Chapter 1658: Spirit Circle Projection

Jian Zhentao's heart was thrown into a tumultuous storm!

His Profound Spirit Chaos Art had already reached the fourth-level peak, and his qi-watching technique had also reached the fourth-level great perfection. Yet, with just one glance, he suffered such a terrible backlash.

This young man's fortune was so overwhelming that it was simply astonishing!

"Elder Jian, did you just... use the qi-watching technique on Ye Yuan?" Li Xing seemed to understand something and couldn't help asking.

Knowing he couldn't hide it, Jian Zhentao smiled bitterly and said, "Hearing your words, I grew curious and used the qi-watching technique. Unexpectedly... my skills were insufficient, and I suffered a backlash!"

Li Xing said in shock, "Elder Jian is joking! Within the scope of these three imperial cities, who doesn't know that Elder Jian's qi-watching technique is extremely accurate? How could your skills be insufficient?"

At this moment, two more figures approached—the city lord Chai Rong and the Blood Rainbow Mansion master Wang Chao.

Seeing Jian Zhentao's eyes streaming with bloody tears, they were also greatly alarmed and asked, "Elder Jian, what happened to you?"

Li Xing briefly explained the situation, and the two looked at Ye Yuan with expressions full of shock.

It seemed their earlier judgment had indeed been correct.

"Elder Jian, may I ask what color is Master Ye Yuan's fortune?" Chai Rong asked.

Mystic Mechanism Heavenly Emperor's qi-watching technique was no secret. A person's fortune could be divided into seven levels, manifesting in different colors when observed.

Red qi was the weakest, and purple qi the strongest!

Generally, those who could achieve purple qi, as long as they didn't fall, would almost certainly break through to the True God realm in the future.

The strong one who left behind the Suppressing Ancient Heavenly Gate had once been examined by the Jian family's qi-watching technique and was found to have the most vigorous purple qi.

Jian Zhentao smiled bitterly and said, "I saw nothing at all! But I estimate that young friend Ye Yuan's fortune is probably the legendary imperial ultimate qi!"

He had only taken one glance and blinded himself!

"Imperial ultimate qi!" The three powerhouses all shuddered.

They had also heard of imperial ultimate qi, but in a remote place like Chuanji King City, such qi simply could not appear.

Because those who possessed imperial ultimate qi had such heaven-defying fortune that they could ultimately step into the Heavenly Sovereign realm!

Heavenly Sovereign—that was already the strongest existence standing at the top of this world, beings they needed to look up to, and a realm they could never reach in a lifetime!

Could this young man before them achieve the Heavenly Sovereign realm in the future?

Wuchen had already told Ye Yuan about this, and Ye Yuan understood the meaning of imperial ultimate qi.

However, he was not interested in that; what interested him was Jian Zhentao's cultivation technique.

"Elder Jian, Ye Yuan has an impertinent request," Ye Yuan suddenly said with cupped fists.

At this moment, these people's perception of Ye Yuan had changed once again.

A future Heavenly Sovereign—wasn't that worth currying favor with?

Jian Zhentao slowly nodded and said, "Speak."

Ye Yuan said, "Elder Jian, could you please display your divine essence again? I would like to experience it firsthand."

Jian Zhentao was somewhat surprised but did not refuse. He activated the Profound Spirit Chaos Art and released his divine essence outward.

Carefully sensing the divine essence released by Jian Zhentao, Ye Yuan shuddered.

This divine essence was indeed incredibly mysterious. More importantly, Ye Yuan actually sensed a trace of the artistic conception of Chaos Divine Essence from Jian Zhentao's divine essence.

This shocked him immensely!

Every martial artist's divine essence had subtle differences due to the different cultivation techniques they practiced.

Some divine essences were suitable for practicing sword techniques, others for practicing flame techniques, but being able to cultivate a trace of Chaos Divine Essence was absolutely unique!

"The world is vast; it seems I have underestimated the heroes of the world! This Jian Zhentao is merely at the ninth heaven of Divine Lord realm and is already this formidable. I wonder how strong that Mystic Mechanism Heavenly Emperor must be!" Ye Yuan sighed inwardly.

Wuchen said, "Mystic Mechanism Heavenly Emperor has lived for who knows how many tens of thousands of years and is the longest-lived supreme heavenly emperor! There are even legends that he once contended for the position of Dao Ancestor but ultimately failed. Such an existence is naturally not comparable to ordinary people. Those beings are all powerhouses close to the Great Dao, so it's not strange that they cultivate Chaos Divine Essence."

Ye Yuan said, "It seems my path is not wrong. Even a powerhouse like Mystic Mechanism Heavenly Emperor pursues Chaos Divine Essence! However, their Chaos Divine Essence is far less pure than mine."

Having witnessed Jian Zhentao's divine essence, Ye Yuan became even more certain of his own path.

What he needed to do now was find the direction for the next step!

"Thank you, Elder Jian! The Profound Spirit Chaos Art is indeed profound and unfathomable. Ye Yuan admires it," Ye Yuan said sincerely.

"Heh, that is the blessing of our ancestors. We have only learned a bit of the皮毛, not worth mentioning. If young friend Ye Yuan has time, you might as well visit Extreme Light Imperial City," Jian Zhentao said.

Ye Yuan nodded and said, "Alright, I will definitely visit another day!"

...

"Uncle Huang, that kid hasn't come out yet; he must have bought something! In the supreme area, the only one who would buy Boundless Heavenly Soul Stone is him!" In a corner of the street, Jing Lu said through gritted teeth.

After the auction ended, Jing Lu was not reconciled.

He suspected that the one who had bid against him was Ye Yuan, so he waited outside.

Uncle Huang nodded upon hearing this and said, "It's very likely! I've inquired, and he was collecting Longevity Heavenly Soul Stones before. It would make sense for him to compete with the young master for the Boundless Heavenly Soul Stone."

Jing Lu's gaze was sinister, and he said coldly, "No, I can't swallow this! Uncle Huang, I want to kill him! First, to avenge the previous humiliation, and second, to obtain the Boundless Heavenly Soul Stone for Father. If we miss this chance, Father doesn't know how many years he'll have to wait for a breakthrough to the Heavenly God realm!"

Uncle Huang frowned and said, "Young master, what you say is true, but the three major forces are clearly biased toward him. It won't be easy for us to make a move!"

"I never said I'd kill him in the city. After the Suppressing Ancient Heavenly Gate inheritance is over, he will definitely leave Chuanji King City. Then, we..."

Jing Lu made a vicious expression and made a throat-slitting gesture.

Uncle Huang thought for a moment and nodded, "What the young master says is reasonable! But... I'm afraid this kid has a significant background. If we want to kill him, we need to be fully prepared!"

Jing Lu nodded, "Mm, send a request for reinforcements to Father now and have him send more experts! Heh, a mere Return to Void realm brat dares to challenge me? I'll make him know what despair means!"

"Yes, young master!" Uncle Huang said.

...

One day, a brilliant light suddenly burst forth in the north of the city.

Hundreds of beams of light suddenly projected down from the sky, shining on the ground like spotlights.

"Spirit circle projection! It's the spirit circle projection! The Suppressing Ancient Heavenly Gate has opened!"

This phenomenon instantly stirred the martial artists in the city into a frenzy.

In an instant, those martial artists went berserk, madly rushing out of the city, afraid of falling behind.

On a wilderness north of the king city, a stone gate stood tall and unyielding.

In front of the stone gate, circles of light appeared on the ground. Martial artists scrambled and fought to enter the circles.