"Excellent, you have successfully cultivated this sword technique to the entry level!
And you didn't even need a full four hours.
Young human, it seems your talent for the sword path is quite remarkable.
Very well, you may now enter the Sword Grave."
The elderly man appeared extremely satisfied, nodding repeatedly with praise, then pointed at the Teleportation Altar on the platform as he spoke to Ye Yunfei.
"How many years has it been... Finally, a youth has met the requirements to enter the Sword Grave.
I wish you luck."
The elder sighed softly.
"He got ahead of us again!"
The beings from the Main World all revealed expressions of jealousy and resentment.
When they first stepped out of the Main World, these beings had been brimming with confidence and arrogance, utterly looking down on beings from other worlds.
Let alone the younger generation, even those senior experts from other realms didn't meet their standards.
Yet ever since they encountered Ye Yunfei, they had been completely suppressed, suffering repeated setbacks, feeling utterly stifled.
No matter which aspect they compared, they simply couldn't measure up to Ye Yunfei!
"He actually took the lead!"
Among the disciples of the Sword-Guarding Manor, Deng Shun stared at Ye Yunfei, gnashing his teeth.
"Is he really Ye Yunfei?
Though, why do I feel he isn't as vicious and tyrannical as the legends say?"
Xiao Tingting's beautiful eyes were fixed on Ye Yunfei, thoughts swirling in her mind.
"Thank you, senior!"
With a flash of movement, Ye Yunfei stepped onto the Teleportation Altar.
Boom…
With a point of the old man's finger, the Teleportation Altar beneath Ye Yunfei's feet erupted with powerful spatial energy that wrapped around him. Space tore open, teleporting him away until he vanished.
In the next instant.
Ye Yunfei found himself in an unfamiliar space.
Hun Lao appeared by Ye Yunfei's side, prepared to handle any sudden developments at a moment's notice.
However, after standing still for several moments, neither Ye Yunfei nor Hun Lao sensed any danger.
Instead, they felt a sense of peace, tranquility, and serenity, as if they had arrived in a secluded utopia.
Looking around, they saw rolling mountains layered upon each other, verdant and lush, with beautiful scenery and dense spiritual energy that made their entire bodies feel comfortable.
Ye Yunfei and Hun Lao casually walked forward, greeted by vibrant flowers, chirping birds, and fragrant blossoms.
A moment later.
Hmm?
Both Ye Yunfei and Hun Lao paused simultaneously, looking ahead.
In front of them lay a vast expanse of level ground, upon which stood numerous earthen graves. In front of each grave stood a tombstone.
Each grave erupted with torrents of sword energy, like schools of deep-sea fish, swimming and cutting through the air above this flat land, making sizzling sounds.
"Sword Grave!"
Ye Yunfei and Hun Lao couldn't help but exclaim together.
"So it seems we've now arrived before the true Sword Grave!"
Hun Lao added.
"Let's go take a look."
Ye Yunfei walked forward and soon arrived before one of the earthen graves, his gaze falling upon the tombstone.
Szzz…
Before Ye Yunfei and Hun Lao could even steady themselves, several rays of sword light shot out from within the grave, directly piercing several bloody holes in Ye Yunfei's body. One of the sword rays nearly severed his right arm.
"Careful!
The power of these sword lights is too intense!"
Hun Lao was greatly alarmed and hurriedly warned Ye Yunfei.
At that moment, several more sword rays burst from the earthen grave, slashing towards Ye Yunfei.
Clang clang…
Hun Lao directly summoned the Heavenly Dao Tower to block those sword rays.
Ye Yunfei also summoned several Emperor-Grade Treasures, activating them using the Heavenly Emperor Remnant Soul within his Soul Sea.
The power of this Heavenly Emperor Remnant Soul was growing stronger and stronger, now capable of activating and controlling Emperor-Grade Treasures for battle!
This was one of Ye Yunfei's trump cards!
Finally, through the combined efforts of Ye Yunfei and Hun Lao, they successfully defended against the several sword rays slashing out from the grave, emerging unscathed though rattled.
"These sword rays possess the might of a Heavenly Emperor!
Could it be that a Heavenly Emperor is buried within this grave?"
Ye Yunfei and Hun Lao activated their movement techniques to retreat a good distance, then looked at that earthen grave, speaking with some awe.
Just moments ago, this grave seemed merely an ordinary one among the many on this flat land. Could a Heavenly Emperor really be buried inside?
If so, didn't that mean the other graves here might also contain Heavenly Emperors?
There were at least close to a thousand graves here, meaning nearly a thousand Heavenly Emperors could be buried here!
And all of them were Heavenly Emperors proficient in the sword path!
What did it mean for over a thousand Heavenly Emperors to have their bones interred here?
Within the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds, the publicly acknowledged three great Heavenly Emperors were enough to suppress the majority of worlds. Yet here lay over a thousand Heavenly Emperors!
If word of this spread, it would undoubtedly set the entire Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds ablaze with excitement.
At this moment, Ye Yunfei and Hun Lao stared at the dense cluster of earthen graves on the flat land before them, their scalps tingling slightly, their mouths feeling dry.
"This...
Kid, this is terrifying. If every single grave here contains a Heavenly Emperor, it's simply unbelievable."
Under such an oppressive atmosphere, even Hun Lao, who was accustomed to grand spectacles and was part of the primordial world tree, felt suffocated, his speech even faltering slightly.
A while later, Ye Yunfei finally snapped back to his senses.
"So what if they're Heavenly Emperors? These aren't living Heavenly Emperors; they've all fallen.
If this many living Heavenly Emperors were here, we'd certainly turn tail and flee. But facing these fallen Heavenly Emperors, there's nothing to fear.
We just need to be careful."
Looking at the dense collection of graves before him, Ye Yunfei gritted his teeth and spoke.
All things considered, Ye Yunfei himself was a fallen Heavenly Emperor. In terms of identity and origins, he wasn't inferior to the masters within these graves, so he quickly regained his composure.
"That makes sense!
They're just a bunch of fallen Heavenly Emperors. In my day, I traveled alongside Ancient Desolate Heavenly Emperor for an immense stretch of time.
I have no reason to fear these fellows."
Hun Lao replied, bolstering his own courage with his words.
"However, look at those nineteen graves in the very center. They seem a bit different from the others."
Suddenly, Hun Lao pointed towards the farthest central position and spoke to Ye Yunfei.
"Indeed, those nineteen graves are somewhat different. The sword light erupting from them possesses dreadful might; it's not on the same level as the sword rays from the other graves."
By now, Ye Yunfei had also noticed the nineteen very conspicuous earthen graves located at the absolute center of this flat land.
These nineteen graves were positioned at the very heart, separated from the surrounding graves by a broad empty space.
Moreover, Ye Yunfei vaguely sensed that the other graves around them seemed to be paying homage to these central nineteen graves.
"The highest-ranked one might be that grave in the very center!"
Hun Lao spoke again.
Among the nineteen central graves, there were also tiers. The tallest grave stood directly at the center, with the other eighteen graves encircling it.
"Yes, among all the graves on this flat land, the master of that central tallest grave must hold the most noble status!"
Ye Yunfei's gaze also fell upon that tallest central grave as he slowly stated.
"And... that grave's master in life was likely an existence beyond the Heavenly Emperor realm!"
Ye Yunfei added.
"Beyond Heavenly Emperor!"
Hun Lao's tone turned heavy as well.
"Above Heavenly Emperor... is it God or Immortal?"
Hun Lao murmured in bewilderment.