Chapter 268: Ju Hai City

Boundless clear light radiated, combining into an extremely unique domain that enveloped Chen Mo.

This domain was a protection for Chen Mo; if not for this, even with his True One Realm strength, he would be unable to withstand this force of teleportation.

Because the speed was too fast, every single second he could feel the power of endless space scouring past him.

These forces were pressing upon him, and he had endless laws condensed within his physical body to resist these forces, so his movements were not yet restricted.

If it were a Martial Artist who did not cultivate the physical body, they would likely only be able to sit cross-legged in place now to resist this power.

"Wu..." A series of extremely strange sounds rang out, and Chen Mo only felt as if something was constantly shouting in his ear.

This sound was strange, making him feel extremely uncomfortable, but it did not stop there.

This sound seemed not to pass through him, but to come directly into this clear light domain, and it began to increase continuously, surging in like a tide.

"Wu..." More sounds rang out, and cautiously surveying his surroundings, he saw gray-white mist washing through.

But this palace before him was different, covering a vast area, likely spanning a thousand miles in radius.

It is precisely because the Mirage Sea has the ability to distort that it cannot let Martial Artists of that realm know about this matter.

But they are also unable to completely resist the assimilation of the Mirage Sea, so they cannot be allowed to know.

However, immediately following this, a purple precious light appeared, and this precious light instantly submerged Chen Mo.

Chen Mo looked out as far as he could see, and a middle-aged Daoist wearing purple Daoist robes was walking toward him.

With just one glance, Chen Mo immediately felt something unusual; he only felt that he himself was undergoing a change, and an unimaginable power was distorting him.

Stepping onto it, the floor could even reflect a person's silhouette.

However, Chen Mo continued to survey his surroundings; the clear light had not dispersed, and that domain still firmly protected him.

To be more precise, it cannot let those of the Divine Ability and Heavenly Human Realm know.

Because they are too weak, so weak that they cannot even sense the Mirage Sea.

On both sides were beams and pillars, carved with auspicious beasts such as dragons, phoenixes, and qilin; each pillar was several thousand zhang high, like pillars supporting the sky, propping up the firmament here.

Chen Mo did not feel surprised by this, but he had not expected Ju Hai City to be so far away from him that a single teleportation had failed to reach it.

The palace was built of unknown materials, golden and magnificent throughout, and even the ground reflected a dark gold color.

The Yin-Yang True Meaning manifested, thoroughly protecting Chen Mo, and all external forces were unable to cause any impact on Chen Mo.

Conversely, for ordinary people or Martial Artists with weaker strength, even if they knew about these things, it would be completely fine.

Following this, it stopped again, but this time the clear light began to gradually disperse, though the speed was extremely slow.

The Mirage Sea Water was still surging with waves, yet he had no changes.

Gray-white mist permeated, and the Mirage Sea Water, like waves, constantly lashed out.

Not only here, Chen Mo could see many other Arrays in the surroundings; looking roughly, the number must be at least ten thousand.

Because doing so is completely thankless, and the price paid and the harvest gained are simply not on the same level.

However, the vast majority of the Arrays were no longer operating and remained in a state of dormancy.

Only in this way could he maintain his normal state without undergoing distortion or aberration.

He hurriedly sat cross-legged on the ground, his mind unified, mobilizing the Yin-Yang True Meaning to cover himself.

He still had to stop in another Teleportation Array and wait for the Array to replenish its power before teleporting again.

As the Teleportation Array started up again, another full half-hour passed before Chen Mo sensed the Array slowing down.

"Clatter!" The sound of surging water rang out, and Chen Mo cast his gaze outside the domain.

"Fellow Daoist." A voice suddenly came.

But in two or three steps, he arrived before him.

However, as time flowed on, he himself actually began to move again.

The other party's cultivation was definitely not poor; it looked like walking, but in reality, every step had the mystery of space, which was the great divine ability of Shrinking Ground to an Inch.

And even if some Mirage Sea creatures sensed them, they would not spend extra power to distort them.

As the purple light dispersed, Chen Mo surveyed his surroundings again; the place he was in was a vast palace.

Chen Mo looked around; beneath his feet was a Teleportation Array, the Array was made of green jade throughout, and countless complex patterns were carved upon it.

Under normal circumstances, for a palace, no matter how vast, it is difficult to use the word "spacious."

Because experts of this realm have a certain strength to be able to sense the Mirage Sea, and even some creatures within the Mirage Sea.

After another moment, the Spatial Law around him stopped changing completely; if there were no accidents, he had already arrived in Ju Hai City.

The so-called threat, for them, naturally did not exist.

And within this boundless Mirage Sea Water, there were too many creatures, whose appearances and forms were all quite strange, and some were even indescribably terrifying.

Chen Mo felt his own speed begin to decrease continuously, and the Mirage Sea power that had previously been affecting him was also fading.

He could feel that this precious light was cleansing him, washing away all filthy and weird Qi to ensure his purity.

Different from the Teleportation Array in the Return Ruins which was severely weathered, the Array here was as clean as new, as if it had been built just yesterday.

"This poor Daoist is Xuan Yangzi, the guide for this Teleportation Hall, responsible for receiving Martial Artists who come to Ju Hai City from all over the world." The purple-clothed Daoist performed a Daoist salute and then bowed again.

"Fellow Daoist is coming to Ju Hai City for the first time, right?" The smile on Xuan Yangzi's face was very confident; only Martial Artists coming to Ju Hai City for the first time would descend from this hall.

The reason is simple, because this hall looks ordinary, but in reality, every Teleportation Array can instantly evolve into a fierce Array to suppress Martial Artists.

Not only that, the purple light emitted earlier was also a detection of the Martial Artist.

Although according to common sense, the strength of Martial Artists who can enter Ju Hai City through the Teleportation Array is at least the True One Realm.

But outside of common sense, accidents can happen.

For example, if a Martial Artist with insufficient strength enters the Teleportation Array, although the teleportation force is very likely to crush them into a ball of meat paste, when facing the Mirage Sea power, it is also possible for them to be aberrated into a monster.

This palace exists to guard against this possibility, in case a contaminated Mirage Sea monster really descends here.

Then the purple light will wash over it to discover the abnormality, and all Teleportation Arrays will instantly turn into killing Arrays to suppress the monster.

Moreover, even a True One Martial Artist dares not say they can definitely resist; there might always be exceptions to the influence of the Mirage Sea.

Therefore, these Martial Artists from the Mirage Sea who have arrived for the first time are all uniformly arranged within this grand hall, the purpose being to prevent the occurrence of any slight mishap.

There are indeed many powerhouses stationed within Ju Hai City; the arrival of a mere one or two Mirage Sea monsters cannot affect the overall situation at all.

But if full precautions are not taken, the Mirage Sea monsters that infiltrate the city might not just be one or two.

Furthermore, even if there is sufficient manpower to resolve it, the powerhouses in the city would never easily waste their energy on such meaningless matters.

Taking more precautions is far easier and less strenuous than dealing with things after the fact.

"Please follow me, fellow Daoist; all Martial Artists entering Ju Hai City for the first time must register their identities." Xuan Yangzi continued to speak, then walked in front to lead the way.

Chen Mo followed closely behind him, and the two left the grand hall, the true sight of Ju Hai City instantly coming into view.

Chen Mo looked into the distance, yet he still could not see the boundaries of this city, only vaguely seeing a tall city wall ten thousand miles away.

This city wall must be at least ten thousand times ten thousand miles high, standing there like a natural chasm.

"That is Juhaiguan, and our Ju Hai City is named after it; it is precisely this pass that blocks the boundless Mirage Sea outside the Heavenly Abyss. Only then can our Ju Hai City and this Xuanhuang Da Tiandi behind us remain safe and sound."

Xuan Yangzi looked in the direction of Chen Mo's gaze, then smiled and introduced it.

"May I ask, fellow Daoist, is this Juhaiguan the legendary Peerless Killing Array? Are the countless formidable creatures in the Mirage Sea all trapped within it?" Chen Mo asked in a deep voice with a look of curiosity.

"Yes, and also no." Xuan Yangzi nodded, then explained, "The Peerless Killing Array does indeed exist, but it cannot trap all Mirage Sea creatures."

Hundreds of thousands of years ago, when this killing array was set up, the countless formidable creatures within the Mirage Sea were indeed all controlled within the killing array.

But fellow Daoist, you must know that Mirage Sea creatures do not die completely; even if they die, their remaining will will awaken again within the Mirage Sea.

Xuan Yangzi saw Chen Mo, and seeing him nod, he continued.

"Therefore, although that Peerless Killing Array trapped countless Mirage Sea creatures, a portion of the Mirage Sea creatures were still able to revive in other regions of the Mirage Sea after being completely suppressed."

Furthermore, other formidable creatures are born within the Mirage Sea itself, and these newly born creatures are not trapped within the array.

But within the vast Mirage Sea, all Mirage Sea creatures whose combat power reaches the realm will gather here; does the fellow Daoist know the reason?"

Xuan Yangzi asked with a smile, but without waiting for Chen Mo to speak, he continued.

"Because Ju Hai City is our last line of defense for living beings; the Xuanhuang Da Tiandi is the last Da Tiandi that can continuously give birth to top powerhouses, and it has a Taigu Supreme stationed here.

If the Mirage Sea creatures break through this line of defense, our Human Race will have no more defenses to hold, and losing the Xuanhuang Da Tiandi, it will be difficult for top powerhouses to be born again; when we face the Mirage Sea, we will have no chance of resistance."

Xuan Yangzi explained the current situation, and after speaking, he sighed lightly.

In the world today, the Mirage Sea creatures attack and they defend; they seem to have trapped the infinite Mirage Sea creatures in one place, but the reason it is so is that the Mirage Sea creatures chose it spontaneously.

In terms of the situation, they are in an absolutely passive position.

In fact, the Mirage Sea creatures could abandon this place and concentrate their energy on invading other small worlds, but doing so would not have much significance.

As long as the Xuanhuang Da Tiandi remains, countless powerhouses will still be born from here.

As long as one powerhouse of the In-Charge Realm is born, they are worth more than all the powerhouses born in thousands or tens of thousands of worlds.

And those top Heavenly Supremes do not need to be stationed in Ju Hai City at all times; they can go to other parts of the Da Tiandi to open up small worlds.

In this way, although the Mirage Sea might eventually submerge everything in the world, the time and energy required would undoubtedly be much greater.

Therefore, those formidable Mirage Sea creatures chose to take the initiative to besiege this pass; as long as they break through Ju Hai City, they can achieve success in one battle.

And many Great Ability Supremes are happy to see this situation.

In this way, although they are held back in this Ju Hai City, many formidable creatures in the Mirage Sea are likewise held back here.

The living beings in countless small worlds have a chance to survive, and then more powerhouses can be born.

Perhaps among them, someone will have the ability to resolve the Mirage Sea crisis currently faced.

This is not the best solution, but it is a last resort.

The situation is stronger than the people; they do not have much room for choice.

"Within this Juhaiguan, there are countless top powerhouses guarding it, and even two Taigu Supremes and over a dozen Great Abilities stationed here.

Furthermore, the border pass also requires a large number of True One Martial Artists to maintain the Array, ensuring the operation of the Array and dealing with the occasional attacks of Mirage Beasts."

Xuan Yangzi continued to speak, while stepping forward, leading Chen Mo to another palace.

"All Martial Artists stationed within the border pass can receive a very generous reward, so even though there is risk in entering the border pass to guard it, many Martial Artists are still willing to go."

Xuan Yangzi explained carefully to Chen Mo, leading him through one palace after another.

This place is an extremely vast cluster of palaces, like stars scattered in a chessboard, with at least several hundred palaces.

Each palace varies in size, but the building materials and styles are much the same.

Many Martial Artists are entering and leaving these palaces, but not all Martial Artists are of the True One Realm.

"These Martial Artists who are not of the True One Realm do not come from other worlds, but from within the Xuanhuang Da Tiandi.

They come here without needing to use the power of the Teleportation Array to cross the boundless Mirage Sea.

Therefore, both the pressure they have to endure when coming and the anomalies they face are much, much less."

Although Chen Mo did not ask, Xuan Yangzi still explained to him.

The reason why only Martial Artists of the True One Realm from other worlds can come.

Apart from the pressure to be endured during high-speed teleportation, the biggest problem is the Mirage Sea pollution.

There is absolutely no way to avoid this point, and added to that, many small worlds do not have the defensive capabilities of the Xuanhuang Da Tiandi and Ju Hai City.

Not letting them know these things is, on the contrary, the best protection for them.

"May I ask, fellow Daoist, how is the situation in the city now? If I want to go to the Xuanhuang Da Tiandi to cultivate, how should I go?" Chen Mo asked immediately after.

Coming here, he could clearly perceive that the Heavenly Law was further perfected; in this situation, the thing he should do most is cultivate.

Find a place to go into seclusion and practice hard, and with the help of the improvement of the Heavenly Law, further enhance his own strength.

"This is easy to handle; after you finish registering your identity with me, fellow Daoist, you can use the Teleportation Array in the city to go to any region within the Xuanhuang Da Tiandi."

Xuan Yangzi wore a smile and led Chen Mo into a palace.

Martial Artists occasionally traveled back and forth within the palace, but the number was not large.

The left side of the palace where Xuan Yangzi took Chen Mo was currently completely empty.

As Chen Mo stepped into this place, he sensed a familiar power, one very similar to the Heavenly Court Secret Realm he had mastered.

Yet, when examining its essence, it seemed somewhat different.

"Fellow Daoist, just enter and register your information with the Xuanhuang Spirit."

Xuan Yangzi brought Chen Mo to the side of a magic array; this array had already been activated, with Xuanhuang Power circulating within.

Chen Mo stepped inside, feeling a force wrap around his entire body like water.

Immediately following, a beam of Xuanhuang treasure light radiated, and a palm-sized, pure white Token appeared before Chen Mo.

He did not need to refine it to feel a connection between himself and this Token.

He had to record his information into it to fully activate the wondrous functions of this Token.

The information required was not complex, being nothing more than which world he came from, as well as his name and cultivation level.

Chen Mo recorded his information into it, and the mysteries of this Token were fully revealed to him at this moment.

(End of chapter)