Reborn as a Mountain: I Defy the Heavens with a Smile

It was the fourth day of the mystic realm, and Ye Chen finally heaved a sigh of relief.

"Little pearl, I will keep this thing in your care," he said with a tired chuckle as he looked at the part of the mountain that he had dug up.

Yes, he dug a part of the mountain since he was able to dig around the whole cave but just not inside where the unknown white lump was. Although this took him a lot of effort and a whole day, he still felt this was worth doing.

However, the emperor white pearl didn't agree with him and expressed its unwillingness by revolving furiously. It had hoped and even prayed for Ye Chen's failure, so how could it be happy now?

But Ye Chen didn't care about the pearl and took another look at the unknown white lump, which looked similar to metal, had a surface like wood, rang like glass after being hit, and was indestructible. The only thing left was the scent, and it had none.

It was impossible to figure out what it was on the properties it displayed; nevertheless, he was satisfied after putting this into the world of pearl.

"Well, it's time to meet up with everyone," Ye Chen said to himself, and without wasting any time, he got out and flew into the west.

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Bang!

"What should we do?! These things are really hard to deal with, as they are copying Brother Qin Lan's appearance, cultivation, and all of his techniques!"

"Looks like we can only retreat now and come up with a different plan."

"As brother Qin Lan says!"

A few male disciples from Sword Pavilion spoke as they backed out from the fight with their leader, Qin Lan.

"Where is Ye Chen? Did he arrive?" Qin Lan inquired.

"No, not yet. I don't see him anywhere," a disciple reported.

Hearing him, Qin Lan could only sigh and look at the massive arena with a hundred humanoid golems who protected the pillar behind them.

Who knows how, but everyone later came to know that the inheritance trial would be held in the West, so everyone arrived here. But except for finding this battle arena, there was literally nothing.

Many doubted if this was really the inheritance trial, but with many of them wandering hundreds of miles and finding nothing like this, they concluded this might be really it.

After this, many tried to challenge the hundred golems, but with the golems cloning the strongest of them as well as their abilities, everyone was helpless.

As for outnumbering them?

Many did come with the idea and tried only to find the strength of golems increased by twofold, which resulted in serious injuries and even the death of the weak ones.

After this, everyone became honest and only challenged in small groups, trying to come up with any weaknesses or strategies.

Just like three days had passed, but no one gained anything. So, everyone now waited for the goat who initiated the mystic realm inheritance. However, there has yet to be any news of Ye Chen.

As for asking Li Mei and them? No one was idiotic enough to do that after they cut down forty disciples who tried to use force after not getting answers.

In the end, everyone could only wait obediently.

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"Humph! That bad guy left us for a whole three days alone in the forest! How could he do such a thing?!" Wang Yiyi couldn't help but complain to herself.

Although she knew such a thing was normal for cultivators, especially living in the forest, she still didn't find it pleasing and missed her life at the sect.

Compared to her, Li Mei and others were much better.

"I wonder when the senior brother will come," Li Mei spoke after some silence, worry hidden in her eyes.

It had been, after all, three days, and with how many dangerous, fierce beasts there were, she was worried about his well-being even though she knew he was powerful and immortal.

"Sister MeiMei, there is nothing that can stop Brother Chen, so don't worry," Lan Ming assured her with a smile; however, her eyes looking into the sky told a different story.

Watching the two of them worrying and assuring each other, Wang Yiyi no longer felt stunned. She already understood both girls had fallen into the deep trap of the bad guy, so it was normal for them to act like this.

'Bad guy, I will expose your tricks one day,' she thought to herself while advising Su Ying, who has yet to fall into his trap.

Su Ying was quite speechless at the little girl's actions, but she understood the little girl was genuinely worried about Ye Chen hurting her, hence was advising.

Just as they were talking, someone suddenly pointed at the sky.

"Look, a fireball!"

"What? Is someone trying to destroy the arena?"

"Idiot, that's a bird with red wings!"

"Moron! That's a person with wings!"

The disciples cursed each other as they saw a red dot closing on them in the sky.

Li Mei and others instantly knew who it was, and their hearts calmed down. But it didn't even take a bit, and their heart was filled with panic.

Not only theirs but everyone also couldn't help but panic as they saw a person with wings wanting to land on the pillar the golems were protecting.

One had to know that a disciple had managed to touch the pillar before. What happened after that? The golem chased after that disciple, and if anyone was in their way, they killed it. The golems even ran out of the arena to do this, and only after that disciple was killed did they return back.

So how could everyone be happy after knowing someone wanted to land on the pillar? But it was too late for them to do anything, as Ye Chen's speed was swift, instantly landing on the pillar.

"Aye, are you all here to hear my handsome speech?" Ye Chen couldn't help but chuckle as he looked down at the gathering of disciples.

He did see their expression and the golems below, but he didn't think too much of it.

Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!

Suddenly the hundred golems became covered in light and transformed into Ye Chen.

After this, they grew red wings, the same as him, and gained the same cultivation as him. However, it still did not stop here as they became covered with blue sword aura, clearly using their body as a weapon with 'Hundred Spectral Sword Technique.'

"Motherfucker!" Ye Chen couldn't help but curse when he saw this.

As for the disciples, their expressions also didn't look good, especially those who had seen Ye Chen fighting and knew his real strength. Some of them even didn't hesitate to escape.

Of course, Li Mei and others were different; they took out their weapons and rushed forward to help. Among them was also a fat figure with a bald head, making the ground tremble.

However, the most surprising figures were Crown Prince Ji Feng and Qin Lan, who also rushed forward for help.

But will the golems wait for them to come? Of course not! They all instantly flew towards Ye Chen.

"You have to be kidding me," Ye Chen shook his head with a helpless look, and without any hesitation, he lunged towards the army of golems.

Although they were as strong as him, they were not him. Furthermore, there were many things these golems couldn't copy. Such as his divine arts, dantian, and soul.

They also shouldn't be able to copy his technique of turning a body into a weapon; however, Ye Chen had just used this a little while ago to clean up a large herd of beasts. He did it for system coins, and since he was just using this technique for speeding up the process, he wasn't injured.

However, there was a little aura remaining on his body, which certainly got copied by golems, making them able to use this technique.

Nevertheless, he wasn't afraid and threw a fierce punch.

BOOM!

A powerful collision echoed, sending out a terrifying shockwave. Fortunately, it was in the air, so no one below got hurt by it.

However, almost everyone's jaws dropped after knowing how powerful he was.

Crack!

The next moment, one of the clone's hands crumbled; however, the clone could still fight on, same as Ye Chen, who didn't care too much after not being able to use one hand or two.

"It would have been good if I had a decent weapon," Ye Chen sighed in frustration as he felt numbness in his hand.

The physical body of these clones was, after all, as strong as him. How could it take no effort to fight? Nonetheless, he didn't back out and fought as he flew.

BOOM! BANG! BOOM! BANG!

Watching Ye Chen fight against hundreds with just fists, everyone had a new understanding of his strength. There were many who doubted if he was strong or not, especially the Qi-refining cultivators who arrived later.

But now seeing this, their doubts became clear, and unknown lights flashed through the many disciples eyes.

"Brother Ye Chen, take this spear!"