So far, most of the peak Dao Lords are still trapped on the first chain. Although there has been progress, it is impossible to achieve it overnight.

Only Ji Ning also crossed the first chain and obtained the second token, making him the second after Cao Ya, and ahead of the rest.

The rest, such as the Wine Saint and the Palace Master of Lixing Palace, have not yet crossed this threshold. Even for a group of geniuses, comprehending the superior methods specially left behind by the Sith Clan still requires time and cannot be mastered instantly.

However, Cao Ya has already obtained the first and fourth tokens, which inevitably makes the heroes anxious.

Will Mingguang Daojun end up taking up almost half of the nine types of command tokens?

Of course, there were also some Dao Lords who felt that their martial prowess was among the top ranks but not outstanding enough, and believed that they had the opportunity to cultivate the extraordinary method of "Life," which would make their trip worthwhile.

They didn't think they were qualified to seize the token! Even if they were lucky, someone else would take it from them, and they might even lose their lives!

Now, both Yi Bo Realm and Chi Bo Palace have suffered many Dao Lords dead or injured. They are not stupid, how could they not see the situation clearly?

It's just that with allies, it's not easy to break away, and if you help powerful allies, you'll definitely get something in return!

In the first layer of the world, everyone had seen a certain divine tree envoy and knew about some divine fruits, quite a few of them.

For example, there are as many as 100,000 first and second command tokens!

Other items generally number in the thousands or tens of thousands. Even the most precious Ninth Command Talisman Divine Fruit, which ripens only once every 100,000 Chaos Eras, has several hundred. As allies who have contributed, sharing some of the spoils shouldn't be a problem.

"I've got one." Ji Ning breathed a slight sigh of relief. With all the divine fruits in the region, there was now a possibility of asking the Lord of the Holy City or the Sovereign to revive his senior sister Yu Wei.

"However, the second token is far from enough... This is the lowest tier of divine fruit, and relatively speaking, it is not that valuable... We can no longer hope for the ninth token of the first tier, but we must get as many tokens as possible from the second and third tiers!"

Ji Ning muttered to himself, he didn't know the price the Dominator was asking for, but he could tell it was definitely not low!

In Ji Ning's view, since it concerns Yu Wei's resurrection, he must do everything in his power and will not give way to Xiao Meng Dao Jun, Tian Fu Dao Jun and others who have also taken this path!

"Hoo." Ji Ning took a deep breath, calmed his emotions, and continued to focus on practicing the method on the next rocky ground.

Behind him, Daoist Xiaomeng, Daoist Tianfu, Daoist Yanhu, Demon Lord Chenyu, and others gazed with fervent eyes. The Law of Life was thought-provoking; even the three rulers of the Flame Dragon Domain should not possess such a unique skill!

But when the crowd looked up and glanced at the Northern Underworld Dao Lord walking at the very front of the path, their expressions darkened.

The methods of "Life" and others are indeed precious, but compared with the divine fruits of the talisman, they are nothing.

"We must speed up our progress! We can't let Daoist Beiming get the three tokens!" Daoist Yanhu said in a deep voice. He was also in the top ten on the list. He was no match for Ji Ning when fighting alone, but he had allies.

A cold glint flashed in the eyes of the Demon Lord Chenyu, and he said grimly, "At worst, we will wait for Dao Lord Beiming on his retreat route! When the time comes, we will hand over the tokens and divide them equally among us, and then he will be allowed to leave."

"If you are unwilling..."

As she spoke, Demon Lord Chenyu gave a cold smile. As a Dao Lord of the evil faction, she had countless subordinates who had died. She had slaughtered the chaotic world and the chaotic stars, committing heinous crimes, but she had never shown any mercy!

"I'd like to have a one-on-one duel with Bei Ming!"

Xiaomeng Daojun stroked the blood-red blade on his back, his eyes burning with fighting spirit.

In the second layer of the world, I obtained a Dongming Jade Talisman. Although it was under the oath of Heaven, and many good things were given to thank several allies, Xiaomeng Daojun had already achieved the initial goal.

In the third plane, Daoist Xiaomeng does try his best to compete for the command tokens, but he doesn't have the same life-or-death mentality!

On the contrary, it was Daoist Mingguang, Daoist Jiusheng, Daoist Beiming, and Daoist Xiaomeng who really wanted to challenge them!

Tianfu Daojun remained calm. His relationship with Ji Ning was quite good. Although he had not obtained the Dongming Jade Talisman, it seemed that the chances of obtaining these tokens were not great either. Despite his anxiety, he remained composed. He believed that the "Life" secret technique was still a gain. As long as he cultivated it diligently, he might catch up with Ji Ning one day.

Although the Nine Dust Sect Master and Daoist Laiya arrived first through the last passage, it was clear that their progress was not as good as that of the Wine Saint and Palace Master Lixing. They were overtaken and even surpassed by others!

"Sigh." The two looked at each other, their faces filled with bitterness.

Even among peak Dao Lords, there is a huge gap!

If it is true that Palace Master Li Xing, having failed to obtain the Dongming Jade Talisman, simply wanted to exchange it for the Enlightenment Treasure in the hands of the Eternal Emperor to aid his cultivation and increase his hope for eternity, then...

Then, the Wine Saint had even more to consider! Within the nine realms of Yi Bo Realm, the Wine Saint obtained a Dongming Jade Talisman. When he ascended to the second level, he was feared by the heroes and besieged. He was forced to avoid it and could not obtain a second jade talisman. But what kind of divine object is the Talisman God Fruit?

The Wine Saint can not only trade with the Emperors, just as Palace Master Li Xing had imagined.

He was even able to make the divine fruit a foundation of the Dark Kingdom!

The Dark Kingdom retains remnants of its homeland, but after wandering through many chaotic eras and countless years in the Flame Dragon Domain, its foundation has been greatly depleted. Furthermore, due to external forces vying for resources, it is viewed with hostility by the five major local powers, putting it in a precarious situation. As a result, the cultivators of the Dark Kingdom, from top to bottom, all exhibit signs of madness!

"Alas, even divine fruits are secondary..." The Wine Saint sighed inwardly, yearning to merge with the Dao, ascend to the level of a ruler, and become the strongest in the Dark Kingdom, truly blocking the hostility from all sides and protecting his race, unlike him, who had to experience cruel battles and be selected as a prodigy from childhood!

Because these are the most powerful paths, the Wine Saint understood that one Cave-Dwelling Jade Talisman was not enough.

But now that things have come to this, he can only hope that this jade talisman can help him clear away the fog.

The Wine Saint shook his head, his mind churning with distracting thoughts, but he quickly suppressed them and focused all his attention on comprehending the superior secret technique!

Unlike the heroes on the other two routes, Cao Ya arrived faster and was ahead in progress, obtaining the first and fourth tokens.

At this moment, Cao Ya stood beneath an altar, with steps leading up to the top. The most unique Ninth Command Talisman floated in the clouds atop the altar, captivating all who beheld it.

"Mingguang, you're quite fast. The 'Life' method took quite a bit of time, but I didn't expect you to master the 'Dao Heart' method so easily and step over the three-colored chains."

The reappearance of the spirit Pu Luo was quite surprising. This Daoist Mingguang has an extremely strong mind!

"The last token of each passage does not require the cultivation of Sith methods. The highest point of the altar is covered with nine thousand layers of restrictions. Once they are all broken, the reward can be obtained."

As Cao Ya stepped onto the steps, in an instant, the top of the altar shone brightly with golden light!

"Buzz..." Layer upon layer of restrictions appeared, overlapping each other, mysterious and profound.

“You don’t need to break through the nine thousand layers of restrictions directly—if that were the case, almost no Dao Lord in the world could accomplish it—just break through them one by one; it’s hard work.”

Pu Luo laughed. This time he didn't disappear, but watched leisurely from the side, glancing at the other two paths. He was also surprised by Ji Ning's progress.

"It's hard labor, but as long as I can get the Ninth Token in the end, it's all worth it!"

Cao Ya grinned, his figure swayed, and he suddenly appeared with three heads and six arms, casting various spells.

"Boom!!" A torrent of laws erupted instantly, shattering many layers of restrictions in front of it.

At the same time, the Niwan Palace world was also suppressing it, with bright light and black lines intertwined, making it extremely fierce.

"Whoosh!!" Cao Ya slashed out with one arm, the sword light flashing sharply from all directions.

Divine power surged in all its forms, the Great Dao roared, and numerous restrictions were easily shattered and vanished as if made of paper.

Most importantly, Cao Ya also used the Heavenly River, formations, Buddhist teachings, and precious techniques to replace the torrent of laws and sword energy, continuously bombarding the area between the old power and the new power.

With such a barrage of attacks, it wasn't long before Cao Ya broke through the first thousand layers of restrictions!

"Haha, not bad, but don't be too happy yet." Pu Luo hovered in mid-air, completely unaffected by the restrictions or Cao Ya's magic, a smile on his lips as he watched with great interest.

"The nine thousand layers of restrictions, although they don't have a repair function, become increasingly difficult as you progress!"

Cao Ya nodded. He had never underestimated the Crimson Wave Palace.

It is precisely because I am familiar with the power of the Sith Chaos Universe that I understand how magical items like the Crimson Wave Palace are!

In the many arts of cultivation, such as formations, weapon crafting, alchemy, and talismans, this universe is inferior.

There's nothing we can do about it. The leaders of the cultivator civilization in this universe are just a few ordinary supreme beings. Although they are powerful and at the peak of the six-star level, they have not yet broken through to the seven-star level.

The chaotic universe of Nasis not only has powerful controllers among the seven-star level, but also ultimate supreme beings at the initial level of the seven-star level!

Even compared to ordinary supreme beings and ultimate emperors at the peak of the six-star level, it is far superior.

Naturally, the Sith Chaos Universe will surpass the Wild Chaos Universe in all aspects of development.

"Puff puff puff!!!" Cao Ya went all out, his divine arts shining brightly, and many spells struck the restriction, causing the layers of mysterious restriction to begin to break.

However, as Pu Luo said, the restrictions became increasingly tough as time went on. Even with Cao Ya's killing power, it was difficult to break through them. He had to attack continuously to wear down the power of the restrictions before he could hope to destroy them in the end!

"It's a slow and painstaking process," Cao Ya murmured, quite relieved that this thing couldn't be repaired.

Otherwise, no matter how many laws or thousands of spells he has, he would be left helpless.

"After all, it is a place to hone the Dao Lord. No matter how difficult it is, it is impossible to surpass the limits of the Dao Lord!"

"Even the ultimate Dao Lord is not invincible. Furthermore, the ultimate Dao Lord is extremely rare, regardless of the chaotic universe."

Cao Ya thought to himself that his combat power, in the realm of the Dao Lord of Life and Death in the desolate and chaotic universe, had already reached the true pinnacle!

In this era, there should be no ultimate Dao Lords who have reached the edge of the Dao Integration stage. Ji Ning is currently only at the third step.

Other universes and realms may have a few ultimate Dao Lords, but most likely they only linger at the first or second step, not even reaching the third step!

The Dao Lord realm is a perilous journey, each step fraught with danger, forging one's own path is fraught with peril, and many perish along the way! The ultimate path is the most terrifying, and its requirements are the highest!

Even if converted to the West Chaos Universe, the ultimate Dao Lord, at most, would only be a few more, and whether there are any on the verge of Dao Integration in the present era is still another matter!

Therefore, the trials of the Crimson Wave Palace cannot be too extreme. Otherwise, why would they require peak Dao Lords to enter? Just set a hard standard—only those at the fourth step, or even those on the verge of Dao Integration, are allowed to enter. Wouldn't that solve the problem? After all, it would be a waste of effort for peak Dao Lords to enter anyway!

The Sith are ruthless, but that doesn't mean they've gone mad. They don't give even the slightest chance to hone the skills of a peak Dao Lord!

"Boom..." Cao Ya launched a fierce attack, divine light swirling, Daoist rhymes surging, filling the void.

The first two thousand layers of restrictions didn't take much time, only two or three days. But the first three thousand layers took more than half a month, and the first four thousand layers took as long as half a year!

The first 5,000 floors took nearly two years to complete!

Along the way, Cao Ya would occasionally stop to rest, breathing in and out spiritual energy, pouring down the reserves within his Niwan Palace world to replenish his energy.

Next door, Ji Ning also obtained the sixth command talisman again and embarked on the path of bombarding the nine thousand layers of restrictions. Behind him, a group of Dao Lords were watching him intently, and they had all walked onto the second chain!

Further to the right, to everyone's surprise, the one who obtained the third token at the outermost edge of that passage was not the Wine Saint or the Palace Master of Li Xing, but the King of Light!

The fifth command token in the middle fell into the hands of Palace Master Li Xing, who arrived late but arrived early.

On the contrary, the Wine Saint failed to obtain either of the first two tokens, which greatly surprised the heroes behind him.

Because it is located on rocky ground, most of them are focused on comprehending the Dharma and have not yet made a move.

But everyone knows that once all the tokens are taken away, an earth-shattering war will inevitably break out in this third world!

Who would sit idly by and watch others reap the divine fruit? A great battle is inevitable!

Even if Daoist Mingguang, the Wine Saint, and Daoist Beiming are very strong, the others are not weak either. If they join forces, they might be able to put up a fight.

Of course, before this, the heroes diligently studied "Life" and "The Way of the Heart," not wanting to miss out.

"Puff puff!!" On the first passage, Cao Ya made further progress, breaking through the first six thousand layers of restrictions!

"Let alone the entry-level or ordinary Holy City Lords, even the top Holy City Lords, with a full-force attack, can't possibly break through a single layer of restrictions. They have to keep attacking and rely on their ultimate techniques to wear it down!"

Cao Ya pondered for a moment, then glanced at the three thousand floors further back and couldn't help but sigh.

Later on, even the peak-level Holy City Lord would likely have to make multiple attempts to break through a single layer of the restriction!

Fortunately, the restriction has no recovery function. Like water dripping on a stone, Cao Ya slowly expends his strength, and eventually, he will succeed.

Cao Ya would not allow his magical power to be completely exhausted; he would use the remaining third or fourth to regulate his breathing.

Over the course of several centuries, Cao Ya conquered the first seven thousand and eight thousand floors, and only a few of the last thousand floors remained.

On the other two paths, the heroes had all reached the final altar. Instead of a conflict, they joined forces to break the restriction.

Each of them had more than ten peak Dao Lords, including prodigies like the Wine Saint and Ji Ning. Naturally, they progressed very quickly, catching up with Cao Ya and reaching more than eight thousand layers.

At this moment, the atmosphere among the heroes suddenly underwent a subtle change.

The last of the three channels is extremely precious; who wouldn't want to obtain it?

The initial alliance was merely to break the barrier. Once the clouds dispersed, the heroes were destined to engage in an earth-shattering war, so they were on high alert, guarding against any sneak attacks!

In particular, Ji Ning, Palace Master Li Xing, and the King of Light also possessed tokens, which aroused envy.