Supreme Sword God

Chapter 742 741: The Previous Era

Upon hearing that ancient voice, Ye Chenʼs lips twitched, and golden light flickered at his feet as he unleashed the extreme speed of the Heaven-Ascending Step.

However.

He couldnʼt move!

It was just his feet running in place!

”Senior, Iʼm sorry to disturb you,” Ye Chen shouted.

”I wonʼt come back again, please forgive me and give me a chance!”

Without understanding the situation, Ye Chen was extremely unwilling to enter and take a look. Just the passageway to this place involved time-space distortion—how terrifying could the inside be? How strange could the people inside be? He couldnʼt even begin to imagine.

”Donʼt be afraid, I mean no harm. This place also belongs to you,” the ancient voice rang out again by Ye Chenʼs ear.

It was as if an old man was whispering beside his ear, making Ye Chenʼs hairs stand on end.

”It doesnʼt belong to me... Iʼm just passing by, everything inside is yours, Senior.”

”Come in.”

The old manʼs voice elongated, like a long sigh, and the next moment, Ye Chenʼs figure was uncontrollably propelled into that mysterious space.

”Buzz!”

The passageway trembled.

Two figures tumbled along the passageway back into the stone house outside the heavens.

Immediately, the passageway vanished.

He Taiyuan and Lin Wen looked at each other.

”Elder He... I... I didnʼt mean it, I really didnʼt know this would happen,” Lin Wen said, his expression flustered and extremely urgent.

He Taiyuan furrowed his brows; he thought nothing would happen by going in to take a look, but as it turned out, he and Lin Wen were fine, yet Ye Chen had vanished!

”Donʼt tell anyone for now, Iʼll try to acquire some Void Stones, and reopen the passageway to find Asura!” He Taiyuan immediately decided.

Asura holds crucial importance to the human race here!

If Asura encountered danger, the hope of the human race here would be shattered.

In terms of the bigger picture, it would be a major loss for the human race of Celestial Essence Continent too.

......

”Splash, splash!”

The water surged, and a waterfall spanning a thousand feet wide descended as if from the heavens, vast and majestic.

The misty spray made everything around look as if it were shrouded in a dreamy fairyland.

”Ye Chen, get me out of here!”

Master Legsʼ voice sounded.

”Master Legs, wonʼt you be eroded by the millennia?” Ye Chen replied, his mood heavy.

Previously, Master Legs had ventured out once.

In the end, the millennial time spent within the Sword Tomb immediately ensnared him. Even though Master Legsʼ Heaven-Ascending Step was claimed to outrun time, he almost had all his vitality worn away by the millennia.

”Itʼs alright now, my time is more potent than before. If you donʼt believe it, watch closely later!”

Ye Chen was skeptical, but thought of it, opened the Sword Tomb.

”Whizz!”

Two legs flew out and stood beside Ye Chen.

”Really okay?” Ye Chen asked.

”Hahaha, Iʼm fine, I donʼt even need to run. My speed, akin to time, is constantly erupting, making it impossible for the millennia to erode my vitality now!

Now, I have transcended the years with time!”

Master Legs laughed heartily; the next moment, light gathered on those two legs.

Within the glow, a body appeared!

His figure was tall, his face handsome, and he wore a faintly mischievous smile.

Ye Chen was stunned!

Is this Master Legsʼ appearance?

He doesnʼt seem like a good person at all!

Did Master Legs suddenly become this powerful? Unafraid of time, reforming his body...

”Master Legs...”

”You brat, howʼs it going? Compared to me, do you feel inferior? Back in the day, I was reputed to be the fastest alive, charming and dashing...”

”Cough!” Ye Chen cleared his throat, interrupting Master Legsʼ boasting, ”Master Legs, this place is too strange; letʼs leave.”

”I originally wanted to show my might here and let you witness my prowess, but since youʼre scared, Iʼll take you away,”

Master Legs said nonchalantly, sounding indifferent.

”Boom!”

Suddenly.

A handprint descended from the heavens, landing on Master Legs.

Master Legsʼ body exploded, reverting back to two legs.

”Youʼre far from transcending time and years, merely taking advantage of the absence of external time here to pretend.”

The ancient voice rang out, as a decrepit old man slowly approached.

Master Legsʼ two legs stood up and ran over to Ye Chen.

Ye Chen: ”...”

So, Master Legs was feigning...

Heʼd been gullible enough to believe him!

”You brat, quickly call Luo Qingyi out, I canʼt handle this.” Master Legs shouted.

The old man shook his head and said, ”You also have a young girl who has only survived by stealing the essence of the Great Dao from the outside world. But I advise you not to let her out.

Here, there is no power from the Great Dao. The Great Dao cannot detect her, but if she comes out, she will turn to dust without the nurturing of the Great Daoʼs power.

Let her stay in that space on you where there is power to let her live well.

Besides, take off your mask, no one here recognizes you anyway.”

Ye Chen removed the mask and said, ”…Senior, I didnʼt mean to disturb you. I hope you can be magnanimous and let me go. I promise I wonʼt bother you again in the future.”

The old man said, ”No… you should come often.”

Ye Chen: ”…Senior, I...”

”You have the aura of the Daoist Lord on you. We are all waiting for the Daoist Lord to return and lead us to fight the epoch once more!”

The old manʼs words left Ye Chen completely bewildered.

Daoist Lord?

Whereʼs this Daoist Lord from?

Iʼve never even heard of it!

”Senior, there may be some misunderstanding… I donʼt know the Daoist Lord,” Ye Chen confessed honestly.

If it were a group with not-so-terrifying strength, perhaps he would go with the flow and pretend.

But the old man before him was terrifyingly formidable, and if he tried to fool him and got caught... he wouldnʼt even know how he died.

The old man gave a faint smile and said, ”If the Daoist Lord hadnʼt chosen you, you wouldnʼt bear the aura of the Daoist Lord. Since you donʼt know the Daoist Lord, it means the Daoist Lord hasnʼt revealed the truth to you yet.”

Ye Chen: ”...”

So, had he really come into contact with this so-called Daoist Lord?

Who?

Brother Chun?!

No!

As powerful as Brother Chun is, thereʼs a limit...

”Mad Old Man!”

In Ye Chenʼs mind, three words emerged.

The Mad Old Man is very strong, bravely battling the Heavenly Dao and emerging unscathed!

And that wasnʼt even the Mad Old Manʼs strongest state; he has many avatars outside.

Taiyan Immortal Sect, Yellow Springs Sect, Immortal Light Sacred Land... are all places where the Mad Old Man once stayed.

Moreover, just now this old man in front of him mentioned the words ”epoch.” The Mad Old Man once spoke of the epochs in the forbidden grounds of the Celestial Extinction Ancient Tomb in Yellow Springs Sect!

Thinking along these lines, the Daoist Lord is very likely to be the Mad Old Man!

”Senior, since we are of the same kind, please do not trouble me any further. Let me leave...”

”No rush, itʼs been too long since anyone from outside has come in here. The people here need to get to know the outside world,” the old man said.

Ye Chen: ”You want me to tell them about it?”

The old man shook his head and said, ”When the time is right, the outside environment will reveal itself, but I need you to let the young ones here understand what kind of strength the outside really has.

After all, the younger generation will go out first.

If they lack understanding of external strength, itʼs easy for them to run into danger due to carelessness.

What is your name? In the younger generation outside, what level do you belong to?”

”Ye Chen.”

Ye Chen honestly stated his name.

As for his strengthʼs level outside… of course, he is the top-tier genius, the kind who can defeat elites even when skipping major realms.

But… this place is very mysterious.

He still hasnʼt figured out the situation at all.

He also doesnʼt know how strong the younger generation here is.

Judging by the old manʼs tone, it seems he wants him to compete with the young geniuses here.

What if he tells them heʼs a top-tier genius and they also send out top-tier geniuses...

What if the geniuses here are also super freaks...

Thinking it over, Ye Chen said, ”Senior, my qualifications are dull, my talent is mediocre...”

The old man frowned and said, ”If thatʼs really the case, why would the Daoist Lord choose you?”

Ye Chen: ”Maybe because Iʼm good-looking.”

The Mad Old Man once commented on appearances, evidently, he considers it when choosing people.

The old manʼs brow furrowed even tighter and said, ”Have humans outside now become so disappointing in appearance!”

Ye Chen gritted his teeth, ”…Senior, what do you mean by that?”

”I wasnʼt saying you are ugly, donʼt misunderstand, just that if the Daoist Lord chose you for this reason, it means others must not look good,” the old man said off-handedly.

Ye Chen felt upset.

The old man said, ”Letʼs go, Iʼll take you there.”

”Senior, you wonʼt set me up with someone too strong, will you? What if they beat me to death...”

”Iʼll arrange for a few with lesser talents. They wonʼt beat you to death; itʼs just a spar so they can gain some understanding of Martial Dao outside.”

”Alright!” Ye Chen agreed.

It seems there really wonʼt be any danger.

The people here seem clueless about the outside world, and they want to understand the Martial Dao outside. A deep curiosity arose in Ye Chenʼs heart.

Listening to what the old man just said about waiting for the Daoist Lord to return and lead them to battle the epochs again, they likely belong to the previous epoch, and have been sealed here all this time.

What kind of Martial Dao did the previous epoch have?