Invincible Soul Emperor

When Liang Fei stepped onto the floating bridge, he discovered that although it was composed of moonlight, it was incredibly sturdy, giving him the feeling of solid ground beneath his feet.

Liang Fei turned to Ye Qingchen and Qin Yue with a silly grin, but both chose to ignore him. Qin Yue nodded at Ye Qingchen, then stretched out a delicate finger and pointed at the floating bridge. A beam of silver-white light shot out from her fingertip, merging into the bridge. Afterward, the floating bridge began to undulate in a miraculous fashion, its speed increasing rapidly. As it moved, it carried the three of them toward the depths of the ocean.

At first, the bridge’s speed was comparable to an early-stage Martial Spirit Realm cultivator running at full tilt. Soon, however, Ye Qingchen felt the bridge was moving several times faster than even his own Mystifying Steps when performed with all his might. The scenery on both sides of the ocean retreated in a blur. Huge Sea Monsters would occasionally burst from the water’s surface, yet upon seeing the floating bridge, they seemed to recognize some kind of taboo and desperately swam away.

”Those Sea Monsters have the strength of the Martial King Realm at least. That aura just now gave me quite a scare,” Liang Fei said, patting his chest with a shaken look. The Sea Monster that had just shot out from the water’s surface was a hundred meters long, and its presence was as oppressive as a mountain bearing down on them.

Ye Qingchen nodded in agreement. Liang Fei was right—these Sea Monsters were at least at the Martial King Realm, if not higher. If Qin Yue weren’t leading the way, it would have been nearly impossible for Ye Qingchen and Liang Fei to break through the blockade of Sea Monsters with their current strength, let alone the other martial artists who had entered the Chaotic Maze.

After steadying his nerves, Liang Fei’s small eyes darted about before he turned to Ye Qingchen. ”Qingchen, with so many powerful Sea Monsters guarding this ocean, where do you think Qin Yue is taking us?”

Ye Qingchen, who naturally understood Liang Fei’s ulterior motives, replied irritably, ”You can rest assured. If there’s any suitable opportunity for us, Yue’er won’t be stingy.”

Liang Fei pouted and muttered, ”She might not be stingy with you, but that’s not necessarily the case with me.”

His aggrieved expression made Qin Yue chuckle. Playfully, she said, ”Since you have so little faith in me, I can simply retract the floating bridge right now and let you off.”

”Let’s not do that! I don’t care about opportunities; I just like staying by Qingchen’s side,” Liang Fei said, quickly waving his hands. Are you kidding me? he thought. With so many Martial King Realm Sea Beasts around, getting off now would be like serving myself up as an extra course for them. Even though I weigh over two hundred pounds, given the size of those creatures, I probably wouldn’t even be enough to get stuck between their teeth.

The floating bridge traveled for more than two hours. Though it was unclear how far they had gone, the blurry outline of a palace complex began to emerge before them. As they drew closer, Ye Qingchen could gradually make out its appearance.

The palace was situated atop a solitary island, crafted entirely from an unknown type of jade. The stones were crystal-clear and lustrous, gleaming so dazzlingly in the sunlight that one could not look at them directly. What was most astonishing was that the Spiritual Energy around the palace had fully materialized; some of it had even condensed into Spiritual Liquid, which flowed around the palace’s perimeter. The palace was approximately one to two hundred meters tall, with a length and width spanning thousands of meters. Accompanied by the flowing Spiritual Liquid and shimmering jade, its grandeur was accentuated, making it a majestic and spectacular sight.

Ye Qingchen could distinctly feel waves of ethereal music emanating from within the palace, irresistibly immersing him in the sound. He discovered that even the Spiritual Energy and Fen Tian Earth Fire within his body grew active under the music’s influence. The boundary of the realm he had just broken through even showed signs of loosening.

The ocean beyond remained tempestuous, but the raging waves could not affect the area surrounding the solitary island. As the floating bridge retracted, the three of them stepped onto the island.

The moment Liang Fei set foot on the island, he couldn’t help but let out a moan of pure comfort, eliciting a shiver of disgust from Ye Qingchen. It wasn’t that Liang Fei was being vulgar; the abundant and pure Spiritual Energy here was simply irresistible to any martial artist.

The island was scattered with a variety of exotic flowers and rare herbs, while rare birds and Exotic Beasts roamed among them. Giant trees, so large it would take three people to encircle their trunks, sprouted from the ground. However, neither the rare creatures nor the strange flora dared to rise above the height of the palace. Some of these rare birds and beasts would even halt when they drew near the palace, bowing their heads in worship.

”Is this… could this be the fabled Nurturing Heart Hall?” Liang Fei swallowed hard. No one had found the Nurturing Heart Hall for hundreds of years, so he couldn’t be certain.

”Yue’er, the air here seems extraordinary,” Ye Qingchen said to Qin Yue, voicing his confusion. ”There’s an energy within it that actually invigorates the various energies inside my body.”

Qin Yue nodded. ”This is indeed the Nurturing Heart Hall. It was the place where I cultivated and comprehended the Dao in my past life. It can calm a martial artist’s disposition, enhance their comprehension and aptitude, and even help them improve their strength.”

Ye Qingchen was stunned. If the ability to calm one’s disposition and improve strength is desirable, then enhancing one’s comprehension and aptitude is nothing short of heaven-defying! It’s a known fact that a martial artist’s aptitude and comprehension are almost predetermined at birth, limiting their highest potential achievements and the ultimate realm they can attain. Improving one’s aptitude and comprehension is undoubtedly the same as raising their absolute upper limit!

”It really is the Nurturing Heart Hall! Hahaha, we’ve struck it rich! Qingchen, I’m practically in love with you!” Liang Fei roared with laughter upon hearing Qin Yue’s confirmation. He rushed over to give Ye Qingchen a huge hug but was promptly kicked away.

As Liang Fei had realized, their arrival at the Nurturing Heart Hall was entirely thanks to Ye Qingchen. Qin Yue had brought Ye Qingchen here and had only included Liang Fei as an afterthought.

Setting aside the hall’s elusive location deep within the ocean, the countless Martial King Realm Sea Monsters alone were enough to deter anyone. Given such stringent conditions, it was no wonder no one had found the Nurturing Heart Hall in the last few hundred years.

At this, Ye Qingchen felt a surge of respect for the peerless geniuses of the past who had managed to find this place. They must have been the absolute elite of their generation, capable of overcoming countless hardships to find the Nurturing Heart Hall with only the strength of the Martial Spirit Realm. If any of them are still alive, they would surely be formidable hegemons now.

While Ye Qingchen was lost in his thoughts, an impatient Liang Fei had already run to the entrance of the Nurturing Heart Hall. He wanted to burst inside and take advantage of this opportunity to bolster his cultivation, but as soon as he touched the hall, he was thrown back by a burst of energy.