"Sigh..." After a long while, that voice rang out again, emanating a sense of melancholy.

"Nine Realms, Seventy-two Domains, what we guarded against were the Nine Realms and the Seventy-two Domains, yet in the end, variables still arise. Everything seems preordained, but in the end, it cannot be changed."

Tang Rao did not speak but listened quietly.

"I am Chen Tuan."

Tang Rao was startled, Chen Tuan? He seemed to have never heard of the name.

"Of the Nine Realms and Seventy-two Domains, there are few who know my name. Perhaps, the title 'Fuyaozi' would be more familiar to you," the voice of Chen Tuan came.

"Fuyaozi, Chen Fuyao! You're Chen Fuyao!" Tang Rao shouted loudly, his eyes widening.

"You..." Chen Tuan seemed to not fully understand Tang Rao's excitement.

"Great Founder above, this disciple, Tang Rao, is the sixth-generation Sect Leader of the Fuyao Sect." Tang Rao knelt on one knee, bowing his body in utmost reverence.

He had not at all expected that the person before him would be Chen Fuyao, the founder of the Fuyao Sect.

So his name was Chen Tuan; so he came from Blue Star...

"Ha ha ha ha!" In the next moment, Chen Tuan's laughter filled the entire palace.

It was hearty and joyful.

"Very well! Tell me, who is your master?" Chen Tuan immediately inquired.

"This disciple's master is Chen Ajiu, known as the Boundless One," Tang Rao said.

"Chen Ajiu, could he be my descendant?" Chen Tuan's tone clearly trembled.

"This disciple is uncertain, only aware that my Master's mother is Chen Wenruo," Tang Rao spoke.

"Wenruo? Then it's correct, it must be..." Chen Tuan's voice was filled with excitement.

"Let me ask you!" The next moment, Chen Tuan's voice shifted abruptly, serious and piercing.

Tang Rao stood respectfully.

"How many years did it take you to achieve the Transcendance Tribulation Stage? More than three hundred years?" Chen Tuan asked.

Tang Rao was slightly stunned but then said, "Returning to the Great Founder, this disciple was harmed at the age of thirty-two."

Chen Tuan was clearly taken aback, thirty-two?

"You mean thirty-two years old?!!" Chen Tuan's voice suddenly rose.

"Eh, yes," Tang Rao nodded.

"Ha ha ha, thirty-two years old, the epitome of transcending tribulation, ha ha ha! My Fuyao Sect is fortunate indeed, to have such a disciple!" Chen Tuan said loudly, the Heavenly Dao Majesty intense and overwhelming.

How could Chen Tuan not be amazed? Thirty-two years old and at the pinnacle of transcending tribulation—what a concept!

After all, Chen Tuan had not seen such an exceptional talent during his years in the Nine Realms and Seventy-two Domains.

Even he took a full one hundred seventy years to reach the pinnacle of transcending tribulation. And even then, he was considered a once-in-ten-thousand-year talent of the Nine Realms and Seventy-two Domains.

Tang Rao... transcending tribulation in thirty-two years was truly an anomaly.

"May I know what your Spirit Root is?" Chen Tuan asked, in a negotiating tone.

"This disciple's Spirit Root is Chaos," Tang Rao responded simply.

But Chen Tuan fell silent again, Tang Rao could feel the palace filled with excitement and shock.

Although it was merely a Residual Soul of Chen Tuan, given his strength, even a Residual Soul could experience the full spectrum of emotions. Moreover, if Chen Tuan wished, he could use this fragment of a Residual Soul to take possession of someone else at any time.

"Presumably you have also seen the Space Barrier," Chen Tuan continued after a long time.

"Yes, this disciple came here precisely for this matter. For this reason, I have offended quite a number of people outside," Tang Rao said with a shake of his head and a laugh.

In order to enter, he had even crippled Meng Jianghe.

Speaking of which, this could be considered a case of infighting, although Meng Jianghe didn't bite the dust.

"In this world, it is naturally the abode of the powerful. Since you already know about the Space Barrier, I can skip the slow explanation. What I can tell you is, there are two more years," Chen Tuan spoke straightforwardly.

Tang Rao stood with his mouth agape, his expression somewhat dumbfounded.

Two years...

Only two years!

He was just in the latter stages of his Enlightenment, to protect this place, he would need at least the Mahayana Realm, or even the Transcendance Tribulation Stage.

After all, the Spirit Plants on Blue Star were too abundant. By then, they might attract the attention of most forces from the Nine Realms and Seventy-two Domains, and to hold back the overwhelming crisis, he needed the strength to crush Cultivators in the early stages of Transcendance Tribulation.

Otherwise, not only would Blue Star be impossible to protect, but he himself could also be utterly annihilated.

"You've already reached the pinnacle of transitioning through tribulations; for you, what you lack now should be nothing other than Spiritual Energy. The Spirit Plants of Blue Star are so rich, and I remember that I left behind the formula for the Blood Spirit Pill, you shouldn't just be in the latter stages of Enlightenment... wait, the Spiritual Energy in your body, holy shit!" Chen Tuan was initially puzzled, and then even he couldn't help but curse out loud.

"What... what have you done?" Chen Tuan's voice trembled slightly.

Good heavens, what in the world was going on with this kid Tang Rao!

His foundation of cultivation was terrifying beyond description, a foundation of over a hundred million units of Spiritual Energy, and you're telling me you are just in the latter stages of Enlightenment!

What a joke, with such a reservoir of Spiritual Energy, he should be at least at the peak of the Nascent Soul!

Yet Tang Rao was indeed in the latter stages of Enlightenment.

"Er, about that, I'm not too clear myself. When I was Gathering Spirit, I only started after I filled my Dantian completely... moreover, when I swallowed the Spirit Marrow and was condensing the spirit embryo, I gained Innate spiritual wisdom, and then, I felt that everything was amiss," Tang Rao explained, rolling his eyes.

The amount of Spiritual Energy needed for advancement was frightfully large.

Billions and billions, damn, one would think he was a great Cultivator at the Divided Spirit period if they didn't know better...

"Spiritual Energy overflowing while Gathering Spirit, Innate spiritual wisdom..." Chen Tuan was so stunned by Tang Rao that he didn't know what to say.

This kid was simply...

He simply couldn't comment because Tang Rao had already surpassed his understanding of a Cultivator.

If this kid could fully grow, it would be terrifying beyond imagination.

"Let it be, let's see how fate decides. This cluster of Spiritual Energy, try absorbing it first," Chen Tuan said, following which, the Spiritual Energy that initially soared to the skies suddenly converged, rushing towards Tang Rao.

Pure, vast!

Without a second thought, Tang Rao immediately spurred the Gathering Spirit Technique with all his might, voraciously circulating his foundational pillar, greedily sucking this Spiritual Energy into his body.

...

Time passed, and outside the palace, the crowd had begun to grow restless.

"Damn it, when is this going to end!"

"It's been ten hours already, what the hell is he doing!"

"This Tang Rao, could it be that he wants to take all the benefits here for himself!"

Most of the crowd had started cursing. This long, and Tang Rao should have scoured the entire palace by now, right?

But they didn't dare to go up. The Dark Demon Leopard was guarding it, whoever went up would die.

Treasures are important, but life is even more so.

"Otherwise, let's all rush in together. Some of us should be able to get in!" someone suggested.

"I agree, let's go together!"

"Yes, that Spiritual Beast won't possibly be able to stop everyone at once!"

Many people echoed, just standing there waiting, they couldn't bear it.

"Whoever is willing to go up, raise your hand!" someone in the crowd called out.

Instantly, hundreds of hands were raised, most of whom were Cultivators from outside the Nine Tribes.

"Those who are willing, come to the front. Let's rush together. As long as two people can get in, everyone else retreats! Mad, I don't believe we can't seek fortune amidst danger!" a mid-stage Fusion Cultivator shouted.

This person was not from the Nine Tribes and was also considered among the top existences among Loose Cultivators.

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