Ye Chen took a step into the void and instantly appeared above the sea outside Ancient Jade Island, standing in mid-air.
Gazing at the incredibly beautiful rosy clouds filling the sky, gazing at the boundless Sea of Exile, with the stunning scene of the sea and sky’s rosy clouds reflecting each other, and the sound of cheers from martial artists of the Sea of Exile watching the sunset in his ears, Ye Chen couldn’t help but slightly nod.
"The Rosy Cloud Festival of the Sea of Exile is indeed beautiful."
"Now that this matter is concluded, there’s over a month left until the estimated opening time of the Nine Bends Demon Realm."
"Since the exact timing of the Nine Bends Demon Realm’s opening is undetermined, I’ll journey through the Sea of Exile for another month, and then head to the location of the Nine Bends Demon Realm to wait for its official opening!"
Ye Chen made up his mind as he looked at the divine clouds filling the sky.
Just now, in the third layer of the Void Palace, Ye Chen saw many privately traded items.
However, unlike the great harvest he had in the first and second layers, Ye Chen did not have much gain in the third layer.
No one’s treasure truly moved Ye Chen’s heart.
After all, Ye Chen had numerous treasures on him. Although the trading level in the third layer was higher, the stronger ones rarely casually took out good things that couldn’t be identified. He had no chance of finding a treasure like the wooden sword in the free trade of the first layer of the Void Palace.
Most of the treasures on Ye Chen were those of the deceased Cosmic Emperor. Exchanging for the Nine Spirits Secret Order had already consumed two items, and Ye Chen didn’t want to bring out more treasures from the Refining God Chart to draw attention.
So after wandering for several hours, Ye Chen didn’t have any special gains.
Of course, even without treasure gains, this higher-level trading gathering exposed Ye Chen to conversations from many masters, even several Cosmic Emperors, giving him a better understanding of the Sea of Exile.
Unlike when he first arrived, completely clueless about the Sea of Exile, Ye Chen now knew much more.
With a period until the Nine Bends Demon Realm opens, Ye Chen certainly wouldn’t idle.
He planned to use this time to travel across the entire Sea of Exile.
On one hand, by traveling to different areas, he aimed to imprint the space star apertures of various places, allowing him to accumulate more origin star apertures, hoping to elevate the Primordial Star Scripture’s sixth Tai Yu Chapter to a higher level soon.
Currently, Ye Chen had completed the second plane of the Tai Yu Chapter. Whether it was the spatial rift divine skill of the first extreme or the spatial blink divine skill of the second extreme, they both greatly aided him.
Ye Chen certainly wanted to cultivate to the third and fourth extremes and beyond as soon as possible to see what hidden great divine skills the Tai Yu Chapter might have!
On the other hand, besides further accumulating combat power and divine skills of the Tai Yu Chapter, Ye Chen also planned to practice other methods while traveling the Sea of Exile to further understand the people and things there, better preparing for the upcoming journey to the Nine Bends Demon Realm.
After planning, and after enjoying the stunning rosy clouds of the annual Rosy Cloud Festival in the Sea of Exile for a while, Ye Chen immediately took action.
With a wave of his large sleeve, Divine Light flashed at the spot where he stood in mid-air, and he vanished entirely.
In a place of Northern Sea Mysterious Ice unimaginably far from Ancient Jade Island, Ye Chen was flying through the void.
Behind him, more than a hundred terrifying Ice God Sculptures were pursuing him.
The aura of each Ice God Sculpture was at the level of a Divine Master, and each had wings spanning over a kilometer in length.
Despite being chased by countless Ice God Sculptures, Ye Chen remained unflustered.
Instead, he teased these Ice God Sculptures, neither widening the distance from them nor letting them catch up, but shortening the distance just to pull away when they were about to catch him again.
These actions infuriated the Ice God Sculpture flock, attracting more and more to join the pursuit.
When the number of chasing Ice God Sculptures exceeded over five hundred, they practically covered a large portion of the sky.
At this moment, Ye Chen suddenly stopped.
With a grab in the void, he manifested an immensely grand sword light array that subdued all the Ice God Sculptures within its radius!
Over five hundred Divine Master-level Ice God Sculptures were subdued by Ye Chen with just one hand!
Upon looking at Ye Chen again, in just a mere seven days, he had successfully ascended from the five-star Sovereign Realm to the six-star Sovereign level.
However, even as a six-star Sovereign, it was absolutely incredible to suppress over five hundred Divine Master-level Ice God Sculptures at once!
And that, solely relying on a single sword light array!
"Not bad, these few days of travel not only helped me break through one more layer, but the journey through the northern regions of the Sea of Exile enabled me to observe the ice and comprehend the Sword God, helping me successfully cultivate the Heavenly Sword Divine Art to the eleventh sword technique, just one step away from completing all twelve sword techniques of the Sword Skills Divine Secret Fragment!"
The Heavenly Sword Divine Art was created by a Sword God Cosmic Emperor of the Ancestral God Temple.
The more Ye Chen cultivated this fragment of sword skills divine secret, the deeper his understanding of swordsmanship became.
Now, solely relying on the divine skills of swordsmanship, Ye Chen could subdue countless Divine Masters, enough to contend with formidable Masters!
After experiencing the divine might of the Heavenly Sword Divine Art, Ye Chen made a fist, breaking the sword light array subduing over five hundred Ice God Sculptures, releasing them all.
At this point, these Ice God Sculptures finally realized that the little Sovereign they had been chasing was no ordinary person, but an existence they must never provoke.
Instinctively, these over five hundred Ice God Sculptures all crawled toward Ye Chen, aware that this figure could annihilate them with a wave of his hand, and seeking mercy was their only chance at survival.
Ye Chen saw the densely packed Ice God Sculptures knelt on the ground, yet amidst a hearty laugh, he disappeared directly from this area.
Another seven days passed.
Ye Chen had already reached the eastern border of the Sea of Exile.
This time, he stopped on a desolate little island shrouded by countless thick mists.
"Oh? I didn’t expect this little island to hide another space, it’s actually a realm within a realm!"
Ye Chen finally flew out from this little island.
At this moment, the Origin Star Aperture imprinted from the Space Star Aperture on Ye Chen’s body had improved significantly, getting closer and closer to completing the accumulation for the Third Extreme...
Next, Ye Chen continued to fly around the Sea of Exile.
Flying from the east, he headed south.
As he flew, he continued to accumulate Origin Star Apertures and cultivated various major cultivation techniques.
During this time, Ye Chen fought with Great Demons hidden in the Sea of Exile’s depths and received invitations from some island masters in the Sea of Exile to visit their islands.
Ye Chen witnessed countless demons, countless magical plants and animals in the Sea of Exile, and also saw the landscapes of various places.
However, the Sea of Exile is too vast, too vast.
Even though Ye Chen’s flying speed was extremely fast, in just a short month, he only glanced over some areas of the Sea of Exile and never thoroughly explored the entire sea.
"The Nine Bends Demon Realm is about to open soon, it’s time to head to that sea area and wait for its official opening."
Ye Chen didn’t plan to continue traversing the Sea of Exile.
After all, even though the Sea of Exile is mysterious, Ye Chen would later visit the two most important areas, and the other areas could be visited if there was time.
"The Nine Bends Demon Realm is located in the southern region of the Sea of Exile."
"And the Abyss, more mysterious than the Nine Bends Demon Realm, is at the very west of the Sea of Exile."
"Now, let’s head to the Nine Bends Demon Realm."
When Ye Chen slew Zhulong, he obtained the detailed map of the Nine Bends Demon Realm’s boundary from the four Masters accompanying Zhulong.
The location of the Nine Bends Demon Realm was already etched in Ye Chen’s mind.
After discerning the direction, Ye Chen flew directly toward that position.
At this time, Ye Chen had already broken through to the level of a Seven-star Sovereign.
Even people like Tianli Weiwei whom he encountered on Ancient Jade Island did not know to what extent he had improved in such a short time!
The Nine Bends Demon Realm.
It is a black ocean region in the boundless southern seas of the Sea of Exile.
This black ocean region envelops more than half of the southern seas of the Sea of Exile, and more frighteningly, above this black ocean, a kind of black cloud drifts year-round.
According to rumors, this black cloud is the true death cloud.
The area it covers is completely unreachable, even a Master or even a Cosmic Emperor can be directly killed if they touch these black clouds!
Some people tried to enter the black sea region from below the sea as well, but these individuals discovered that even underwater, there’s a black aura lingering, and anyone who enters will be killed.
Therefore, the entire black sea region of the Nine Bends Demon Realm, along with the black cloud lingering above the sea, has made the Nine Bends Demon Realm a land of death.
Ordinarily, no one dares to set foot within it.
After countless ages, some powerhouses have explored and uncovered special features of the Nine Bends Demon Realm’s boundary.
Every ten thousand years, a black God Gate will emerge at the boundary of the Nine Bends Demon Realm’s black ocean, and once it appears, it slowly absorbs the black sea waters of the Nine Bends Demon Realm.
This absorption of black sea waters lasts for several days or even months.
When the specific moment arrives, as the black God Gate stops absorbing the black sea waters, it will emit an earth-shaking roar, upon which seven mysterious symbols will appear on it, and then the black God Gate will open, allowing entry into the true internal territory of the Nine Bends Demon Realm with the assistance of the God Gate!
The true internal territory of the Nine Bends Demon Realm holds countless great opportunities and great secrets!
Currently, the time when the Nine Bends Demon Realm is recorded by the powerhouses of the Sea of Exile to open again is getting closer and closer.
The black God Gate has already appeared at the boundary of the Nine Bends Demon Realm!
At this moment, outside the God Gate on the sea surface outside the Nine Bends Demon Realm, millions of powerhouses from the Sea of Exile had already gathered, and as time passes, the number is continually increasing.
Countless eyes fixated on the black God Gate, all waiting for the moment it completes absorbing the black sea waters, waiting for the God Gate to open, and for the Nine Bends Demon Realm to officially open.