Chapter 1839 - 1822: All the Strong Step Forward

As for Yi Tianzhou’s method of concealing his aura, Xiao Ye still didn’t feel at ease.

He found an extremely well-hidden cave, had the other party take a Spirit Pill and test it. He discovered that even if Yi Tianzhou stood right in front of him, his Spiritual Sense couldn’t detect anything, and only then did he finally let out a breath of relief.

It seemed that even without him, as long as Yi Tianzhou hid himself well in the Third Layer Heaven, it would be very hard for him to be found.

It was just that although this aura-concealing Spirit Pill was exquisite, it still had some flaws, such as being consumed too quickly.

After properly arranging Yi Tianzhou, Xiao Ye then tore through the skies and left. In the boundless Holy World’s Third Layer Heaven, he again found a cave and directly sank into the Time Tower.

On the Fifth Floor of the Time Tower, five eternal, undying Spirit Bodies were sitting cross-legged, silently absorbing and Refining the Cosmic Spiritual Treasures before them.

The heap of White Light Stone Milk and Colorless Stone Milk that had originally piled up like a mountain was now only as tall as a small mound.

At the same time, the Spiritual Power fluctuations released by the five Spirit Bodies were extremely astonishing, incomparably terrifying.

"The Spiritual Technique passed down by Senior Time Great Saint truly lives up to its name—defying the heavens. It’s saved me at least several hundred years of bitter Cultivation." Xiao Ye gave a faint smile, walked over and sat down. With a wave of his palm, three Elixirs suddenly appeared out of thin air.

"One Extreme Spirit Pill, two Faceless Spirit Pills, plus the Unification of the five Spirit Bodies—this should be enough to let me break through to the Middle Stage of Heavenly Spirit Realm."

Xiao Ye’s face was full of anticipation.

Once the Taichu Ancient Scripture advanced to the Middle Stage of Heavenly Spirit Realm, how terrifying would his strength become?

One had to know, although under the guidance of the Time Great Saint he had already triggered the Third Scripture Phase, its Power was still far too weak. That was entirely because his Realm was too low, and he couldn’t bring out the might it ought to have.

"There are still two other Time Rain Stones, which should be in the Second Layer Heaven or the First Layer Heaven." Xiao Ye thought to himself.

After arriving at the Third Layer Heaven, the very first thing he did was ask the Time Great Saint to carefully sense the whereabouts of the Time Rain Stones, but no traces were found at all.

In the next instant, Xiao Ye directly swallowed the Extreme Spirit Pill and began Refining it.

Having experience now, the process of Refining this Extreme Spirit Pill went rather smoothly; after more than half a month it was completely refined.

"Continue!"

Xiao Ye didn’t pause at all and again took a Faceless Spirit Pill.

While Xiao Ye began his closed-door Cultivation, the Holy World’s Third Layer Heaven was also being engulfed by a storm.

If the arrival of a cultivator of the Taichu Ancient Scripture in the Holy World had already drawn considerable attention, then the spread of the news that Xiao Ye had fought against three Kings was enough to shake countless people.

Kings, in the Third Layer Heaven, were lofty existences. There were only twenty in total, yet Xiao Ye, having just arrived in the Holy World, already possessed such strength?

"I never expected that the three Kings of Qing Yun and the others would be unable to deal with Xiao Ye. We truly underestimated him."

In a finely crafted palace, the Alchemist Lin Ze, dressed in snow-colored Exotic Beast fur, wore a face full of resentment.

There was no doubt that those three Kings who had gone to deal with Xiao Ye had been sent by him using his identity as an Alchemist, but the result had greatly shocked him.

"Hmph, all of you should be well aware of just how important Yi Tianzhou is to those Lords of the Second Layer Heaven."

As this thought rose, Lin Ze swept his gaze across the hall and spoke coldly.

Beside him sat several Alchemists, each with an unruly expression.

"Spread the word now: whoever can find Xiao Ye and capture Yi Tianzhou, we are willing to provide a hundred Xuanlie Spirit Pills!"

"If anyone can kill Xiao Ye, I personally will offer an additional reward of Spirit Pills. I want him to understand that Alchemists are not people he can afford to provoke!"

The Alchemists had no objections to Lin Ze’s arrangements.

Very soon, the decision of this group of Alchemists made the storm sweeping through the Third Layer Heaven even fiercer.

Boom!

An Ancient Tower formed from piled stones was abruptly blown apart, and amid the roaring of Ancient Scriptures, a thin Martial Artist stepped into the air. Endless cold intent swirled around him, making space itself seem frozen.

"He’s triggered the Third Scripture Phase, yet even the combined forces of three Kings were no match for him? Interesting!" This Martial Artist narrowed his eyes slightly, War Intent thick on his body.

At the same time, in a stretch of golden desert, countless grains of yellow sand suddenly trembled, whipping up a sky-covering sandstorm. The rolling sands piled up into a colossal giant.

"Does a cultivator of the Taichu Ancient Scripture possess strength surpassing ordinary Kings?"

This giant looked far into the distance, humming to itself.

...

The Martial Artists of the Third Layer Heaven quickly noticed that the Kings, who had originally been scattered throughout the Third Layer Heaven in closed-door Cultivation in order to enter the Second Layer Heaven, were all appearing one after another.

Besides them, many powerful Martial Artists who had willingly given up their freedom to come to the Holy World to Cultivate also emerged.

These renowned powerhouses tore through the skies, stirring people’s blood and once again making them realize just how terrifying the rallying power of Alchemists was.

The Third Layer Heaven fell into a state of turbulence and unrest.

Numerous powerhouses moved out one after another, searching for the whereabouts of Yi Tianzhou and Xiao Ye.

As Time flowed by, in the blink of an eye, a year had passed.

In the boundless Holy World’s Third Layer Heaven, the traces of these two men had disappeared, like looking for a needle in the ocean—no clues at all.

Faced with such a result, the Alchemists led by Lin Ze naturally refused to accept it. They once more rallied the many powerhouses of the Third Layer Heaven to conduct a carpet-style search.

The years rushed by, flowing away in an instant.

Whoosh!

In the Holy World’s Third Layer Heaven, a figure suddenly streaked across the Heavenly Dome, a pair of sharp eyes sweeping over the land below, then retracting after a moment.

If Xiao Ye were here, he would definitely recognize that this person was Bo Guang, who had entered the Taixu Saint Realm at the same time as him.

"I really don’t know where Xiao Ye has gone to hide, and he’s been hiding for five years now."

"However, even if he shows himself now, it’s useless. Yi Tianzhou has already been captured." Bo Guang murmured softly, his face full of emotion.

During these five years, he hadn’t gone mad like the other Martial Artists of the Third Layer Heaven for the sake of the Alchemists’ rewards, but had instead diligently Cultivated, elevating his own strength.

Through painstaking Cultivation, and with the support of an Alchemist, his strength had greatly increased. He had now broken through to the Middle Stage of Heavenly Spirit Realm, becoming a King-level powerhouse.

He had been invincible all the way from the East Wind Continent, yet suffered a setback at Xiao Ye’s hands—how could he be willing to accept that?

Thus, the rapid surge in his strength ignited in his heart a flame to once more face Xiao Ye in battle, and so he stepped out to search for Xiao Ye, only to also find nothing.

"Hm?"

Just as Bo Guang was preparing to leave, he suddenly felt something. With a wave of his hand, terrifying Spiritual Power swept out, blasting away countless scattered rocks and dead branches, and an extremely hidden cave immediately emerged.

At this moment, the cave was lightly trembling, with countless tiny cracks in the surrounding void appearing.

"There’s something strange about this cave?" Bo Guang was greatly startled.

What kind of place was the Holy World?

It was a realm opened up by the Taixu Great Saint, incomparably stable. Even in the Third Layer Heaven, tearing open the void was extremely difficult.

"You just said... Yi Tianzhou has already been captured?"

Just as Bo Guang cautiously flew over, preparing to explore, a stiff and icy voice suddenly came from within the cave.