Chapter 304
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Chapter 304: Eleventh Tier of the Heavenly Path
White mist enveloped Yun Ye as he ascended to the eleventh tier of the Heavenly Path.
The eleventh tier had a special meaning.
It represented a new beginning.
For many families and sects, the eleventh tier symbolized the inheritance of bloodlines, a starting point for a family, directly determining its rise and fall.
“Etch the Spiritual Law, and…
Ascending bloodline!”
As the white mist dissipated, a dilapidated courtyard appeared before him, and an overwhelming sense of weakness and hunger filled Yun Ye’s body.
‘Heavenly Path, Eleventh Tier: Battle of Origins: Countless generations back, all ancestors were commoners. I forge the Heavenly Path, reflecting on history, understanding rise and fall, and the human race should thrive like dragons in the world.’
‘Trace back history, return to the era of ancestors to prove oneself. Depending on one’s philosophy, the goals of the trials may differ.’
“Is it really another commoner’s start?”
Yun Ye couldn’t help but look up to the sky, as if he wanted to make eye contact with someone up there.
It was not the True Immortal Mother.
It was a True Immortal who had changed the rules of the Heavenly Path.
Having traversed the ten tiers of the Heavenly Path, he had already understood its nature; this time, it was merely pointed out to him.
‘The goals of the trials differ based on philosophy.’
This was the key.
The reason he had to battle multiple spiritual realm beings at the second tier was not due to bad luck landing him a difficult event; rather, his trials were all of similar difficulty, regardless of whom he fought.
The True Immortal Mother designed the historical checkpoints to provide lessons from history, so depending on one’s philosophy, the backgrounds and goals of the Trial Participants also varied.
From the second tier to the tenth tier, Yun Ye had experienced three commoner uprisings, three family suppressions of uprisings, and three dynastic suppressions of family rebellions.
Essentially, each side experienced once, forming a cycle.
At the eleventh tier, according to this logic, it was the commoners’ turn to start against the powerful families.
Unsurprisingly, this was a form of training, enabling one to learn many truths through history, seeing the rot unseen in peaceful times.
Beginning from the eleventh tier, memories could be taken out of the Heavenly Path—originally, it was supposed to be this way.
But unfortunately, some True Immortal had changed the rules, sealing all stages of the Heavenly Path, prohibiting the extraction of memories.
As long as memories could not be taken out of the Heavenly Path, its greatest significance was lost, turning it into an ordinary tool for gaining strength, only serving to bolster the power of the rulers.
(Speaking of which, in the first tier, one battles the pioneers of various eras in history; why does the eleventh tier simply follow the tenth tier without any new changes?)
With his questions swirling, Yun Ye processed a vast array of memories.
Zamu, this was the name of his former self, or rather, a symbol.
Those around him who knew his former self referred to him as such, without a surname and not an official name.
From the name Zamu, one could see just how low his status was; theoretically, he couldn’t have any notable bloodline.
But in reality, he indeed had a genuine heritage; Zamu was a bona fide member of the Xiang Family.
He simply had very poor talent and had been cast away as a servant to a branch family since birth, making him a waste with no ties to the Xiang Family.
Based on the memories, Yun Ye discovered that Zamu lived in a time long ago, over three hundred years ago in Wenyun Town.
Yun Ye held complete memories; he had read all the books of the Xiang Family, including their family history.
During this period, the Xiang Family was still obscure and had not grown powerful; the entire family had only one person in the spiritual realm, struggling on the brink of survival as a small family.
However, soon a genius named Xiang Chushi emerged, leading the Xiang Family to prosperity.
During Xiang Chushi’s time, the family’s talents experienced an explosive increase, completing the positive cycle of the Spiritual Law family in a very short time, which was quite bizarre.
This historical record was vague, simply stating that because of Xiang Chushi, the fortune of the Xiang Family continued for three hundred years.
Since this trial came from the Xiang family’s branch, something related to the Xiang Family should happen soon.
"Bang!"
The yard’s main door was kicked open, interrupting Yun Ye’s thoughts. Several burly men walked in, glancing around the courtyard. They spat disdainfully and said, "Just a poor wretch; well, one less or more doesn’t matter, take him away!"
One of them grabbed Yun Ye and forcefully dragged him away.
Yun Ye did not resist.
"Clomp, clomp, clomp."
The man carried Yun Ye effortlessly, showing his strength as they walked several miles through a secret passage into the Xiang Family estate, tossing him into a large courtyard overgrown with weeds.
There were already hundreds of people there, all branch members of the Xiang Family, weeping in fear as they awaited their fate.
"Feed them well for seven days, then for three days, give them herbal medicine. Bathe them daily… I’ve already told you the steps; do not make any mistakes, or you know the consequences!"
"Yes, sir! We will do it right and won’t dare be lazy!"
Several men responded with fear as they sent off the Spiritual Law master of the Xiang Family.
Then they turned around, angrily warning everyone that if they dared to cry or speak again, they would be dealt with harshly.
Over the next seven days, these men, along with a few others, cooked and served delicious meals to the hundreds in the courtyard.
Yun Ye was among them. Since the meals were unlimited, he ate heartily and used secret techniques to aid digestion.
This time, he started without any Qi Cultivation Technique cultivation, but his talent was slightly better than that of the second tier of the Heavenly Path, allowing him decent efficiency in cultivating the Qi Cultivation Technique.
Every day, Yun Ye ate much more; some leftover meals went unnoticed, so he consumed as much as he could, forcibly digesting it with secret techniques.
The Cloud Heavenly Spirit Sect had been passed down for a thousand years and had nearly everything, greatly benefiting Yun Ye.
For example, there were dozens of digestive secret techniques available for mortals, all provided by the Cloud Heavenly Spirit Sect.
Having always started as a commoner, Yun Ye knew well how valuable these techniques were, so he chose one to cultivate to perfection.
With meticulous control, his digestion ability increased by about ten times, and if he disregarded any damage, he could even amplify it to thirty times.
Thus, while the next seven days seemed trivial to others, Yun Ye forcibly advanced his Qi Cultivation Technique to the foundation level, quickly moving toward Minor Achievement.
On the eighth day, the Xiang Family began administering medicines to them, seemingly a product of spirit pills mixed into the water.
This was a significant boost, far more effective than regular food. On the first day, Yun Ye stepped into the Minor Achievement of the Qi Cultivation Technique thanks to the Spirit Water, solidifying his Minor Achievement realm by the third day.
In reality, with his current level of the awakening technique, Yun Ye could directly awaken his Spiritual Roots even without cultivating the Qi Cultivation Technique; it would simply consume more life essence, but since this was only a simulation of history within the Heavenly Path, it wouldn’t affect reality.
However, given the current circumstances, Yun Ye was not in a hurry.
This pattern was very familiar to him; it was likely that the next step would be to refine human pills to enhance the family’s talents.
Hiding his strength before refining the pills was more advantageous; when the time came for an ambush, passing the trial would be much simpler.
