The Palaces of the Immortal Tomb

It was not before long that Ye Fan and Fairy Xuan Xueqi had spotted the full grandeur of the immortal tomb that had fully risen from the ground. 

This immortal tomb was not exactly looking like a tomb but it looked more like a huge palace instead. 

It was so huge that the thousands of cultivators that had gathered in front of it were like ants as they were all crowding around it.

The reason why they were crowding around it, was not because they did not want the profound treasures that were in the immortal tomb but because there was a profound barrier around it.

This immortal tomb was in the midst of the dense forest and the thousands of cultivators were separated by thick trees and small hills. 

The entire vicinity was divided into hundreds of sections as the cultivators either fought against each other or were working together to break down the profound barrier. 

From where Ye Fan and Fairy Xuan Xueqi were, they could see that this huge palace was divided into five smaller palaces and each one also had an interior profound barrier that protect it against the intruders. 

It means that even if the cultivators were to enter the palace tomb, they would still be facing 5 more profound barriers and these 5 more profound barriers were actually more powerful than the perimeter profound barrier.

However, not all the cultivators were able to see all these unlike Ye Fan and Fairy Xuan Xueqi who were both watching it from faraway and they happened to be on a hill.

Fairy Xuan Xueqi immediately said to Ye Fan, "There are 5 palaces in this palace tomb here. Each one of them are far from one another. Which one do you think that you want to explore first? We can probably only be able to explore a single palace."

Ye Fan nodded as he agreed with Fairy Xuan Xueqi's conclusion as well.

Then he said slowly, "It seems that the 5 palaces are arranged according to the five elements of wood, earth, fire, metal and water. If I am not wrong then the metal position palace would be where the valuable weapons are kept. The fire position palace would be where the profound pills are kept. As for the wood, it would be the where the profound scriptures and the cultivation slips are kept…"

Fairy Xuan Xueqi smiled as she interrupted him gently, "I have the same conclusion as well. And the earth position palace is likely where spirit stones, pearls and jades are kept. This may also include the medical herbs and spirit plants. As for the water position palace, it may the place for the rare wines and all kinds of heavenly dews are kept…"

Then she smiled wryly to Ye Fan, "So which of the palace will interest you?"

Ye Fan actually had no use of weapons as he had a saint-step divine sword and an earth-step divine sword. As for cultivation profound arts, he already had the Omnipotent Immortal Force. But then, this was an immortal tomb and therefore, it may have some extremely powerful profound arts as well.

As Ye Fan began to look slowly at the palaces one by one, all of a sudden, the earth position palace was drawing his attention.

He actually had no need for more cultivation wealth but as he gazed at the earth position palace, the bronze divine tree that was in his spatial space was shaking. 

At first he had thought that this was an illusion so he turned to look at the other palaces. Immediately his bronze divine tree was quiet. 

But as soon as he had turned his attention back to the earth position palace, the bronze divine tree was stirring again.

Since Ye Fan was going after the Dao Fruit and not for any other profound treasures, he smiled to Fairy Xuan Xueqi and said. "Let's go to the earth position palace instead."

His decision surprised Fairy Xuan Xueqi who had thought this was a most unlikely choice by Ye Fan.

But Ye Fan quickly explained to her that the bronze divine tree that they had brought from the Abyssal Chasm of Death was stirring each time he was looking at the earth position palace and that was why he had decided to take a look there.

Fairy Xuan Xueqi found it weird too but she quickly nodded to say, "Alright then. Let's go to that palace then. It is also probably the safer palace too since no one really wants any spirit stones when they could obtain some other more formidable profound treasures."

Ye Fan chuckled softly, "Maybe the ones there didn't have much of a choice when the palace tomb just spawn from where they are. In any case, we are two low level cultivators when comparing to the 6th and 7th realm cultivators. So we ought to be careful as we go there."

Fairy Xuan Xueqi smiled with a playful look at Ye Fan, "I don't disagree with that."

And with that, they had set off immediately.

When they reached one of the sections where the earth position palace was, there were already several dead bodies of the cultivators in the vicinity and there were about 30 cultivators in the place.

These cultivators seemed to have come from all over the places as their robes were all different. 

When they saw Ye Fan and Fairy Xuan Xueqi who were approaching them, several of the more hostile ones were immediately saying. "It seems that we got two more cultivators that are here to fight over the loot with us."

All 30 of these cultivators were not attempting to break down the profound barrier but they were all staring with great hostility against each other.

Ye Fan saw that there were many 5th and 6th realm cultivators from among the 30 cultivators that were presented and there were no 7th realm saints.

He looked quite relieved when he saw that. 

Ye Fan immediately said to them, "We ought to work together to break down the profound barrier instead of wasting time to fight with one another. We are the only ones that are trying to enter into the tomb here."

One of the cultivators were immediately shouting at Ye Fan, "Work together with these bunch of idiots? Never!" 

Another cultivator was also saying coldly, "He and his group had killed my protégé brother in this place. Do you think that I will work with him?"

Another cultivator was staring at Ye Fan, "The newcomer there. Do you think that we are blind and will let you touch the profound barrier while we are still here?"

Ye Fan was indeed walking toward the profound barrier with Fairy Xuan Xueqi and he had immediately halted his steps when he had heard him.

He said quietly to him and to the rest of the cultivators, "I have no feud with all of you. I have suggested that we work together to neutralize the profound barrier in this place but you have refused to listen to me. You don't want to enter into the tomb but I want to."

The same cultivator was immediately laughing at Ye Fan, "You are merely a half-step 5th realm cultivator and not yet a full golden celestial. Do you know that it takes 5 of us who are all 5th realm cultivators to just open a small gap just now with all our profound strength but it is still not enough. In the end, the gap closed as soon as our profound strength waned."

When he had said that, even the cultivators that were hostile to this cultivator were all laughing jovially at Ye Fan too.

It was because they had all tried to enter into this profound barrier earlier but they had all failed. 

Ye Fan sighed softly as he took out his earth-step divine sword, "That's right. I am going to try. Right now, there are probably quite a few saints that are inside the tomb now while you guys are quarreling with one another."

With that, he had taken his steps forward again with Fairy Xuan Xueqi. 

One cultivator asked the others, "You guys are not going to stop him?"

A cultivator smirked coldly, "He will surely fail. I am waiting for him to beg us to co-operate with us instead. He thinks that he has a low grade divine sword and that he is able to enter into the profound barrier. There are so many of us with the same divine sword and even better divine sword. I am just waiting to see him becoming the butt of our jokes." 

When he had said that, many of the cultivators were laughing out loud.

Ye Fan had begun to swing his divine sword as he exercised his Omnipotent Immortal Force and there was a loud crackling sound in front of the blue shimmering profound barrier as he was being knocked back.

This immediately caused the 30 cultivators to all laugh aloud at Ye Fan's stupidity and his attempt of trying to enter into the profound barrier.

Only Fairy Xuan Xueqi was quietly saying to Ye Fan, "It is alright. We can look for other ways." 

Ye Fan saw that there were fine threads in the profound barrier that were fastening to hold the profound barrier intact. 

This was only visible to his eyes as he was quite sensitive to auras. 

He thought: Are these the profound concepts of the profound barrier? I can see them? 

Immediately, he had displayed the 6 Swords of the Six Auras Swords as he condensed then into one powerful sword and he had broken a man size hole in the profound barrier. 

This startled Fairy Xuan Xueqi and the other cultivators who could believe what they were seeing.

Ye Fan immediately pulled Fairy Xuan Xueqi into the profound barrier as he said quickly to her, "This hole won't last for too long." 

When Ye Fan and Fairy Xuan Xueqi had entered into this temporary hole, all the 30 cultivators were all rushing for this hole that were now closing rapidly. 

Immediately, they were all attacking and trying to delay the footsteps of their rivals as they attempted to seize this opportunity to enter into the profound barrier.