In Black Wind Valley, there was less than a day left before the end of the training.
A large number of disciples had already stood their ground on the fifth level. A few disciples had barely reached the fifth level before immediately returning to the fourth level. However, this was still considered to have passed the training. Although doing so had the suspicion of resorting to trickery and was despicable, it was still within the rules.
Cang Mang glanced at these people with drooping eyelids and secretly shook his head. To barely pass the training, and to not have any impressive performance in the Ancient Fey Edifice, these disciples would be immediately eliminated even if they went to the Luo Divine Hall trials.
These people were the cream of the crop amongst ordinary disciples, but in the Luo Divine Hall trials that gathered all the geniuses of the Luo clan, they were unable to stand on the real stage.
Amongst the people that could compete with those geniuses, Cang Mang only thought highly of Yi Yun. Even Luo Tian was slightly lacking.
"However, the Xushui Ran clan will not let this matter rest. Let's see how he plans to deal with it." Cang Mang thought in his heart.
At this moment, an explosive sound suddenly came from Yi Yun's body!
This sound was like rolling thunder. Everyone's eyes were instantly focused on Yi Yun's body.
A vortex seemed to appear out of nowhere around Yi Yun. All the Blood Dragon's essence energy on the seventh level was gathered towards him.
With a sharp cry, the Nine Neonate and Golden Crow totems appeared simultaneously behind Yi Yun.
The totems that were more than a hundred feet tall descended like an Ancient Fey. The nine snake heads looked extremely ferocious, and the Golden Crow flames burned fiercely.
And behind them, a dragon's roar suddenly sounded as the Heaven Devouring Python phantom image appeared.
The Blood Dragon's essence energy was being devoured crazily. Even the shadows on the eighth level hid far away.
Within Yi Yun's body, Yuan Qi was like an endless tidal wave as it spun crazily in his body.
Rumble!
Instantly, it was as if the Heaven and Earth had opened up, with all things being born. A Dao Tree appeared in front of Yi Yun.
As the leaves swayed, it was as if there was a Dao sound. This Dao Tree was already tens of feet tall.
"Yi Yun is about to break through to the Heaven Ascension realm." Lie Ya said.
"He was originally at the Yuan Opening perfection realm, so it is reasonable for him to break through." Another disciple said.
Yi Yun had first absorbed the Ancient Fey bone and then the Intermediary Spirit Blood Snake. It was not surprising that he could break through after eating such treasures.
At this moment, Luo Tian looked at Yi Yun with a sour feeling in his heart. All the limelight at the Black Wind Valley trials had been stolen by Yi Yun. The best things had been obtained by Yi Yun, so how could he feel good?
Originally, Luo Tian had the final consolation that Yi Yun's cultivation realm was lower than his, only at the Yuan Opening realm.
But now, Yi Yun had broken through to the Heaven Ascension realm. He was now in the same major realm as Yi Yun. Luo Tian was only slightly higher in cultivation realms, so it was not an advantage at all.
If that was the case, wouldn't the decades of cultivation he had gained over Yi Yun be for naught?
"How old is Yi Yun?" Luo Tian suddenly asked.
"A bone age in the thirties. Anyway, he's definitely not even forty." A Fire Cloud State disciple said.
This made Luo Tian frown even tighter. He himself had only broken through to the Reaching Heaven State at the age of 42!
Yi Yun was only in his thirties.
"He's too young!" Luo Tian shook his head. "Even the geniuses of the Luo clan would choose to break through to the Heaven Ascension realm at the age of forty. Yi Yun grew up in the lower realm. Be it resources or heritage, the lower realm is incomparable to the 12 Empyrean Heavens."
"Now that Yi Yun has just come to the Ten Thousand Fey Empyrean Heaven, he should take advantage of the abundant resources to cultivate for a few more years, so as to strengthen his foundation. Yi Yun's nomological insights are impressive, and his body has absorbed the Ancient Fey bone. It can be said that he is blessed by nature, and no one can compare to him. "
"However, cultivation level and foundation cannot be accumulated without time. Those Luo clan geniuses can actually break through to the Heaven Ascension realm before the age of thirty if they want to. However, they have forcefully dragged it out for more than ten years so as to perfect their foundation. Once they break through to the Heaven Ascension realm, their Dao Tree will grow to more than ninety feet, or even ninety-nine feet! "
When warriors cultivated, they would plant a Dao Seed in their Yuan Foundation, and the Dao Seed would give birth to a Dao Tree. A Dao Tree would pave the path to Heaven Ascension, and the taller the Dao Tree was, the smoother the warrior's future martial path would be.
At this moment, someone from the Phoenix Firmiana State interjected, "Senior Brother Luo is right. However, Yi Yun's breakthrough now is because the Xushui Ran clan is giving him pressure. Although the Xushui Ran clan will not openly deal with Yi Yun, it is inevitable that they will use the rules to seek revenge. If they aren't careful, Yi Yun might end up in the same state as Ran Yu. Yi Yun must have considered this, which is why he chose to break through to the Heaven Ascension realm in his thirties. "
When the Phoenix Firmiana State disciple said this, the others fell silent. Putting themselves in Yi Yun's shoes, they would probably make the same choice if they were in his shoes. After all, one's foundation could be slowly made up for in the future, but if one's personal strength was lacking, they might end up being scammed by the Xushui Ran clan during the trials. They might even lose half their lives.
"You are right. What Yi Yun is doing is a wise choice."
Luo Tian sighed. He still felt upset.
And at this moment, the Dao Tree in front of Yi Yun was growing taller.
The energy in his body was constantly being converted into nutrients for the Dao Seed Tree. The Dao Tree was like a towering tree that pierced through the clouds.
Heaven Ascension referred to the Dao Seed Tree's growth into a path to Heaven Ascension.
A hundred feet, two hundred feet … a hundred feet … eighty feet, all the way to ninety feet!
Every time the Dao Tree grew taller, it would take on a different form. It was easy to tell the Dao Tree's level at a glance. In fact, even without these changes, a warrior's eyesight could tell the height of the Dao Tree.
Seeing Yi Yun's Dao Tree grow to ninety feet, Luo Tian's heart shrank. It was already that tall? It was too fast!
With Yi Yun's Dao Tree's growth momentum not slowing down, it was definitely not a problem for it to reach ninety-five feet if this continued.
"Senior Brother Luo, back when you broke through to the Heaven Ascension realm, how tall was your Dao Tree?"
Someone beside Luo Tian asked.
Luo Tian's expression did not look good. Back then, his Dao Tree had grown to ninety-seven feet. A ninety-seven foot Dao Tree was not bad, but in the Luo clan, there were many people with Dao Trees that grew taller than Luo Tian. There was even a small group of people that reached ninety-nine feet.
Luo Tian also knew that he was still a distance away from the top geniuses that came from the royal capital. He was rather satisfied with his ninety-seven feet. It was something to be proud of, but now, seeing Yi Yun's Dao Tree grow to ninety-five feet, with no signs of stopping, how could he bring himself to mention his ninety-seven foot Dao Tree?
He had only broken through to the Heaven Ascension realm at the age of forty-two. He was at least seven or eight years older than Yi Yun.
If he were to be surpassed by Yi Yun, what else did he have? His laws were inferior to Yi Yun's, his bloodline was inferior to Yi Yun's, and even his foundation … was inferior to Yi Yun's, who had cultivated for forty-two years.
"This Yi Yun's Dao Tree should be ninety-seven feet tall!"
Just as the disciple finished speaking, he realized that Yi Yun's Dao Tree had grown taller once again.
Luo Tian's heart shrank slightly as his expression turned extremely ugly.
"Could it be …"
"Ka-cha!"
A bolt of lightning struck down from the nine heavens, striking Yi Yun's Dao Tree.
At the same time, two sharp screeches sounded. The Nine Neonate and the Golden Crow circled around the Dao Tree and entered the treetop, soaring through the clouds.
Ninety-eight feet!
"Ang!"
A dragon's roar emitted from Yi Yun's body as the Heaven Devouring Python phantom image appeared and flew into the Dao Tree.
Ka Ka Ka! Like the sound of the Heaven and Earth splitting apart, thunder boomed once again.
The Daoist Seed Tree forcibly grew another ten feet taller!
Ninety-nine feet!
Yi Yun's Dao Tree grew to ninety-nine feet in one fell swoop. From afar, it looked like he was connected to the firmaments.
The so-called number of nine by nine was the pinnacle of Dao. A Dao Tree reaching ninety-nine feet was considered perfection. However, the difficulty of achieving perfection was not ridiculous. Although it was rare among the Luo clan geniuses, there were still a few that managed to do so.
Yi Yun looked up at his Dao Tree. His Dao Tree also stopped growing at ninety-nine feet, and it did not grow to a thousand feet.
However … Yi Yun's Dao Tree seemed somewhat different. Every leaf of the Dao Tree contained strange patterns. It was extremely similar to the Dao Leaf that Yi Yun had obtained from the Pure Yang Sword Palace.
A gentle breeze blew, causing the leaves to rustle. It seemed to contain a strange melody that was enchanting.
However, the mysteries contained within the leaves were naturally not something Luo Tian and company could see.
In fact, just the height of the Nine Nine Dao Tree was something they could not accept.
Ninety-nine feet was perfection!
As Luo Tian looked at Yi Yun's Dao Tree, he felt like he had been punched in the face. His mind was in a daze.
They had just said that Yi Yun had been forced by the Xushui Ran clan to make a hasty breakthrough, but before they could finish their words, Yi Yun's Dao Tree had grown to ninety-nine feet!
Was there a need to do this? Was there even a way out for him?
He had obtained all the benefits of being first in the collective training. He had broken through to the Heaven Ascension realm and even obtained the Nine Nine Dao Tree!
Luo Tian suddenly felt a blow as he felt disheartened. Even his anticipation for the Luo Divine Hall trials was greatly reduced.
He finally understood that he should not have competed with Yi Yun from the beginning.
He was not a genius on the same level as Yi Yun, which was why the gap between them was so great. In the collective training, he had been suppressed by Yi Yun in every way, to the point where he could not even lift his head.
"Nine Nine Dao Tree. Yi Yun, you are not bad, but do not be arrogant and complacent. Having a Nine Nine Dao Tree does not mean that you will definitely have impressive achievements in the future."
At this moment, Cang Mang's voice resounded in Yi Yun's ears.
A Nine Nine Dao Tree was just the foundation. It was a prerequisite to becoming a top mighty figure. However, there were many people who had a Nine Nine Dao Tree, but after cultivating to a certain stage, they would exhaust their potential.
"Yes, thank you Senior Cang Mang for your advice. This junior knows very well that my martial path has only just begun …"
As Yi Yun spoke, the Dao Tree in front of him gradually shrank and returned to Yi Yun's dantian. At that moment, Yi Yun's eyes turned deeper as the Dao Tree's leaf patterns seemed to flash in his eyes.
At this moment, Yi Yun felt like he was getting closer to the 'Dao', but this feeling quickly disappeared.
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