Primordial Star Scripture

Ye Chen had just flown out of the Cultivation Cave Abode when he heard Xiaojiu speak to him, "Ye Chen, there is someone near this abode secretly watching you!"

Xiaojiu directly relayed the situation she had detected to Ye Chen.

"Hm?" Ye Chen halted in mid-air.

Then, with the help of the Extreme Vision Divine Mirror, Ye Chen directly probed towards the direction Xiaojiu had mentioned!

The Extreme Vision Divine Mirror was a powerful auxiliary Heaven-reaching Divine Artifact that Ye Chen had obtained in a treasure land left by the Icebound Divine King when he had just arrived in the Divine Kingdom.

Xiaojiu was a Soul Beast, and her Divine Sense had a much wider range of investigation than Ye Chen's.

With his Divine Sense alone, Ye Chen still could not detect the person who was watching him that Xiaojiu had mentioned, so he used the "Extreme Vision Divine Mirror."

When Ye Chen, with the aid of the "Extreme Vision Divine Mirror," probed towards the direction Xiaojiu had indicated, he directly saw in the light screen of the "Extreme Vision Divine Mirror" a superior Divine King hidden in a very distant domain, watching his Cultivation Cave Abode.

"Is it him?!"

Ye Chen saw that this superior Divine King was one of the two superior Divine Kings who had followed Yang Yun and Yang Yan during the New Disciple Ceremony the day before.

It was one of them who had revealed a murderous intent towards him!

At that time, Xiaojiu had detected those two superior Divine Kings, prompting Ye Chen to be somewhat guarded against them in his heart.

Ye Chen had not expected that one of these superior Divine Kings would actually lay in ambush, monitoring his abode!

"It seems that Yang Yun and Yang Yan really do intend to deal with me!"

"Even within the Supreme Divine Institute, they dare to pull all sorts of tricks!"

"With the Sovereign Orders from Sovereign Xuechen and the Northern Territory King limiting Divine Venerables and Sovereigns from acting against me, they turned to a Divine King. This superior Divine King, aware that I possess the methods of a lower-tier Earth Divine Venerable, still dares to show murderous intent towards me. It seems his combat power must have surpassed the level of a lower-tier Earth Divine Venerable!"

"However, the Supreme Divine Institute does not allow disciples to engage in private battles. He is watching me like this, wondering how he plans to deal with me. Does he want to make use of that place..."

Ye Chen's eyes began to flicker.

If this was a day ago, faced with such a hidden threat, Ye Chen would have been extremely cautious and contemplated countermeasures.

Now, Ye Chen already had a means to respond!

Touching something on his person, Ye Chen shifted his gaze away from the "Extreme Vision Divine Mirror," glanced towards the direction where the superior Divine King was hiding, then with a cold smile, continued to fly towards the "Ten Thousand Spirits Pavilion" at the continental center.

"Did this Ye Chen discover me?!"

On a giant peak tens of thousands of miles away from the mountain where Ye Chen's abode was located, a black-clothed superior Divine King was startled by Ye Chen's abrupt glance in his direction!

He was one of the two superior Divine Kings who had accompanied Yang Yun and Yang Yan, Xue Xian by surname, a powerful Divine King with the combat power to contend with a mid-tier Earth Divine Venerable!

After every new disciple's abode is arranged, it is directly listed in a grand hall on the True God Continent.

This "Xue Xian," having received information from Yang Yun about Ye Chen moving into the "Magnetic Suction Sky Mountain" abode, directly followed Yang Yun's orders and covertly observed Ye Chen's abode.

The Supreme Divine Institute has orders forbidding entry into other people's Cultivation Cave Abodes, let alone engaging in private battles.

However, Xue Xian, after discussing with Yang Yun, had already thought of a way to deal with Ye Chen.

He had been waiting for Ye Chen to come out of his abode.

What Xue Xian did not expect was that Ye Chen would directly look toward the place where he was hidden.

It certainly gave Xue Xian, who was secretly watching in the direction of Ye Chen's abode and paying attention to him, quite a shock!

Xue Xian was a superior Divine King, after all!

His Divine Sense was cast over a vast range, and the area he chose to monitor was one he was confident Ye Chen would absolutely not detect him.

Even if Ye Chen's combat power had reached the level of a lower-tier Earth Divine Venerable, he wouldn't be able to find him.

So, when Ye Chen suddenly looked his way, it naturally gave him quite the fright!

What Xue Xian did not realize was that even though Ye Chen might not have detected his surveillance, Xiaojiu was an extraordinary Soul Beast, no less than the Nine Spirit Sparrow Emperor of the Soul Beasts!

His spying on Ye Chen's abode could not escape Xiaojiu's notice!

"Hmph, whether Ye Chen has discovered me or not, as long as he has left his abode, that's good enough!" Startled for a moment, Xue Xian saw Ye Chen flying towards the continental center. He no longer cared to ponder whether Ye Chen had discovered him.

He stood up decisively, "Let me confront this Ye Chen!"

Whoosh!

Xue Xian's figure vanished from the giant peak where he stood.

At the same time, two transmitted messages flew out from where he had disappeared, entering the void and vanishing without a trace.

Moments later, on another cultivation continent, in the living abode of Divine King disciples, two superior Divine Kings seemed to sense something at the same time within their abodes. They pinched something between their fingers.

Then, a divine light carrying a message instantly entered their palms.

The next moment, the two upper-level Divine Kings suddenly lifted their heads to gaze upon the living continent of the Supreme Divine Institute's true god disciples, a cold smile crossing their faces, "So Ye Chen has already emerged from his Cultivation Cave Abode?"

"It seems he's not staying put in the Supreme Divine Institute either!"

"He's flying towards the most populous middle area where the true god disciples gather? Perfect, heh heh, that place is just right for the method we discussed!"

After muttering to themselves, these two upper-level Divine Kings vanished from their Cultivation Cave Abodes.

And these two Divine Kings were none other than Yang Yun and Yang Yan!

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The middle region of the true god disciples' living continent was the most bustling.

Not only did this area house many of the true gods who hadn't made it onto the "True God Ranking List", but it also featured many buildings and great halls related to the cultivation practice of the Supreme Divine Institute disciples.

Places like the "Ten Thousand Spirits Pavilion" where Ye Chen intended to go to gather various pieces of information, the "True Martial Hall" where various disciple missions were assigned, and various "Divine Towers" for cultivation practice, including the most precious "Polar Star Tower," were all scattered throughout the middle region of the continent.

After all, the true gods who had not made it onto the "True God Ranking List" could only live and practice cultivation in this area.

These essential facilities related to cultivation practice were naturally located within their residential area, as they would otherwise be inaccessible to them.

As for the true gods on the "True God Ranking List" living in other Divine Kingdoms, as well as the Divine Kings and Divine Venerables from other continents, and Sovereigns without movement restrictions, they could of course come to this residential area and use these buildings and great halls at will.

As soon as Ye Chen flew into the middle area of the continent and landed near the "Ten Thousand Spirits Pavilion", he saw thousands of figures moving about in this domain.

Some were entering and exiting the "Ten Thousand Spirits Pavilion" while others were visiting different buildings and grand halls.

When Ye Chen's gaze examined the "Ten Thousand Spirits Pavilion", he found it to be not very large, just a five-story building perched atop a high platform accessible by several hundred steps.

Once in this area, one couldn't just fly around freely.

Ye Chen had to descend and walk up the steps toward the "Ten Thousand Spirits Pavilion".

Although Ye Chen was new to the Supreme Divine Institute, countless disciples had already recognized him from the new disciple induction ceremony and the earlier assessments across the nine Divine Institutes.

When they saw Ya Chen approaching the "Ten Thousand Spirits Pavilion", many Supreme Divine Institute disciples' eyes lit up.

"Look, that's Ye Chen, who took first place on the 'True God Ranking List' as soon as he arrived at the Supreme Divine Institute!"

"I heard he went to the first Cultivation Cave Abode area to choose a cave, and even picked the one belonging to Sovereign Lei Fa!"

"Many true gods dare not choose Sovereign Lei Fa's Cultivation Cave Abode, but Ye Chen went straight for it. He's truly no ordinary person, always full of surprises!"

"Wonder what he's here for? By the looks of it, is he going to the 'Ten Thousand Spirits Pavilion'?"

"The 'Ten Thousand Spirits Pavilion' is the place to gather information. What kind of news is he trying to find out?"

The Supreme Divine Institute disciples watched Ye Chen, buzzing with speculation.

Upon seeing the brand-new Divine Robe that Ye Chen wore, the symbol of the first-class cultivation resources belonging to a true god disciple from the first Cultivation Cave Abode area, many of the older disciples of the Supreme Divine Institute became incredibly envious.

Ye Chen paid no mind to the discussions of these disciples.

He simply smiled lightly and continued walking up the steps.

However, just after climbing a dozen steps, the space where Ye Chen had landed was abruptly torn open, and a figure appeared.

This figure was precisely Xue Xian, the upper-level Divine King who had been eavesdropping on Ye Chen's Cultivation Cave Abode, only to be discovered by Xiaojiu.

As soon as Xue Xian revealed himself, he called out directly to Ye Chen, who was ascending the steps, "Ye Chen, halt!"

Whoosh!

Xue Xian's loud shout immediately drew the attention of countless true god disciples who were watching Ye Chen.

When they realized it was an upper-level Divine King calling out to Ye Chen, the disciples were startled, "Hmm, isn't that 'Xue Xian', ranked twenty-third on the Divine King Ranking List? What is he doing here instead of on the Divine King's living continent?"

"Judging by his tone, it doesn't sound like he's got a friendly relationship with Ye Chen. It's quite cold, in fact. Could he be looking to trouble Ye Chen?"

The true god disciples stopped walking, silently observing how the situation would unfold.

Upon hearing Xue Xian's shout, Ye Chen, far from surprised, stopped his ascent and turned to look at Xue Xian, "Sir, you've been watching my Cultivation Cave Abode for so long, and now you follow me here. It seems you indeed have something to do with me!"

As Xiaojiu had been constantly informing Ye Chen about Xue Xian's whereabouts, Ye Chen was well aware that Xue Xian had followed him here.

Ye Chen had thought that Xue Xian would continue to follow him stealthily, but didn't expect him to reveal himself so openly, which kindled a flicker of intrigue in Ye Chen's eyes.

"It seems you've got some skill, boy, to have detected me!"

Hearing Ye Chen's words, Xue Xian was inwardly shocked.

However, he soon smirked coldly, having sensed two covert ripples in the surrounding void, and then spoke to Ye Chen, "Ye Chen, I've heard you won first place in the new disciple assessment of the nine Divine Institutes and even claimed the top spot on the 'True God Ranking List'. Quite impressive indeed."

"I, Xue Xian, want to challenge you on the Platform of Life and Death!"