A Key

However, after leaving, Jiang Yao did not directly depart from the Sky Treasury but returned to the eighth level.

She had another great opportunity on the eighth level, one that Yin Yuqiong had told her about.

As for Su Muyu and the others, they did not have such an opportunity.

They still had to honestly challenge the one hundred guardians, and their speed was relatively slow, not as fast as Yan Yun and Yan Lingyun.

More than a day had passed since the Tianchen Treasury opened.

The experts of both the righteous and demonic paths were waiting anxiously because the Tianchen Treasury would only be open for three days.

After three days, it would hide itself again and would only appear a thousand years later.

For the cultivators present who had not obtained a great treasure, this was basically the last time in their lives.

Most of them would not be able to wait for the next time; they could not live that long.

Unless they could obtain some precious life-extending treasures, but if such treasures did appear, only a few people would be able to obtain them.

“Counting the time, there’s only a day and a half left.”

“I hope someone among them can bring out a great treasure from the ninth level,” someone prayed.

But just as they were talking, cultivators once again fell from the sky.

These were all young cultivators, and upon closer inspection, Jiang Yao was among them.

“Jiang Yao, how did it go?”

“Did you enter the ninth level of the treasury?”

As soon as Jiang Yao and the other disciples of the Dao Palace came out, the experts from the Dao Palace and the Righteous Dao Alliance headquarters immediately surrounded them.

Jiang Yao shook her head without any hesitation.

“Apologies, this disciple did not pass the ninth level, I only obtained some opportunities on the eighth level,” Jiang Yao replied.

After Jiang Yao finished her answer, the other Dao Palace disciples who had entered the ninth level also shook their heads.

“To enter the ninth level, one needs to continuously challenge one hundred guardians.”

“These guardians become stronger and stronger.”

“This disciple was defeated on the seventieth-something level.”

“I was defeated on the eighty-ninth level, it’s too difficult.”

“Inside, you can only rely on your own skills and cannot use any treasures.”

“It’s simply impossible to get past.”

“From what I can see, the Tianchen Sect never intended for anyone to enter the ninth level.”

The cultivators who had not defeated the guardians were all complaining about them before the ninth level.

“Didn’t that poison woman pass it back then?”

“Jiang Yao, did you really not pass?”

“With your aptitude, you shouldn’t have lost to that Heavenly Poison Maiden, right?”

Many people were skeptical about Jiang Yao not passing the test.

“If even Jiang Yao couldn’t pass, then who else could?”

“Apologies, this disciple indeed did not pass, but I was very close, just a little bit off,” Jiang Yao replied again.

The experts of the Righteous Dao Alliance all frowned deeply and then began to converse.

“Let me see, even if these little ones went in, it’s definitely not what they said.”

“I think it’s necessary to check.”

“If there really is a great treasure, how can we let them keep it?” an elder of the Righteous Dao Alliance said via divine sense transmission.

Soon, even the experts of the Dao Palace agreed with this elder’s suggestion, but they certainly couldn’t check here.

If they were to check, they would have to go back first.

A while later, another batch of disciples was sent out.

This time, it was Su Muyu and the others.

As soon as they came out, they were naturally interrogated, but they really had not passed.

After the interrogation, the acquaintances gathered together.

“Yao’er, did you also not pass the trial before the ninth level?” Su Muyu asked via divine sense transmission.

Jiang Yao glanced at the high-level figures of the Righteous Dao Alliance and the Dao Palace, then shook her head, indicating that she hadn’t either.

But Jiang Yao’s eyes were clearly not right.

Su Muyu also immediately looked at those people and saw them staring at the people who came out, and she understood.

“Although we didn’t pass the trial, we still got the opportunities on the eighth level.”

“I just don’t know how much of these things we’ll be able to keep in the end,” Xie Yuyan lamented.

As they were talking, Jiang Yao suddenly seemed to remember something.

She immediately took out her communication artifact and glanced at it, and she was stunned.

“She went in too?”

Seeing Jiang Yao take out her communication token, Su Muyu also immediately took hers out.

Then, the few of them frowned deeply.

While inside, their communication had been cut off, so they hadn’t received Yan Yun’s message.

But this time, as soon as they came out, they received it.

Yan Yun had entered the Tianchen Treasury but had not met up with them, which made them a little surprised.

They knew that Yan Lingyun’s remnant soul was on Yan Yun, and Yan Lingyun was the first and only cultivator to enter the ninth level, and she had even taken away a treasure from inside and was hunted by many sects.

So Yan Lingyun definitely knew the way.

From this, it could be seen that Yan Yun must have also been able to enter the eighth level, and even break into the ninth.

“Could it be that the Immortal Scripture was taken by Senior Yan?” Jiang Yao quickly thought of this.

This gave her a bad premonition, because if Yan Yun really did go in, then when she came out later, it would probably be difficult for her to leave.

After all, Yan Yun did not belong to the Righteous Dao, nor the Demonic Dao.

Neither the righteous nor the demonic paths would let her leave easily.

It was very likely that the incident of Yan Lingyun being hunted down back then would happen again.

And this time, the commotion might be even greater, because last time, the place where the Tianchen Treasury appeared was relatively remote and just happened to be within the sphere of influence of the righteous forces, with no cultivators from the Demonic Dao Alliance participating.

This time, the final entrance to the Tianchen Treasury had appeared in the buffer zone between the righteous and demonic factions.

Time passed bit by bit, and Yan Yun finally defeated the last guardian.

“Congratulations, little girl, you have defeated one hundred guardians and obtained the qualification to enter the Sky Treasury. You may freely take one treasure from inside. Good luck.”

After defeating the last guardian, that old guardian appeared again and then opened the passage to the next level.

Looking at Yan Yun, she also let out a heavy sigh of relief.

This last guardian had really made her use all her skills.

She had used every means she could, and in the end, it was a life-for-a-life fighting style that finally defeated him.

Before defeating the opponent, Yan Yun was also basically exhausted.

This showed how difficult it was to enter the ninth level.

At the same time that Yan Yun entered the ninth level, Yan Lingyun next door was defeated.

That’s right, she was defeated by the guardian of the hundredth level.

“Haha, this time I won.”

“Last time was a fluke for you,” the guardian of the hundredth level looked at the gradually disappearing Yan Lingyun and laughed heartily.

Yan Lingyun, however, left the treasury with an annoyed expression.

“Tch! Last time was a fluke win against this guy.”

“To think I couldn’t beat him this time, damn it.”

“I wonder what the situation is with that little girl Yan Yun, whether she passed or not.”

There was a certain reason why Yan Lingyun didn’t pass this time.

Although her power was at its peak, her soul was ultimately still incomplete, and her divine sense was a little bit weaker.

Last time was already a fluke victory, and this time she was still a little bit off, so it was understandable that she couldn’t win.

Yan Lingyun did not linger where she was, but immediately went to the eighth level to plunder opportunities.

As for Yan Yun, she had already entered the ninth level of the treasury.

“A starry sky?”

“No, these stars seem to be the light emitted by treasures.”

“The treasures hidden in the ninth level are definitely great treasures.”

“It’s a pity my ancestor isn’t here, I don’t know what I should take.”

But just as Yan Yun was struggling with her choice of treasure, the mysterious being in the Nine Nether Sea Abyss far away seemed to have sensed something.

“As expected, you are the fated one.”

“It’s you.”

With that, he closed his eyes.

Immediately, a muffled and majestic voice echoed within the treasury.

“Little girl, the Immortal Scripture is on you, isn’t it?”

This sudden voice and the irresistible pressure made Yan Yun’s nerves tense up in an instant.

“Who’s there?”

After searching for a circle, Yan Yun found that a pair of eyes had appeared in the starry sky.

“You don’t need to know who I am.”

“Little girl, I know the Immortal Scripture is in your hands.”

“As long as this item is in your hands, you will sooner or later be targeted by those people.”

Yan Yun certainly didn’t know what the Immortal Scripture was, but wasn’t the thing that fit this description that Heavenly Tome?

‘The Immortal Scripture, could it be the Heavenly Tome in my body?’

“Hehe, whether it is or not, you have your own judgment.”

“I really didn’t expect you and that little girl from back then to be of the same lineage.”

“She took the Immortal Scripture from inside and was then hunted by that group of people, fleeing to the Nine Nether Sea Abyss.”

“And you will probably walk the same path.”

“In this Tianchen Treasury, there is a special treasure.”

“This treasure is perhaps what you need most at the moment.”

“It can help you avoid the eyes and ears of those people,” the mysterious person said.

Yan Yun naturally knew how heaven-defying the Heavenly Tome in her body was.

If others knew about this thing, then she would definitely become the target of public criticism again.

“Senior, are you a person of this Tianchen Sect?” Yan Yun asked after thinking for a moment.

But this mysterious person still did not answer Yan Yun.

“You don’t need to ask about my origin.”

“You only need to understand that I will not harm you.”

“On the contrary, I will do my best to help you.”

“Follow my guidance and go get the treasure that can save your life.”

Yan Yun was not sure if she should believe the other party’s words, but since the other party knew about the Heavenly Tome in her body, knew Yan Lingyun, and also knew what happened back then, it was very likely that the other party was related to the Tianchen Sect.

She could only choose to trust him.

And so, following his guidance, from among the star-like treasures, she took down a special one, a key.

“A key? What does this key open?” Yan Yun quickly asked.

The mysterious person smiled.

“This world has already become a prison for several forces from the Upper Realm.”

“They will not easily let the people of this world leave.”

“When you reach the Divine Venerable Realm, you can hold this key to open the passage from this small world to the great world, and you can avoid the inspection of those guys from the Upper Realm.”

After hearing this, Yan Yun was overjoyed.

This treasure was definitely of the utmost importance.

To be able to go to the Upper Realm without entering the Heavenly Gate, the value of this item was absolutely priceless to the cultivators of this world.

“Senior, are there any restrictions on this item?” Yan Yun asked.

“No, as long as you are willing, you can open the passage to the Upper Realm and go there after you leave.”

“It’s just that with your meager cultivation, if you go to the Upper Realm, I’m afraid you won’t survive for even a day,” the mysterious person replied.

Yan Yun fell into deep thought.

This item was her final safety guarantee.