At the foot of Turtle Mountain, countless gazes stared at the sky. There were Nobles, Arcana Plane cultivators, and Dharma Plane cultivators.
An extremely intense battle seemed to have erupted on Turtle Mountain, but the clearer image was from the stone steps below the palace. There was no mist there, so two figures could be seen clearly. Although they were very small, they could still be seen clearly.
Qin Yuan, the youngest son of the king of Qin, and Ye Wuchen, the swordmaster of the seventh summit of the Fuyun Sword Clan, walked to the last stone step. They wanted to reach the top, but they seemed to encounter a terrifying resistance. Qin Yuan stopped. When he was halfway up the stone step, he didn't continue forward. He stood where he was.
On the other hand, Ye Wuchen's back was as proud as a pine tree and as straight as a sword. He walked up step by step. Although he was very slow, in everyone's eyes, he left Qin Yuan further and further behind with every step.
Everyone thought that there would be no suspense in this battle and that the king's son would definitely win. But now?
When Ye Wuchen stepped on all the stone steps, the sunlight from the sky shone on him. At this moment, he seemed to be bathed in endless light and became the most dazzling existence.
If a member of the Liu royal family reached the top of Turtle Mountain, he could inherit the throne.
Now, Ye Wuchen reached the top.
Everyone was shocked and surprised. No one thought that Ye Wuchen could do it. From now on, Ye Wuchen's name would be on the same level as those geniuses of the Eastern Barren Territory.
Qin Yuan still stood where he was. He also tried to move forward but failed in the end. He was pushed back to the bottom of the stone steps.
Ye Futian and Qin Li's battle also stopped. They looked up at the stone steps in the sky. Ye Wuchen's figure disappeared from their sight. Ye Futian smiled. He won.
At the top of Turtle Mountain.
Ye Wuchen stepped forward. At this moment, the oppressive force had disappeared. He walked through a door and came to an ancient palace. It was a stone palace, and the ground was engraved with extremely complicated patterns. Ye Wuchen looked at the patterns and felt that they were very mysterious, but he could not understand them.
"Greetings, Turtle Hermit, I'm Ye Wuchen," Ye Wuchen said. He only had one arm and couldn't cup his hands, so he could only bow.
At the moment, there were many bloodstains on his white robe. It was shocking.
A figure slowly crawled out from the stone door of the stone hall. It was a tortoise.
The tortoise stretched its neck and looked at Ye Wuchen. The tortoise looked very much like a human and seemed very old. Liu Feiyang said that the Roshi Hermit was the totem of the Liu Kingdom. He had lived for countless years and was a real old monster.
The tortoise crawled very slowly, so slowly that it made people lose their patience. Fortunately, Ye Wuchen was a very patient person. He stood quietly where he was.
Master Roshi arrived in front of him and stretched out a foot, which looked like a human arm, holding a willow branch and drawing on the ground.
The patterns around Ye Wuchen lit up, releasing brilliant light. It was mysterious and unfathomable.
These patterns seemed to be made up of countless figures, constantly changing as if they were deducing the Great Path. Finally, a pattern was fixed there. Turtle Hermit's gaze fell on Ye Wuchen. His gaze was gentle, but there was also some sympathy.
"You should leave the Liu Kingdom."
Master Roshi spoke in a human voice.
This was his first sentence. Ye Wuchen was stunned. He looked at Turtle Hermit in shock and said, "I don't understand."
"The Liu Kingdom will bring you disaster. You will be involved." Turtle Hermit's voice was very soft.
Ye Wuchen felt a chill in his heart. He was not afraid of danger. With great willpower, he had reached the top of Turtle Mountain. However, he was afraid that he could not change anything.
Turtle Hermit said that the Liu Kingdom would bring him disaster. Did this mean that he could not change the outcome?
"Senior, can you predict the future?" Ye Wuchen asked.
Turtle Hermit shook his head. Even his movement was very slow.
"No one can predict the future. I can only see some things that others can't see and derive some conclusions," Turtle Hermit said slowly. "Everything in the world has its own rules. I can see more because I have lived longer than others. Also, my cultivation talent is limited, so I can only do these boring things."
"Since you can't see the future, everything is unknown," Ye Wuchen said.
Turtle Hermit looked at him and gave a gentle smile. Such a firm belief. However, he could not change anything. After all, he was just a young man in the Arcana Plane.
"Wait a moment. I'll ask your companion to come up," Turtle Hermit said. Then, he walked back to the cave. His movements were still very slow.
…
At the moment, at the bottom of Turtle Mountain, where Qin Yuan was, Qin Li, Qian Shanmu, Ye Futian, and the others had arrived. There were also the top figures of various forces.
They all saw Ye Wuchen walk up the stone steps and Qin Yuan fall from the stone steps.
Qin Yuan had lost to Ye Wuchen.
Qin Li's expression was slightly gloomy. He looked at Qin Yuan and said, "Try again."
From his tone, it seemed that he did not have much respect for this uncle of his.
Qin Yuan's mother was Concubine Nan, a seductive woman. The son of such a lowly person would naturally not receive his respect. His father was the legitimate heir, the crown prince of the Qin Dynasty. He was the grandson.
A gloomy expression flashed across Qin Yuan's beautiful face. He looked up at the stairs. He knew that it was useless to try again.
Others tried but quickly gave up. They did not want to be the emperor's son-in-law. There was no need for them to go through such hardships.
Just then, a Spiritual Qi fog seemed to appear on the entire Turtle Mountain. The extremely dense Spiritual Qi turned into fog and enveloped the entire mountain. Vision gradually became blurry.
"What's going on?"
Everyone was surprised. In the fog, Ye Futian saw a path. Then, a voice sounded in his mind. "Come up the mountain."
The voice was gentle and seemed to have a magical power. Ye Futian's expression changed. However, he still walked up the path in the fog.
After walking for a while, the fog gradually dissipated. His surroundings became clear. He realized that he had appeared in front of a stone hall. Inside, Ye Wuchen was standing there.
Was he at the peak of Turtle Mountain?
"Wuchen." Ye Futian walked to Ye Wuchen's side and saw an old turtle walk out of the cave. It looked at Ye Futian warmly, which made Ye Futian feel strange. This turtle had become a spirit, and its actions and expressions were too similar to a human's.
"Senior, did you bring me here?" Ye Futian asked.
Turtle Hermit nodded and slowly walked to Ye Futian's side. Then, he made the same action as before. The willow branch swept across, and light shone. Countless patterns changed. In the end, different from Ye Wuchen's, many patterns appeared.
Turtle Hermit looked up at Ye Futian. Smiling, he said, "There are too many variables. I can't predict it."
"Senior, what are you doing?" Ye Futian was confused. Liu Feiyang said that Turtle Hermit had unpredictable abilities. He knew the past and present and could predict the future. Of course, Ye Futian did not believe it. Nobody could know the future.
Even an astrologer could only predict the upper limit of one's fate. There would still be countless changes along the way.
"You were born extraordinary."
Turtle Hermit looked at Ye Futian and said.
Ye Futian was stunned. It seemed that this old turtle called Turtle Hermit had some ability. He also knew that his background was extraordinary. Emperor Ye Qing, the Snow Ape, and his godfather's performance all proved this.
"In the illusion, you saw many beauties?" Turtle Hermit smiled at Ye Futian.
"Uh …"
Ye Futian was speechless. This old turtle knew this too?
Wasn't that an illusion?
"Beauties like skeletons. It was just an illusion. It was not my true nature," Ye Futian said righteously.
"The illusion is born from the heart." Turtle Hermit looked at him with a faint smile.
Ye Futian glared at the old turtle. What nonsense. He was not confused by the illusion.
"Appetite and lust are natural. This is human nature." Turtle Hermit smiled and said, "Beautiful things will naturally give birth to some fantasies. This is a normal desire."
Living in the world, everyone had desires. Otherwise, they could not be called human.
When a person did not have any desires, he could be a saint or a devil.
Today, countless people had climbed Turtle Mountain. Turtle Hermit had seen many things. He had seen normal desires and twisted and evil desires.
Some people were elegant and had extremely good looks, but the desires hidden in their hearts were the complete opposite of their looks.
Ye Futian was depressed. He had been caught red-handed. If he had known this would happen, he would not have climbed Turtle Mountain.
This old turtle was such a jerk. He could actually see through other people's illusions.
Could this be the reason why Emperor Liu asked them to climb Turtle Mountain?
Thinking of this, Ye Futian could not help but be surprised. Did this mean that Turtle Hermit had also seen the illusions in the Qin Dynasty's hearts?
"Senior, let's talk about my friend." Ye Futian changed the topic.
"You are a blessed person," Turtle Hermit said with a smile. Ye Futian did not understand what the word "blessed" meant.
"As for your friend, I advised him to leave. Otherwise, misfortune will befall him," Turtle Hermit said. "But he seems to be very persistent."
"Misfortune?"
Ye Futian's eyes froze. Was it not enough to climb Turtle Mountain?
"Senior, what do you know?" Ye Futian asked.
"Let's not talk about it. Follow me." Turtle Hermit slowly walked into the stone palace. Ye Wuchen and Ye Futian looked at each other and followed him into the stone palace.
Stepping into the stone palace, they realized that there was actually a universe inside. It was as if they had not entered a stone palace but another world. Here, the sun, moon, and stars shone. There was rain and snow falling. Sand filled the sky. There was lightning and cold wind. All these scenes intertwined to form a picture of everything in the world.
"I spent my entire life to create this place. It contains the simple rules of everything in the world. My level is limited, so I cannot see through the real rules of everything in the world. But it should be useful to you. How much you can understand will depend on your luck," Turtle Hermit said slowly.
Ye Futian felt this world. The sunlight pouring down, the wind blowing, the violent lightning, and the various elemental powers all operated according to their own rules. It was extremely mysterious.
"Senior, I still have a few friends on Turtle Mountain. Can you ask them to come too?" Ye Futian asked Turtle Hermit.
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