Chapter 654 - 635: Traveling Together

"Jin’Er, why are you wasting so much time talking to a stranger?" Apparently, the others were growing impatient. The one who spoke was a handsome Sword Cultivator. A single glance was all it took to see he was bursting with arrogance, seemingly looking for a place to vent.

The last young man was relatively quiet. He simply gave Wang Meng a faint smile. He was a Pill Cultivator.

Hearing the name ’Ningzi,’ Wang Meng couldn’t pretend not to know anymore. ’I can’t believe I’d run into an "acquaintance" here.’

Back in the day, Wang Rencai had been arrogant and domineering, but he was selective about his targets. At most, he would bully the weak. If he had ever truly crossed someone like Meng Ningzhi, he would have been beaten to a pulp. After all, her family background was just as prominent, and she was far stronger.

The Great Zhou Eight Saints—what a prestigious title. Though the Wang Rencai of the past had been wild and unrestrained, he had secretly been deeply envious. ’If I were one of them, maybe Father wouldn’t have disapproved of me so much.’

And this tall... Oh, gods, could this be the Tenth Princess, Ji Jin’Er???

In Wang Rencai’s memory, she was just a tiny little brat... and now here was this rather precocious princess standing before him.

’Damn it all, another creditor.’

"My friend, we mean no harm. We are simply accompanying our Princess Jin’er to challenge the twenty-eighth floor of the Divine Sealing Tower. It could be a good opportunity for you as well."

Ni Yong said.

"Ni Yong, why are you wasting your breath on someone like him?" Yuan Juhuo said impatiently. "You can tell with one look he’s a coward who just scrapes by. Don’t make it sound like we’re trying to lure him somewhere quiet to kill him. A low-level Fate Grid like his would be useless to us anyway."

Wang Meng stood up. "Let’s go."

The group was taken aback. When this guy decided to be direct, he was really direct.

Meng Ningzhi gave a faint smile. "We won’t harm you. I am Meng Ningzhi, this is Zhang Kuang, Yuan Juhuo, and Ni Yong. With Ni Yong around, you won’t die as long as you’re still breathing."

Pill Saint Ni Yong was the strongest Pill Cultivator of the Great Zhou’s younger generation. His skill as a Pill Cultivator had reached a sublime level.

Ni Yong seemed to have a very good impression of Wang Meng, maintaining a smile whenever Wang Meng looked his way.

The happiest of all was Jin’Er. She was extremely interested in Wang Meng. In truth, Jin’Er had a remarkably sharp eye; otherwise, she would not have been able to perceive the charm of Wang Meng’s Golden Wolf Mask. Master Wang’s forging process had naturally incorporated the perfect trajectory of the Laws.

Meng Ningzhi and the others were playing the classic role of companions for the princess’s venture.

The Divine Sealing Tower. It was the most mysterious place in the Divine Space, the pinnacle that countless experts fought to reach. Without exception, every Cultivator here believed that the Divine Sealing Tower was, as its name implied, a place for Divine Enthronement. Legend had it that the tower was endless. One didn’t necessarily have to reach the very top to ascend to godhood; sometimes, the opportunity would arise halfway up. However, the higher one climbed, the higher their status would be after their Divine Enthronement.

The rumors were many and varied, all because the secrets of the Divine Sealing Tower had never been unraveled.

The twenty-eighth floor of the Divine Sealing Tower. It was clear that, aside from Ji Jin’Er, the other four had all been there before. This time, their sole purpose was to protect her.

Comparisons are truly odious. In this day and age, you could even have an escort for your ascension.

Arriving at the base of the Divine Sealing Tower, Wang Meng sized up the structure, which was suffused with the Power of Laws.

"Golden Wolf, is this your first time here?" Jin’Er tried to get closer to Wang Meng, but Meng Ningzhi moved between them.

The princess was still too playful. Although their group was strong enough not to fear any accidents, they couldn’t let her get too close to this man.

Wang Meng nodded and walked toward the Divine Sealing Tower. It was impossible to know how many ages it had stood, but the tower was ancient beyond measure. Even Wang Meng was curious. ’Who on earth left this tower behind? Was it truly a god?’

Wang Meng’s hand slowly reached out and touched the Divine Sealing Tower. The aura of ages instantly flowed into his body.

To an outsider, Wang Meng looked like a rookie marveling at a divine miracle, unsophisticatedly reaching out to touch it.

However, the mask concealed Wang Meng’s expression.

"Are you done yet?" Zhang Kuang said. "You can touch it all you want after we’re finished. No one will care how long you take then." Such was his short temper.

Here in the Divine Space, the Laws Wang Meng had mastered were restored. After gaining a slight insight, he pulled his hand away from the Divine Sealing Tower.

Jin’Er activated her Life Wheel. With a crisp sound, a Space Gate opened, and at the same time, a beam of light shot up from the tower’s base into the sky.

Jin’Er nodded. She was no rookie; on the contrary, she had already cleared the first twenty-seven floors.

Jin’Er took the lead, and the others entered in turn. When it was his turn, Ni Yong smiled and said, "Brother Golden Wolf, after you."

Wang Meng didn’t refuse and stepped inside. He was curious to see for himself just what was so extraordinary about this Divine Sealing Tower.

The Space Gate was merely a form of teleportation. Wang Meng tried to use his own Space Power to decipher the secrets of this transport, but the moment his Primordial Spirit tried to probe it, he was met with a powerful counterattack.

Outside, the entire Divine Sealing Tower began to radiate a brilliant light, emitting a series of crisp chimes.

At that moment, countless Cultivators in the Divine Space were startled by the sound. The Divine Sealing Tower had always stood like a silent god; never before had such a strange phenomenon been heard.

But that wasn’t all. The Divine Sealing Tower seemed to be reacting to something, creating an illusion that it was shrinking and expanding.

Somewhere in the Divine Space, an old man looked up toward the Divine Sealing Tower. Seeing this, he couldn’t help but frown.

He suddenly accelerated, rushing toward the Divine Sealing Tower. It was none other than the Water Emperor, whom Wang Meng had met once before.

At the same time, figures began to emerge from various locations throughout the Divine Space.

Ordinary Cultivators might not have realized what was happening, but these experts knew: someone had shaken the very foundation of the Divine Sealing Tower. A peerless master had appeared!

Meanwhile, Wang Meng and the others had arrived on the twenty-eighth floor of the Divine Sealing Tower.

The teleportation ended. Wang Meng had made several attempts but failed to break through the mechanism. It seemed the Divine Sealing Tower was indeed something special. However, it wasn’t completely without flaws. If his mastery of the Law of Space improved further, it wouldn’t be impossible to crack it.

At Wang Meng’s level, any phenomenon could be reduced to its essence. The Divine Sealing Tower seemed incomparably magical, but to put it bluntly, it was merely composed of a more advanced Law of Space.

The first fifty floors of the Divine Sealing Tower were divided into cycles of ten. Following the order of Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth, the twenty-eighth floor was still a world of the Water Five Elements.

However, among the worlds of the Water Five Elements, this was a relatively high level. Upon entering, they were immediately hit with a bone-chilling wind. It was a world of ice and snow.

Everyone felt the cold; their clothes offered no protection at all. Zhang Kuang, being a Power Cultivator, was doing fine, but the others were having some trouble adjusting.

Ni Yong smiled, produced a Talisman, and chanted a Spell. "Profound Heart Seal!"

A golden formation burst open, and everyone felt a warmth spread through their bodies. The biting cold vanished instantly.

"There, that should be enough for us to complete our mission."

The Profound Heart Seal was a Pill Cultivator’s Magic, designed to increase a Cultivator’s Five Elements Defense. It was undoubtedly the best tool for dealing with a Five Elements Secret Realm like the Divine Sealing Tower.

This also highlighted the superiority of a Middle Thousand Realm over a Small Thousand Realm. A Pill Cultivator, for example, didn’t just practice Alchemy. Their path of cultivation, which was based on Alchemy Skill, gave rise to powerful Magic. In a place like this, you would rather be short one powerful Sword Cultivator than be without a Pill Cultivator.

Wang Meng, on the other hand, felt nothing. This level of cold had no effect on him.

However, one person was determined to show his individuality. Ni Yong’s Profound Heart Seal had not been cast on Zhang Kuang. The Mad Saint didn’t need such help. It was clear these people were already very familiar with each other’s habits.

"Let’s move out. The boss of this floor is a Two-headed Extreme Wolf King. We’ll take care of it in half an hour!"

Yuan Juhuo declared.

Since they had already been to the twenty-eighth floor, the Space Gate opened by their own Life Wheels would no longer contain the Two-headed Extreme Wolf King.