"My goal of dominating the Astral Reaching realm should be considered accomplished."
It wasn't that Ye Chen was being arrogant, but this was the truth.
In terms of sword will, Ye Chen's realm was at the embryonic form of sword soul. Its might was comparable to a true sword soul, which was enough to contend against ordinary Sea of Soul realm sword artists.
In terms of cultivation base, although Ye Chen was still at late Astral Reaching realm, and there was still a gap between him and peak late Astral Reaching realm, he cultivated a top rank earth grade technique, Green Lotus Sword Arts. Moreover, he had cultivated it to the peak of the thirteenth layer. The quantity and quality of his Zhen Yuan surpassed peak late Astral Reaching realm experts. This was not a disadvantage, but an advantage.
In terms of mentality, Ye Chen's thunder mentality and wood mentality had reached the limit, followed by fast mentality, then slow mentality, followed by cloud mentality and earth mentality. Be it in terms of quantity or quality, he was at the forefront.
In terms of martial arts, all of them were top-notch goods.
His movement art was Shadow Clone Movement Art, which was amplified by Flo Three Mysterious Spell, a top rank earth grade technique.
His sword art was Green Lotus Sword Arts, which had nine styles, each stronger than the last. It was also a top rank earth grade technique.
His fused sword move, Sky Shattering Clouds, had already fused to the seventh style, and its might was not inferior to the complete eighth style of Green Lotus Sword Arts.
His self-created sword art, Fast Four Swords, was based on speed, and each sword was faster than the last. In terms of speed, he was unrivaled.
It could be said that apart from having no upper grade artifact, Ye Chen had completely surpassed Astral Reaching paragons in other aspects, and not just by a little bit.
What was more frightening was that even at this level, Ye Chen still hadn't exhausted his potential. In terms of cultivation base, if he could reach the peak of late Astral Reaching realm, his battle power would increase by at least twenty percent, and his twenty percent would be equivalent to thirty to forty percent of others.
The will statues of Dual Sword King and Iron Sword King had already collapsed. Ye Chen looked at the stone slab in front of him and shook his head. Forget it. Xuanhou was Xuanhou, and he was him. There was no need to leave any traces of his presence.
Ye Chen moved his vision away from the stone slab and looked at the statue of the Star Emperor, which was ranked first. He murmured to himself, "The Star Emperor's will is very close to the Heavenly Dao, and it's much stronger than the Combat King's will. Of course, if I were cultivating the Martial Dao, I would have to risk my life to take the test. Unfortunately, I'm cultivating the Sword Dao. I don't have to stick to the old rules, but it's not the right time yet. One day, when my attainments in the Sword Dao reach the Combat King level, I will be able to absorb all the knowledge I can use to temper my Sword Dao."
"Leave it to the fated one!"
Ye Chen resolutely turned around and walked towards the tightly shut stone door.
Boom!
The stone door slowly opened from the inside. Through the gap, Ye Chen saw grand elder Chen and Liu Mei sitting on the ground with their eyes closed.
"Grand elder Ye, did you succeed?" As soon as grand elder Chen said those words, he regretted it immediately. It was not bullsh * t. If he did not succeed, then he would die. Taking the test of will power was not like a master teaching his disciple. There was only a fine line between life and death. Obviously, since Ye Chen had made it out alive, then he had passed the test.
Ye Chen didn't care about grand elder Chen's words and nodded, "You really don't want to take the trial? This is a rare opportunity. "
Liu Mei shook her head, "No, the King will statue's trial is not something anyone can take. Moreover, I'll be satisfied if I can reach the Sea of Soul realm in this lifetime. As for higher realms, I don't have any extravagant hopes. It seems that accepting the King will statue's trial won't give me the aptitude to enter the Life and Death realm. So, why should I take the risk?"
"Grand elder Liu is right. Not everyone can take the King will attack. On True Spirit Continent, only three out of ten people who take the King will statue's trial can survive. And, these ten are all astonishing geniuses. We can't even compare to them."
Ye Chen turned silent. Just as the two had said, accepting the trial was indeed a dangerous action. Dual Sword King's slaughter sword will had instantly sliced his will into thousands of pieces. If it were someone else, they wouldn't believe that they were still alive. In that case, they would really die in reality. Without any mishaps, Iron Sword King's destruction sword will was twice as frightening as the slaughter sword will. His will had been completely shattered, and he couldn't even sense his own existence. His life and death were unknown. If not for his immortal intent, Ye Chen believed that his chances of surviving would be less than thirty percent.
Accepting the King will statue's trial required one to have the qualifications.
Otherwise, there would be no chance of survival.
Before leaving, Grand Elder Chen and Liu Mei glanced at the half-closed stone gate and were greatly alarmed. Of the eleven King will statues, two had collapsed. Didn't this mean that Ye Chen had accepted the trial of two will statues in a row? This kind of will was enough to shock anyone.
…
"Eh? There's a conveyor gate in the stone forest, but it hasn't been activated." Ye Chen's soul power had a vast range. On the third day, he finally found a hope of leaving.
Of course, in order to conceal his soul power, Ye Chen didn't immediately explain. Instead, he intentionally or unintentionally approached the gate, and only spoke of his discovery when he was less than fifteen li away.
"Conveyor gate … Haha, there's hope!" Grand Elder Chen let out a sigh of relief. This place was extremely desolate. If he were to stay here for the rest of his life, he would surely die. On the other hand, Bewilderment Fog Island had a population of more than ten million, and there were many experts as well.
Liu Mei also revealed a smile, "Although it hasn't been activated, it's still better than having no hope at all."
The conveyor gate was slightly damaged, and there were some ancient patterns carved on it. The patterns shone faintly. Obviously, this was not an abandoned conveyor gate.
"Let's join hands and pour in Zhen yuan to see if we can activate it." Grand Elder Chen suggested.
"Alright!"
Ye Chen and Liu Mei nodded.
Ha!
The three of them stood at three different angles and slowly placed their hands on the gate. Their Zhen yuan started to boil and pour in at a constant speed.
As the Zhen yuan continued to pour in, the light on the patterns became brighter and brighter. After a while, a black light traveled along the patterns.
Woo!
The patterns lit up, and a black whirlpool appeared inside the stone gate.
"Let's go!"
The three of them stepped into the black vortex at the same time and disappeared from sight.
…
The thick fog covered the entire place, and one couldn't even see their own fingers.
Three figures appeared out of nowhere, floating above the lake.
"Haha, Grand Elder Ye, Grand Elder Liu, our luck is really good. We were actually transported within a thousand li of Bewilderment Fog Island. The Sensory Ball is reacting." Grand Elder Chen took out the Sensory Ball from his storage ring. Seeing the dangerous orange light flickering on it, he couldn't help but laugh heartily.
Ye Chen chuckled, "Being able to walk out of there alive is already luck in itself."
"Right, with five hundred beasts, even an Astral Reaching paragon would have little hope of surviving. Of course, this is all thanks to Grand Elder Ye."
Without Ye Chen, even if the three hid underground, they wouldn't have been able to escape from the beasts' pursuit. After all, at the Astral Reaching realm, who could use soul power? Soul power was higher than mind power. Even if they scanned the beasts, they wouldn't be discovered. If it were any other Astral Reaching paragon, they wouldn't even dare to use mind power to explore the way. How could they escape?
"Let's return to Bewilderment Fog Island!"
"Yeah, let's go!"
With the Sensory Ball, the three didn't need to worry about getting lost, and headed straight for Bewilderment Fog Island.
Bewilderment Fog Palace Hall …
"What? The three of them came out alive?" The Island Lord of Bewilderment Fog Island, the black-robed old man, was very surprised, but soon revealed a smile. He thought to himself, 'The rumor of the Reversed Nine Turn Spirit Grass isn't fake. It really exists. According to secret information, several hundred years ago, someone disappeared for no reason and suddenly reappeared. One time, when he was drunk, he unintentionally revealed the news of obtaining the Reversed Nine Turn Spirit Grass and was chased by others. Presumably, the three of them have hope of obtaining the Reversed Nine Turn Spirit Grass.
"Haha, tell them to come here." The black-robed old man said to the attendant who was bowing.
"Yes!"
The attendant turned around and left the hall.
Soon, Ye Chen and the other two arrived outside the hall.
"Come in!"
The black-robed old man didn't inform anyone. He didn't want the news of the Nine Turn Spirit Grass to spread.
Ye Chen and the other two entered the hall.
"Greetings, Island Master!"
Grand Elder Chen and Liu Mei cupped their hands.
Ye Chen slightly bowed.
The black-robed old man creased his brows and glanced at Ye Chen, then said, "I'm very happy that the three of you can return safely. What about the others?"
Grand Elder Chen said sadly, "They're all dead, and the ship has been destroyed."
"You were being chased?"
"Right, there were a lot of Bewilderment Fog Beasts inside. Being able to come out alive is a great fortune." Grand Elder Chen spoke vaguely, not giving too many details. Firstly, it was because of Ye Chen. Secondly, they had harvested a lot of rare spirit grasses and didn't intend to hand them over.
"So that's how it is. Being able to come out alive is indeed a great fortune." The black-robed old man faintly nodded and said, "However, your harvest this time is certainly not small. Hand over your storage rings! I'll only take a portion. I won't let you leave empty-handed. "
He couldn't directly say that he wanted the Nine Turn Spirit Grass, so he asked the three to hand over their storage rings.
Grand Elder Chen and Liu Mei's complexion suddenly changed, "Island Master, there doesn't seem to be such a rule, right?"
Bewilderment Fog Ship's purpose was indeed to search for Nine Turn Spirit Grass, but it didn't say that personal gains would belong to Bewilderment Fog Island. Instead, it was used to report back after discovering a secret location. At that time, all the experts of Bewilderment Fog Island would naturally be dispatched.
The black-robed old man's expression turned cold, "What? I told you to hand it over, and you'll hand it over. Don't forget the consequences of defying me."
At this moment, Ye Chen spoke, "Forgive me, but I can't comply."
"Grand Elder Ye, you've got guts! Do you think you can defy me just because your cultivation base has made some progress? I spared your life before, and I can kill you now." The black-robed old man shouted.
Grand Elder Chen and Liu Mei exchanged a glance. Although they were mentally prepared, they were still somewhat afraid when the matter came to a head. Island Master's prestige had been accumulated for a long time, and had long been deeply ingrained in their hearts. Normally, they wouldn't dare defy Island Master.
"Grand Elder Liu, what do you think?" Grand Elder Chen transmitted his Zhen Yuan to Liu Mei.
Liu Mei muttered, "I believe in Ye Chen!" After getting along for a period of time, they clearly understood Ye Chen's strength. He was basically invincible.
Ye Chen said in a neither servile nor overbearing manner, "We risked our lives to obtain this. Why do we need your permission to obtain it?"
The black-robed old man said in an awe-inspiring tone, "Because I'm the controller of Bewilderment Fog Island. Those who don't listen will all die. Grand Elder Ye, you've already committed a capital offense. Do you understand?"
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