Chapter 115: Chapter 102: Entering the Tower
Heaven.
The flow of time differs, this Ancient God Tower actually involves the "Time Law" that even those in the Heavenly Saint Realm cannot comprehend!
Within this Ancient God Tower, one can have ten times more cultivation time!
Ye Chen remembered that there were only twenty days left until the departure from the Ancestral Land according to the opening time of the exit; if he were to cultivate outside, that would be just twenty days of cultivation time.
However, if he were to cultivate inside this Ancient God Tower, wouldn't that mean he could cultivate for a full two hundred days?!
With two hundred days, Ye Chen was one hundred percent certain that he could enhance his strength to rank within the top three or even first in the Taixuan Sect True Disciple selection!
This Ancient God Tower truly gave Ye Chen an enormous surprise!
"Artifact Spirit, apart from the restriction on bone age being under twenty years for entry into this 'Ancient God Tower,' are there any other restrictions?" Ye Chen asked aloud.
If there were no other restrictions, and he could enter the Ancient God Tower, Ye Chen would cultivate there continuously until it was time to leave!
The Spirit of the Sacred Artifact spoke, "This 'Ancient God Tower,' serving as the ancient clan's legacy tower for tempering the younger generation, certainly cannot allow clansmen to cultivate within as they please."
"After all, with different time flow rates, continuously cultivating inside could lead to unexpected great backlash!"
"From observations made by my former master over hundreds of years since acquiring the Ancient God Tower, those under twenty can only enter once."
"Moreover, after entering, each floor only allows for thirty days of cultivation time, which equates to just three days of cultivation time outside. Only after passing the trial of that floor and moving on to the next can one gain another thirty days of cultivation time."
"Ultimately, across all eighteen floors of the giant tower, the longest cultivation time one can achieve is five hundred and forty days, or fifty-four days outside!"
"That is to say, if you possess absolute strength and can charge through all eighteen floors of the Pagoda in one go, by utilizing this 'Ancient God Tower,' you could gain an additional four hundred and eighty-seven days of cultivation compared to others!"
So that's how it is!
Having understood the trial rules of the Ancient God Tower as explained by the Spirit of the Sacred Artifact, Ye Chen finally comprehended.
This Ancient God Tower, it seems, provides greater opportunities to those with greater capabilities. If one cannot pass the trial of each floor, then the extra time gained within would not be much more than others.
The more floors of the Ancient God Tower one conquers, the longer the extra cultivation time one accrues compared to others in the same external timeframe.
The longest time is four hundred and eighty-seven days!
Don't underestimate these four hundred and eighty-seven days; it is almost a year and a half. An additional year and a half of cultivation time compared to others is enough for a genius to leave their peers far behind!
Take Ye Chen for example, he took just about half a year to advance from the first level of True Qi to the seventh level.
Even though it gets more difficult to cultivate as one progresses, with an extra year and a half of cultivation time, Ye Chen was confident he could make significant progress with his strength!
"Ye Chen, your ultimate test will be this 'Ancient God Tower' trial!"
"Your ultimate chance lies within this 'Ancient God Tower' and its time flow opportunity!"
"Prepare to enter and seize your ultimate opportunity!"
"Although it becomes harder to pass through each floor of the 'Ancient God Tower,' with your strength and talent, I estimate you could at least conquer up to the ninth floor!"
"That is to say, by spending a little over twenty days, you could gain at least half a year's worth of additional cultivation time from the opportunities provided by the Ancient God Tower compared to others!"
The Spirit of the Sacred Artifact spoke to Ye Chen.
Ye Chen was filled with surging emotions by what the Spirit of the Sacred Artifact had said.
He truly had this opportunity to cultivate within the Ancient God Tower!
He would certainly grasp it well, trying to conquer as many floors as possible to strive for more additional cultivation time!
Yet, Ye Chen suddenly thought of an issue.
There's only one month of exploration time in the Ancestral Land Secret Realm, and he had already spent ten days in the outer and middle regions, leaving only twenty days.
These twenty days would be equivalent to two hundred days within the Ancient God Tower; inspecting it layer by layer, and taking thirty days to cultivate each layer, he would have to leave the tower by the seventh floor!
That would be too wasteful of this rare single opportunity to enter the Ancient God Tower!
After all, each person can only enter the Ancient God Tower once, and once he leaves, there would be no more chances to enter the Ancient God Tower and gain additional cultivation time.
Ye Chen wished to stay on each level for thirty days and pass through more levels to acquire the maximum additional cultivation time!
At the thought, Ye Chen became uncharacteristically gloomy, "Artifact Spirit, with only twenty days left before the Ancestral Land entrance reopens, I can cultivate inside the Ancient God Tower for at most two hundred days. Even if I can reach the eighth or ninth level, time won't be enough, and I'll be forcibly transported out by the Ancestral Land Secret Realm."
"Haha, Ye Chen, you are mistaken," the Spirit of the Sacred Artifact said with a faint smile, "The one-month time limit to explore the Ancestral Land Secret Realm applies to your adventures in the outer, middle, and core regions."
"Now that you have entered the ultimate trial level, that one-month time limit no longer concerns you. If you can pass all eighteen levels of the Ancient God Tower, it won't matter even if you stay for fifty-four days. I will send you out when the time comes!"
What?
There's no one-month time limit anymore?
Cultivate for as long as possible?!
The words of the Spirit of the Sacred Artifact lifted Ye Chen from dejection to great surprise.
If there really was no time limit, he would certainly make every effort to secure the most cultivation time in the Ancient God Tower!
After all, there were over three months until the Taixuan Sect's True Disciple Selection Conference, which Ye Chen must attend. That time span was more than enough for Ye Chen to conquer all eighteen levels of the Ancient God Tower and still have time to spare!
Judging by time outside the Ancient God Tower, each level equated to three days of cultivation time, and eighteen levels summed up to merely fifty-four days, nearly two months.
Ye Chen had ample time to seize the great opportunity of the Ancient God Tower!
"Good, thank you, Artifact Spirit. Without the one-month time limit, I'll definitely exert all my strength to challenge higher levels of the Ancient God Tower!" Ye Chen declared, looking at the Sky-supporting Giant Tower before him.
Seeing Ye Chen's eyes brimming with fighting spirit, the Spirit of the Sacred Artifact nodded, "Ye Chen, the higher the level in the Ancient God Tower, the more difficult the challenge becomes.
You must cultivate for a long enough time, grasp each of the thirty days on every level, strive to increase your strength within these thirty days before tackling the next level, and make the most of the available time on each level!"
"I look forward to seeing you advance beyond the ninth level in the Ancient God Tower, even reaching the eleventh or twelfth level!"
"In the past, my old master sent many talented youths from the Jindi Ancient Clan to challenge the Ancient God Tower, with the highest reaching the fifteenth level!"
"Go forth and strive, Ye Chen. I hope new miracles will emerge from your efforts!"
Ye Chen nodded his head.
He now had the "Gang Yuan Chapter" of the Primordial Star Scripture to cultivate, the True Qi Realm to elevate, and two high-grade Xuan-level cultivation techniques, the "Wind Thunder Sword Skills" and "Wind Thunder Movement" technique to master.
He even obtained the Bone Pattern Secret Transmission in the Ancient Furnace of Creation!
What Ye Chen lacked now was cultivation time.
Having the opportunity to enter the Ancient God Tower, he would go all out to gain as much additional time as possible, to make his techniques even stronger!
To secure one of the top three spots in the Taixuan Sect's True Disciple Selection Conference in over three months, to fulfill the Taimysterious pact with Fairy Jia Luo, and to be prepared for the reunion with Jiang Yao, he would give his final sprint!
Seeing Ye Chen prepared for the ultimate trial in the Ancient God Tower, the Spirit of the Sacred Artifact hesitated no longer. It fixed its gaze on the Ancient God Tower, and a strange Law Pattern flowed through its eyes, causing the first level's door to burst open.
Then, a powerful current whisked Ye Chen into the Ancient God Tower!
Ye Chen had finally entered the trials of the Ancient God Tower and started his cultivation journey!
Just as Ye Chen entered the Ancient God Tower and began his trials and cultivating journey, on the eighteenth level's tower top, within the layers of golden waves flowing across the sky, a tiny figure suddenly appeared.
This tiny figure was none other than that palm-sized, shining little monkey covered in golden fur, resplendent all over.
The golden monkey also saw the eighteen-leveled Pagoda below and wanted to break through the water to enter the space of the Ancient God Tower, but it seemed as though a barrier in that space kept the golden monkey confined within the golden waves at the tower's apex.
"Ee-ya!"
After some futile effort, the golden monkey helplessly glared with its bright, gem-like eyes before darting back into the golden waves.
If one looked at the entire Ethereal Spirit Holy Temple space, they would astonishingly find the Sky-supporting Giant Tower, the "Ancient God Tower," enshrouded by the golden lake beneath nine Heaven-reaching Giant Peaks!
Below the golden lake, a Sky-supporting Giant Tower was hidden—a fact nobody would have anticipated!
No wonder there were golden waves flowing in the sky above the Giant Tower!
Observing the golden monkey, the Spirit of the Sacred Artifact sighed softly, "Little fellow, wait a bit longer."
"My old master hasn't come to fetch you after all these years; I'm afraid only through this ultimate reward level could you possibly leave."
"Perhaps it is Ye Chen who will take you from this 'Ethereal Spirit Holy Temple' and lead you to the vast world that belongs to you!"