With the celebration held, the entire Dragon Emperor Island was full of joy. The island master of the Inner Sea Six Gods also came over in person, smiling and congratulating Ye Chen with a friendly face, and each rewarded them with gifts, including rare plant armor, sharp swords and so on.
In this happy atmosphere, Ye Chen always looked calm, sometimes gazing into the distance, sometimes frowning in thought, not half joyful.
Seeing that Ye Chen's face was not happy, Huang Feng couldn't help but wondered, "What's wrong?"
Ye Chen glanced at him, his eyes flashed, and he shook his head slightly.
At this time, the celebration had already been held, and there was a spacious square where many maidservants shuttled around, placing fruit plates and fine wine on each table, all the guests were seated, and the old man in a purple shirt slowly walked out from the apse, when everything was ready , he stood beside Ye Chen, looked around the audience, and said with a smile: "Today is a great day!"
Hearing this, everyone put down their wine glasses and listened quietly.
The old man in purple shirt looked at Ye Chen next to him, and said with a smile: "Today, the next Lord of the Temple of our Dragon Emperor Island was finally born. He is this Mr. Ye Chen. He overcame his demons at a young age and reached The fifth level of the wise man, who has achieved great enlightenment, crossed the bridge of the soul, and was recognized by the Excalibur, I believe that under his leadership, we will be even more brilliant!"
Everyone in the audience was excited and looked at Ye Chen with admiration in their eyes.
After the old man in purple shirt finished speaking, he turned his head to look at Ye Chen and said with a smile, "As long as you speak, the celebration can be held."
Ye Chen looked as usual, waved his hand and said, "Let's start."
The old man in the purple shirt smiled slightly, raised his palm, and a horn blew in the distance. Then, many firecrackers and fireworks sounded. Many balloons were lifted into the air and exploded. Many flower petals were sprinkled from them. It was extremely beautiful. In the whole square, In an instant, there was laughter and laughter.
"Come with me." The old man in purple shirt looked at Ye Chen, said with a smile, and led him to the top of the seats, where there was a golden throne, majestic and domineering, like an emperor's seat.
Under the gesture of the old man in purple shirt, Ye Chen sat on the golden throne, looking down at the red carpet below, the wine and water overflowed at the dinner table, and brilliant fireworks exploded in the sky. Although the Xuanyuan people are relatively primitive, they still have high technology, making fireworks is not difficult.
"Sing and dance..."
As the old man in the purple shirt clapped his hands, many graceful and graceful women walked out from unknown places, dancing among the crowd, so beautiful that they were so beautiful.
Many people applauded loudly and were fascinated by it, wishing to participate in it.
Ye Chen was expressionless, watching all this silently. Next to it, a fruit plate was brought up in the hands of a pretty girl. There were various precious fruits and the taste was extremely delicious.
Good wine, beautiful woman...
This day is no worse than that of the ancient emperors. Compared with Ye Chen, who has experienced the end of the world for ten years and rarely eats enough, it is a fatal temptation.
He ate the fruit while frowning in thought, not paying attention to the singing and dancing.
After a while, he turned his head suddenly, looked closely at the old man in purple shirt next to him, and said, "What's your name?"
The old man in purple shirt was startled for a moment, and the joyful atmosphere around him suddenly froze. After a while, the old man in purple shirt laughed and said, "I'm just an elder of the temple. What's the matter with you suddenly asking?"
Ye Chen was silent for a moment, then asked again: "Do you know the names of the six major island owners in the Inner Sea?"
The purple-shirted old man looked strange, and said, "Why are you asking these all of a sudden?"
"Say!" Ye Chen narrowed his eyes.
The old man in the purple shirt looked a little embarrassed, and said: "We don't have much contact with them. After they come, you can ask them yourself. I can't say their names."
Ye Chen stared at him for a while, his eyes flashed, then he lowered his head slowly, frowning in thought.
as time flows…
In the blink of an eye, three days passed.
During these three days, Ye Chen had good wine every day, beauties were by his side, clothes came to him, everything was served extremely thoughtfully, and the days were like gods.
On the third day, Ye Chen bid farewell to Huang Feng, Zi Wan and others, and came to the Holy Land of the Dragon Emperor. Looking from a distance, he saw the book boy waiting quietly by the bridge of the soul.
Ye Chen walked over.
When the book boy saw him, his eyes lit up, and he said with a smile: "You are finally here, there is no need to delay, let's go!" Then he turned around and wanted to take the lead to leave.
Ye Chen suddenly said, "Slow down!"
The book boy looked at him in surprise, and said, "Why?"
Ye Chen stared at him for a while, then slowly picked up the Xuanyuan Sword in his hand, handed it to him, and said, "Take it!"
The book boy was stunned for a moment, puzzled and said, "Why? Don't you want it?"
Ye Chen glanced at him, and said coldly: "Of course I want it, but it's not a phantom, but the real Xuanyuan Excalibur!" Then, he threw the Excalibur into the ditch next to the Bridge of Souls, In the blink of an eye, it disappeared.
With the disappearance of the divine sword, the book boy in front of him disappeared, and Ye Chen's body returned to the twelfth step of the bridge of the soul at some point. His expression was calm, and he was not surprised at all. All of this was expected In the middle, when stepping into the twelfth step, there was no test. In fact, everything in the past three days was a test!
Let him think that he has obtained the Excalibur, and then be immersed in joy forever, this is the twelfth step of the spiritual test!
Ye Chen vaguely guessed from the very beginning, after all, such a top treasure as the Xuanyuan Excalibur could not be obtained so easily, and, as an outsider, even if he was really qualified to obtain it, he would have to suffer a lot. In order to verify what he thought, he asked the old man in purple shirt and the names of the six major island owners in the Inner Sea. Everything in the past three days developed according to what he thought in his heart, so he didn't know the name of the old man in Zishan in his heart, so he didn't have it in the illusion.
Since you know it's an illusion, why do you have to stay for three days
Because Ye Chen couldn't find a way to break through the illusion for a while.
This illusion is not a cliff of thousands of feet, as long as you abandon everything and take a brave step, you can take the next step. In this illusion, if the mind is not firm, it will sink forever. If it is not fully enlightened, it will be confused and unable to get out of the illusion.
After three days of hard thinking.
Ye Chen recalled all the things along the way, and finally suddenly realized that the way to break through the illusion is to destroy the false Xuanyuan Divine Sword in his hand, because this divine sword is the obsession in his heart, and he can only let go of the obsession. , to be able to see through everything.
If you are willing, you will gain if you are willing to give up, and you will really get it because you are willing to give up!
At the bridge of the soul, Zi Wan, Huang Feng and others looked at Ye Chen, who was stiff and motionless, and frowned. They were not anxious, but secretly happy. If Ye Chen hadn't taken the Excalibur, they would have There is a chance to succeed! Although their current state of mind is not as good as Ye Chen's, but the improvement of the soul is not following the rules, and sometimes a sudden enlightenment will immediately become a saint!
"He stayed at the twelfth step for three hours, and he hasn't broken through yet. It seems that there is little hope for taking this step!" Huang Jian secretly said in his heart, feeling somewhat happy.
At this moment, Ye Chen, who was originally motionless, suddenly raised his head slowly, looked at the towering sword edge, with his usual expression, took a slow step, crossed the twelfth step, and walked to the opposite side of the bridge.
Huang Feng, Zi Wan and the others were all astonished, looking at Ye Chen in disbelief.
"Break through, pass through?" Huang Bingbing covered her red lips with her hands, a little unbelievable, her father had never passed through the eleventh floor, and the man in black in front of him actually surpassed it by far
In the astonishment of several people, Ye Chen stood under the divine sword and stared at it. He felt the majestic breath of the divine sword, and couldn't help reaching out to touch it...
"Huh?" Ye Chen frowned, seeing his palm pass through the blade and into the interior, his expression changed slightly, "It's just a projection?"
Behind the bridge, the middle-aged man saw Ye Chen walking past, watched for a long time in silence, and then sighed softly, said: "That's just a projection of the Excalibur, don't bother, come back, I'll take you to see the real Excalibur !"
Ye Chen froze for a moment, frowned slightly, turned around and walked along the bridge of the soul to the other side, and said, "Where is the real sword?"
"Don't worry!" The middle-aged man turned his head to look at Zi Wan and the others beside him, and said, "Next, we're going to Bury God Abyss. Do you have anything else to prepare?"
Zi Wan and the others' eyes lit up, and they shook their heads impatiently.
The middle-aged man looked at Ye Chen and said, "The real location of the divine sword is in the Burial God Abyss, and it is in charge of the Lord Dragon Emperor himself. Come with me!" As he said that, the figure moved, turned and swept away.
Ye Chen pondered for a moment, then his figure moved and followed behind him. Huang Feng and others next to him didn't say anything, and hurriedly followed. Although they didn't get the Excalibur, it was expected, after all, they were all of aloof status People, with a lot of experience, naturally know that the Excalibur is not so easy to obtain.
"Congratulations!" Huang Feng looked at Ye Chen and congratulated with a smile, but there was a trace of helplessness in his voice.
Huang Bingbing, Huang Jian and others next to him all congratulated Ye Chen, a little bit depressed.
Ye Chen didn't say much, and after paying homage, he followed the crowd, led by the middle-aged man, out of the Holy Land of the Dragon Emperor, and galloped towards the temple.
At the entrance of the majestic temple, several guards saw the middle-aged man and hurriedly saluted without daring to stop him.
The middle-aged man strolled in the courtyard and walked freely in the temple. When people around him saw him, they all respected him. Obviously, the middle-aged man had a very high status in the temple!
Not long after, I came to the center of the temple, and I saw a metal room with a ten-foot-long pool inside. It was golden and filled with a strange fragrance. It was a source of divine power!
Just when Ye Chen was puzzled, the middle-aged man did not know where to press, and the surface of the pool of the source of divine power parted, revealing a vortex, and a black well with a diameter of about ten feet appeared inside.