Having made up his mind, Zhou Yuanjue didn't linger. He activated his Life Magnetic Field, extending it about ten ters, and slowly walked toward the magnificent ancient palace ahead.
He didn't move quickly. The illusions obscured his vision, preventing him from seeing the situation ahead, so he could only advance cautiously.
Sure enough, as he walked, he discovered that the magnetic fields in this area were not evenly distributed. In so places, the fields were strange, gathering together in one spot. Accidentally running into one could cause considerable trouble.
Aside from the persistent illusions and the abnormally concentrated magnetic fields, Zhou Yuanjue encountered no other dangers along the way.
On the surface, this place seed teeming with life, but in reality, it was all an illusion. Under the shroud of the powerful Sealing Realm Magnetic Field, no life could survive.
Soon, he arrived before the palace complex.
The palace complex had wide, majestic Jade Steps on its left, right, and center. Zhou Yuanjue was currently in front of the Jade Steps on the left.
These Jade Steps were at least thirty to forty ters wide and nearly ten ters high, flanked by carved railings and jade pillars. The center of the steps was engraved with strange beasts that shimred with a faint, translucent luster, exuding a primitive, wild aura.
He could vaguely recognize that these beasts seed very similar to the Exotic Beasts described in certain esoteric books from Ancient Donghua.
Unfortunately, these were all just false illusions. Under the illumination of his Life Magnetic Field, which revealed the truth, these Jade Steps were actually just a staircase built from rough, crushed stone, with no carvings on it whatsoever.
Zhou Yuanjue pondered for a mont. Just as he was about to slightly retract his Life Magnetic Field to study the illusory Exotic Beasts on the Jade Steps up close, a strange fluctuation suddenly emanated from nearby.
A powerful Life Magnetic Field connected with his own.
The surrounding illusions dispersed. The "True Worlds" projected by both sides communicated, allowing him to see what was on the other side of the Life Magnetic Field.
It was an extrely tall, middle-aged Silan man in a black trench coat. He had deep-set eyes, a head of light-blond curly hair, and a beard, giving off a rugged and formidable air.
The mont Zhou Yuanjue spotted the man, the man spotted him as well.
Those pale blue eyes looked toward Zhou Yuanjue, and upon seeing him clearly, the man's brows furrowed slightly.
Then, without any intention of entanglent, the man quickly retracted his Life Magnetic Field, breaking the connection with Zhou Yuanjue's.
The illusions once again concealed everything beyond ten ters, and he lost sight of the other man.
HUMMM!!
Zhou Yuanjue reacted instantly, imdiately expanding his own magnetic field to its limit, projecting a "True World" with a twenty-ter radius. Unfortunately, he still couldn't find any trace of the man.
'He's gone? What a cautious and focused guy.'
Zhou Yuanjue frowned. The man had no intention of engaging him, fleeing imdiately after a single glance. With the illusions obstructing him, he couldn't give chase, or he might fall into a trap.
He stood quietly in place for a while, but no other sounds or movents ca from his surroundings.
The intense magnetic field distorted the light spectrum and blurred the five senses; it seed that even sound was shielded to so extent.
'It seems these foreign Saint Awakenings have very clear objectives. They're here for sothing inside the Immortal Palace and have no interest in pointless entanglents.'
'The Elixir of Immortality?'
Zhou Yuanjue's eyes narrowed slightly as he recalled the final piece of intelligence Daoist Bailong had given them.
After this minor incident, Zhou Yuanjue lost the mood to continue studying the illusory Exotic Beast carvings.
To prevent any more surprises, he kept his Life Magnetic Field extended to a radius of about twenty ters and walked briskly up the stone steps.
He didn't encounter anyone else on the way up.
At the top of the steps, he was greeted by the sight of a row of palaces in an ancient style, with jade pillars, glazed tiles, and a seven-colored glow.
A wide, flat road of jade-like stone ran from north to south, with a thin layer of mist swirling over the ground, making Zhou Yuanjue feel as if he had ascended to the South Celestial Sect.
Given the strength of this illusion, it seed highly unlikely that he would be able to reunite with Lei Yi.
After a mont of thought, Zhou Yuanjue decided to act alone.
He looked at the rows of palaces. During their discussion, his and Lei Yi's mission was to repel the invaders as much as possible, prevent them from taking too many things, and ensure that nothing awakened by the weakening Seal could escape.
Prevent them from taking too many things...
'Given the current situation, that's nearly impossible. The most effective thod is to take everything useful before they can.'
Zhou Yuanjue extended his Life Magnetic Field and slowly approached the nearest palace.
From a distance, the palace's grand doors appeared shut within the illusion. But as he got closer, his Life Magnetic Field revealed its true nature. What had looked like a heavenly palace of jade was actually the entrance to a cave.
Peering inside from the entrance, he saw only pitch-black darkness. Nothing was visible.
Zhou Yuanjue frowned, paused for a mont, and then slowly walked into the cave.
The faint red glow of his Life Magnetic Field illuminated the darkness inside, allowing him to see the cave's interior.
The cave was very spacious. Though several thousand years had passed, he could still faintly make out so decayed wooden furniture and other items inside.
But that wasn't what was important. What made Zhou Yuanjue's pupils contract was the figure of a person sitting cross-legged in the center of the cave!
No, or rather, it was a corpse.
Because Zhou Yuanjue couldn't sense any sign of life from the figure's back.
The figure had a large fra. Its black hair was tied in a bun at the back of its head, secured with a jade hairpin. After so many years, the hair was sowhat disheveled and covered in dust.
Its muscles weren't shriveled like a mummy's. Although there were clear signs of dehydration, the skin was still tight and seed to have so elasticity, though it was completely devoid of color.
From the style of the Daoist Robe the corpse was wearing, Zhou Yuanjue judged that this person must have been dead for at least a thousand years, yet the body was so remarkably well-preserved.
This might be partly due to the powerful Sealing Realm Magnetic Field and the scarcity of microorganisms here, but the most important factor was the person's own level of attainnt.
Glazed Jade Body, a stainless form, incorruptible after death.
The identity and realm of this person were obvious.
Zhou Yuanjue narrowed his eyes. Without a trace of fear, he slowly approached the corpse, walking to its side.
The corpse sat cross-legged with its head bowed, its face obscured.
Zhou Yuanjue noticed that the corpse's fingernails were long, at least ten centiters, and its eyebrows and hair had also grown abnormally, looking sowhat unkempt.
This indicated that after death, the residual nutrients in its body continued to function, promoting the growth of its hair and nails.
Then, he discovered an open Jade Bottle on the ground not far in front of the corpse. The Jade Bottle was exquisitely crafted, its surface inlaid with gold threads, and it seed to have once held sothing precious.
A dicine bottle...
Zhou Yuanjue's brow furrowed as a sense of alarm rose in his heart.
At that very mont, the cold, lifeless corpse, dead for a thousand years, suddenly snapped its eyes open.
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