Eternal Holy Emperor
Chapter 78 - 70 Trial Road

Chapter 78: Chapter 70 Trial Road

On the Tiandu Continent, there exists a mysterious ancient road known as the King’s Ancient Road!

As for the origin of this King’s Ancient Road, even the 108 Countries are unclear about its true origins, and it seems that only the Three Great Empires and high universities, along with the enigmatic Martial God Temple, are truly privy to its secrets.

One could say this is a trial ancient road for pursuing the strongest kings, and only those with the most outstanding talents, the Heavenly Pride Boys and Girls, are qualified to participate.

Originally, an unawakened "Ye Chen" possessed extraordinary talent, and his dazzling abilities were astonishing. At the tender age of thirteen, he achieved the Innate Realm and was even exceptionally admitted as a student by the Earth-level Academy of the Tiandu Academy.

Similarly, the then fourteen-year-old "Ye Chen" was also granted the qualification to enter this mysterious King’s Ancient Road for trials.

Unfortunately, the once-talented "Ye Chen," despite his exceptional talent, had still not fully matured and encountered a formidable enemy, resulting in his Dantian being destroyed, completely rendering him a cripple and forsaken by the world.

It could be said that this event had a profound impact on Ye Chen in his two lifetimes, and it was something he couldn’t easily forget.

Now that the Thirteenth Prince had brought up the matter of the trial ancient road, Ye Chen immediately thought of this mysterious King’s Ancient Road.

However, he quickly shook his head and dismissed the idea, for the King’s Ancient Road wasn’t accessible to just anyone; only the most outstanding young Heavenly Prides of the Tiandu Continent were eligible.

Though Tiandu Academy boasts great power, they likely can’t independently control this mysterious King’s Ancient Road.

As Ye Chen thought, the Thirteenth Prince said, "This is not the same trial road you participated in before, the King’s Ancient Road, where only the strongest talents are qualified to participate. Though Tiandu Academy holds tremendous power and overlooks the entire Tiandu Continent, it cannot independently dominate such a King’s Ancient Road."

"According to the information obtained, Tiandu Academy has possibly obtained a Divine Small World left from the Ancient Era, and this trial road is set within this Divine Small World."

Ye Chen was solemn, the so-called Divine Small World, being realms created by existences that surpassed the Heavenly Gods, known for their unimaginable abilities, which allowed them to traverse and penetrate the heavens, thus being termed Divine.

These Divine beings, even more powerful than those in the Heavenly Divine Realm, surpass it.

The so-called Heavenly Divine Realm was merely a common term used by mortals for this state, similar to the Martial God Realm. In truth, this state is known as Divinity Transformation, where one could fly through the sky and possess the ability to move mountains and seas, resembling the Heavenly Gods from myths, hence the name Heavenly Gods.

As a former Supreme of his previous life, Ye Chen understood the significance of the Divine Small World even better than the Thirteenth Prince, but he hadn’t expected that Tiandu Academy had such means to control a Divine Small World.

Ye Chen asked, "Is this information accurate?"

The Thirteenth Prince gave a proud smile, "Of course, because this is an internal message from my Royal Family, it must be accurate."

A recruitment trial in the Divine Small World? This certainly made things much more interesting.

A smile slowly appeared on Ye Chen’s lips, suddenly looking forward to this upcoming trial road.

Even Elder Yan couldn’t help but emerge, naturally unseen by the Thirteenth Prince, and chuckled, "Little Chenzi, it seems you are quite interested in this trial road."

"However, this so-called Divine Small World dares to claim to be a small world, at most it’s just a minor realm. If that’s the case, then the power of Tiandu Academy isn’t bad, having obtained such a minor realm. There must be many unusual treasures inside. Although there won’t be any Supreme Divine Treasures, it should still be quite an interesting journey."

As Elder Yan mentioned, Ye Chen’s greater interest also lay in the various unique treasures within the Divine Small World.

The Thirteenth Prince laughed, "Ye Chen, let’s cooperate and make it to the end together."

Ye Chen raised an eyebrow, "You also intend to participate in this trial road?"

"Of course," the Thirteenth Prince said, "Why not participate? As the highest Cultivation Academy in the entire Tiandu Continent, Tiandu Academy has cultivation resources that even Xiafeng Academy and the entire Royal Family cannot compare to. This academy is truly a Cultivation Holy Land, and I naturally wish to enter Tiandu Academy for further studies."

Ye Chen naturally understood that for the Thirteenth Prince, a genius like him would find that not only Xiafeng Academy but even the Xiafeng Royal Family could not provide sufficient cultivation resources. Only a Cultivation Holy Land like Tiandu Academy could perhaps be his true place of training.

"Having emerged from seclusion, what do you plan to do next?"

Ye Chen thought for a moment and said, "Find someone. There were some things I entrusted him to help with, but I’m not sure if he’s finished them. Now that my training is complete, I have time to look for him."

The person he wanted to find was naturally Li Yun, who he had previously entrusted with collecting medicinal materials for refining the "Refining God Pill" in the Royal Capital. He had been so caught up in cultivating at the Gravity Tower that he had somewhat forgotten about Li Yun.

"In that case, I won’t disturb you further. However, if you encounter any trouble, just hold this token, and I think there won’t be many in the Royal Capital who wouldn’t give face to me, the Thirteenth Prince."

The Thirteenth Prince handed Ye Chen a gold token the size of an infant’s palm, carved with the image of a majestic dragon soaring on one side and the number "Thirteenth" on the other, representing the identity of the Thirteenth Prince.

Ye Chen did not play coy; since he had made friends with the Thirteenth Prince, friendship meant not behaving pretentiously. He casually accepted the gold token, cracked a rare smile, and said, "Don’t worry, I’ll use it."

The Thirteenth Prince returned the smile meaningfully, feeling for the first time that he had truly become friends with Ye Chen. It felt good because he knew Ye Chen was no ordinary person—with potential like a golden koi that transforms into a dragon once faced with storm and rain.

Someday, this young man, Ye Chen, would surely become a True Dragon soaring above the ninth heaven.

The two parted ways thereafter. Before leaving, the Thirteenth Prince requested Ye Chen to visit him at the palace when he had time, maintaining that holding the gold token would grant him the same privileges to enter the Royal Palace.

Xiafeng Academy was vast; it took Ye Chen a while to walk out of the academy to the front gates, where four guards looked at him in awe upon recognizing him.

The Royal Capital was large and bustling, filled with prosperous areas, taverns, shops, gambling houses, and countless storefronts. The streets were crowded, and the flow of carriages and horses displayed the splendor befitting the Royal Capital.

Though Ye Chen had spent some time in Xiafeng Academy, he was not very familiar with the Royal Capital. He hailed a coachman, who approached him respectfully and said, "Sir, you are a student from Xiafeng Academy, right? As long as it’s a student from the academy, traveling in our carriages to any destination is offered at half price."

Ye Chen hadn’t expected such benefits for students of Xiafeng Academy. However, upon reflection, it made sense, as Xiafeng Academy was considered the central hub for the talents of Xiafeng Country, greatly valued by the Royal Family in hopes of nurturing true powerhouses belonging to the Royal Family, naturally warranting certain policy preferences.

One could say that within the entire Royal Capital, members of Xiafeng Academy could receive corresponding discounts.

After Ye Chen showed his Yellow-level Academy token, the coachman confirmed he was a student and chuckled, "Yellow-level Academy students receive a half-price discount. If you were from the Mystic Level Academy, you would get a sixty percent discount; Earth Level Academy, seventy percent discount; and Heavenly Level Academy students—free."

The higher the level of the academy, the greater the discounts, with Heavenly Level Academy even offering free rides. Ye Chen soon realized that though this seemed like a substantial loss for the coachmen, the Royal Family must be compensating them, otherwise, these coachmen wouldn’t be able to offer such generous discounts and still remain solvent.

He gave a destination, and the coachman whipped the horses and hurried along the main road.

Being a native of the Royal Capital, olan, who skillfully navigated through less crowded side streets, avoiding the densely packed main roads.

In just under half an hour, they arrived in front of a grand and luxurious hall located in the South District, with a huge signboard hanging across bearing three golden characters in flowing script—Danxin Palace.

This was indeed Ye Chen’s destination. Initially, Li Yun had told him that if he was ever in the Royal Capital, he could come to Danxin Palace to find him. Danxin Palace was the main gathering place for alchemists in the Royal Capital, offering the best alchemy environment where almost every Alchemist was engaged in alchemy.

The palace buildings of Danxin Palace were connected in a series, with red bricks and green tiles, carved railings and jade decorations, embodying sheer luxury even in the expensive Royal Capital, resembling a mini Royal Palace.

The grand doors of Danxin Palace were wide open, with many people coming and going, all there to seek alchemists for their skills. Among them were not a few rich and noble figures who left their arrogance at the door.

For compared to them, Alchemists were even more proud and not to be offended, with no one daring to act recklessly here.

Ye Chen entered Danxin Palace and arrived in the splendid grand hall, where a young and beautiful woman approached him. Dressed in a fitted and appropriate dress that accentuated her shapely figure, she was a receptionist at Danxin Palace. She wore a professional smile and inquired politely, "May I ask how I can assist you, sir?"

"I’m looking for Li Yun. Please ask him to come out and see me," said Ye Chen, the words causing the receptionist to widen her eyes and gape in astonishment.

Blessed heavens!