The Chaos Realm was a black hole suspended above Kunlun Holy Land, with a terrifying sense that it could suck people inside, never to enter reincarnation again!
With Ye Chen's permission, Mu Yan entered the Chaos Realm!
After a spell of dizziness, he came to his senses and discovered that he was already within a boundless void.
There was no ground beneath his feet, either; he was floating.
Most staggering of all was the nearly boundless sphere of the Great Dao before him, stretching endlessly beyond sight!
Only at the very farthest reaches could he barely catch a trace of curvature and deduce that it was an enormous sphere!
Mu Yan's heart brimmed with shock. He had never seen anything so vast and boundless. He even wondered, if this enormous sphere were placed in the real world...
Could it cover the entire Azure Heaven Region?
"Master's abilities reach through heaven and earth. I really have no idea how he made this thing!"
He wasted no more time and focused on comprehending how the Principles operated within the Chaos Realm.
He could clearly see with his naked eyes countless lines, manifestations of rules, interweaving across the enormous sphere's surface.
Every Principle had its own pattern of operation, and there were even overlaps and intersections between them!
On the surface, it was merely two intersecting lines, but in truth, this represented the fusion of two different Principles!
This was countless times more difficult than comprehending a single Principle!
Countless Principles formed countless intersections and fusions, giving rise to all things!
A single glance left Mu Yan dizzy and his head swimming, nearly making him pass out.
Fortunately, his master's voice reached his ears at that moment. "Focus. Comprehend the Principles relating to flames, and treat the other Principles as though you cannot see them."
Only when his master's voice rang out did Mu Yan regain his clarity, then devote himself wholeheartedly to comprehending the Flame Principle.
Before the War God Palace, Gu Yingluo pushed open the doors and saw individual cultivation chambers.
She looked around curiously, then casually chose a cultivation chamber and entered.
After she closed the chamber door, the scene before her changed, and she found herself standing in a boundless trial ground.
She also learned the rules for using the War God Palace.
"I can actually choose my opponents? And freely set their level, strength, and even race?"
Gu Yingluo was deeply shocked. If that was the case, there was no need to descend the mountain for experience and combat.
Fighting inside the War God Palace would be enough!
Moreover, injuries and death here would not affect her in reality.
It was simply the perfect trial ground!
"Then I'll try fighting myself first!"
On a whim, she chose herself as her opponent.
When she saw someone identical to herself appear before her, she could scarcely believe her eyes.
Then she began attacking, using every means at her disposal with all her strength, trying to defeat her virtual self.
But the person who knew her best was actually herself.
The virtual Gu Yingluo knew no pain, feared no death, and understood every habit and move of the original extremely well.
After hundreds of exchanges, Gu Yingluo was instead left panting from exhaustion, beaten into a sorry state.
Had she not finally adopted a fighting style aimed at mutual destruction, she would not have gained even the slightest advantage over the virtual Gu Yingluo!
"Why should the real me be inferior to a fake me? I won't accept it!"
Gu Yingluo started another trial, once again fighting herself.
This time, her combat experience had improved considerably, and she finished off the virtual Gu Yingluo within a hundred moves!
Through repeated battles, Gu Yingluo's experience soared, and her extraordinary combat instincts brought her victory after victory.
After defeating the virtual Gu Yingluo for the fifth time, she set an opponent at the Golden Core Realm Fifth Layer.
To her surprise, the pressure this Golden Core Fifth Layer opponent gave her was not even as great as that of the virtual Gu Yingluo.
"In other words, although I'm only at the Golden Core Realm Second Layer now, my actual combat strength is already enough to defeat someone at the Golden Core Realm Fifth Layer fairly easily!"
Once she realized this, Gu Yingluo grew extremely excited.
An expert at the Golden Core Realm Fifth Layer could already hold the position of outer sect elder in the Gold and Jade Sect.
Even Jin Hao, once its greatest genius, was only at the Golden Core Realm Second Layer.
Not long ago, she had been utterly powerless to fight back against Jin Hao at the Golden Core Realm Second Layer.
But now, if she encountered Jin Hao again, could she kill him with a single finger?
At that thought, Gu Yingluo tried setting Jin Hao as her opponent, and to her surprise, it actually worked!
Jin Hao reappeared before her. Although she knew he was fake, powerful killing intent still rose within Gu Yingluo!
"You bastard! You nearly made Brother Mu Yan and me part forever! Die!"
She crushed Jin Hao effortlessly with a single finger.
Meanwhile, Su Jian had rushed eagerly to the Primordial Sword Palace!
It was a towering palace, a full nine stories tall.
"Master said that as long as I enter the sword palace, I'll receive a treasured sword and a Sword Instruction suited to me!"
He strode into the Primordial Sword Palace. Perhaps because of his Supreme Sword Bone, every treasured sword stored within the palace actually began to tremble!
Even the clusters of light representing Sword Instructions quivered, wanting to break through their restrictions and rush toward Su Jian!
Faced with such a lively scene, Su Jian was dumbfounded as well.
With so many swords and so many Sword Instructions, how was he supposed to choose?
Just as he was struggling, a figure in a red dress appeared. It was Honglian, who guarded the Primordial Sword Palace.
"Little one, Sword Instructions of too low a grade don't suit you, while those of too high a grade are beyond your abilities for now. My suggestion is to choose three to five Sword Instructions. Those ranging from King Grade to Saint Grade and Immortal Grade would suit you best."
Honglian offered her advice with a smile.
Su Jian had never expected a sect senior to be guarding the Primordial Sword Palace.
Faced with Honglian's voluptuous figure, he hurriedly lowered his head and thanked her. "Thank you for your guidance, Senior. This disciple will remember it!"
Then Su Jian asked with some curiosity, "Senior, could you be my master's dao companion?"
Surely only his master in this world was worthy of such an extraordinarily beautiful woman?
Honglian froze. She had not expected this brat to have such a sweet tongue.
She found the words "dao companion" immensely pleasing!
"Hehe, you can think of me that way! Perhaps one day I'll really become your master's wife!"
With that, Honglian decided to help him once more. She beckoned toward the depths of the sword palace, and a dazzling streak of cold light shot out and landed in her hand.
The sword was over three feet long, its edge keen, like a burst of exploding light. It was unquestionably a rare treasured sword!
"This sword is named the Azure Light Divine Sword. It's a saint artifact. You're still weak, so immortal artifacts or even emperor artifacts aren't suitable for you. Use this Azure Light Sword!"
Honglian handed the Azure Light Sword to Su Jian.
"What a fine sword! Thank you for your guidance, Senior!"
Su Jian examined the Azure Light Sword delightedly. He was extremely satisfied with it.
He could also sense the sword's joy!
After obtaining the Azure Light Sword, Su Jian found four more Sword Instructions, spanning King Grade, Saint Grade, and Immortal Grade!
Biting off more than he could chew would do no good. Once he thoroughly comprehended these Sword Instructions, there would still be time to cultivate stronger ones.
One day later, the three disciples each left their cultivation locations and met outside the main hall.
"Junior Brother, Yingluo, a year has passed. What realms have you reached?"
As soon as Mu Yan saw Su Jian and Gu Yingluo, he asked delightedly. His continually rising brows betrayed an unmistakable pride, as though he had good news to share with everyone.
Hearing him say they had not seen each other for a year, Gu Yingluo corrected him with a bewildered expression. "Brother Mu Yan, aren't you remembering wrong? How has a year passed? It's clearly been half a year, hasn't it?"
"Junior Brother Su Jian, hasn't it been half a year?"
Gu Yingluo looked toward Su Jian, asking him to confirm it.
Su Jian was the most bewildered of all.
He remembered very clearly that he had spent only one day choosing Sword Instructions in the Primordial Sword Palace. Why was his senior brother saying a year, and his senior sister half a year?
Su Jian smiled helplessly. "Senior Brother, Senior Sister, haven't you cultivated yourselves silly? Clearly, only one day has passed!"
At those words, Mu Yan and Gu Yingluo became even more confused.
Why did none of their timelines match?
Which of them had remembered incorrectly?
Just as they were about to argue further, Ye Chen told them to come to the main hall.
Upon entering the main hall, Mu Yan could not resist asking Ye Chen first, "Master, this disciple clearly cultivated in the Chaos Realm for a year. Why doesn't that match Junior Brother's and Junior Sister's time?"
"Exactly, Master. This disciple spent half a year in the War God Palace!"
Gu Yingluo also found it difficult to understand.
Only Su Jian opened his mouth as though he wanted to say something, but in the end, he merely spread his hands helplessly and chose to keep quiet.
Ye Chen explained, "Time flows normally in the Primordial Sword Palace, so it was one day."
"Time flows differently in the Chaos Realm. While you cultivated inside for a year, only one day actually passed outside."
"The War God Palace is the same. You thought you cultivated for half a year, but only one day passed outside!"
After hearing Ye Chen's explanation, all three understood, once again marveling at their master's abilities.
He could actually control even the flow of time?
It was simply unheard of!
That meant they could cultivate like mad in the Chaos Realm or the War God Palace. In any case, only a few days at most would pass in reality!
With these two sacred cultivation grounds, did they still need to fear being weaker than others?
"See! That's what I said!"
Su Jian grinned smugly.
"Mu Yan, Yingluo, go down the mountain to handle something related to the Gold and Jade Sect."
Ye Chen spoke to the two of them.
Upon hearing the Gold and Jade Sect mentioned, a trace of Sha Qi appeared between both their brows!
They had no fondness whatsoever for this sect, which had nearly ruined their lives.
After experiencing the crushing defeat of the three great sects alongside their master in the Falling Moon Region, they no longer thought anything of the paltry Gold and Jade Sect.
The Gold and Jade Sect's sect master merely had Void Refinement Realm cultivation.
"This disciple will carry out Kunlun Holy Land's ideals! We'll properly reason with the Gold and Jade Sect!"
Mu Yan spoke with a crooked smile.
"Go to the Gu Household first. It is Yingluo's Lineage, after all. As your master, I cannot turn a blind eye."
"Also, your cultivation alone will not be enough for this trip down the mountain. I'll give you some means of protection. Use them when needed!"
As he spoke, Ye Chen gave each of them fifty small stones.
The two looked at the stones in their hands, but did not think their master was brushing them off simply because these were only stones.
To them, everything their master gave them and every word he spoke had a reason.
If he said a pebble could protect them, then it certainly could!
"Go!"
Ye Chen raised his hand and created a void passage, allowing Mu Yan and Gu Yingluo to walk inside.
Watching the void passage slowly close on its own, Su Jian was filled with envy. "Master, what Method Formula is this? Can I learn it?"
Ye Chen glanced at him and chuckled softly. "This isn't a Method Formula, but a minor ability you naturally acquire upon reaching the appropriate realm. Once you reach the True Immortal Realm, you can master it."
Gulp!
Su Jian swallowed hard.
The True Immortal Realm?
Wasn't that far too distant?
Right now, he was merely a weakling at the Foundation Establishment Realm!
In truth, he did not know there was something else Ye Chen had not told him: reaching this level required at least the Immortal Lord realm!
After sending Mu Yan and Gu Yingluo away, Ye Chen suddenly sensed something and realized someone was actually divining information about him.
"Hmph, daring to divine my origins? Aren't you afraid of bearing heaven-shaking karma?"
Ye Chen sneered disdainfully and paid this trivial matter no attention.
The ones divining his identity were none other than Falling Moon Holy Land, far away in the Falling Moon Region!
After Ye Chen swept through the three great sects and even suppressed the Return to Origin Sect and the Heavenly Gang Dao Sect, the Falling Moon Region had been discussing Kunlun Holy Land constantly.
Naturally, the people of Falling Moon Holy Land also wanted to investigate Ye Chen's origins!
Inside a hall in Falling Moon Holy Land, several inner sect elders at the True Immortal Realm had gathered and were using an enormous mirror to divine Ye Chen's identity.
"He could slap two True Immortals to death. Can we really divine his identity? Why don't we report this to the Holy Lord and ask the Holy Lord to act?"
Thinking of the terror of Ye Chen's attack that day, Elder Ruyan still felt lingering fear.
One True Immortal Realm elder said confidently, "With several of us True Immortals here, along with the Haotian Mirror, how could we possibly fail?"
The other inner sect elders beside him, likewise at the True Immortal Realm, all agreed wholeheartedly.
They were confident in their strength. Moreover, the Haotian Mirror was an Immortal Grade weapon and a replica of a certain emperor artifact belonging to the holy land.
If they still could not divine his true origins under these circumstances, they might as well go die!
"Enough talk. Let's begin!"
The True Immortal Realm elders acted together, pouring immortal power into the Haotian Mirror.
Their vast immortal power lit up the Haotian Mirror. Its surface rippled like water, and a very blurry figure gradually emerged!
Seeing that this approach was indeed working, Ruyan also felt her spirits soar and increased the flow of immortal power.
As the figure within the mirror grew clearer and clearer, just as its back was about to become visible, a cold snort rang out from inside the mirror!
"Hmph!"
As that cold snort rang out, the immortal artifact, the Haotian Mirror, actually shattered with a crack!
Elder Ruyan and the others suffered a violent backlash as well. Every one of them coughed up blood and was sent flying backward, their auras growing utterly feeble!
"Cough, cough!"
Elder Ruyan struggled to prop herself up with her hands, her heart filled with terror.
"That voice sounded very much like that person's!"
After coughing up a large mouthful of blood, she spoke with horror written all over her face.
Hadn't that cold snort come from the very person who had flattened the entire Heavenly Gang Dao Sect with a single palm strike?
Even through the immortal artifact, the Haotian Mirror, he could severely injure so many True Immortal Realm experts?
And even the Haotian Mirror had been destroyed!
Terrifying!
Far too terrifying!
An inner sect elder whose face was covered in blood also regretted it. They had truly overestimated themselves.
"Report this to the Holy Lord and let the Holy Lord decide personally!"
Then, as they regulated their breathing to recover, they came to a decision.
This matter was already beyond their ability to handle!