“Many thanks for your help, Senior.”
After thinking for a long time, Ye Lin still clasped his fists in gratitude.
“No need, it’s just a small matter. How about it? Do you accept my request? If you do, once you complete it, I can take you as my Personal Disciple. Moreover, I know your goal.”
“I’ll tell you now, relying solely on strength to become one of the Ten Sequences is impossible; it’s a pipe dream.”
“Behind every Sequence, there is a Combined Dao Stage True Lord presiding.”
“If you accept my request, I will be your strongest backing. As long as you strive, I can even help you ascend to the position of Nameless Mountain Sect Leader.”
After Tai Heng finished speaking, Ye Lin immediately clasped his fists and bowed.
“Senior’s request, this Junior is willing. Once this Junior enters the Heavenly Palace, I will do my utmost to retrieve the Night Pearl for Senior.”
“Hahaha, good. Besides the Ten Sequences, only you can catch my eye. It’s good that you’ve agreed.”
“This is the Heavenly Palace’s power distribution map. Take it back and study it. After entering, proceed directly to the Queen Mother Shrine.”
After speaking, Tai Heng handed over a map, and Ye Lin reached out to take it.
“Ye Lin, remember, to comprehend the Dao, you must directly Face the Dao. I know you are arrogant, but sometimes, it is still necessary to imitate the path of predecessors.”
“Tomorrow, someone will come to notify you.”
After Tai Heng finished speaking, his entire body gradually dematerialized, eventually disappearing.
Feeling Tai Heng’s aura completely dissipate, Ye Lin then put the map into his space ring.
Coming back to his senses, he realized his back was already drenched in sweat.
A Combined Dao Stage True Lord, even just standing there, exerted an immense amount of pressure on him.
“So that’s how it is. I still miscalculated.”
Ye Lin felt a lingering fear. Luckily, Tai Heng helped him block it, otherwise Little Red might have already...
His thoughts were still a bit naive. Trying to hide something from a Combined Dao Stage True Lord with just a Medicinal Pill seemed unrealistic.
And the fact that each of the Ten Sequences had a Combined Dao Stage True Lord backing them was something he had never expected.
He had originally thought it was just about individual strength.
Now it seemed his thinking was still too simplistic.
This world, in the end, still valued background.
Without a background, what would you use to get by? What would you use to compete with others?
However, the next moment, Ye Lin felt inwardly delighted.
As long as he completed this request, he would also have a background—a Combined Dao Stage True Lord as his backing.
Even with his extremely firm state of mind currently, he couldn't help but waver a little.
Having a Combined Dao Stage True Lord as a backer, wasn't that just too awesome?
Although he was backed by Nameless Mountain and was an Inner Sect Disciple of Nameless Mountain, no one dared to provoke him, but that was superficial.
If a powerful expert provoked him, he could only watch helplessly, because Nameless Mountain would not stand up for him for such a small matter.
But once he had a backer, it would be different. If a powerful expert provoked him, he could directly bring out his Combined Dao Stage backer and ask, 'Are you afraid or not?'
“It seems I can’t take on any more missions. I should go back and study the map first to understand the general layout of the Heavenly Palace.”
“For the Ten Sequences to be suppressed for decades without breaking through, there must be Opportunities within that I cannot imagine.”
After speaking, Ye Lin walked out of the Mission Pavilion and headed towards his residence.
Arriving at his residence, Ye Lin took out the map and began to examine it carefully.
The contents of this map were drawn bit by bit from memory by various Prodigies from Nameless Mountain's history after they entered and exited the Heavenly Palace.
Moreover, the content was extremely detailed, depicting various structures of the Heavenly Palace Ruins, and marking where there were mechanisms and where there were traps.
Seeing this, Ye Lin couldn't help but feel a bit strange.
They probably experienced all these traps one by one, didn't they?
How hard they worked! It truly is a case of the predecessors planting trees for the future generations to enjoy the shade.
Then I shall gladly accept it.
The map was enormous, ten meters long and five meters wide, which showed how vast the Heavenly Palace Ruins must be.
However, the area depicted on this map did not even reach one-tenth of the entire Heavenly Palace’s area.
But thinking about it, it was normal. Nameless Mountain, as the East Continent Human Race’s top power, was incredibly vast, covering half the size of a county.
And as a behemoth from the Ancient Era that suppressed the entire East Continent for hundreds of millions of years, it wouldn't make sense for it to be small.
Fortunately, the Queen Mother Shrine was marked on this map.
After firmly memorizing the location of the Queen Mother Shrine, Ye Lin put away the map and sat cross-legged on the bed, beginning to adjust his breathing.
It must be said, Tai Heng’s Face was truly great.
The East Continent Human Clan Territory had five counties, and each county had countless forces. The forces from the five counties combined totaled over a hundred.
And among these hundred-plus forces, if you were to pick out any single one, it would likely have a Combined Dao Stage True Lord presiding over it.
For Nameless Mountain to occupy ten spots was already outrageous enough.
Tai Heng was actually able to forcibly secure one more spot.
Truly formidable.
Ye Lin now needed to elevate his physical state to its Peak.
After all, tomorrow, Prodigies from various clans in the East Continent would arrive. The spots were so precious that those who could come certainly wouldn't be weaklings.
They would probably be stronger than any Prodigy he had ever met.
“I probably won’t see Wu Xin tomorrow, but Jian Wushuang is still a possibility,” Ye Lin thought to himself.
Although Wu Xin’s strength was considerable, it was limited.
Jian Wushuang, on the other hand, was different. While he might currently be at the Nascent Soul Early Stage or perhaps the Nascent Soul Middle Stage, his combat power was not to be underestimated.
With the prestige of Divine Sword City, securing a spot wouldn't be difficult.
Thus, one night passed.
The next day, the entire Nameless Mountain was in an uproar.
Every Inner Sect Disciple of Nameless Mountain with more than three years of experience knew what day it was.
They all rushed to the plaza, for even if they couldn't go themselves, they could at least watch such a grand event.
This time, they mainly came to see the Ten Sequences.
The Ten Sequences, five males and five females, were extremely mysterious. They usually remained in seclusion and never showed their Faces.
This led to some Inner Sect Disciples who had been in the Inner Sect for ten years never having seen the Ten Sequences even once.
They only heard that these ten individuals were the strongest among Nameless Mountain’s younger generation, and then there was nothing more.
When Ye Lin arrived at the plaza, it was already packed with people, and in the sky above, ten figures stood.
Five males and five females, these ten figures had extremely cold expressions and restrained auras. Even with their auras restrained, just standing there, they exerted an extremely strong sense of oppression on people.
Ye Lin only glanced over, and panels kept flashing before his eyes. The destinies of these ten people were all no lower than purple, and there were even three yellow ones, which was quite absurd.
And all of their Opportunities came from within the Heavenly Palace Ruins. After Ye Lin memorized a few Opportunities, he stood in the middle of the plaza.
After all, his primary mission was still the Night Pearl in the Queen Mother Shrine. As for these Opportunities, he would just remember them for now.
After waiting for a while, ripples began to appear in the air above, and a figure slowly emerged.
“I am Tai Heng, your Dao Protector. The Heavenly Palace Ruins open today. Remember, once you enter, resources are secondary; your main priority is to preserve your life.”
