TL: Etude
True Monarch Dragon Sea appeared in front of Ye Tian and asked, “Junior brother, are you alright?”
Ye Tian gave a faint smile and replied, “Senior Brother Dragon Sea, I’m fine—just some minor injuries!”
He wasn’t joking. Although the battle with the ten True Monarchs looked brutal, his recovery speed ensured that only light injuries remained now.
However, the battle had drained him considerably. Even though he secretly used innate origin artifacts to recover, it wasn’t enough for complete restoration. With just a little more healing later, though, he would return to his peak condition.
At that moment, the entrance to the Blackwind Mountain Ruins opened.
“Senior Brother Dragon Sea, I’m willing to give up half of my allotted slots for the Void Sky Hall to arrange. What do you think?” Ye Tian asked.
“That’s enough!” True Monarch Dragon Sea said, “Most of the races under the Void Sky Hall are innate species, and there are very few galaxy-level geniuses among them—most of the geniuses are from the human race. So I only need one-third of the slots; the rest can go to the humans. With more human geniuses, the Void Sky Hall will naturally grow stronger!”
He didn’t haggle over the distribution of slots since the human race was also part of the Void Sky Hall’s subordinate forces. Furthermore, the Dao Child of Ten Thousand Laws was also human, so he had no intention of making things difficult for Ye Tian.
“Alright, then one-third of the slots will go to the Void Sky Hall,” Ye Tian nodded.After that, True Monarch Dragon Sea gathered a batch of galaxy-level geniuses and sent them into the ruins.
Many of these so-called galaxy-level geniuses were fairly ordinary cultivators—just individuals with connections, like the offspring of certain True Monarchs. After entering the quasi-Dao Realm, many True Monarchs married multiple wives. Though it was difficult for True Monarchs to sire offspring, it wasn’t impossible with enough effort.
Over time, some True Monarchs established large families beneath them.
Thus, gathering 30,000 galaxy-level descendants wasn’t difficult.
Moreover, since they could send more than 30,000 galaxy-level juniors into the ruins every hundred years, there was no need to fight over the slots.
On the human side, however, strict regulations were in place. Only true geniuses could earn a spot to enter the Blackwind Mountain Ruins.
Before long, 100,000 people entered the ruins.
Several years later, they emerged. Every one of them experienced a significant transformation—their bloodlines strengthened immensely, and their talents greatly improved.
However, the extent of these transformations varied. Most went from being ordinary minor talents to becoming genuine talents, while only a small portion evolved to the point where they could grow into the level of six- or seven-star Divine Generals.
As for eight-star Divine Generals, external means rarely allowed such progress. After all, eight-star Divine Generals were usually core disciples or personal disciples of top-tier forces.
Still, the six- and seven-star Divine Generals couldn’t be underestimated either. Many of these talents would become the mid-level pillars of the Void Sky lineage in the future.
More importantly, the more geniuses there were, the higher the chance that a true monstrous talent would emerge.
…
Ye Tian did not return to his territory. Instead, he remained at the entrance of the Blackwind Mountain Ruins, studying the insignia of a minor leader from Blackwind Mountain. Being close to the entrance allowed him to better understand the formations and restrictions within the ruins.
As time passed, the Blackwind Mountain Ruins opened repeatedly, birthing countless talents, and the Void Sky Hall gradually surpassed other forces at its foundational levels.
One day—
Ye Tian suddenly burst out laughing.
“I’ve finally figured out how to fully connect with the spatial plane of the Blackwind Mountain Ruins!” Ye Tian said excitedly.
He now understood why the ruins barred cultivators above the Universal God level from entering. It wasn’t a deliberate restriction by the ruins themselves. Rather, the entrance happened to be located inside a structure within Blackwind Mountain that only allowed Universal Gods to enter.
Thus, all they needed to do was create another spatial passage that connected to a different part of the Blackwind Mountain Ruins, and then True Monarchs would be able to enter as well.
At this point, Ye Tian was confident that he could build such a teleportation formation. However, it would require synchronizing with the formations within the Blackwind Mountain Ruins. By making the two formations resonate, they would generate spatial fluctuations, creating an unstable passage between them.
This kind of passage certainly couldn’t accommodate too many people, but Ye Tian only needed to enter by himself.
After all, the space within the ruins wasn’t that large. If he managed to enter, he could thoroughly sweep through the ruins and extract every bit of their value.
Ye Tian then began setting up formations, taking out a large quantity of rare and precious materials.
After a thousand years of effort, the formation was finally completed.
“Hopefully, it will create an unstable spatial passage, just as I planned!” Ye Tian said with anticipation.
Boom!!! As the grand formation activated, a powerful wave of energy rippled outward. However, Ye Tian had prepared for this, using the Golden Eye Domain to fully suppress the phenomenon. Since there weren’t many people nearby, no one noticed what Ye Tian was doing.
Soon, the formation gradually stabilized.
Not long after, a spatial fluctuation emerged…
“Success!” Ye Tian exclaimed, delighted.
Without hesitation, he followed the spatial fluctuation and crossed into a mysterious space.
…
Inside the Blackwind Mountain Ruins
Ye Tian appeared on a mountaintop within the ruins. He swept the area with his spiritual sense, scanning the entire space.
This spatial area spanned roughly a million kilometers and contained six buildings, each situated on its own peak.
However, five of the six peaks had turned to ruins, with the buildings atop them crumbled and decayed.
Seeing this, Ye Tian confirmed that he had indeed entered the Blackwind Mountain Ruins, just as described by the human disciples.
“I really made it in!” Ye Tian said with a smile.
Since the space wasn’t particularly large, Ye Tian explored each peak one by one and soon discovered the location of the blood pool within one of the ruined buildings.
However, the formation around this building only allowed beings below the Universal God level to enter. As a result, Ye Tian couldn’t access it. While he could attempt to attack the formation’s foundation, doing so might damage the already fragile structure.
Ye Tian didn’t dare take that risk. If the blood pool were destroyed, it would not only ruin a major opportunity for the human race but also eliminate a crucial hope for their future rise.
Thus, he abandoned the idea of attacking the formation surrounding the blood pool. Instead, he shifted his focus to another relatively intact building.
This building was a grand hall inscribed with Domain Realm characters:
Little Wind King Hall.
The Little Wind King Hall seemed far more important than the other structures. Not only was it larger in scale, but it also occupied the tallest and most majestic peak. The protective formation surrounding it was much stronger as well.
From these signs alone, it was clear that this hall wasn’t an ordinary place—it might have once been the residence of a major figure associated with Blackwind Mountain.
Although the hall’s structure remained intact, its formation had sustained severe damage—likely from withstanding attacks in the past. The passing of countless years had further weakened the formation, leaving it highly unstable.
Boom!!!
Ye Tian tested the formation with a strike, but it didn’t break.
He wasn’t surprised. After all, the building’s tier was quite high, and Blackwind Mountain wasn’t a simple place. If the formation had been in perfect condition, even attacking it for millions of years wouldn’t have made a dent.
But now, although he didn’t manage to break the formation with one strike, he saw a glimmer of hope.
His attack had shaken the formation!
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Ye Tian continued attacking several more times, carefully gauging the formation’s endurance.
“About ten days of continuous attacks should be enough to break through the formation,” Ye Tian estimated.