The Vermilion Bird Heaven Gate, which connected the Sixth Heaven to the Fifth Heaven, was tightly sealed, not even allowing a wisp of qianling energy to seep through.
Shui Miao transformed into the appearance of an ordinary immortal, emitting the aura of a common cultivator, and blended into the crowd of immortals passing by the Heaven Gate. He walked past the watchful eyes of the heavenly soldiers and generals without drawing suspicion. These guards were only vigilant for suspicious individuals carrying the distinct aura of the Three Purities Sect.
(The founders of the Three Purities Sect cultivated earth, wood, and metal elemental energies, so all disciples of the sect trained in these same three energies. These energies were combined through unique methods, creating a distinguishable aura that was easy to identify.)
Shui Miao, disguised with the aura of water-element energy, was completely ignored by the heavenly guards.
At this moment, the Four Heavenly Emperors had split into two groups. The Star River Emperor and the White Tiger Sovereign were searching the Sixth Heaven, while the Kunpeng Emperor and the Qingtian Emperor guarded the Heaven Gate, preventing Elder Xingjue from escaping.
After observing for a while, Shui Miao turned and left, heading to an inn to rest.
Although these Emperors possessed immense power, they were unable to sense Shui Miao’s presence.
Shui Miao’s Dream Demon Heart Technique had grown increasingly refined, and his life-bound treasure’s spirit had also improved significantly after consuming a large amount of spirit pills.
Under these circumstances, they had even less chance of detecting Shui Miao’s existence.
Upon arriving at the inn, Shui Miao requested a room.
After sitting cross-legged on the jade bed inside, Shui Miao’s consciousness flickered and he mentally connected with Elder Xingjue, who was hidden within the Dream Planet.
“Big brother, right now they have four Immortal Emperors and hundreds of thousands of heavenly soldiers hunting for us. Are you scared?”
“Haha, little brother, ever since I decided to follow you, my life has already been on the line. But to be honest, I have full confidence in my judgment. You are a person blessed by the Purple Fortune aura—you won’t meet misfortune. We will definitely arrive at the Immortal Demon Realm safely.”
“Hehe, that may be true, but ultimately everything still depends on our own efforts. Fortune only plays a supporting role. Now, I don’t plan to leave the Sixth Heaven in a hurry. I want to play with them a bit and let them know the dire consequences of hunting me down.”
“Brother, you haven’t forged a Saint-grade weapon yet. Isn’t this plan a bit too risky?”
“No worries, I have my own methods. Even without a Saint-grade weapon, I can still make them swallow their bitterness silently!”
“Great! Then I’ll just watch and see!”
“Hmm…”
Shui Miao withdrew his spiritual sense and entered the Tower of Time, reversing time to begin forging treasures.
This time, Shui Miao decided to create several self-destructing puppets.
Currently, Shui Miao had an abundance of forging materials, lacked nothing in array knowledge, and possessed the Tower of Time—truly possessing everything he needed.
Inside the Tower of Time, Shui Miao first forged several refining furnaces and began burning vast quantities of materials.
Then, he started calculations and deductions, exploring how to apply arrays to make the puppets appear more lifelike.
This was a bold and insane idea.
Forging puppets with lifelike qualities that could also self-destruct was no small feat.
Inside the Tower of Time, time flowed like water…
How to create life?
Shui Miao thought of the elves within the Dream Planet, methods of splitting immortal souls, and the process of cultivating treasure spirits using pills. He combined Yin and Yang, the Five Elements, Purple Fortune energy, destructive energy, medicinal essence, and even fragments of soul memories, beginning his experiments.
Ten days, twenty days, one hundred days…
Failure after failure, each attempt brought new experience and inspiration. On the 576th experiment, Shui Miao finally succeeded!
Inside the inn room, six figures stood in a row before Shui Miao, indistinguishable from real people.
Of course, they weren’t real—they were puppets controlled remotely by Shui Miao through a treasure called the Dream Demon Mirror.
These six puppets were modeled after Elder Xingjue (two versions), the Kunpeng Emperor, the Star River Emperor, the White Tiger Sovereign, and the Qing Emperor.
The puppets didn’t require soul activation; instead, Shui Miao used a superior method, splitting a fragment of soul essence to directly cultivate life.
Each puppet was embedded with Dream Demon arrays to prevent detection, and also contained powerful Yang Transformation Arrays and Destruction Arrays, making them both offensive and defensive—absolutely perfect.
“The game begins…”
Shui Miao exhaled deeply, rose from the bed, retracted the six puppets, and left the inn directly.
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“Brother Qing, this time I’ve dragged you into trouble. I have nothing to offer in return, so I’ll just raise a toast to you with borrowed flowers.”
Inside a pavilion above the Heaven Gate, the Kunpeng Emperor was toasting with the Qing Emperor.
Of course, the wine consumed by Emperors wasn’t ordinary.
This was the Nine Heavens Nectar, a rare and precious wine aged for thousands of years by the Qing Emperor.
The Qing Emperor was tall and imposing, with a fierce gaze and a bold, straightforward personality. He loved drinking and was a martial cultivator Emperor with a simple mind.
Hearing Kunpeng’s words, the Qing Emperor waved his hand and said, “Brother, don’t be so formal. It’s just some sect matter—what’s the big deal? You’re just too kind-hearted. Don’t dwell on such small things. Learn from me—just eat and drink well, and let the sect deal with its own chaos.”
The Qing Emperor was content with his life.
What he didn’t know was that Kunpeng was neither kind-hearted nor genuinely concerned about the sect. Kunpeng was frustrated because he had failed to obtain countless crystals, forging materials, and pills. He had also destroyed numerous Zhi Zun treasures, which left him injured.
Speechless, utterly speechless…
Seeing that the simple-minded Qing Emperor only cared about food and drink, Kunpeng had nothing more to say.
“Halt! Who goes there!?”
Below the Heaven Gate, a heavenly general suddenly roared, stopping a Taoist priest.
This Taoist was none other than the Puppet Xingjue.
“Did you really think you could block my path? You’re asking for death!”
The puppet charged toward the Heaven Gate, unleashing several palm strikes that sent many heavenly soldiers flying.
“It’s him! It’s Xingjue!”
The Kunpeng Emperor was shocked. He never expected Xingjue to dare attempt to break through. He shouted loudly but did not immediately descend to capture him, fearing that Xingjue might carry another deadly self-destructing immortal artifact.
“Brother, you’re injured. Let me go capture him…”
The Qing Emperor was indeed straightforward. He immediately descended, grabbing toward Xingjue’s shoulder. But Xingjue suddenly activated his flying shoes and fled.
“Want to run? Not so fast…”
The Qing Emperor gave chase relentlessly.
Kunpeng Emperor, seeing this, also pursued closely.
The puppet Xingjue sped through the sky, his speed not inferior to that of the Emperors.
The heavenly soldiers were left far behind, while the two Emperors continued their relentless pursuit.
The puppet Xingjue flew toward a desolate area.
Receiving the news, the White Tiger Sovereign and the Star River Emperor quickly surrounded the area.
Before long, the puppet Xingjue was encircled by the Four Emperors.
But without hesitation, the puppet suddenly self-destructed!
The explosion was immense, as Shui Miao had infused the array with Yin Evil Qi, a deadly force against immortals. The Four Emperors were all gravely injured. Kunpeng was thrown backward by the shockwave, his treasures shattered, his essence severely damaged, his immortal soul weakened to the point of being no stronger than an ordinary Golden Immortal.
The Star River Emperor’s several supreme treasures were nearly destroyed, his immortal soul invaded by malevolent energy. His inner energy turned chaotic, rendering him unable to harness his power. He was forced to hastily consume pills to resist the invasion.
The Qing Emperor and the White Tiger Sovereign were completely unprepared, their protective treasures not even activated. The explosion shattered their treasures and left them severely wounded, suffering greatly.
Among the Four Emperors, Kunpeng suffered the worst injuries.
Taking advantage of the chaos, Shui Miao, disguised as a celestial general, swiftly flew over and used his life-bound supreme treasure to capture the severely wounded Kunpeng Emperor. Then, he summoned another puppet, Xingjue, and quickly disappeared.
“Haha! You guys are such failures! You wanted to kill me? You’re way too inexperienced! Star River, just watch me beat you to death…”
The puppet Xingjue seized the opportunity to counterattack the Star River Emperor, grabbing him tightly and wrestling him to the ground. The Star River Emperor, already gravely injured and unable to control his chaotic energy, was powerless to resist and was beaten mercilessly by the puppet.
Seeing this, the Qing Emperor and the White Tiger Sovereign hurriedly activated their remaining treasures to fight the puppet Xingjue.
But the puppet suddenly burst into laughter…
“Boom!”
Another self-destruction!
This time, the chaotic energy inside the Star River Emperor’s body was triggered, causing him to explode as well.
The combined explosion of two self-destructs was devastating. The treasures of the Qing Emperor and the White Tiger Sovereign were completely destroyed, and both were thrown back, nearly dead.
When the heavenly soldiers finally arrived, they were stunned by the horrifying scene.
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Not far away, deep within an apparently ordinary mountain, Shui Miao used his life-bound supreme treasure to subdue the severely injured Kunpeng Emperor. He activated the Dream Demon Heart Technique, directly muddling Kunpeng’s mind and entering his spiritual realm.
Indeed, an Emperor’s spiritual realm was extraordinary.
Books, treasures, pills, forging materials, crystals, jade tablets—everything imaginable was present within. But what excited Shui Miao the most was the Imperial Qi—vast amounts of it!
Shui Miao directly siphoned this Imperial Qi into his Dream Planet for storage.
Then, he intensified the Dream Demon Heart Technique, preparing to continuously deceive Kunpeng’s mind and extract even more Imperial Qi from his spiritual realm.
Half an hour later, Shui Miao had obtained a vast amount of Kunpeng Emperor’s memories.
With a flick of his mind, Shui Miao released the puppets of Kunpeng Emperor and Star River Emperor.
The Kunpeng Emperor puppet immediately returned to the Ninth Heaven to destroy Kunpeng’s life talisman.
Meanwhile, the Star River Emperor puppet went on a rampage through the Sixth Heaven, looting more forging materials, crystals, and spirit pills from the official stores.
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