Although faint, the voice was exceptionally clear.
Ye Yunfei couldn't help but pause, his gaze shifting toward the eight Middle-Aged Daoist Nuns.
The speaker was undoubtedly one of them.
“I have come to retrieve an object left by someone of ancient times.”
After thinking for a moment, Ye Yunfei pointed at the golden small tower on the altar as he answered.
Back in the small space at the edge of Tianxuan Continent, Zhen Xuanzi had left a jade slip. That slip contained a last testament, stating that a descendant fated to do so could use it to seek out the Heavenly Dao Tower. Thus, what Ye Yunfei said was not incorrect.
“An object from ancient times? What proof do you have?”
The voice rang out once more.
Without speaking, Ye Yunfei retrieved the jade slip left by Zhen Xuanzi and activated it directly. A map shimmered into existence from within the jade slip.
This map was something Zhen Xuanzi had drawn with his Soul Power and engraved into the slip before his death, and it carried the distinct aura of his soul.
For a moment, the altar fell into a deep silence.
Until, after a short while,
*Clang...*
The small golden tower suddenly leapt into the air of its own accord and landed right before Ye Yunfei.
“Take it and go. Leave swiftly, and do not disturb our peace.”
The voice sounded once more.
“So simple? The famed Heavenly Dao Tower, hailed as a priceless treasure, is now in my hands?”
Ye Yunfei found himself momentarily stunned.
He had originally thought that even if he reached this place, obtaining the Heavenly Dao Tower would require some kind of discussion, perhaps even a struggle. A Law Formation existed here, letting Ye Yunfei know that this altar was anything but simple. The young girl within that Crystal Coffin and these eight Middle-Aged Daoist Nuns surely possessed startling origins.
Because anyone who could deploy a formation using laws must be those omnipotent, great beings of boundless magical power!
Yet, now, the Heavenly Dao Tower was delivered directly into his hands.
“I thank you all for your goodwill!”
Ye Yunfei soon realized the truth: the beings upon the altar did not wish to make things difficult for him, and had gifted him the tower.
“I shall take my leave now.”
Grasping the Heavenly Dao Tower, Ye Yunfei stepped back, one measured step after another.
As he retreated, the Law Formation ceased suppressing him, making his movements exceedingly light. After a few steps, he was already some distance away.
With a wave of his hand, Ye Yunfei gathered and stored away all one hundred of his magical treasures.
“No wonder no one across the Xuanhuang Star Domain had been able to discover the whereabouts of this Heavenly Dao Tower all these years.
It turns out this altar was shrouded by a terrifyingly potent "imposing momentum"; it concealed all aura and obscured all heavenly secrets! Its effect surpassed even the Heaven-Shrouding Dome!
Never mind someone like Cloud Covering Sect's Bai Yunzi of Xuanhuang Star Domain. Even the experts in this universe who were most skilled in deductions would find it immensely difficult to deduce the tower's location.”
Gazing intently at the altar, Ye Yunfei discerned more and more of its unusual nature. It was enveloped by this mysteriously great "momentum".
Generally speaking, such a layout involved fusing the various rules of this patch of heaven and earth together, making them serve oneself and thus forming a 'momentum'; this entire area of heaven and earth worked on the practitioner's behalf!
The skill of a master capable of creating such a layout was unimaginably profound.
Of course, in his past life, Ye Yunfei himself could also accomplish this, and effortlessly at that.
Just at this moment.
*RUMBLE...*
The altar began to shake violently.
As the altar shook, the surrounding space was shaken apart, forming one dark crack after another. Then, the space there began to disintegrate. Many shimmering shards of spatial debris danced about in a bizarre, variegated display.
Following this.
*BOOM...*
The altar then pulled itself out from the ground entirely and shot straight into one of those spatial rifts.
“It seems my stumbling upon their presence here has made them feel this place is no longer safe, so they chose to leave, seeking another place to hide.
From the look of it, they are very likely hiding from some dreadful enemy, which is why they act with such caution.
What exactly is their origin?”
Ye Yunfei stared at the fading spatial rift, lost somewhat in thought.
“Young master, fate permitting, perhaps we shall meet again someday.”
At this moment, from deep within the spatial rift, an extremely faint yet distinctly melodic voice carried into Ye Yunfei's ears. It was the voice of a young girl.
Ye Yunfei understood it was the girl within that Crystal Coffin!
Then, from within the spatial rift, no further sound emerged. Clearly, the altar had already traveled far away.
“The environment here isn't bad.
I think I'll first seclude myself here for a few days, strengthen my power, and take the opportunity to study the Heavenly Dao Tower properly before heading back.”
Surveying his surroundings, Ye Yunfei spoke to himself.
He knew perfectly well. Right now, martial artists from the Xuanhuang Star Domain and the surrounding star domains all firmly believed he possessed a Demigod medicine. Countless factions and experts would inevitably seek him out to snatch it.
Therefore, Ye Yunfei wanted to improve his strength further.
At the same time...
Deep within space, amid a vast and disorienting expanse of null nothingness, a lonely altar sped on its way. It continuously traversed fields of chaotically dancing spatial shards and braved terrifying spacetime hurricanes that appeared from time to time.
A Crystal Coffin rested in the center of the altar, with eight Middle-Aged Daoist Nuns sitting cross-legged motionlessly around it.
“Young Mistress, why did you hand that tower to that lad?
The interior of that tower holds mysteries. It's quite extraordinary.
It's a bit of a waste.”
Suddenly, a voice rose from upon the altar.
It was one of the Middle-Aged Daoist Nuns speaking.
“That young gentleman is anything but simple.
From his very first step approaching our altar, I knew he must possess shocking origins.
Have you not noticed? Each step he took in drawing near to our altar landed perfectly on a crucial nodal point within the array, flawlessly precise, without the slightest deviation.
That is something even I could not accomplish.
This indicates that he possesses an astonishingly profound comprehension of various laws.
Furthermore, did you all see it? That gentleman can simultaneously activate and control one hundred magical treasures with pure fluency and ease. Such a masterful method for manipulating treasures is rare indeed in this world.
Thus, he undoubtedly has an extremely remarkable background.
I gave him that small tower with the wish of forging a good fate between us.”
A young girl's voice sounded, calm and melodic.
“Indeed.
Hearing Mistress say this, that youngster truly does seem unusual.
His ability to approach our altar alone is rather incredible.”
The Middle-Aged Daoist Nun's voice responded, convinced.
“Besides, with my current state, I have no strength left to go researching that little tower.”
The young lady sighed.
“Mistress, aren't you afraid he is an agent sent by our enemies?”
The Middle-Aged Daoist Nun probed further.
“No.
I felt it clearly; he bore us no malice, only curiosity.
His attention remained solely on that little tower, obviously having come seeking it specifically.”
The young girl replied with conviction.
“That is true. I sensed the same.”
The Middle-Aged Daoist Nun concurred.
“Mistress, where shall we head to now?”
The Middle-Aged Daoist Nun asked.
“We leave this starry sky, seeking another universe to hide within.”
The young girl responded firmly.
“Understood.”
The Middle-Aged Daoist Nun replied respectfully.
Following this exchange, the altar sank back into total silence, emitting no further sounds as it journeyed on alone through the boundless void.