Primordial Star Scripture

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Greetings, Your Highness Ye Chen!

The voices of the nine great Icebound Guardians resounded thunderously within the special snowflake space.

All nine guardians, mighty Heavenly Saint beasts at the later stages with bodies hundreds of fathoms long, prostrated before a young man at the Rotating Pill Realm.

If the cultivators of the Barbaric Wilderness Continent were to witness this scene, they would likely be completely stunned!

Their profound respect for Ye Chen was indeed overly reverent!

"Esteemed predecessors, please rise. Ye Chen is not worthy of such grand gestures."

Seeing the Icebound Guardians prostrating on the ground, Ye Chen hurried to stop them, asking them to stand up.

Although he had defeated these nine Icebound Guardians, Ye Chen was aware that the guardians had suppressed their strength to that of an earlier Heavenly Saint mid-stage, which was why they were defeated; he was far from being an opponent to the nine Icebound Guardians in his current state.

Moreover, the nine Icebound Guardians had been war beasts under the Icebound Divine King for tens of thousands of years, living much longer than Ye Chen; naturally, he would not presume himself their superior.

"Ye Chen, from now on, these nine are your guardians, and you are their new master. There is no need to be overly modest with them," the Hall Spirit of the Sub Palace said with a smile.

Ye Chen shook his head: "Even if these nine predecessors follow me, there is no need for such formality. If we continue with such courtesy, I would feel embarrassed to lead you all, my predecessors."

Warmed by Ye Chen's sincere words, the hearts of the nine Icebound Guardians softened.

Ye Chen had already subdued them with his power, but since Ye Chen was still very young and only at the Rotating Pill Realm, had he taken advantage of his status as the Inheritor of the God King to lord over them, they certainly would have felt uncomfortable.

Instead, now that Ye Chen also treated them with great respect, the nine guardians felt an even closer bond to him.

The nine guardians had a premonition that, by following their new master, they might embark on an even more splendid journey than the one they had with the Icebound Divine King.

"All right, since His Highness Ye Chen has spoken, you need not be so formal," the Hall Spirit of the Sub Palace said with a smile, seeing Ye Chen insist that the Icebound Guardians refrain from prostrating, "From now on, His Highness Ye Chen's commands are akin to those of the old master, and you must all dutifully comply. Protecting His Highness' safety and ensuring His Highness safely reaches the main hall of the Icebound Temple is your responsibility!"

Bing Shiyi smiled gently and nodded.

The other Icebound Guardians also nodded in agreement. Stay updated through empire

"Ye Chen, now that you have completed the inheritance assessment, after telling you how to reach the main hall of the Icebound Temple and what to be aware of, I should send you off," said the Hall Spirit of the Sub Palace to Ye Chen.

Ye Chen asked, "Will not the Hall Spirit accompany us on our departure?"

The Hall Spirit of the Sub Palace shook its head: "The five Sub Palaces were sent out by the master solely for the purpose of selecting an inheritor. Now that the inheritor has been determined, we should return as well."

"Once I hand over the Inheritance Token to you and send you away from this Sub Palace, the five Icebound Temple Sub Palaces will fly back to the main hall."

Ye Chen was puzzled: "Can we not travel directly to the main hall with you?"

He had completed the inheritance assessment and obtained the qualification to inherit from the Divine King. If he could travel directly with the Sub Palace to the main hall of the Icebound Temple, it would save him the trouble of making the journey later.

"Your Highness Ye Chen, the time is not yet right for you to go to the main hall," the Hall Spirit of the Sub Palace said gravely, "The main hall of the Icebound Temple has been sealed for thirty thousand years. Only when all five Sub Palaces return can they unite to form the main hall's spirit and start preparing for your future inheritance from the Divine King."

"It will probably take one more year before the main hall is fully prepared for the inheritance. By then, the Inheritance Token will guide you to the Icebound Temple's main hall."

One year later before he could go to the main hall of the Icebound Temple?

Ye Chen nodded his head.

The main hall of the Icebound Temple involved the inheritance of the Divine King, and naturally, it was no simple matter. Ye Chen knew better than to be too hasty.

One year was not too long. After another year of increasing his strength, it would not be too late to go to the main hall of the Icebound Temple.

"Let's go now. We shall leave this special snowflake space, and then I'll inform you of the specific details of the main hall," the Hall Spirit of the Sub Palace said.

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Half an hour later.

From the Nine Nether Pond outside the Icebound Temple's Sub Palace, the water suddenly rippled and then, the figure of a young man flew out straight from the pond.

This young man was none other than Ye Chen, who had cultivated for three years in the sub palace of the Icebound Temple, successfully obtained the qualification for the Divine King's inheritance, and now had left the Sub Palace.

After Ye Chen landed beside the Nine Nether Pond, he touched an Ice Snow Jade Pendant hanging at his waist.

Looking into the Jade Pendant, one could see a vast and infinite world within. In that world, Bing Shiyi and the other eight Icebound Guardians were sitting and cultivating!

In the center of this pendant world, one could also see a colossal jade token deeply rooted in the ground. The jade token was a thousand meters tall, covered with mysterious inscriptions; this jade token was the Inheritance Token Ye Chen had received from the Hall Spirit of the Sub Palace.

The Inheritance Token, which only Ye Chen could activate!

The Inheritance Token for entering the main hall of the Icebound Temple!

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After leaving the special space of the third phase of the assessment and returning to the Sub Palace, the Hall Spirit of the Sub Palace told Ye Chen about many matters related to the Icebound Divine King and gave Ye Chen a spatial artifact, the "Ice Snow Jade Pendant", instructing him to take the Inheritance Token and the Nine Guards and depart.

Only then did Ye Chen return to the shore of the Nine Nether Pond.

Standing by the shore of the Nine Nether Pond and touching the Ice Snow Jade Pendant, Ye Chen directly projected his Divine Sense into the world within the Ice Snow Jade Pendant.

After greeting the nine Icebound Guards, Ye Chen withdrew his Divine Sense and then turned his gaze back to the Nine Nether Pond.

Others could not detect the anomaly in the Nine Nether Pond, but Ye Chen, having acquired the qualification of Inheritor of the God King, had mysteriously become connected with the Sub Palace.

Ye Chen could feel that, shortly after his return to the Nine Nether Pond, the glowing vines at the bottom of the tens of thousands of meters deep pond had all retracted into the hidden Sub Palace within the secret space, and at last, the entire Sub Palace was completely sealed off.

Then, right before Ye Chen's eyes, the Sub Palace where he had cultivated for three years disappeared without a trace from the bottom of the Nine Nether Pond in a flash of light.

"It's gone, the Hall Spirit of the Sub Palace has taken the Sub Palace and teleported back to the main temple's location!"

"To see the Hall Spirit again will probably have to wait more than a year."

Ye Chen sighed.

"Alright, it's time to return to the Heavenly Sacred Palace. I cannot let Yin Qianjue, who incited Feng Lun Heavenly Saint to kill me, escape!"

Ye Chen had nearly died at the hands of Feng Lun Heavenly Saint, and even though he luckily survived, his Life-bound Flying Sword had been damaged.

Although subsequently, by a stroke of fate, Ye Chen successfully inherited the legacy of the Divine King, he would not let go of Yin Qianjue, the mastermind behind the plot against him!

After a moment of reflection on the sorrow of parting, Ye Chen collected his emotions and looked back toward the direction of the Heavenly Sacred Palace.

Then, with the great harvest from his three years of arduous cultivation, along with the Ice Snow Jade Pendant and the nine late-stage Heavenly Saint Realm Icebound Guards inside, he flew back toward the Heavenly Sacred Palace.

After Ye Chen left the Nine Nether Pond and the Sub Palace had also departed, the Ice Palace Snowfield, spanning dozens of miles around the Nine Nether Pond and that had not melted for tens of thousands of years, gradually began to thaw.

Days later, the ice and snow plain even vanished completely.

This anomaly later drew the attention of many martial artists, even reaching the ears of numerous powerful Heavenly Saints. When these Heavenly Saints arrived at the territory of the Nine Nether Pond again, they discovered that they could descend into the pond and even dive to the bottom of the Nine Nether Pond!

The Nine Nether Pond, once a land of death, now had no barrier whatsoever!

However, when they ventured to the bottom of the Nine Nether Pond, the mighty ones found that, after the anomaly, aside from the water, nothing was left of the Nine Nether Pond.

Aside from the anomaly at the Nine Nether Pond, four other locations in the Barbaric Wilderness Continent also experienced the departure of four Sub Palaces, unbeknownst to everyone.

Two of these four Sub Palaces were deeply hidden in the Chaotic Sea Area, one was in the eastern Polar Star Archipelago, and another was in the far north at the Ice Palace Snowfield.

These four Sub Palaces, over tens of thousands of years, had also attracted the attention of many people. Only after a long time had passed since the Sub Palaces vanished did the anomaly of their disappearance gradually spread. However, the truth about the Sub Palaces returning to the Main Temple remained unknown to all.

What was most shocking was that the five Sub Palaces scattered across the Barbaric Wilderness Continent eventually teleported back to the poorest territory on the continent—within the domain of the thirteen southern nations.

Below the land of the thirteen southern nations lay the main temple of the Icebound Divine King's Icebound Temple!

This was definitely something beyond everyone's expectations!

Even Ye Chen, who would go to the Main Temple a year later, would need to rely on the Inheritance Token to make his way there, unaware of the exact location of the Main Temple, let alone that it was beneath the land of the thirteen southern nations!

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As Ye Chen headed back to the Heavenly Sacred Palace, the entire Heavenly Sacred Palace was already tense.

Two days prior, Palace Master Yuan Li, the most powerful figure in the Heavenly Sacred Palace, returned with Jiang Yao, Liu Qingmei, and a mysterious woman. After her return, Palace Master Yuan Li immediately issued a command throughout the Heavenly Sacred Palace that no one was to leave for a month and all disciples who were outside were to be urgently recalled.

Palace Master Yuan Li held absolute authority in the Heavenly Sacred Palace!

However, she rarely intervened in the affairs of the Heavenly Sacred Palace, so her sudden decree naturally stirred tension, leaving everyone clueless as to what had transpired.

Even the other two palace masters of the Heavenly Sacred Palace, when inquiring about the reason from Palace Master Yuan Li, received no answer.

Only Jiang Yao and Liu Qingmei knew the reason behind the whole affair.

Palace Master Yuan Li's order for everyone not to leave the Heavenly Sacred Palace and for those outside to return was because she intended to find out who was behind Feng Lun Heavenly Saint's attempt to kill Ye Chen!

On their way to the Polar Star Archipelago, Palace Master Yuan Li and Jiang Yao had witnessed the battle between Feng Lun Heavenly Saint and Ye Chen firsthand.

They knew that Feng Lun Heavenly Saint's assassination attempt on Ye Chen must have had a reason.

Although they were aware that Ye Chen had successfully killed Feng Lun Heavenly Saint and was now safe and sound, they couldn't ignore the potential threat that remained.

Now that they had returned, it was time to uncover the truth!