Chapter 525: The Inheritance of the Heavenly Pagoda

"Hehe, it seems you are blessed with deep fortune, little brother, to have gained the favor of a mighty figure in the Divine Domain. I am truly envious!"

Although Qihai was the realm lord of the Boundless Realm, in the eyes of a mighty figure in the Divine Domain, he was still just a poor wretch.

Ye Yuan's talent was so monstrous that, in Qihai's view, his master must be someone important in the Divine Domain.

Of course, Qihai had no idea how powerful he really was.

Though he knew some things about the Divine Domain, his knowledge was very limited.

"Brother, you already have one foot in the Immeasurable Realm, and your ascension to the Divine Domain is just around the corner. Why envy me?" Ye Yuan said with a smile.

"That half-step is as hard as reaching the heavens! If I had that confidence, I would have already faced the heavenly tribulation. Why would I linger in the Boundless Realm, wasting my time? All these years I've stayed in the Boundless Forest, just searching for that sliver of hope!" Qihai sighed.

For martial artists in the lower realm, the ascension tribulation was a life-and-death barrier.

What Qihai had to face was not only the tribulation of the Immeasurable Realm but also the planar pressure when shattering the void of the small world.

With both combined, ordinary martial artists simply could not withstand it.

Unless one was exceptionally gifted or extremely lucky, the chance of success was truly slim.

Thus, breaking through to the Immeasurable Realm in a small world like the Boundless Realm was actually harder than in the Divine Domain!

Moreover, the yuan power and resources in a small world were worlds apart from those in the Divine Domain, further increasing the difficulty of ascension.

"Don't be discouraged, brother. Heaven always leaves a sliver of hope. As long as you don't give up, you will find that hope someday," Ye Yuan comforted him.

In truth, with Ye Yuan's abilities, helping Qihai survive the tribulation was not difficult.

But Ye Yuan had only known Qihai for a short time and knew little about him, so he naturally would not speak so frankly.

Moreover, if he helped Qihai ascend now, the Boundless Realm would have no hope left.

Without Zhao Tianyin, even just the top families like the Shangguan family could destroy the Boundless Realm.

If he later deemed Qihai trustworthy, he could still help him then.

"Ha, then I'll take your good words, little brother! If I am fortunate enough to ascend to the Divine Domain one day, I hope you will look after me!" Qihai said with a laugh.

The reason he was so courteous to Ye Yuan was precisely for this.

Having drifted in the Boundless Realm for so many years, Qihai's confidence in facing the tribulation was not great, but he did have some.

If he happened to survive the tribulation and ascend, it would be hard to get by in the Divine Domain without someone to look after him.

Zhao Tianyin knew this, and so did Qihai.

Ye Yuan was curious: "Brother Qihai, why do you say that? The Boundless Realm should belong to some power, right? When you ascend to the Divine Domain, that power should take you in, shouldn't it?"

There were countless small worlds in the lower realm, but they were not masterless.

These small worlds were more or less connected to the Divine Domain in countless ways.

Qihai became the realm lord not because he was the strongest in the Boundless Realm, but because he was chosen by some power in the Divine Domain.

In his previous life, even a superpower like the Medicine King Hall, where Ji Qingyun belonged, governed countless planes in the lower realm.

But Ye Yuan had never cared about such matters; Ji Canglan had always handled them.

However, though Ye Yuan had been in the Boundless Realm for some time, he did not know which power in the Divine Domain it belonged to.

But most major powers in the Divine Domain did not bother with the lower realm, as descending from the Divine Domain was extremely difficult. Even in the Divine Domain, few could do it. Yue Mengli's descent must have used the power of Bright Moon City.

It was for this reason that Qihai was certain that the person behind Ye Yuan must be very powerful.

Most of these powers had special communication channels with the lower realm, which was much easier.

As for the inheritance of the realm lord, in most cases, it was an internal matter of the small world. As long as the previous realm lord chose a successor and reported it to the Divine Domain for approval, it was done.

But Qihai said bitterly, "Actually... I don't know which power in the Divine Domain the Boundless Realm belongs to. In fact, since the time of the realm lord before last, we have completely lost contact with the Divine Domain. It's been... about a thousand years, I think?"

Ye Yuan was taken aback. He hadn't expected such a thing.

It seemed that the Divine Domain power to which the Boundless Realm belonged might have suffered a major upheaval.

"Alright, I'll keep your matter in mind, brother. But I dare not make any promises now. After all, my master taught me some knowledge and then became a hands-off manager, never bothering with me again," Ye Yuan said helplessly.

This non-promise from Ye Yuan sounded like heavenly music to Qihai. Overjoyed, he said, "Of course, of course! By the way, the Heavenly Pagoda will open within half a month. You must attend. Who knows, you might gain something unexpected!"

"Oh? The Heavenly Pagoda? What is that?"

Ye Yuan was very curious about this Heavenly Pagoda. Something that could move so many Spirit Traveling Realm experts must be no ordinary object.

"The Heavenly Pagoda is a secret inheritance realm, jointly owned by the three great sects and Boundless City. It has nine floors. Every time you pass a floor, you gain unimaginable benefits. It is an excellent place for the three great sects and Boundless City to train their young disciples. Since the discovery of the Heavenly Pagoda, countless experts have emerged from the Boundless Realm! Back then, the founding patriarch of the Grand Yan True Sect, Grand Yan True Lord, also came from there. You don't know how terrifying Grand Yan True Lord's strength was. Though he was not the realm lord, the realm lord was not even fit to tie his shoes before him! So these four powers have always tightly controlled the Heavenly Pagoda, not allowing other forces to get involved. The Heavenly Pagoda opens once every ten years. Half a month from now happens to be the ten-year mark—what a coincidence!" Qihai spoke eloquently.

Little did Qihai know that Ye Yuan not only knew Grand Yan True Lord, Lu Linfeng, but was also closely connected to him.

But hearing this, Ye Yuan became even more interested in the inheritance of the Heavenly Pagoda.

The fact that it could produce such an incredibly powerful figure showed how remarkable the Heavenly Pagoda was.

"Oh? Is that so? Which floor did that Grand Yan True Lord manage to pass?" Ye Yuan asked curiously.

In Ye Yuan's view, a heaven-defying figure like Grand Yan Divine King should have reached the ninth floor.

But Qihai's answer was far from Ye Yuan's expectation. He said, "The seventh floor! Throughout history, only three people have passed the seventh floor! And Grand Yan True Lord was one of them!"

This time, Ye Yuan was truly shocked.

Ye Yuan knew very well how heaven-defying Lu Linfeng was.

If even he had only reached the seventh floor, how变态 must the eighth and ninth floors be?

"Does that mean no one can pass the eighth and ninth floors?" Ye Yuan asked in astonishment.