Chapter 9

Chapter 10:

The Guanxuan Path Activates!

Seeing Ye Tianming enveloped in golden light from a distance, Elder Yu's face instantly turned extremely grim. He never expected that Ye Tianming would dare to challenge the Guanxuan Path.

The Guanxuan Path.

Regardless of whether Ye Tianming could pass the Guanxuan Path, its activation meant that someone had encountered injustice in the academy. This would undoubtedly have a significant negative impact on the academy, severely affecting their political future.

If the challenger successfully passed the Guanxuan Path... it would be over. The Qingzhou region would immediately enter a self-inspection process, and at that time, the outer cabinet of the Guanxuan Realm would immediately intervene in Qingzhou.

Thinking of this, Elder Yu's face turned pale, as he realized that no matter whether Ye Tianming passed the Guanxuan Path or not, his political future was likely ruined. His political prospects were completely destroyed.

At this thought, his killing intent surged, his eyes filled with a tangible murderous intent.

Beside him, Xiao Nu also did not expect that Ye Tianming would challenge the Guanxuan Path, but soon, he sneered. The Guanxuan Path was not something just anyone could challenge. Inside the Guanxuan Path, there were three tests left by the Guanxuan Sword Master: combat, politics, and heart.

When the Guanxuan Sword Master first created the Guanxuan Path, countless challengers attempted it, all hoping to leave their names in history. However, just the first test of combat eliminated ninety-nine percent of the challengers.

This first test was brutal; the challenger had to defeat ten opponents of the same realm, and these opponents were not watered down in any way.

Most importantly, if the challenger failed, they would die, truly die.

As for the second test of politics and the third test of heart, no one knew their contents. Over a thousand years, only those who truly passed knew the true content of the latter two tests.

The news of the Guanxuan Path's reactivation quickly spread throughout Wanzhou. Due to the Xianbao Pavilion, the Guanxuan Universe was now highly technologically advanced, so all the academies in Wanzhou began live streaming the event.

In Qingzhou City, all the members of the Ye family suddenly rushed out of their residence, heading straight for the Xianbao Pavilion square. By this time, the square was already crowded with tens of thousands of people, and more were gathering. Above the Xianbao Pavilion hall, a giant light screen hung, displaying Ye Tianming standing on the Guanxuan Path.

"Brother Tianming!"

In the crowd of the Ye family, Ye Zong suddenly waved his fist excitedly, shouting loudly. The other Ye family members also waved their hands excitedly.

Only Ye Nan's eyes were filled with concern and worry, as he knew that Ye Tianming challenging the Guanxuan Path meant he had encountered injustice in the academy.

At this moment, a Xianbao Pavilion manager suddenly stepped out, "Everyone, to stay and watch, you need to pay three spirit crystals each..."

This statement immediately caused an uproar.

Someone immediately questioned, "It was always free before, why do we have to pay today?"

The Xianbao Pavilion manager looked at the person who questioned and smiled, "What's your name? Where do you live?"

The person: "......"

The crowd: "......"

The Xianbao Pavilion manager continued, "Don't worry, we're not just taking your money. Our Xianbao Pavilion provides free water... everyone can drink as much as they want."

The crowd dared to be angry but not to speak.

In a hidden place, a woman in a green robe took out a notebook and began to write: In the year of the Guanxuan Era... April 12th, afternoon, the Xianbao Pavilion's chief manager illegally collected spirit crystals, causing public outrage....

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In the Qingzhou Guanxuan Academy, many students also gathered in front of the testing hall, which was now crowded. They looked at Ye Tianming walking on the Guanxuan Path, their eyes filled with curiosity.

Ye Tianming walked towards the entrance of the hall, his gaze resolute, ready to face death.

It wasn't that he wanted to challenge the Guanxuan Path, but he knew he had no other way out. He could see that the academy elder and the Xiao family had already decided to kill him. If he followed the official Fang, he might endanger and even cost Fang his life.

They both could not reach the Guanxuan Realm, so he had no choice but to challenge the Guanxuan Path.

Ye Tianming slowly walked towards the entrance and softly asked, "Ancestor Tower, do you know the Guanxuan Sword Master?"

The small tower blurted out, "This bastard..."

Realizing something, it quickly stopped.

Ye Tianming was puzzled, "Bastard?"

Although he had read many books from the Milky Way, he still didn't understand this term.

The small tower explained, "In my hometown, it means to praise someone."

Afraid that Ye Tianming would dwell on this, the small tower quickly added, "The Guanxuan Sword Master is famous throughout the world, how could I not know him? I'm more curious, if you really meet him inside, what would you say to him?"

Ye Tianming softly said, "I want to ask him if he knows how dark this world is."

The small tower fell silent.

Ye Tianming stepped through the door and instantly appeared in a void. In front of him, ten figures suddenly materialized, each at the Wannfa Realm, and they were not watered down in any way.

Ye Tianming looked at the ten figures and felt a sense of oppression.

The small tower curiously asked, "How are you going to defeat them?"

Even it couldn't see any way for Ye Tianming to win except by using the Xingdao Sword, as the ten figures were exactly replicated from Ye Tianming's realm and strength.

Ten against one!

No chance at all.

And this guy still didn't know the true power of the Xingdao Sword.

Ye Tianming looked at the ten figures in the distance and said nothing.

Boom...

At this moment, the ten figures suddenly spread their hands, and twenty divine thunderbolts descended from the sky, landing in their palms. Powerful thunder energy immediately spread throughout the area.

Ye Tianming instantly activated his cultivation technique, the Tianming Decision. In an instant, boundless spiritual energy surged from the heavens and earth into his body, his aura rapidly increasing. At the same time, dozens of lightning bolts condensed above his head.

The small tower was shocked, "You're going to force a breakthrough... are you crazy?"

Ye Tianming's eyes were resolute. At this point, he had no choice but to go all out to have a chance.

The Xiaojie Realm allows one to use heavenly thunder to temper the body, making it as clear and strong as crystal, capable of withstanding general techniques, powers, and natural forces.

Under normal circumstances, it would be very difficult for him to reach the Xiaojie Realm, as he didn't have the means to gather enough thunder to temper his body. But now... these Wannfa Realm experts all knew how to use divine thunder!

He intended to use the divine thunder from these ten Wannfa Realm experts to temper his body. If he could break through his bottleneck and reach the Xiaojie Realm, he could overpower these Wannfa Realm experts. Of course, if he failed, he would die.

In addition, he wanted to test whether his Tianming Decision could absorb energy other than spiritual energy.

The ten Wannfa Realm experts suddenly attacked, and twenty lightning bolts converged on Ye Tianming, the terrifying thunder energy pressing down on him so hard he could barely breathe.

Ye Tianming again activated his cultivation technique, and at the same time, layers of spiritual energy covered his body.

In an instant, he was submerged in countless lightning bolts.

Boom...

The area where Ye Tianming stood turned into a lightning zone... and soon, the lightning began to disappear, being absorbed.

Ye Tianming suddenly laughed, as he discovered that his Tianming Decision could indeed absorb this lightning energy, though slowly, and only fifty percent of the energy could be absorbed, the rest damaging his body. But for him, this was a great surprise.

Due to his cultivation technique, half of the divine thunder that hit him was absorbed, and the other half tempered his body. As a result, his body began to transform, and his aura grew stronger...

In the distance, the ten figures seemed to notice this. Although they were replicas without true intelligence, they had combat awareness. Sensing something wrong, they all rushed towards Ye Tianming, lightning flashing.

As Wannfa Realm experts, they could use techniques and powers, and harness natural forces like heavenly thunder. However, they were all replicated from Ye Tianming's abilities, and Ye Tianming knew no techniques or powers, only how to control heavenly thunder.

Seeing the ten Wannfa Realm experts charging, Ye Tianming did not fight head-on but retreated while absorbing the lightning energy.

Bang bang bang...

Ye Tianming couldn't defeat them, but because he could absorb the lightning energy, the power of the ten Wannfa Realm experts' lightning was halved when it approached him. As a result, although the ten Wannfa Realm experts suppressed Ye Tianming, they couldn't kill him.

Moreover, as Ye Tianming absorbed more and more lightning energy, his body began to undergo a qualitative change. His skin was covered with dense lightning points, which had fused with his flesh and blood.

After an unknown amount of time—

Boom!

Suddenly, a powerful aura burst from Ye Tianming's body, his body as clear and strong as crystal, incredibly powerful.

The Xiaojie Realm!

Ye Tianming laughed and waved his sleeve.

Bang!

Two figures were directly thrown away by a powerful physical force, and at the same time, the lightning from the Wannfa Realm experts could no longer harm him.

The Xiaojie Realm!

His body, as clear and strong as crystal, could withstand general techniques, powers, and natural forces...

But at this moment, the aura of the ten figures in the distance suddenly surged, about to reach the Xiaojie Realm...

Ye Tianming's expression instantly froze.

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