Invincibility Begins with Mastery of Fist Techniques-Chapter 146 - 142: Land of Peril

The Kunlun Mountain Range was already at an extremely high altitude. Coupled with the sudden, violent magnetic field fluctuations around the Sealing Realm Image, it naturally triggered a change in the Celestial Phenomenon.

Ominous dark clouds pressed down, filled with flashing lightning and roaring thunder. More terrifying still, the lightning was drawn to the chaotic surrounding magnetic field, causing a barrage of strikes within a specific area.

In the Kunlun Mountain Range, there was a strange place with a chaotic magnetic field that was frequently struck by lightning. Herdsmen and livestock that entered the area often never returned, leaving the ground littered with skeletons. For this reason, the place was also known as the "Gate of Hell" and "Death Valley," and it became a forbidden zone for the living.

And now, the magnetic field around this Sealing Realm Image was attracting lightning with a force more than ten times stronger than the legendary "Gate of Hell"!

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

That first lightning strike was like a signal. Following it, as the magnetic field shifted, bolt after bolt of lightning rained down from the sky.

Even though Zhou Yuanjue and the others possessed Saint Bodies and ordinary lightning strikes couldn't kill them, at this critical juncture, the strikes would inevitably weaken their condition.

Thus, they all tacitly dropped to the ground, suppressing their own magnetic fields to prevent their immense auras from becoming targets for the lightning.

Daoist Bailong, on the other hand, pulled several bamboo slips with blood-red markings from the satchel at his waist. With a wave of his hand, the slips pierced the ground around the four of them, forming a subtle magnetic field that enveloped them.

CRACKLE! SIZZLE!

The terrifying lightning barrage lasted for about ten minutes. Several bolts even struck just a few dozen meters in front of them, unleashing the scorching power of nature right before their eyes.

They hadn't even officially entered, yet the mysterious ancient palace had already given them a show of force.

After more than ten minutes, the magnetic field fluctuations finally began to stabilize. The dark clouds in the sky gradually dispersed, revealing a clear sky once more.

Moonlight spilled down. After the lightning storm, the surrounding environment also seemed to have changed somehow.

The air seemed to have become purer, and the impurities in the surrounding space had been purged by the lightning.

The group stood up and looked toward the ancient palace.

The surrounding magnetic field weakened, and multicolored lights scattered through the air. The upper six layers of the ancient palace were still shrouded in mist, but the lower three layers were now faintly visible, their specific features discernible.

"Move out! Remember to be careful of the dangers within the palace complex!"

Daoist Bailong shouted in a low voice. They had already spotted figures flashing past about two kilometers away, rushing toward the palace complex. They could wait no longer.

Zhou Yuanjue and the others nodded. The four of them split into two groups: Daoist Bailong with Tu Junshan, and Zhou Yuanjue with Lei Yi. They set off in two different directions.

This division of labor had been decided beforehand.

Daoist Bailong's Array Skill, combined with Tu Junshan's Martial Dao that mobilized the magnetic fields of the mountain's Dragon Vein, could unleash the greatest power.

Meanwhile, the pairing of Zhou Yuanjue and Lei Yi, who could watch each other's backs, was also a perfect fit.

Zhou Yuanjue and Lei Yi moved with extreme speed, their feet barely touching the ground, and quickly entered the Sealing Realm Image.

Although the Sealing Realm Image had weakened, upon entering its range, Zhou Yuanjue immediately felt the intense effect of its magnetic field on his body.

He had no choice but to discreetly increase the intensity of his Life Magnetic Field.

Although they were several kilometers away from the palace complex, for Saint Awakenings traveling at full speed, the journey would only take a few minutes. Soon, the two of them were less than a kilometer away from the palace complex.

Along the way, Zhou Yuanjue observed his surroundings carefully and spotted seven or eight hard-to-distinguish figures that had appeared at the same time.

'Are they all Saint Awakening Level experts? This is certainly getting lively...'

"Be careful. According to the old Daoist, our intrusion into the Realm Image might trigger other changes..."

Lei Yi said to Zhou Yuanjue in a low voice as they drew closer and closer to the palace complex.

However, before he could finish his sentence, the expressions on both their faces changed simultaneously.

As everyone began to approach the core area of the palace, both of them clearly felt that something had indeed been triggered.

BUZZ!

The aurora floating above the palace suddenly warped and disintegrated in an instant. The bands of light transformed into countless rays, shooting out silently in all directions like arrows.

"Dodge!"

Lei Yi's expression changed slightly. He could sense that these beams of light were even more dangerous than the lightning bolts that had rained down from the sky earlier.

They were some sort of aggregation of an intense magnetic field.

Getting hit would be no less than taking a full-power blow from a veteran Saint Awakening unleashing their magnetic field. One's Life Magnetic Field would surely be thrown into disarray, and getting hit by several beams would make injury unavoidable.

Fortunately, the beams had a tell before they fired and were not impossible to track, but their sheer number made them incredibly troublesome.

The two dodged rapidly, and before they knew it, the beams had forced them more than a hundred meters apart.

At that very moment, the hazy, seven-colored halo surrounding the palace abruptly expanded.

This time, there was almost nowhere for anyone to hide. In an instant, they were all enveloped by the seven-colored halo.

BUZZ!

Zhou Yuanjue only felt his own magnetic field tremble violently. His ears rang, his five senses were in disarray, and his vision was overwhelmed by an endless light, making it impossible to see anything.

Fortunately, this strange state didn't last. It seemed to pass in a flash, and the surrounding magnetic field quickly stabilized.

The white light gradually faded from his vision.

He opened his eyes, his pupils shrinking slightly.

At this moment, what appeared before him was no longer the desolate, snow-white landscape of Kunlun Mountain at six or seven thousand meters above sea level, but a verdant grassland brimming with vibrant vitality.

A hundred flowers bloomed, and there were stalks of grain and winding vines. Golden melons and fruits hid amongst the vines, glowing faintly.

The sky was a vast azure, veiled by pale golden clouds. Sunlight scattered down like golden feathers of light, creating an unconscious illusion of warmth and comfort.

A gentle breeze blew, carrying the rich fragrance of flowers.

Everything seemed completely real.

In the distance, shrouded in clouds and mist, stood the Nine-Layered Immortal Palace. Countless jade pavilions and marble towers were built into the mountain. The upper six layers were hazy and indistinct, but the lower three were clearly visible, with their jade pillars, carved railings, and glazed tile roofs—a scene of breathtaking beauty.

In an instant, a desolate land had transformed into an Immortal Realm on earth.

Zhou Yuanjue looked around. The area was empty. It seemed he was completely alone, with no one else in sight.

'An illusion?'

Having experienced Daoist Bailong's reality-warping abilities, Zhou Yuanjue quickly calmed down. He abruptly expanded his Life Magnetic Field, but met with immense resistance. His Life Magnetic Field, which should have been able to spread for dozens of meters, reached its limit at less than twenty.

However, within the twenty-meter radius of the Life Magnetic Field that Zhou Yuanjue projected, the beautiful Immortal Realm was dispelled, revealing the original, desolate ground of Kunlun Mountain.

But beyond the area he controlled, the world remained a vibrant green, teeming with life. The contrast created an incredibly strange and unsettling feeling.

'The Immortal Realm is also a trap. All this beauty is merely born from human fantasy. Form, sound, smell, taste, and touch constitute the world that most people perceive. But is what we see with our mortal eyes the actual truth?'

"Bewitching minds and putting on a holy act. This place truly is sinister."

Zhou Yuanjue retracted his Life Magnetic Field, maintaining it at a radius of only about ten meters to ensure he wouldn't be fooled by the illusion and fall into some real-world trap.

However, his plan to move with Lei Yi was now ruined. They had already been separated by at least a hundred meters. Under the cover of such a widespread and intense magnetic illusion, visibility was extremely low and he had lost his bearings. Finding Lei Yi would not be an easy task. 𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂

He turned his head and looked toward the magnificent and lofty palace.

'That's the final destination. We'll surely meet again there.'