Chapter 1411: Rejection by the Heavenly Dao

"Qin Tian, have you thought it through? The mission Ye Yuan chose is no easy task. It's said that the strongest in the Tianlu Divine Palace of the Tianlu World is a Guixu Great Perfection expert! Once your identity as an outsider is exposed, you'll face relentless pursuit!"

In a secret chamber of the Wumeng Academy, Qin Tianning and Qin Tian sat facing each other. Qin Tianning warned Qin Tian with a grave expression.

When Qin Tianning learned that Ye Yuan was undertaking the Tianlu World mission, he was taken aback.

He knew the difficulty of the Tianlu World mission; its mortality rate was extremely high.

That a novice like Ye Yuan would challenge such a dangerous world was completely unexpected.

Consequently, he also grew somewhat concerned for Qin Tian's safety.

Qin Tian was the foremost genius of the Qin family, the undisputed candidate for the next patriarch.

If anything happened to him, the Qin family could not bear the loss.

However, Qin Tian looked resolute and said calmly, "Ye Yuan has become my inner demon. If I don't kill him, I fear I will never be able to step into the Divine Lord realm in this lifetime!"

Qin Tianning understood the terror of inner demons well and nodded. "It's a pity that Guixu Divine Realm cultivators cannot enter the Tianlu World, or they would quickly expose their identities and be hunted by the Tianlu Divine Palace. Once you enter the Tianlu World, you'll have to rely entirely on yourself!"

Qin Tian nodded. "I know what I'm doing! Ye Yuan's greatest reliance is that two-star late-stage evil spirit and his flying sword technique. Once inside the Tianlu World, without the spatial suppression of the Tongtian Realm, I can also fly! Then all his advantages will be nullified before me! I can kill him however I please!"

Although Qin Tian hated Ye Yuan, he was not reckless.

Without absolute certainty, he would not take such a risk.

After all, in Qin Tian's view, his own life was far more precious than Ye Yuan's.

He, Qin Tian, was destined to step into the Divine Lord realm.

And Ye Yuan was fated to be a mere ghost beneath his sword!

...

At the edge of the Tianlu World, above the void, the majestic Lock Realm Gate slowly materialized.

A tiny figure emerged from the Lock Realm Gate and halted over the vast ocean.

"Who would have thought the Tongtian Realm had divine artifacts like the Wind-Fixing Needle, capable of traversing space storms with ease! If I had possessed such a treasure back then, why would I have been injured so badly?"

The one who had come through the Lock Realm Gate was none other than Ye Yuan.

Before arriving, he had obtained two divine artifacts called Wind-Fixing Needles from the academy's Artifact Refining Hall instructor.

Using these Wind-Fixing Needles to travel through space storms, he could block the violent spatial turbulence and reach the other side safely.

This inevitably reminded Ye Yuan of the life-and-death struggle he had faced in space storms before.

If he had had these Wind-Fixing Needles back then, he wouldn't have ended up so miserable.

"The artifact refining techniques of the Tongtian Realm are beyond the imagination of those in small worlds. But items like the Wind-Fixing Needle are strictly controlled by forces at the level of the Royal City. If found in the outside world, the punishment is death! The Wind-Fixing Needle is a one-time consumable; you were only given two for the mission to prevent them from falling into outsiders' hands," said Wuchen.

Ye Yuan smiled. "It seems I need to acquire such a divine artifact; otherwise, searching for the Longevity Heavenly Soul Stone in the future will be quite troublesome."

Just as he spoke, bubbles suddenly rose from the ocean.

"Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh..."

Hundreds of fish-shaped monsters burst out of the water and charged madly at Ye Yuan.

Ye Yuan frowned slightly, then shook his body, releasing a terrifying aura.

"Puff, puff, puff..."

Under this dreadful vibration, the bodies of those fish-shaped monsters exploded directly into clouds of blood mist.

"Just mere ninth-rank demon beasts, daring to attack me—how utterly reckless!" Ye Yuan said disdainfully.

But at that moment, three more fish-shaped monsters leaped out of the water!

Their auras were clearly far stronger than the previous ones—they were actually first-rank divine beasts!

"Shua, shua, shua!"

Three sword beams, like inverted silver rivers, burst forth without warning, slicing the three monsters into pieces without any resistance.

"Senior, what's going on? I didn't provoke them!" Ye Yuan said helplessly.

Ye Yuan had merely stood there quietly, provoking no one, yet these fierce beasts attacked him as if they had no regard for their own lives. This puzzled him greatly.

"Back then, when those demonic cultivators entered the Xianlin World, they were rejected by the Xianlin Heavenly Dao. Now, to the Tianlu World, you are an outsider! These beasts have undeveloped intellect and act purely on instinct, making them the most sensitive," said Wuchen.

Ye Yuan felt a headache coming on. "Does that mean I can easily be exposed?"

Wuchen nodded. "Indeed! Your aura is incompatible with the Heavenly Dao of the Tianlu World, and divine path experts can easily identify you. Moreover, the stronger the attacks you unleash, the stronger the suppression from the Heavenly Dao! If not for this, the mortality rate of this mission wouldn't be so high."

Ye Yuan fell silent. He had never considered this issue before.

But now, it had become a very棘手 matter.

A precious heavenly material like the Longevity Heavenly Soul Stone would likely be monopolized by the Tianlu Divine Palace. No matter how careful he was, he couldn't avoid their detection.

Previous trainees who entered were all at the mid-to-late Kuitian stage, and some even at Qin Tian's level.

But their auras were too conspicuous; once they encountered experts from the Tianlu Divine Palace, they would basically never return.

Thus, this mission was rated as three-star difficulty.

Ye Yuan said helplessly, "Senior, is there no way around it?"

Wuchen shook his head. "Not just you—even if a Xianlin Heavenly Lord entered a small world, they would be rejected by the Heavenly Dao! Unless you can obtain the Dao Fruit of the Tianlu Heavenly Dao. Or, like the Xianlin World, you could gain the recognition of the Tianlu World's Heavenly Dao."

Hearing this, Ye Yuan felt a surge of despair. If so, obtaining the Longevity Heavenly Soul Stone seemed truly hopeless!

Ye Yuan fell silent, sinking into deep thought.

Suddenly, his eyes lit up, and a flash of insight struck him.

Ye Yuan moved, vanishing directly from the sea surface.

When he reappeared, he was already in a vast forest.

Ye Yuan found an open space, sat cross-legged, and began to circulate the *Chaos Tongtian True Scripture*, communicating with the Lesser Tongtian Mountain.

After an unknown amount of time, a sacred aura suddenly emanated from Ye Yuan's body. The Realm-Suppressing Stele flew out of his body and hovered above his head.

A milky white halo cascaded down, enveloping Ye Yuan.

Seeing this, Wuchen shuddered, his eyes filled with shock.

"This kid is truly brilliant! Throughout the ages, I fear he alone has been able to achieve this!" Wuchen exclaimed in astonishment.