Martial Universe: The Eyes That Determine the Fate

Chapter 49 Entering the Tower

Li Yi took a deep breath, having already made up his mind.

"Thank you both for your kind advice, but my mind is made up," Li Yi said firmly. "Even if there is a risk of backlash on the way, I still want to give it a try. If I can't even get close to the tower gate, then I will completely give up the idea of ​​entering the tower to cultivate."

Having said that, Master Yan said no more, turned around and walked out of the courtyard, beckoning to the two of them to follow.

Before long, the three of them arrived at a nine-story, gray, and ancient tower.

Li Yi looked up and saw a gray, nine-story ancient pagoda standing before him. The pagoda was simple and mottled, covered with deep and shallow lines left by the erosion of time. Despite a hundred years of wind and rain, it still stood majestically, quietly exuding an ancient and desolate atmosphere.

"This is the Talisman Master's Tower," Master Yan said, standing with his hands behind his back, his gaze fixed on the ancient tower.

Li Yi stood before the tower, his gaze fixed on the nine-story structure for a long time, a surge of emotion welling up within him.

He could clearly sense that wisps of ethereal spiritual energy swirled around the tower, drifting and floating slowly like clouds.

The tower was filled with incredibly rich and pure spiritual energy, quietly dormant like a vast ocean. This rich spiritual energy field was the best cultivation place he had ever encountered in his journey.

The dormant and powerful spiritual energy within his body began to stir slightly, as if it had encountered a kindred spirit and was eager to rush into the tower to absorb nourishment and temper his own sea of ​​consciousness.

Zi Yue stood beside her and said softly, "The Talisman Master Tower has nine floors. The higher the floor, the purer and more refined the spiritual energy inside, and the corresponding pressure will increase exponentially. Ordinary low-level talisman masters can only cultivate steadily on the first or second floor at most. Only top-level high-level talisman masters are qualified to ascend to the higher floors."

Master Yan stood with his hands behind his back in front of the tower gate, gazing at the tightly closed and heavy gate, and slowly said, "The Talisman Master Tower should normally be opened by me and several other Talisman Masters during the Tower Battle. Even I can only go in to cultivate a few times a year, but this time the situation is special."

"Go ahead and give it a try, but remember to act within your limits. Once you feel a stinging sensation in your mind, immediately withdraw your mental energy. Do not try to push yourself to the limit."

Li Yi nodded solemnly, keeping all their words of advice firmly in mind.

He suppressed all distracting thoughts and anxieties, and slowly walked towards the tightly closed gate of the Talisman Master Tower.

The closer one gets to the tower, the clearer and stronger the invisible force of confinement becomes. Layer upon layer of mental barriers stand in front of them, like an impregnable fortress, firmly preventing anyone without a natal talisman from taking even half a step in.

When he was only a few steps away from the tower gate, a terrifying, immense, and boundless resistance suddenly swept in from all directions, firmly blocking Li Yi's forward movement.

A heavy force pressed down on his body, and no matter how he moved his feet, he could not take another step forward, as if his whole body was firmly imprisoned by this void.

"As expected, I was stopped." Li Yi thought to himself.

Without further hesitation, he slowly closed his eyes, focused his mind and calmed his restless emotions. He then mobilized the immense spiritual power that had been condensed and refined deep within his sea of ​​consciousness, and cautiously probed towards the heavy tower gate barrier ahead.

Seeing that he had already activated his spiritual power, Master Yan quickly raised his voice and warned, "Young man, remember this! Once you feel intense pain in your sea of ​​consciousness, immediately withdraw your power and retreat. Do not try to hold on!"

Li Yi nodded slightly, no longer responding to any external sounds, and completely immersed himself in his own divine consciousness.

The vast and boundless spiritual power surged forth from the sea of ​​consciousness like an endless tide, slowly spreading and probing towards the restrictions on the tower gate through the gaps in the void.

The ancient runes engraved on the tower gate only flickered with a faint dim light before fading completely and remaining silent.

It wasn't that Li Yi's own mental strength was weak or insufficient, but rather that this ancient and time-honored Talisman Master Tower had already established unchanging rules.

But he hadn't even become a talisman master, so how could he have condensed his own natal talisman? He only had a pair of double pupils that held unparalleled secrets, but he lacked all the essential items required of a talisman master.

Li Yi did not rush to open his eyes. He remained standing quietly in place, motionless, like a silent stone statue, waiting for a glimmer of opportunity from the darkness.

Master Yan, watching from afar, kept his gaze fixed on the boy's back. With his profound cultivation, he clearly sensed that Li Yi's spiritual power was repeatedly trying to touch the tower gate's restrictions, only to be ruthlessly blocked each time. He kept hitting walls and could not break through the barrier.

Zi Yue frowned slightly as she watched the stalemate, her eyes filled with doubt as she asked softly, "Teacher, is he—truly unable to enter the Talisman Master Tower?"

Master Yan remained calm and did not answer. He simply gazed at the slender figure in front of the tower, his heart already churning with turmoil.

At that moment, Li Yi, who was standing silently in front of the tower, suddenly opened his tightly closed eyes.

Deep within those double pupils, something was flowing; a rich, eerie pale purple light slowly flowed from the corner of the eye, gently floating along the outer corner, faintly radiating a vast and awe-inspiring power that shook the mind.

He did not forcefully break through the restriction with his spiritual power, nor did he use his Yuan power to brute forcefully bombard the tower gate. He simply revealed a trace of the power of his double pupils naturally.

In an instant, the previously dim and lifeless runes on the tower gate suddenly lit up.

The long-silent gates of the Talisman Master Tower, accompanied by a slowly surging light, quietly and gradually opened inwards.

Li Yi stood silently before the wide-open tower gate for a moment, then slowly turned around, glanced at Master Yan behind him, and the strange and unusual look in his eyes disappeared in an instant, returning him to the ordinary appearance of a young man, showing no abnormality.

Master Yan watched this scene with a surge of emotions, but his face remained expressionless. He simply nodded slightly to Li Yi, giving a silent signal.

Li Yi said no more, turned around and stepped calmly into the dark and deep talisman master tower. The heavy ancient tower door followed closely behind, slowly closing and isolating him from all outside sounds and sights.

A deathly silence fell over the area outside the tower, broken only by the gentle breeze that rustled the leaves.

Ziyue stood beside Master Yan, her cherry lips slightly parted, her heart filled with countless doubts, a thousand words welling up on her lips, but in the end she held them all back.

"Teacher—he—" After hesitating for a long time, Ziyue finally couldn't help but call out softly.

"Do not speak of this matter further, nor delve into it," Master Yan interrupted her softly, saying, "Kee the whole story that happened here today buried deep in your heart, and never mention it to anyone again."