Alchemy Sovereign Against the Heaven
Chapter 245 - 236: The Ancient History of Piaomiao Palace

Chapter 245: Chapter 236: The Ancient History of Piaomiao Palace

"What?!"

"Only recruiting one person?!"

Upon hearing the old man’s words, the faces of many young people who had come in response instantly turned ashen.

They were not the most outstanding group; if Piaomiao Palace was only recruiting one disciple, then that position was destined to have nothing to do with them.

"How is the best performance measured?" A young man stepped forward from the crowd, his cultivation being of the Primordial Spirit Realm. Excluding the members of hidden sects and Ancient Martial families, with his level of cultivation, he could be considered a genius among the youth of the Beiming Land.

Yet now, as various hidden powers and Ancient Martial families emerged to compete, heroes abounded, and the strong ones in the Primordial Spirit Realm were obviously not so rare anymore.

The old man looked over and spoke indifferently, "The Heavenly Ladder has nine levels, the higher one climbs, the better the performance naturally becomes."

"What if we all reach the ninth level?" The youth was stunned for a moment, not expecting the assessment to be so straightforward.

The old man smiled nonchalantly, "Throughout history, my Piaomiao Palace has recruited disciples several times, with all kinds of geniuses eagerly participating, but up till now, only three have ever reached the ninth level!"

"What? Only three?!"

Hearing the old man’s words, surprise appeared on everyone’s faces as they had thought that the nine-step Heavenly Ladder was not as difficult as they imagined.

Piaomiao Palace was a hidden power inherited from the Ancient Times. Although it had become more obscure in the eyes of the world over the last ten thousand years, its history was longer than that of Yaochi Immortal Palace, Daluo Heaven Sect, and most Ancient Martial families!

Yet over so many years, only three people had reached the ninth level?

This was indeed too astonishing!

"The might of the Heavenly Ladder is far beyond your imagination, and I am not afraid to tell you that among those three who reached the ninth level, one was the True Martial Emperor from three hundred thousand years ago, another was Saint King Xuanyuan Hao, who dominated the Ancient era with his unbeatable Sacred Body twenty thousand years ago!"

"True Martial Emperor and Saint King Xuanyuan Hao?!"

Upon hearing the old man’s words, the surrounding people all gasped in awe; both of these figures had stunned their eras, their legends enduring through aeons, their fame still towering even after hundreds of thousands of years!

"Who was the third person?" someone asked curiously.

The old man smiled mysteriously, "One hundred thousand years ago, peerless and commanding, subduing the powerful, the Divine King Ling Changkong who attained Body Sanctification and stepped into the Emperor Realm!"

"Divine King Ling Changkong?!"

At this declaration, faces showed surprise once again; the three who had ascended the ninth level were all monumental emperors from the profound depths of Beiming Land’s long history!

What was different, however, was that at this moment, after hearing the old man’s words, Mo Wangchen couldn’t help but mutter to himself, "Could this be a bluff..."

Three legendary emperors, their fame spanning Ancient and current times, had all once climbed this nine-level Heavenly Ladder?

From this perspective, the history of Piaomiao Palace was far richer and more mysterious than people knew.

"Senior, all three emperors have reached the ninth level; although they were not from the same era, in your view, whose performance was the best?" someone curiously asked.

The old man paused for a moment, then said without hesitation, "Divine King Ling Changkong."

Indeed!

Hearing this, it was not beyond everyone’s expectations; after all, Ling Changkong was the last Great Emperor-level figure from Beiming Land. His Body had achieved Sanctification, and his Cultivation had stepped into the Emperor Realm, far more stunning than True Martial Emperor and Saint King Xuanyuan Hao!

Some frowned with faces full of confusion and looked towards the elder, "If all three had reached the ninth step... the scores should be the same, so why does the predecessor say that Divine King Ling Changkong is somewhat better?"

The elder remained silent, raising his hand to point towards the sky above, and everyone followed his gaze only to see where the elder pointed, there was a Divine Rainbow faintly emitting from above the ninth step.

"That is the Sun-Shooting Divine Bow from my Piaomiao Palace. The first Sect Leader once used this bow to shoot down nine Ancient Golden Crows. Ascending the ninth step, anyone who can draw this bow will become a Saint Heir of my Piaomiao Palace!"

"Originally, True Martial Emperor and Saint King Xuanyuan Hao, although both reached the ninth step, neither could draw the Sun-Shooting Divine Bow."

"Are you suggesting that..."

The crowd was momentarily stunned, then burst into an uproar, "Divine King Ling Changkong once drew the bow and became a Saint Heir of the Piaomiao Palace?!"

The elder shook his head, sighing, "Speaking of which, True Martial Emperor and Saint King Xuanyuan Hao were both Inheritance Disciples of my Piaomiao Palace, but only Divine King Ling Changkong, after drawing the Divine Bow, refused to join my Piaomiao Palace. According to the ancient records of our sect, Ling Changkong came to try only because he was bored..."

With that, a smile once again appeared on the elder’s face, "Today is the same; if any of you can draw this bow, from then on, you too will be a Saint Heir of my Piaomiao Palace!"

"Saint Heir!"

Sparks of eagerness erupted in everyone’s eyes, each burning with desire. Becoming a Saint Heir of the Piaomiao Palace, what glory would that be?

Moreover, True Martial Emperor, Saint King Xuanyuan Hao, and Divine King Ling Changkong had all participated in such an assessment, giving the impression that the Piaomiao Palace was a force capable of creating Great Emperor-level powers!

"Enough talk, whether you have a destined connection with my Piaomiao Palace depends on your own Creation. Now, begin ascending the ladder." Finally, the elder spoke indifferently.

Whoosh!

As his words fell, the crowd, already eager to try, swarmed towards the Heavenly Ladder, numbering in the thousands.

"Big brother, you go too. Yaoyao will wait here for you and won’t run around."

Most people had already surged forward; by now, Mo Wangchen and Yaoyao were in a much less crowded place.

Hearing such obedient words from Yaoyao, Mo Wangchen patted her head but still felt somewhat uneasy.

Yaoyao seemed to detect Mo Wangchen’s thoughts, then smiled and started running forward, "Grandpa, can you protect Yaoyao? That way big brother can climb the ladder without worrying."

Mo Wangchen was astounded as at this moment, Yaoyao had run up in front of the elder, holding onto his sleeve, and spoke with an innocent face.

"Uh!"

Likewise, the elder was also momentarily startle, then turned his eyes towards her, and seeing Yaoyao’s obedient appearance, he couldn’t help but raise his hand to stroke her head.

Boom!

However, just as his palm touched Yaoyao, suddenly, the elder’s expression violently changed, turning pale; he staggered backward, almost falling over.

"What is this..."

A look of shock filled the elder’s eyes, as if he had seen some terrifying existence, staring at Yaoyao. Just now, he had merely wanted to casually check if Yaoyao had any Cultivation aptitude, but in that moment, he felt a terrifying aura burst forth from within Yaoyao’s body, seemingly about to devour him whole.

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