True Martial World - Chapter 904: Golden Crow Spreads its Wings

Yi Yun's increase in strength was just too ridiculous. What had happened to his body over the past seven years for him to be able to kill the first Ancient Fey so quickly?

With everyone looking at him, Elder Duanmu stretched his hand out and waved it with a deadpan expression. Immediately, the projection returned to the moment that the battle between Yi Yun and the Ranyi Fish unfolded.

Boom! The Ranyi Fish raised its fish tail and slammed the surface of the sea. A monstrous wave immediately surged straight at Yi Yun.

Yi Yun did not bat an eyelid. He raised the sword in his hand as Yuan Qi surged around him, even the sword, which could only be considered an ordinary weapon, emitted a dazzling golden shimmer.

A glaring radiant sun appeared above Yi Yun's sword.

"Boom!" Yi Yun charged into the wave, sword and person as one amidst burning pure Yang flames.

Wherever the sword's blade passed, large amounts of sea water was evaporated, and during this period of time, Yi Yun had charged into the Ranyi Fish's body with the sword in hand!

The Ranyi Fish had grasped water-elemental laws. Its body could separate like water. However, when Yi Yun slashed with his sword, the aura around the blade distorted. Large amounts of pure Yang flames spread out as the Ranyi Fish cried out in pain. Its water-elemental flesh and blood were being burnt and evaporated by the pure Yang flames!

Boom! Boom! Boom!

As the pure Yang energy gathered together, a terrifying explosion happened. The Ranyi Fish's body was torn apart from its head, splitting into two!

That was... it!?

The disciples were appalled. There were no tricks. He had burned the Ranyi Fish to a crisp with a single strike, just using pure Yang laws!

It was no wonder that Elder Duanmu had evaluated it as being swift and clean.

Yi Yun's strength had improved so much over what it was seven years ago.

"Yi Yun's perception is astonishing. He is able to mutate his spirit during the meditation process. Now, from the looks of it, his pure Yang laws have also been enhanced. Could it be that his spirit's mutation has allowed his pure Yang laws to take another step forward?" A Luo clan disciple asked. noveltranslationweb.blogspot.com

It was not strange to have some refinements to one's laws brought about by spirit mutation, but this improvement was way too much!

"I wonder how many Ancient Fey Yi Yun will be able to slay." Another Luo clan disciple commented.

Yi Yun's current performance was already much better than Wufeng and the Shadow Twin’s. It could be considered as him vindicating the Luo clan.

And at that moment, a White Fox disciple said, "Wufeng and the Shadow Twins have all killed their first Ancient Fey at almost the same time."

His voice sounded somewhat wistful. The time that Wufeng and the Shadow Twins had taken to kill the first Ancient Fey were inferior to Yi Yun's timing. They had allowed Yi Yun to steal the limelight for nothing.

"Hmph, our clan has had four people killing the first Ancient Fey already, and all they have is Yi Yun and Jian Zhu. Besides... How is Princess Xue'er someone that they can compare with?" A White Fox disciple had a change in tone as he said proudly.

At that moment, Luo Mo and Ran Xueyi were still engaged in battle with their first Ancient Fey.

They were still relatively weaker. It would still take some time for them to kill their first Ancient Fey.

And at that moment, a White Fox disciple's eyes lit up as he said, "Her Highness has slain the second Ancient Fey!"

Slain the second one? How long has it been!?

Everyone's eyes immediately moved away from Yi Yun as they looked at the zoomed in projection of Princess White Fox.

In the picture scroll, Princess White Fox was floating mid-air. In front of her was another dead dragon!

She had really slain it... Everyone found it incredulous. They were still immersed in the shock of the first Ancient Fey being slain, but they never expected Princess White Fox to slay the second Ancient Fey so quickly.

Immediately, they had an odd feeling that maybe the second Ancient Fey was not much stronger than the first?

However, they looked at Jian Zhu, whose projection was beside Princess White Fox's. At that moment, Jian Zhu still had a redoubtable aura. His every strike was as fast as lightning. Everyone saw countless sword Qi wrapped around the figure and attacks flashing at the dragon's claws.

After every flash, large swaths of blood would burst out of the dragon's body.

The dragon roared angrily as its attacks turned more violent.

Countless spatial rifts appeared around the dragon's claws as black clouds loomed. The dragon's might was formidable. The crowd could not help but hold their breaths while watching this.

These disciples began to imagine themselves facing this dragon. They would probably last less than a minute, or maybe be defeated in less than half a minute!

Jian Zhu attacked with great ferocity, but he could only attenuate the dragon by adding new wounds to it. It would probably take a period of time before he could defeat it. He was unable to reach the point of killing the first Ancient Fey with a single strike.

Only Jian Zhu's battle was in line with the crowd's imagination.

As for Princess White Fox, the speed at which she killed the first and second dragons seemed completely indistinguishable.

Even her gestures… even the moves were the same!

Was… that truly the second dragon?

"Her Highness is indeed awesome!" A White Fox disciple said in admiration as he leered at the Luo clan disciples.

What was the point of comparing the slaying of the first Ancient Fey? Their Princess White Fox had already slain the second one!

Bai Yueqing listened to the battle of tongues of the two factions, but he remained silent.

Slaying the first Ancient Fey was nothing much, even if it was done in one strike. By being able to slay the second Ancient Fey with the same strike, that was strength!

Princess White Fox, who had attained Dao Domain, had an immense increase in strength. She had completely integrated the laws into her moves already, and she would become stronger when facing the strong!

"The third Ancient Fey begins." Bai Yueqing said as he flapped his fan.

Boom! Boom!

A thousand-foot long dragon descended.

The dragon claws appeared first, but while it was still mid-air, a large fissure had appeared on the ground!

Compared to the second dragon, these disciples could still maintain their composure on the surface. After all, it was just watching an array formation's projection.

However, at the instant when the third dragon appeared, they could not help but take a step back!

The powerful dragon's might was already projected out of the array formation!

It was difficult to imagine how terrifying it would be to face the dragon themselves.

Princess White Fox's delicate figure stood there silently. She observed the dragon and then stretched out her slender hand.

Everyone was astonished. Why was it the same move again!?

At that moment, Jian Zhu was still engaged in battle with the second dragon. The Shadow Twins and Wufeng had each begun battling the second Ancient Fey.

It was not that no one was paying attention to their battles. While looking at Princess White Fox, the crowd would also take some time to look at their performances.

The White Fox disciples would look at the Shadow Twins and Wufeng from time to time. They were similarly looking forward to the moment when the three geniuses would be able to make up for the loss to Yi Yun.

As for the Luo clan disciples, they were eagerly looking forward to Jian Zhu killing the second Ancient Fey and for him to catch up to Princess White Fox's progress. If not, the gap would only become bigger.

Jian Zhu's bone sword had an alarming destructive power. The dragon's body was already plastered with wounds!

It was bleeding so much blood that it formed a river on the ground.

Sou!

As Jian Zhu struck out again, the dragon gave an unwilling roar as it began to stagger!

"Just another two or three more strikes will kill it!" The Luo clan disciples' eyes lit up.

Princess White Fox's battle with the third Ancient Fey had only just begun. This would mean the gap wasn't too great!

At that moment, Elder Duanmu suddenly said in astonishment, "How did he kill the second one so fast!?"

"Elder Duanmu, what do you mean fast... ? Also, it's not even dead yet… " A Luo clan disciple just spoke when he noticed that Elder Duanmu was not looking at Jian Zhu's direction.

The Luo clan disciple traced Elder Duanmu's gaze and he saw that in the projection, Yi Yun was floating above the surface of the sea. Beneath his feet was a gigantic Ranyi Fish's corpse that was floating on the sea surface. The water had been dyed red.

This Ranyi Fish had been split into two from the middle. Its innards were consumed by flames, as large amounts of lifeblood had been evaporated. It looked like it was grilled completely, making it evident how terrifying the attack was! And behind Yi Yun, a three-legged Golden Crow bathed in pure Yang flames had its wings spread out as it screeched.

The scene of Yi Yun having a foot on an Ancient Fey corpse, and a Golden Crow with its wings spread behind him was reflected into the eyes of everyone, not to be forgotten in time to come.

True Martial World - Chapter 903: Slaying the Ranyi Fish

"Oh?" Everyone was still feeling amazed by Princess White Fox's strength when they heard that Jian Zhu had also slain the Fey dragon. Immediately, they looked over at him.

All they saw was the Fey dragon in front of Jian Zhu turning into a corpse as it slowly disappeared.

They missed it!

Everyone was feeling wistful as the killing speed was just too fast. He was a few seconds slower than Princess White Fox. They were pondering about Princess White Fox's Dao Domain and were fully focused it, so they had failed to notice Jian Zhu's killing processing.

At that moment, Elder Duanmu waved his hand as Jian Zhu's projected image flashed. The scene was rewinding itself.

"If you want to watch it, go ahead. All the scenes are recorded in the array formation." Elder Duanmu said lightly.

Everyone felt excited for the opportunity to see Jian Zhu's slay the Fey dragon properly.

At the beginning of the battle, Jian Zhu held his bone sword while facing the dragon that was a hundred times bigger than he was. He slowly took three steps forward.

Every step caused his aura to rapidly rise.

When his final step was taken, Jian Zhu's aura had reached a cumulative maximum. At that moment, he could not abstain from attacking, even if he did not wish to attack because the killing intent would end up harming him!

Sou!

Like a pale moonlight suddenly flashing past, everyone felt the horizon in front of them disappear for an instant. Only the Elders, Bai Yueqing, and Fairy Red Fox were not affected. They could clearly see that Jian Zhu had grabbed the bone sword behind him and stabbed forward instantaneously.

At that instant, his actions accelerated extremely quickly. There was nothing fancy except for its speed.

With the bone sword stabbing forward, the sword's blade seemed to disappear in the process. Immediately following that, the dragon's head appeared in front of him! At such a close distance, the dragon had opened its mouth, intending to swallow Jian Zhu's sword. But the sword's blade had torn straight through its throat with sword beams tearing the dragon's body apart, killing it in one strike!

That was it!?

Everyone stared at the projection with widened eyes. Jian Zhu's strength as well as his will seemed to gather around his strike. Yet, with the Fey dragon's powerful defense and lifeforce, it had failed to withstand the strike. This amount of destructive power was appalling!

Compared to Princess White Fox's elegance, Jian Zhu's savage slaying of the Fey dragon gave them another form of shock!

Bai Yueqing pricked his brows slightly. The bone sword was so fast that it had nearly broken through the limitations of space and time?

"Jian Zhu might not have gained insights in other nomological Dao Domains, but he has attained his own Heart of the Sword. Using the Heart of the Sword to form one's own Dao is also a path. The 12 Empyrean Heavens have Divine Lords of the Sword as well. Through their swordsmanship, they form their own Dao, allowing them to receive the Divine Lord Royal Seals as they destroy all obstacles." Elder Duanmu said as he stroked his beard. "Jian Zhu is not bad. It's no wonder that he is fancied by Supremacy Gulan."

His voice was not very loud, but when all the disciples present heard this, they felt powerless and frustrated.

The Divine Lord Royal Seals were too far for them. They were Dao Marks formed from laws at the birth of the Empyrean Heavens. The entire Ten Thousand Fey Empyrean Heaven only had seventy-two Divine Lord Royal Seals. A few of them had seemed to have gone missing. Even most Supremacies did not have the qualification to wield a Divine Lord Royal Seal.

Those who could wield the Divine Lord Royal Seal were peerless mighty figures who surpassed Supremacies. If a Supremacy were to be able to attain this step, it would be even more terrifying. They were the freaks amongst Supremacies. And when such a person surpassed a Supremacy, they would become part of the top figures of the Empyrean Heaven.

This kind of legendary figure was neither within sight nor within reach for them. Just the level of Supremacy was somewhat of a legend to them.

To form one's Dao through the Heart of the Sword… Although one wasn’t mastering the laws of the Universe, one would immerse themselves in the sword for decades to eventually hone their Heart of the Sword and establish their own Sword Dao. For someone to be able to wield the Divine Lord Royal Seal, it was enough to prove how terrifying Sword Dao could be.

"It's impressive, but even with the Heart of the Sword formed, it is still far from a nomological Dao Domain." Bai Yueqing said with a smile.

Princess White Fox had attained her Dao Domain through an epiphany while meditating with the Three God Seal. As for Jian Zhu, he had yet to reach the Dao Domain.

In terms of combat ability, Princess White Fox had yet to use her full strength clearly.

Jian Zhu was still much weaker than Princess White Fox.

Bai Yueqing was never worried about Jian Zhu. He was only nonchalantly watching Jian Zhu's growth. He was certain that no one in the Luo Divine Hall trials could pose the slightest threat to Princess White Fox. It was only Luo Huo'er at the White Fox trials... Just thinking about Luo Huo'er made Bai Yueqing's brows twitch involuntarily.

"Princess White Fox is already battling the second Fey dragon!" The disciples were watching with rapt attention. Princess White Fox and Jian Zhu had each killed the first Fey dragon. The disciples were all astounded, but they failed to gain any insights from the battles. They had to watch carefully during the second ones!

Boom!

As soon as the second Fey dragon appeared, it stretched one of its large claws out. Wherever the dragon claw passed, the void would tear open! Black spatial rifts appeared with raging spatial storms within.

Terrifying!

The disciples standing in Astral Palace could not even beat the first Ancient Fey, so they did not even have the chance to see the second Ancient Fey.

Now, through watching the projection, they only felt their bodies stiffen slightly!

And this was just them watching a projection. If they were standing where Princess White Fox and Jian Zhu were, it was obvious how immense the pressure that they would feel while facing the second Fey dragon!

This made many people depressed. From the looks of it, despite their seven years of hard work, they were still no match for the Ancient Fey. It would be pretty good if they could kill the first Ancient Fey.

Just as everyone's focus was fixated on Princess White Fox, someone suddenly let out an exclamation.

"Senior Brother Yi seems… to have also killed an Ancient Fey."

The person who spoke was a White Fox clan disciple and she was none other than Lan Xiaomo.

She had also inadvertently swept her gaze past Yi Yun. This was probably because she would tend to look at Yi Yun's stone-like figure over the past seven years. She now had a sense of familiarity with him, so just a scan would allow her to notice him.

Now, everyone was watching Princess White Fox and Jian Zhu's battle with the second Fey dragons. That was the exciting thing, so no one had the mind to watch the battles of others. Furthermore, Princess White Fox and Jian Zhu's battle scenes were projected right in the middle. The other disciples were relegated to the edges to serve as a border. Even Lan Xiaomo was initially focused on Princess White Fox, but she had inadvertently noticed Yi Yun.

Lan Xiaomo's words gave quite a number of people pause.

Yi Yun had also killed an Ancient Fey!?

They hurriedly looked around the projection. Where… was Yi Yun!?

There was a total of eighteen disciples along the edges. The images projected were just too tiny. The disciples who were not familiar with Yi Yun had to spend some time before they could find him out of the series of projections.

When they saw Yi Yun, the Ranyi Fish beneath his feet had sunk into the water, leaving a tiny portion of its body above the water surface.

"Junior Sister, you must be mistaken. Isn't it alive?" When a disciple saw this Ranyi Fish, he immediately lost interest.

"He really killed it. That is already the second fish!" Lan Xiaomo hurriedly argued.

She had just seen the Ranyi Fish's corpse vanish!

The corpse that was divided into two had released a shower of blood!

"The second one?" The disciple was astonished.

If this was already the second Ranyi Fish, then wouldn't it mean that the time that Yi Yun took to kill the first Ancient Fey was not much slower than Princess White Fox and Jian Zhu!?

It was no wonder that this disciple's first reaction was that Lan Xiaomo was mistaken. Yi Yun was weaker Luo Mo and Ran Xueyi seven years ago, but now he was able to kill the first Ancient Fey in a few seconds?

Wasn't it said that he only had a spirit mutation, and had no nomological epiphany?

"It's indeed the second Ranyi Fish." Elder Duanmu said, affirming Lan Xiaomo's words.

Elder Duanmu was somewhat surprised as well. The speed at which Yi Yun slew the Ranyi Fish was much faster this time. The speed at which his strength improved was very exaggerated.

"Yi Yun was able to kill a Ranyi Fish in the past. This time, he isn’t injured and the battle was finished swiftly and cleanly. With his spirit mutation, his judgment in battle has become more precise." Elder Duanmu spoke with a hint of praise in his tone.

Upon hearing that Yi Yun had already slain the first Ancient Fey, Bai Yueqing's gaze sank, but he did not say a word.

Beside Bai Yueqing, the other White Fox clan disciples were feeling displeased.

If it was Princess Xue'er, she was within sight but beyond reach, so it was fine even if they were no match for her. They were not on the same level after all. It was like commoners looking at nobles. They did not feel the need for comparison. But Yi Yun was not much stronger than them, to begin with. He was like their neighbor, but he had suddenly become a wealthy merchant. This feeling was naturally unpleasant.

"Yi Yun actually managed to kill the first Ancient Fey in such a short period of time? How did he do it? He was only a few seconds slower than Princess White Fox!" A Luo clan disciple said.

His words stirred the displeasure of the White Fox clan disciples. The manner in which it was said made it appear as though Yi Yun was on the same level as Princess White Fox, so how could they accept it?

"Hmph, don't compare him with Princess Xue'er. They are not on the same level at all. Against the first Ancient Fey, Princess Xue'er did not even have the opportunity to use her full strength. Furthermore, what Princess Xue'er killed is a Fey dragon. As for Yi Yun, he only killed a Ranyi Fish. Although the Ranyi Fish is powerful as well, it is much weaker than a Fey dragon. Towards the end, the gap between Princess Xue'er and Yi Yun will only expand, and she will leave Yi Yun far behind." A White Fox disciple said.

His words made the Luo clan disciple, who had spoken, frown. You don’t even have the qualification to partake in the battle, so how dare you say that Yi Yun was inferior to Princess White Fox?

However, despite it sounding unpleasant, the Luo clan disciple had to admit that the gap between Yi Yun and Princess White Fox was not trivial. Her starting point was just too high.

Seven years ago, the others had struggled in their battles with an Ancient Fey, including Yi Yun, who ended with an internecine outcome. As for Princess White Fox, she had killed two Ancient Fey herself, and she had even seriously injured the third one!

Now, Princess White Fox had had an epiphany of the Three God Seal, forming her Dao Domain. Her strength was formidable and it could not be compared!

"Well… Elder Duanmu, can you replay Junior Brother Yi's battle scene?" The Luo clan disciple from before requested. Everyone was interested when they heard this. They too were curious as to how Yi Yun had slain the first Ancient Fey so quickly.

True Martial World - Chapter 902: Dao Domain

A roaring wave instantly appeared beneath Yi Yun's feet. Looking at the gigantic fish that had a snake's head, Yi Yun took a light breath and stretching out his hand, saying, "Come sword!"

Thirty seconds later, the battle began!

At that moment in Astral Palace, everyone was waiting silently.

Bai Yueqing waved his fan and suddenly said with a smile, "Elders, it's truly boring to just wait here while doing nothing. Why don't you project the scenes of their battles?"

"Battle projection?" Elder Duanmu glanced at Bai Yueqing. This Third Prince of the White Fox clan sure was troublesome.

Many formation arrays had the ability to project the scenes that were happening within. As this Fey Refining Rock was much more exquisite than other formation arrays, it could obviously do so as well. Before activating the projection, only the people who controlled the formation array, like the Luo Divine Hall Elders, could see what was happening.

Upon hearing Bai Yueqing's suggestion, all the disciples’ eyes lit up. The people like Princess White Fox, who entered the trial, were geniuses much more talented than them. If they could watch the battles, they might be able to learn a thing or two.

"That's right, Elders. Why don't you open up the formation array and let everyone have a look?" Fairy Red Fox said with a smile.

"There’s no harm in doing so." Elder Shi nodded with a deadpan expression. Immediately, he sent an incantation into the Fey Refining Rock.

Above the heads of everyone, ripples began appearing in the night sky. As though it was a picture scrolled being rolled opened, the figures of Princess White Fox and company were projected on this gigantic panorama. Everyone could see them, as though there was a membrane separating them. It was like they could see into another dimension, with everything being extremely lucid.

It was unknown how much energy was expended for such an array.

Bai Yueqing immediately looked at Princess White Fox. He wanted to witness the improvement of Princess White Fox. As for the others, he was not interested at all.

"The Princess chose the… Ah! Could it be the Fey dragon!?" A White Fox clan disciple suddenly exclaimed.

The Fey dragon was the one that Elder Duanmu summoned when they first step into Astral Palace. It had given all these disciples a great shock.

The strength of most of the Ancient Fey were equally brutal, but a few of them were exceedingly strong. This Fey dragon's aura was much more powerful than the Ancient Fey that they had chosen.

Princess White Fox actually chose to do battle with the Fey dragon?

She was standing on withered land filled with yellow sand. Dark and oppressive clouds hung in the sky as lightning constantly flashed. As for the gigantic dragon, its figure was looming within the clouds.

In comparison to the horrifying phenomenon and the gigantic Fey dragon, Princess White Fox's figure appeared extremely weak.

"Interesting. Jian Zhu chose the Fey dragon as well." Elder Duanmu suddenly said.

Everyone quickly scanned through the twenty disciple's figures and they saw a black-clothed Jian Zhu standing in front of a gigantic dragon.

The two top geniuses of the two clans had spontaneously chosen the same Ancient Fey at the Luo Divine Hall trials?

All the disciples were excited. What was a confrontation? This was it!

Both geniuses were facing the same Ancient Fey. How far could they go?

"Elder Duanmu, please project Xue'er and Jian Zhu's projection together." Bai Yueqing said with a smile.

Everyone was eagerly looking forward to the battles of the two geniuses. However, Princess White Fox's figure on the projection was too far from Jian Zhu's, so it was inconvenient to watch both.

Elder Duanmu pondered for a moment before enlarging Princess White Fox and Jian Zhu's projection into the middle. The remaining people were relegated to the corners of the picture scroll.

"The battle begins." Elder Duanmu said while looking at the picture scroll.

The two dragons roared simultaneously and they charged out of the clouds!

Dragons came from the clouds, while tigers accompany the winds. With the two dragons moving, the black clouds rumbled immediately, as the world discolored!

The dragon's head approached Princess White Fox as though it was a hill. The dragon's terrifying might and its indifferent eyes made the disciples outside the array involuntarily hold their breaths.

Princess White Fox floated up as her graceful figure stood mid-air. She reached out her fair jade-like hand, and gently tapped out at the charging dragon.

Upon tapping, a sacred and massive phantom image of a fox appeared in front of her out of thin air. The fox head's fur was silver and it had slender eyes. Its gaze was cold, as though it had seen the passing of time. Across space, the disciples watching the battle felt their bodies being penetrated by its gaze.

"It's the Nine-tailed Skyfox!"

"How strange." The Luo clan disciples were alarmed, but the White Fox clan disciples were extremely excited. This Nine-tailed Skyfox was also an Ancient Fey!

The fox looked at the dragon, as a strange glint flashed in its eyes. The dragon came to a halt, and its indifferent eyes seemed to glaze over.

At that moment, the phantom image of nine white fox tails suddenly appeared behind Princess White Fox. Taking a step forward, with a gentle tap like before, a fissure appeared in the eyes of the dragon's head, before it cracked open.

The dragon roared before exploding, splattering blood everywhere!

The first dragon, dead!

"It's spatial dimension laws!" Fairy Red Fox's eyes lit up.

Not only that, there were also whitish-silver bolts flashing around Princess White Fox. It was as though she was isolated by the bolts in another dimension.

"Xue'er has attained Dao Domain." Bai Yueqing snapped his fan and slowly said, "Because of the laws that she has grasped, the space around her becomes a spatial domain. This is a manifestation of Dao Domain."

"Third Prince is right." Elder Duanmu's tone could not hide his appreciation. "Low-level disciples do not pay attention to nomological insight because laws are too distant to them. However, once martial arts are cultivated to a certain stage, one would have reached the end without laws. Only laws can open up the path to a higher level. It can even reach the core of the Universe's birth, Origins. At this stage, you would be on the same existence level as the Universe. With you being the Universe, that is the true extreme of martial arts."

Elder Shi lightly said, "That's too hard. Even Supremacies are unable to grasp the laws of Origins."

"That's right. To be able to grasp a single Heavenly Dao laws, that would allow you to become a Supremacy. At your level, it is already extremely talented to be able to attain Dao Domain." Elder Duanmu said.

They were studying the laws in the Empyrean Heavens so they could reach the level of Heavenly Dao, allowing them to become Supremacies.

"Dao Domain, Great Dao, Heavenly Dao, and Origins. The grasping of laws is extremely difficult. The Dao Domain is just the beginning. But those who have yet to attain Dao Domain are equivalent to not having even started." Elder Duanmu looked at the disciples as he bluntly said. noveltranslationweb.blogspot.com

Not even started... When the disciples heard this, they felt the immense gap. They too had studied the laws, so they obviously knew about their difficulties. Princess White Fox was able to draw out the auric charms of the Fey Gods from the Three God Seal. After months of an epiphanic process, she had attained her Dao Domain!

With her Dao Domain, just a single strike of hers was enough to kill the Fey dragon!

This attack was extremely profound and terrifying!

This was the terrifying aspect of laws. It directly mobilized the laws of the world in battle. It was equivalent to using the powers of heaven and earth.

This was truly something that they had no hope of chasing up to.

And after that, there was Great Dao and Heavenly Dao. To what extent was their difficulties?

"Jian Zhu has also killed the Fey dragon" A disciple suddenly said.

So fast? Did Jian Zhu also attain a Dao Domain!?

True Martial World - Chapter 901: Battling Again

All the disciples returned to Astral Palace after seven years.

Seven years was just a fleeting moment to the Luo Divine Hall that stood on the floating land mass for billions of years.

When the disciples returned to the Astral Palace, they began to feel that this place had a feeling of eternity. They were changing, but this place did not. It was a strange feeling. It was as though time had stopped in the Primordial Empyrean Heaven after it failed to take form as a universe.

"When all of you first came to Astral Palace, other than a handful of people, the rest had average or even terrible results. In fact, amongst the handful of people, only one reached the standard of a genius." Elder Duanmu scanned the ground as he said suddenly.

Upon hearing him say this, everyone looked at each other. Elder Duanmu did not specify who it was, but it was clear that he meant that Princess White Fox was the genius.

Princess White Fox was indeed extraordinary, with no room for debate. But what about the Shadow Twins, Wufeng, Jian Zhu, Luo Mo and Yi Yun? Were they considered average or slightly above average?

Their results were much better than the rest, so wouldn't the rest be unbearable to watch?

The Shadow Twins, Jian Zhu and company frowned. There was a gap between themselves and Princess White Fox, but it was apparent from Elder Duanmu's statement that Princess White Fox had only reached the standard, but she was not one of the top geniuses. How high was this standard!?

Elder Duanmu gave a grim smile and said, "You do not need to be indignant. The performances that you had previously can only be considered passable in the Astral Palace's tens of millions of years of history. Let's see the fruits of your seven-year meditation."

Princess White Fox’s expression remained indifferent, but a hint of disappointment flashed in her beautiful eyes that looked like the starry night. She was… not at the top… ?

The aspiration to do better was sparked in the other disciples as a result of Elder Duanmu's words. They were geniuses from their own states where people stood in awe at them, but only at the Luo Divine Hall trials did they experience the difference. However, they never expected to be considered existences that failed to even rank and could only line the bottom.

They went through seven years of meditation and honing, without a day of slacking. How could they resign themselves to lining the bottom?

Amongst the crowd, Ran Xueyi coldly looked at Yi Yun. He had managed to last nine minutes previously, believing that the results were not bad, only to be informed that Yi Yun had engaged in an internecine struggle with the Ancient Fey before coming out.

He was clearly stronger than Yi Yun, but he had been relegated beneath Yi Yun. This made Ran Xueyi extremely upset.

And in the Primordial Space, he had believed that Yi Yun was foolish, giving up the great opportunity to meditate with the Seven Star Rock and Lit Star to him. He believed that the gap between them would only expand, but he never expected that Yi Yun’s spirit would mutate.

However, Bai Yueqing had also said that the mutation of a spirit was very limited to the increase in strength.

"I belittled you during the trial from before. But back then, your strength did not truly exceed mine. This time, I will not give you an opportunity."

"I've meditated and validated repeatedly over the past seven years. My strength has already greatly increased. I was stronger than you to begin with. At this trial, I will show my strength!"

Ran Xueyi was filled with fighting spirit. He could not wait to prove himself.

Yi Yun looked at the Fey Refining Rock, as a hint of fighting spirit flashed in his eyes.

He did not step out of the Primordial Space for seven years, so he was eager to verify his meditation and results.

"Then let's begin." Elder Duanmu said, "We shall proceed according to the order of the last trial, from last to first."

When Elder Duanmu said this, Bai Yueqing said while fanning himself, "Elder Duanmu, why don't we reverse the order? I believe that everyone wants to see the purest of battles. This Prince is looking forward to the performance of the top geniuses from each clan."

Bai Yueqing was most eager to see Princess White Fox's progress in strength. This was the greatest goal here. As for Jian Zhu, Shadow Twins and company, he would just take a look in passing. As for the rest, he couldn't be bothered with them.

Elder Duanmu pondered slightly before saying, "Alright then, we shall begin from the front."

When Elder Duanmu said this, all the young elites felt their hearts stir. They believed that people like Princess White Fox, Jian Zhu and company would be at the end, but now, they had to start at the beginning?

Bai Yueqing smiled and he looked at his younger sister. However, Princess White Fox did not say a word and just took a step forward.

"My sister and I will go as well." Nongyue said.

Wufeng did not say a word as he silently stood behind Princess White Fox.

The White Fox clan's geniuses were assembled.

In the Primordial Space, Princess White Fox's epiphany made everyone marvel her. In comparison, the most promising opponent of hers, Jian Zhu of the Luo clan, had rather plain results.

If the Luo clan were to lose terribly in the first round, the White Fox clan was bound to turn arrogant.

"Jian Zhu." Elder Duanmu called out Jian Zhu's name.

Jian Zhu appeared clam. His body was straight like a sword as he took a step forward without a word. However, everyone could sense the fighting spirit exuding from his body. The fighting spirit was constantly gathering, to the point of manifesting a black swirl of air that lingered around his bone sword.

A disciple that was the closest to him was affected by this fighting spirit as sweat oozed from his forehead.

"Jian Zhu has changed too."

"This aura is very powerful!"

"He is preparing himself. When he unsheathes his sword, it is unknown how powerful he will be."

"Jian Zhu has been silently gaining insights over the past seven years. I'm curious to know how deep his comprehension is after staying for so long in the deep depths of the Primordial Space." A Luo clan disciple said.

Jian Zhu was Supremacy Gulan's disciple, so he did not lack in talent or diligence. His brilliance was only shrouded due to Princess White Fox and Yi Yun's phenomena.

Elder Duanmu looked at Jian Zhu and he nodded slightly.

Indeed, Jian Zhu did not disappoint him. Just his aura gave people the feeling that he had formed the Heart of the Sword.

"Luo Mo, Yi Yun and Ran Xueyi." Elder Duanmu called out three names.

"It will be a clash right from the beginning. It's going to be stressful." Luo Mo said with a smile.

It was good to be stressed! The journey of martial arts was to continue forging forward. This stress was all used as motivation to force one to continue progressing.

Seeing the top disciples from each clan stand forward, the other disciples were filled with anticipation.

"Watch, Princess and the rest will definitely win." A White Fox clan disciple proudly said.

"That might not be the case." A Luo clan disciple did not want to be outdone.

They were all looking forward to Jian Zhu's performance. At that moment, his aura was the strongest. Just looking at him would sting the eyes, as though they were being cut by blades.

Clearly, the insights that Jian Zhu gained in the Primordial Space was no trifling matter!

The Fey Refining Rock could accommodate twenty people at a time. Other than these people, the White Fox clan and the Luo clan chose six other disciples each.

Twenty people stood in front of the massive Fey Refining Rock.

"Let us begin."

As a light flashed across his eyes, the space where Yi Yun was instantly changed.

It was a vast plain, just like it was seven years ago.

"Choose the Ancient Fey you want to battle!"

"I choose the Ranyi Fish!" Yi Yun's choice was still the Ranyi Fish!

Back then, Yi Yun had suffered serious injuries in order to kill the Ranyi Fish first. He wanted to know what the result would be in his rematch with the Ranyi Fish.

The Legend of Futian - Chapter 150: Living a Good Life

"Emperor Ye," an emperor in the Noble Plane called from the near distance. They clearly knew each other.

Emperor Ye smiled at the other. "Emperor Han, you came so quickly."

"I'm actually quite late. When I arrived, the palaces were already built," Emperor Han said, smiling.

"It's a waste of time," another emperor said from the side. He stood on a mountain peak, his hands behind his back with an arrogant aura.

"Indeed. There is no use in snatching territories when the Barren Ancient World opens. The most important thing is to take the noble fate and create Noble figures. Of course, if a young talent becomes noticed by a strong force while doing so, it's the same."

"The noble fate is not so easy to receive. This time, the line-up is very big and powerful but how many can actually become Nobles?" One emperor was not optimistic.

"With so many prides here, there must be some monstrously talented ones," Emperor Han said. "As long as they can create the noble fate, they'll catch the attention of the Eastern Barren Territority's forces. I heard that this was so for the Nandou Nation's crown prince, resulting in the Royal Xuan Temple accepting him as a disciple. I heard that Emperor Ye had caused a commotion in the Nandou Nation earlier too."

"I was only invited to attend by Emperor Luo," Emperor Ye replied with a light chuckle.

"Emperor Ye, no need to be modest. I heard that the Cangye Kingdom has three new monstrous figures and displayed amazing talent at the Tingfeng Banquet. Unfortunately, their planes are quite low. Otherwise, they would definitely steal the show in the Barren Ancient World." Emperor Han laughed.

"Judging from your good mood, you must be very confident in the prides of your kingdom," Emperor Ye replied.

The emperors conversed mindlessly while the youths behind them all looked at each other with sharp eyes. Coming to the Barren Ancient World this time, they must get the noble fate. If they could catch the attention of the strong forces, they could rise to the top like Luo Junlin and be congratulated by all the emperors. And that was only due to becoming a disciple of the Royal Xuan Temple. If they could really become a Noble, it would be even better.

"Emperor Ye, you haven't changed." A group of figures strode over from the side. Emperor Ye looked and saw Emperor Chu with the people of the Yunchu Nation. Chu Kuangren was amongst that crowd. His sharp eyes scanned the group behind Emperor Ye and fell upon Ye Futian, Ye Wuchen, and the others. His eyes turned cold.

Ye Futian seemed to sense it. Seeing Chu Kuangren looking at him, he smiled. To Chu Kuangren, the smile was mocking and his eyes turned frigid.

The people of the Yan Kingdom and Nandou Nation had arrived too. Seeing the Cangye citizens, their eyes all shot over to Ye Futian. Emperor Luo even uttered some orders to the people beside him. He couldn't believe Ye Futian really had the guts to come.

As time passed, more and more strong cultivators arrived. Around the matrix, the Spiritual Qi went wild. They gathered within the matrix and shot above the Barren Ancient World's floating door, distorting it. Countless eyes looked at the door in the air, full of anticipation.

A terrifying sound rang out from the air. The distorted gate opened and transformed into two halves. Black vortexes appeared, spinning in turn. Like black holes trying to swallow everything, a powerful force tried to close again but was blocked by the power shooting from the matrix.

What a strong matrix. No wonder the Barren Ancient World is separated from the Hundred Lands, everyone thought. With the abilities of the people of the Hundred Lands, they couldn't create this matrix at all.

All the powerful cultivators gathered. Looking up to the air, it was like a terrifying army going out to war.

"Remember," an emperor reminded his people, "those under the Arcana Plane can't take weapons of the Arcana Plane. The doors to the upper and lower Ancient Barren Worlds are one entity and the lower world can't take the Arcana aura. It will take you to the upper world." He was worried someone would secretly take a valuable item of the Arcana Plane.

"Go now."

"I must return with the noble fate during this expedition into the Barren Ancient World."

Countless voices rang out. The army surged into the vortex in the air and disappeared.

"Go," Emperor Ye said as well. Ye Xiao instantly led the strong cultivators of the Cangye Kingdom. Ye Futian followed the group into the vortex. A terrifying engulfing power descended. He felt the air distort and he was swallowed into the unknown space.

…

Boom! Landing, Ye Futian stabilized himself and looked up at the world. The blue sky, white clouds, and vast land stretched as far as he could see. This legendary world looked just like the outside world.

The people of the Cangye Kingdom gradually descended around them. They'd gone through the vortex and landed together. The people of other countries were in the distance. Looking back, the black hole was still in the sky. Ye Futian's eyes fell on Ye Xiao in the near distance.

"Your Highness, let's go."

The Nandou people had been staring at Ye Futian, probably wanting to cause trouble. He didn't want that.

"We're here to challenge ourselves. My father said to not rely on others. Ye Futian, we won't travel together," Ye Xiao said.

Ye Futian was taken aback. Many people moved towards Ye Xiao. They were from the Cangye College, which caused him to make a face. Chuckling indifferently, Ye Futian said, "Goodbye." Then he called, "Yu Sheng." He climbed onto the Black Wind Eagle. Yu Sheng followed and glared at Ye Xiao.

Ye Futian pulled out a spell scroll. Instantly, a strong wind spell fell upon the Black Wind Eagle. They transformed into a gust of wind and left.

A moment later, the strong cultivators of the Nandou Nation landed in another part of the Barren Ancient World. They all scanned the Cangye group but were taken aback when they couldn't find Ye Futian. Where did he go?

They walked toward the Cangye group and asked coolly, "Where's Ye Futian?"

Ye Xiao gazed coldly and ignored him.

"Go catch him yourself," Zuo Qianfan said from the Cangye College group.

The man from the Nandou Nation's eyes flashed and he waved. "Go."

Ye Futian would sometimes go to the side while advancing, avoiding a straight line. He also continuously used the spell scroll to travel at top speed. Wind beat down on them from atop the Black Wind Eagle.

"Why did Ye Xiao do that?" Yu Sheng asked. Everyone knew that Emperor Ye thought highly of them and their brilliant talent.

"I heard that the Cangye College is backed by the royalty. Some princes cultivate there." Ye Futian chuckled nonchalantly. He'd offended the Cangye College at the Fenghua Banquet.

"Of course, that's not the main reason." Ye Futian glanced at Yu Sheng. "The emperor treats us well, and we have a good relationship with Ye Danchen."

Yu Sheng's eyes were cold. "We don't want to be involved in their family matters."

"That's not what others think," Ye Futian said, chuckling. "Don't overthink the small things. Isn't it great like this?" Ye Futian looked at the vast land up ahead and felt his entire heart opening up. He'd been restricted ever since he started cultivating and felt quite repressed. The Ancient Barren World was like a free land and he was like a bird that could fly as he high as he wanted.

Yu Sheng looked forward, feeling the same kind of freedom. "The lower Ancient Barren World can only contain those in the Dharma Plane. We'll take over it within five years."

"Can you be a bit more subtle?" Ye Futian gave him a look. He was only in the Glory Plane but he already wanted to control the lower Ancient Barren World. The strongest cultivators of the entire Eastern Barren Territory were gathered here.

Yu Sheng looked at him. Does this guy know what "subtle" means?

Ye Futian looked forward and smiled. "Isn't five years too long?"

Yu Sheng blinked.

The two continued forward without seeing anyone. The Barren Ancient World was a microcosm of the Eastern Barren Territory but for people under the Arcana Plane, it was still extremely vast. After countless days, Ye Futian could only see the occasional demon flying in the sky or beasts on the ground. Sometimes, they were even in the Dharma Plane. When the demons watched them, Ye Futian ignored them and forged on. However, there was a demon hovering above and following them now. It was a wind roc at the Dharma Plane and it was extremely fast. noveltranslationweb.blogspot.com

Ye Futian stared at the roc. He could feel a strange melody coming from it as it flew. He observed it with the Freedom Meditation and realized that it would sometimes become one with the wind and ride the wind.

"Yu Sheng," he called. Yu Sheng took a step back on the Black Wind Eagle. He carried a huge hammer and the Nine-star Glory Plane aura was released. As if sensing his weak aura, menace flashed past the wind roc's eyes. It transformed into wind and caught up with the Black Wind Eagle, clawing at Yu Sheng.

Yu Sheng flashed and jumped down. Wings sprouted and his hammer radiated with a frightening aura. It flashed with dazzling gold light and he brought it down on the wind roc.

Sensing danger, the wind roc actually sped up when Yu Sheng's hammer came down. It transformed into an afterimage that moved with the wind and charged out of Yu Sheng's range, coming directly for Ye Futian.

Ye Futian had been watching the wind roc's moves. He grasped a wand that glowed with green light. The wood elemental Spiritual Qi surged and the Lock of a Thousand Vines was released. It loomed towards the wind roc.

The strange rhythmic strength appeared on the wind roc again. However, the Lock of a Thousand Vines spell seemed to predict its path. It locked onto the wind roc and wrapped around it.

Yu Sheng landed and swung his hammer. The wind roc cried and dropped to the ground.

"We can eat roc for dinner," Ye Futian said. The Black Wind Eagle landed. After a while, there was a delicious smell. The two humans and one demon enjoyed the delicious roasted wind roc.

"Oh?" Ye Futian arched his eyebrow. His body released an ephemeral aura. "Is this fate?"

Ye Futian had an odd expression. The same kind of aura came from Yu Sheng as well.

Ye Futian glanced at the Black Wind Eagle, and then the bird shot into the sky. It flew with a pleasantly strange rhythm. Seeming to understand something instantly, a smile appeared in Ye Futian's eyes.

"So that's what fate is," he murmured. The Black Wind Eagle landed before him with a pitiful look.

"Want more?" Seeing the Black Wind Eagle's gaze, Ye Futian petted its head and chuckled. "Don't worry. I'll let you live a good life from now on."

The Legend of Futian - Chapter 149: Arrival

Time went by very quickly. In the blink of an eye, it had already been about three months since the Nandou Nation's Tingfeng Banquet. The Ancient Barren World was about to open. The Hundred Lands were shaken up. Only God knows just how many cultivators from each nation were headed for the doors of the Ancient Barren World. Large armies set out and young prodigies were headed there as well.

Things were the same in the Cangye Kingdom. Prodigies and cultivators of all kinds gathered in the imperial city. They were ready to head out with the emperor. Emperor Ye was going to personally see them off. He wanted to make sure all of his people made it to the Ancient Barren World, safe and sound.

In the imperial palace; on the mountain.

These past few days, Ye Futian and Yu Sheng had been focused on closed-door cultivation. Their level of cultivation had seen improvement. They had both stepped into the Nine-star Glory Plane. They were only one step away from the Dharma Plane. On this day, Ye Futian ended his closed-door cultivation

"You're finally willing to come out?" From a corner of the courtyard, Tang Lan saw Ye Futian and gave him a smile. It's been a while since I last saw this rascal.

"Second Masteress, you're getting more and more beautiful." He smiled at her teasingly. A couple days after Nandou Wenyin proposed the marriage, Hua Fengliu and Tang Lan held a simple ceremony on the mountain and tied the knot with Yi Xiang as their witness. They were truly one big family now.

"Are you itching to get beat?" Tang Lan laughed at Ye Futian. This punk really shows no respect for his elders. However, she had also noticed herself become more beautiful. Perhaps it was because of her good mood.

"Second Masteress, I'm only stating facts. After you got together with Master, you have indeed become more beautiful," Ye Futian explained "sincerely".

Tang Lan glared at him for a while and then turned away. Her face flushed red like a little girl.

I'm so envious of Master, Ye Futian thought to himself. "I'm heading out of the mountains for a bit." After that, he left the courtyard and made his way down to the imperial palace. He went looking for Ye Danchen and Ye Lingxi. Then, they went to see Emperor Ye altogether.

"I heard you've been conducting closed-door cultivation sessions. Why did you stop?" asked Emperor Ye.

"We have to head for the Ancient Barren World in a couple of days. I've thought it over, I want to go with you guys," answered Ye Futian.

"You want to enter the Ancient Barren World while still in the Glory Plane?" Emperor Ye stared at him. "Do you know how big of a deal this is? All of the Hundred Lands are shaken up. Even I can't predict just how many people will show up. Besides, this is just the cultivators from the Hundred Lands. Not counting those in the Ancient Barren World, your current level of cultivation is truly a little too low."

"Your Majesty, didn't you say that aside from fate and chance the Ancient Barren World is no different from the outside world? We can just think of it as outdoor training. Don't worry, Your Majesty, I'll keep a low profile," said Ye Futian.

"If you go, Emperor Luo will definitely send people after you," said Emperor Ye.

"Hmm… This will actually be a hassle. Your Majesty, then why don't you lend me some magical items? Attack, defense, and escape. How about a couple items for each?" Ye Futian asked with a genuine smile.

Emperor Ye smiled at Ye Futian. He finally realized that he couldn't get too friendly with this rascal. Emperor Ye refused to believe that Ye Futian had not considered the Nandou Nation. Ye Futian was obviously scamming him. Borrow some magical items? Would he really return what he borrowed?

Ye Futian continued when Emperor Ye didn't speak, "Your Majesty, prodigies from all throughout the Hundred Lands are headed for the Ancient Barren World. I can't let you be embarrassed as the future groom of a princess."

"Good point." Emperor Ye smiled at him. "Are you the only one going?"

"Yu Sheng should be coming along," answered Ye Futian.

"You two, bring him and Yu Sheng to the treasury to pick their magical items," Emperor Ye said to Ye Danchen and his sister.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Ye Futian smiled. Emperor Ye was even willing to start a war with Emperor Luo for his sake. Ye Futian knew that he wouldn't be stingy with a just a couple magical items. Ye Futian kept note of everything he owed to Emperor Ye in his heart.

"The door to the lower Ancient Barren World can not hold the energy of the Arcana Plane. So, even for magical items, you can only bring those of the highest-level Dharma Plane. Also, magical items are only supplementary. It does not directly give you the power of the Dharma Plane. The use of magical items is also not beneficial to cultivation. Only use the items when you are in dire need to do so," warned Emperor Ye.

"Don't worry, Your Majesty. I know this very well," said Ye Futian. He wouldn't have thought to use magical items if his level wasn't so low.

...

Days later. A cool morning on the mountains. Quite a lot of people were gathered in the courtyard. Ye Futian and Yu Sheng were about to head out for the Ancient Barren World. Yi Xiang would be joining them on this journey. He also wanted to train in the upper Ancient Barren World.

"Futian, be very careful when you get there," reminded Nandou Wenyin.

"Don't worry, Masteress. I'll be fine," nodded Ye Futian. "I'm going to see Jieyu now."

"Alright." Nandou Wenyin nodded her head, and Ye Futian headed for the back mountains. Hua Jieyu was sitting cross-legged. With her eyes closed, an invisible force field of spiritual energy encapsulated her. There were rocks floating in the air, revolving around her at a steady pace. It seemed as though the Spiritual Qi revolved around her in a set orbit. It was as if it were possible to communicate with and control everything on Earth with spiritual energy.

Ye Futian became curious. When he had stepped into this area which was filled with spiritual energy, he could fell himself being wrapped in the energy. He had experienced this same feeling only once better. It was during that battle in front of the School of the Emperor Star. Except, this time, the feeling was much stronger.

"I'm leaving now. Next time, we'll go together," Ye Futian spoke to the goddess-like Hua Jieyu quietly sitting there. His eyes were gentle and a warm smile spread across his face. Then, he turned around and left.

A group of people left the mountains and walked out of the imperial palace. Outside the palace, crowds of people were already gathered. Some of them were already well-acquainted with Ye Futian. The pride of the Fenghua Rank, Ye Wuchen, had also decided to head to the Ancient Barren World. He was now in the third-level Dharma Plane, so obviously, he was not going to wait any longer. There were also many students of Cangye College who wanted to enter the Ancient Barren World. Their uniforms made them stick out like a sore thumb. Zuo Qianfan and Yu Jiang were also among the crowd. They obviously wanted to tag along with some senior brothers from the college to do the trial.

Cultivators from the Qin Clan and Demon Clan had gathered as well. Bai Qiu was also present. Even Lin Yueyao was going. The Fenghua Banquet and the Tingfeng Banquet had greatly affected her. After three months of cultivation, she had made her way into the Dharma Plane. Now, she was able to enter the Ancient Barren World with the rest of her clan. There were also many other clans Ye Futian did not know of. Imagine all that power gathered in one place.

Looks like nobody could stand the wait, thought Ye Futian. The mysterious Ancient Barren World was just too tempting. Many lower-leveled Dharma Plane cultivators could not wait to step into this new world. And of course, besides those in the Dharma Plane, there were many powerful elders present as well. Powerful Arcana Plane cultivators wanted to head into the upper Ancient Barren World. noveltranslationweb.blogspot.com

Just then, Emperor Ye arrived with his people following behind as the trailed out of the palace.

"Your Majesty, Your Highness." Everyone bowed to greet Emperor Ye and the young man beside him. His features were sharp and he had a strong aura. He was Emperor Ye's eldest son, Ye Xiao. He was in the highest-level Dharma Plane.

Ye Futian had seen Ye Xiao at the Fenghua Banquet but there were no exchanges between them. He was only close with Ye Danchen and Ye Lingxi because they were close in age. Ye Xiao would be the only one of the emperor's children entering the Ancient Barren World. Ye Danchen and Ye Lingxi's level of cultivation was still too low.

Besides Ye Xiao, there were many more high-leveled Dharma Plane cultivators following behind Emperor Ye. They were well-trained imperial guards and would be accompanying the group on their journey.

"Are you all ready?" Emperor Ye asked everyone in the crowd. Sweeping his eyes across each face, he saw many of them nod. "Let's go then."

At this, everyone lifted up into the skies and headed in the same direction.

Mounted on the dragon in the sky were Emperor Ye and his people. Everyone else had their own form of transportation. The Demon Clan had an array of beasts, a truly impressive line-up indeed.

Just then, a black wind eagle landed on the back of the dragon and settled beside Ye Futian. The people around looked over at Ye Futian in confusion. This guy is now super famous in the imperial city. Is this thing his beast companion? Seems quite unfitting.

But Ye Futian did not care what they thought. He simply petted the eagle's head. This beast was gifted to him by the Snow Ape, but regardless of that reason, they had built a deep relationship over time. The Black Wind Eagle's powers were nothing out of the ordinary, but what of it? Who says they couldn't improve?

There was only one entrance to the Ancient Barren World in the Hundred Lands. It was located at the border of the Hundred Lands. Starting in the Cangye Kingdom, Emperor Ye and the rest passed over multiple nations before arriving many days later. It was an extremely mountainous area. Upon arrival, Ye Futian and the others discovered palaces built all around. They seemed like clan residences. This was nothing like the barren lands that Emperor Ye had told them about.

They sure do get things done quickly. Looking down from the sky, Emperor Ye saw that the once barren land had been transformed into a city. Many buildings had been erected. It was obvious to him, the other countries had already begun to claim their land.

"Rumors say that the great powers of the Eastern Barren territory settle at the entrance of the Ancient Barren World. They dominate the entrance, allowing clan members to enter the Ancient Barren World as they pleased. Seems like our friends from the Hundred Lands learn quite quickly. But there doesn't seem to be a single person who has been able to completely monopolize the entrance," said Emperor Ye.

Everyone listened as the emperor spoke and they reached an understanding. This was the difference between regular people and those of great power. Powerful people treated the Ancient Barren World as their personal resource for cultivation. Meanwhile, the people of the Hundred Lands had only just been granted access to the Ancient Barren World. They were so far behind.

Everyone looked straight ahead and saw a mystical space in the sky. This area was warped around an enormous door. Below it was a massive matrix. In the center of the terrifying matrix formation was a beam of light radiating with the Noble power. The beam struck on to the door in the sky, causing this door leading to the Ancient Barren World to become distorted, as if it were about to open at any moment. This matrix was most likely created by the powerful cultivators of the Eastern Barren Territory. It was placed here to activate the door to the Ancient Barren World.

Right now, there were hordes of people gathered in the area around the door. Emperors of every country in the Hundred Lands had led the people here. Each of their line-ups seemed extremely strong.

Emperor Ye and his people slowed down as they approached the large group. The emperors already gathered turned their attention to the newcomers and smiled. Another kingdom has arrived.

The Legend of Futian - Chapter 148: Marriage

After Emperor Ye brought them back to the Imperial City of the Cangye Kingdom, everyone went back to their own places. Ye Futian and Yu Sheng followed Emperor Ye into the palace.

"The Hundred Lands will probably get busy. What are your plans?" Emperor Ye asked while walking in the palace. After the trip to the Nandou Nation, the two parties had become much closer and were like a senior with juniors.

"Your Majesty, you've been to the Ancient Barren World. What's in there?" Ye Futian asked.

"I've only been to the upper Ancient Barren World and not the lower one," Emperor Ye said. "Other than the fate, chance, and secret realms, everything is the same to the outer world. They have clans, forces, and cities. There are people there from all over the Eastern Barren Territory. You can see it as a microcosm of the Eastern Barren Territory. However, it's more dangerous and competition is fiercer. Murder is an everyday thing, so I suggest you wait until you're in a high plane before visiting it."

"There's no time," Ye Futian said quietly. "Emperor Luo said he will declare war against the Cangye Kingdom. I don't think he's bluffing. Luo Junlin will go cultivate at the Royal Xuan Temple too."

"My kingdom is not weaker than the Nandou Nation," Emperor Ye said. If he wants to declare war, I'll cooperate. Even without you, it'll come to this sooner or later. As for Luo Junlin, he's troublesome indeed. Because of him, the other emperors will side with Emperor Luo."

Ye Futian thought of the attitude from the Yunchu Nation and Yan Kingdom emperors earlier and chuckled. "If they support Emperor Luo because of Luo Junlin, they're caring for the Nandou Nation's reputation but aren't they scared of pissing me off?"

"You…" Emperor Ye gave Ye Futian a look. This guy was very talented but he was still in the Glory Plane with a long road ahead. Luo Junlin was different though. He'd snatched the Noble fate and entered the Royal Xuan Temple. He already had one foot in the Noble Plane. Did they still have to choose? They still didn't have any news of the Ancient Barren World being opened up.

"I'm looked down on." Ye Futian was a bit sad.

"They'll regret it," Yu Sheng said seriously from the side. Emperor Ye glanced at him. He realized that Yu Sheng would become serious whenever something had to do with Ye Futian. He wondered what exactly their relationship was.

"Yeah, I believe they'll regret it too," Emperor Ye said, nodding. "Alright, you two can go. They bid farewell and walked toward the mountain the imperial advisor stayed at. Hearing that Ye Futian and Yu Sheng were back, everyone walked out and gathered together.

Ye Futian's eyes fell upon Hua Fengliu. He asked with anticipation, "Master, has your life spirit recovered?"

"Yes, we can make them pay for everything they did recently. Last time, who was the one that didn't want to be my disciple in the Guqin Gardens?" Hua Fengliu looked at Ye Futian with a knowing smile.

Ye Futian cursed inwardly, Like father, like daughter. That smile…

"Master, don't you know that I was doing it with you in mind? Plus, I helped get Masteress back for you," Ye Futian said, looking at Nandou Wenyin. "Oh right, where's my wife?" Hua Fengliu was still looking at Ye Futian so he changed the topic.

"Did I agree to that?" Hua Fengliu laughed.

"Are you going to bully your disciple as soon as your health recovers? Aren't you satisfied with such a great disciple? Plus, I already betrothed Jieyu to Futian. Don't you agree?" Nandou Wenyin said from the side.

Hua Fengliu glanced at her and muttered, "Whatever you say."

Ye Futian blinked and moved to Nandou Wenyin. "Masteress is the best." It seemed that he would have to stick to his masteress from now on.

"Futian, Jieyu is cultivating in isolation. After the imperial advisor cured your master, he busied himself with Jieyu's cultivation," Nandou Wenyin said gently. Hua Fengliu was still looking at Ye Futian dispiritedly. Their attitudes were way too different.

Ye Futian gazed at Imperial Advisor Mo He. He seemed to have aged considerably so Ye Futian asked, "What happened to Senior?"

"It's all because of Jieyu. He wasn't even like this when healing your master," Nandou Wenyin said, a little ashamed.

"Princess, no need to worry. The royal family's life spirit is very strong. If Jieyu is evolving again, I will do whatever I can for her unique talent," Mo He said with a sigh. "If only I could've met her earlier."

"No one in Donghai City of Nandou Nation understood the royal life spirit, let alone Jieyu's life spirit. We are fortunate to meet you," Hua Fengliu also said. Mo He was the imperial mage of the Nandou Nation's previous dynasty and went into war with the emperor. He was undoubtedly the one who understood the royal life spirit the most. His cultivated ability was special as well. noveltranslationweb.blogspot.com

Ye Futian smiled at their words. It appeared that Fox was more talented than he'd thought. It was a good thing that she met the right teacher.

"How was the Nandou Nation? Did you stir up a commotion at the Tingfeng Banquet?" Hua Fengliu asked Ye Futian.

"I only fought one battle." Ye Futian shrugged. He wasn't that sort of high-key person.

"No news of Headmaster Yi?" Hua Fengliu asked again.

"Senior Yi left safely after the Donghai City fight. If he's still in the country, he should hear about us," Ye Futian said. He was sure that Yu Sheng's exclamation would travel throughout the country.

"Really?" Yi Qingxuan gazed at him.

"There was one winner from the nine battle platforms of the Tingfeng Banquet and all nine are regarded highly. But your man went up and stepped on one, punched another guy down, and then ripped apart a guy in the First level Dharma Plane. Then he yelled to everyone that he was Yu Sheng, a disciple of Yi Xiang, so what do you think?" Ye Futian said to Yi Qingxuan.

Hearing Ye Futian's words, everyone gaped at Yu Sheng. He was too crazy! Yi Qingxuan looked at him with reddening eyes while he just scratched his head boyishly.

Yi Qingxuan walked up and hit Yu Sheng's chest with her small fists.

"Can you go somewhere else with your public displays of affection?" Ye Futian asked with a laugh.

"Sure." Yi Qingxuan smiled and pulled Yu Sheng away.

The others talked about what happened at the Nandou Nation and then Ye Futian went to cultivate.

The Ancient Barren World was about to open up, Luo Junlin was going to the Royal Xuan Temple to cultivate, and war was about to erupt between the Nandou Nation and Cangye Kingdom. Time was running out.

...

Soon after, violence broke out at the border between the two nations and the Nandou Nation invaded the Cangye Kingdom. Of course, the Cangye Kingdom was well-prepared. They had an eye on the Nandou Nation so a big war erupted. After countless days, someone came from the Cangye palace, saying he was Yu Sheng's master. Ye Futian, Yu Sheng, Yi Qingxuan, Tang Lan, Hua Fengliu, and the others all came out to welcome the guest and saw Yi Xiang.

"Father!" Yi Qingxuan ran into Yi Xiang's arms, tears flowing instantly.

"What are you crying for? You should be happy," Yi Xiang said gently, patting his daughter's hair.

"Master." Yu Sheng and Tang Lan walked up.

"Senior Yi," Hua Fengliu and Nandou Wenyin called. Yi Xiang had entered the Nandou clan because of Ye Futian and Hua Jieyu. He'd risked his own life to fight off the School of the Emperor Star headmaster to help all of them escape.

Yi Xiang looked at everyone and then said to Tang Lan, "They're all family so what are you doing here?"

"Master," Tang Lan replied a bit awkwardly.

"Senior Yi," Nandou Wenyin said, walking up. "I've been thinking about Fengliu and Tang Lan's wedding. Since you're here now, you can host it personally."

Everyone gaped at Nandou Wenyin. Even Hua Fengliu didn't know about this.

"Wenyin, you…" Hua Fengliu said.

"You let Tang Lang down years ago. Do you want to do it again?" Nandou Wenyin asked while Hua Fengliu smiled wryly.

"You're talking nonsense." Tang Lan stared at Nandou Wenyin.

"Don't be stubborn. You went through so much these years. What's there to be insistent and reserved for? If you could move on, why did you buy the Guqin Gardens, take him in, and do so much for him?" Nandou Wenyin said. Tang Lan didn't know what to say.

Ye Futian watched all this, dumbfounded. His masteress was helping his master find another woman. He wondered if he should tell Jieyu to learn from her mother.

Seeing that Tang Lan didn't refute Nandou Wenyin's words, Yi Xiang glanced at Hua Fengliu and said, "This can do."

"Master…" Tang Lan looked at Yi Xiang.

"You went against me for him back in the day. Where's your courage now?" Yi Xiang said, looking hard at her. "Don't worry. With me here, no one can mistreat you. I'll take charge of this. This can do." He obviously understood his disciple. If she didn't feel strongly for him, she wouldn't keep Hua Fengliu by her side. However, without a title, she would have to leave sooner or later and live alone miserably.

"I think it can do too. Aunt Tang, I'll have to call you Second Masteress from now on," Ye Futian said. He was the clearest about this relationship. Since Masteress was willing to urge it on, there was no reason why it couldn't work out.

Yi Xiang looked at Ye Futian, his eyes approving the youth grudgingly.

Ye Lingxi walked over at this moment.

"Princess, what are you here for?" Ye Futian asked.

"I heard that Senior Yi was here so I wanted to meet him," Ye Lingxi said with a smile.

Yi Xiang was a bit confused. "You're too polite."

"No, it's just that Senior Yi is a legend nowadays. My father would like to meet you too. In order to not disturb your reunion, my father prepared a dinner banquet to welcome Senior Yi," Ye Lingxi said.

"Okay, I will go." Yi Xiang nodded.

"Then I'll leave now," Ye Lingxi said with a warm smile and left.

"Not bad." Yi Xiang eyed Ye Futian. Being invited personally by the princess and welcomed with a feast by the emperor was clearly not because of him. He also heard that Emperor Ye was even willing to go to war with Emperor Luo to protect Ye Futian.

"Of course. I'm the disciple of the School of the Finance Star. I can't embarrass you, Headmaster," Ye Futian replied, chuckling.

"That's logical. Let's go." Yi Xiang nodded and the group headed into the palace. Everyone smiled brightly because they were finally all here.

Emperor Ye's dinner banquet would definitely have a great atmosphere.