Chapter 356: 214: Three Days

If anyone knows Zhilan Valley the best, it must be Empyrean Kong shi!

He has been here for two months, being the first to touch the core, the first to trigger the Divine Domain Flowing Colors… Yet, he disappeared at the very last moment.

What’s most important is, just two hours ago, he sent a message asking him to come here!

Since he knows this divine domain and understands all the conditions for inheriting the Heavenly Destiny of Ceremony, could it be… did he purposefully gather everyone here to vie for the Bronze Tripod?

Looking at the bodies scattered everywhere and the blood flowing in all directions, Zhang Xuan frowned.

It shouldn’t be.

Empyrean Kong shi always had compassion, if he had known beforehand, he wouldn’t have allowed so many people to slaughter each other without trying to stop them.

With his mind filled with messy thoughts, the battle on the field was also coming to an end.

With half of the people dead, those who remained regained their senses. They eventually agreed that regardless of who had more or fewer artifacts, each would only bring out one for a communal soul ritual, giving everyone a chance, and they would discuss further if that was not enough.

Once agreed, everyone took out their artifacts and placed them in front of the altar, quickly piling up into a small mountain.

As the resources burnt, the Bronze Tripod once again trembled and at the moment all the resources were eradicated, it suddenly broke free from the rock wall and flew over, landing at the center of Zhilan Valley.

“Alright, everyone, try to Forge one by one. Each person only has half a quarter-hour…”

According to the previous arrangement, someone began to organize.

After a brush with death, and since everyone had contributed resources, this time there were no interruptions and no wasted words; everyone took turns trying the Bronze Tripod in the middle.

Even Mo Baiye and Du Xinyu were no exception, both were bruised and battered, their bodies covered with dozens of wounds.

It wasn’t that their strengths were insufficient, rather, because of their great strength, they had become the primary targets of everyone.

“Let’s go!”

Knowing that staying here would only draw more attention, Zhang Xuan shook his head and strode outward.

“I want to stay and watch…” Yan Sansan was still somewhat unwilling to give up.

“Those who wish to stay, stay; those who don’t, follow me…” Unwilling to deal with this fellow, Zhang Xuan looked back at the people behind him.

As expected, everyone followed him and left, leaving only him behind.

Walking out of Zhilan Valley, he indeed saw Emperor Shen Ling and Shi Yunjing’s groups, each sitting in a corner at the mountain top, with a Bronze Tripod in front of them, meticulously copying something, seemingly trying to discern some pattern.

Ignoring both groups, he found a quiet spot and sat down.

“Are we just going to wait like this?”

Seeing that he wasn’t in the least bit anxious, Fu Qingyao was full of doubts.

“Stay here and practice without worrying about others, and don’t act blindly. I’ll go down for a bit…” Knowing there was still time, Zhang Xuan informed everyone and walked straight down the mountain, quickly finding a secluded spot. The Cold Nether Sword appeared in his palm and stabbed into the Phantasm Space.

A moment later, a hazy ring of light appeared before him.

Contact Empyrean Kong shi!

However, after waiting for a long time, there was no response, as if the message hadn’t been received.

After several attempts without response, Zhang Xuan’s brows furrowed.

Having come to the core, why had Empyrean Kong shi disappeared?

After trying a few more times with no success, he could only return to the mountain top.

Fu Qingyao and the others knew this area was rich in Origin qi and had plenty of Heavenly Mandate Vitality, unwilling to waste time, they quietly began to practice.

Meanwhile, Zhang Xuan operated the Eye of Insight and stealthily glanced at the three massive Bronze Tripods nearby.

The Tripods were filled with inscriptions, and even he found them difficult to understand, completely different from the content on the six Jade Tokens.

After trying to comprehend them for a while and finding nothing, Zhang Xuan shook his head and turned his attention away.

Time passed extremely quickly, and three days blinked by.

Opening his eyes from practice, Zhang Xuan stood up.

In just three days of practice, everyone had made great progress, especially Yu Xiaoyu and Hong Yi, who had also broken through to the Galaxy Realm, obtaining the cultivation of Galaxy 1-dan.

As for himself, he now reached Galaxy 6-dan. Although he hadn’t reached the pinnacle due to the lack of resources, it was still not far off.

With Galaxy 5-dan, one could easily kill a Transcendent Mortal 7-dan. With his current strength, probably no one present could match him.

“I wonder how their comprehension is going…”

Fu Qingyao opened her eyes and curiously looked around, her gaze settling on Emperor Shen Ling, Shi Yunjing, and Qian Yuhuan among others.

These were the outstanding individuals among the group. If anyone could inherit the Heavenly Destiny of Ceremony, it would probably just be a few of them.

“Probably no progress…”

Zhang Xuan looked up into the sky, where the multicolored flowing light was still present, indicating that no one had succeeded in comprehending the Heavenly Destiny of Ceremony so far.

“Let’s go in, this is the last deadline. If no one comprehends, we’ll no longer be able to leave, and everyone must get results to get out!”

Zhang Xuan called to the others and led the way back into Zhilan Valley.

Emperor Shen Ling and others followed closely behind.

At this moment, Mo Baiye and his group also sat in front of the Bronze Tripod, each with different expressions, some dancing excitedly, some hanging their heads in dejection.

“Ladies and gentlemen, time is up!”@@novelbin@@

Emperor Shen Ling came to the middle of Zhilan Valley, looked around, and his clear voice rang out, “I have a suggestion, not sure if everyone is willing to accept it.”

“Your Highness, please speak!”

Someone immediately shouted out.

Emperor Shen Ling said, “Three days have passed, I wonder if among you, anyone has comprehended the Heavenly Destiny of Ceremony and gained the qualifications to inherit it?”

“No!”

“I didn’t comprehend anything…”

“Me neither, it’s all unclear. Judging by this situation, even ten years wouldn’t be enough!”

“Second-level Heavenly Destiny isn’t that easy, not to mention ten years, even twenty or thirty years would be a great achievement if someone could comprehend it!”

Murmurs filled the surroundings.

“It seems no one has succeeded, so if we want to leave, there’s only one way!”

A gleam flashed in Emperor Shen Ling’s eyes. “To concentrate the four Bronze Tripods on one person! As long as this person controls all the Ritual Artifacts, then… then they can gain the inheritance, and everyone can escape this place.”

“Yes!”

“His Highness suggests this, surely he doesn’t want to be that person?”

“Since someone has to be that person, why not His Highness? He already owns two Bronze Tripods, is respectful and modest…”

“Not just that, he also holds a high position. If he could comprehend the Heavenly Destiny of Ceremony, for us, indeed it would be the best scenario!”

“That’s true… his comprehension would definitely be much better than that guy Mo Baiye!”

At this time, the chess pieces positioned among the crowd played their role once more; under their deliberate explanations, quite a few people began to waver.

If they couldn’t comprehend themselves, why not choose someone who could convince everyone?

And Emperor Shen Ling was just the person for that.