Martial Conquest of the Nine Desolates

Xiao Ye left the Taiyi Palace and embarked on his journey of cultivation, which had already spanned a whole year and two months.

There were only four months left until the assessment for Main Hall Disciples he had agreed upon with the Palace Master of the Holy Palace.

At this moment, Xiao Ye was already at the border of Taiyi Domain, so there was no need to rush. He decided to stay in the nearby cities, continuing his cultivation while finishing the last few months of his journey.

Taiyi Domain, Marquis Kuang City.

This city was one of the massive ones within Taiyi Domain. The broad city walls stretched far beyond sight, extending into the horizon where they disappeared from view.

It seemed like an Ancient Fierce Beast sitting on the earth, filled with vastness and a spectacular aura.

The reason Marquis Kuang Domain has this name is due to a famously strong character, Marquis Kuang, who lived a thousand years ago. He was an Independent Practitioner, who didn't join any powerful Sect Forces, yet became an Emperor Martial Realm powerhouse, with formidable and terrifying strength.

In that era, he was a well-known figure among Emperor Martial Realm powerhouses in Central State, with considerable fame.

Thus, in honor of this powerful martial artist, the city was renamed as Marquis Kuang City.

Marquis Kuang Domain, Taibai Restaurant.

Xiao Ye, wearing simple clothing, sat at his table ordering some wine and dishes, pouring and drinking by himself in contentment.

Little White also popped out from his embrace, enjoying the delicacies in front of it.

During their time of journey, apart from their visit to the Yang Family in Barbarian Valley City, Xiao Ye and Little White had lived quite frugally, it had been a long time since they satisfied their appetite.

Now that they had the opportunity, of course, they wouldn't miss it.

Moreover, Xiao Ye wanted to listen to the martial artists in the restaurant discussing worldly affairs, since he had been away from the Taiyi Domain for some time.

Naturally, what he was most concerned about was the potential resurgence of the Ultimate Palace.

The glorious period of the Ultimate Palace, for the martial artists of the True Spirit Continent, was indeed a dark era, during which numerous powerful beings and Heavenly Prides had fallen, it was fortunate that they were finally extinguished by the Unrivaled Emperor.

If now the Ultimate Palace were truly to rise from the ashes, it would be a terrifying disaster given the True Spirit Continent had gone without an emperor for the last six thousand years.

So it was natural for Xiao Ye to be concerned.

Before he left the Taiyi Domain, the Taiyi Palace and other top powers seemed to have formed an alliance, already investigating the remnants of the Ultimate Palace, and he did not know the current situation.

Yet, despite waiting for a long time, Xiao Ye did not hear any information regarding the Ultimate Palace.

Instead, another topic being discussed by the martial artists in the restaurant caught his attention.

"Hey, did you hear? In half a month's time, it will be our Marquis Kuang City's tribute day to Marquis Kuang."

"Yeah, every year at this time, a large number of powerhouses will pour into our Marquis Kuang City to pay tribute to our Marquis Kuang."

"I heard that this time, quite a few disciples from the Taiyi Palace will come as well."

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Hearing this, Xiao Ye's heart stirred.

The tribute day to Marquis Kuang, with disciples from the Taiyi Palace also attending?

He had been at the Taiyi Holy Palace and had never heard of Marquis Kuang, so why would the hermit celebration of an Independent Practitioner of the Emperor Martial Realm from a thousand years ago draw the disciples of the Taiyi Holy Palace?

There must be many secrets involved.

Xiao Ye quickly perked up to listen, but there was no more in-depth information; he only knew that Marquis Kuang's hermit celebration was a very significant event for this city.

"There's half a month left, so I'll just wait here. When the time comes, I'll join in the excitement," Xiao Ye decided in his heart.

He wasn't in a rush to return to the Holy Palace anyway. With such an event happening in Kuanghou City, it would be good for him to go and see, perhaps he would discover something else.

With this thought, Xiao Ye continued to eat and drink while listening to the conversations of the martial artists in the restaurant.

He soon noticed that over eighty percent of the martial artists in the restaurant were discussing the hermit celebration of Marquis Kuang that would take place in half a month. It seemed that Marquis Kuang, even though he had been dead for a thousand years, still had a lot of popularity.

"What could be the reason for this?"

"Is it simply because he was an Independent Practitioner who managed to reach the Emperor Martial Realm, and that's what these martial artists admire?" Xiao Ye pondered.

Having heard no further detailed information, and having had his fill of food and drink, Xiao Ye took out a Mid-grade Primordial Stone from his Space Ring and threw it onto the table before leaving with Little White.

Returning to the guest room of the inn where he was staying, Little White promptly fell into a deep sleep, while Xiao Ye began to cultivate alone.

His cultivation had broken through to the mid-level King Martial Fourth Level a few months ago, and though it had stabilized, the speed of advancement was not very fast.

"It would be best to have another cultivation breakthrough before participating in the Devilish Disciples assessment of the Holy Palace Main Hall!" Xiao Ye muttered to himself, a flash of cold light in his eyes.

Although his current strength was already formidable, having not only broken through the King Body to a state of Great Success, but also being able to merge three types of King Martial Power.

Yet, in general, his cultivation was still far behind the powerful Heavenly Prides of Central State.

Naturally, Xiao Ye was not content. He had to cultivate and raise his cultivation first. Then, his strength would increase significantly again.

After some contemplation, Xiao Ye decided on his next course of action, took out the High-Grade Essence Stone and King Crystal, and started his cultivation.

The Heavenly Treasure Record and the Four Emperor Skills were operative simultaneously. Xiao Ye absorbed the pure Primordial Energy from the High-Grade Essence Stone and refined the colossal energy contained in the King Realm.

Under this dual approach, Xiao Ye's cultivation steadily improved. Although it wasn't as rapid as it had been in Chaoyang Valley, his speed of cultivation wasn't slow either, especially since he possessed the Time Tower.

Consciousness sank into the third layer of the Time Tower, allowing him to gain three times the cultivation time compared to other practitioners.

Xiao Ye barely left his room, dedicating his time to cultivation, with food and drink being delivered to him.

Time slowly passed by.

As the day of Marquis Kuang's hermit celebration drew closer, the entire Kuanghou City became increasingly restless.

Nearly every day, powerful Heavenly Prides and martial artists arrived, found inns to stay in, and waited for the celebration to begin.

Moreover, as time went on, more and more martial artists came to Kuanghou City, and the places were teeming with people, every inn filled to capacity.

Xiao Ye was unaware of this, as he was still in closed-door cultivation, striving to achieve another breakthrough in his cultivation.

Boom!

In his room, Xiao Ye sat cross-legged on the bed, with the terrifying power of three merged forces surging within him, causing all the tables and chairs in the room to tremble.

A fierce wind circled endlessly around Xiao Ye, and dazzling light radiated from his body, as bright as the sun.