Chapter 1798: Chapter 1817: Secrets of the Divine Palace

Boom—boom—boom!

The Great Dao towers like the heavens, resonating through the ages. Terrifying beams of ancient divine light flicker around Ye Xuan, a faint mysterious aura manifesting upon him.

"Argh!"

Ye Xuan initially wore an expression of extreme smugness, but in the next moment, his brow furrowed, his face contorting, and a painful roar escaped his lips.

"You idiot, you’re doomed!"

"You’re truly foolish, thinking the Mystic Sky Pearl is so easily refined?"

"The Mystic Sky Pearl is an ancient divine artifact. The vast ancient essence within it, to say nothing of the residual laws, could obliterate your form and spirit, leaving you dead."

The forbidden figures instantly awakened, each casting a cold smile at Ye Xuan, their eyes brimming with schadenfreude.

Boom boom boom!

The sound like thunder through the ages, as if the universe were quaking, Ye Xuan’s face was in immense pain. His body inflated terrifyingly, like a ball on the verge of bursting, sending chills through anyone witnessing it.

"Ye Daoist?"

The Human Dao Master’s expression shifted dramatically. She wished to help Ye Xuan but had no way to intervene.

As for the Undying Heavenly Lord, his face was sinister, secretly hoping Ye Xuan would die immediately. However, based on his understanding of Ye Xuan, he knew this one might not die so easily.

Indeed!

Rumble!

The Twelve Heavenly Gates rose behind Ye Xuan, beams of terrifying reincarnation halo cascading over him. His swollen body began to rapidly calm, emitting an extraordinarily frightening aura.

Boom!

The void exploded, divine light surged, and under the horrified gazes of all forbidden figures, Ye Xuan’s body reverted to normal, not bursting due to the Mystic Sky Pearl.

"Sorry everyone, it seems I won’t die that easily," Ye Xuan said with a cold smile.

Twelve Heavenly Gates!

In the next moment, the forbidden figures’ faces became unsightly, a look of dread and helplessness flashing in their eyes. 𝙧𝙚𝙚𝔀𝒆𝓫𝓷𝙤𝓿𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝙤𝓶

In truth, they had always felt helpless against Ye Xuan because he was the only living person among them who had walked the correct path, opening the Twelve Heavenly Gates with a living body.

They knew that the path Ye Xuan walked was the cultivation method of the strongest Three Great Eras; since those eras, no living person had opened the Twelve Heavenly Gates.

If Ye Xuan could break through the immortal Twelve Heavenly Gates and enter the next realm, he would likely become one of that heavenly and earth-shaking few.

Of course, this was only their hypothesis, whether true remains unknown, as no one has ever entered that realm before; it’s merely their speculation.

Rumble!

As everyone’s thoughts varied, the stone platform beside Ye Xuan descended with a rumble, revealing a dark portal, instantly drawing everyone’s attention back.

"Entrance to the Second Divine Palace!"

The Chess Ancestor coldly murmured without any wasted words, instantly rushing inside, completely vanishing afterward.

The other forbidden figures also immediately entered the dark portal, clearly seeing the Mystic Sky Pearl swallowed by Ye Xuan. Even killing Ye Xuan would be futile, their best option was to quickly enter the Second Divine Palace.

Ye Xuan’s expression shifted, wanting to hurry to the next palace, but as he took a step, his peripheral vision caught sight of the Unintentional One and the Undying Heavenly Lord unmoved, causing him to halt and not rush forward like the others.

Evidently, these two were extremely knowledgeable about the Ancient Divine Mountain, there must be secrets unknown to him.

Indeed, without waiting for Ye Xuan to question, the Unintentional One spoke up to provide answers.

"Ye Daoist, be calm, the Ancient Divine Mountain has a total of eighty-one divine palaces, only the last palace is paramount, rumored to contain the supreme treasures left from ancient times."

"But no one has ever entered the eighty-first divine palace..."

While the Unintentional One explained, Ye Xuan’s eyes revealed understanding.

It turns out, of the eighty-one divine palaces, besides the First Divine Palace serving as the entrance, all other ancient divine palaces are not fixed.

To put it bluntly, the entire Ancient Divine Mountain is a vast labyrinth, apart from the first and last gates being fixed, the other divine palaces are disordered and unknown.

Like earlier, all the forbidden figures rushing towards the next divine palace, unaware which palace they would emerge in.

In other words, entering this portal, everyone will be randomly transported to different divine palaces.

If lucky, one could enjoy a palace alone; if not, two, three, or even more might be sent to the same place.

Moreover, the crucial issue is, the key to the eighty-first divine palace is hidden within an ancient divine palace, only by finding this key can one enter the eighty-first palace.

Thus, these forbidden figures are racing to the next palace, hoping to quickly find their own great opportunity, and finding the key to the eighty-first divine palace would certainly be ideal.

Hearing the Unintentional One’s explanation, Ye Xuan finally understood why the Unintentional One and the Undying Heavenly Lord didn’t rush to the Second Divine Palace.

Clearly, in the Ancient Divine Mountain, luck is exceedingly important; good fortune could yield numerous ancient great opportunities, possibly entering the eighty-first divine palace, obtaining the greatest legacy from ancient times.

Ye Xuan’s heart trembled, secretly glancing at the Undying Heavenly Lord, seeing his calm demeanor as if indifferent to the matter.

No, this old fiend is as stable as a mountain, appearing indifferent, he must have great confidence.

How meticulous is Ye Xuan’s thinking?

He silently observed the Undying Heavenly Lord because he believed the other was profoundly knowledgeable about the Ancient Divine Mountain and evidently held unknown cards.

"Ye Xuan, remember our promise."

The Unintentional One glanced deeply at Ye Xuan, the next moment also entering the portal.

"Ye Daoist, since we’ll be randomly transported to different ancient divine palaces, be careful in all matters."

The Human Dao Master advised Ye Xuan briefly, then quickly stepped into the portal.

"Ye Xuan, if fate allows, we shall meet again."

The Undying Heavenly Lord smiled slightly, instantly entering the portal and vanishing.

At this moment.

Ye Xuan was left alone in the First Divine Palace, brows furrowed, observing the palace, which apart from eight hundred ancient divine guard puppets, had nothing else.

"This First Divine Palace as an entrance, is it merely an entrance?"

Ye Xuan surveyed the First Divine Palace, hoping to find useful clues, not in a hurry to go to the next divine palace, feeling the First Divine Palace might have more than just one Mystic Sky Pearl.

"Hmm?"

Suddenly, Ye Xuan uttered a sound of surprise, his gaze falling sharply upon the eight hundred ancient divine guards.

Ye Xuan realized these ancient divine guards, though mere puppets, emanated a faint ancient aura, subtly stirring a sense of unease, and they didn’t return to silence because the group invaded the First Divine Palace.