Chapter 776: Chapter 776: Ziluo Imperial City, Road to Sainthood, A Grand Chess Game
“Rise.”
Ye Feng waved his hand dismissively.
“I want to know everything about the Road to Sainthood, including where it starts and where it ends.”
He was very interested in the Road to Sainthood laid out by Emperor Beihe and wanted to explore it.
Emperor Beihe was a highly talented emperor.
He preached in the starry sky, strengthened the power of the human race, and promoted the cultivation system of Shenzhou. Although unintentionally, he indirectly laid the foundation for the creation of the lower realms.
For the Shenzhou Continent, Emperor Beihe was a great hero.
“It seems the Road to Sainthood is no simple matter!”
Ye Feng looked at these youths and thought to himself.
He had a feeling that if he could complete the Road to Sainthood crafted by Emperor Beihe, he would certainly gain countless rewards.
The sower sows, the reaper reaps.
That was the principle.
The leading youth was pushed forward by the others.
Looking at Ye Feng with fear, he swallowed nervously and hastily bowed, “Elder, I only know the general idea.”
“Then, where can I learn everything?” Ye Feng asked again, his tone even.
“In Ziluo Imperial City!”
Yearning was written all over the youth’s face, “It is the imperial city of our human race, located in the center. The Ziluo Scripture Pavilion there has the richest collection of books, with detailed records.”
“Thank you!”
Ye Feng patted the youth’s shoulder, and then, in front of the group of youths, he tore open a terrifying rift in the void and slowly stepped into it.
Bang!
Three seconds later, the rift closed completely.
Staring at the now empty space, all the youths swallowed hard.
“My God!”
“Tearing the void with bare hands, what… what kind of being is this?”
“A Body Cultivation Emperor?”
“Surely more than that?”
The youths were deeply shocked, never to forget the scene they had witnessed that day.
“Eh, what’s this?”
A scrawny youth discovered several glowing runes falling from the sky and caught one in his hand. It quickly merged into his body, causing his expression to change dramatically.
“A Thunder Talisman?”
“What is this thing?”
A string of information appeared in the youth’s mind, but since he felt no discomfort, he didn’t pay it much mind.
The other youths also absorbed the Thunder Talismans.
The next moment.
A tremendous aura burst forth from their Qi Sea, advancing them several minor realms.
The youth Ye Feng had patted on the shoulder even more so.
He broke through directly from the seventh level of Element Gathering Realm to the first level of Spirit Sea, astonishing his peers.
“I get it!”
“The Thunder Talisman is an opportunity given to us by that elder.”
The youths exclaimed one after another.
…
Ziluo Imperial City.
The center of the city was neither the dwelling of a Great Emperor nor the cultivation place of nobles and royals but rather an immense scripture pavilion spread over a hundred acres, consisting of a main pavilion and seven subsidiary pavilions.
From a distance.
The Ziluo Scripture Pavilion was like a primordial behemoth crouching on the ground, exuding a perfect blend of civilization and wilderness.
At the top of the Scripture Pavilion.
Ye Feng sat in front of the window on a chair, flipping through an ancient tome, scanning its contents.
“So that’s how it is!”
After a long while, Ye Feng put down the ancient book, understanding everything.
The Road to Sainthood was a road through the starry sky.
The starting point was the Northern Emperor Star!
It passed through over a dozen Ancient Stars before reaching Ziluo Star, with many more Ancient Stars along the way, until it reached the end of the Road to Sainthood, the Heavenly Emperor Star.
If these stars were connected in sequence, they would form an ancient starry path.
That was the Road to Sainthood.
“Interesting!”
Ye Feng rested his head on his hand, leaning back in the chair, looking at the magnificent view outside the window.
The principle of the Road to Sainthood was actually quite simple.
Starting from the Northern Emperor Star, on every star along the Road to Sainthood, there was a Thunder Array set up by Emperor Beihe.
The further along the path, the higher the grade of the Thunder Array.
The Northern Emperor Star was the starting point, with the weakest Thunder Array, only capable of allowing a cultivator to break through to the peak of the Divine Origin Realm.
Ziluo Star was right at the midpoint of the Road to Sainthood.
The Thunder Array there could take a person to the sixth level of Void Break.
The final Heavenly Emperor Star had the strongest known Thunder Array, which could elevate someone to the peak of the ninth level of Void Break, that is, the Heavenly Emperor Level.
As for whether there were stronger Thunder Arrays beyond that, there was no record in the ancient texts.
Usually.
The Road to Sainthood was not open.
It was difficult for each star to connect with one another, and they were all in motion, making precise locations unattainable. However, every hundred years, the Road to Sainthood would open once, with all the stars emitting a special radiance that could be sensed by the other stars on the ancient path.
When that time came.
Cultivators on these Life Stars would follow the Road to Sainthood, continually advancing towards the end.
The further one went, the stronger the Thunder Array became.
This meant that those cultivators who were originally unable to breakthrough due to the lack of Heavenly Tribulation could continue to advance.
If one managed to break through to the Heavenly Emperor Star at the finish, they could step into the nine peaks of the Void Break Realm through its Thunder Array and become a Heavenly Emperor.
“Emperor Beihe truly is a genius!”
Upon learning this, Ye Feng couldn’t help but praise.
“However…”
“This path should be more aptly called ‘the Emperor’s Road’.”
“After all, it only allows one to break through to the Heavenly Emperor Level; it’s not enough to become a Quasi-Saint.”
“Of course, if there’s a stronger Thunder Array beyond the Heavenly Emperor Star, then forget what I just said.”
Ye Feng murmured to himself.
Tap, tap, tap!
At this moment, someone approached nearby.
Ye Feng’s body flickered and vanished from sight.
On the table,
the ancient tome was flipped continuously by the wind from outside the window, creating a fluttering sound that caught the attention of the person nearby.
“Eh!”
“Why is there an ancient tome here?”
The newcomer was a woman.
Her face was veiled, and her figure was slender; one could vaguely make out that she was an extremely beautiful woman.
She approached the table, picked up the ancient tome, and found a Thunder Talisman underneath it.
“This is… huh?!”
The woman, upon seeing the Thunder Talisman, was startled. Just then, the talisman leaped up, entered her body, and instantly vanished, causing her expression to change dramatically.
Boom!
The next moment.
The woman’s cultivation level surged several small realms, going from the sixth level of the Spirit Sea to its peak, just one step away from the higher Realm of Divine Origin.
“What’s going on here?”
The veiled woman was tremendously shocked.
But Ye Feng had already left, and no one else was there, so there was no one to explain it to her.
…
Ye Feng left the Ziluo Scripture Pavilion and returned to the summit of Beishen Peak, standing beneath the stele inscribed by Emperor Beihe.
“It’s a pity that there are no Divine Skills.”
Ye Feng sighed.
If he had Emperor Beihe’s Divine Skills, Ye Feng could have deduced more perfect and powerful skills based on them, saving a considerable amount of time.
“It doesn’t matter if there aren’t any.”
Ye Feng didn’t feel regretful.
He had discovered the more precious Road to Sainthood and planned to wait for it to open and to attempt to walk it himself.
Rumble…
Half a day later.
Ziluo Star shook slightly, emitting a strange glow from within, drawing cheers from countless cultivators on the star.
“The Road to Sainthood has opened again!”
“Quick, determine the coordinates of the Heavenly Emperor Star!”
The Void Break Realm elders on Ziluo Star gathered together, using a Supreme Grade Spiritual Treasure in the shape of a compass to deduce the location of the Heavenly Emperor Star and rushed over immediately.
If they could advance to the seventh level of Void Break Realm, they would not return.
If they couldn’t break through, these Void Break Realm elders would still return to Ziluo Star.
After all, this is their homeland!
In the starry sky,
Ye Feng, following the aura emitted by those stars, located the coordinates of the Northern Emperor Star, Ziluo Star, Heavenly Emperor Star, and dozens of other stars, and hurriedly memorized them.
This was the Road to Sainthood.
Riiip!
Ye Feng traversed the void, arriving at the Northern Emperor Star.
He didn’t directly descend upon the Heavenly Emperor Star, but instead, he planned to walk the entire Road to Sainthood left by Emperor Beihe from start to finish, to see if there was anything worthwhile.
Currently, the Northern Emperor Star was also emitting a strange light.
But, the beings of this world didn’t notice anything unusual and went about their business as usual.
“Eh!”
At that moment, Ye Feng made another interesting discovery.
With a flick of his finger,
a three-dimensional hologram appeared in space, with dozens of points connected to form a path.
This path was shaped like a dragon.
The Northern Emperor Star was at the tail.
The Heavenly Emperor Star was at the head.
Ziluo Star was located right at the dragon’s belly.
Ye Feng observed carefully, deducing the coordinates and relations of the stars, and his expression gradually turned into one of surprise.
“Incredible!”
“Dozens of stars have formed a gigantic array, containing immense energy. Emperor Beihe has played quite the grand scheme!”
Ye Feng couldn’t help but marvel.
It seems that Emperor Beihe was playing a very big game of chess!