Chapter 219: Gate of Life and Death

Lu Zheng stood on the pale yellow sands of Yama Battlefield as he gazed at the massive pillars before him.

The two pillars were identical, having strips of white and black that extended thousands of metres into the sky. It was as if the pillars wanted to touch the sky itself.

The pillars were extremely thick that it would take ten adults holding hands to barely surround one. Many lifeforms were engraved on both pillars with many runes.

The only difference was that the two pillars alternated in colour. Where one was white, the other was black.

These pillars were the legendary Secluded Domain of Heaven and Earth - the Gate of Life and Death.

Lu Zheng was not alone, many people with varying cultivation bases stood around the Gate of Life and Death. They ensured that no one that was not permitted would enter the Gate of Life and Death.

Despite the sheer size of the Gate of Life and Death, only Gentle Mist Province knew where it was located. No other force knew the exact location of the Gate of Life and Death. They only knew it was in Yama Battlefield.

The martial practitioner in charge of the Gate of Life and Death used his methods and the empty space between the two pillars turned a dark grey as the aura of death overwhelmed Lu Zheng.

Strong death path aura emanated from the Gate of Life and Death that if anyone had a weak will, they would die merely because of the oppression of the Secluded Domain of Heaven and Earth.

Lu Zheng walked into the Gate of Life and Death and his vision transformed completely.

"This place…" Lu Zheng gazed around him. The sky was a profound black, just like the ground. Lu Zheng almost felt like he was lost in a deep abyss.

The only difference between the ground and the sky was that the ground was firm.

The vast air was filled with strong death Qi that caused visibility to drop significantly. The death Qi was so strong that if Lu Zheng did not create a barrier around his body with his Qi, he would have died instantly.

Moreover, there was no sense of direction in the Gate of Life and Death.

Despite this, there were so many lifeforms inside the Gate of Life and Death like the grains of sand in a beach. They were soul beasts.

"It is a pity, Life Domain has already been destroyed during the Ancient Antiquity Era. Only Death Domain remains now" Lu Zheng mumbled as he extended his Sea of Consciousness.

The Gate of Life and Death contained two separate spaces – Death Domain and Life Domain. The two spaces were distinctly different yet intimately mixed with one another

They were like the twin spirits, yin and yang.

Normally, the only way into the Gate of Life and Death was through Death Domain and the only way out was Life Domain. This was the natural order of fate that all living beings obeyed.

Life came after death.

Yet, Life Domain had been destroyed. New races did not form anymore and death was definite. Only the Cycle of Reincarnation could change this.

This meant that there was no way out of the Gate of Life and Death. Only through the spatial artifacts that Gentle Mist Province refined could a person hope to leave the Gate of Life and Death through Death Domain.

The artifact was inside Lu Zheng's pocket as the Gate of Life and Death sealed his spatial ring. For now, everything in his spatial ring was useless. Perhaps only the Vermillion Sacred Prism could come out of it.

Lu Zheng unsheathed Mei Luan. He did not dare to fight by himself now that his battle strength had reduced greatly because of the restriction between dao imprints. He brought out the jar that contained fragments of Houyan Meili's soul.

The pink Vermillion True Flame inside the jar burnt softly and tilted to a certain direction. That direction was where Houyan Meili was.

Lu Zheng moved swiftly, killing the soul beasts in his path. Because of the technique First used to shroud Lu Zheng's soul, the soul beasts of the Gate of Life and Death could not see him.