Alchemy Sovereign Against the Heaven
Chapter 244 - 235: Yaochi Saintess

Chapter 244: Chapter 235: Yaochi Saintess

Several days after Mo Wangchen left with the little girl, news spread that more powerful figures from the hidden sects and ancient martial families had set out for the Heavenly Martial Domain. On the one hand, they aimed to search for Mo Wangchen’s whereabouts, and on the other, naturally, it was also because of the matter regarding the Saint Venerable Tomb.

Upon hearing this, the cultivators of Beiming Land became even more curious about Mo Wangchen’s identity.

"Have you heard? Over in the Heavenly Martial Domain, the Saint Venerable Tomb has appeared, accompanied by the emergence of powerful Ancient Alien Beasts. Various hidden sects and ancient martial families sent people in, and the losses were severe; nearly all disciples were annihilated, and even five or six cultivators from the Creation Realm perished!"

"Did you hear that the mysterious youth with the Peerless Physique has appeared again, and he even escaped from the hands of those Creation Realm experts?"

"Isn’t this boy only at the level of Cultivation of the Returning Ruins Realm? How could he manage to escape from so many Creation Realm experts? Is that true or false?"

"The incident should be true, as indeed, many people saw him Controlling Phoenix and flying out from the Ancient Tomb!"

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For a while, Beiming Land was once again shaken. It had not been long since Mo Wangchen suppressed the Divine Body, Little Peng King Zhou Tong, and the others, and now he had caused such a commotion, immediately attracting even more attention towards him.

Below that crack, if he is said to possess a Peerless Physique, capable of overpowering the Divine Body, after all, his Cultivation is only at the level of the Returning Ruins Realm, how could he escape from the hands of so many powerful figures from the hidden sects and ancient martial families?

As for the various speculations, Mo Wangchen obviously had no knowledge of them. In a few days, he had already left the Heavenly Martial Domain with the little girl. There was no helping it; the Heavenly Martial Domain was now congregated with a large number of experts from ancient martial families and hidden sects. If he had stayed there, he would most likely have been captured.

After leaving the Heavenly Martial Domain, they arrived at a place called the Jinyang Domain. Along the way, Mo Wangchen also heard a lot of new information.

People from the ancient martial families and hidden sects were preparing to organize another expedition to explore the Saint Venerable Tomb, just like with the appearance of the Kunpeng, the tomb was under a Forbidden restriction. Unless a powerful Holy Weapon was used, it was difficult to break through.

After a few days, the various parties had made multiple attempts but failed to solve the Forbidden restriction. Instead, a large number of Ancient Alien Species emerged from the Ancient Tomb. After a fierce battle, the forces of the ancient martial families and hidden sects suffered additional losses.

However, there was word that the Great Elder of the Zhou Family had personally come to the Tomb, and then a message that shook the Northern Region was passed on.

"The Saint Venerable Tomb in the Heavenly Martial Domain actually buried the Yaochi Saintess from a hundred thousand years ago?!"

"The Yaochi Saintess, who dazzled the world a hundred thousand years ago, is rumored to have had an ambiguous relationship with the Divine King Ling Changkong. After Ling Changkong’s disappearance, the Yaochi Saintess too vanished without a trace. Unexpectedly, she fell there."

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"The Yaochi Saintess!"

Mo Wangchen, walking with the little girl in a certain city within the Jinyang Domain, was incredibly surprised to hear this news.

"Yaoyao, do you remember who your parents are?"

Yaoyao was naturally the name given to her by Mo Wangchen. As for the identity of the little girl, Mo Wangchen became more and more curious.

"Yaoyao doesn’t remember," she said, shaking her head, holding a stick of candied haw in her hand, wearing a set of clean white clothes instead of her previous worn garments.

"Rumors say that the Yaochi Saintess had an ambiguous relationship with Ling Changkong, to what extent their relationship developed is not known, but it’s important to note that both of them are figures from a hundred thousand years ago, they couldn’t possibly be Yaoyao’s parents..."

Mo Wangchen, holding Yaoyao’s hand, lowered his head in thought, "Moreover, previously, the elder from the Daluo Heaven Sect mentioned having seen Yaoyao three hundred years ago at Liyuan Tomb, when the Divine King Holy Weapon emerged..."

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Divine King, naturally, refers to Ling Changkong!

"Liyuan Tomb... Yaochi Saintess’ ancient tomb... Could it be that Yaoyao really has some connection with these two?"

Mo Wangchen felt overwhelmed. This child being alive three hundred years ago was already astonishing enough, let alone appearing inside the Liyuan Tomb—one of the major restricted zones in the Beiming Land. Even Creation Realm experts, not to mention individuals of the Saint Venerable Level, would not dare to set foot there lightly.

"Yaoyao, do you remember where you came from?" Mo Wangchen asked.

"Yaoyao doesn’t remember, only knows that I’ve been hungry many times, for a very, very long time," she replied.

"How long is ’a very long time’?" Mo Wangchen asked, stunned.

"Hmm..." Yaoyao tilted her head up slightly, as if reminiscing, and after a moment she said, "A very long time... I guess..."

Mo Wangchen shook his head and gave a wry smile, knowing that he probably wouldn’t get any more information from her. However, Yaoyao’s identity was definitely not simple. Someone as powerful as the Yaochi Saintess from ten thousand years ago took great care of her and even gave her a strand of her hair that could summon a powerful destructive force.

"Have you heard? Piaomiao Palace is recruiting disciples!"

"Piaomiao Palace? Isn’t that one of the hidden sects? Though it seems to have been in decline for quite a while..."

"Yes! It’s said that Piaomiao Palace emerges once every ten thousand years, and it’s only been six thousand years since their last emergence. I didn’t expect them to appear early this time, and they’re even recruiting disciples publicly!"

"Despite being in decline for a long time, it’s still a hidden sect. Now that they’re recruiting disciples, it’s worth taking a look. If you’re lucky enough to enter, you’ll be in touch with one of the top existences in the Beiming Land!" Some people’s eyes shone with excitement, planning to go and take a look.

"Now that I am being chased by various hidden sects and ancient martial families, I indeed need a place for protection, especially now that I’m with Yaoyao. I wonder about this Piaomiao Palace..."

Mo Wangchen bowed his head in deep thought and eventually decided to go and take a look.

As the people in the city moved, before long, they had left the city. Ten miles outside the city, there was a continuous mountain range. It was said that Piaomiao Palace was hidden here, concealed within the void, the sect having already formed a world of its own.

True to expectations, after flying in the mountains for a while, a large clearing appeared before them. Nowadays, the clearing was filled with a large crowd of people. The news of Piaomiao Palace’s emergence and the recruitment of disciples had already spread far and wide.

The crowd, having heard the news, came eagerly to try their luck.

In the center of the clearing stood an old man, his hair and beard all white, resembling an elder of the mortal world and not particularly striking.

But everyone knew that this elder was from Piaomiao Palace!

Next to the elder existed an ethereal staircase, stretching upward from the ground, reaching into the clouds like a ladder to heaven, but there were only nine steps!

These nine steps, each one enormously large, and at the ninth step at the very top, there was a divine radiance shining, undoubtedly indicating the presence of some powerful treasure above.

Not long after Mo Wangchen’s arrival, he blended into the crowd with Yaoyao, not standing out too much.

In the sky, the Bright Sun slowly climbed, eventually reaching its zenith. The elder beside the stairway awoke from his closed-eye meditation, swept his gaze around, and then raised his voice, "Today, Piaomiao Palace has set up a Heavenly Ladder trial, seeking to recruit only one person. Each of the nine steps has its own pressure. The one who performs best in the trials will be able to join Piaomiao Palace."

PS: Here’s the second update, asking for recommendation tickets, and there will be more updates later...

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