Chapter 714: Racing Against Time

Inside the secret realm of this divine traces battlefield, the spiritual energy and the barbaric aura are both relatively rich, making it an excellent place for him to cultivate.

The surrounding mountains rise and fall, covered by vast forests.

He extended his divine sense and found various weapons and armor scattered about; it indeed looked like an abandoned battlefield, yet no corpses were visible.

"Even if time has passed and the bones have weathered, they couldn't have vanished so completely!" Ye Liuyun felt that this secret realm held something strange.

After scouting around, he compared the map given by Elder Song Yan and headed straight for the destination.

The map marked a three-story small building that stored various techniques and secret manuals.

Ye Liuyun learned from earlier conversations that he was not the only one with a map, so he had to race against time to get there quickly, lest the second half of the Qiankun Palm technique be taken by someone else.

He got there directly via a void shift, so his speed was very fast.

Even so, when he arrived, many others had already gathered there, especially the second-ranked Mu Jian, who was conspicuously present.

At the entrance of the three-story building stood a row of stone puppets; whenever someone tried to enter the Library, a stone puppet would step out to fight them.

This also counts as a test: only by defeating the stone puppet can one enter the Library.

However, ordinary people find it very difficult to pass this stone puppet trial.

They are not only powerful in technique, able to fight endlessly, and their realm can shift, always adjusting to be three layers above the challenger.

For Ye Liuyun, these stone puppets have neither bloodline nor soul, so several of his advantages cannot be brought to bear.

Mu Jian was currently locked in a fierce battle with a stone puppet, while others watched from the sidelines.

Under normal circumstances, Mu Jian could fight across three realms without issue.

But this stone puppet's strength exceeds that of an ordinary martial cultivator; even exerting his full strength, Mu Jian gained no advantage and became locked in a stalemate with the puppet.

Ye Liuyun's Golden Pupil had already detected that Mu Jian had nurtured a seed of sword intent.

Yet he still found it hard to judge whether Mu Jian or the stone puppet would ultimately prevail.

Seeing that no one else was challenging the stone puppet, Ye Liuyun simply stood up and walked toward the Library.

"Ye Liuyun also wants to go in? This newcomer sure has guts!" Someone behind him immediately whispered, and a chorus of snickers followed.

Ye Liuyun heard it and thought these people were just timid, unwilling to easily challenge the stone puppet, so he didn't pay much attention.

However, as soon as he moved and had taken only a few steps, he felt a sword intent surge from Mu Jian's direction.

His heart startled, he immediately stepped back to dodge.

That sword was indeed emitted by Mu Jian; he did not intend to harm Ye Liuyun, merely giving a warning, otherwise Ye Liuyun would not have dodged it so easily.

"What do you mean?" Ye Liuyun looked puzzled at Mu Jian, who was still engaged with the stone puppet.

"I want to go in first!" Mu Jian said indifferently.

Only then did Ye Liuyun understand why those who arrived earlier stood aside, waiting, with no one daring to enter.

It turned out that Mu Jian was overbearing, not allowing anyone else to go in first.

"Is that so? Then you need the strength to back it up!" Ye Liuyun said, drawing the Demon Slaying Sword from his back.

"We're going to fight!"

"Ye Liuyun is really a tough guy, daring to challenge even Mu Jian!"

The disciples waiting on the side immediately became interested, stepping back to give them space to fight.

Mu Jian also frowned: "Don't you know what's good for you?"

Ye Liuyun hesitated not, ignoring whether Mu Jian was in battle, and directly unleashed his strongest blade intent.

His blade intent was obviously far stronger than Mu Jian's sword intent, and the Heaven and Earth Power within it had been greatly enhanced by his recent cultivation.

At the same time, he activated the Primordial Spirit Secret Technique, draining all spiritual energy around Mu Jian to reduce his Heaven and Earth Power.

His blade intent was inherently overbearing; as soon as he struck, both Mu Jian and the stone puppet sensed it and withdrew.

However, Ye Liuyun's blade headed straight for Mu Jian.

Ye Liuyun also knew his blade intent, though strong, was insufficient given his own realm; after slashing, he began gathering power and activated the Guardian God Seal.

With the gathered powers, the Primordial War God again unleashed a blade; this strike not only had formidable blade intent but also carried nearly doubled forces, overbearingly slashing toward Mu Jian once more.

Having just blocked Ye Liuyun's blade, Mu Jian felt that Ye Liuyun's blade intent was very strong, even stronger than his own sword intent.

As he was startled, he felt an even stronger blade intent slash toward him again.

This time, not only was his Heaven and Earth Power impeded, but his bloodline was also directly suppressed; especially his strongest attack, sword intent, was almost nullified by Ye Liuyun's overbearing blade.

He silently cursed, quickly mustering all his power to summon his Guardian God Seal, a long sword, to meet Ye Liuyun's blade.

However, his Guardian God Seal also had much of its power suppressed; it could only be said to be somewhat stronger than not activating it.

But Ye Liuyun's blade also contained the terrifying power of Blood Thunder and Golden Crow Holy Fire, in addition to blade intent and Heaven and Earth Power.

Before the blade even arrived, Mu Jian already felt its terror!

"His blade intent is actually one level higher than my sword intent!"

Mu Jian realized the danger and immediately released all his True Essence to shield himself.

"Boom" with a deafening roar.

Ye Liuyun's blade struck Mu Jian's Guardian God Seal; the Blood Thunder and Golden Crow Holy Fire blasted onto the long sword of the seal, cleaving it directly in half.

Yet the blade intent continued forward, "Boom"—it slammed into Mu Jian's body!

If Mu Jian had not sensed Ye Liuyun's stronger blade intent in advance and gathered all his True Essence for defense, he could not have withstood this strike!

Even so, Mu Jian was blasted far away, spitting blood, and was knocked straight out of the Library's area.

Ye Liuyun then sheathed his blade and said to Mu Jian indifferently, "Blocking me—you're not qualified."

Having said that, he lifted his leg again and strode toward the Library.

"Ye Liuyun is actually this strong! Two moves and he blasted Mu Jian away!"

"Doesn't he have the strength to contend with Mo Yang for first place?"

Behind Ye Liuyun, another chorus of chatter arose.