CHAPTER 1390: CHAPTER 1364: ASCENDING THE HEAVENLY STAIRCASE

"It’s a puppet, a Zifu Realm level puppet. With a puppet guarding here, an ordinary Zifu Realm First Layer has no way of passing through. Where there is a puppet guarding, there must be some opportunity. Behind this puppet, there is a palace. There should be some opportunity inside this palace." Tuoba Kui glanced at the puppet and swallowed hard.

He was only at the Golden Core Realm Ninth Layer, and even with the Demon-slaying Slash at hand, he could barely contend with a Zifu Realm First Layer. But when facing a puppet of the Zifu Realm First Layer level, he would certainly have to concede. The defensive capability of the puppet was terrifying; even an ordinary Zifu Realm First Layer would have no choice but to drink the bitter sorrow against it.

Tangyu, after checking it out, didn’t say a word and directly made a move. As soon as Tangyu made his move, the puppet seemed to awaken immediately. Its eyes opened and it attacked Tangyu. The giant sword in its hand slashed down towards Tangyu with great momentum and power.

However, in Tangyu’s eyes, such power was too weak. Tangyu didn’t even make a move with his own hands but directly went to capture the puppet. He slapped the sword aside with his palm, and then his hand turned into a giant palm, directly capturing the puppet and rendering it powerless to resist.

Seeing this scene, Tuoba Kui could not help but widen his eyes. Although he knew that Tangyu’s strength was formidable, wasn’t this display a bit too terrifying? Barehanded, he captured a Zifu Realm First Layer puppet. What kind of strength was this? Terrifying, truly terrifying. Tuoba Kui was sure that the South Sea Sect Master could never achieve this with such ease.

Tangyu casually tossed the puppet aside and led Tuoba Kui into the palace. Once inside the palace, a few treasures came into view, all of which were at the level of Daoist Artifacts. The treasures were secondary; on a stone wall, there was a record of a cultivation technique, and this technique was extraordinary.

Tangyu gave it a glance and showed no interest in these items, but for Tuoba Kui, it was absolutely an opportunity.

"You can take all these things; they are of no use to me," Tangyu said to Tuoba Kui.

Tuoba Kui didn’t hold back, directly collecting the treasures, then approached the stone wall and seriously examined the cultivation technique recorded on it. After reading it, the smile on Tuoba Kui’s face grew deeper, even showing a bit of excitement: "What a profound technique, so domineering, perfectly suitable for my cultivation."

After saying this, Tuoba Kui began to cultivate right then and there, soon entering a very good cultivation state. It seemed the Kung Fu was very suitable for Tuoba Kui’s cultivation, and he was very serious about it.

After waiting in place for half a day, Tangyu noticed Tuoba Kui’s state deepening, so he thought for a moment and decided not to wait for Tuoba Kui anymore, leaving alone.

In the South Sea Immortal Palace, Tangyu walked casually, searching through the numerous palaces. Along the way, he found several extraordinary locations, leaving behind some inheritance paths and even treasures. However, Tangyu wasn’t interested in them. His reason for entering the South Sea Immortal Palace this time was to witness this structure, which is hailed as an Immortal Artifact, nothing more.

What truly interested Tangyu was the inheritance of the South Sea Immortal, though up until now, no one had ever obtained the South Sea Immortal’s inheritance.

"There’s the sound of fighting ahead!" Tangyu’s ears twitched, catching the sound of fighting coming from a certain direction. With a shift of his body, he quickly moved over. Soon, Tangyu arrived in front of a huge plaza, seeing from a distance a high platform of ten thousand feet at the plaza’s bottom. Connecting from the ground to the summit of this high platform was a massive staircase seemingly built with white jade, numbering more than ten thousand steps. From afar, it indeed had a very sacred feeling, like an Immortal Platform leading to the Immortal Realm.

At a glance, Tangyu felt the high platform was extraordinary, likely offering great benefits to those who ascended it.

With a glance, Tangyu also spotted the South Sea Sect Master and two others, along with five Zifu Realm cultivators, seven people in total. At the moment, they were besieged by thirty-six puppets on the plaza. Seven against thirty-six puppets naturally turned one-sided, pressing the seven so hard they couldn’t breathe, only able to parry.

If these puppets didn’t lack consciousness, the seven would likely have been killed easily.

Tangyu walked towards the plaza. Connecting to the plaza were nine bridges, and Tangyu casually stepped onto one of them. As soon as he was on the bridge, streams of light and cold arrows shot up from the river, whistling towards Tangyu.

Tangyu looked indifferent, casually waving a hand and instantly destroying all the lights and cold arrows. Crossing this bridge wasn’t easy; a Zifu Realm First Layer might lose their life here. On the bridge, Tangyu saw some bloodstains, likely left by those Zifu Realm cultivators who were injured.

Once across the bridge, Tangyu quickly walked towards the plaza.

The trapped Zifu Realm cultivators saw Tangyu coming and each looked as though they had seen a savior, calling out from afar: "Daoist Tangyu has arrived, come help us!"

"Daoist Tangyu, please lend a hand and drive back these puppets!"

Tangyu ignored them, showing no intention to intervene. Instead, he glanced around, examining the towering high platform.

"Ten thousand feet high, earth and sky unite, commanding all directions. This high platform is like an Immortal Platform. Standing atop it allows one to overlook the world and peers into the vast skies. Ascending this high platform is no easy task either. The formation’s prohibitions are exquisitely laid out, capable of activating the entire Immortal Palace’s power, pouring it onto this high platform. The second one steps on it, they’ll be subjected to terrible attacks."

"The heart, willpower, and even the soul will be attacked fearfully; there might even be terrifying illusions and maze formations. Could this be the South Sea Immortal’s greatest test? Could this place be the true location of the South Sea Immortal’s inheritance?"

In this conjecture, Tangyu felt there was a high possibility.

Wanting to enter this square was not easy, and inside this square, there were even thirty-six Zifu Realm puppets guarding it. Being able to repel these thirty-six Zifu Realm puppets was a very difficult task. The seven people from the South Sea Sect Master were trapped here.

After defeating these puppets, there was still a ten-thousand-foot celestial ladder, and wanting to climb it was even more challenging.

This one layer of tests after another all sufficiently demonstrated that this high platform was incredibly extraordinary.

With this thought in mind, Tangyu also stepped toward that high platform.

The thirty-six puppets, upon seeing Tangyu’s actions, surprisingly retreated one by one, directly blocking the celestial ladder. The thirty-six puppets formed a line, creating a wall-like barrier. Clearly, these thirty-six puppets were responsible for preventing others from going up the steps. Once someone was on the steps, the puppets likely wouldn’t bother with them anymore.

Only now did the seven people from the South Sea Sect Master breathe a sigh of relief and also move closer to Tangyu. They felt it would be safer to follow Tangyu. Even the South Sea Sect Master couldn’t help but frown, clearly finding the situation rather tricky.

"What’s the situation here?" Tangyu asked the South Sea Sect Master.

The South Sea Sect Master said, "Friend Tangyu, this is the celestial ladder. As long as one can climb the celestial ladder and stand on the Immortal Platform, they can receive the recognition of the South Sea Immortal, and they may obtain all the legacies of the South Sea Immortal, and possibly even control the South Sea Immortal Palace to become the supreme overlord. However, this test is incredibly difficult, just these puppets alone are enough to make us choke."

"Thirty-six puppets, focusing on defense, not intending to attack us, but to block us from climbing the celestial ladder. Breaking through the defense line of these thirty-six puppets is very difficult. Just now, we changed several strategies, tried various methods, but it didn’t work. I even thought of rushing in alone, but I couldn’t get in. The intelligence of these puppets is too high, it’s as if they can see through all our thoughts."

Tangyu nodded, realizing it was indeed as he had guessed; this place was the Land of Inheritance of the South Sea Immortal and exactly the place that interested Tangyu.

"Friend Tangyu, do you have any way to bypass these puppets?" the South Sea Sect Master asked.

Tangyu smirked, "Just some mere puppets, why bother avoiding them? Just capture them all directly."

What—

Tangyu’s words were astonishing, leaving the seven people from the South Sea Sect Master stunned and speechless, looking at Tangyu unable to utter a word for a moment.

These were thirty-six puppets, and the seven of them couldn’t do anything about them, yet Tangyu claimed he had the ability to directly capture all thirty-six puppets?

These words were too boastful!

It’s not that these people didn’t believe in Tangyu’s strength, but these words indeed left everyone unable to believe, it was really an incredible thing.

Tangyu didn’t waste words with these people and directly took action. His hands moved like beans, and as soon as he acted, his hands transformed into two gigantic palms, directly grabbing for the thirty-six puppets. The thirty-six puppets, upon being attacked, responded simultaneously, which was an absolutely terrifying situation.

However, Tangyu was completely unconcerned. With a single grab, he caught a few puppets, and after capturing these puppets, he directly stored them in the Qiankun Bag. Tangyu kept making moves, and every time he acted, he could capture several puppets. The thirty-six puppets simply couldn’t withstand Tangyu’s grabs, and so after a few breaths, all thirty-six puppets were captured into the Qiankun Bag by Tangyu.

This scene left everyone utterly dumbfounded and shocked.

How could this be?

These were thirty-six Zifu Realm puppets, yet they were all captured by Tangyu as if catching little chickens? Each puppet was of priceless value, enough to drive any force mad. Just these thirty-six puppets were equivalent to several South Sea Immortal Sects. Yet, all at once, they were captured by Tangyu, which was too incredible!

The eyes of the seven looking at Tangyu also became very peculiar; this guy simply didn’t seem human, too demonically powerful and frightening.

Even the South Sea Sect Master was deeply shaken. He even felt that in front of Tangyu, he was probably so weak he had no power to resist. Then to what terrifying extent had this guy’s realm reached?