Best Young Master

"I, the King, won’t lower myself to your level, I’m slipping away!"

Bai Yan wolf saw the situation wasn’t good, and immediately slipped away, leaving without a second thought.

The crowd continued drinking until the moon was high in the sky, nobody knew how many jars of thousand-year-old fine wine they had consumed, making Yang Bapi’s face turn green with heartache.

Finally, at his repeated requests, Ye Fan performed a barbecue skill in public, leaving behind the recipe for the barbecue sauce.

Ye Fan’s barbecue sauce is truly a unique formula — he added many Spiritual Medicines and Treasure Medicines, making it noticeably different from Earthly barbecue seasonings, and the flavor was so enhanced that the crowd nearly swallowed their tongues.

The next morning, Ye Fan, along with Bai Yan wolf, ascended the Transmission Array Platform at the Immortal Academy, traversing through the Void without alarming anyone.

Whoosh!

With a flash of light, the Void cracked open!

Ye Fan and Bai Yan wolf appeared at the Imperial Academy located in the Central Domain and then found the academy’s head, Seng Dao Yan, explaining their intentions.

"The entrance to Xing Kong Gu Road is in the Emperor’s Secret Realm, you should go there first and find Elder Lin, he has something to tell you!"

Seng Dao Yan didn’t waste words, directly utilizing the Transmission Array Platform of the Imperial Academy, sending Ye Fan and Bai Yan wolf into the Emperor’s Secret Realm together.

In the Emperor’s Secret Realm, the environment remains unchanged, Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi wafting, ginseng all over, not a single Mortal Grass, Divine Stones flowing with Clear Spring, auspicious beasts hidden in the mountains.

Traversing the Void to reach the Emperor’s Secret Realm, Ye Fan, along with Bai Yan wolf, walked straight towards the Emperor City, meeting many disciples of the Imperial Academy along the way, although unfamiliar, everyone nodded kindly upon seeing him.

Ye Fan earned the respect of the Imperial Academy disciples with his strength, and after the emergence of the Demon Clan, the entire Human Race has implicitly united, no longer holding prejudices.

In the face of a common enemy, Human cultivators set aside their biases, united against the Demon Clan.

And Ye Fan made astounding contributions in the battle against the Demon Clan, turning the tide of the war, earning honor and dignity for the Human Race, naturally winning unanimous respect from all Human cultivators.

Entering the Emperor City, Ye Fan met the Academy’s essence, Elder Lin, in the Emperor Hall.

At this moment, Elder Lin, although old and decrepit, his hair all shed, looking like an ordinary elderly man, yet Ye Fan knows, within this frail body lies enough energy to destroy Heaven and Earth.

A Quasi-Emperor Realm strong person, although his specific tier in the Quasi-Emperor Realm is unknown, he certainly possesses the Divine Skills to capture stars and grasp the moon.

Seeing Elder Lin, Bai Yan wolf became much more subdued, following behind Ye Fan without uttering a word.

"You’ve come?"

Elder Lin raised his eyelids, gesturing for Ye Fan to sit beside him, then said, "Have you made up your mind? Do you truly wish to embark on the Xing Kong Gu Road, the ultimate trial path?"

"Yes!"

Ye Fan nodded resolutely, historically, the Great Emperors have all ventured through this ultimate trial path, naturally, he doesn’t want to miss it.

The reason for wanting to embark on this Xing Kong Gu Road, he also has another goal, which is to use opponents on the Xing Kong Gu Road to hone himself stronger, striving to reach the Quasi-Emperor Realm as soon as possible, then head to the Forbidden Zone to harvest an Immortal Elixir to refine a Soul Gathering Pill.

"The Immortal Path is about to open, entering Xing Kong Gu Road at this moment, aren’t you afraid you’ll miss the opening of the Immortal Path?" Elder Lin asked.

"What? The Immortal Path is about to open?"

Ye Fan is hearing this news for the first time, this news probably only spreads among the Saints of the major forces.

"A minimum of ten years, a maximum of several hundred years, the Immortal Path will inevitably open, this Elder Tianji deduced with his life’s blood and energy, it won’t be wrong!" Elder Lin nodded.

Ye Fan was stunned.

The time span is too vast, right?

It seems this Elder Tianji isn’t that great either, with such a large margin for error, who knows when the Immortal Path will open? Are we going to wait in vain for hundreds of years?

"Don’t underestimate Elder Tianji, his Prediction Technique peers into heavenly secrets, unmatched by anyone, he can predict an individual’s fate and fortune, only the Immortal Path involves too much, even he can only deduce an approximate timeframe, that’s already quite remarkable." Seeing Ye Fan’s disdain, Elder Lin smilingly explained.

"The time span is too large, I can’t possibly wait indefinitely for the Immortal Path’s opening, so, I’ve decided to enter Xing Kong Gu Road for some training." Ye Fan said.

"Alright then, that’s your choice, Xing Kong Gu Road is filled with corpses, the competition is extremely fierce, I hope you return safely!"

Elder Lin said no more, but stood up, leading Ye Fan towards the Emperor Hall’s center, Bai Yan wolf also followed tentatively.

The Emperor Hall is covered in Space Array Patterns, appearing small from the outside yet vast inside, at the center of the Emperor Hall lies an ancient stone altar, its patterns worn, exuding the weight of Time.

Standing before the stone altar, Elder Lin released one hundred and eight Mystic Lights, enveloping the entire altar in Mystic Light.

"Boom!"

A torrential aura spread out, Ye Fan noticed, on the stone altar there appeared an ancient tower soaring into the clouds, piercing through Emperor Hall’s dome into the clouds.

Ye Fan glanced casually, this ancient tower has at least close to a hundred levels, majestic and grand, filled with historical weight.

"This Sky reaching Tower has ninety-nine levels, the altar to open the Xing Kong Gu Road is within the last level, let’s ascend!" Elder Lin said, stepping into the ancient tower.

Ye Fan and Bai Yan wolf naturally followed, entering the ancient tower, ascending the stairs to the very top level of the Sky reaching Tower.

Just entering the top level, Ye Fan discovered, at the center of the top level of the Sky reaching Tower, there’s an altar constructed from eight Outer Domain Divine Stones, each Divine Stone carved with an incomprehensible mysterious rune.

"Boom!"

Elder Lin continually formed seals, casting out divine light, expending a massive amount of divine power to activate the altar. Eight pieces of Outer Domain Divine Stone simultaneously emitted light, reflecting in the void.

Gradually, the divine light emitted by the eight pieces of Outer Domain Divine Stone continuously shifted and combined in the void, forming a relatively stable Bagua Diagram, shimmering with light.

In the center of the Bagua Diagram was a brilliant starry sky, and the Xing Kong Gu Road officially opened, taking nearly an hour.

"Goodbye, I will definitely return alive!"

Ye Fan waved vigorously to Elder Lin and to his beloved and brothers in his heart, stepping into the Xing Kong Gu Road.

"When I return, the whole world will tremble before me! I will prove the strongest path, fulfilling the Supreme’s unfulfilled wish!"

The Bai Yan wolf hollered, being dragged by Ye Fan by the tail into the Xing Kong Gu Road.

"Buzz!"

After Ye Fan and the Bai Yan wolf completely entered the Xing Kong Gu Road, the light from the eight pieces of Outer Domain Divine Stone disappeared, and the Domain Gate closed.

"I hope you can return safely, showcasing the prowess of the Human Race, bringing glory to Linxian Ancient Star..."

Staring at the now-vanished Domain Gate, Elder Lin murmured.

Ye Fan left this world but left behind many legends!

Single-handedly wiping out the long-standing Qing Family, frightening the Qing Xuan Sect into relocating entirely, defeating the strongest heir of the War Emperor Clan, eradicating Human-shaped creatures, defeating the Emperor’s son, battling the ten young kings of the Demon Clan, single-handedly turning the tide of peril, winning peace and dignity for the Human Race, defeating the Heavenly Prince of the Demon Clan...

Each of these deeds shocked the world!

They were passed down from the mouths of all cultivators, becoming monumental in the hearts of the young generation of Human cultivators.

Many believe this is a path of no return, that stepping onto this Xing Kong Gu Road may mean never coming back, a final burst of his fame, never to be seen again.

The brutality of the Xing Kong Gu Road is known to many, as is its high elimination rate, where entering means certain death for most.

A cold wind swept across, and the deathly silent Ancient Star finally stirred, breaking the deathly silence.

The land was covered in yellow sand, Ye Fan gazed far into the distance, a scene of desolation.

Especially in this twilight hour, it was dusky, the heaven and earth dim like a yellowish gloom, with no signs of life.

Abandoning the prosperity, leaving his homeland and bidding farewell to old acquaintances, he now embarked on the strongest path with the Bai Yan wolf, devoid of worldly clamor, only endless solitude and loneliness.

Initially, the Bai Yan wolf would still banter, expressing his own absurd opinions every time they reached a star, most of which were unreliable, but at least he could talk.

Eventually, even the Bai Yan wolf rarely spoke anymore, as they encountered too many Ancient Stars devoid of any life.

For three months, they traveled tirelessly from one Ancient Star to another, repeating monotonously, yet still encountering no living creatures.

The vast cosmos was endless darkness and cold, their crossing having no end, and he didn’t even know how far away he was from Linxian Ancient Star, possibly never to return in this lifetime.

Three months ago, stepping from the Domain Gate at the top of the Sky reaching Tower, he descended upon a very small Ancient Star.

Descending from the altar, it took him and the Bai Yan wolf ten full days to find a small altar on that Ancient Star and continue their crossing.

All altars are one-way transmissions, which means he can only move forward, with no possibility of retreat.

Indeed, once on the strongest trial path, there is no turning back, only moving forward continuously. Until he is capable of crossing the Star Domain, perhaps there may be a chance of return.

He had no goal, only able to walk along an ancient road paved by ancient people long ago. A starting point, no endpoint, moving passively.

"What kind of broken Xing Kong Gu Road is this! How come there isn’t even a living thing?"

The Bai Yan wolf complained while sending out his divine consciousness, searching for an altar on this Ancient Star.

This has almost become a habit for them, every time they descend upon an Ancient Star, they first look for the next altar for crossing the Star Domain.

Because many Ancient Stars don’t even have a single Haozi, let alone other creatures, and they’ve never even seen skeletons.

The wind grew stronger, and as the yellow sand filled the sky, his eyes widened when some scattered skeletons appeared in this vast desert as the dust storm lifted into the air.

"Whoosh!"

Like a stream of light, the Bai Yan wolf dashed over, rummaged through the bones, and dejectedly said, "What bad luck, not a single treasure, even some Heaven Grade Spirit Stones would do!"

Ye Fan was speechless, this guy, so greedy, wouldn’t even spare the dead, many have passed by this desolate Ancient Star, even if there were Heaven Grade Spirit Stones, they surely wouldn’t be left for them.

Ye Fan walked over, squatted down, and carefully observed among the bones disturbed by the Bai Yan wolf, finding a pristine arm bone, on which seemed to be some ancient writing, the Human Race’s writing.

After careful identification, Ye Fan guessed the meaning of the words on the arm bone, roughly saying: This is the Gate of Trial, stepping out from here will begin the true ordeal!

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