Martial Conquest of the Nine Desolates-Chapter 257 - 255: Gathering of Geniuses

True Spirit Continent, truly a sacred land for Martial Artists.

Xiao Ye, being near the Coastal City’s coastline, felt the density of the Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi being almost twenty times more than that of the Yulan Domain, no wonder it could nurture so many monstrous geniuses.

For this reason alone, the True Spirit Continent has a much higher chance of giving birth to Yuan Veins than the Endless Sea.

Xiao Ye stayed in Coastal City for a few days, fully recovering the three Xuandans in his body to their peak condition, and then also learned about the strength of the Yan Family.

Originally, in the Starfall Kingdom, the Yan Family was just an average family clan.

Until two years ago, when the ancestor of the Yan Family, Yan Huazong, advanced to the Void Martial Realm, he immediately became famous, even meeting with the royal family of Starfall Kingdom. From then on, the Yan Family became one of the eighteen great families of the Starfall Kingdom, controlling the entrance to the True Spirit Continent of the East State and forcibly harvesting Mid-Grade Primordial Stones from the warriors of the Endless Sea.

Over these two years, the Yan Family grew even stronger.

"I didn’t expect the Yan Family to be this powerful," Xiao Ye thought, feeling a huge pressure upon hearing this news.

The eighteen great families of the Starfall Kingdom are colossal in nature, with countless experts in the Xuanwu Realm, each far surpassing the Thirteen Countries of the Yulan Domain.

A single expert in the Void Martial Realm in the Starfall Kingdom has an astonishing influence, gathering a large number of Xuanwu Realm warriors.

At this point, Xiao Ye realized his naivety.

The Yan Family was merely a family clan within a kingdom, above which was a dynasty, and above the Dynasty were the Four Great Emperor Domains of Central State. Against such a vast backdrop, he felt like an infant just learning to walk, not even counting as a strong fighter without advancing into the Void Martial.

"Hopefully, the disciples of the Heavenly Mechanism Sect can really help me." Without hesitation, Xiao Ye left Coastal City and flew towards Heavenly Mist Peak.

After all, he had killed an external Elder of the Yan Family, he dared not to parade under their watchful eyes.

Sure enough, shortly after his departure, figures wrapped in powerful auras descended from the sky, arrived above Coastal City. Powerful War Intents swept across, meticulously scanning the entire Coastal City.

"It’s the Yan Family people!"

"What are they trying to do?"

The once noisy Coastal City quieted down in an instant, no one dared to move, letting the War Intents scan them.

"Blood Slaughterer, the killer who murdered our Yan Family’s external Elder, is he here?" Above the sky, an elder glowing all over shot two cold lights from his eyes, looking towards Xiao Teng.

Xiao Teng withdrew his War Intent and indifferently shook his head, "No sign of him, he must have left."

"Hmph, the external Elder’s cultivation reached the Seventh Transition Early Stage Xuanwu, yet he was killed while you survived, the ancestor already suspects you. I advise you to not lie to us, otherwise, you know what your end would be," the elder said coldly.

"Haha... Blood Slaughterer, have I ever been disloyal to your Yan Family in the seven years you controlled me?" Xiao Teng spoke.

"That’s for the best. Let’s go back," said the elder with a wave of his hand.

"Elder Feng, are we just going to let the killer go?" a Xuanwu Realm warrior who followed exclaimed in disbelief.

The murder of an external Elder was a big deal for the Yan Family.

If left unaddressed, it would certainly dishearten the other external Elders, creating a very bad impact. Going on like this, who would support the Yan Family? It would then be hard to say if the Yan Family could still remain among the top eighteen families of the Starfall Kingdom.

After all, merely relying on one Void Martial Realm expert was clearly not enough to strengthen the entire Yan Family.

"Letting the murderer go, do you think that’s possible?" Elder Feng sneered coldly, "Our Yan Family’s Young Master has returned from his arduous cultivation and has now gone to Heavenly Mist Peak. With the Young Master’s strength, he can naturally reach the top easily and find a Heavenly Mechanism Sect Disciple."

The Xuanwu Realm warrior blinked, then realized, "Elder Feng, you mean the Young Master is going to find a Heavenly Mechanism Sect Disciple to deduce the appearance of the killer!"

"That’s right, searching for the killer like this is like looking for a needle in a haystack, a huge waste of time, especially when some might be lying," Elder Feng said, casting a glance at Xiao Teng.

"What!"

Xiao Teng, upon hearing this, felt an intense chill.

The Yan Family’s Young Master, second only to the Heavenly Son with a special physique, known as the Quasi-Son of Heaven.

Three years ago, with the cultivation of a Third Transition Xuanwu, transcending his realm, he killed a Fourth Transition Xuanwu Late Stage warrior, shaking the Starfall Kingdom, extremely formidable.

To a great extent, the current prestige of the Yan Family was due to the Young Master.

Such a genius, naturally achieving the peak of Heavenly Mist Peak, Xiao Teng was not surprised at all.

What shocked him, however, was that the Yan Family’s Young Master was willing to waste such a precious opportunity on Xiao Ye.

"Xiao Ye, you must escape the Starfall Kingdom!" Xiao Teng was extremely worried.

Once Xiao Ye’s appearance was deduced, not to mention the Yan Family’s Ancestor, even just the Yan Family’s Young Master himself, Xiao Ye would absolutely be no match.

...

After leaving Coastal City, Xiao Ye flew westward.

"I wonder how miraculous the Heavenly Mechanism Sect Disciple is, that even the Four Great Emperor Domains treat him with respect," Xiao Ye thought to himself, his eyes filled with anticipation.

Heavenly Mist Peak was not far from Coastal City, only a thousand miles away.

With Xiao Ye’s speed, it took only half a day before a massive mountain peak appeared at the end of his sight.

This peak pierced through the clouds, its walls steep as swords, with swirling mists above, completely obscuring its summit.

"Is this Heavenly Mist Peak?" Xiao Ye was immensely shocked; there were no peaks this high in the Yulan Domain.

"Where did this brat come from, daring to fly when meeting a person of Heavenly Mechanism Sect? This is a grave disrespect. Today, I shall teach you a lesson on behalf of the Lord of Heavenly Mechanism Sect!"

Just then, the forest below rustled, and a huge sword light tore through the void, speeding towards Xiao Ye.

Boom!

Xiao Ye was startled and shattered the sword light with a wave of his hand, his gaze angrily turning downward.

Down in the jungle, a young man wielding a longsword emerged, his whole body radiating powerful energy fluctuations.

Seeing that Xiao Ye had shattered his sword light with one palm, the young man uttered a light "Huh": "I didn’t expect you to be somewhat capable. I’ll let you go for today."

With that, the young man sheathed his sword and began walking forward on foot.

Xiao Ye couldn’t help but laugh bitterly at himself; seeing his own strength, the opponent gave up the attack and even made such shameless remarks.

"Huh?" When Xiao Ye looked forward again, his expression turned blank.

Because up ahead on the ground, many figures formed a line, walking devoutly towards Heavenly Mist Peak, as if on a pilgrimage.

Xiao Ye’s gaze shifted again and he was immediately struck by the realization that within a hundred miles of Green Mist Peak, not a single person was flying.

Moreover, Xiao Ye even spotted a martial artist whose cultivation had almost reached the Seventh Transition Xuanwu Realm, walking on foot with a devout attitude.

"Damn, this is way too exaggerated!" Xiao Ye couldn’t help but be astounded.

It seemed that walking on foot was a form of respect shown by everyone towards the person of the Heavenly Mechanism Sect, no wonder that young man had attacked him.

With this thought, Xiao Ye immediately landed and followed the crowd towards Heavenly Mist Peak, figuring he would be mobbed if he continued to fly.

"Ha ha, I never thought that I, Wang Meng, would also have a day to seek the Heavenly Mechanism Lord’s predictions. My ancestors must be smiling! I must seize this opportunity to inquire about the location of the Emperor Martial Cave Mansion...no, the Great Emperor Cave Mansion."

"Pfft, the great secrets of heaven surely won’t be divined for you by the Lord of the Heavenly Mechanism Sect. Moreover, you think you have what it takes to ascend Heavenly Mist Peak? Till now, only five people in our Xingyun Kingdom have ever reached the top."

At this point, the conversation between two martial artists caught Xiao Ye’s interest.

"Only five?" Xiao Ye was shocked.

Xingyun Kingdom had a population over a hundred million, with numerous martial artists from the Void Martial Realm, yet only five had ascended the peak, which spoke volumes about its difficulty.

Several martial artists soon asked the question on Xiao Ye’s behalf.

"Brothers, what you all do not know, is that the Lord of the Heavenly Mechanism Sect has set up an extraordinary array around Heavenly Mist Peak. The stronger your cultivation, the more difficulties you encounter. As for Void Martial Realm experts, reaching the summit is almost impossible."

"It can be said that reaching the peak entirely depends on personal potential. For instance, a Heavenly Son with a special constitution possessing huge potential can easily overcome realms in battle, making it easy for him to reach the top."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Ye suddenly understood; reaching the peak was indeed tied to one’s potential.

"The disciples of the Heavenly Mechanism Sect creating such an array makes things quite interesting," Xiao Ye’s eyes sparkled with warfare intent.

With the Blank Scroll he possessed, along with needing to solve the Spirit Control Secret Technique affecting Xiao Teng, he had to reach the summit.

"Hurry up, Heavenly Mist Peak opens only once a day, and only then can we ascend. If we miss the timing, we have to wait until tomorrow," urged a martial artist.

Before long, following the flow of people, Xiao Ye finally arrived at the foot of Heavenly Mist Peak.

There, a large group of martial artists was gathered, each exuding strong presences, eagerly discussing among themselves as they waited for Heavenly Mist Peak to open.

Suddenly, a fierce wind howled at the base of the mountain, stirring dust and rolling stones that made it impossible to keep one’s eyes open. Simultaneously, a terrifying presence swept over, almost suffocating.

Swoosh!

As everything returned to calm, a young man appeared in the center of the crowd as if by instant teleportation, standing at the very front.

"How strong," Xiao Ye narrowed his eyes as he looked forward.

This was a young man in his mid-twenties, wearing a green robe, carrying a heavy saber on his back, his brow filled with pride, and his body radiated an imposing sharpness.

"It’s Huo Qing from the Eighteen Great Families of the Meteor Kingdom; I can’t believe he’s here too," someone exclaimed in shock, their face full of astonishment.

No matter how much the others discussed, the young man stayed calm, seemingly disdainful of those around him.

Swoosh!

Suddenly, the youth named Huo Qing’s gaze emitted two brilliant rays of divine light, piercing through the void, and fixated on the distance.

Unbeknownst to him, in the distance, a young figure approached rapidly like a ghost, covering a hundred meters in a single step.

Although the youth was not flying, he gave off a feeling of being looked up to.

"Yan Zhen, I didn’t expect you to come too," Huo Qing coldly snorted.

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