Chapter 548: Not Someone You Can Afford to Offend

Along the way, Ye Yuan continuously scrutinized this giant tower, and the more he looked, the more extraordinary he found it.

Approaching it, Ye Yuan said to Ren Xingchun, "Old man, go greet them; I'll look around on my own."

Ren Xingchun had long grown accustomed to Ye Yuan's form of address.

If he were to get angry at Ye Yuan, Ren Xingchun would have exploded long ago.

Ren Xingchun also noticed that Ye Yuan was very interested in the Haotian Tower. He nodded and said, "Alright, go ahead. I have some old friends over there; I'll go greet them. Dong'er, Cao Fang, come with me to pay respects to a few seniors."

After Ren Xingchun left, Ye Yuan began to stroll around the Haotian Tower by himself.

Upon closer inspection, Ye Yuan realized that he could not even tell what material the tower body was made of!

Although Ye Yuan had little experience in artifact refinement, with his breadth of knowledge, he was still familiar with most materials in the Divine Realm.

Yet he could not identify the material of the tower, which only made him even more curious about the Haotian Tower.

“The Haotian Tower is covered with spirit-gathering arrays, continuously channeling primal force into the tower body. Countless formations are inscribed on the tower, and even I cannot understand the purpose of many of them!”

Ye Yuan couldn't help but draw a cold breath; this Haotian Tower was truly bizarre.

One must know that although Ye Yuan's attainment in formations could not compare to Lu Linfeng's, he was himself a ninth-rank Formation Emperor, and having inherited Lu Linfeng's legacy at the Dayan True Sect, his skill in formations was already extremely high!

Yet with his current insight, he could not comprehend the formations inscribed on the tower!

“What is the origin of this Haotian Tower?” Ye Yuan murmured to himself.

Ye Yuan had originally thought he would have everything under control in the lower realm, but now he realized that the Boundless Realm held many secrets that even he could not fathom.

It was not only this Haotian Tower, but also that mysterious Boundless Forest.

Yue Mengli said she had ventured deep into the Boundless Forest, but even with her strength, she dared not enter its deepest part!

Ye Yuan suddenly realized that this world seemed more complex than he had imagined!

Even a small Boundless Realm had so many things unclear, what about the Divine Realm?

How many secrets were hidden in the Divine Realm, where had those divine realm experts gone, and why couldn't current martial artists attain enlightenment and become gods?

Ye Yuan found that in his previous life, he had been too focused on the Dao of alchemy, causing him to overlook many things.

Starting over in this life, he realized how little he understood about this world.

Hey, an ignorant bumpkin who doesn't know his place. Even the three sects can't fathom the secrets of the Haotian Tower, let alone a mere Sea Transformation Realm brat like you.

As Ye Yuan was lost in thought, a contemptuous voice came from behind.

Turning around, he saw a young man in his thirties.

This person wore the attire of the Ten Thousand Swords Sect, clearly a disciple of that sect.

Ye Yuan shook his head slightly. The disciples of the three sects were indeed all extremely arrogant!

Although this man had the strength of the Soul Sea Realm, his eyeballs almost seemed to have grown on top of his head.

This time, opening the Haotian Tower to everyone obviously displeased the disciples of the three sects.

In their eyes, young disciples outside the three sects were probably all worthless, right?

Ye Yuan couldn't be bothered to argue with him, ignoring him completely and walking elsewhere.

The man, seeing Ye Yuan's attitude, instantly felt ignored and a surge of anger rose in his heart.

"Brat, I'm talking to you! Do you hear me!"

As he spoke, he reached out to grab Ye Yuan, intending to teach this insolent kid a lesson.

A mere Sea Transformation realm martial artist dared to show such an attitude toward him—it was outrageous!

But before his eyes, Ye Yuan vanished.

When he looked again, Ye Yuan was already several zhang away, sizing him up with a hostile expression.

The young man's face changed, revealing an expression of disbelief.

He, a Soul Sea realm cultivator, had failed to grab a kid at the early Sea Transformation stage?

An uncontrollable sense of shame surged in his heart.

Just as the young man was about to strike again to wash away the humiliation, a voice suddenly came: "Senior Brother Zhou Ye, so you're here."

Zhou Ye turned around and said irritably, "Junior Brother Qin Yan, wait a moment. Let me deal with this arrogant brat first!"

The newcomer was none other than Qin Yan, who had already broken through to the Soul Sea realm.

Following Zhou Ye's gaze, Qin Yan was surprised and said, "Ye Yuan!"

But he quickly changed his expression, walked around Zhou Ye to stand before Ye Yuan, and bowed respectfully, saying, "I was rude to Junior Brother Ye before. Qin Yan apologizes here."

Ye Yuan was also quite surprised to see that Qin Yan had indeed broken through to the Soul Sea realm.

Last time when he took Qin Yan hostage, Qin Yan was still some distance from the Soul Sea realm. Unexpectedly, he had learned from his mistake and broken through all at once.

Zhou Ye's eyes went wide. The proud son of heaven of the Ten Thousand Swords Sect, Qin Yan, was bowing to this Sea Transformation realm rookie?

"Junior Brother Qin Yan, are you mistaken? Bowing to this kid?" Zhou Ye asked, full of doubt.

Qin Yan said in a low voice, "Senior Brother Zhou Ye, I don't know what happened, but Junior Brother Ye is not someone you can afford to offend. Go back quickly. The Ancestor is looking for you."

Zhou Ye's expression turned serious, and he looked at Ye Yuan in surprise.

He knew Qin Yan well; in the sect, he was extremely proud. Yet such a proud Qin Yan had lowered his proud head before this teenager!

Who exactly was this young man?

"What are you standing there for? You know the Ancestor's temper. If you're late, I dare not say what the consequences will be!" Qin Yan said with a frown.

Zhou Ye shuddered, nodded mechanically, and quickly turned and left.

Ye Yuan looked at Qin Yan and smiled, "With your current strength, you shouldn't fear me. Why is this?"

Qin Yan's breakthrough to Soul Sea was different from ordinary martial artists. Although both were at the first level of Soul Sea, his strength was far greater.

For Qin Yan, breaking through to Soul Sea was a qualitative leap. In this realm, it was a period of his greatest potential eruption.

Even the current Ye Yuan dared not claim he could defeat Qin Yan.

Qin Yan said awkwardly, "Junior Brother Ye and I are destined not to be opponents on the same level. Don't make fun of me. I know that Junior Brother Ye alone killed a Soul Sea realm powerhouse. In this Heavenly Tower inheritance, Junior Brother Ye will probably be able to charge into the sixth floor, and then you'll soar to the skies!"

Ye Yuan was somewhat curious and asked, "Oh? How do you know I can charge into the sixth floor?"

"The Heavenly Tower is a place that severely tests potential and strength. With Junior Brother Ye's talent, charging into the sixth floor should be very likely!" Qin Yan said.

"And you yourself?" Ye Yuan asked.

Qin Yan seemed to have already anticipated this question and said, "I am confident I can charge into the fifth floor, but passing through the fifth floor, I don't have much confidence."