Chapter 149: Passing Through, Meeting Ancestor Xuanming, a Registered Disciple
“Bold enough to use yourself as the formation eye. Truly admirable courage!” Nangong Li quickly located the formation eye, but did not strike, simply because he feared a mishap would kill you.
Seeing that the time was about right, you deliberately exposed a flaw, allowing Nangong Li to break the formation.
Nangong Li stared at you for a long while, then finally said, “Ye Fan, twelve breaths!”
“Using yourself as the formation eye, aren’t you afraid I might slip and kill you?” Nangong Li transmitted to you.
You smiled faintly and glanced at Nangong Li, but did not answer.
With your current early-stage Void Return physical body, once you closed in, the one who would die was probably Nangong Li.
Moreover, the Law power you had comprehended over all these years was not comprehended for nothing.
Apart from insufficient cultivation, you were in no way inferior to Void Return cultivators in other aspects.
It was just a pity that you would never proactively reveal these things. After all, they were essentially your trump cards.
Think whatever you like. As long as it doesn’t affect my becoming a Recorded Disciple. That was what you thought to yourself.
“Three days from now, Qian Shan, Zhao Wuji, and Ye Fan, the three of you will gather here. I will take you to meet Master.”
The crowd dispersed. Before leaving, Zhao Wuji did not forget to warn you, “Just you wait. I will definitely become a Recorded Disciple!”
You did not lower yourself to argue with a dead man. Three days later, you arrived here on time.
“Since everyone is here, let’s go.” Nangong Li led the way in front, and you followed closely behind.
“Once you enter later, you must perform well. Whether you can become my Junior Brother depends on your performance this time.” Nangong Li instructed you.
“Thank you for the reminder, Senior Brother.”
The main gate opened, and you followed Nangong Li into the great hall. The hall was completely empty, and at the very top sat a majestic figure. You glanced briefly, but could not see clearly.
“Master, your disciple has brought the people.” Nangong Li bowed and said.
“Mm.” A voice devoid of any emotion came through, and then the entire hall fell silent. An inexplicable aura flowed within the great hall.
Suddenly, a majestic demonic beast appeared before you, its bloody maw wide open as it lunged to bite you. The instinctive reaction to danger made you quickly prepare, and you threw a punch. The demonic beast vanished.
An illusion? A flicker of understanding rose in your heart. Surely this was Ancestor Xuanming’s final test.
A phantom slowly emerged. You still could not see this person’s face clearly.
“So it was you who recklessly refined my Maze Formation?” As the phantom spoke, a powerful and unmatched aura surged toward you.
Your entire body was suppressed. Under this immense pressure, you gradually could not breathe, and your whole body could not help but tremble.
Your cultivation erupted, and various Law powers surged forth continuously, protecting you as you resisted this pressure together.
In that moment just now, you felt as if you were truly about to die!
“Oh?” The phantom let out a faint sound of surprise, then said no more, and the pressure applied to you completely dissipated.
You were alive again.
You stood up with a blank expression, looking directly at the phantom before you. Though you could not see its appearance clearly, you knew this person was Ancestor Xuanming.
Though just now you had walked once through the gates of hell, filling you with hostility toward Ancestor Xuanming, you would not show it, because before you had sufficient strength, doing so would only harm yourself.
A moment later, the phantom vanished, and you returned to the great hall. The two companions beside you had long since collapsed to the ground, trembling all over, as if they had just walked once through the gates of hell.
“Ye Fan, joined the Heavenly Blade Sect forty years ago, Spirit Transformation Consummation cultivation.”
“Root bone, nine hundred years!”
“Ah, what a pity.” Ancestor Xuanming at the very top shook his head and sighed.
“From this day forth, you are my, Ancestor Xuanming’s, Recorded Disciple. Are you willing?”
“Your disciple is willing!” You performed a respectful bow.
“Mm. Nangong Li, this person is now in your care.” Ancestor Xuanming waved his hand. Nangong Li understood and led you away.
“Junior Brother Ye, congratulations. From now on, you and I are fellow disciples of the same sect.” Nangong Li chuckled and patted your shoulder.
“In the future, I will have to ask Senior Brother to look after me.” You clasped your fists toward Nangong Li.
“Of course. By the way, this is your identity token as a Recorded Disciple. If you encounter danger, the formation within the token can save your life.” Nangong Li took out a token and handed it to you, explaining.
Then, Nangong Li glanced at the two who were lost in a daze, and said in a cold tone, “You two, please return.”
Zhao Wuji glared at you with hatred. This time he did not leave any harsh words, and quickly departed.
You watched Zhao Wuji’s departing figure, let out a quiet laugh, and said to Nangong Li beside you, “Senior Brother, your Junior Brother still has some personal matters to handle, so I will take my leave first.”
“Mm, Junior Brother, go ahead. If there is anything, you can use the token to transmit a message.”
Within the Imperial City, in a place seldom visited by others, you appeared before Zhao Wuji. With a casual wave of your hand, a grand formation appeared, directly surrounding you and Zhao Wuji.
Zhao Wuji, standing within the formation, glanced around, and upon seeing you, his brow furrowed slightly. “Junior Brother, what is the meaning of this?”
“Nothing much. I merely wanted to see Senior Brother off.” You took out the Human Sovereign Banner and waved it toward Zhao Wuji.
Looking at the Human Sovereign Banner in your hand, billowing with black qi, Zhao Wuji felt some fear, and threatened, “You dare kill me? I am one of the Vice Sect Master’s people!”
You well knew the principle that traitors die from talking too much. From within the Human Sovereign Banner in your hand, over a hundred Spirit Transformation Remnant Souls rushed out, charging toward Zhao Wuji!
“You dare!!!” As his words fell, Zhao Wuji’s eyes went blank, like a living dead man.
The Remnant Souls were drawn back into your Human Sovereign Banner, and his physical body was burned by a burst of the Law of Fire, not even a speck of dust left behind, as if he had never appeared at all.
The grand formation dispersed. You found the First Elder, who was still within the Imperial City, and told him the news of your becoming a Recorded Disciple.
“Hahahaha, good, well done! I knew I hadn’t misjudged you!” The First Elder was overjoyed, and that night he dragged you into drinking spirit wine all night.
Early the next morning, the First Elder led his people away. Before leaving, he asked, “Is there anything you wish to do?”
“Since I have agreed to one condition for you, I will absolutely not go back on my word. Feel free to ask!”
“I want to go to the Law Secret Realm to break through to the Void Return realm!” You brought up your final goal.
The First Elder thought for a moment, then agreed. “There's nothing wrong with that. It happens that this Secret Realm still has nine years left. Prepare yourself well.”