The Legendary Son-in-law of the Emperor
Chapter 272 - 271: Departure!

Chapter 272: Chapter 271: Departure!

About everything the three ancestors had said, Ye Xuan truly didn’t take it to heart.

Now that he knew the whereabouts of the Divine Sun Sword, he was certainly going to retrieve it.

As for whether others would try to snatch it, that wasn’t his concern.

If they came to snatch, then he would simply kill them.

This was Ye Xuan’s way of thinking.

There were still two and a half months until the opening of the Southern Ghost Tomb.

Ye Xuan set out for the Mystic Ice Cave Mansion, to harness the power of the Smoke Mist Holy Liquid to sublime Zhou Youwei’s Daoist Platform.

As the power of the Smoke Mist Holy Liquid was absorbed, all nine of Zhou Youwei’s Daoist Platforms evolved into Perfect Daoist Platforms.

In this way, Zhou Youwei’s cultivation speed climbed to a new level.

After all of this was done, Ye Xuan returned to his own dwelling.

What followed was the time to enhance himself.

First, Ye Xuan re-sacrificed the eighteen bronze divine puppets. Then he took out the eighty-one small Array Flags and sacrificed them anew, bestowing the power of the Dao Patterns upon them.

These were all his temporary trump cards.

Back at the Golden Pond Arena, he was able to blast away so many cultivators at the level of Heavenly Phenomenon and kill the ancient ancestor from the Gu Yun Shang Country, all thanks to these eighty-one small Array Flags.

The eighty-one small Array Flags formed a great Formation—the Nine-Nine Heaven and Earth Xuanhuang Formation—which could devour the Power of Heaven and Earth and augment one’s self.

The terrifying strength it unleashed was formidable.

Ye Xuan was a prime example of this before.

Of course, not everyone could withstand such a tremendous boost from the Power of Heaven and Earth.

If it had been an ordinary cultivator at the level of Daoist Platform Realm at the time, they would have likely been crushed instantly, their Daoist Platform shattered and their life and dao extinguished.

Ye Xuan was able to utilize it flexibly because of his control over the Great Formation and the strength of his Taoist Body. Combined, they unleashed such astonishing power.

This type of array was different from Spirit Array; it was an ancient Array set up using Array Flags, now a lost art.

As the Array Flags grew stronger, the power wrought by the setup of the Formation would also be greatly enhanced.

Every breakthrough Ye Xuan achieved required a new sacrifice to strengthen the Formation.

The same principle applied to the sacrifice of the bronze divine puppets.

After the sacrifice of both items was complete, Ye Xuan sacrificed the Thousand Mysterious Mirror anew.

The level of the items replicated by the Thousand Mysterious Mirror also depended on his strength.

The stronger Ye Xuan became, the higher the level of items the Thousand Mysterious Mirror could swiftly replicate.

For instance, with Ye Xuan’s current strength, he could refine Top Grade Nine Transformation Spirit Pills, but replicating them would take a considerable amount of time.

However, if Ye Xuan became even stronger, the Thousand Mysterious Mirror could replicate them quickly.

The same principle applied to other items.

If Ye Xuan became powerful enough, he could even replicate fearsome existences like the Divine Sun Sword, Xuanyuan Sword, and Imperial Emperor Sword.

After the sacrifices were complete, Ye Xuan entered into a state of cultivation.

Though he had reached the peak of the Inscriptions Realm, all his Dao Patterns were naturally formed by heaven and earth; he had not inscribed any of his own.

Ye Xuan planned to inscribe Dao Patterns on himself following his own understanding.

A kind of Primordial Hongmeng Dao Pattern that could only be inscribed by cultivating the "Taichu Hongmeng Primordial Dao Technique."

When combined with the Primordial Hongmeng Daoist Platform and the Suppressing Power of the Taoist Body,

whenever Ye Xuan suppressed an enemy, it would directly devour the enemy’s cultivation.

It was outrageously pathological.

This is why Ye Xuan wasn’t in a hurry to step into the Earth Element Realm.

He felt that his Inscriptions Realm was not yet perfect.

As an eternal Emperor Master, Ye Xuan saw the world of cultivation differently from ordinary cultivators.

His understanding surpassed anyone’s imagination.

His cultivation also differed significantly from ordinary people.

With Ye Xuan’s current state, had it been another cultivator, they might have long since been unable to resist stepping into the Earth Element Realm and achieving princely status.

But Ye Xuan was not impatient at all.

The Earth Element Realm, and becoming a Prince.

None of these held any allure for him.

Only by making his Dao Foundation unshakably solid was the true objective.

As for breakthroughs, those were just matters of letting things flow naturally.

When the time came, he would naturally break through.

And so, Ye Xuan entered into a state of cultivation and began to slowly inscribe the Taichu Hongmeng Primordial Dao Patterns.

From the surface of his body, to his acupuncture points, to his meridians, to his internal organs, to his blood, to his bones, and even within his bone marrow.

Ye Xuan had not missed any part.

But to truly inscribe from beginning to end would require a considerable amount of time.

Soon, another five days had passed.

The Emperor Immortal Sect, from top to bottom, was engaged in closed-door cultivation, and everyone’s cultivation was rising rapidly.

However, the Sect Masters of the three major sacred cultivation lands were growing restless and met in secret.

"What’s going on, why haven’t the people from the Emperor Immortal Sect come yet?" the Mountain Master of Smoke Mist Mountain asked, her eyebrows slightly furrowed.

"Who knows what they’re thinking, these guys are unpredictable," the Cave Master of Xuanmo Cave said with an ugly expression.

The Saint Master of the Spirit Ruins Sacred Land pondered and said, "Perhaps they are also waiting."

Previously, after their negotiations with Ye Xuan fell through, they had expected the Emperor Immortal Sect to bow down within half a month, which they could then use to squeeze them.

After all, the compensation paid to Emperor Immortal Sect was substantial.

For these three major powers, this was no small loss.

Yet now, there was no movement from the Emperor Immortal Sect at all, as if they had completely forgotten about the alliance, causing people from the three major powers to grow increasingly anxious.

"They can’t possibly be waiting until the opening of the Southern Ghost Tomb to come to us, right?" the Mountain Master of Smoke Mist Mountain raised an eyebrow and said.

"I believe it is very likely," said the Cave Master of Xuanmo Cave in a heavy tone. "Perhaps they are deliberately waiting until the last moment to drive a hard bargain."

"If it comes to that, then it will be our turn to suppress them," the Saint Master of the Spirit Ruins Sacred Land said, narrowing his eyes.

"Let’s wait another month. If they still don’t appear, our three major powers will form an alliance first. When they want to join hands later, we’ll take that chance to make things difficult for them."

"Agreed."

The Sect Masters of the three major powers all finished their discussion, deciding to join forces after one more month.

If the Emperor Immortal Sect did not show up by then, when they later wanted to join hands, the other forces would suppress the Emperor Immortal Sect, allowing them to only obtain 20% or even just 10% of the benefits.

Time kept passing by.

A month’s time went by in the blink of an eye.

The Emperor Immortal Sect, however, was still engaged in closed-door cultivation, without any movement.

Once again, the Sect Masters of the three major powers met to finalize their alliance.

In their calculations, the Emperor Immortal Sect should have shown up to explain themselves in the last half a month.

But as time passed,

with only half a month left until the opening of the Southern Ghost Tomb, there was still no movement from the Emperor Immortal Sect.

The people from the three major powers were a bit stunned.

"Could it be that the Emperor Immortal Sect really doesn’t plan to participate in the alliance?"

While the Sect Masters of the three major powers found it unbelievable, they also sneered in their hearts.

It seemed that the Emperor Immortal Sect really planned to speak up at the very last moment.

However, by then, they would have to reduce the interests of the Emperor Immortal Sect to a mere 10%.

Finally, the time arrived three days before the opening of the Southern Ghost Tomb.

Since the Southern Ghost Tomb was quite a distance away, they needed to set off early to go to the Spiritual Boat Association to take a flying boat.

The people from the three major powers set off, and the Emperor Immortal Sect finally showed some activity.

This made the people from the three major powers smile.

"Finally can’t hold back anymore, huh?"

That day, the Emperor Immortal Sect finally ended their closed-door cultivation and resumed activity.

Yet the Sect Master of the Emperor Immortal Sect, Zhou Zihuang, did not appear. Instead, Supreme Elder Mu Baicheng appeared, leading Ye Xuan and other young disciples to the Spiritual Boat Association.

In his youth, Mu Baicheng had traveled the world and was familiar with the Southern Ghost Tomb. Coupled with his strong abilities, he was chosen to lead this expedition.

There was no specific restriction on the number of entrants to the Southern Ghost Tomb; generally, sects with entry quotas were left to select their own participants.

Ye Xuan was not shy in this matter and directly brought over a thousand people.

It was natural that Zhou Youwei and Zhou Bingyi had to be included.

Lv Xiuli, Zhu Xiaofei, and others were very fortunate to be looked after by Ye Xuan and followed along.

The rest were mostly disciples of the Inscriptions Realm, and there were also three hundred princes.

Yes, three hundred princes.

During the nearly three months of closed-door cultivation, all these peak disciples of the Inscriptions Realm stepped into the Earth Element Realm and achieved nobility.

Seeing that everyone was gathered, Mu Baicheng did not waste any words and waved his hand, "Depart."

Everyone responded loudly.

Then, under the leadership of Mu Baicheng, over a thousand people set off for the Spiritual Boat Association.

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