After the Heaven’s Pride Stele appeared, the news that Ye Chuan had broken through to the peak of the Daluo Golden Immortal realm spread across the Tianxuan Continent at an unimaginable speed.
In truth, no one needed to spread it deliberately.
As long as one looked up at the sky, Ye Chuan’s name could be clearly seen at the very top of the Heaven’s Pride Stele.
Countless ancient immortal sects convened emergency meetings as a result.
The subject of their discussions was remarkably consistent.
Who exactly was Ye Chuan?
Within the Nine Heavens Sword Sect, Gu Changge gazed at the name occupying the Heaven’s Pride Stele’s top spot. His feelings were far more complicated than those of the other sect powerhouses.
That was because he had originally had the chance to bring Ye Chuan into the Nine Heavens Sword Sect!
If the Taiyi Immortal Sect had not offered better terms at the time, then the sect whose fortunes had now soared because of Ye Chuan might have been the Nine Heavens Sword Sect instead!
An elder of the sword sect had clearly thought of this as well and could not help saying, “Sect Master, if only we had offered him a few more resources back then…”
“Enough. Don’t bring it up again.”
The elder immediately fell silent.
Who could have expected Ye Chuan to be this outrageous?
When he had first joined the Taiyi Immortal Sect, he had only been at the peak of the Golden Immortal realm.
Yet in such a short time, he had already reached the peak of the Daluo Golden Immortal realm—and had even risen straight to the top of the Heaven’s Pride Stele!
Gu Changge let out a soft sigh.
Regret was meaningless now.
However, the relationship between the Nine Heavens Sword Sect and the Taiyi Immortal Sect was not bad. There would still be opportunities for cooperation in the future.
Just then, a young man in a gray robe entered the main hall.
He carried no sword on his back. There was no sharpness about him at all, and he looked just like an ordinary cultivator.
Yet the moment he stepped into the hall, every immortal sword hanging nearby began to hum softly.
He was the person who had originally ranked sixteenth on the Heaven’s Pride Stele and had now fallen to seventeenth.
The Nine Heavens Sword Sect’s Sword Child, Gu Wufeng.
He glanced at the name in the sky and asked calmly, “Why is Ye Chuan ranked above me?”
Gu Changge replied, “The Heaven’s Pride Stele judges future potential and one’s foundation in the Great Dao. It is not simply a comparison of one’s current combat strength.”
Gu Wufeng said seriously, “I want to fight him.”
“He is only at the peak of the Daluo Golden Immortal realm, while you have already entered the Immortal Venerable realm.” Gu Changge frowned. “Even if you win, it won’t prove anything.”
“I can suppress my cultivation realm.”
Gu Wufeng’s tone remained calm. “Since the Heaven’s Pride Stele believes he is stronger than me, I will fight him at the same realm.”
Gu Changge knew his disciple’s character well.
Gu Wufeng was not jealous of Ye Chuan’s ranking.
He simply wanted to know just how strong the person who had pushed him down the rankings truly was.
“There’s no need to challenge him separately.”
Gu Changge looked toward the Great Dao laws gradually gathering beneath the Heaven’s Pride Stele. “That trial will begin soon. When the time comes, you’ll naturally have a chance to compare yourself with him.”
Similar events were taking place in the other immortal sects as well.
Almost all the young cultivators who had originally ranked near the top of the Heaven’s Pride Stele had developed an interest in Ye Chuan.
Some believed that Ye Chuan deserved his ranking.
Others felt that he had only temporarily taken first place because his rapid successive breakthroughs had triggered overly powerful celestial phenomena.
After all, talent and true combat strength were not the same thing. Advancing too quickly was not necessarily a good thing.
Every time an immortal cultivator crossed a major realm, the body, soul, and Great Dao all needed time to adapt.
Ye Chuan had advanced from the peak of the Golden Immortal realm all the way to the peak of the Daluo Golden Immortal realm with virtually no pause in between.
In the eyes of many, he might now possess extremely powerful immortal energy, but that did not mean he could truly control it.
An elder from an ancient immortal sect gazed at the Heaven’s Pride Stele and slowly said, “Advancing two major realms in such a short time… The power within his body is probably already in complete chaos.”
“If they were competing solely in terms of immortal energy, he could naturally rely on his cultivation realm to win.”
“But the Ancient Trial tests more than cultivation. It also tests one’s comprehension of the Great Dao, combat skills, and Dao heart.”
“Once they truly enter the trial, Ye Chuan’s problems will naturally be exposed.”
This view won the agreement of many cultivators.
Ye Chuan’s breakthrough speed was simply too exaggerated.
It was so outrageous that many would rather believe he had used some special secret technique that damaged his foundation than admit that such a monster truly existed in the world.
…
On Azure Wood Peak.
Lin Fan had also seen his name, which was ranked ninth.
The heavy mood brought about by Ye Chuan’s successive breakthroughs had eased somewhat.
Ninth place.
Although there was still a gap between him and first place, this at least proved that he was also one of the top young prodigies on the Tianxuan Continent.
Emperor Cangxuan’s voice also came from the depths of his sea of consciousness.
“Not bad.”
“Your immortal root can only be considered superior. Your ability to reach ninth place on the Heaven’s Pride Stele is mainly due to your nine-colored fortune, the Azure Lotus Dao Seal, and your own Dao heart.”
“If you completely absorb the inheritance left behind by the Azure Lotus Immortal King in the future, your ranking will rise even further.”
Lin Fan nodded lightly.
He gazed at Ye Chuan’s name, and the confidence that had originally been extinguished in his heart began to burn anew.
Ye Chuan was indeed stronger than him now.
But the Heaven’s Pride Stele judged future potential. It did not mean that the gap between them could never be overcome.
Moreover, Ye Chuan had just relied on the Taiyin Dao Integration Technique to advance through successive breakthroughs.
Lin Fan did not believe that Ye Chuan could fully master the power of two major realms in such a short period.
“Master, what kind of trial is the Heaven’s Pride Stele about to open?” Lin Fan asked within his sea of consciousness.
Emperor Cangxuan remained silent for a moment, apparently observing the changes in the Great Dao around the Heaven’s Pride Stele.
Soon, his voice sounded again.
“The Myriad Dao Ancient Realm.”
Lin Fan was slightly stunned. “Master, you know about it?”
“This Emperor entered it once when I was alive.”
Emperor Cangxuan slowly continued, “The Myriad Dao Ancient Realm is not an ordinary secret realm. It is an ancient trial world specially prepared for young cultivators.”
“After entering, everyone will receive the same starting conditions.”
“The higher one’s cultivation realm, the stronger the enemies one will face.”
“The final ranking does not depend entirely on cultivation. It is determined collectively by the enemies one kills, the missions one completes, the inheritances one obtains, and the regions one explores.”
“Ye Chuan’s cultivation realm is higher than yours, but that will not give him much of an advantage inside.”
Lin Fan’s eyes lit up slightly.
If the difficulty would adjust according to each person’s cultivation realm, then he truly had a chance to compete fairly with Ye Chuan!
With Emperor Cangxuan’s guidance and his nine-colored fortune, he was actually more suited to exploring secret realms and searching for opportunities than those ordinary prodigies who relied solely on their talent to cultivate.
The advantage was on his side!
Emperor Cangxuan continued, “The Myriad Dao Ancient Realm contains a large number of hidden areas. Many of them can only be discovered by those with special fortunes.”
“You may not be able to claim first place.”
“But as long as you make full use of your nine-colored fortune, entering the top three will not be difficult.”
Lin Fan slowly clenched his fists.
“This disciple understands.”
He would not make the same mistake as before by believing that he could immediately surpass Ye Chuan.
As long as he could prove in the Myriad Dao Ancient Realm that the gap between them was not as vast as everyone imagined, that would be enough.
Just as Lin Fan finished speaking, the Heaven’s Pride Stele suddenly underwent a new change.
A golden pillar of light descended from the very top of the stele and directly enveloped Ye Chuan.
Then, a second pillar of light appeared, followed shortly by a third.
All the young cultivators ranked among the top one hundred on the Heaven’s Chosen Stele were briefly enveloped in golden light.
An ancient token appeared before each of them.
The front of the token was engraved with a vast world shrouded in mist.
On the back were four ancient characters:
[Myriad Dao Ancient Realm]
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