Chapter 2498 Entering the Tower

The spire of the Ten-Tier Tongtian Tower was bronze-colored and enormous, its top alone spanning tens of zhang in circumference.

With a thunderous roar, the tower body slowly ascended, section by section, appearing before everyone. A majestic, ancient, and desolate aura permeated the entire Shenxian Lake.

The Tongtian Tower rose quickly, yet it still took nearly five minutes to fully emerge into the sky, demonstrating its immense size. Standing there, it resembled a towering mountain.

“This is the Tongtian Tower, it’s so big…”

“Such a grand and ancient aura, I wonder what Rank of treasure this is…”

“I really don’t know which ancient mighty being left this behind; it feels truly powerful…”

Those seeing the Ten-Tier Tongtian Tower for the first time couldn't help but exclaim in awe, their eyes filled with shock and reverence.

Even those who had seen it before felt an uncontrollable surge of emotion; the visual impact of this tower was simply too formidable.

Ye Bufan had also been observing the Ten-Tier Tongtian Tower. He could sense that the aura of this tower surpassed that of a Divine Artifact; he wondered what Rank of existence it was.

Just then, the surrounding Spiritual Qi seemed to be drawn by some immense force, rushing towards the Tongtian Tower like a roaring tide.

This scene was similar to Ye Bufan activating his Chaotic True Qi to absorb Spiritual Qi, but the difference between the two was vast; the effect caused by the Tongtian Tower was far more powerful than what he alone could achieve.

Ye Bufan tried to activate his True Qi but found that he couldn't absorb even a wisp of Spiritual Qi, showing the immense gravitational pull of this tower.

Others who were seeing this phenomenon for the first time also showed looks of alarm, wondering what was happening.

He looked at Ximen Feng beside him: “Grand Elder, what exactly is going on? Why is this Tongtian Tower absorbing so much Spiritual Qi?”

Ximen Feng’s expression was calm, as if she was used to it.

“It’s quite normal; every time the Tongtian Tower appears, it’s like this.

At first, I was also shocked, but then I realized it’s normal. The reason there are so many treasures and Opportunities within the Tongtian Tower is naturally because it relies on Spiritual Qi for sustenance.

From this perspective, its absorption of Spiritual Qi after appearing is a normal reaction.”

“Oh!”

With that explanation, Ye Bufan felt it made sense.

“Then how long will it absorb for?”

Ximen Feng said: “Seven days in total, until the opening ends and it completely sinks into Shenxian Lake.”

“Seven days? How much Spiritual Qi will that absorb!”

Ye Bufan couldn’t help but click his tongue. With such a terrifying absorption rate, how much Spiritual Qi would be drained if it continued for seven days?

“It’s immeasurable.”

Ximen Feng said with a sigh, “In short, when the Tongtian Tower appears, Cultivators throughout the entire Tiansheng State cannot Cultivate, because you won’t feel any Spiritual Qi.

Even after the Tongtian Tower completely closes, the Spiritual Qi will remain thin for a year, only recovering to its current level after a year.”

“So, one appearance of the Ten-Tier Tongtian Tower drains nearly a year’s worth of Spiritual Qi from Tiansheng State.”

Ye Bufan was shocked once again; such a massive amount of Spiritual Qi was terrifying to even contemplate.

While the two were talking, a halo slowly appeared in front of the Tongtian Tower. It started out the size of a basketball, then slowly expanded to about five meters in diameter.

The halo continuously shimmered with ripples, emitting spatial energy, clearly indicating that this was the entrance to the Tongtian Tower.

Baili Xingkong said to the surrounding crowd: “Everyone, get ready. The Tongtian Tower has opened; let’s begin entering.”

Ximen Feng turned to look at the Disciples behind her: “The Tongtian Tower is both an Opportunity and a danger. Once inside, you must pay attention to safety. If things go wrong, crush the teleportation jade talisman and come out. After all, your life is the most important.”

It was no wonder she was so cautious; every time the Tongtian Tower opened, many Cultivators would perish, and their numbers were not small.

With the passage open, these hundred Disciples all showed excited expressions.

The first group of three Disciples came from Tianwu State. They soared into the air hand in hand, rushing towards the halo, and were quickly swallowed by the spatial energy, disappearing from sight.

Then came the second group, and the third group. Clearly, these Disciples had also received instructions from their Sect Elders: a maximum of five per group, a minimum of two per team, entering the Tongtian Tower one after another.

Leng Qingqiu glanced at Ye Bufan, then her voice transmission reached his ear, “Xiao Fan, I’m going in first. See you inside.”

She then rushed into the light gate with several Disciples from the Cold Sword Immortal Sect.

Seeing that it was almost time, Ye Bufan and Jiang Fangzhou, along with a few others, also entered the Ten-Tier Tongtian Tower hand in hand.

In a short while, all one hundred Disciples had rushed in. After the last Disciple entered, the light gate slowly disappeared.

The Ten-Tier Tongtian Tower stood on the lake surface, still frantically absorbing Spiritual Qi.

At this moment, Baili Xingkong waved his hand, and a huge light screen appeared beside him, flashing with one hundred light dots.

These light dots corresponded to the teleportation jade talismans, but they were unnamable, so one could only know that someone was there but not who.

However, by looking at this light screen, one could see what heights a few people had reached, which was a way to alleviate boredom.

“Who do you think will reach the highest Layer this time?”

“I guess at most the Seventh Layer, after all, the historical record is only the Eighth Level…”

“It’s hard to say. After all, this time’s Genius Prodigy Competition is truly too bizarre; many things are unexpected. Perhaps another miracle can be created…”

These onlookers discussed animatedly, offering their individual opinions.

Baili Xingkong looked at the light dots on the screen, his eyes filled with murderous intent.

“Kid, this Tongtian Tower will be your burial ground. I believe you won’t live much longer!”

With so many experts chasing him, Ye Bufan was already destined to be a dead man.

Once he died, Tianqiong State and Tianluo State combined would have no one of consequence, destined to be at the bottom.

Ye Bufan and the others stepped into the light gate, immediately feeling a surge of energy fluctuation before being teleported out. Their landing spot was a pitch-black thicket of thorns.

For some reason, although the Spiritual Qi here was a few times denser than outside, all the vegetation was pitch black, making it look even more strangely colored.

As soon as they landed, two black flashes appeared beside them, and two Yao Beasts resembling wild dogs rushed out.

These two creatures looked fierce, but their Rank was too low; they were only first-tier Yao Beasts, posing no threat to them whatsoever.

“Get lost, quickly. Luckily, I’m not hungry, or I’d roast you.”

Jiang Fangzhou waved his hand, sending the two wild dogs scrambling away with their heads in their paws, quickly disappearing from sight.

Ye Bufan looked around, beginning to observe the situation here.

Just as Ximen Feng had said, the Ten-Tier Tongtian Tower was a self-contained world. The space here appeared much larger than it did from the outside, with no end in sight.

He discovered that once here, one’s Divine Sense was greatly suppressed. Originally, a Cultivator at the Void Tempering Middle Stage could cover a range of three hundred li with their Divine Sense, but here it was directly suppressed to only two or three li, showing the immense difference.

Additionally, gravity also seemed much stronger than outside. Although they could barely fly, the consumption of True Qi was immense, and their speed couldn’t be too fast. In comparison, it was better to walk quickly on the ground.

Jiang Fangzhou asked: “Ye Dage, what should we do now?”

In a strange environment, everyone looked to him for guidance.