Chapter 2210 - 2207: The Secret of the Divine Gate

"What?"

The Curse Tree frowned as it looked at Ye Xuan.

Ye Xuan sized up the Curse Tree, then smiled and said, "You, of course."

The Curse Tree was stunned, then said with a strange look, "Emperor Ye, Emperor Ye, you’re being rather unfair."

It truly hadn’t expected that Emperor Ye would set his sights on it.

Ye Xuan smiled, eyes narrowed. "What, you’re not willing?"

The Curse Tree let out a cold snort. "This old one must guard this place."

Ye Xuan shook his head. "The Master of Netherworld isn’t someone you chose to follow. There’s no need for you to stay here forever. You can choose to follow me."

The Curse Tree’s expression grew a bit dark. "Emperor Ye, do not speak such words again. This old one’s entire life belongs only to that lord, even if she is no longer here."

Ye Xuan spread his hands, utterly indifferent. "Then I won’t say it."

Then Ye Xuan continued his meditation, closing his eyes and ignoring the Curse Tree.

Seeing this, the Curse Tree opened its mouth, but in the end could only sigh.

Silence stretched on.

The Curse Tree could only swallow its pride and take the initiative to speak. "Emperor Ye, if you truly kill the Nine Netherworld Phoenix, I beg you to at least inform this old one. At that time..."

"If Emperor Ye truly has anything that requires this old one’s help, this old one will absolutely not refuse!"

The Curse Tree gritted its teeth and spoke solemnly.

Ye Xuan sat cross-legged atop the Four Extremes Nether Pillar, unmoving, as if too lazy to respond to the Curse Tree.

Kill the Nine Netherworld Phoenix?

That was impossible.

Ye Xuan still had great use for that person.

Moreover, this time he had come with another extremely important matter in mind—he had to take away the true body of the Nine Netherworld Phoenix.

Only then would he have more strength to restrain the Nine Netherworld Phoenix, to make it serve him.

As for this Curse Tree—

Even if the other party were at its peak, its strength actually wasn’t that terrifying.

Of course, that was from Ye Xuan’s perspective.

In truth, the Curse Tree’s strength was exceedingly frightening.

It was just that back then Ye Xuan’s power had already reached a height beyond description.

In Ye Xuan’s own words: I am invincible, you may do as you please.

In those years—

There were only two people who could make Ye Xuan feel wary.

The Emperor Burial Lord and Old Ghost Liu Tree.

One was the mysterious existence who had seized his Life Soul, as if manipulating some plan spanning endless ages.

The other was the terrifying being who had trapped him for a hundred thousand years, yet also helped him escape the Emperor Burial Lord—something in the dark suggested it too was arranging some grand scheme.

So back then, the height Ye Xuan stood at was already too high.

He overlooked the Human World; all beings were but ants.

Great Emperors...

Were no different.

Precisely because of this, the Curse Tree’s value in his eyes wasn’t that great.

If Ye Xuan were to compare the Curse Tree to the Nine Netherworld Phoenix, he felt the Nine Netherworld Phoenix was more valuable.

Of course—

If he could get this Curse Tree as well, it could become a considerable aid.

It was just that this fellow was stiff-necked and blindly loyal, which made things difficult.

Let’s dangle it for now.

Ye Xuan paid the Curse Tree no mind and instead began cultivating atop the Four Extremes Nether Pillar.

At present, Ye Xuan’s main Cultivation Techniques numbered three.

Taichu Hongmeng Primordial Dao Technique

Three Thousand Heavenly Phenomena

Myriad Forms Heavenly Technique

Among them, the Taichu Hongmeng Primordial Dao Technique was the absolute core.

Three Thousand Heavenly Phenomena and Myriad Forms Heavenly Technique were auxiliaries.

The mana Ye Xuan had cultivated so far had all been converted into Taichu Hongmeng Primordial Dao Power.

This type of power was extremely terrifying and, in a sense, had already surpassed the Origin Power of the Dou Tian Divine Domain.

The same old rule.

Re-cultivate.

Every time Ye Xuan cultivated, he would begin from the First Realm.

Since ancient times, no one had ever done this.

Even if some had, it was only a single retrospective after attaining the level of a Great Emperor, to reshape their origin.

But Ye Xuan was different. Every time he cultivated, he started from the First Realm.

This severely tested patience and willpower.

And those were the last things Ye Xuan lacked.

The earliest cultivation Realm, the First Realm, was naturally the Body Refining Realm.

Back then Ye Xuan had barely cultivated this Realm at all before directly stepping into the Reach Profound Realm.

All because Ye Xuan had awakened his Taoist Body.

That was the boon of a special physique.

Every special physique was divided into several stages.

Namely: Awakening, Entry, Miao Xuan, Small Success, Great Success, Perfect.

And if a special physique awakened directly, then the Body Refining Realm would instantly reach Perfect.

That was how Ye Xuan had been back then.

After the Entry stage, the special power of the special physique would begin to manifest.

At the Miao Xuan Stage, one could consciously wield this power.

At Small Success, it would be honed to consummate mastery.

When a special physique stepped into Small Success, challenging across Realms became as casual as pouring tea and drinking water.

As for Great Success, there was no need to say much.

Any physique, any Cultivation Technique, upon reaching the Great Success Stage, would basically mark one as a true peerless powerhouse.

When Ye Xuan re-cultivated the Body Refining Realm, the blood within his body surged like a vast river, his muscles and bones shining brilliantly. Within them even complex talisman Immortal Scripture floated into view.

It was as if Ye Xuan himself were a supreme treasure vault of Cultivation Techniques.

Once the Body Refining Realm was re-cultivated, he stepped into the Reach Profound Realm.

In the Reach Profound Realm, the Elixir Field continuously expanded and began to draw in nature’s spiritual energy.

At present, Ye Xuan’s Elixir Field had long since opened the Mysterious Female Gate, linked to heaven and earth, inexhaustible.

Nature’s spiritual energy was naturally unending as well.

Divine Gate Realm.

Communicate with the Spirits of the Void Divine Realm.

At present, Ye Xuan possessed a total of fourteen Spirits of the Void Divine Realm.

Besides the Tree God and the Chaos Ghost Fang, those two Overlords, there were also the twelve Overlords of the Thirteen Layers of Heaven.

Namely: Kui Yuan, Huodou, Ba Snake, Huang Zheng, Wind Thunder, Divine Ghost, Vajra, Fantian, Flying Immortal, Yin Yang, Ruyi, Star.

When Ye Xuan re-cultivated the Divine Gate Realm—

All fourteen of the most powerful Spirits of the Void Divine Realm appeared within the Divine Gate above Ye Xuan’s head, an awe-inspiring sight.

Unfortunately, in this place, only the Curse Tree could see it.

"This is..."

But when Ye Xuan re-cultivated the Divine Gate Realm, the Curse Tree’s pupils suddenly contracted, its face filled with shock as it stared at Ye Xuan’s Divine Gate.

Staring at those fourteen silhouettes within the Divine Gate, the Curse Tree was dumbstruck.

"How is this possible?!"

"Weren’t they all dead?!"

The Curse Tree fixed its gaze on those figures, its heart already churning with waves of turmoil.

Meanwhile, within the Divine Gate, the fourteen strongest Spirits of the Void Divine Realm were also assisting Ye Xuan’s cultivation.

The Tree God swayed its green branches, seemingly peering across the Divine Gate at the Curse Tree.

"Ghost Fang, do you recognize it?"

The Tree God spoke softly.

The Chaos Ghost Fang coiled around the Tree God, its pair of brutal eyes also staring at the Curse Tree as it rumbled, "Feels familiar somehow, but I can’t recall."

However, at this moment, Flying Immortal spoke up.

Flying Immortal was a humanoid being, yet its form was hazy, steeped in mystery.

"It is..."

"That Immortal Tree in that lord’s courtyard back then!"

The Chaos Ghost Fang arched its brow. "Which lord?"

"Red Cloud Immortal King!"

The one who answered was not Flying Immortal, but Star.