Primordial Star Scripture

"The Icebound Temple's main hall has been opened; Lord Ye Chen, please enter!"

As the voice of the merged five spectral images of the Hall Spirit echoed across the world, Jiang Yao, the True Phoenix, and Mu Lan, the True God, stared at Ye Chen in disbelief.

They had long heard Ye Chen talk about the Icebound Temple, and heard him mention that he would later enter the Icebound Temple's main hall.

But they had never imagined that the area blood-sacrificed by the Chixiao True God would actually be the location of the Icebound Temple's main hall that Ye Chen was about to visit!

Not only were Jiang Yao, the True Phoenix, and Mu Lan, the True God, shocked, but Ye Chen was equally astonished.

His seemingly inconceivable speculation had actually become reality!

Since returning from Minor Pole Sky, Ye Chen had been waiting for the guidance of the God King's Inheritance Token, but he never expected that the inheritance boundary of the Icebound God King would be right here!

"Are you... the predecessor Hall Spirit of the Sub Palace? Please get up, Hall Spirit predecessor!" Ye Chen looked at the merged figure of the five spectral images kneeling before him. He quickly helped it up and asked, "Predecessor, is this the location of the Icebound Temple's main hall? How come the Icebound Temple's main hall is within the territories of our thirteen countries of the Southern Territory?"

The Hall Spirit looked at Ye Chen and smiled, "Lord Ye Chen, now that we, the five Sub Palace Hall Spirits, have merged, I can be considered the main Hall Spirit of the Icebound Temple."

Ye Chen nodded, recalling that the Sub Palace Hall Spirit had told him back in the Icebound Temple's Sub Palace that the great Icebound God King had left behind five Sub Palaces across the Barbaric Wilderness Continent. Only after the rightful heir was confirmed, and all the Sub Palace Hall Spirits had returned to the main hall and merged into the main Hall Spirit, could the true Icebound Temple's main hall's inheritance be unlocked.

As Ye Chen nodded, the Hall Spirit smiled and pointed to the void, and in an instant, a vast map of the Barbaric Wilderness Continent appeared in the void.

On the map, five locations were marked, representing the original positions of the five Sub Palaces.

These five Sub Palaces, with two hidden within the Chaotic Sea Area, one in the eastern star-spread isles, and another in the Extreme North Ice Palace Snowfield. The one Ye Chen was most familiar with was precisely the Sub Palace he had endured trials in, hidden beneath the Nine Nether Pond in the central region!

"Lord Ye Chen, after you left the Sub Palace under the Nine Nether Pond, we returned from these five Sub Palaces, and the place of return is here, in the territory of these thirteen countries of the Southern Territory!"

As the Hall Spirit pointed a finger into the void, Ye Chen saw five beams of light, carrying the five Sub Palaces from their original locations, flying towards the Southern Territory. Finally, they all flew into the territory of the Heavenly Treasure Kingdom within the thirteen countries of the Southern Territory, right to the spot where Ye Chen was standing now!

"We do not know why the Divine King chose to establish the main hall here back then," said the Hall Spirit.

"Perhaps, there are even higher secrets involved."

The Hall Spirit continued to speak.

A thought struck Ye Chen.

The thirteen countries of the Southern Territory, seemingly the barrenest region of the entire Barbaric Wilderness Continent, so much so that disciples of the Great Sects in the central region were unwilling to come here to cultivate. Had it not been for the war started by the Chixiao True God, countless Martial Artists throughout the Barbaric Wilderness Continent would have hardly noticed the thirteen countries of the Southern Territory.

But Ye Chen always had a doubt.

After obtaining the Primordial Star Scripture, he was transported to the boundaries of the thirteen countries of the Southern Territory. This transportation couldn't have been unintentional. It was very likely that there was something valued by the Zi Ji Star Lord, the master of Starlight Tower, here, which was why the transport point was set in the thirteen countries of the Southern Territory.

It was after acquiring the Starlight Tower and the Primordial Star Scripture that he came here.

Now, the Icebound God King had also chosen this place for the Land of Inheritance. Moreover, after being severely injured, the Icebound God King did not go anywhere else but rushed to the Barbaric Wilderness Continent; this was most likely also no random choice.

Ye Chen pondered that the thirteen countries of the Southern Territory must have secrets that he did not know!

Secrets of the God King level, or perhaps even beyond the Divine Venerable level!

Of course, Ye Chen now has no way to know this secret, unless he can find Zi Ji Star Lord and ask him the reason in person.

Setting aside the matter of why the Southern Territory's thirteen kingdoms have drawn the repeated interest of the Zi Ji Star Lord and the Divine King of Ice Seal, Ye Chen turned his gaze to the Hall Spirit.

The Icebound Temple was right here, and the Hall Spirit was guiding him to enter and cultivate within, which was the most important thing at present!

Ever since the Chixiao True God used the "Spirit Mirror Divine Body" to threaten Ye Chen and the other three, Ye Chen had been worried that True Gods from the Upper Realm would descend to the Lower Realm to capture Jiang Yao, the True Phoenix, and Mu Lan, the True God.

But now, with the Icebound Temple, Ye Chen finally had a trump card for defense.

Ye Chen remembered what the Sub Palace's Hall Spirit had said, that within the Icebound Temple, there were three even more powerful Ice Seal guardians left by the Icebound Divine King—the True God level Ice Seal guardians!

The three Ice Seal guardians were Bing Yi, Bing Wu, and Bing Qi, among whom Bing Yi was one of the topmost beings among the Void Sky True Gods. He was the strongest under the Divine King of Ice Seal and a legendary Nine Tribulations True God level figure!

If Ye Chen could obtain these three Ice Seal guardians...

Then, even if he was not yet able to defeat the two great adversaries of the Divine Phoenix Clan, the Vermilion Bird Clan and the Flying Spirit Clan, he was absolutely confident in ensuring the safety of Jiang Yao, the True Phoenix, and Mu Lan, the True God!

With this thought, Ye Chen couldn't wait to enter the Icebound Temple to see how he could obtain these three stronger Ice Seal guardians!

Ye Chen was even more eager to see what the true legacy of the Divine King of Ice Seal would be!

"Senior Hall Spirit, did the Chixiao True God perform the blood sacrifice here just for the legacy of the main hall of the Icebound Temple?" Ye Chen finally asked the Hall Spirit.

As soon as the Chixiao True God was slain, the Hall Spirit appeared. Ye Chen believed that the Hall Spirit definitely knew the truth.
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The Hall Spirit looked at Ye Chen and then at Jiang Yao, the True Phoenix, and Mu Lan, the True God, who were also looking at it with great curiosity. The Hall Spirit smiled and said, "The Icebound Temple's main hall is here, and with the nourishment of the temple's aura, this region has always been extraordinary. When one's cultivation is profound enough, one can sense it."

"A long time ago, the people from the ten great Demon Sects of the Western Wilderness, who occupied this region, sensed the aura of the temple. The True God who was just killed by you all must have sensed this aura as well and hence came here."

"However, it doesn't matter if he was a Five Tribulations True God or even a Nine Tribulations True God; without the Inheritance Token from the Divine King, he wouldn't be able to enter here! Blood sacrifice? Even God sacrifice wouldn't work!"

"Now, only Lord Ye Chen is qualified to enter this Icebound Temple."

From the Hall Spirit's words, Ye Chen finally understood why the Chixiao True God performed a blood sacrifice here—he wanted to break through the protective prohibitions of the main hall of the Icebound Temple.

Unfortunately, all his actions were in vain and cost him his life, as well as the lives of countless Martial Artists from the Southern Territory.

With this thought, Ye Chen took a deep breath and then turned to discuss with Jiang Yao, the True Phoenix, and Mu Lan, the True God.

With the opening of the main hall of the Icebound Temple, they now had a way to deal with the great calamity that might very well descend upon the Barbaric Wilderness Continent.

After Ye Chen and Jiang Yao, the True Phoenix, and Mu Lan, the True God came to an arrangement, Ye Chen immediately followed the Hall Spirit and flew below this region, entering the true main hall of the Icebound Temple.

As for Jiang Yao, the True Phoenix, and Mu Lan, the True God, after seeing Ye Chen disappear, they stood in that region for a while before taking the unconscious Ao Xuan, Heavenly Saint, Elder Kugu, and Heavenly Saint Moya, and left the area.

Ye Chen had entered the main hall of the Icebound Temple to obtain the inheritance and to secure a countermeasure against the threat from the Upper Realm for the Southern Territory and the Barbaric Wilderness Continent, whereas they also had very important tasks to undertake.

That was to completely resolve the great battle that had unfolded across the Southern Territory!