Chapter 2847: The Power of Blessings!

"Greetings, Little Uncle!"

"Greetings, Little Uncle!"

...

These elders of the Aurora Pavilion, all in their seventies or eighties, knelt to Ye Yuan with reluctant expressions.

In their hearts, however, they had cursed Cloud Mountain Sovereign many times over.

This old fellow had actually taken a Saint Emperor Heaven as his disciple—where were they supposed to put their old faces?

A group of old men with one foot in the Sovereign realm had to call a Saint Emperor Heaven 'uncle.'

The scene was too beautiful to behold.

Seeing their reactions, Song Qingyang felt much more at ease.

Li Qingyun, on the other hand, secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Good thing I joined early, or I'd have to call this kid 'uncle' like these little brats.

"These fellows have very low seniority. Only because they've reached the Great Perfection of Emperor Shakra and joined the Aurora Pavilion can they call you 'uncle.' Otherwise, they wouldn't even qualify," Li Qingyun said casually.

Beside him, the elders' faces flushed red.

Before Li Qingyun, they had no right to be proud.

"Zhou Songquan, that little brat, told me all about your affairs. You're quite good! This time, you've rendered great service to the alliance! Their calling you 'uncle' is well deserved. In our sect, only Zhou Songquan and I remain; the others are all dead. So now, aside from that old ghost, me, and that little brat, you have the highest seniority. Understand?" Li Qingyun explained further.

"Thank you, Senior Brother, for clarifying."

Ye Yuan nodded slightly, but inwardly he was deeply shocked.

He understood perfectly what Li Qingyun meant by 'all dead.'

As long as one didn't reach the Sovereign realm, Dao Tribulations would keep descending!

And they grew stronger each time!

At the Great Perfection of Emperor Shakra, one's cultivation could no longer advance, leaving only continuous tribulation crossing.

Thus, all of Cloud Mountain Sovereign's disciples had died under the Dao Tribulations!

But Li Qingyun, who had joined earliest, had lived until now.

This showed how terrifying his strength was!

Yet Ye Yuan was puzzled: with such extraordinary talent, why couldn't Li Qingyun break through to the Sovereign realm?

Li Qingyun seemed to read Ye Yuan's doubt and said disdainfully, "That little brat Zhou Songquan thinks he's gifted, but he's just so-so. Talent isn't something you can eat! Know what 'accumulate steadily' means? Your senior brother here isn't highly talented, but I excel at careful planning, step by step to where I am today. Those my age, I've outlived them all. Those younger, I've outlived too! And barring accidents, I'll outlive you too! Hahaha..."

"Don't think I'm weaker than that little brat Zhou Songquan now. Once I break through to the Sovereign realm, I can beat him to a pulp! And even without reaching Sovereign, if it comes to a fight, I'm no worse than some weak Sovereigns! I barely count as a Sovereign!"

Ye Yuan grinned upon hearing this and said, "Senior Brother, you might not necessarily outlive me!"

Li Qingyun laughed, "That's what all rebellious cultivators say, but in the end, they all die! Throughout history, there have been rebellious cultivators at the Great Perfection of Emperor Shakra, but never a Sovereign-level rebellious cultivator! So I'm sure I'll outlive you!"

Ye Yuan remained unmoved and said with a light smile, "Then let's just wait and see."

Li Qingyun chuckled, "You're an interesting kid, no wonder the old ghost took a liking to you. Well, enough idle talk. Go pay homage to the ancestors! Be careful—this trial won't be easy!"

Ye Yuan nodded slightly and walked toward the spirit tablets.

Before the tablets lay a cushion.

Ye Yuan went to the cushion and knelt directly.

Thump!

Thump!

Thump!

Ye Yuan kowtowed three times to the tablets, feeling somewhat puzzled.

Didn't they say it wouldn't be easy?

It seemed... nothing unusual had happened. Had it not come yet?

"Senior Brother, did I do something wrong? Huh? Senior Brother?" Ye Yuan rose and turned to look at Li Qingyun, only to find him staring dumbfounded.

Not only him, but all the elders present and Song Qingyang wore expressions as if they'd seen a ghost.

Just as Ye Yuan was wondering, the entire hall suddenly lit up.

He turned around and saw that the thousands of spirit tablets were all emitting dazzling light.

Ye Yuan felt something mysterious and unfathomable descend upon him.

What it was, he couldn't quite tell.

But he sensed a faint connection between himself and those tablets.

He frowned slightly. Was this the trial?

"Senior Brother..."

Looking at Li Qingyun again, Ye Yuan found his expression even more exaggerated.

The shock was beyond words.

Ye Yuan looked bewildered, not knowing what had happened.

Soon, the light faded, but that faint connection remained.

Ye Yuan looked at Li Qingyun, waiting quietly for an explanation.

Li Qingyun swallowed hard, circling Ye Yuan a few times as if trying to see through him.

"This shouldn't be!"

"How is it possible?"

"No matter how I look, there's nothing extraordinary about him!"

"What did this kid do to surpass me?"

As he looked, Li Qingyun shook his head and muttered continuously.

Ye Yuan now understood that he had apparently done something remarkable.

But he still didn't know what had happened.

Suddenly, Li Qingyun leaned in and asked, "Are you some kind of freak? No matter how I look, you're not some prodigy! Why did you gain the recognition of all the ancestors?"

Ye Yuan frowned. "Is gaining the recognition of all the ancestors that hard?"

Li Qingyun jumped up and cursed, "Kid, stop showing off! Gaining the recognition of all the ancestors isn't hard—it's impossible! There are 3,892 spirit tablets here. Getting one-fifth of them to recognize you is considered passing. But no one has ever gained full recognition! Do you know who had the most recognition before you?"

Ye Yuan shrugged. "It must be you, Senior Brother!"

Li Qingyun slapped his thigh and said, "Aiya! You're really smart, kid! I gained the recognition of 3,023 ancestors, more than even our master! That little brat Zhou Songquan doesn't even compare—only 2,631! What did you do to get a unanimous vote?"

Ye Yuan looked completely baffled. "What does this recognition represent? What kind of trial is this exactly?"

He was still clueless, having no idea what the trial was.

"Little Uncle, the Aurora Pavilion's trial primarily tests character and integrity. Of course, talent, potential, and other aspects are also considered comprehensively. It's an intangible resonance that can't be described in words. To put it simply, it's about making more ancestors like you and bestowing upon you the power of blessings!"

"Of course, making everyone like you is impossible! So the ancestors who don't like you will hinder your worship. If many ancestors like you, they naturally suppress that hindrance. But strangely, when you paid homage just now, there was no hindrance at all! And you received the blessing power from all the ancestors! This... is too incredible!"

Song Qingyang explained, his voice filled with extreme shock.

Truly, they had never heard of anyone achieving this.

What is the hardest thing in the world?

Of course, it's making everyone like you!

Though the ancestors don't represent everyone, making over 3,800 ancestors like you is an extremely difficult feat.

But Ye Yuan had done it!