Supreme Lord of Towers

Among the four factions of Celestial Flame Academy, Celestial Flame Peak is undoubtedly the most powerful.

The entire Celestial Flame Academy has twenty-four spots reserved for seed students, and Celestial Flame Peak alone occupies ten of these spots.

As for Profound Sword Peak, Soul Palace, and War King Hall, the other three factions share only fourteen spots.

From this, one can see just how vast the gap is between them.

However, at its peak, War King Hall was also quite formidable, often seizing six or seven spots among the fourteen.

But ever since War King Hall gradually fell into decline decades ago, the number of seed student spots it could secure has decreased.

Especially in recent years, War King Hall hasn’t even obtained a single seed student.

This is because those geniuses with immense talent mostly prefer joining other factions over War King Hall.

If it weren’t for War King Hall’s unique cultivation resources, it might have already been delisted from the four factions.

”War King Hall possesses two cultivation treasures: the Spiritual Waterfall and the Cyan Wood Spirit Pool. Many geniuses were once drawn to War King Hall because of them, but as the Hall declined, even these two treasures failed to attract talents. If things continue like this, War King Hall will eventually be completely delisted from Celestial Flame Academy,” Ye Chen couldn’t help but lament.

He had learned from a book about the advantages each of the four factions possessed.

For example, Celestial Flame Peak’s cultivation resources are the richest among the four factions, and it even has some elixirs to enhance bloodlines.

This is undoubtedly an immense attraction for those geniuses with strong bloodlines.

After all, everyone hopes their bloodline can become more potent so they can walk further on their path.

As for Profound Sword Peak, it holds an array of powerful swordsmanship, making it a paradise for sword cultivators.

The majority of students interested in Sword Dao choose to join Profound Sword Peak.

And Soul Palace mainly recruits Divine Soul Masters.

Although Soul Palace has the fewest students among the four factions, each possesses a powerful Divine Soul Talent.

Even students from Celestial Flame Peak treat them with incredible respect.

After all, Divine Soul Masters can refine Spiritual Artifacts and Elixirs, making them highly sought after.

Only a fool would offend a Divine Soul Master casually.

In reality, Ye Chen is now a Divine Soul Master — if he wanted to join Soul Palace, it would be a trivial matter.

However, he cultivates the divine soul solely to enhance his Myriad Dao Human Emperor Body; he has little interest in alchemy or artifact refining.

Therefore, he probably won’t choose to join Soul Palace.

”War King Hall is the only faction within Celestial Flame Academy’s four factions that has a Body Refining Technique. It’s an excellent place for cultivators who wish to strengthen their physical bodies. Unfortunately, the body refining process is often extremely painful, and many cultivators simply can’t endure it. Furthermore, with War King Hall’s decline, even fewer people are willing to cultivate there,” Ye Chen couldn’t help but smile bitterly.

War King Hall not only possesses a variety of powerful martial arts techniques but also some rare Body Refining Techniques capable of making cultivators’ physical bodies increasingly robust.

And some cultivators, whose awakened bloodlines can enhance their body, often choose to join War King Hall for cultivation.

The rest of the students are drawn in by the Spiritual Waterfall.

The so-called Spiritual Waterfall is a waterfall imbued with Spiritual Qi. Cultivating within such a waterfall can rapidly increase a cultivator’s cultivation.

Even cultivators with weaker bloodlines can compensate for slow cultivation speed with the help of a Spiritual Waterfall.

However, the Spiritual Waterfall has a drawback: as one’s cultivation level rises, its effects diminish.

For example, Qi Dao Masters at the Gang Qi Realm find it far less effective than True Qi Realm cultivators.

And for Qi Dao Grandmasters at the Celestial Spirit Realm, gaining benefits from the Spiritual Waterfall is quite difficult.

Because of this, ambitious geniuses won’t easily be enticed by the Spiritual Waterfall; they prioritize long-term growth more.

”Master, I believe War King Hall is quite suitable for you to join.” Just then, the Tower Spirit’s voice suddenly echoed in Ye Chen’s mind.

”Oh! Tower Spirit, why do you say that?” Ye Chen asked curiously.

”Because War King Hall has the Cyan Wood Spirit Pool. If I’m not mistaken, this Spirit Pool can heal a cultivator’s body. Typically, in the process of body refining, a cultivator might injure themselves, and without medicinal baths or other ways to repair their body, progress is challenging! The Cyan Wood Spirit Pool likely has such restorative effects,” Tower Spirit explained.

”But what does that have to do with me? My Myriad Dao Human Emperor Body is different from other Body Refining Techniques. It can refine my body while using energy for recovery, leaving no hidden injuries, so having the Cyan Wood Spirit Pool makes no difference.” Ye Chen shook his head.

The Myriad Dao Human Emperor Body, crafted by the Supreme Human Emperor with his lifelong effort, is unparalleled among common Body Refining Techniques.

In the process of cultivating the Myriad Dao Human Emperor Body, Ye Chen’s physical body is continuously refined, with even his meridians sometimes torn.

However, these injuries are instantly healed by the energy stored in the Myriad Dao Space.

Unlike other Body Refining Techniques, which require medicinal baths to repair internal injuries.

So, whether or not there’s a Cyan Wood Spirit Pool makes no difference to Ye Chen.

”Hehe, Master, I didn’t intend for you to use the Cyan Wood Spirit Pool to heal yourself, but to absorb its power! If I’m not mistaken, the Cyan Wood Spirit Pool likely contains a substantial amount of Wood Spirit Qi, which you can convert into the Power of Enlightenment. Then you could rapidly master new martial arts,” Tower Spirit smirked.

”What? There’s a chance that the Cyan Wood Spirit Pool contains Wood Spirit Qi — why didn’t you say so earlier!” Ye Chen’s body trembled, and his eyes filled with excitement.

His Enlightenment Divine Tower needs to absorb Wood Spirit Qi to generate the Power of Enlightenment.

He had been worried about where to obtain Wood Spirit Qi.

But now, Tower Spirit tells him that the Cyan Wood Spirit Pool may hold Wood Spirit Qi.

This is incredible news for Ye Chen.

”Master, you should know what to choose now, right?” Tower Spirit smiled lightly.

”Yes! When the time comes, I’ll join War King Hall.” Ye Chen’s eyes emitted a bright gleam.

Even though War King Hall is in decline, without a single seed student,

this represents a tremendous opportunity for Ye Chen.

If he can showcase outstanding performance, the leadership of War King Hall would undoubtedly nurture him with effort.

Once he becomes a seed student of the Hall, entering the Cyan Wood Spirit Pool for cultivation would be a breeze.

Then, he’ll be able to absorb large amounts of Wood Spirit Qi to convert into the Power of Enlightenment.

”In about two days, I should reach the Royal Capital. Meanwhile, I should practice the Soul Emperor Observation Technique. Only by advancing the Myriad Dao Human Emperor Body to the Second Level of the Dragon Elephant Realm can my defensive capabilities become stronger,” thought Ye Chen as he activated the Soul Emperor Observation Technique.

Buzz.

The next moment, within Ye Chen’s mind appeared a mysterious entity.

This mysterious entity stood deep in the starry sky, with even the sun and moon rotating beneath its feet, an utterly awe-inspiring sight.

This was none other than the legendary Soul Emperor.

According to legend, this Soul Emperor is one of the supreme existences of All Heavens and Myriad Realms, capable of obliterating the universe with a flick of a finger.

His entire being was shrouded in chaotic mist, exuding a terrifying pressure as if he alone dominated all realms.

Merely visualizing this Soul Emperor, Ye Chen felt an overwhelming pressure.

It felt like the weight of the heavens was upon him.

But Ye Chen’s willpower was formidable, and he withstood the overwhelming pressure from the Soul Emperor, using the light emanating from his essence to continually nourish his own divine soul.

Crackle.

Under the relentless impact, his divine soul began to strengthen and evolve.

This soul cultivation allowed him to edge closer to the Second Layer of the Exorcism Realm.

In time, he wouldn’t just develop telekinesis and control formidable spiritual artifacts for attacks, but also refine his Myriad Dao Human Emperor Body to the Second Level of Dragon Elephant Realm, bringing monumental transformations to his physique.

The promise of such power invigorated Ye Chen.