Chapter 1552: 1552
In the golden ancient road of the Great Path, the roaring sound of the Great Path continued as Ye Futian forced his way forward . He used all the will of the Way that his body could muster in order to fortify his own might to the extreme . His goal was to cross the golden ancient road in the most aggressive manner possible and reach the end .
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Those illusive and surreal statues collapsed and shattered, and the pressure that had descended finally dissipated completely . Ye Futian stood at the end of the ancient road, which was also in front of that sacred palace .
A holy and solemn atmosphere enveloped this space . Faintly, the ancient noble atmosphere could be felt, which made Ye Futian even more certain that this place was very likely very important in the Divine Palace . It seemed it was fate that he had mistakenly broken into it as a place of comprehension and spiritual cultivation .
He thought it was a place of common comprehension before, but he did not expect that it would be so difficult to get in . Judging from the level of defense, could other disciples of the Divine Palace step in here?
If the answer was no, he could totally believe that .
But ahead, there seemed to be a person .
The great doors of the sacred yet ethereal palace were wide open, but that figure sat outside the palace . He was dressed very simply, and his hair casually fell on his shoulders . He sat atop the stairs with his eyes closed, not releasing any breath released from his body . Although Ye Futian was here, he still sat there quietly as if he was completely unaware of it at all . It was as if he was the only person in this world .
Ye Futian glanced at the man in front of the palace above the stairs, and all he saw was his back . Although he did not know the man, he could feel his loneliness . He sat there as though he were independent of this world, that all the entanglements of the world had nothing to do with him .
What kind of realm was this?
One was reluctant to disturb his cultivation even in the slightest . Here, it seemed that any little movement would be a transgression .
Ye Futian stood there quietly for a moment . He then slowly raised his feet and walked up the stairs, step by step, toward the upper ground . After a while, he came behind the figure, facing the sacred palace that was in front of them . It was a palace filled with great mystery .
The cultivator who had been sitting there, had he entered it already?
The person seemed to have been sitting here for a long time, so he should have gone inside already .
Ye Futian looked at him again, and when he saw that the other was still irresponsive, he raised his feet and prepared to walk past him .
“You are not a disciple of the Divine Palace?” At this time, a voice came out, and it was from the mysterious figure who had been sitting there . His voice was clear and powerful . It was as if it could imprint itself onto the minds of the others .
Even though he was speaking, he sat there with his eyes closed, not turning his head . He did not even look at Ye Futian .
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“No,” Ye Futian replied, “I was invited by the Divine Palace for the trial, and then entered the Divine Palace to cultivate and came here .
“May I ask, what is this place?” Ye Futian asked . He was becoming more and more curious . What was this place? It was so mysterious, solemn, and magnificent that even the most genius talents could not come here at all .
“Ancestral Land . Divine temple,” the man answered . Ye Futian heard his words, and his heart trembled slightly . Even though he had guessed that this place was highly unusual, the response still shocked him .
The Ancestral Land of the Divine Palace—the divine temple .
Divine Palace was the premier holy land in Upper Heavens Realm as well as its most prestigious holy place for spiritual cultivation . This was the Ancestral Land of the Divine Palace .
No wonder it was so difficult to get in . Just that river and the ancient road of the Great Path alone were enough to deter most people . It was basically impossible for the disciples cultivating at the Divine Palace to come .
He had come accidentally, but the figure sitting in front of him was surely an exception as well .
“If not a disciple of the Divine Palace, then don’t enter the Ancestral Land of the Divine Palace . Go back,” the figure continued . His voice was extremely calm, without any trace of emotion . It was as if stating something that was extremely ordinary, and his tone did not betray any feelings .
Ye Futian didn’t get angry when he heard the response . It was not entirely unreasonable . The Ancestral Land was of great significance to principalities of spiritual cultivation, and it was unlike ordinary places of cultivation as it may truly contain the core of inheritance .
Since he was not admitted to the Divine Palace to cultivate, he was not a disciple of the Divine Palace . It would be inappropriate to say that he was seeking inheritance in the Ancestral Land .
However, it had taken him a lot to get here, and to not enter now as he was right in front of the door was, more or less, an unreasonable request .
Although, in theory, it was inappropriate for him to enter the Ancestral Land of the Divine Palace, the Divine Palace had not stopped him after all . The guides had also said that any location was allowed so long as one could reach it . Therefore, he had gotten here with his own power, and he would enter the Ancestral Land as long as he could . He did not consider that against the rules of the Divine Palace .
“I still want to go in and take a look,” Ye Futian said . The other did not respond .
Ye Futian looked ahead and lifted his feet, walking toward the divine temple . He spat, “Just because one is not a disciple of the Divine Palace does not mean they should not enter the Ancestral Land of the Divine Palace . However, the elders of the Divine Palace once said that as long as one could enter, then one may enter . So, my apologies in advance . ”
As he was speaking, he continued to move forward, wanting to enter the Ancestral Land .
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“Quite right . As long as you are able to enter, you may enter . However, whether you can enter the divine temple is not really decided by you . ” At this time, a hollow and ethereal voice came and sounded in Ye Futian’s ears . He glanced at the person in front of him, frowning . The person who spoke was not the one in front of him .
There were others in the divine temple?
He stopped advancing . His eyes were fixed on the divine temple .
“What’s your name?” That ethereal voice was heard again . This time, he faintly felt that the person who spoke was the divine temple itself, not the figure who was in front of him; it was someone using the temple to speak .
“Shen Jing of Taixuan Mountain,” Ye Futian replied .
“Wrong,” the other responded . Ye Futian’s expression changed . “How?” he asked .
“You are not a cultivator from Taixuan Mountain, nor are you Shen Jing,” the other said .
Ye Futian’s heart trembled slightly . Suddenly, caution flashed across his eyes . He refocused his eyes .
“I did come from Taixuan Mountain,” Ye Futian responded .
“Everything is an illusion . Is it true just because you came from Taixuan Mountain?” the other continued . Ye Futian understood that his disguise might have been detected by the other . He felt as though, standing before this divine temple and being shrouded in that sacred breath, he no longer had any secrets .
Everything would be easily exposed .
“What is true, and what is false?” Ye Futian continued, “Is what’s true and false really that important?”
It didn’t matter what his true identity was . If the Divine Palace did not participate in external disputes, then it mattered not who he was .
Whether he was from Taixuan Mountain or the Heavenly Mandate Realm, there was no difference to the Divine Palace .
The other was silent for a moment, as if to contemplate Ye Futian’s statement . A few moments later, a sigh came from the divine temple .
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“You are right . What is true, and what is false? The world is false, and so is the Great Path . What is the point of pursuing the truth?” After a moment of silence, the other let out a gentle sigh . It was a sigh that made everyone felt a sense of desolation .
Ye Futian was surprised when he heard this .
What did it mean?
The world was false, and the Great Path was also?
He didn’t understand .
“I don’t understand,” Ye Futian looked in front of him and said .
“Why do you cultivate?” The other did not respond to Ye Futian directly but asked instead why he cultivated .
Ye Futian also asked himself for what did he cultivate?
He thought about it for a moment but realized that he understood nothing .
“In the past, I cultivated in many things, and it is the same now, but my mentality at the moment is that I must cultivate . There are too many things that require cultivation . ” Ye Futian sighed with emotion . It was as if he no longer remembered his original intention for cultivation .
What for? The pride of being born an emperor?
He seemed to have forgotten the lofty ambitions he once had .
Now, he was asked the reason for his cultivation . It was mostly that time was carrying him forward and that he no longer had a choice not to cultivate .
“I had to cultivate!”
A low mumble was heard as if to discern Ye Futian’s answer .
This reflection told the stories of many cultivators .
Out of those who cultivated in the world, how many still remember their original intention? Too many of them were forced to continue with their cultivation .
Sailing against the currents, if not advancing, retreating was the only outcome . Yet retreat was not possible .
That mysterious breath disappeared, and the ethereal voice seemed to no longer exist .
“Elder,” Ye Futian asked, but there was no response .
“May I enter?” Ye Futian asked . There was still no response . It was as if the other had completely fallen into a state of quietude, leaving Ye Futian to choose for himself .
At the very most, he probably would not interfere .
“I will assume that elder’s silence means agreement,” Ye Futian bowed slightly and said . Since there was no outward disagreement, then it was up to him . As long as he could enter, he would enter .
As he was speaking, Ye Futian continued to move forward .
Ye Futian passed by the figure who was sitting there, trying to walk past him . However, at this moment, he suddenly stopped . An extremely powerful force of the Great Path fell on him and compelled him to stop .
As his eyes slowly moved, Ye Futian looked at the figure sitting there, and on the other’s body, an extremely bright divine light was released .
Boom .
An extremely unbridled breath slammed into Ye Futian’s body . It even rushed into his spiritual will . The breath of the Great Path inside his body roared as if it encountered a great threat, hence the roar .
The young man who had been sitting there opened his eyes . He looked forward .
Anyone who was not a disciple of the Divine Palace had no right to enter the Ancestral Land of the Divine Palace!
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