by Feng Yise
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Time ticked away. This meditation of Ye Yuan had already taken half a year's time.
On this day, there was suddenly a ripple in space.
Coldfeather suddenly snapped open his eyes, looking toward Ye Yuan with great surprise.
"This brat actually broke through to middle-stage first-layered heaven so fast? Turns out that he already comprehended spatial laws. So wonder he can reach until here! Looks like this kid's talent is really extraordinary!"
Coldfeather was very s.e.n.s.i.t.i.v.e toward spatial laws. The spatial undulations that Ye Yuan triggered were precisely first-layered heaven spatial laws' middle-stage.
Through three years of comprehending Dao and also experiencing half a year of acc.u.mulation, Ye Yuan finally broke through the bottleneck.
At this time, Ye Yuan slowly got up, took out the Junyi Sword, and leaped, entering inside the chaotic space once more.
Coldfeather looked at Ye Yuan's disappeared back view and could not help being somewhat puzzled.
"This boy, comprehending spatial laws, carrying a sword for what?"
Ye Yuan's departure was several years' time.
When he returned again, Ye Yuan was riddled with tons of gaping wounds, clearly being considerably wounded by the chaotic space.
Fortunately, Ye Yuan had many medicinal pills on him. After consuming medicinal pills, he sat quietly meditated once more.
After he fully digested these few years of comprehensions, he carried his sword and entered the chaotic space once again, rinse and repeat.
Coldfeather observed from the sidelines coldly but was disapproving in his heart.
In his view, Ye Yuan just happened to cultivate to a bottleneck previously, and only broke through successfully by coincidence.
But spatial laws, the more to the back, the more profound. The time expended would increase exponentially.
So much so that 10 or 20 thousand years and one would also be unable to advance an inch!
If spatial laws could be eked out by relying on time, Coldfeather also would not be trapped for 130 thousand years.
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"Have you heard? Elder Ye had already fallen inside the spatial inheritance!"
"Such a major thing, how could it be possible to not hear about it?"
"Sigh, what a shame. Such an astonishing genius actually committed suicide, going to seek death!"
"Isn't that so! There has never been anyone capable of coming out of the spatial inheritance. Who does he think he is, to actually do this kind of foolish thing!"
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Three years after Ye Yuan entered the spatial inheritance, the light dot that represented him finally totally vanished.
This also represented that Ye Yuan already perished inside the spatial inheritance.
When this news came out of the Martial Tower, it immediately rocked the entire inner city.
The once dazzling genius flowered briefly like the broad-leaved epiphyllum just like this, forever remaining behind in the chaotic space.
Some people felt sorry, some people had sympathy, some people gloated over other's misfortune.
But no one doubted that it was already impossible for Ye Yuan to come out of the spatial inheritance.
"Sniff, sniff … I don't believe it! I don't believe it! Elder Ye will definitely come out, there's no way he died inside!"
Ning Siyu threw herself on Second Elder's shoulder and wept bitterly without ceasing.
Chapter 1601 - Fervent Self-confidence
Looking at the heartbroken Ning Siyu, Xuan Yu also did not know what to say.
He sighed slightly and said, "This was the path that he chose, nobody can change it. Sigh, before leaving, he entrusted me to take good care of his dear ones. We can only put in what meager effort we can."
Entering the spatial inheritance in time, Ye Yuan did not bring Li-er they all inside.
After all, the journey this time was very perilous. If he was trapped inside the chaotic space, no matter how many divine essence stones Ye Yuan had, it could not support the necessary expenditure.
Without divine essence stones to provide spiritual energy, the Purple Extreme Hall was also just a metal lump.
At this time, Lu Yi suddenly came in and said to Xuan Yu with a bow, "Master, Head Elder that side gave notice to have you go and take part in the elders meeting."
Xuan Yu's face fell and he said with a cold snort, "Came so fast! He can't even wait for a moment?"
Lu Yi also had a solemn expression as he said, "Master, even though the time we know Elder Ye wasn't long, he had tremendous grace toward our lineage. We …"
Xuan Yu gave a cold snort and said, "You rascal, could it be that in your heart, your master is that sort of person who repays kindness with ingratitude?"
Lu Yi was a little embarrassed as he smiled. Xuan Yu slowly got up and went to the Elders Hall.
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Ruo Xu glanced at Xuan Yu and said with a grim look, "Even though this old man once had some unpleasantness with Elder Ye, I still held his strength with great respect! Originally, Elder Ye would become our Heavenly Eagle Imperial City's pillar of society, but he perished inside the spatial inheritance. This old man feels deeply aggrieved!"
Ruo Xu had an appearance of shedding crocodile tears. Those present naturally would not think that having an elders meeting was in order to mourn over Ye Yuan.
Sure enough, his face fell and he said to Xuan Yu, "Second Elder, this matter, you have an inescapable responsibility! Your personal relationship with Elder Ye is considered the best. You clearly know that the spatial inheritance is very dangerous. Why didn't you stop him?"
Actually, Xuan Yu also condemned himself greatly in his heart.
He heaved a sigh and said with a nod, "What Head Elder said is right. This matter, I indeed have a responsibility. If my attitude back then could be a little firmer, perhaps Elder Ye wouldn't have entered inside."
Ruo Xu snorted coldly and said, "What's the use of saying this now? Since you have no objections towards this, then I propose for you to forfeit 10 years of all resources enjoyed, do you have objections?"
The muscles on Xuan Yu's face twitched, but he said nothing and directly left.
Head Elder looked at Xuan Yu's back, the corners of his mouth revealing a smug smile.
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On this day, Lin Dong brought a group of people and came to the Ye Manor.
He came today to chase Li-er they all out.
Ye Yuan already died. So Head Elder could not wait to erase all of Ye Yuan's sense of being.
"Steward Long, we meet again," Lin Dong looked at Long Zhan and said with a smile that was not a smile.
Long Zhan snorted coldly and said, "You look pleased with yourself huh!"
Lin Dong smiled indifferently and said, "Could it be that I shouldn't be pleased with myself? Not long ago, you were still lecturing me here. But now, you all don't even have a place to stay anymore. Looking at it now, it seems like my choice back then wasn't wrong."
Long Zhan's expression flickered incessantly, but White Light by the side could not watch on anymore and said with a cold snort, "Lin Dong, let me tell you, Big Brother won't die! When he comes back, all of you will tremble!"
Lin Dong laughed loudly when he heard that and said, "Haha, looking at your expressions, seems like you all don't think that Ye Yuan would die! You guys are really fervently self-confident. The Martial Tower's spatial inheritance, those who entered has never come out before! You actually tell me that Ye Yuan will come back? It's really killing me!"
Li-er gave Lin Dong a glance and said coolly, "Other people not coming out doesn't mean that Big Brother Yuan won't come out! If you don't believe it, let's wait and see!"
Lin Dong felt that this group of people was simply impervious to reason. He originally wanted to come and reprove them well, who knew that this bunch of fellows completely did not believe that Ye Yuan already died.
His face fell and he said with a cold snort, "The few of you
, don't think that with Second Elder protecting you guys, you can be high and mighty like before! Let this protector tell you this. Without Ye Yuan, you all are just a bunch of ants! Before long, your corpses might be strewn on the streets! Now, get lost for me!"
White Light still wanted to say something, but he was held back by Li-er who said indifferently, "Let's go!"
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"Kid, don't waste your effort anymore! You'll eventually mess yourself to death one day like this," Coldfeather looked at the Ye Yuan covered with cuts and bruises and said coolly.
Not that he did not want to go out, but that it was seriously too dangerous inside the chaotic space.
A single misstep and he would play himself to death.
These few years, he watched Ye Yuan enter the chaotic space time and again, fooling around by himself until he was about to die over and over again. Hence, he could not resist secretly scolding that Ye Yuan was a lunatic in his heart.
Over 130 thousand years of loneliness made Coldfeather very much long for someone to interact with.
If a person finally managed to come in but died in the end, he would really cry until he had no place to cry.
Ye Yuan could not help laughing and said, "I came to this place in order to comprehend spatial laws. Not entering the chaotic space to comprehend, could it be staying here and wait for death?"
"Heh, I was the same as you when I just came in, also running into the chaotic space every day, thinking that I can comprehend spatial laws. But, thousands of years passed, the spatial laws that I comprehended became lesser and lesser, but my injuries grew heavier and heavier. All the way until one time, I almost didn't come back, and I never dared to go in again," Coldfeather said.
Coldfeather was frightened. That time, he was badly wounded and on the verge of death, almost dying in the chaotic space.
After returning to this spatial node, he recuperated for a full decade before recovering.
Since then, he never dared to enter the chaotic space again.
The chaotic space that Ye Yuan was at previously was just the peripherals of the entire spatial inheritance. The power of the spatial collapse was not considered strong.
But this spatial node's chaotic space, once it collapsed, the power would be unimaginable.
A single misstep and one would perish, their Dao disappearing.
Ye Yuan smiled and said, "If I were you, I'll enter again!"
Finished talking, Ye Yuan ignored Coldfeather and started meditating.
Coldfeather naturally did not know that these few years, Ye Yuan's spatial laws improved further. It was just that his closed-seclusion inside the spatial node was all meditative comprehensions.
Without him breaking through, Coldfeather would not be able to feel it.
Comprehending spatial laws with Sword Dao was indeed a shortcut.
Although compared to the past, the difficulty was more than a hundred times, a thousand times greater, without a doubt, Ye Yuan was continuously improving.
Ye Yuan said so, and he achieved it.
A few times, when Ye Yuan returned from the chaotic space, he was virtually already at his last gasp.
Coldfeather naturally could not dispense with taunting and jeering remarks by the side. But after Ye Yuan recuperated his injuries, he resolutely entered the chaotic space once more.
Coldfeather's expression at that time was really fascinating to the max.
Apart from scolding that Ye Yuan was a madman non-stop, Coldfeather seriously could not find a better adjective.
Just like this, the days passed by, from one year to another, Ye Yuan's spatial laws improved with each passing day.
Chapter 1602 - Hundred Years of Dao Enlightenment
The prime of youth easily passed. Time flashed by. In a blink, over ten years passed.
On this day, a spatial ripple occurred in the spatial node once again.
Coldfeather's entire body trembled all over, suddenly snapping open both eyes and staring fixedly at Ye Yuan.
"Impossible! It's just been over ten years, and he actually already comprehended late-stage first-layered heaven spatial laws?"
Coldfeather kind of doubted whether just now was a misconception or not. One had to know, he was also merely late-stage first-layered heaven currently!
Back then, he spent over ten thousand years and comprehended to this step, and even patted himself on the back, feeling quite satisfied.
After all, entering the spatial inheritance, there was only him who could survive.
However, this guy in front of him whose hair was not even fully grown yet was actually already keeping up with him!
Coldfeather was instantly fl.u.s.tered.
These few years, he had no lack of reproving Ye Yuan.
It was not that he wanted to scheme on something, but it was just that he felt that Ye Yuan was wasting his life.
He felt that Ye Yuan would come to regret it one day.
But now, he discovered that he was so ignorant.
He only used over a decade's time and went from middle-stage to late-stage!
This disparity could only use the difference like cloud and mud to describe it.
What was this called?
There would not be harm without comparison!
Finally, Ye Yuan slowly opened both eyes. His eyes also faintly revealed excitement.
Spatial laws were indeed entirely different from the laws that he comprehended in the past; too difficult!
The Heavenspan World's spatial structure was on a completely different level from the Immortal Grove World.
Space was the foundation to give rise to myriad life. It was one of the forms of this world's most fundamental source.
If there wasn't space, whatever Sword Dao laws, whatever laws of fire, whatever laws of wind, they would not have the foundation to exist at all.
The more he comprehended, the more Ye Yuan felt its extensiveness and profoundness.
"You … You broke through?" Although he knew the answer, Coldfeather still could not resist asking.
Ye Yuan smiled and said, "So many years of hard work finally wasn't in vain! But what you said is right. The difficulty of spatial laws indeed exceeded my imaginations! Most likely, I can't go out within a short time."
Ye Yuan did not fear the danger of the chaotic space. It was just that not going out within a short time, he was rather worried about Li-er they all.
But Ye Yuan was still reassured of things with Xuan Yu around. This person's personality was warm, and both master and disciples also received considerable benefits from him. Presumably, he should take care of Li-er they all.
Coldfeather swallowed his saliva, feeling rather parched as he said gloomily, "This is spatial law, even if one's talent is heaven-defying, I've also never heard before being able to breakthrough within such a short time! How did you do it?"
Ye Yuan smiled and said, "Actually, it's also an accident that I could comprehend spatial laws. It's because I cultivated Sword Dao laws to a transcendent realm that I drew parallels from inference, and accidentally comprehended spatial laws."
Coldfeather's gaze turned intent and he said in surprise, "So … each time you enter the chaotic space, it's actually entering the space to comprehend spatial laws with Sword Dao?"
Ye Yuan nodded his head, considered to have tacitly acknowledged it.
Coldfeather never thought that there was actually someone capable of comprehending spatial laws through this kind of method.
Drawing parallels from inference, he naturally knew. But comprehending other laws with this kind of method was normally all lower-level laws.
It was still his first time hearing of someone being able to comprehend a higher-order law through a lower-order law!
Although Sword Dao laws were formidable, compared to spatial laws, it was a long way off.
Ye Yuan smiled and said to Coldfeather with clasped hands, "Brother Coldfeather, I'm going in. If I can comprehend it one day, I'll bring you out!"
Finished talking, Ye Yuan took out the Junyi Sword, leaped, and entered the chaotic space once more, leaving behind Coldfeather with a dazed look.
Suddenly, Coldfeather's entire body started trembling.
What did he say just now?
I … I can go out?
I, Coldfeather, actually have a day where I can still go back!
In these hundred over thousand years, Coldfeather had long given up on hopes of going out already.
He thought that he would slowly grow old inside this cold space and slowly die.
But one day, a young man ran in front of him and said, "I'll bring you out!"
This kind of agitation, who could understand?
If Ye Yuan said these sorts of words when he just came in, Coldfeather would definitely turn his nose up in contempt and ridicule the other party's ignorance.
In reality, he also did so.
But now, Coldfeather really saw hope!
If he developed according to this momentum, perhaps Ye Yuan could really comprehend spatial laws?
Coldfeather discovered that he, this so-called genius, was on a completely different level from Ye Yuan.
Not just comprehension ability, also tenacity and heart of Martial Dao!
Coldfeather knew that this kind of cultivation was completely dreary and tasteless.
Being able to go up a level, one would definitely somewhat relax their thinking.
But Ye Yuan did not even stop for a second and plunge into training once more.
Furthermore, Ye Yuan narrowly escaped death inside the chaotic space. After treating it, he would enter the chaotic space once more without hesitation.
But him?
He was still afraid!
He had come to terms with death!
But Ye Yuan became more courageous in the face of setbacks. He could defeat his heart of fear.
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Time flew by quickly. In a twinkle, another 20 years passed.
Inside the chaotic space, Ye Yuan's figure was akin to an illusion, flashing erratically.
Suddenly, he stopped in a region of space, his brows tightly locked.
"My first-layered heaven spatial laws had already been perfected for quite a while now. But this second-layered heaven, I keep failing to find the breakthrough point. Second-layered heaven, just what is it?" Ye Yuan muttered to himself.