Chapter 2495 Daydream

The next morning, as dawn broke, the entire Holy Dragon Empire Imperial City became bustling.

The opening of the Ten-Tier Tongtian Tower was an extremely lively event for the entire Tiansheng State, and even if one didn't have the chance to enter, it was good to go and witness it to broaden one's horizons.

None of the people who came to watch the Genius Prodigy battle left; they departed the Holy Dragon Empire Imperial City early and headed towards Shenxian Lake, a thousand li to the southwest.

This was an extremely vast Lake, rumored to have been visited by Immortals, hence its name, Shenxian Lake.

The Ten-Tier Tongtian Tower, normally in a dormant state, would only emerge from the Lake when it was time for its activation.

Ye Bufan and the others were not particularly anxious; since they already had a spot, arriving early would only mean waiting.

After breakfast, everyone walked out of the inn's gate together, where Qin碧瑶 was already waiting with the selected personnel from Tianluo State.

According to the regulations for the Ten-Tier Tongtian Tower's opening, only Cultivators under a hundred years old were allowed to enter, so all these individuals appeared relatively Young.

Ye Bufan swept his gaze over the crowd and sighed inwardly; the overall strength of Tianluo State was indeed too weak.

The Cultivators among them with higher cultivation were only at the Dongxu Stage, some even at the Body Integration Stage, which certainly wasn't on the same level as the other states.

Upon his arrival, the Tianluo State Cultivators' eyes revealed excitement and awe; they all clearly understood that the opportunity to enter the Ten-Tier Tongtian Tower was entirely bestowed by this man.

Moreover, the Kunlun Continent had always revered the strong, and everyone clearly knew that this Young man possessed strength comparable to the Great Ascension Initial Stage, making him absolutely the strongest in Tianluo State.

"Alright, let's go."

Ye Bufan waved his hand and led everyone out of the city towards Shenxian Lake.

Even now, Qin碧瑶's face was still filled with uncontrollable excitement; everything had come too unexpectedly, too suddenly, almost like a dream.

"Ye Yixian, you are truly a great benefactor to our Tianluo State. Without you, we might have lost our quota to enter the Tongtian Tower in the future."

Ye Bufan casually waved his hand, "It's nothing."

Qin碧瑶 asked, "Ye Yixian, what are your plans after the Ten-Tier Tongtian Tower opens this time? Where are you planning to go?"

According to her thoughts, she wished she could tie Ye Bufan back, as that would give Tianluo State hope for the future, and even becoming the strongest state in the Kunlun Continent wouldn't be impossible.

But she also knew this was impossible, only hoping that this man could stay for a longer period of time.

Ye Bufan saw through her thoughts and smiled slightly, "I still have many things to do, so I probably won't be able to return for a while."

Indeed, he had too many things to do now: continue searching for the five-colored mystic stone, help Yi Luoxiang regain her memories, and reunite with Leng Qingqiu.

Additionally, there was a very important matter: to help the deceased Kunlun Craftsman God seek justice.

The Lu family was in Tiansheng State, and since he was already here, he naturally had to resolve this matter.

Once these matters were settled, he would have to make a trip to the Barbarian Tribe; presumably, Qingye King would have given birth to the child by then.

Thinking of this, a surge of excitement rose in his heart; it was his first time being a father after so many years, and he wondered if it would be a boy or a girl.

Just then, Jiang Fangzhou pulled him back from his thoughts, "Ye Dage, I wonder if those old bastards will be surprised to see you alive?"

After speaking, he couldn't help but let out a series of chuckles.

"Surprised? Probably!"

Ye Bufan also laughed along; when Baili Xingkong and the others saw him, their expressions would surely be very interesting.

At Shenxian Lake, tens of thousands of people had already gathered. Apart from Tianluo State, personnel from the other four major states had all arrived.

Baili Xingkong's expression had softened considerably. Although the Saint Dragon Empire Royal Family had been publicly humiliated again last night, they had ultimately passed through it safely.

Now that he had brought Baili Hongjun here, once he was sent into the Ten-Tier Tongtian Tower, he would be completely safe.

Normally, Tiansheng State only had nine entry quotas, but they had brought over twenty people.

The same was true for Tianwu State and Tianmang Prefecture; they had not adhered to the previously agreed-upon numbers, but instead brought many more people, just waiting to divide Tianluo State's quotas.

Seeing this scene, Ximen凤 couldn't help but frown, which gave her a bad premonition.

Just then, Baili Xingkong looked over here, a sly smile on his face as he saw the twenty prepared Disciples behind her.

"Elder Ximen, you've prepared quite a few people, but it looks like your people probably won't get in.

If I were you, I'd listen to this King's advice and just prepare one person; otherwise, you might be disappointed later.

Some things are yours because they are yours; if they're not yours, you can't snatch them."

Ximen凤 frowned, "What do you mean by that?"

Baili Xingkong chuckled, "Nothing, your Tianqiong State is in last place, so you only get one quota."

"But we have twenty quotas given by Tianluo State."

"Hahaha, Tianluo State, that's a joke."

Baili Xingkong said, "Who promised them to you? Was it that Ye? But can he even make it here?

If he can't even come, will his promise to you count?"

Ximen凤's face sank, "What do you mean by that?"

Last night, not only her but also people from many Schools were not at the inn; they were all out busy preparing for today's quota distribution, so the news of Ye Bufan's assassination had not spread.

"Nothing, I had a dream last night that Ye was dismembered, and his head was cut off."

Baili Xingkong burst into triumphant laughter, "My dreams are always very accurate, so I guess that Kid won't be able to make it today.

If he, the first place, is gone, then the points he previously earned will naturally all be voided, and Tianluo State's forty quotas should be taken over for us top three to share, having nothing to do with you…"

"Is that so? Indeed, a prince who loves to dream, even thinking of such things!"

Originally, the surrounding crowd had been drawn in by Baili Xingkong's words, but then a sudden round of applause rang out from outside the crowd.

Everyone turned to look, only to see a group of people walking in from outside. The Young man leading them was handsome and radiant, none other than the first-place winner of the Genius Prodigy battle—Ye Bufan.

He parted the crowd and walked in, looking at Baili Xingkong with a playful expression.

"Your Royal Highness, have you been extorted too much by bandits recently? Your mind seems a bit off. Why are you daydreaming in broad daylight?"

"You… you… how could it be you?"

At this moment, Baili Xingkong completely disregarded the mockery in the other party's words, his face filled with shock.

He knew that he had personally acted last night, personally cut off Ye Bufan's head, and then stabbed him seven or eight times, each stab a fatal wound.

Logically speaking, the other party should have been utterly dead, so how could he now appear before him, alive and kicking?

Not only him, but Li Miaozhen, Feng Manlou, and Nangong Shangyuan also looked as if they had seen a ghost, their eyeballs almost popping out of their sockets.

They were the ones who killed him; they had seen with their own eyes that the other party was dead.

After returning, they had even discussed the allocation of quotas, and then, in a blink of an eye, the person appeared here, alive and well. How could they not be shocked!