In the Imperial Lord Hall, within the Scripture Repository.
Tian Xing followed Ye Ling into the Scripture Repository and couldn't help but ask Ye Ling, "Aren't we supposed to be looking for the Imperial Lord Hall Master? Why are we here?"
Ye Ling replied, "Are you stupid? We've snuck in now, and you're still a former dark creature. If the two of us went directly to the Imperial Lord Hall Master, we'd definitely be misunderstood."
"Without Xuan Yu's help, it's inevitable we'd clash with the Imperial Lord Hall."
Tian Xing asked, "Then what are you doing here?"
Ye Ling explained, "We just need the key to open the upper realm of origin. That kind of thing might not be on the Imperial Lord Hall Master. Scripture repositories usually store many ancient texts. If we search here now and check the information, and if we know where the key to opening the top door of the Soul Suppressing Ladder is, we won't have to trouble the Imperial Lord Hall Master."
Tian Xing quipped, "Why do I feel like we're stealing?"
One true creation god, one supreme expert, two powerhouses standing at the top of the pyramid in the Chaos Battlefield, acting like thieves on their own territory... Tian Xing didn't know how to describe his feelings.
Perhaps only Ye Ling could do something like this.
Ye Ling didn't feel anything was amiss. He said to Tian Xing, "The Imperial Lord Hall has quite a lot of books. Let's each check half. If you find any information, notify me."
"Alright... I'll take the left side."
After following Ye Ling, Tian Xing no longer had much desire to think for himself. Upon receiving Ye Ling's command, he consciously flew to the other side of the Scripture Repository, spread out his divine soul, and began to peruse the books.
At this time, there were still quite a few disciples of the Imperial Lord Hall cultivating martial arts within the Scripture Repository, including many Great Dao Immortal Lords and Chaos Sovereigns. However, with Ye Ling and Tian Xing's strength, even if they were swimming in the Scripture Repository, those Imperial Lord Hall disciples wouldn't be able to detect them.
However, even though Ye Ling and Tian Xing were like fish in water within the Scripture Repository, the Imperial Lord Hall's collection of books was vast and could be described as endless. Even if Ye Ling and Tian Xing read tens of thousands of books per second, they wouldn't be able to finish them in a short period.
As dusk gradually fell, Tian Xing finished reading the last ancient text, rubbed his temples, and asked Ye Ling, "I've finished my side and haven't found any clues. Do you have any information?"
Ye Ling withdrew his divine soul, sighed, and shook his head, "I don't have any either. It seems the information we're looking for isn't in this Scripture Repository."
Tian Xing asked, "What should we do now? Apologize to Xuan Yu and then openly meet the Imperial Lord Hall Master?"
Ye Ling nodded and said, "That's the only way. Tian Xing, you wait outside the city first. I'll go find Xuan Yu alone. She seems to have some issues with you, so it's better if I go by myself."
Tian Xing didn't object and nodded in agreement, "Okay."
"You don't need to apologize to me, I'm not angry," Xuan Yu said as she flew into the Scripture Repository.
"Xuan Yu?" Ye Ling looked at Xuan Yu with surprise. "How did you find us?"
Xuan Yu said testily, "Do you think the Imperial Lord Hall is that easy to break into? There's a barrier personally set up by Shan'e outside the mountain gate. Anyone who passes through the barrier will be known to the Imperial Lord Hall."
"If I hadn't helped you suppress the matter, you probably would have clashed with the Imperial Lord Hall disciples the moment you entered the Scripture Repository."
"In that case, even if I stepped in, neither of you would be able to enter Shan'e City again."
Hearing Xuan Yu's words, Ye Ling awkwardly scratched his head and asked Xuan Yu, "So, why are you angry? Is it really because of Tian Xing?"
Xuan Yu replied, "I'm not as petty as you. I just want to ask you... after you get the key, will you really go to the upper realm of origin immediately?"
Hearing Xuan Yu's question, Ye Ling was stunned for a moment, then replied seriously, "There's nothing left for me to do in the Chaos Battlefield. The sooner I go to the upper realm of origin, the sooner this will all end."
"Besides... I also want to pursue a higher realm."
"As expected."
Upon hearing Ye Ling's answer, Xuan Yu sighed slightly and then said to Ye Ling, "What you're looking for isn't in the Imperial Lord Hall, but somewhere else. I can take you there... but I have two conditions."
Ye Ling asked, "What conditions."
Xuan Yu stated, "The first condition is that you must challenge the Twelve True God Array of my Imperial Lord Hall, and you must defeat the array without sustaining any injuries. This will prove you are qualified to go to the upper realm of origin. Otherwise, if you go, you'll only be courting death."
Ye Ling agreed, "Okay, I accept. What's the second condition?"
Xuan Yu replied, "We'll talk about the second condition after you complete the first. Otherwise, there's no point in discussing it."
"It's very late today. I've arranged a mansion for you and Tian Xing in the city. You can rest in the city for a month, and then come to challenge the array."
Ye Ling exclaimed, "A month? Does the Twelve True God Array require this much preparation time?"
Xuan Yu explained, "Forming the array is simple. Experts from the Imperial Lord Hall can arrive at any time. However, if we want to fully unleash the power of the Twelve True God Array, I need a month of preparation time."
Saying this, Xuan Yu glanced at Tian Xing again and then said to Tian Xing, "You should also prepare well during this month. After a month, you will also have to help Ye Ling."
Tian Xing asked in surprise, "I can also make a move?"
Ye Ling also said to Xuan Yu, "Xuan Yu, Tian Xing inherited the origin legacy of the Shadow of the Upper Realm, and she is already at the strength of a supreme expert. If she makes a move, will it..."
After all, the gap between a supreme expert and a true creation god is too vast. Even if the array on the Imperial Lord Hall's side is composed of true creation gods, if Tian Xing makes a move, she might easily break the array.
Xuan Yu nodded and said, "Yes... I know Tian Xing is a supreme expert."
Ye Ling exclaimed, "Even so, Tian Xing can make a move?"
"Yes," Xuan Yu nodded. "The Twelve True God Array is very special. If it were the ordinary version, you, Ye Ling, could challenge it alone. But if it's the complete version, without Tian Xing's help, your chance of passing the challenge is zero."
Hearing Xuan Yu's words, Ye Ling's heart was filled with immense shock, and he asked in disbelief, "What kind of array is this Twelve True God Array? It can actually contend with a supreme expert, it's that powerful?"
Xuan Yu replied, "This is an array created by my father for his own cultivation. If I had to evaluate the power of the array..."
"With my father as the main array master, it can kill a supreme expert!"
Ye Ling's pupils suddenly constricted!
An array that can kill a supreme expert...
Even if the main array master isn't Shan'e, for him to challenge it without sustaining any injuries seems too exaggerated.