The Prodigies War-Chapter 2228 Forbidden Zone of Life

Even the Bi’an Imperial Clan, a vassal of the True Dragon Lineage and one of the nine great imperial clans, was also unable to enter the Dragon Palace without an invitation.

This highlighted the supreme status of the True Dragon Clan in this world—lofty and exalted, akin to the gods themselves.

“Is An Xue on Jade Rainbow Island?” asked Lin Xun.

An Zheng nodded. “She has been on Jade Rainbow Island for the past ten years, gathering divine materials to request the elders of the Mystic Flame Clan to craft a divine elixir to help her breakthrough to the Emperor Stage.”

Lin Xun nodded. “When we arrive at Jade Rainbow Island, bring me to her, and I won’t hold today’s events against you.”

After saying that, Lin Xun settled comfortably at the table. “I’ll be staying here until we arrive. You...don’t mind, do you?”

An Zheng complained bitterly to himself. How would I dare to mind?

He agreed without hesitation.

After a pause, An Zheng gave an order to the guards outside. “Bring me my private stash of divine brews and delicacies. I want to make sure this honored guest is well taken care of.”

Soon, a wide array of aeth fruits and delicacies were presented, including a jar of Monkey Liquor brewed by the Spirit Monkey Clan, which had been sealed for tens of thousands of years. Known as the divine brew among all alcohols, it was extremely rare and precious.

In addition, there was also a pot of Purple Flower Divine Honey produced by the Purple Winged Bee Clan, Thousand Sunset Dew collected by the Flying Dream Clan, and Thousand Jade Essence extracted from tens of thousands of spiritual trees by the Jade Spirit Clan.

There were a variety of rare treasures, each unique to its clan. Now, An Zheng was using them all to offer Lin Xun the best possible hospitality.

This surprised Lin Xun a little. “I made you lose face on this ship, do you not resent me for that?”

An Zheng answered honestly, “Yes, but I am not qualified to retaliate, so I can only accept it.”

He then smiled wryly, “Rest assured, Elder. I’m treating you with such hospitality because I genuinely wish to show you respect and avoid any further conflict.”

Lin Xun hummed in acknowledgment and poured a cup of Monkey Liquor. A rich and invigorating aroma immediately wafted through the air, and the amber-colored liquid shimmered with ethereal rays of light.

He drank it in one gulp, then savored the lingering taste, nodding in approval. “Good wine!”

Unlike typical alcohol, Monkey Liquor was not only smooth and refreshing, but it also contained unique and rich aeth qi, enhancing its flavor.

An Zheng thought to himself. Of course it’s good. Even a small cup is worth a fortune. I usually wouldn’t dare drink it like this...

Lin Xun then tried the Purple Flower Divine Honey. Feeling the delicate and fragrant honey dissolve in his mouth, Lin Xun again nodded in satisfaction. Delicious!

Xia Zhi and Xi would definitely like this.

Then, Lin Xun tasted other delicacies and liquors. All of them had unique flavors and were absolutely exquisite, which made Lin Xun secretly marvel again and again.

“Come, allow me to propose a toast to you, Elder,” An Zheng said respectfully as he poured himself a cup of Monkey Liquor and raised it.

Lin Xun glanced at him, raised his cup from a distance, and drank it all in one gulp.

An Zheng let out a sigh of relief and downed the alcohol in his cup. It seemed Lin Xun no longer intended to escalate the matter further.

That was enough for him.

An Zheng said aloud, “Elder, to reach Jade Rainbow Island, we must traverse nineteen spatial barriers. We are expected to arrive in seven days. If you have any requests during this time, please don’t hesitate to let me know. I will do everything in my power to accommodate you.”

Lin Xun nodded.

The so-called spatial barriers were actually folded spaces distributed across the East Sea, resembling a network of spatial passageways.

The East Sea was boundlessly vast and riddled with spatial barriers. Venturing without guidance could easily result in one losing their way!

Even Emperors dared not wander the waters recklessly. The spatial barriers were like teleportation arrays. If one entered without knowing the path, they could be teleported to an unknown location and never return.

This had happened before.

A few days passed quickly, and everything remained peaceful. The deaths of the Bloodthirsty Bat Clan experts had been thoroughly suppressed by the Bi’an Imperial Clan, and no one dared to speak of or mention them any longer.

Despite that, everyone knew that the Bi’an Imperial Clan had encountered a tough opponent!

Many speculated that the Bi’an Imperial Clan wouldn’t simply swallow their anger and remain passive. Once they reached Jade Rainbow Island, they would likely seek their revenge!

However, Lin Xun seemed completely oblivious to this.

An Zheng never displayed any signs of dissatisfaction or hostility.

That day, Lin Xun went outside the hall and gazed out from the railing. Before him stretched the vast, endless blue sea, its waves rolling gently. The sea and the sky seemed to merge into one, creating a breathtaking view.

The ship hovered above the sea, creating ripples in the calm waters. Strangely, there were no sea creatures in sight.

There was also no sign of life in the water.

Lin Xun investigated with his spirit sense and found that the further into the sea he looked, the darker and colder it became. There were no signs of life—no fish or shrimp, nor even marine plants like seaweed and coral.

It wasn’t until his spirit sense reached nine thousand feet below the surface that a strange, icy current quietly spread, making him suddenly feel a sense of danger.

Without hesitation, he withdrew his spirit sense. It was at that moment, he seemed to ‘see’ a pair of eyes opening quietly in the depths of the boundless sea.

“As expected, beneath the East Sea is the Forbidden Zone of Life, filled with great terror...”

Lin Xun narrowed his eyes slightly. While aboard the ship, he had learned that the boundless East Sea had another name—Sea of ​​Sins!

Nine thousand feet beneath the Sea of Sins lay the Forbidden Zone of Life, a desolate region devoid of life, resembling a place of death.

Throughout history, any living creature that ventured to a depth of nine thousand feet beneath the sea, regardless of their cultivation, met with a catastrophic disaster and never returned alive.

Some old antiques at the Emperor Stage with earth shattering cultivation had tried various methods to investigate, but to this day, no one knew what strange forces lie in the depths of nine thousand feet.

In fact, historical records revealed that many Emperors had lost their lives in the Forbidden Zone of Life.

Lin Xun had been skeptical before, but after his earlier probing, he felt a chill in his heart and he finally understood the terror of the Forbidden Zone of Life.

Boom!

Not far away, a wave of power erupted.

An Zheng, who had the cultivation of the Quasi-Emperor Stage, was practicing a secret technique. Blood-colored qi surged around his body as a dao stamp materialized before him. The stamp, brimming with rich and powerful dao laws, conjured a Bi’an phantom.

As he channeled his cultivation, the Bi’an stamp unleashed a surge of incredible and overwhelming power.

Lin Xun immediately recognized that An Zheng was practicing the Bi’an Stamp, one of the techniques from the Tribulation Dragon Nine Transformations that he himself had mastered!

This made Lin Xun even more certain that Mister Lu’s Tribulation Dragon Nine Transformations inheritance must have an origin far beyond his imagination.

Hornless Ice Dragon, Bixi, Bi’an, Suanni, Pulao, Qiuniu, Yazi, Baxia, and Chaofeng!

The nine transformations of the Tribulation Dragon Nine Transformations each corresponded to the nine imperial clans under the True Dragon Clan. How could this be a coincidence?

However, after carefully observing An Zheng practicing the technique for a while, Lin Xun noticed something.

The power of An Zheng’s Bi’an Stamp was indeed terrifying, and he had fully grasped the essence of the technique, wielding it with remarkable skill and mastery.

Despite that, it lacked a certain unique charm, or rather a spirit!

It felt like a Bi’an beast with tremendous power, yet bound by heavy shackles, unable to unleash its true potential!

At first, Lin Xun assumed that An Zheng’s mastery of the Bi’an Stamp was simply missing the refinement that comes with practice.

However, after observing for a long while, he finally concluded that An Zheng’s Bi’an Stamp seemed to have its spirit stripped away. Though it possessed the power to subdue mountains and rivers, it lacked the essential core spirit!

It wasn’t an issue with his training, but instead the problem lay within the inheritance itself.

Lin Xun found it a little hard to believe. An Zheng was a pure-blooded descendant of the Bi’an Imperial Clan, and the Bi’an Stamp was undoubtedly the clan’s supreme secret inheritance. How could it possess such a huge ‘flaw’?

“Elder, did I disturb you with my training?”

In the distance, An Zheng ended his training and looked at Lin Xun. He felt uncomfortable being watched by Lin Xun.

Lin Xun shook his head. “It’s just that there seems to be something wrong with the technique you are practicing.”

An Zheng was taken aback, clearly not understanding Lin Xun’s remark. He cupped his fists respectfully and said, “Apologies for my shallow cultivation. I must have made you laugh.”

“It’s not an issue with your cultivation, but the inheritance instead.”

Since An Zheng had treated him well, Lin Xun offered him some advice, “If you continue practicing this way, I’m afraid your great dao path will progress no further than the Quasi-Emperor Stage.”

With that, he turned around and walked into the hall.

His massacre of the Bloodthirsty Bat Clan experts on the ship had caused An Zheng and other members of the Bi’an Imperial Clan to lose face. Once they arrived at Jade Rainbow Island, he might have to face retaliation from the Bi’an Imperial Clan.

It was precisely because of this that he held back and chose not to offer a direct clarification to the other party.

After all, it was still uncertain whether they were friends or enemies.

Watching Lin Xun enter the hall, An Zheng’s expression shifted. That guy actually dared to claim that there is a problem with my inheritance. This is tantamount to denying the dao I have been pursuing all his life!

It should be noted that the Bi’an Stamp was the supreme inheritance of the Bi’an Imperial Clan. If there was a problem with it, wouldn’t that mean there was an issue with the inheritance practiced by their entire clan?

That could not be possible!

If their inheritance was flawed, how could the Bi’an Imperial Clan have lived to this day and maintained its position among the nine imperial clans?

Moreover, their Bi’an Imperial Clan had no shortage of Emperors! If there were flaws in their inheritance, how could those old monsters have attained the dao and become Emperors?

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After pondering for a long while, An Zheng took a deep breath and thought to himself, You are a Cloud Spirit Clan expert. Even if you possessed extraordinary cultivation, how could you possibly know about the secrets of our Bi’an Clan’s inheritance?

Clearly, he didn’t believe what Lin Xun said.

In the hall, Lin Xun drank In silence, not saying another word. If An Zheng did not disappoint him upon arriving at Jade Rainbow Island, Lin Xun would not mind offering him some guidance.