NOVEL NEXT Chapter 1342: Inviting a Wolf Into the House
Four people in a line.
Shuttling through the Heavenly Tao Mountain.
The three Pavilion Masters remained silent, which made Xiao Yi's mood become uneasy and restless.
These are existences beyond the Sacred Venerate Realm.
If it were just one...
He still has confidence that he could escape with his life in a desperate fight, but with three of them here, he doesn't have the slightest certainty!
"If they really discover my identity and want to harm me, I can only rely on the Ancient Tomb!" Xiao Yi thought to himself.
Facing three experts beyond the Sacred Venerate Realm.
The only option for him is the Ancient Tomb!
If worse comes to worst, he could just dive into the Ancient Tomb and silently focus on his cultivation inside, waiting to break through beyond the Sacred Venerate Realm before returning.
Of course.
This is the worst outcome.
Unless absolutely necessary, he would never reveal the Ancient Tomb!
The group quickly arrived at the deepest part of Heavenly Tao Mountain.
Here, as far as the eye can see, there were no towering peaks, but rather a flat plain, with a simple thatched hut in the middle.
The hut appeared fragile and simple, as if a gust of wind could blow it away.
Yet despite its simplicity, it exudes an ancient and weathered aura.
It seems as if its existence has transcended the river of time.
Xiao Yi immediately noticed the extraordinary nature of the hut, and as he got closer, the Ancient Tomb within him began to stir violently.
Xiao Yi's pupils slightly contracted, his spirit instantly tense, as he fixedly stared at the hut: "What exactly is inside here that makes the Ancient Tomb within me so eager?"
"Xiao Yi!"
The voice of the Pavilion Master suddenly echoed in his ear.
Xiao Yi withdrew his scattered thoughts, gazing at the Heavenly Tao Pavilion Master: "Disciple is here!"
The Heavenly Tao Pavilion Master spoke solemnly: "Your talent is unique, unmatched across the endless ages of the Unharmed Heaven Realm..."
The first and second Peak Master remained silent, clearly agreeing with the Pavilion Master.
Before Xiao Yi...
The Heavenly Tao Pavilion Master was hailed as the strongest Tianjiaao in the Unharmed Heaven Realm.
Even the Heavenly Tao Pavilion Master recognized that he was not as good as Xiao Yi, so the Unharmed Heaven Realm naturally couldn't find anyone comparable.
The Heavenly Tao Pavilion Master continued: "Both I and the two Peak Masters once considered taking you as our disciple, but after witnessing your battle with Qian Shibang, we must admit that none of us are qualified to take you as a pupil..."
Everyone's martial path is vastly different.
A mentor can only serve as a guide.
As the saying goes, 'A teacher guides the entry, cultivation lies in the individual,' precisely because everyone's path is different.
After witnessing Xiao Yi's battle with Qian Shibang, the Heavenly Tao Pavilion Master realized that Xiao Yi's path was completely different from theirs. None of the three were suitable to be Xiao Yi's mentor.
Xiao Yi was slightly stunned, also not expecting that he would be rated so highly in the Pavilion Master's mind.
However, the Pavilion Master's words did give him a sense of relief.
At least, the other party hadn't discovered his identity.
The Pavilion Master pointed at the hut in front with deep reverence in his words, speaking solemnly: "This is the place where the founder ancestor of the Heavenly Tao Pavilion once lived, and behind it is our most important forbidden area, the Heavenly Tao Forbidden Area..."
Xiao Yi's heart skipped a beat.
Heavenly Tao Forbidden Area?
Heavenly Tao Pavilion's most important forbidden zone?
He looked incredulously at the Heavenly Tao Pavilion Master, he hadn't officially joined the Heavenly Tao Pavilion yet, but the other party trusted him so much?
Little did he know.
The Heavenly Tao Pavilion had a absolute confidence in the Heavenly Tao Tower.
For many years.
Anyone who could pass the Heavenly Tao Tower's assessment and thus join the Heavenly Tao Pavilion never once committed actions against its interests.
Let alone ever produced a traitor!
This is why...
Facing Xiao Yi, who broke unprecedented records with a hundred floors in the Heavenly Tao Tower, the Heavenly Tao Pavilion Master and the others directly chose to trust unconditionally.
The Pavilion Master spoke lowly: "Inside the Heavenly Tao Forbidden Area, the remains of all Zun Realm experts since the creation of our Heavenly Tao Pavilion are buried. Every fallen expert is ultimately interred in the Heavenly Tao Forbidden Area, alongside their unmatched legacies…"
The First Peak Master spoke solemnly: "The Pavilion Master is correct, none of us are qualified to guide you. Yet in the Heavenly Tao Forbidden Area, there are legacies left by our ancestors. In there, surely there will be a path suitable for you!"
"Xiao Yi, we hope you won't disappoint us!"
The Second Peak Master paused, then continued, "Since the inception of the Heavenly Tao Pavilion, only the successor of the Pavilion Master is entitled to enter it. You are the first disciple under this privilege…"
Xiao Yi couldn't help but feel somewhat heavy-hearted, yet also touched by the Heavenly Tao Pavilion Master's trust in him.
The Pavilion Master said: "Xiao Yi, go in, find your path!"
"Thank you, Pavilion Master, and the two Peak Masters!"
Xiao Yi took a deep breath, bowing heavily to all three, speaking in a low voice, "This grace, Xiao Yi shall remember forever!"
"Off you go!"
The Pavilion Master waved his hand.
Xiao Yi swiftly turned, stepping into the hut.
Standing outside the hut.
The Pavilion Master and the two Peak Masters watched quietly; moments later, the First Peak Master said: "Do you think… he will receive the legacy of which predecessor?"
"I would think probably the third Pavilion Master's legacy! After all, just like him, it bears a heavy aura of slaughter…"
"Not necessarily, maybe he can receive the legacy of the first ancestor?"
"Pavilion Master, what do you think?"
The two looked towards the Pavilion Master together.
The Pavilion Master pondered for a while but only shook his head without speaking, because as Xiao Yi stepped into the hut, he suddenly felt his heart racing.
This feeling hasn't appeared in thousands of years!
"Could it be, my decision was wrong?"
He frowned deeply, then shook his head, dismissing his thoughts, "Impossible, indeed none in the Heavenly Tao Pavilion could guide him now, letting him enter the Heavenly Tao Forbidden Area was the best option, I didn't choose incorrectly…"
At this moment, the Pavilion Master wasn't aware.
Upon entering the hut and through the Teleportation Array to the Heavenly Tao Forbidden Area, Xiao Yi, upon seeing the heaps of graves in front of him, was also struck with confusion.
Each grave ahead was exceedingly grand and luxurious.
Evidently, these Heavenly Tao Pavilion strengths were grandly buried here by successors after their fall.
Xiao Yi roughly counted; the graves in the Heavenly Tao Forbidden Area numbered more than a thousand.
This signifies that since its founding, merely the fallen Zun Realm and above experts of the Heavenly Tao Pavilion are at least in the thousands!
Such a terrifying number!
The entire history of the Qingtian Realm's Sacred Venerates probably doesn't even account for a tenth of the Heavenly Tao Forbidden Area!
Gulp!
Looking at each grave of mighty Sacred Venerates in front, Xiao Yi's eyes twitched fervently, muttering to himself: "No wonder the Ancient Tomb feels eager... this Heavenly Tao Pavilion Master bringing me here, it's akin to leading a wolf into the house..."
"Do I dig up all these graves? Or, for the Pavilion Master's sake, leave some untouched..."
Xiao Yi was caught in a dilemma at once...
PS: What do you think, should these graves be dug up or not?