Chapter 83  : Chapter 083: The Destiny of Heaven and Earth

Their six eyes stared at one another, and the faces of Ning Yiling and Ding Xun’er blushed with embarrassment. Yang Zhen grinned at the two, then turned his head and thrust his power again.

This time, Yang Zhen poured all of his True Essence into the Thunderbolt Sword. With a thunderous roar, the mystical creature’s entire body became transparent. Thunder snakes danced wildly, drilling out of the creature’s body. Roar!

The mystical creature emitted a terrifying fire-red light, exploding with a bang. The terrifying blast covered the entire valley.

“Eh!” Yang Zhen was delighted, laughing loudly. “This is more like it! With such a thrilling event, of course, some smoke should be used to mask it!”

As he spoke, Yang Zhen swiftly drew his sword in an arc. Something resembling a heart slowly floated up and came to Yang Zhen’s side.

It must be the realm treasure, the legendary Broken Crystal Core!

Yang Zhen seized the Broken Crystal Core in his hand and rushed towards the valley.

Boom!

A earth-shattering noise suddenly came from the horizon, as if the whole world was trembling. Yang Zhen stumbled and looked at the sky with surprise. This sudden change shook the entire Nine Realms Exquisite Tower. Yang Zhen was puzzled, glancing at the Broken Crystal Core in his hand, his face strange. It’s just a Broken Crystal Core, no need to make such a fuss, right?

Ning Yiling and Ding Xun’er also exclaimed in surprise, staring at the sky in shock and forgetting about Yang Zhen.

In midair, monstrous surges of energy rolled like a vast ocean. The terrifying blast covered the whole world, as if it was creating a new world, but also as if it was about to destroy the world of the Nine Realms Exquisite Tower.

In the Nine Realms Exquisite Tower, practitioners from each of its layers, no matter where they were, all stared at the sky in shock.

“What happened? Why did the entire Nine Realms Exquisite Tower shake?”

“Uh-oh, it seems like the Nine Realms Exquisite Tower is collapsing, we have to get out!”

“The change must have come from the Nine-layer World. After all the trouble we went through to get here, we must check it out!”

Countless practitioners hurriedly rushed about as terrifying blasts erupted from each layer of the world. It was as if something was prompting the Nine Realms Exquisite Tower, causing fear in those who observed it.

Outside the Nine Realms Exquisite Tower, everyone was also watching the tower in shock. This entity, which had stood from time immemorial, was actually emitting endless light, illuminating the entire world.

Hua Youyue and Tan Fenglei looked at the Nine Realms Exquisite Tower with astonishment, unsure why such a change had occurred.

“Could someone have triggered its prohibitions?” Tan Fenglei asked curiously.

Hua Youyue shook her head, saying, “I have been into the Nine Realms Exquisite Tower before. The worlds inside the tower are very stable and do not have such fluctuations. There are no special prohibitions either. This change seems like someone is prompting the Nine Realms Exquisite Tower.”

Tan Fenglei responded in shock, “Could the Nine Realms Exquisite Tower really be a magic weapon left by a powerful predecessor?”

There were many legends about the Nine Realms Exquisite Tower. The most widely accepted was that the tower itself was a magic weapon. But for some unknown reason, it had been sealed here, and there had been no changes in it for many years.

“Something must have happened in the Nine-layer World!”

The Nine Realms Exquisite Tower had always had a barrier in the Nine-layer World. No one had ever been able to pass through the entrance from the eighth layer to the ninth. This was the first time that anything unusual had happened.

So many people had come to participate in the trial of the three countries. On one hand, they wanted to train their young disciples. But more importantly, they wanted to see what was inside the Nine-layer World.

But just after the young disciples of the various great sects had entered, the Nine Realms Exquisite Tower underwent such a change. Everyone couldn’t help but take notice. Even some of the sect leaders were considering entering now.

Just then, a humming sound echoed through the heavens and earth, and an enormous flying ship emerged in midair.

The flying ship was enormous, yet it did not look bulky in midair. It moved at great speed. By the time people looked up, it had already arrived above their heads.

“It’s the airship of Dajiang Country. Why did it come here? Could it be that the National Master has arrived?”

“You mean the National Master who calculated the changes in the Nine Realms Exquisite Tower’s nine-layered world? What’s he here for?”

“Look quickly, they’re landing!”

Hua YouYue watched the airship descend upon the mountaintop with a serious expression. The National Master of Dajiang Country, Tongxuan, knowledgeable about the heavens and earth and skillful at discerning changes in the universe, had not appeared in public for a long time.

Now that he had come for the Nine Realms Exquisite Tower, he must have brought great news.

Hua YouYue and the others went up to meet him. Upon seeing the hunched figure of an old man, she bent slightly to greet him: “National Master!”

The National Master of Dajiang Country held a revered status, a very wise elderly figure. Even the King of Nether Sun Country would call him “sir.”

The elderly National Master seemed frail, his eyes murky and dull. Upon hearing Hua Youyue’s words, he laughed and said, “You must be that Hua Youyue girl, right? Your aura has become more settled, unlike the girl from two years ago!”

It seemed as though Hua Youyue didn’t hear the National Master’s teasing and looked at him anxiously, exclaiming: “National Master, your eyes!”

The Master laughed, shaking his head, “Old age… It has become useless. After predicting the changes in the heavens and earth, it seems the heavens took away my eyesight. That’s alright… It’s alright…”

Next to the National Master stood a handsome young man with a bowed head. He showed a flash of sadness when he heard this.

Bang!

A terrifying sound filled the air. Countless practitioners were ejected from the Nine Realms Exquisite Tower. Their faces were all filled with horror and confusion, evidently not knowing what had happened.

“Everyone has come out. That’s better. The change in heaven and earth has begun. I just don’t know how it differs from the one five years ago!” The National Master nodded and chuckled, looking towards the Nine Realms Exquisite Tower.

Everyone had been flushed out, staring in horror at the still turbulent Nine Realms Exquisite Tower.

All the Great Sects were counting their disciples. Apart from those who had come out earlier and those who had already died inside, almost everyone was accounted for.

Hua Youyue and Tan Fenglie looked at each other, their faces showing uncertainty.

Yang Zhen hasn’t come out!

At this moment, the Old National Master murmured to himself: “All these years, the upheavals in heaven and earth have taken another step. This time, I wonder if it’s a blessing or a curse!”

“What does that mean?” Hua Youyue was shocked as she watched the Old National Master in disbelief.

What on earth were the changes that the Old National Master, even at the cost of his eyesight, had predicted?

Upon hearing Hua Youyue’s question, the Old National Master chuckled, “Let’s wait and see. If my calculation isn’t wrong, some change will occur in the Nine Realms Exquisite Tower in another half hour!”

Hua Youyue clenched her teeth and asked solemnly, “Are all the people inside going to be expelled?”

The Old National Master nodded, “Under this circumstance, the Nine Realms Exquisite Tower will expel all the people inside. The Nine Realms will unite. The arrangement made by those people from the past is nearing its time!” “But…” Hua Youyue looked at the Old National Master in disbelief, saying: “There’s still one person who hasn’t come out!”

“What?” The Old National Master was shocked, his murky eyes wide open. A faint light shimmered in those murky pupils.

After a long while, the Old National Master laughed heartily and nodded continuously: “It’s up to fate. Fate! There are changes within the changes. Those who laid the groundwork back then probably didn’t expect this to happen.”

“What’s happening?” Tan Fenglie couldn’t help asking.

The Old National Master shook his head and did not answer.

This old fellow could sometimes be more exasperating than Yang Zhen. No one could really do anything when he stayed quiet. But he knew how to pique everyone’s curiosity with just a few words, and then refused to divulge more.

Hua Youyue and Tan Fenglie kept exchanging puzzled looks, their expressions strange as they watched the people inside the Nine Realms Exquisite Tower..