Ye Xiao’s heart raced with a mixture of excitement and trepidation. He couldn’t ignore the significance of this mysterious place, the feeling that he had stumbled upon a hidden realm of knowledge and power.
As he walked amidst the pillars, he couldn’t help but wonder what secrets this grand hall held.
With each step he took, Ye Xiao felt a sense of reverence for the ancient craftsmanship and the stories that adorned the pillars.
The hall seemed to resonate with a history that spanned ages, and he was but a fleeting visitor in this majestic space.
What is this place?
This was the only thought running through Ye Xiao’s mind currently.
Suddenly, a surge of energy disrupted the calm atmosphere, and a form emerged before him, shrouded in a haze. This was a blurry figure whom Ye Xiao could not see clearly.
Although Ye Xiao’s eyes couldn’t discern the figure clearly, he did sense a horrifying aura enveloping him.
How to describe it?
This feeling was as if Ye Xiao was facing an unfathomable force capable of obliterating him effortlessly. This was a power beyond his comprehension, capable of extinguishing even his strongest defenses.
Ye Xiao even had the feeling that even with the Power of the Universe, he could not stand a chance against this blurry figure. If the blurry figure wants, it could kill Ye Xiao a hundred times in an instant.
This kind of feeling Ye Xiao experienced after just sensing the horrifying aura coming from the blurry figure.
Suddenly a voice that seemed to have traveled through time and space echoed like distant thunder in this spatial zone. It was the voice of the blurry figure who spoke, “Congratulations, you are the second person to ever reach this place. I did not expect I will have two visitors here in just a span of few hundred years after the creation of Myriad Plane Dimensions for billions of years!”
“Two visitors?”
Ye Xiao frowned. Although he could sense the horrifying aura, he did not feel any malice from the blurry figure so he was not tensed.
As far as he could remember, the red-robed man told Ye Xiao that no one has ever been able to pass all the trials and obtained the treasure left behind by his master. And other than Queen, the other eight people all died.
He was even thinking that he is the first person to ever appear in this mysterious hall, but it turned out he was wrong.
“That person was too weak to pass my personal test. He might die now at any moment.” The blurry figure spoke in his distant yet mesmerizing voice. Then he seemed to realize something and hurriedly spoke, “Let me introduce myself. I am the previous King of Chaos, Ren Yanfeng.”
Previous King of Chaos?
The moment Ye Xiao heard these four words, it sent ripples of intense yet strange emotions through Ye Xiao’s mind. This was a title etched into the annals of history, a name synonymous with immense power and dominance. The Kings of Chaos are figures of legends after all.
Ye Xiao took a deep breath. He already had some idea when he felt that dreadful sensation from the horrifying aura coming from the blurry figure, he just did not expect his guess to be true. He was really meeting the previous King of Chaos in person.
And at the same time, Ye Xiao believed that the treasure Lotus of Chaos wants him to obtain is located somewhere in this mysterious hall.
As Ye Xiao’s mind raced with a few questions, he suddenly asked: “What is this place?”
The previous King of Chaos responded with his words carrying an air of authority and ancient wisdom. He said with a smile that was not a smile, “This place is the Realm of Memory.”
“Realm of memory? What does that mean?” Ye Xiao frowned. Even with his thousands of years of experience from his previous life, he could not guess the purpose of this mysterious hall.
Before answering Ye Xiao, the previous King of Chaos smiled. Although his figure was blurry, it was not blurry enough to hide the curve that formed at the two corners of his mouth. And then, he finally revealed something extraordinary. He said, “It is a space where the echoes of countless lives converge. The memories, experiences, and lessons of supreme beings from the previous era are preserved here.”
As the King of Chaos spoke, he pointed at the thousands of tall, ancient stone pillars filled with mysterious engravings, and spoke, “Every one of these pillars hold the memories of a supreme expert’s entire lifetime. These memories are refined and pure, without any useless extra. Every bit of memory defines experiences that the supreme expert has gone through, every combat skill that the supreme expert learned in his entire life, every cultivation technique that the supreme expert cultivated, and all the knowledge about the vast expanse of chaos and cultivation that should be known. These pillars, every one of them are something that countless Lands will wage a war in order to get their hands on.”
Hisss…
Ye Xiao could not help but gasp in shock and wonder. This revelation left Ye Xiao awestruck. He was extremely shocked to realize that the pillars around him were not merely ornate decorations, but vessels of memory, preserving the essence of those who had lived for countless years and finally becoming a supreme expert in the King of Chaos’s mouth.
He seemed to have suddenly thought of something, and asked, “So, I’m here for…”
“Yes!”
Before Ye Xiao could complete his sentence, he saw the blurry figure of the previous King of Chaos nodding and explaining, “You are here to absorb these memories, of course, if you want. If you choose to absorb these memories, you could obtain everything an ancient pillar has to offer. Eh, also, you could only absorb memories from only one pillar. Tell me, would you like to absorb the memories? It is also up to you to choose a pillar to absorb memories.”
“Tell me, would like to absorb the memories of a Supreme Expert of the previous era?”
Ye Xiao took a deep breath and wanted to immediately reply, but he suddenly thought of the Exalted One and a few things he learned from Fang Yun. He stopped and no longer answered the previous King of Chaos immediately. Instead, he first asked, “Supreme Expert… Tell me more about them!”
When Ye Xiao asked this question, he suddenly felt a deep gaze locking on him. He could feel the blurry figure observing him deeply after he asked this question. ．𝒄𝙤𝙢
After a moment of silence, the blurry figure finally replied, “Do you know how a King of Chaos is born?”
Ye Xiao raised his brows and nodded. He has no idea why the blurry figure was asking this, but he still replied. He knew this answer because Fang Yun had told him about it in detail.
“Yes, I know.”
“Tell me!”
“There are many cultivation realms, however, there is a limit as to how much a warrior could cultivate. The limit is a line that no one could cross as long as someone is still standing on that line. And that line is called Eight Hidden Gates of Celestials.”
“After a warrior cultivates to the Chaos Sovereign Realm, they have to open Eight Hidden Gates of Celestials within their bodies. Only then could that warrior become a King of Chaos. However, an era could only give birth to one King of Chaos. As long as the era does not end, the King of Chaos will not disappear, and no second King of Chaos will be born.”
Listening to Ye Xiao’s answer, the blurry figure nodded his head, saying: “So you do know about it, huh!”
“Yes, you are right. In order to become a King of Chaos, a warrior has to first open Eight Hidden Gates of Celestials in their bodies. However, opening these Eight Hidden Gates of Celestials is not that easy. A Supreme Expert is someone who surpassed the Chaos Sovereign Realm but has yet to open all Eight Hidden Gates of Celestials.”
“Countless Chaos Sovereigns are born in an era, and as long as that era ends with the disappearance of the King of Chaos, those Chaos Sovereigns start opening the Eight Hidden Gates of Celestials in their bodies. It could be said that they all start competing with each other to become the next King of Chaos. It is because there is only one seat and countless individuals are standing. Every one of them wants to sit, however, only one of them could succeed. And thus, a war erupts.”
“The war I am talking about is not physical but internal, the war of cultivation. Because all Chaos Sovereigns know that one of them could become the next King of Chaos and sit on the empty throne, many of them end up making a mistake because they want to be the one to sit on that throne as soon as possible. And during the opening of Eight Hidden Gates of Celestials, even the tiniest mistake could take a Chaos Sovereign’s life!”