enjoyebooks Chapter 1635 - 144: Too Difficult
Chapter 1635 - 144: Too Difficult
After Zhuge Qiyan finished speaking, she immediately sat down cross-legged at the site.
Then, the nine elders and dozens of Hall Masters and protectors all sat down as well, except for Zhuge Xiye.
She, like a Guardian, merely observed the actions of Zhuge Qiyan and the others without any expressions.
Until Zhuge Qiyan and the others all maintained a state of inner tranquility, Zhuge Xiye began to demonstrate Soul Energy, following the method taught by Zhou Yan, instructing everyone present on the condensation of Soul Energy to communicate with the Thirty-Three Heavenly Roads.
This process is rather complex, and the first time is relatively time-consuming.
However, for cultivators, time is not something they lack.
Approximately a minute passed, which wasn’t particularly long.
Soon, a marvelous sensation appeared in the hearts of everyone present, a drifting, immortal-like experience, extremely mysterious and peculiar.
The aura of the Thirty-Three Heavens Road remained unchanged, yet it seemed to come alive, having a very distinct difference.
Judging solely by the feeling of the experience, the current Thirty-Three Heavens Road appears vastly grand and majestic, far beyond the limitations of the former illusionary Thirty-Three Heavens Road.
During this process, Zhuge Xiye was actually a bit worried, but after it unfolds, she found that everything was extremely smooth.
Soon, Sect Master Zhuge Qiyan and the nine elders, dozens of protectors, Hall Masters, and elite disciples all entered the Thirty-Three Heavenly Roads successively.
Among the cultivators present, surprisingly, no one was rejected; everyone qualified and passed the initial test. This point brought great relief to Zhuge Xiye.
After all, if any among the leaders were indeed unqualified, it would indicate impure intentions among them, and Zhuge Xiye knew and respected each and every one, even the elite disciples were exceptional, so any impure motives would be a great loss to her.
Luckily, this scenario did not occur, and Zhuge Xiye’s mood lightened considerably, letting out a sigh of relief.
Everyone present began to be enveloped in a heavenly mechanism power, projecting the Yellow Bell, like an invincible guardian.
Zhuge Xiye knew this was the guardianship of the Yellow Bell. Evidently, after acquiring the Yellow Bell, Zhou Yan might have considered this method to align the Yellow Bell with the Thirty-Three Heavenly Roads, forming a powerful guardian.
In this way, when training on the Thirty-Three Heavenly Roads, the soul-free flesh will not encounter any danger.
The completeness of this point made Zhuge Xiye even more admire Zhou Yan’s handiwork.
Even witnessing all these events happening, Zhuge Xiye still felt amazed, unable to imagine how such a grand spectacle could be created so perfectly.
She didn’t understand, which naturally made her feel even more admiration for Zhou Yan.
At this time, after checking once more, Zhuge Xiye used the power of heavenly mechanism to convey information to Zhou Yan, informing about the specific situation, and then sat down cross-legged, repeating the previous process again.
This time was not to guide others, but for her to enter the Thirty-Three Heavenly Roads and experience it herself.
Although she witnessed Zhou Yan’s process of creation firsthand, even felt many changes within, gaining some experiential insights, it was not complete, and Zhuge Xiye’s heart still held strong curiosity.
However, thinking about the world’s bizarre difficulty, a few more expressions of helplessness came onto Zhuge Xiye’s face.
Concentrating her mind, Zhuge Xiye immediately began condensing Soul Energy, aligning with the Thirty-Three Heavenly Roads, and started contemplating the method Zhou Yan spoke of.
...
The physical body settled like forming a unique mountain range, while the body seemed to become transparent and vanished little by little.
This sensation was extremely peculiar, as if the body generated a current of Power of thunder and lightning, becoming numb and losing touch sensation.
Then, it was as if the body began to disappear in this Heaven and Earth.
The physical body transformed into a mountain, and the soul drifted out, entering a very strange light curtain.
After the light curtain changed, like a water ripple, it carried away the soul.
The world turned dark in an instant, then turned bright in another instant.
In the next moment, Zhuge Xiye found herself awakened again.
However, she was no longer in the Heavenly Mechanism Hall of the Heavenly Mechanism Sect but on the Path of Heavenly Mechanism.
She seemed to have forgotten everything, even upon appearing on the first level of the Heavenly Road of the Path of Heavenly Mechanism, she felt strange.
"How did I suddenly come here?"
Zhuge Xiye felt a strange sensation.
"Wasn’t I supposed to enter the space of the first layer of the Heavenly Road for training, entering with the soul, why has even the physical body come?"
Zhuge Xiye felt great doubt in her heart, but then she immediately realized, knowing that her current ’physical body’ was nothing but a false physical body condensed by the soul!
No, it cannot even be said to be a false body, but a real physical body, just the embodiment of the soul.
"Hiss—if I hadn’t personally witnessed Zhou Yan creating this world, I probably wouldn’t have known that I came here in a state of soul!"
"So real, and so terrifying!"
Zhuge Xiye gasped, astonished.
She looked up at the sky.
The sky was pitch black, but occasionally displayed bizarre flowing lights, like turbulences passing through the Desolate Domain of the Endless Star Domain, extremely shocking.
And the Heavenly Road beneath, so real that every texture and scar could be clearly seen.
The steps beneath her feet revealed faint traces like mist on the hard, dazzling surface of the road, then gradually transformed into wisps of light purple mist, drifting away and vanishing.
Zhuge Xiye’s gaze swept around.
The incomparably beautiful flowers, grasses, and trees were so real they could intoxicate one.
Zhuge Xiye didn’t move forward; instead, she reached out to pluck a pink flower from a nearby emerald-green plant.
Upon touching it, the cool touch and incredibly soft, authentic sensation told her that these were all real.
As real as a vast and unique world.
This reality even fiercely impacted her heart.
A flower was thus plucked by Zhuge Xiye, the faint fragrance and tender petals were utterly genuine.
From them even emanated a faint soul energy aura.
Zhuge Xiye inhaled gently, a heady sweet fragrance permeating her heart, and the effect of the soul energy and the intensely pleasant feeling fiercely impacted her body and soul.
"Real!"
"Everything here is real!"
Zhuge Xiye was unbelievably shocked.
This time, she was genuinely shocked again!
However, being the most outstanding disciple in the Heavenly Mechanism Sect apart from Zhou Yan, she quickly realized the importance of maintaining a stable disposition in such a place.
At this moment, Zhuge Xiye wasn’t worried about herself; instead, she suddenly felt a bit concerned for the others who entered this place.
She even worried about the Sect Master, fearing that the Sect Master might carelessly suffer a setback.
After all, Zhuge Xiye was well aware of how fearful the Heavenly Road in the Thirty-Three Heavens was now.
Zhuge Xiye proceeded cautiously, avoiding mysterious dangers time and again.
She felt the first layer of the Heavenly Road in the Thirty-Three Heavens had never been so challenging to deal with.
"This Senior Brother Zhou Yan, really, everything’s good except that the Heavenly Road seems set too difficultly."
Thinking this, Zhuge Xiye inadvertently became slightly distracted.
Just as she lost focus, Zhuge Xiye suddenly stopped, a black-robed figure blocking her way ahead.
"Senior Brother? You’re here?"
Upon seeing this figure, Zhuge Xiye was surprised why Zhou Yan had changed into black robes.
However, she didn’t think much of it.
Because the aura and appearance of the figure unmistakably belonged to Zhou Yan.
"Hmm, I was worried you might not adapt, so I came to see how you are faring here."
Zhou Yan said casually.
He then walked leisurely to Zhuge Xiye’s front.
At these words, Zhuge Xiye’s heart brimmed with inexplicable joy.
It seemed that Zhou Yan’s concern for her safety made her heart filled with happiness.
Like a young girl in the throes of first love, Zhuge Xiye’s face bore a hint of happiness, and she softly said, "No, it’s fine, Senior Brother—"
She finished speaking with her head lowered and then, as she lifted her gaze towards Zhou Yan, he suddenly revealed a cold smile on his face.
Then, a terrifying sword light, like a killing intent from the heavens and earth, descended abruptly.
"Puff—"
Zhuge Xiye was filled with the horror of soul destruction, her whole body cold, but she had no time to react.
For that world-shocking sword had already sliced through her neck.
Her consciousness abruptly black, Zhuge Xiye let out a miserable cry, her body shuddering and instantly awakening.
At this moment, her emotions were extremely complicated, her gaze also extremely complicated as she looked around, but strangely, she couldn’t see other cultivators sitting nearby.
"Is this... reality or an illusion?"
Zhuge Xiye was bewildered.
Because the Path of the Heavenly Mechanism in the Thirty-Three Heavens would suddenly change the environment, often making one think they had returned to reality when in fact, they were still in the illusion.
And the previous experience of death had struck too deeply into Zhuge Xiye’s heart, leaving her somewhat confused.
Because in such circumstances, there was no way to prove whether it was reality or the Heavenly Road.
This was the most terrifying aspect of the Heavenly Road in the Thirty-Three Heavens.
Zhuge Xiye remained perplexed and bewildered, unable to fully escape the shadow of the Heavenly Road.