by Feng Yise
Yet, he was actually unable to discern this building's material. This involuntarily made Ye Yuan even more curious about this Vast Heaven Pagoda.
"Spirit Gathering Formations are laid down around this Vast Heaven Pagoda to supply essence energy ceaselessly into the pagoda body. Countless array formations are inscribed onto the pagoda body. The usage of many array formations, even I actually can't understand any of them!"
Ye Yuan could not help drawing a cold breath. This Vast Heaven Pagoda was truly very abnormal.
One had to know that although Ye Yuan's Formations Path attainments could not compare to Lu Linfeng, he himself was a Tier 9 Array Emperor. Furthermore, he obtained Lu Linfeng's legacy at the Grand Yan True Sect too. His attainments in the Formations Path were already exceedingly high!
With his present visual prowess, he actually could not figure out the array formations inscribed on the pagoda body!
"Just what is this Vast Heaven Pagoda's origin?" Ye Yuan could not help muttering under his breath.
Ye Yuan initially thought that everything should be under his control in the Lower Realms. But only now did he discover that within this Endless World, actually there were a lot of secrets that even he could not understand.
Not just this Vast Heaven Pagoda, even that incomparably mysterious Endless Forest as well.
Yue Mengli said that she had once entered deep into the Endless Forest. But with her strength, she actually did not dare to enter into the deepest parts!
Ye Yuan suddenly discovered that this world seemed to be even more complex than he had imagined!
A tiny little Endless World had so many things that could not be figured out. Then what about the Divine Realm?
Just how many secrets were hidden in the Divine Realm? Where did those Deity Realm powerhouses all go to? Why were the current martial artists unable to affirm their Dao and become deities?
Ye Yuan discovered that he was too absorbed in alchemy in his previous life, resulting in overlooking many things.
Only through this reincarnation did he realize that his understanding of this world was too little.
"Heh, I wonder which hillbilly who doesn't know the immensity of heaven and earth? Even the Three Sects are unable to fully understand this Vast Heaven Pagoda's secrets, let alone you, a Sea Transformation Realm boy?"
Ye Yuan was currently lost in thought when a disdainful voice came from behind.
Turning around to look, it was a young man around thirty.
This person wore the Myriad Sword Sect's outfit. Clearly, he was a Myriad Sword Sect disciple.
Ye Yuan shook his head slightly. Each and every one of the Three Sects' disciples was indeed very arrogant!
Although this person had a Soul Sea Realm strength, his pair of eyes were practically growing on top of his head.
Opening up Vast Heaven Pagoda to everyone this time, the Three Sects' disciples were clearly very displeased.
In their eyes, the young disciples apart from the Three Sects were probably all good-for-nothings, right?
Ye Yuan was disinclined to dispute with him as well. He went to another place without even paying notice to him.
When that person saw Ye Yuan's attitude, he immediately had a feeling of being disregarded. Rage welled up in his heart.
"Stinking brat, I'm talking to you! Did you hear or not?!"
While talking, he reached his hand out to grab at Ye Yuan. He wanted to teach this c.o.c.ky brat a bit of a lesson!
A puny little Sea Transformation Realm martial artist actually had this kind of attitude when seeing him. How arrogant!
But then in his vision, Ye Yuan became a blurry figure and then disappeared without a trace.
Looking again, Ye Yuan already arrived at several dozen feet away, currently sizing him up with unkind eyes.
That young man's expression changed, his face revealing disbelief.
He, a Soul Sea Realm, was going to grab an early-stage Sea Transformation boy, but he actually failed?
A feeling of humiliation welled up in his heart uncontrollably.
The young man was just about to make a move again to wash away the disgrace earlier when a voice suddenly was heard. "Senior Apprentice Brother Zhou Ye, turns out you're here."
Zhou Ye turned around and said with an unhappy look, "Junior Apprentice Brother Qin Yan, you hang on for a bit. Wait until I take care of this condescending stinking brat!"
The arrival was precisely the Qin Yan who had already broken through to Soul Sea Realm.
Qin Yan followed Zhou Ye's gaze and could not help saying in surprise, "Ye Yuan!"
But he changed to another expression very quickly and circled around Zhou Ye to come before Ye Yuan. Qin Yan said with a respectful bow, "Any offense committed against Junior Apprentice Brother Ye previously, Qin Yan apologizes for it here."
When Ye Yuan saw that Qin Yan had indeed broken through to the Soul Sea Realm, he was also rather surprised.
When he captured Qin Yan to be a hostage last time, Qin Yan was still some distance away from Soul Sea Realm. To think that he grew wiser with each setback, and he actually broke through to Soul Sea Realm at the end.
Zhou Ye's eyes went wide at the side. The Myriad Sword Sect's proud son of heaven, Qin Yan, actually bowed towards this Sea Transformation Realm little rookie?
"Junior Apprentice Brother Qin Yan, are you mistaken? To actually bow towards this brat?" Zhou Ye was full of doubt.
Qin Yan said in a slightly solemn voice, "Senior Apprentice Brother Zhou Ye, although I don't know what's going on, Junior Apprentice Brother Ye isn't someone you can afford to offend. You head back quickly. Old Ancestor is finding you for something."
Zhou Ye's expression was seemingly apprehensive, and he could not help looking at Ye Yuan in surprise.
He understood Qin Yan very well. In the sect, he was extremely haughty. But such a haughty Qin Yan actually lowered his proud head in front of this teenage youth!
Who on earth was this youth?
"What are you still in a daze for? You're aware of Old Ancestor's temper. If you're late, I don't dare to say what consequences there are!" Qin Yan frowned and said.
Zhou Ye shuddered, nodded his head rigidly, and he hurriedly turned around and left.
Ye Yuan looked at Qin Yan and said with a smile, "With your present strength, you shouldn't fear me. Why do this?"
Qin Yan breaking through to Soul Sea was different from those ordinary martial artists. Although similarly First Level Soul Sea, his strength was much greater.
To Qin Yan, breaking through to Soul Sea was a qualitative leap. In this realm, it was the period for his potentially greatest burst to go forward.
Even the current Ye Yuan did not dare say to be able to beat Qin Yan as well.
Qin Yan said rather embarrassedly, "Junior Apprentice Brother Ye and I are destined to not be opponents on the same level. Don't make fun of me anymore! I'm aware that Junior Apprentice Brother Ye slew a Soul Sea Realm expert by yourself. The Vast Heaven Inheritance this time, Junior Apprentice Brother Ye can probably charge into the sixth level. At that time, you'll definitely soar to the heaven in one move!"
Ye Yuan was rather curious when he heard that and asked, "Oh? How do you know that I can charge into the sixth level?"
"The Vast Heaven Pagoda is a place that tests potential and strength. With Junior Apprentice Brother Ye's talent, charging into the sixth level should be highly certain!" Qin Yan said.
"Then what about yourself?" Ye Yuan enquired.
Qin Yan seemed to have long had a prediction regarding this and said, "I have the confidence to charge into the fifth level. But I don't have much confidence in passing the fifth level."
Chapter 549 - Prediction
"Oh? I heard that the Three Sects already had no one make it to the fifth level for close to a hundred years. You're actually so confident?" Ye Yuan asked.
"Heh, although this Qin can't match up to Junior Apprentice Brother Ye, I still have some confidence after I look at mys
elf. If it were before breaking through to Soul Sea, I really wouldn't dare to say this. But now . . ."
Qin Yan's words at the back were not said finish. But it was very clear he had absolute confidence in himself passing through the fourth level.
In the case of genius martial artists, they all had full confidence in themselves. This was the essential condition to become a powerhouse.
Qin Yan was indeed an outstanding figure among the Endless World's junior generation. Him having this confidence was nothing inappropriate either.
If he did not have such confidence in himself, it was not possible to break through to the Soul Sea Realm very quickly after receiving stimulation from the incident with Ye Yuan.
"Huhu, then I'll have to congratulate Senior Apprentice Brother Qin in becoming the number one person in a hundred years!" Ye Yuan said with a laugh.
"Dare not, dare not. With Junior Apprentice Brother Ye around, how can I dare to call myself the number one person? Furthermore, Guo Taoqun and Yin Yanhua are definitely unwilling to be left behind as well," Qin Yan hurriedly said.
"En?"
"Turns out that Junior Apprentice Brother Ye doesn't know yet. The two of them already broke through to the Soul Sea Realm before coming to Vast Heaven Mystic Realm." Qin Yan knew that he had yet to receive the news when he saw Ye Yuan's expression.
Regarding news of this aspect, Ye Yuan had always been slow.
Ye Yuan could not help chuckling when he heard this. "The three of you are following really tightly behind. But this way is good as well. Walking alone at the front is a bit too lonely."
Qin Yan nodded and felt that what Ye Yuan said was correct as well.
But he came to his senses very soon. Wasn't this person before his eyes the one walking alone at the front?
Even the current him did not dare say to surely beat Ye Yuan, let alone talked about going after the Vast Heaven Inheritance.
Second Level Sea Transformation and able to kill a Soul Sea Realm expert. This Ye Yuan was simply monstrous until it made people feel dread.
Actually, after being captured to be a hostage by Ye Yuan, Qin Yan was still very unresigned.
He was holding on to this grievance too; that was why he could break through to Soul Sea Realm so quickly.
But when he heard the news of Ye Yuan slaying a Soul Sea Realm expert alone, he could not invoke the thought of finding Ye Yuan to take revenge anymore.
His disparity with Ye Yuan was too great. Furthermore, this disparity would only become increasingly bigger.
Him suppressing Ye Yuan by a major realm did not seem to have the slightest hint of advantage to talk about at all.
Moreover, with Ye Yuan's potential, his cultivation speed would only be faster than him!
. . . . . .
Accompanying Ye Yuan to tour one round, Qin Yan followed Ye Yuan back to the place where those major powers gathered.
When Guo Taoqun saw Ye Yuan, he immediately came up to greet warmly. He sai, "Haha! Junior Apprentice Brother Ye, you actually came together with Qin Yan. I just asked City Lord, His Excellency, and was just about to go find you!"
Ye Yuan's impression of this easy-going Guo Taoqun was not bad. He said with a smile, "Having not met for several days, Senior Apprentice Brother Guo improved again. Congratulations!"
"Sigh, isn't this still all thanks to you? If not for you stimulating Qin Yan, Fairy Ice Cloud and I wouldn't be stimulated by him either! I, Guo Taoqun, only submit to you, Ye Yuan, alone. Qin Yan this punk beating me, I'm not convinced!" Guo Taoqun said smilingly.
"Humph! No matter what, I won this time too!" Qin Yan said with a cold snort.
These two people were natural foes. Being together, they would argue within three sentences.
"So what then? Now, everybody is about the same again. If you're not convinced, let's just come and compete for one round!" Guo Taoqun said without yielding at all.
"Alright. What's the use of fighting and showing off? If you have the strength, why not spend it on the Fierce Gale World martial artists!" Yin Yanhua came over here at this time too and broke off the pair's intense confrontation.
With Yin Yanhua opening her mouth, the two people both shut their mouths sensibly and did not argue anymore.
Ye Yuan naturally perceived the delicate relationship between these three people and did not expose it either. He said with Yin Yanhua with clasped hands, "Congratulations to Fairy Ice Cloud for breaking through to the Soul Sea Realm."
This Yin Yanhua had an icy appearance. Ye Yuan could not be too polite with her either and just lightly congratulated.
Yin Yanhua greeted with folded hands at the lower right side and said icily, "I've incurred Junior Apprentice Brother Ye's ridicule."
"Hahaha! Little Brother Ye came. I was just betting with Old Ren earlier saying that you can definitely charge to the sixth level!"
Qin Hongtao came over to welcome with a loud laugh. Coming over together with him was still Ning Yixian, Jing Xuan, as well as Ren Xingchun and the rest.
These people were all the sects' old ancestor level figures. For the sake of their juniors, they all put down the important things in their hands and came to the Vast Heaven Mystic Realm.
The matter of the alliance, these old ancestors determined the general direction. The remaining stuff naturally had other people to do.
Their most important thing apart from their own cultivation was to groom junior descendants.
Behind Qin Hongtao even tagged along that Zhou Ye. When he heard Qin Hongtao's words, his face swelled to a purple color, secretly looking at Ye Yuan from time to time.
What kind of situation was this?
His own old ancestor was actually calling this boy his little brother?
Wasn't this messing up the seniority?
Zhou Ye was thrown into confusion. But there was one point which he was very clear about. Qin Yan really was not joking around with him earlier!
This Ye Yuan was really not someone he could afford to offend!
These several old ancestor level figures were on such close terms with Ye Yuan, calling him little brother one after another. The more Zhou Ye listened, the more intense the chill deep in his heart.
He was quietly praying for Ye Yuan to not rat on him to his old ancestor. Otherwise, with his old ancestor's temper, he probably would not spare him.
Zhou Ye started to listen to the few people converse on tenterhooks.
"Huhu, Old Ancestor Qin views me so high. If I don't make it to the sixth level, I wouldn't have the face to come out of the pagoda," Ye Yuan responded with a laugh.
"Heh, Little Brother Ye don't need to be humble anymore. My family's stinking brat already said that he can make it to the fifth level. You charging to the sixth level is absolutely fine!" Qin Hongtao said with a guffaw.
Ye Yuan just smiled. Instead, he turned to Ren Xingchun and said, "Old Ancestor Qin guessed that I can reach the sixth level. I wonder what City Lord, Your Excellency, was saying earlier?"
Ren Xingchun smiled too and did not reply to Ye Yuan's words.
Ning Yixian interjected, saying, "This Old Man Ren is shrewd and planning something bad. Just now, we forced him to take a stance. But he just won't say. Maybe in his heart, Little Brother Ye making it to the seventh level isn't without the possibility too!"
Of course, this was just Ning Yixian's joking words.
In his heart, even though Ye Yuan was monstrous, this Vast Heaven Inheritance was even more monstrous.
To be able to make it to the sixth level was already the number one person in a thousand years for the Endless World.
How could the seventh level be barged inside that easily?
One had to know that up until today, just a mere scanty three people made it into the seventh level.
It was not that he did not believe in Ye Yuan, but this was the Vast Heaven Pagoda! It was too perverse!
Zhou ye was filled with fear listening to these few people chatting all this while, but Ye Yuan did not give him a s
ingle glance from start to finish as if he was like air.
After chatting for a period of time, Zhou Ye discovered that Ye Yuan seemed to have really forgotten about him. His tightly wound nerves finally eased up slightly.
Right at this time, an enormous rumbling sound suddenly came from the pagoda body. The dark pagoda body suddenly gave off a hundred thousand foot light, blinding until everyone could not open their eyes at all!
Creak.
Vast Heaven Pagoda's bottom-most level gigantic door slowly pulled open . . .
Chapter 550 - The First Level
"The Vast Heaven Pagoda opened!"
"Haha! To think that I still have the opportunity to enter the Vast Heaven Pagoda in this life! Thinking about it really makes people agitated!"
"Success or failure hinges on this one action! I must stand out above the masses!"
The Vast Heaven Pagoda's abnormal activity aroused commotion from those sects and itinerant cultivators who were taking part for the first time.
Compared to them, the Three Sects' disciples appeared rather calm.
A light screen poured down from the top of the pagoda, akin to quicksilver spilling over the ground; it was an incredibly grand sight.
The pagoda body being swept by this light screen, it actually displayed out rows of names!
Ye Yuan focused his gaze. It was only to see a name inscribed at the most conspicuous place: Li Fantian.
Affixed on top of this name was the eighth level. He was also the one and only martial artist who made it past the seventh level and entered the eighth level in these ten thousand years.
Ye Yuan continued looking down. There were three names under the seventh level.
The first name was called Luo Yanqing. The second name was called Zhuo Fei.
And the third name was shockingly Lu Linfeng!
"This old punk was likely a legendary figure in the Endless World back then too. It's just that with the passing of time, his legend has already been gradually forgotten by the later generations." Ye Yuan sighed in his heart.
Actually, the primary reason why Lu Linfeng was forgotten by the Endless World was still that of the Grand Yan True Sect's destruction.