Chapter 286: Chapter 253: The First Temple
Heavenly Sacred Palace represents the Barbaric Wilderness Continent in its struggle against thirty-two other continents!
The disciples of the Heavenly Sacred Palace face the truly powerful disciples from those other thirty-two continents!
Mu Qingqing's words made Ye Chen take a deep breath.
Externally.
So this was the external aspect of Heavenly Sacred Palace!
Turns out that while Heavenly Sacred Palace does not partake in the sectarian strife within the Barbaric Wilderness Continent and remains the strongest secluded sect, it is the vanguard in the struggle against the thirty-two other continents.
This drew Ye Chen deeply towards the Heavenly Sacred Palace.
After all, to fight against the other thirty-two continents meant that he could witness the conditions of those continents.
One Barbaric Wilderness Continent was already boundless; Ye Chen had no idea what the other thirty-two continents would look like, or what the geniuses from those continents would be like!
Of course, Ye Chen wished to experience what set the total thirty-three continents of the Minor Spirit Realm apart!
Mu Qingqing's following words prompted even more interest in Ye Chen.
Mu Qingqing continued, "Heavenly Sacred Palace can interact with the other thirty-two continents because it alone controls the ancient intercontinental transportation formations leading to them!"
"In the entire Barbaric Wilderness Continent, only Heavenly Sacred Palace has the means to enter the other thirty-two continents!"
"Furthermore, only the three great Palace Masters of the Heavenly Sacred Palace have some inexplicable connection with the Overseers of the thirty-two other continents."
"To join Heavenly Sacred Palace is to truly possess the opportunity to experience the other thirty-two continents!"
Traversing continents, witnessing the wonders of the other thirty-two continents, and clashing with the geniuses from those continents!
Indeed, this is the special chance that Heavenly Sacred Palace's disciples possess!
If the fact that Heavenly Sacred Palace was the first sect of the 'Central Region,' the sacred land of the human race, hadn't strongly attracted Ye Chen before, the opportunity to experience the other thirty-two continents certainly had a real impact on him now.
Seeing Ye Chen's interest, Mu Qingqing smiled and continued, "Ye Chen, because of Heavenly Sacred Palace's special nature, countless martial artists across the Barbaric Wilderness Continent wish to join 'Heavenly Sacred Palace,' even many Heavenly Saints aspire to join it."
"However, the three Palace Masters are extremely stringent in choosing their disciples, and the vast majority of Heavenly Saints are not selected to join 'Heavenly Sacred Palace.' Only the truly strong and those with great natural talent on the path of cultivation have the chance to join Heavenly Sacred Palace."
"Even though Heavenly Sacred Palace later started recruiting disciples not only from the 'Heavenly Saint Realm' but also from the 'True Qi Realm,' 'Spirit Sea Realm,' and 'Rotating Pill Realm' to confront the geniuses of the other realms from the thirty-two continents, these disciples are all highly talented individuals."
"Ye Chen, you at the mid-phase of the Spirit Sea Realm can suppress a mid-phase practitioner of the Rotating Pill Realm, overcoming an entire realm to confront your enemy. Coupled with your age of only fifteen years old and possessing numerous miraculous methods, that's why I invited you to join Heavenly Sacred Palace. If it were someone else, they wouldn't even catch my attention."
By the end, Mu Qingqing was smiling.
Ye Chen also nodded with a smile, now having a better understanding of Heavenly Sacred Palace.
However, Ye Chen still had a few doubts, "By the way, Mu Qingqing, you mentioned that Heavenly Sacred Palace recruits disciples externally, not internally. Are there any restrictions if a disciple wishes to be involved in power struggles within the Barbaric Wilderness Continent?"
Ye Chen's journey to the Central Region was because the impending war between the thirteen countries of the Southern Territory and the ten great demonic sects of the Western Wilderness was brewing, and Fairy Jia Luo had sent him to the Tai'a Sword Sect to hasten his cultivation.
If he truly joined Heavenly Sacred Palace, and because of the Palace's policy of non-involvement in internal conflicts, Ye Chen would be unwilling to participate in battle during the war between the Southern Territory and Western Wilderness.
After all, in the Southern Territory, there were his parents, his nation, and his relatives. If war broke out between the Southern Territory and Western Wilderness, no matter what, Ye Chen was determined to join the fight and genuinely contribute to the Southern Territory!
Now, Ye Chen already possessed the strength to battle against late-phase practitioners of the Rotating Pill Realm. If the war would break out a bit later, Ye Chen was very confident that he could further enhance his power. By then, he might even have a shot against early-phase Heavenly Saints!
At that time, he might be able to make a significant contribution to the Southern Territory. He would certainly not forsake the Southern Territory for his own cultivation!
Hearing Ye Chen's question, Mu Qingqing's beautiful eyes glanced across his face.
The clever and cunning girl immediately thought of the reason behind Ye Chen's inquiry, "Ye Chen, I've long heard that your Southern Territory and the Western Wilderness are at odds, and during my return from the Southern Territory, I also felt a suffocating tension hinting at an imminent war between you and the Western Wilderness."
Stay connected via m-v l|e'm,p| y- r
"Are you worried that, if you join the 'Heavenly Sacred Palace', you wouldn't be able to participate in case a war breaks out between the Southern Territory and the Western Wilderness?"
Seeing Ye Chen nod, Mu Qingqing smiled and said, "You don't have to worry about that. Although my 'Heavenly Sacred Palace' is a hidden sect, we only refrain from competing with other sects on the Barbaric Wilderness Continent as a whole. The personal actions of our disciples are not constrained by the sect."
"In fact, our 'Heavenly Sacred Palace' has very loose restrictions on disciples. It's only when facing the other thirty-two continents that we have some requirements for our disciples."
"Ye Chen, as far as I know, many talented disciples from the top ten demonic sects of the Western Wilderness have also joined the Heavenly Sacred Palace, even outnumbering the disciples from the thirteen countries of the Southern Territory that have joined. When the time comes, I'm afraid they will also fight for the Western Wilderness."
Mu Qingqing's words sent a chill through Ye Chen's heart.
So many disciples from the top ten demonic sects of the Western Wilderness were cultivating in the Heavenly Sacred Palace!
If the Southern Territory and the Western Wilderness truly went to war, this could be an important force that couldn't be ignored!
"What's the strength of those disciples from the Western Wilderness who have joined the Heavenly Sacred Palace? Are there any Heavenly Saints among them?" Ye Chen asked Mu Qingqing, "Have any Heavenly Saints joined?"
If there were Heavenly Saints among them, that could indeed be a huge problem.
"Heavenly Saints? No, there are none," Mu Qingqing shook her head. "Both the Southern Territory and the Western Wilderness have very few Heavenly Saints to begin with. Moreover, due to the conflicts between these two powers, the three palace masters of the sect never considered recruiting Heavenly Saints from these areas into the 'Heavenly Sacred Palace'."
"However, in the First Holy Temple, there's an absolute genius from the Western Wilderness. When the time comes, he's very likely to become the new Heavenly Saint of the Western Wilderness. His strength is now said to be strong enough to single-handedly defeat late-stage Rotating Pill Realm masters!
Ye Chen, if you're worried about the war between the Southern Territory and the Western Wilderness, you must be wary of him."
"The First Holy Temple?" Ye Chen was somewhat perplexed.
"The Heavenly Sacred Palace is divided into six parts: 'Heavenly Saint Mountain' and the 'Five Holy Temples'."
"Heavenly Saint Mountain is where the Heavenly Saint Realm masters cultivate, while the 'Five Holy Temples' are places for disciples of the True Qi Realm, Spirit Sea Realm, and Rotating Pill Realm to cultivate."
"Among them, the Fifth Holy Temple is for True Qi Realm disciples, the Fourth Holy Temple for Spirit Sea Realm disciples, and the Third Holy Temple for Rotating Pill Realm disciples. The Second Holy Temple and the First Holy Temple, however, are special. These two great temples select the most outstanding talents from the True Qi, Spirit Sea, and Rotating Pill realms to exclusively cultivate them."
"The First Holy Temple, in particular, is the gathering place for the most exceptional talents of the entire Heavenly Sacred Palace, aside from Heavenly Saint Mountain where the Heavenly Saints reside. Nearly ninety percent of the geniuses who enter the First Holy Temple eventually become Heavenly Saints!"
Mu Qingqing went on to explain about the First Holy Temple to Ye Chen.
The First Holy Temple is where the crème de la crème of the Heavenly Sacred Palace gathered, and ninety percent of its disciples would eventually step into the Heavenly Saint Realm?!
This revelation made Ye Chen's heart race.
If that was true, then the genius disciple from the Western Wilderness who cultivated in the First Holy Temple, the one who was said to be capable of sweeping away late-stage Rotating Pill Realm masters, really couldn't be underestimated!
"Ye Chen, that genius disciple from the Western Wilderness I told you about is also quite notorious in the First Holy Temple, and he even ranks in the top ten on the 'Sky List' among the countless disciples of the entire Heavenly Sacred Palace!"
"The disciple is named 'Yin Qianjue'!" Mu Qingqing told Ye Chen.
Yin Qianjue!
Ye Chen nodded, committing the name to memory.
"Ye Chen, if you truly wish to contribute to the Southern Territory, you should join the Heavenly Sacred Palace," Mu Qingqing looked at Ye Chen. "Only within the Heavenly Sacred Palace can you receive superior guidance, gain better cultivation insights, and learn the optimal methods to break through realms.
After all, the Heavenly Sacred Palace is home to the best Heavenly Saints of the entire Barbaric Wilderness Continent, and the summation of their cultivation experience is unmatched by any other sect."
"I see you've come all the way to the 'Tai'a Sword Sect'. Were you thinking of joining it? Although Tai'a Sword Sect is a third-grade sect, it has major flaws. Not only does it specialize in sword techniques to the exclusion of other arts, but its overall strength is also far behind the Heavenly Sacred Palace."
"Ye Chen, do consider my invitation carefully," Mu Qingqing said, looking at him.