NOVEL NEXT WORLD Chapter 65
“What’s going on here?”
“Did I do something?”
“From start to finish, apart from playing my tunes, I haven’t seen a single ghostly being around!”
“Where did this talk about defeating the ghost army come from?!”
Ye Junlin joked, “Tongzi, are you malfunctioning?”
【Ding! The ghost army that invaded Great Zhou has just been defeated by the melody your host played. This system is professional, please don’t question it! Watch out, or this system will cry for you, waah waah waah~】
The system explained.
Ye Junlin’s expression shifted in realization, “So that’s how it is.”
Then, he felt a change within himself—an extremely rare Immortal-grade Five Elements Spiritual Root.
With such a spiritual root, elemental techniques become second nature, and the released power would be even more terrifying.
Take the Five Extremes Reincarnation Destruction Technique, for instance; if Ye Junlin continued to unleash it, the overall lethality would increase dramatically.
One strike, and it would be like a natural disaster descending!
“Such a wonderful sound! Master is amazing!” Bai Xiaoxi was the first to snap back to reality, shouting excitedly.
Ye Junlin pretended to clear his throat, looking nonchalant, “I told you, as long as you have hands, it’s fine.”
Swish.
The zither shimmered and floated back to Nangong Changfeng’s sight.
At that moment, Nangong Changfeng trembled all over, with red eyes streaming two lines of regretful tears; he muttered, “What a stunning divine tune, marvelous, marvelous!”
He felt as if his entire being had been cleansed, thoroughly transparent from within, and his very soul had been elevated.
Compared to that godly zither skill, his own level just seemed negligible!
Poor guy, he was still smug, thinking of himself as a master of the zither, miraculously deserving of a crowd’s adoration, but in truth, he was just viewing the sky from a well.
“The senior is right; my playing is indeed just so-so! How ridiculous of me to presume the senior was unsophisticated and ignorant of musical theory! I must be damned! I truly must be damned!”
Nangong Changfeng was filled with shame, dropping to his knees, hugging his beloved ancient zither and sobbing loudly, the sound filled with sorrow.
“Nangong Master…” the Crown Prince was dumbfounded.
“No, I am unworthy of the title Master! The true Master is undoubtedly the senior! I am just a clown! A thoroughgoing clown!” Nangong Changfeng cried out desperately.
【Ding! Congratulations, host, you have completed the optional task and received ten bags of top-grade pet feed!】
The system’s prompt sounded, and Ye Junlin knew the goal had been achieved.
“Ye, Ye Virtual Immortal, what should we do with him?” The Crown Prince asked respectfully and cautiously, knowing Ye Junlin was a Tribulation Stage powerhouse.
Ye Junlin waved his hand, “Let him be.”
Anyway, he had already succeeded in slapping faces; there was no need to hold a grudge against the other party.
Upon hearing this, the Crown Prince felt even more admiration, cupping his hands, he said, “Ye Virtual Immortal is broad-minded; I admire you!”
He turned to the dazed old man, sighed, “Someone, take Nangong Changfeng away!”
Two blade-bearing guards rushed in and dragged the weeping Nangong Changfeng away.
Li Wujie snorted, “That old fool got lucky! Otherwise, I would have chopped him down!”
Then, he looked at Ye Junlin with a face full of admiration, excitedly saying, “Master, thanks to your melody just now, I’ve broken through to Great Ascension!”
“Mm,” Ye Junlin nodded.
Out of the corner of his eye, he glanced at Hong Qianye, noticing that this person had already achieved Great Ascension perfection. Ye Junlin felt slightly moved, “Those who have become Immortals really are different; they’re about to break through to Tribulation Stage so quickly.”
Hong Qianye feigned calmness, but inwardly, a storm was brewing.
He never imagined that Ye Junlin had this kind of ability; with just a piece of music, he directly exempted him from thousands of years of hard training!
Is this the kind of method someone with such a great fortune possesses?
It’s truly terrifying!
“Wait, isn’t this a good thing? I can use him to recover my cultivation faster!”
Hong Qianye thought again, regaining his confidence, privately vowing, “Ye Junlin, just wait; I will surpass you soon!”
“You, lounging around all day like this, are not worthy of such great fortune; the humiliation you’ve brought upon me will be repaid double!”
At this moment, Hong Qianye had already concocted various elaborate methods to torture Ye Junlin, like making Ye Junlin wash his feet and then drinking the foot-washing water, and afterwards still having to express gratitude…
Just imagining that scene filled Hong Qianye with unstoppable excitement, and the corners of his mouth couldn’t help but lift.
Swish!
At that moment, a figure in dragon robes appeared in the hall, emitting a terrifying aura of Tribulation Stage.
“Father, you broke through!” the Crown Prince exclaimed, filled with joy.
With a genuine Virtual Immortal-level powerhouse in command, Great Zhou’s position in Cangzhou would be even firmer, and with this overwhelming national luck, how many could stand against his father among those in the Tribulation Stage?
But unexpectedly, the Great Zhou Emperor looked towards the silver-haired youth sitting in the main seat and, without a moment’s hesitation, prostrated himself, loudly proclaiming, “On behalf of the Great Zhou people, I thank Ye Virtual Immortal for playing the divine melody that blesses all living beings!”
The Crown Prince was dumbfounded.
A dignified king, a Tribulation Stage powerhouse, yet lowering himself to such an extent?
Then this member of the Xuantian Sect, just how strong must he be?!
“Get up; being able to break through to Tribulation Stage is your own ability,” Ye Junlin waved.
The Great Zhou Emperor stood up, speaking reverently, “Ye Virtual Immortal jokes; it’s because of your divine melody that Great Zhou’s national luck has reached unprecedented peaks; I was lucky enough to break through.”
Previously, his realm was Great Ascension perfection, and while he had some caution towards Ye Junlin, he thought that regardless of how strong the other party was, with the backing of national luck, he could still suppress him!
After all, this is Great Zhou, his home ground, not some remote Arid Province!
But now, having gained enlightenment from that melody containing the essence of the Dao, the Great Zhou Emperor, with his newfound cultivation, suddenly gained a clearer perspective, finally realizing the terrifying nature of the Xuantian Sect’s Mysterious Peak master.
It turned out, what he previously saw was only the tip of the iceberg!
The gap in strength between him and the other was not something that could be bridged by national luck!
Realizing this, the Great Zhou Emperor quickly went forward, casting aside all notions of a monarch’s face, directly lowering his posture to the ground.
First, let’s hug this leg!
Ye Junlin nodded thoughtfully, “It seems you truly are grateful to me.”
“Yes, as long as Ye Virtual Immortal speaks, whatever can be done within our abilities, Great Zhou will definitely cooperate wholeheartedly!” the Great Zhou Emperor proclaimed firmly.
“Alright, then take me to visit the Ancestor Tomb.”
“Sure! Right this way, I’ll lead you in front!”
The Crown Prince: “… ”
Ancestor Tomb.
It’s the most heavily guarded place in the entire imperial palace, the burial site of every Great Zhou ruler throughout history.
The Great Zhou Emperor waved his hand, removing various restrictions, then led Ye Junlin and the others into the Ancestor Tomb.
The interior space of the Ancestor Tomb was vast, and an ancient aura wafted towards them.
“Actually, besides the burial objects that might interest tomb raiders, the other areas are quite ordinary. Even I can’t understand why such an existence would target this place and even incite the ghost clan to attack Great Zhou, just to occupy it,” the Great Zhou Emperor sighed.
“This era is full of strange occurrences,” Li Wujie clicked his tongue.
Until the group reached the end of the corridor.
Ye Junlin raised an eyebrow, not finding anything unusual.
Forget it, let’s just return the way we came.
Just as Ye Junlin shook his head, preparing to leave this boring place, Hong Qianye behind him narrowed his eyes and, with a hand gesture, attempted to cast a spell forward.
Boom!
The sound of a millstone turning echoed through the void.
Gradually, a grand and ancient Star Gate materialized, emanating an air of mystery.
“Uh?! What is this…?” the Great Zhou Emperor’s eyes widened, completely unprepared for this situation.
Why would there be such a thing in the Zhou family’s Ancestor Tomb? He, as the Great Zhou Emperor, was entirely unaware!
Ye Junlin turned to look at Hong Qianye, who triggered this scene, and found that the other’s expression was equally astonished.
“Wow! This door looks amazing!” Bai Xiaoxi’s eyes sparkled as they curiously circled the Star Gate, reaching out their tender little hand to touch it, but found it just passed through as if it were an illusion; this Star Gate didn’t actually exist.
But Ye Junlin knew that this Star Gate absolutely existed; it just wasn’t currently manifested in the real world, and activating it completely might require some price.
“Great Zhou Emperor, how long has this dynasty been around?” Ye Junlin inquired.
The Great Zhou Emperor’s expression showed a touch of pride, “In reply to Ye Virtual Immortal, my Great Zhou has existed for one hundred and twenty thousand years.”
For a cultivation faction, no matter under what form, as long as it can last over a million years, it qualifies to be called an Undying Dao Tradition, because this implies that every generation has a Great Ascension holding the fort, and it must be an uninterrupted line of Great Ascension; once they lose this, they might be removed from the ranks of Undying Dao Traditions!
And the Great Zhou Emperor, as a Tribulation Stage powerhouse, was also the current only Virtual Immortal-level ruler among the several Undying dynasties in Cangzhou!
“Were there any countries prior to Great Zhou?” Ye Junlin continued to ask.
The Great Zhou Emperor was stunned and replied honestly, “According to existing historical records, there have been at least dozens, some of which are beyond investigation.”
Throughout billions of years in the endless past, a hundred-thousand-year Undying dynasty like Great Zhou is merely a drop in the ocean.
Ye Junlin frowned.
So this Star Gate must date back to an even more ancient period; perhaps there were records about this Star Gate in the past, but after various upheavals, they’ve long since been buried in the dust of history.
And the Ancestor Tomb fortuitously established in this location, even the Great Zhou rulers of generations past had been utterly unaware, merely thinking this place had favorable geomancy.
Looking at his eldest disciple, whose face was changing, Ye Junlin spoke meaningfully, “Little Hong, tell your master, do you know something?”