Chapter 323 - Onward to the Soul Pagoda (1/2)

The Storm Sword was activated using Water-type Celestial Chi. Ye Chen invoked the Nine Astras and turned all the Celestial in his body to Water-type. When he poured them into the Storm Sword, the sword shone brightly in deep-sea blue. One of the three seals on the sword began to glow radiantly and emitted an enchanting light.

One of the seals entered Ye Chen’s mind. Ye Chen suddenly gained a revelation in his mind. This seal was a secret Water Spirit Sword Formation!

This Water Spirit Sword Technique had been carved on the sword!

The Water Spirit Sword Technique that Zong Yi had cast previously was very powerful. If not for Ye Chen’s Black Turtle Guard, he might not have been able to block the attack.

The destructiveness of the Water Spirit Sword Technique cast by Zong Yi would be far inferior if Ye Chen were to cast it! With this Water Spirit Sword Formation, Ye Chen added yet another lethal technique to his arsenal.

Ye Chen smiled. He wondered what the other two seals were. It did not look like he was able to unlock them at the moment.

“Big Brother Ye Chen, hide the Storm Sword for now, don’t carelessly use it in the future. It’d bring a lot of trouble if it attracted the fighters of the House of Storms,” Ye Rou advised him. She knew just how powerful the House of Storms was.

“Hm.” Ye Chen nodded, stashing the Storm Sword.

“When does Big Brother Ye Chen plan to go to the Soul Pagoda?” Ye Rou asked, looking at Ye Chen.

“Right away, I don’t feel safe with Second Uncle and the rest of them staying at the Scarlet Flame Sect. I plan to take them to the Oracle Sect,” Ye Chen said, looking at Ye Rou. Ye Zhanlong, Ye Meng, and the rest staying at the Scarlet Flame Sect would only bring more problems to the Scarlet Flame Sect. On top of that, they did not exactly have a good relationship with the Ye Clan of the Scarlet Flame Sect.

When Ye Rou heard that Ye Chen was leaving right away, a hint of sadness flashed past her eyes. “Be careful on the way there, Big Brother Ye Chen. No matter when it is, Little Rou will wait for brother Ye Chen’s return. I’ll go say my farewells to Second Uncle and the others later.”

“Little Rou must be careful and take care of yourself. If anything ever happens to the Scarlet Flame Sect, you can go to the Oracle Sect or the Stygian Sect any time,” Ye Chen cautiously reminded Little Rou.

“Hm, Little Rou understands.” Ye Rou nodded.

All things must come to an end. Ye Chen sighed in his mind. He felt a little melancholic.

The Scarlet Flame Sect was hard at work preparing themselves. Ye Chen left many Soul-amassing Pills, Soul-consolidating Pills, Purple-gold Divine Pill, and all sorts of other medicinal Pills. He hoped that they would be helpful to Ye Rou’s cultivation. He also assigned Second Uncle, Ye Meng, and the other six men to go to the Oracle Sect with Mu Dongyuan. He then rode the Golden Sun Condor with Little Wingsy, and left the Scarlet Flame Sect.

Northern River Fields.

A group of nomads inhabited the vast field. They lived in tents that stretched continuously across the fields. At the end of the field, there was an endless mountain range. Inside the mountain ranges, there was a gigantic tower that pierced into the skies. The tower was so tall that you could not even see the top without falling over backward.

In the ballads of these nomads, they said that the Soul Pagoda connected the underworld and the heavens above. Even the most powerful warrior among the nomads was unable to reach the top nor the bottom of the Soul Pagoda. Nobody knew who built this structure. It seemed that the Soul Pagoda had always been here ever since their tribe was started.

To the nomads, one could only be considered a real warrior after having gone into the Soul Pagoda.

The exterior layers of the Soul Pagoda were laid with extremely rigid gems. Even a Grand Supreme Rank fighter or a fighter with Peerless Power was not able to carve the gems out. Whenever someone had advanced to a higher level in the tower, the gems on that respective level would sparkle brightly. Up till now, the highest level the members of the major sects had managed to get to was the seventh level. There were also tales that someone was able to reach the seventh level underground as well.

The Soul Pagoda opened in the seventh month of every year. Each year, there would be members of each major sect arriving to prove their worth in the Soul Pagoda and there were up to a thousand of them. This year was an outlier, the Soul Pagoda had opened three times this year alone. The number of people who flocked to the Northern River Fields had gradually increased.

The first ones that came were the House of Storms and they numbered in ten thousand. They set up countless tents on the northern region of the Northern River Fields. Thereafter, the top fifty sects of the Central Empire had dispatched their men as well. There were up to several tens of thousands of them. They each reserved their territory as well. Thereafter, some mysterious groups came as well and they also set up their tents. Nobody dared approach them and there were dozens of such mysterious factions arriving. Some of the members of the sects had a slight clue about them and they knew that these mysterious individuals came from very secretive super families. They consisted of super factions such as the City of the Apothecary King, the Tribunal Council, and such.

Apart from these large forces, there were also many wandering mercenaries and warriors. They also boasted great numbers, amounting up to a million.