255: Chapter 255 Azure Lotus Palace

One stick of incense's time?

The time is quite generous, allowing for careful consideration regarding the direction to choose.

Ye Yisong stared at the three palaces before him, the words the old man had just spoken echoing in his mind.

"Failure means death, is it?"

As for the person with great Luck mentioned by the old man, Ye Yisong dared not gamble on it.

"Whether one is a person with great Luck or not, isn't that just a matter of you moving your lips up and down?"

Ye Yisong could not accept handing over his own fate in such a way.

Among the three palaces, Ye Yisong first excluded the Blood Slaughter Palace. Judging by the Evil Qi and blood energy surrounding the Blood Slaughter Palace, he could preliminarily determine that the Legacy within should be closely related to the Dao of Slaughter, which Ye Yisong would not choose.

Ye Yisong was not a soft-hearted person himself. In this world of martial arts, the Law of the jungle was manifested to the fullest—if you do not devour others, others will devour you.

However, to verify the Dao through slaughter was worlds apart from Ye Yisong's inner martial path!

As for the Wangchuan Hall, its sacred aura did not give Ye Yisong a sense of comfort; instead, it made him feel vaguely uneasy, as if it were a huge trap.

As the original owner of this Secret Realm, how could the Great Emperor Wangchuan's Legacy be established in this outer perimeter? Even if not hidden in the deepest part, it should at least exist independently, rather than being squeezed together with the other two as it was now.

"Senior, I choose Qinglian Hall," Ye Yisong said, bowing to the old man.

"Go."

The old man brushed his sleeve, and the doors of Qinglian Hall opened slowly, moving without wind, accompanied by a creaking sound.

Ye Yisong looked up; although the doors were open, Qinglian Hall was still shrouded in a hazy white mist, making it difficult to see clearly.

He took a deep breath. Since he was already here, whether he stuck his neck out or pulled it back, a blade would strike regardless—time to enter!

Ye Yisong walked into Qinglian Hall step by step. As soon as he stepped through the entrance, the doors slammed shut with a boom.

After the doors were tightly closed, the old man said indifferently, "I wonder if this kid can inherit my Legacy."

"How many years have passed? Three thousand? Or five thousand?"

"Time, oh time, this old man is also nearing his limit."

...

"Are you human?"

A majestic voice came from all directions, exploding in Ye Yisong's mind.

Has my Transmigration been discovered?

That shouldn't be possible, right?

Ye Yisong's back was soaked in sweat, but he replied firmly, "Yes."

"First trial passed."

What?

That's it? That's a pass? This is too much of a joke, what kind of assessment is this?

Wait!

He asked if I was human?

If it wasn't a human Martial Artist who entered Qinglian Hall, but a Yao Beast, wouldn't it have been wiped out at the first trial?

A worn-out oil lamp finally lit up in the main hall, breaking the darkness of the palace. The oil at the wick crackled and popped.

A magnificent, golden lotus flower came into view, enshrined in the center of the hall, along with a simple table and a solitary meditation cushion.

On both sides of the lotus, there were ancient wooden doors left slightly ajar, which should lead to the path behind the palace.

Ye Yisong took a few steps forward, picked up the incense on the table, lit it, and respectfully placed it into the small tripod in front of the green lotus. He then retreated to the meditation cushion, knelt on both knees, and performed three great bows.

"Creak."

The wooden door on the left opened wider, guiding Ye Yisong to walk toward the left.

Stepping over the threshold on the left, the first thing he saw was a huge millstone, with the three large characters "Spirit Testing Disc" standing next to it.

Although Ye Yisong had long known the attribute points of each of his Spiritual Roots through the 798 Navigation System, seeing such a magical instrument for the first time made him eager to try it, so he gently placed his hand in the center of the disc.

A blinding white light flashed, and several large characters clearly appeared on the disc.

Metal (60) Wood (60) Water (90) Fire (70) Earth (60)

It was indeed the same result as displayed by the 798 Navigation System.

"Good disciple."

The old man, who had been hiding in the background, could no longer sit still after seeing the values on the Spirit Testing Disc.

The old man had lived for thousands of years, and even with the years he had spent barely surviving as a remnant soul, he had never seen a Martial Artist with such high Spiritual Root attribute points.

No wonder this kid had reached the Peak of the Martial Ancestor realm at such a young age.

The old man was even considering whether to continue the subsequent assessments. With this supreme talent to inherit his Legacy, he was fifty percent certain he could create another Martial Emperor, or perhaps even a Martial God, which he had chased his whole life but never attained.

"Second trial: Comprehend the Cultivation Technique."

"You have three days to Cultivate this Cultivation Technique to the fourth level to pass the test."

Although the old man cherished talent, he ultimately decided to finish the remaining assessments before proceeding with the apprenticeship ceremony.

For a Martial Artist to grow into a supreme powerhouse, talent is certainly important, but Comprehension Ability and Heart-Nature are equally indispensable.

Otherwise, one cannot go far!

Just like the old man himself, who could never master the Law, could not take that step, and ultimately stopped at the realm of Martial Emperor.

A Legacy Jade Slip slowly fell from the bookshelf into Ye Yisong's hand. Ye Yisong murmured in a low voice, "Three days, huh?"

He wondered what tier of Cultivation Technique it was. If it were a Tier 5 Cultivation Technique, it would be manageable; he might be able to Cultivate it to the fourth level within three days. If it were a Tier 6 Cultivation Technique, that would be difficult.

Thinking more was useless. Ye Yisong pressed the Legacy Jade Slip against his forehead and channeled several strands of Mental Energy into it.

"Hmm? A Tier 6 'Green Lotus Sea-Transformation Sutra'?"

Ye Yisong exclaimed in surprise. Wasn't this a freebie? The old man was being way too good to him!

He had already successfully cultivated the fourth level of the 'Green Lotus Sea-Transformation Sutra'; otherwise, he would not have been able to break through to the Peak of the Martial Ancestor realm.

But after truly studying the Cultivation Technique, Ye Yisong realized he had thought wrong.

This 'Green Lotus Sea-Transformation Sutra' was not that 'Green Lotus Sea-Transformation Sutra'. Or rather, what Ye Yisong had cultivated was a castrated version, while this Legacy was the complete version.

When Chaos first opened, the Green Lotus conceived the Dao.

Draw the Innate clear Qi into the body, condense a Nine-Rank Green Lotus in the Dantian, leaves bearing the essence of the sun and moon, stamens absorbing the spiritual charm of heaven and earth. Initially, the lotus grows three inches, with azure waves overflowing during respiration; as cultivation progresses, the lotus platform grows a hundred feet, the clear Qi transforms into a sea; when the tide rises, it can cleanse the turbid Qi of the mortal world, and when the tide falls, it can conceive an immortal Dao embryo.

The lotus heart is unstained by dust, the azure sea contains a thousand jun of power; where a flower blooms with a single thought, I am supreme in the Dao.

...

The rhythm of the Dao echoed repeatedly in Ye Yisong's mind, the magnificent sound seemingly able to cleanse the soul and help one comprehend that supreme Dao.

Ye Yisong discovered that although the 'Green Lotus Sea-Transformation Sutra' he had previously comprehended was a castrated version, the general outline in the front, as well as the Cultivation Technique of the first and second levels, were consistent with the original, which saved Ye Yisong the time of re-cultivating.

Starting from the third level, the Cultivation Technique had subtle changes. Ye Yisong did not spend much time and succeeded in cultivating it in just one hour.

The truly difficult part was the comprehension of the fourth level of the Cultivation Technique. Each level of this Cultivation Technique could condense a ray of Divine Power using unique Spiritual Qi.

For example, the green light that heals injuries, the blue light that cuts off Spiritual Qi, and the red light that amplifies attacks, which Ye Yisong had previously condensed.

According to the introduction of the Cultivation Technique, only by cultivating the fourth ray of Divine Power could one be considered to have truly mastered the fourth level.

But how to condense the fourth ray of Divine Power? There was no clear guidance in the Cultivation Technique, only a few simple and vague hints.