Chapter 536 – An Old Man In Daoist Robes! (1/2)

A palace appeared before their eyes.

The palace was huge and grand. Even with their strengths at the Exalt Realm, they were still unable to discern exactly how large it was while they stood before it.

Before them was an expanse of stone steps which were around 10km in both length and breadth. The stone steps continued all the way up continuously into the distance, and a large door which was over 300m tall and wide stood at the end of the stone steps. There were 3 words inscribed above the door — Liu Yun Palace.

“Charge!” All of their eyes instantly turned red with greed when they saw those 3 words, and their figures flashed up into the air above the stone steps. However, a faint fluctuation suddenly flashed through s.p.a.ce when they’d just arrived in the air above the stone steps, and then shrill cries resounded from them as they were directly obliterated in midair!

The expressions of everyone here changed!

Yang Ye’s heart shook as well because the fluctuation from before was something that even he was probably unable to resist. He glanced towards the surroundings, and then his expression gradually turned solemn. This entire place was suffused with an aura of strangeness, and he felt that he really might perish here from even the slightest mistake.

Right at this moment, an old man who wore a blue colored Daoist’s robe appeared above the stone steps.

The expressions on the faces of everyone here changed once more when they saw the blue robed old man. There’s someone alive here?

Yang Ye’s eyelids twitched as well. Could this old man be Saint Liu Yun? If he really is, then isn’t this a little too terrifying? After all, Saint Liu Yun was an existence who was far more ancient than the Sword Sect’s Founding Ancestor, so it made Yang Ye wonder exactly how long Saint Liu Yun had lived if it really was him!

Everyone here revealed reverence in their eyes when they saw the old man. Even everyone within Luo Jun’s group had fear covering their faces. Because their Exalted Han Empire had personally experienced how terrifying Saint Realm experts were. If a Saint Realm expert had ill intent towards them, then even he would probably die! Because the Exalted Han Empire didn’t possess a Saint Realm expert as well.

The old man glanced at the crowd below and said, “You can only walk if you want to enter Liu Yun Palace.” The old man turned around and entered the palace once he finished speaking.

Walk? Yang Ye’s brows knit together slightly. Could these stone steps be hiding some sort of secret?

After that group of Exalt Realm experts had been annihilated just now, all the profounders here including the members of the Divine Gold Dragon Clan and devil race didn’t dare act rashly. Even though the old man said that they would walk into the palace, even an idiot knew that it was absolutely not so simple. So, all of them were waiting for someone to test the waters.

Right at this moment, An Nanjing walked slowly towards the stone steps, and the gazes of everyone descended onto her.

An Nanjing was just about to step foot on the first level when Yang Ye appeared by her side, and he grinned as he said, “Let’s go together, alright?”

An Nanjing glanced at Yang Ye, and then she nodded.

Both of them stepped foot onto the first level.

Nothing happened.

Only An Nanjing and Yang Ye frowned slightly because they felt their bodies grow slightly heavy when they stepped on that level. It was gravity, the stone steps were covered in the force of gravity.

“This should be a test!” An Nanjing said, “It’s a test for all the profounders here. Those who have comparatively low cultivations or attained their cultivations by relying on external sources of strength will definitely be eliminated by the stone steps. Looks like the rumor about Saint Liu Yun’s inheritance might not be a groundless rumor.”

“Did you come for the inheritance?” asked Yang Ye.

An Nanjing shook her head and didn’t speak.

Yang Ye rubbed his nose and said, “Do you think that old man from before was Saint Liu Yun?”

An Nanjing said, “He probably wasn’t. If Saint Liu Yun was still alive, then he would have no reason to be holed up here. Even the heavens would have to fear an expert at his level.”

Yang Ye said, “Then who’s that old man?”

An Nanjing glanced at him and said, “Do you think I know?”

Yang Ye was speechless.

An Nanjing and Yang Ye strode up, step by step. Their speed wasn’t very quick yet wasn’t slow as well. In any case, they didn’t show any signs of stopping. Moreover, a group of profounders were following behind them. However, that group of profounders was slowly shrinking because a profounder would be unable to endure the force of gravity and roll down the stone steps at practically every single level they advanced to.

At this moment, it was obvious which one of them had utilized external forces to attain their current cultivations.

The group right behind An Nanjing and Yang Ye was Luo Jun’s group which consisted of himself, Shadow, and Elder Yun. Further behind their group of 3 was the devil race’s Mo Xuan and Mo Ke, and that robust man with thick brows from the Divine Gold Dragon Clan. The other profounders of the 3 races were all behind these groups.

“An Nanjing, can I ask you a question? What do you intend to do once you’ve become a peerless expert and attained a level that you’re satisfied with?” asked Yang Ye. He was very curious about what else An Nanjing cared about besides the Martial Dao.

An Nanjing fell silent for a short while before she said, “I don’t know!”

Yang Ye suddenly said, “Could it be that you’ve never thought about marrying someone?”