There were only two months left in Year 1005 of the Divine Prefecture Calendar. It had been a long time since the news of Ye Futian's death spread. After the commotion in Divine Sky City, the main city in the eastern region of the Barren State gradually forgot about him.
Time could bury everything. No matter how outstanding a person was, once he died, he would soon be forgotten in the river of time.
Long Yitian's death was so shocking, but it was also buried in history as time passed. Ye Futian was no exception. There were fewer and fewer people mentioning him in Divine Sky City.
Recently, many things had happened in the Divine Sky City. The Top Three Schools, which had a bad relationship with each other, often had conflicts. Some disciples even died in the battles. After the Jin Clan left the Divine Sky City, they started to make arrangements to send their best disciples to other powerful forces in the Barren State.
The Barren State was too big. Although the Divine Sky City's clans dominated the eastern region of the Barren State, in the vast Barren State, they were not the top force. They were not even the Top Three Schools.
A place like the Holy Zhi Palace was the true top force in the Barren State. It was a holy land for cultivation.
The people on the Barren Sky Ranking were the ones who could influence the entire Barren State. Apart from Long Yitian back then, there was only one person in the Divine Sky City who could enter the Barren Sky Ranking, and he was only at the bottom. This showed how terrifying the ranking was. Entering the ranking not only depended on one's ability, but also combat ability, talent, growth potential, and many other conditions.
Recently, two pieces of news reached Divine Sky City. One was that someone actually challenged the young city lord of White Cloud City, who was already in the top ten of the Barren Sky Ranking. It was said that the person was a white-robed scholar with extraordinary talent and combat ability. He had just entered the Sage Plane.
The result of the battle was not surprising. How could the young city lord of White Cloud City, who was in the top ten of the Barren Sky Ranking, lose?
However, this level of challenge was still discussed enthusiastically. There was a rumor that the person challenged the young city lord because of the daughter of the Zhuge Clan.
Speaking of the daughter of the Zhuge Family, it was said that she had also entered the Sage Plane. Rumor had it that she seemed to have a younger sister who was even more beautiful than the daughter of the Zhuge Family. Furthermore, she was a Divine Spiritual Sorcerer with the reputation of being the Ultimate Sorcerer. Countless people fell for her, including many geniuses from top forces.
However, the information that reached the Divine Sky City was not very detailed. The Barren State was so vast, and the Zhuge Family was too far away from the Divine Sky City. The reason why the information could reach the Divine Sky City was because it involved the top figures and clans of the Barren State, such as the young city lord of the White Cloud City and the Zhuge Family.
Of course, the most exciting thing was that the Holy Zhi Palace would be opening the Divine Road next year.
The Holy Zhi Palace was the most dazzling holy land for cultivation in the Barren State, second to none. They recruited disciples once every three years, and it was not a simple test. It was called the Holy Road.
That was because every time the Holy Zhi Palace recruited disciples, it would attract the attention of the entire Barren State. The vast Barren State would tremble.
Such a force would naturally not casually recruit disciples like the other forces. Instead, it would be incomparably grand.
The nine Holy Roads radiated to every region of the Barren State. At the beginning of the next year, there would be a grand opening.
In the Starry School, outside the Starry Hall, Gu Hanshan found Chen Yuan and asked, "Chief Chen, is Ye Futian dead?"
"Why are you asking this?" Chen Yuan looked at Gu Hanshan and asked. It had already been a few months. He did not understand why Gu Hanshan would suddenly mention this and purposely make a trip here.
"Now, many people in the Divine Sky City are discussing the opening of the Holy Road. I suddenly thought, could this be the Chief's plan to let Ye Futian go to the Holy Road to train and enter the Holy Zhi Palace to cultivate?" Gu Hanshan said. After Ye Futian's death was announced, a few of his friends also disappeared. He had every reason to suspect that Chen Yuan was worried that Ye Futian would be targeted by the people of the Divine Sky City, so he used this method to send him away safely.
"Just because of this, you suspect?" Chen Yuan smiled and said.
"There's also a personal reason. My daughter has been very dispirited and depressed recently. Back in the Celestial Pavilion, when she helped Ye Futian block an assassination attempt by a noble, I knew that she liked Ye Futian. Ever since Ye Futian's death was announced, she has not been very happy. Thus, I hope that he is still alive, so I specially came to ask Chief Chen," Gu Hanshan said.
"Actually, I do not wish for him to go to the Holy Road. He is the successor of the Divine Path. My hope for him is to inherit the Top Three Schools." Chen Yuan looked in the direction of the Starry School. His eyes were misty and he seemed to be talking to himself. "But I also understand that with a place like the Holy Zhi Palace, the Top Three Schools of the Divine Sky City can only stay in a corner forever. When the Holy Road opens, many disciples of the Top Three Schools will also be tempted. They cannot stop them at all. This is the tragedy of the Top Three Schools, and it is also what I have always wanted to change."
Gu Hanshan naturally understood Chen Yuan. With a place like the Holy Zhi Palace, even if an extremely outstanding person appeared in the Top Three Schools, they would still enter the Holy Zhi Palace. Regarding this, the Top Three Schools could not even object. They had to support their disciples to enter the Holy Road. Because to the people of the Barren State, the Holy Zhi Palace was a higher existence. How could they stop them?
If they supported their disciples entering the Holy Zhi Palace, they would be able to maintain a friendly relationship with the Holy Zhi Palace. They would also be considered to have walked out of the Top Three Schools. If they opposed it, they could say that they were going to the Holy Road to train. What would happen if they successfully entered the Holy Zhi Palace? Would the Top Three Schools dare to kill a disciple of the Holy Zhi Palace because of this?
Although some of the Sages of the Top Three Schools also hoped that their descendants would be able to achieve greater things, such a method was still a little sad.
Chen Yuan naturally wanted to change this. That was why he named Ye Futian the Son. He wanted to create a saint.
"I understand. Thank you, Chief Chen." Gu Hanshan smiled and cupped his hands to bid farewell. Although Chen Yuan did not say it explicitly, Gu Hanshan already had an answer.
His robe fluttered in the wind. Chen Yuan looked at the prosperous Starry School. His eyes actually looked a little lonely.
At the beginning of next year, the prosperous Starry School would have a group of the most outstanding people who would enter the Holy Road.
In the luxurious hall of the Nine Cloud Palace, Jin Chengfeng stood at the front. Below the stairs in front of him, there was a group of young people. They were all the most outstanding young people of the Nine Cloud Palace.
"This year, our Nine Firmaments Palace has suffered an unprecedented humiliation. During the past few months, Nine Firmaments Palace had sent out a good number of our men to various places for training. However, you fellows chose to stay here. Do you know why?" Jin Chengfeng asked.
"Because of the Holy Road." Jin Yunlang's expression was sharp. He had broken through to the Noble Plane not long ago. The people here were all in the lower Noble Plane. There were nine levels of the Noble Plane, and the three lowest levels were the lower Noble Plane.
"That's right, because of the Holy Road." Jin Chengfeng's expression was sharp as he said, "The Holy Road opens once every three years. Only those of the lower Noble Plane and those of a lower plane have the opportunity to enter the Holy Road and stand out. Your plane is the most suitable."
People in the Arcana Plane basically had no hope of standing out in the Holy Road. It could only be seen as a trial.
From this, it could be seen that the Holy Zhi Palace's disciples were in the early Noble Plane. They did not have to worry about a weak foundation, because those who could successfully enter the Holy Road were all the most outstanding people in the Barren State. They had a certain foundation and found their own talents. They did not need to cultivate from the beginning.
Of course, only the Holy Zhi Palace had such qualifications.
"The teachers of the Holy Zhi Palace are all sages. Without exception, there are many geniuses and nobles. The most outstanding people in the Barren State are gathered here and have many divine teachings. Now that the Nine Cloud Palace has been expelled by the Starry School, it is a great humiliation. I hope that some of you can enter the Holy Zhi Palace to cultivate. In the last two months, all of you should cultivate in seclusion and prepare for the Holy Road at the beginning of next year," Jin Chengfeng said. He felt a sense of urgency. As a top clan in the Divine Sky City, there would not be any major changes in the short term, but as time passed, they would decline without a successor.
"Yes." Everyone nodded, their gazes sharp. Although they were descendants of the top clans in the Divine Sky City, they were still nothing in the Barren State. They had no special rights, and a place like the Holy Zhi Palace would not make an exception for them. The only way to enter the Holy Zhi Palace was to enter the Holy Road.
West Court, Long Clan.
Long Mu seemed to have something on his mind today. He did not cultivate in the Academy but came to the West Court instead.
"Ling 'er is still not in a good mood?" Long Mu asked the servant girl.
"She's still the same, often throwing a tantrum." The servant girl smiled bitterly. When she first came to the West Court, the young mistress often threw a tantrum. It was because Ye Futian's arrival had stopped her. After the news of Ye Futian's death spread, the young mistress became the same as before.
"Mu 'er, ignore that girl." Just then, a beautiful woman walked over. It was Madame Long.
"Auntie," Long Mu called out.
"I heard you say that this time, the Holy Road will open. You want to go for a trial to prepare for three years later?" Madame Long asked.
"Yes." Long Mu nodded. He knew very well that there was no hope this time. Three years later, when his plane would be the best time.
"The Holy Road is dangerous. Although there are opportunities, it is one of the most dangerous trials in the Barren State. There are many deaths. In the Holy Road, everyone is of the same generation. There are no rules and no elders. Killing is too common. With your current plane, it will be very dangerous to enter the Holy Road," Madame Long said. She knew very well that at the beginning of next year, the nine Holy Roads would gather all the geniuses in the Barren State. It would be very grand.
With Long Mu's current plane, he was not even at the pinnacle of the Arcana Plane. It was not enough. If he entered the Holy Road, it would be very dangerous.
"I have a lot of treasures with me," Long Mu said. "Moreover, I will be careful and not put myself in too much danger. After all, my goal this time is not the Holy Zhi Palace. I am just going to train and experience, to see and feel."
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