Chapter 2036: Strange Man

Elder Ku Rong saw the crowd looking at him in confusion and explained, "Did you see him take any other treasures or resources along the way?"

He can even discover palaces buried underground; it's impossible that he missed so many obvious resources.

Moreover, the places he goes to are especially dangerous.

If there's no corresponding gain, would he go?

So there can be only one explanation.

That he looks down on ordinary things.

The crowd, after hearing Elder Ku Rong's analysis, all thought it made sense.

Originally, an elder who had considered using treasures or resources to tempt Ye Liuyun into becoming a disciple now also weighed whether his bait was enticing enough.

"Is he going to that tower?"

"Didn't you warn him that it's dangerous there?"

Yao Dong Lai asked Mao Hongyin.

Mao Hongyin, his face flushed, stood up and admitted, "I was a bit agitated at the time and forgot about it."

It turned out that the Profound Heaven Sect had previously sent a disciple into that tower.

They all knew the tower contained a Formation.

The tower has ten levels; the lower nine had long been emptied by Profound Heaven Sect disciples.

But on the tenth level, everyone who went up died.

As for what lies on the tenth level, they don't know.

Martial Cultivators beyond the Seventh Realm cannot enter the test Secret Realm.

Therefore, before each disciple enters, Mao Hongyin usually gives them a warning that the tower's tenth level is dangerous.

But it's only a reminder; if the disciples wish to explore, they won't stop them.

"No problem, it's just a reminder! He specifically seeks out dangerous places!"

Yao Dong Lai didn't probe further.

He also thought that the places Ye Liuyun goes to are the most dangerous.

Ye Liuyun placed this tower last, presumably because he knew it was the most dangerous.

When Ye Liuyun arrived at the tower, he only had two days left.

He felt two days were enough for him to explore a place.

He didn't rush into the tower; instead, he circled it and examined it.

The surroundings of the tower showed no signs of ferocious beasts or hazardous plants.

Thus the tower must indeed be a perilous place.

His Golden Pupil also saw the situation inside the tower.

The Formations on the first through ninth levels had largely been broken, clearly indicating someone had been up there.

The contents inside were probably also emptied by those people.

However, the tenth level lacked any Formation; only a middle‑aged man without a realm was inside, reading a book.

Surrounding it were many bookshelves, all filled with various cultivation techniques.

"Could it be a Library?"

Ye Liuyun thought to himself, feeling a bit disappointed.

"Why does that man stay here continuously?

The rest of the tower has no danger; could the danger be that man?"

Ye Liuyun became even more curious.

He immediately sent his clone to don the Invisibility Cloak and go take a look.

Now that the distance is short, the clone can see very clearly.

After taking a glance, the clone was startled.

Ye Liuyun needed no words; he sensed what the clone saw.

The reason we call it a thing is because that man is not a person at all, but a book.

"A book can become a demon! That must have taken countless years!"

Ye Liuyun was utterly shocked.

And since it's a Book Demon capable of taking human form, the book itself was probably not simple.

Moreover, the book's Divine Soul Power was terrifyingly massive.

Even with Ye Liuyun's and his clone's four souls combined, they are less than half its size.

With such strong Divine Soul Power, Ye Liuyun worried that the Ten Thousand Gods Command might not be able to deal with it.

At that moment, the man also sensed being probed.

He set the book down; although he lacked a Golden Child like Ye Liuyun's that can see through, he emitted a Divine Sense that detected Ye Liuyun's presence.

"Finally, someone interesting shows up!"

The man smiled toward Ye Liuyun's direction and waved at him.

"Damn, I've been discovered!"

Ye Liuyun also regretted his carelessness.

Moreover, he guessed that with such strong Divine Soul Power, the man might discover the clone's existence.

Any Martial Cultivator whose Divine Soul Power exceeds his can feel a Divine Sense probing them.

Elder Ku Rong is an example.

Let alone the Book Demon's Divine Soul Power, which is so immense.

Ye Liuyun estimated that his Divine Soul Power had already surpassed the Divine Mirror.

Facing an expert whose Divine Soul Power was this strong, he knew he couldn't even run away now.

Moreover, looking at that man's expression, there was no sign of any intention harmful to Ye Liuyun.

"Anyway, I can't escape, so better to face it directly! The more dangerous the place, the greater the opportunity!"

Thinking this through, he no longer delayed, tightly gripping the token for transmitting out of the Secret Realm in his palm, and storing his clone in the Space World, preparing to transmit the Black Tower, ready to escape at any moment, then he gritted his teeth and entered the tower.

The Elders outside watching him all broke into a sweat for him.

From Ye Liuyun's attitude toward the tower, they could see he was also very cautious about it.

Now that Ye Liuyun has entered, everyone worries he might not come out.

"Will a miracle happen?"

"Judging from his previous performance, maybe there will be!"

"If he can't come out, that would be too regrettable!"

The formations on the first nine steps had already been broken, and Ye Liuyun's passage was very smooth.

Before reaching the tenth step, Ye Liuyun took a deep breath, gathered his courage, and stepped up.

From when he arrived outside the tower, all the way through walking the first nine steps, he felt no sense of danger.

But now, as soon as he stepped up a step, his Soul felt a tremor.

That feeling of the Soul as if facing an abyss also made him feel extremely fearful.

He estimated that the Book Demon's Soul was too powerful; even without deliberately releasing Soul pressure, Ye Liuyun's Soul could sense it.

"Step back one step, death! Ascend the nine steps, great opportunity!"

At that moment, the man upstairs also suddenly spoke to Ye Liuyun.

Although his tone was relatively gentle, to Ye Liuyun it was clear he was facing a life-and-death trial.

He didn't rush to take the second step, but stopped on this level to adapt to this Soul pressure.

He stood on this level for a full hour before then stepping up another step.

But the Soul pressure on this level was even greater.

Along with it, Ye Liuyun's body also began to tremble slightly.

This was also the strongest Soul pressure Ye Liuyun had encountered since he began cultivating.

The Ten Thousand Gods Command in his Sea of Consciousness also began to emit a faint light, helping Ye Liuyun resist this Soul pressure.

Ye Liuyun then stood on the second level for another hour.

During that hour, Ye Liuyun's efforts were not in vain.

Using his Divine Soul Power with all his might actually worked far better than his usual cultivation of Divine Soul Power.

His Soul, after undergoing this high-pressure suppression, condensed even more.

If it weren't for the rule that stepping back means death, he would really like to let his clone and the people in the Space World come out to gain experience.

Each time Ye Liuyun stepped up another step, he waited until his Divine Soul Power had adapted and the light of the Ten Thousand Gods Command had faded before stepping forward.