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Chapter 673: 673

Chapter 673 In front of the Pill Furnace

The entrance to the towering Nine Trials Pagoda was 50 kilometers wide .

Meng Chuan and the turtle-shelled elder walked through the entrance like two tiny dots . “Meng Chuan, you will reach the Nine Trials Pagoda’s interior if you continue moving forward . ” The turtle-shelled elder stood in the entranceway and pointed into the pagoda . The pagoda was empty chaos . In the middle was a pill furnace that resembled a hill . “After entering the pagoda, keep moving forward . Reaching the front of that pill furnace means you have survived the first trial . ” Meng Chuan nodded slightly . “Walk to the pill furnace?”

“Don’t underestimate the first trial,” said the turtle-shelled elder with a smile . “In your era, the most powerful people-Hall Lord White Avian and Celestial Thearch Myriad Star—are both half-step Eighth Tribulation Eminences; yet, they have only cleared the fifth trial . As a Sixth Tribulation Eminence… it’s very difficult for you to clear the first trial . ”

Meng Chuan was shocked .

His homeworld’s Ancestral Master Archean Eon had cleared the fourth trial . As for Hall Lord White Avian and Celestial Thearch Myriad Star, they had only barely cleared the fifth trial .

“Senior Bei, how many people in our era have managed to reach the fourth trial?” asked Meng Chuan .

“In this era, most Seventh Tribulation Eminences have been here . Only three reached the fourth trial,” said the turtle-shelled elder . “They are Realm Ancestor, Windthunder Walker, and Palace Lord Medicine . ”

Meng Chuan nodded slightly . There were seven publicly recognized top Seventh Tribulation Eminences . Fiend Eye hadn’t revealed his peak Seventh Tribulation strength after recovering from his serious injuries, so he wasn’t included .

These seven were Ancestral Magus King, Palace Lady Blood Phoenix, Lord of Shadows, Origin Realm Chieftain, Realm Ancestor, Windthunder Walker, and Palace Lord Medicine .

“Has Ancestral Magus King never been here?” asked Meng Chuan .

Back then, there was a period of time when Ancestral Magus King was the strongest Physical Body Seventh Tribulation Eminence . Realm Ancestor was the strongest Essence Soul Seventh Tribulation Eminence .

Even now, Ancestral Magus King’s faction remained powerful . “He ultimately has something lacking in his cultivation . He only has such strength because he received the opportunity to obtain the legacy left behind by an Eternal existence,” said the turtle-shelled elder casually .

“What about Guild Master Fiend Eye?” asked Meng Chuan . He had come into close contact with Fiend Eye . Fiend Eye had once stood at the peak of the River of Spacetime a long time ago .

“He’s also somewhat lacking,” said the turtle-shelled elder . “He’s inferior to Realm Ancestor and the other two’s deep foundations . ”

Meng Chuan sighed .

The outside world spoke of seven peak Seventh Tribulation Eminences . It was said that Fiend Eye was unfathomable . But in the eyes of the Nine Trials Pagoda’s array spirit… there was clearly a difference in strength . Presently, Realm Ancestor was the oldest Seventh Tribulation Eminence .

Palace Lord Medicine was the Seventh Tribulation Eminence who kept the lowest profile in the present era . He was the most aloof from worldly affairs . However, he had reached an unimaginable level in terms of medicine and poison . No faction was willing to be enemies with Palace Lord Medicine . Even Hall Lord White Avian and Celestial Thearch Myriad Star were unwilling to anger him .

Windthunder Walker was a lonely Seventh Tribulation Eminence . He explored ruin after ruin for extended periods and focused on cultivation . This was because he had discovered treasures that other Seventh Tribulation Eminences would fight over when discovered . But as long as he fought, Windthunder Walker had never suffered any losses!

Celestial Thearch Myriad Star-who was a half-step Eighth Tribulation Eminence-had once clashed with Windthunder Walker because of a legacy treasure . Windthunder Walker ended up walking away as the victor . He successfully fled with the treasures, while Celestial Thearch Myriad Star returned empty-handed .

In the conflict between Windthunder Walker and Celestial Thearch Myriad Star, it’s said that Windthunder Walker was lucky . After all, Celestial Thearch Myriad Star is an existence that has grasped the laws of time and space… He must have been careless . But from the looks of it, Windthunder Walker is sufficiently powerful to escape from Celestial Thearch Myriad Star along with a treasure . Meng Chuan sighed inwardly . In fact, Ancestral Master Archean Eon had cleared the fourth trial . He was on par with Realm Ancestor, Palace Lord Medicine, and Starlord Windthunder .

“I’ll remind you again that you are not allowed to use any treasures when challenging the Nine Trials Pagoda . You can only rely on your strength . Otherwise, I have no choice but to expel you and ban you from ever entering again,” said the turtle-shelled elder as he stood by the entrance .

“Understood . ” Meng Chuan cherished the opportunity to enter the Nine Trials Pagoda . According to Ancestral Master Archean Eon’s records, one could search for flaws in their cultivation when they entered the Nine Trials Pagoda . Furthermore, treasures would be given to them if they were outstanding enough .

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Meng Chuan stepped into the pagoda .

The pagoda’s interior was empty chaos . The pill furnace in the middle was most eye-catching . As Meng Chuan took his first step into the pagoda, he felt an extremely heavy pressure envelop him .

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Invisible wind blew across Meng Chuan’s body in the empty chaos . Every gust of wind was much heavier than a Supreme Yang Star . Furthermore, it tried its best to penetrate in a bid to strike at every lepton .

What a heavy pressure . It’s enough to crush an ordinary Sixth Tribulation Eminence to death . Although Meng Chuan was using an Essence Soul avatar, he was ultimately focused on cultivating his Essence Soul . The Essence Soul formulation he created had already taken an embryonic form . In particular, the formulation had undergone a transformation when he traveled 36,500 kilometers on Fiend Mountain .

His Essence Soul avatar endured the pressure from the impact, but it remained unmoved with an iron will .

Meng Chuan walked toward the pill furnace one step at a time .

The wind in the pagoda became heavier, and the impact intensified .

Wu

An evil whimper sounded in Meng Chuan’s mind . Illusory, eight-clawed creatures appeared in his sea of consciousness and attacked his mind . Meng Chuan’s consciousness condensed into a human figure, and a saber appeared at his waist . It was a Saber of Will .

Meng Chuan swung his saber and shattered the illusory, eight-clawed creatures .

In terms of willpower, Meng Chuan wasn’t inferior to an Essence Soul Seventh Tribulation Eminence . He was naturally not someone that would waver before these external objects .

Meng Chuan advanced step by step .

The pressure became greater . The illusory, eight-clawed creatures that entered his sea of consciousness became more corporeal and stronger .

It’s too difficult to clear the first trial at the Sixth Tribulation realm . The turtle-shelled elder sat at the entrance of the tunnel and watched with interest . It’s probably difficult to find one in a hundred . This Meng Chuan is still too young Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

The wind’s pressure became even more terrifying . Meng Chuan felt the world tremble as his Essence Soul quaked .

Even with his Essence Soul and his formulation’s embryonic form, he couldn’t withstand the impact .

Don’t tell me I can’t even pass the first trial? Meng Chuan was secretly alarmed .

Clang!

As long as he advanced, the wind pressure would only increase . Meng Chuan’s Essence Soul finally collapsed .

He failed . The turtle shell elder was about to stand up when his eyes suddenly lit up . Eh? Interesting Meng Chuan’s collapsed Essence Soul existed in the form of a lepton cluster . It was invisible to the naked eye . After all, they were leptons, the smallest particles possible .

Countless leptons formed a cluster as Meng Chuan’s consciousness controlled it .

His powerful willpower controlled the entire lepton cluster . The lepton cluster changed according to his will, flowing and changing like water as it constantly dissipated the impact . It was clearly easier to resist the wind when In the form of a lepton cluster .

The flowing liquid layer that I previously comprehended for my Essence Soul might be more suitable as a lepton cluster . Meng Chuan continued advancing in the form of a lepton cluster . Only 20% to 30% of the wind’s pressure acted on the lepton cluster, so the burden on Meng Chuan naturally decreased .

However, as he advanced

Whoosh

The evil sound finally materialized into a black, eight-clawed creature—which could be seen with the naked eye-when Meng Chuan was close to the pill furnace .

The black, eight-clawed creature pounced at Meng Chuan’s lepton cluster form, clashing with Meng Chuan’s consciousness .

“Kill! Kill! Kill!” Every single one of the black, eight-clawed creature’s tentacles was oily . They emitted an evil aura, stirring up many distracting thoughts . They wrapped around Meng Chuan’s will .

“Slash!” Meng Chuan’s willpower had hints of virtual indestructibility . He drew his saber and slashed at the black tentacles with his Saber of Will . After slashing 17 times, he completely destroyed the black, eight-clawed creature .

When it was destroyed, Meng Chuan finally arrived in front of the furnace as a lepton cluster .

The wind stopped, and the evil whimpering disappeared . Everything returned to normal .

Whoosh .

The lepton cluster condensed and restored the black-robed, white-haired Meng Chuan’s form .

This is only the first trial? Meng Chuan looked at the hill-like furnace in front of him . He felt like he had almost been forced to use all means available to him .