivation was also gradually dissipating. If he hadn't already been a mental cultivator, this process would have been incredibly rapid.

"A method similar to a mental ordeal?"

Xia Mangqing woke up with a start.

"break!"

Without hesitation, Xia Mangqing activated his inner world, and instantly a world projection descended, shattering space and destroying heaven and earth. With a deafening roar, this ancient realm was destroyed.

For a fleeting moment, Xia Mangqing saw an ancient artifact, but the next instant, the scene before him abruptly changed, with towering buildings, pedestrians, and speeding cars—

"Old Xia."

"It's Gao Yun."

Xia Mangqing saw a man in a suit calling him, and a thought immediately flashed through his mind, but then he was filled with horror.

"This illusion is terrifying, it's like I've really been reincarnated, I almost fell for it!" Xia Mangqing's inner power surged wildly, impacting this ancient realm, and it took a full ten breaths before he finally broke free.

You must know that he was originally a cultivator of mental power, and his ability to resist illusions was extremely strong, almost comparable to that of an ordinary three-step Dao Lord. Yet it still took him ten breaths to break through the illusion. You can imagine how powerful this illusion was. Even if someone merged with the strongest Dao World Realm, as long as their means of resisting the illusion were not strong enough, they probably wouldn't be able to break free!

"It's too real. Is this the method by which the power of the mind exists eternally?" Xia Mangqing broke free again for a moment. This time he was prepared, so he saw the ancient artifact, which looked like a flower and was faintly connected to the array restrictions. At the same time that Xia Mangqing broke through a layer of illusion, a petal of the flower also withered.

However, before Xia Mangqing could examine it closely, the illusion returned.

It was like a cycle of reincarnation. Gradually, Xia Mangqing got used to this illusion and began to delve deeper into it, trying to experience the world within the illusion and temper her mind.

Lifetime after life, sometimes a mortal, sometimes a knight-errant, sometimes a healer, sometimes a demon, sometimes a scholar, sometimes a monk—

Lifetime after life, incredibly real, not only comparable to reincarnation, but even blurring one's Dao heart and will!

Xia Mangqing used this opportunity to hone his Dao heart and state of mind, gaining countless insights and gradually improving and transforming.

At the same time, after breaking through the illusion, he spent more and more time in reality, and gradually he was able to see the whole picture of the island.

The flower whose petals were constantly falling seemed to be the core of the island. In addition, there was an invisible array that covered the entire island, thus operating the illusion.

Time flowed slowly, and in this illusion, Xia Mangqing experienced life after life.

Countless years passed, and Xia Mangqing, feeling a pang of emotion, sighed, "Life after life, the cycle of reincarnation must eventually come to an end."

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As soon as the words fell, this illusory world began to collapse and completely disintegrated. This was the last illusion. As you can see, the flower that should have had thousands of petals has now completely withered.

wow~

Countless array formations and restrictive runes suddenly lit up, their light blazing intensely, and then began to coalesce. Under the endless light, the last pure white, holy flower emerged.

The flowers sway, seemingly rooted in the void, their petals scattered and changing in countless ways.

Immediately afterwards, an elfin figure flew out from the flower, flew to Xia Mangqing, looked him up and down, then curled its lip and flew back to the flower.

I don't really like you.

The elfin figure stated frankly, "That's why I can't leave with you."

"?"

Xia Mangqing was somewhat puzzled, so he asked, "Senior, could you explain in more detail? I—I don't quite understand what you mean."

"Your vision is rather limited," the elf chuckled, but still explained, "I am a treasure of the universe. You have the opportunity to take me away if you pass the test left by your master, but the path you choose is too different from your master's, and I don't like it."

,",I see.

Xia Mangqing understood, but to his surprise, the flower in front of him was actually a treasure of the universe.

It should be understood that the treasures of the universe represent the limit of normal artifact crafting in this chaotic universe.

Of course, the Supreme Beings also have some special weapons, but they are too rare to be widely used, so they cannot be included.

Any cosmic treasure is of astonishing value. Under the rule of the sovereign, there are very few beings who can possess cosmic treasures. They are the most coveted treasures of countless eternal emperors.

However, it is extremely difficult to make a cosmic treasure recognize its owner, especially for beings who have not yet achieved eternal life; it is virtually impossible for them to succeed.

Not to mention, these cosmic treasures are all very selective, because they are eternal beings, so they have no shortage of time and can wait patiently for beings that suit their needs.

Even if it is a cosmic treasure like this one, left behind by its former owner as part of its inheritance, whether it can successfully claim ownership still depends on whether the cosmic treasure is willing to accept it.

Clearly, this cosmic treasure did not want to leave with Xia Mangqing.

This is probably because he did not specialize in the Illusion Path, but rather the Chaos Path, which was too different from his former master.

"However, if you pass the test, you can choose one of the two inheritances left for the nominal disciples. The overall difference is not too big. In fact, the main difference is whether I am included or not."

The elf chuckled, and then two more orbs of light appeared in the void: "Take a look for yourself, which one do you want?"

Xia Mangqing nodded. He was a disciple if he wanted to be a disciple. His main goal was to obtain a permanent inheritance of the Mind Power Flow. Since the elf said there was not much difference, the inheritance contained therein should not be bad.

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