Chapter 579 Plotting and Escape
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These people were the five Divine Venerables and a young True God Realm martial artist.
At the moment, they were in a Mysterious Heavenly Divine Armament Flying Boat, engaged in conversation.
One of the Divine Venerables spoke up, "Soon, the 'Nine Great God Institutes' assessment will take place. Regrettably, as 'Earth Divine Venerables,' the five of us don't have an opportunity to secure a spot for Lin'er in the Nine Great God Institutes' assessment!"
Another Divine Venerable expressed his grievances as well, "Those assessment spots for the 'Nine Great God Institutes' have long been monopolized by the Heavenly Divine Venerables and the Immortal Divine Venerables, who grant them to their descendants. Even mighty beings of the Sovereign Realm have taken up quite a few spots. We are merely Earth Divine Venerables with little standing among our peers. How could we possibly get a spot from the 'Nine Great God Institutes'?"
"However, fortunately, a portion of the star maps denoting the locations of the great calamities erupting in the lower realms has leaked from the Western Territory King Mansion."
"These great calamities erupting in the lower realms are said to offer a chance at securing a spot for the Nine Great God Institutes' assessment."
"With much difficulty, we've purchased a small piece of the star map, pinpointing the exact locations of five continents undergoing the great cleansing calamities. We hope that this won't end up being a wasted effort."
The oldest among them let out a sigh, "The complete star map that marks all the erupting great cleansing calamities in the lower realms is said to have countless stars, and the Western Territory King Mansion only let out a very small part. Yet that small part was divided into countless maps and auctioned off; we only managed to secure the star maps of five continents with great cleansing calamities. Rumor has it that the chances of surviving the lower realm's great cleansing calamities and obtaining an assessment spot for the Nine Great God Institutes are minuscule. Relying on the star maps of these five continents, it'll be difficult for us to secure the Nine Great God Institutes' assessment spot."
"For the most part, our chances amount to nothing."
The other Divine Venerables understood the implications of what their peer had said.
"While that may be true, we must still strive for that slight hope," another Divine Venerable said. "Just imagine if we manage to secure an assessment spot from these five Star Continents, we will have hit it big. After all, precisely because the odds of getting an assessment spot from the lower realms are so low, we were able to secure this piece of the star map at a not-so-high price."
As the Divine Venerable spoke, he turned to the young True God Realm martial artist beside him, saying, "Lin'er, if we are able to get a spot in the Nine Great God Institutes' assessment, you must perform well. Even if you are not chosen by one of the Nine, the event will be observed by countless other institutes. If you perform well, joining another institute is also a very good outcome!"
The young True God Realm martial artist known as 'Lin'er' nodded repeatedly, "My five esteemed teachers, I will try my best. Humph, who would've thought that even those garbage martial artists from the lower realms could get an opportunity for the Nine Great God Institutes' assessment, while we in the Divine Kingdom can't."
"There's no helping it. Those mighty figures always like to give lower realm martial artists some opportunities," the five Divine Venerables sighed. "But without the strength, even if they receive an opportunity, they won't be able to hold onto it. Let's not talk about this anymore. These five continents experiencing the great cleansing calamities — Celestial Spirit Star, Heavenly Fierce Star, Bright Moon Star... They're not too far apart. We should focus on finding out whether there's a chance to secure an assessment spot for the Nine Great God Institutes among them!"
In the midst of this discussion, the five Divine Venerables, along with the young True God Realm martial artist, boarded the Flying Boat and headed towards the direction of the Celestial Spirit Star, where the Minor Spirit Realm was located.
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While these five Divine Venerables were scheming to capture the potential assessment spots born from the five Star Continents,
at Wanmu Mountain Divine Nation, the East Territory King Mansion.
A burly figure was seated at the head of a long table within a great hall, poring over an ancient tome.
Beside this stately figure was a little girl dressed in white, busily writing and drawing on a piece of paper.
"Daddy, I've finished practicing the 'Circulation of Heaven Divine Art' you asked me to cultivate. You promised to take me to Celestial Spirit Star to see Ye Chen; when are we going?" In the midst of her writing and drawing, the little girl suddenly threw down her pen with a trace of irritation and addressed the burly figure in the center of the hall.
Judging by the voice and the intelligent, beautiful eyes and face of the white-clad girl, who else could she be but the Little Provincial Princess?
And the burly figure she was addressing, was none other than the most powerful being in Wanmu Mountain Divine Nation — the Sovereign Realm powerhouse, the King of the Divine Kingdom in the East Province!
Upon hearing the complaints of the Little Provincial Princess, the East Territory King smiled and said, "Luo'er, be patient. A year has not yet passed."
"A year! Daddy, you insist on waiting a year as if I don't know the reason," the Little Provincial Princess spun her beautiful eyes, radiating craftiness and wit. "I heard that the great cleansing calamity has erupted on the Celestial Spirit Star where Ye Chen resides. Daddy, you're telling me to wait a year, aren't you waiting to see if Ye Chen survives the great cleansing calamity?"
"There's no need to guess; he definitely will survive! Ye Chen is the only one besides me who made it through all five major cultivation sites in the Minor Pole Sky!"
The East Territory King gave a noncommittal smile in response to the Little Provincial Princess's words.
Arguing with his most beloved daughter was not something he wished to do.
As the East Territory King and Little Provincial Princess were talking, the figure of the Divine Venerable Hong Zhu hurriedly flew into the hall. Excitedly addressing the East Territory King, she said, "Sovereign, the star map of Wanmu Mountain has turned blue for the Celestial Spirit Star!"
"This indicates that someone on the Celestial Spirit Star has found the Ultimate Treasure, one that can allow everyone to escape the calamity of the great cleansing!"
"With this, Ye Chen is surely safe. Perhaps, he's the one who discovered the Ultimate Treasure on the Celestial Spirit Star!"
Hearing the words of Divine Venerable Hong Zhu, the eyes of the East Territory King brightened, while the Little Provincial Princess stood abruptly, "Aunt Hong Zhu, are you saying Ye Chen is safe?!"
"I knew he would escape this crisis!"
"Daddy, let's go, let's hurry to Celestial Spirit Star and see for ourselves!"
Seeing the Little Provincial Princess's eagerness, the East Territory King shook his head and smiled, "Even if the Ultimate Treasure has been found, these martial artists have to wait until one year has passed before they can escape the calamity. There are still a few months to go, Luo'er, your anxiety won't help."
"It'll take a few more months before Ye Chen can emerge?" Upon hearing it would take a few more months, the Little Provincial Princess pouted slightly, looking somewhat petulant.
"However," seeing the discontent in the Little Provincial Princess, the East Territory King smiled and glanced in the direction of the Celestial Spirit Star, "it seems that after a while, we indeed have to make a trip to that Celestial Spirit Star."
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Hearing the words of the East Territory King, the Little Provincial Princess' eyes swirled with anticipation, "Finally, I can go to the Celestial Spirit Star. I promised Brother Ye Chen that I would visit him, and I always keep my word."
At this moment, Divine Venerable Hong Zhu spoke to the East Territory King, "Sovereign, I've heard that the Western Territory King Mansion is going to reveal tens of thousands of positions on the Star Continent during the great cleansing calamity and has already leaked thousands."
"I wonder if they've leaked the position of the Celestial Spirit Star. If they have, that might mean quite a bit of trouble for the Celestial Spirit Star."
Hearing the words of Divine Venerable Hong Zhu, the East Territory King frowned slightly, "That Western Territory King Mansion always likes to pull little tricks."
"However, they wouldn't dare leak all of the star maps related to the great cleansing calamity nor the precise locations of the Star Continents that have survived the calamity. Otherwise, many warriors from Divine Kingdoms would head there to snatch the treasures of the great cleansing tragedy, and that would be the real trouble."
"I was already planning a trip to the Celestial Spirit Star, but now it seems even more necessary to do so. I might as well check out some other Star Continents while I'm there to make sure warriors from the Divine Kingdoms don't ruin the hard-earned opportunities of many martial artists from lower realms."
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Ye Chen had no idea that the great cleansing calamity in their lower realm would attract the attention of so many in the Divine Kingdoms.
He did not know that before they even emerged from the calamity, many from the Divine Kingdoms were already coveting the benefits they had obtained, and a significant number of them were already en route to various Star Continents.
At this time, together with Jiang Yao, Ye Chen was cultivating in the Void Realm under the accompaniment of Xiaojiu and Shuang'er, using the final moments to their advantage.
While they cultivated, they were also waiting for Mrs. He and the nine Female Divine Venerables to return with Jiang Yao's family.
But this wait went on for over three more months.
Just as the great cleansing calamity was drawing to a close, Ye Chen, Jiang Yao, Xiaojiu, and Shuang'er had still not seen Mrs. He and the others return.
This situation had Jiang Yao worried, "Could it be that the grandma has not found the Black Crow God King, or has something happened?"
Jiang Yao's exquisite brows were tightly furrowed.
"Don't worry, Yao'er. With the strength of Sovereign He and the nine Female Divine Venerables, there's nothing in the Mountain Divine Nation that could threaten them. It's likely that the Black Crow God King is just very good at hiding. Let's wait a bit longer," Ye Chen comforted Jiang Yao.@@novelbin@@
"Okay," Jiang Yao nodded lightly.
"In five days, we will return to the first level of the Undersea Divine Palace, and then we can leave the palace," Ye Chen changed the subject.
At the mention of just five more days, Xiaojiu and Shuang'er became excited.
Especially Shuang'er, who said to Ye Chen and Jiang Yao, "Brother Ye Chen, Sister Jiang Yao, even though you haven't broken through to the next realm in the past few months, your martial skills have improved greatly. In my opinion, even going up against the incredibly powerful high-order True Gods from the Divine Kingdom wouldn't be a problem for Brother Ye Chen and Sister Jiang Yao right now."
Hearing Shuang'er's words, Xiaojiu nodded in agreement.
Ye Chen clasped Jiang Yao's hand, and they shared a smile.
Indeed, they had reaped significant rewards during this period.
Jiang Yao had delved deeper into cultivating the techniques taught to her by Mrs. He over the past few months.
As for Ye Chen, he had expanded the Stellar Cave Heaven spaces within the fourth chapter, "Primordial Chapter," of the Primordial Star Scripture from hundreds to over a thousand!
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The power he drew from the stars had reached about one percent of the "Primordial Chapter Star Divine Chart!"
This one percent was not to be underestimated; Ye Chen could now activate the Five Great Divine Arts with stellar power and easily slay an ordinary Nine Tribulations True God or one of the five-tribulation ancient beasts reared by a Divine Venerable of the Divine Kingdom he had fought previously!
And using the stellar power from the Primordial Star Scripture combined with Divine Soul Power, Ye Chen was now confident that with the most powerful Heaven-reaching Divine Art "Nine Swords of Annihilation" and having cultivated the second of the Nine Swords of Annihilation, he could even defeat an incredibly powerful Six or Seven Tribulations True God from the Divine Kingdom!
This was just the achievement of cultivating for a little over three months.
Then there were the combat means of the physical body such as the Undying Divine Body and the Icebound Divine Body.
By the time the assessments at the Great God Institute start, with another opportunity for Ye Chen to train in the Life Origin Wheel at a hundredfold time flow rate, he was even confident of cultivating the Nine Swords of Annihilation to the fourth or fifth Sword.
And to cultivate the "Primordial Chapter" of the Primordial Star Scripture to over ten percent!
If so, Ye Chen might well contend with the truly mightiest True Gods of the Divine Kingdom and even stand a good chance of entering the number one institute of the "Nine Great Divine Institutes," the Supreme Divine Institute!
In the midst of sharing this smile with Jiang Yao, Ye Chen chatted with Xiaojiu and Shuang'er a while longer before they all resumed their cultivation.
And soon enough, the five days passed.
On the final day of treasure hunting in the Undersea Divine Palace, all the warriors were transferred back to the first level of the palace.
The time to escape annihilation at the hands of the "Eye of the Divine Sea," before the great cleansing, had arrived.
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