The Against Heaven

Chapter 31: Opening the Palace of Destiny (2)

“Bang, bang, bang!” Li Han Tian had knocked on the door for tens of thousands of times now, but there was still no answer.

For most cultivators, this was not a good sign. It shows how low your inner talent is. However, Li Han Tian had an unwavering determination, even if he had to knock a million times, he would continue to do so.

“BANG!” After five days and five nights, a small voice echoed. Under Li Han Tian's impetuous beat, his Fate Palace finally opened.

Entering the door, one could see the power of soul and spirit. However, his Mortal Fate Palace was extremely limited. At this moment, the Six Variants Kun Peng spell flew to the Fate Palace along with Li Han Tian's consciousness.

The space within the Fate Palace was vast, nearing infinite. In the middle of Li Han Tian's Fate Palace were mysterious spells of calligraphy; they flew in a natural sequence around a shining light as if it wanted to wake him up.

This light is his soul. For others, it was three souls and seven spirits or even True Fate. It is the thing that determines the fate of a person through their life.

Only by cultivating could one activate True Fate and souls. Once they woke up, the cultivators would gain their magical power. They would also be able to connect to heaven and earth, borrowing their energy.

The Six Variants of Kun Peng were the merit laws of the Fate Palace, it had to awaken the soul and use it as a cultivation base for Li Han Tian. This was why the spell calligraphy that represented the mysterious truth of the Six Variants twisted souls endlessly to wake them up. These words were sometimes a flying eagle, other times it was a Kun playing in the ocean, or even a complete Kun Peng. This ferocious beast caused Li Han Tian's Fate Palace to resemble the vast sky and deep sea, and the light of his Fate Palace was greatly affected by their presence.

This process is the second step named, Second Consciousness. Due to Li Han Tian's low innate talent, this effort would also take longer compared to the other geniuses even though he had the merit laws of an Immortal Emperor.

His Fate Palace grew wider and larger, one could not see its boundaries. Even if the resurrection process was completed, he would not be able to see his entire Fate Palace. However, he sensed a distant existence in his Fate Palace.

Towards the extreme side, in the east direction, it was as if there was a giant spring, yet it dried up no flowing water.

This Spring of Life was one of the Four Symbols of the Palace of Destiny. There are many theories about it, some immortal sages believe that it is the source of life and the energy of fate.

Far in the west, Li Han Tian felt the shadow of a huge cauldron, but at this moment it was extremely cold.

This was the cauldron of life, its flame capable of burning and dissolving any existence. People believe that the source of the flame is souls, therefore it is called the Fire of Souls.

Towards the south was a gigantic tree that pierced through the sky itself. This tree was enormous, yet it showed no signs of life as if it had died centuries ago.

The Tree of Life was the most mysterious object in the Fate Palace. Legend has it that it could steal from heaven and gain great wealth.

In the far north was a towering pillar that connected heaven and earth. The pillars were carved by countless mysterious symbols. It looked as if it had been standing there since the beginning of time.

The Pillar of Life, it was also known as the source of life. Without it, there would be nothing.

The Four Symbols Fate Palace included: The Spring of Life, the Life Cauldron, the Tree of Life, and the Pillar of Life. It is the most mysterious entity in the world. Many ancient sages tried to understand the four symbols in order to gain a better understanding of cultivation.

The world believed that if one could understand the truth of the four symbols, he would be able to obtain the Will of Heaven and become an Immortal Emperor.

Li Han Tian still let the Six Variants method strengthen souls, while the Revolving Crescent Sun Merit Law developed his Life Wheel, this resulted in strange and mysterious circumstances during his cultivation.

He kept the same pace unhurriedly as he had absolute confidence in himself. No one, or anything could shake his resolve.

“This is no big deal.” Li Han Tian calmly replied.

Seeing Li Han Tian's indifferent disposition, Nan Huairen paused for a moment and then voiced his concern "senior, from what I gathered while listening to the Sect Master, second brother returned to the sect.” He hesitantly added “The second brother is a disciple of Sect Master.”

When ‘sister second’ was mentioned, Nan Huairen's eyes were a little strange. He remained silent after.

“Second brother?” Li Han Tian noticed Nan Huairen's strange gaze so he asked.

Nan Huairen scratched his head and said: “Senior, honestly, I don't know how to explain it. Once you meet second brother, you will understand.”

Finally, he added another sentence. “The condition of second sister is rather special.”

Li Han Tian simply smiled and did not interrogate. This, to him, is not very important. He did not care about the state of the second brother. In the end, second brother could be sent here to teach him or watch over him, it had nothing to do with Li Han Tian.

Li Han Tian's determination to rebuild the Heaven Ancient Sect would not be bothered by anyone. Once the time was right, he would revive the sect. On this road, no one could stop his steps. Whoever tries to stop him will meet his end. If Satan gets in the way, kill; if God gets in the way, kill.

That year, under his supervision, the Heaven Ancient Sect had swept across the Nine Worlds. In this life, he would do the same. The Heaven Ancient Sect would rule the Nine Worlds and destroy the Immortal Demon Cave.

Nan Huairen was already used to Li Han Tian's temperament even when facing Demon King Lun Ri, thus he was not surprised by how indifferent Li Han Tian was about the return of the second brother.

Nan Huairen looked at Li Han Tian slightly, and he suddenly realized that he had started his cultivation.

Nan Huairen happily exclaimed: “Senior, you have opened your Fate Palace? How long will it take?”

“Not too long, it only takes five days and five nights.” Li Han Tian said slowly.

“Uh ..” Nan Huairen was at a loss for words after he heard her answer. Five days and five nights? You dare say it wasn't a long time ago? In any sect, if a disciple took three days and three nights to open the Fate Palace, he would be scolded by the seniors as incompetent, he said, so much so that he would not be able to raise his head again. To take five days and five nights, he would be considered trash among trash. If people knew Li Han Tian needed a long time, he would become the biggest laughingstock in the Heaven Ancient Sect.

The worst disciple of the Heaven Ancient Sect only needed three days and three nights, yet Li Han Tian needed five days and five nights of battle.

However, Nan Huairen knew from Li Han Tian's expression, that he did not consider spending five days and five nights as something to be ashamed of.

If other students took that long, their self-esteem would be at an all-time low. However, Li Han Tian did not feel inferior or proud about it, it was just another day for him.

Thinking of the death of Xu Hui and Protector Hua, Nan Huairen trembled. A person who was considered a fool by the world had an unstoppable aura, he had a calm and elegant demeanor at all times, and his supreme confidence as well as his unwavering determination shown through his ability to kill people without any regrets, a person like Li Han Tian would be the most fearsome existence.

Nan Huairen stopped here with that thought, and he went along with Li Han Tian to choose his treasure.

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Once they reached the Ancient Triangle School, Li Han Tian and Nan Huairen brought orders to the Armory. Here, they saw an enormous statue standing in the middle.