Three days later, the First Elder arrived as scheduled.
However, when Ye Chen saw the First Elder again, he clearly saw that the First Elder did not look good.
"Did something go wrong in the ancestral graveyard?" Looking at the First Elder who was in deep thought, Ye Chen secretly guessed.
The First Elder stepped into the small courtyard where Ye Chen lived and glanced around. Then he slowly said, "Ye Chen, regarding the matter of letting you cultivate in the ancestral graveyard, I have discussed it with many elders and we have come to a conclusion."
Hearing this, Ye Chen's expression suddenly became much more dignified.
Because what the First Elder was going to say next was the key.
After a short pause, the First Elder continued, "With your talent, you can definitely go to the ancestral graveyard. The elders did not object to this. However, they objected to the fact that you would go to the ancestral graveyard. The other elders thought that you have joined the Eastern Region Saint Academy for too short a time. In such a short time, you probably do not have much affection for the Eastern Region Saint Academy. If you are sent to the ancestral graveyard, they are afraid that something unexpected will happen."
"Therefore, most of the elders agreed to let you stay. If possible, you can go to the ancestral graveyard next year."
Ye Chen's expression suddenly became very ugly.
For Ye Chen now, the most important thing was time.
If Ye Chen had to wait until next year to go to the ancestral graveyard, the Central Region Saint Academy would have sent people to take Ye Chen back to the Central Region before that.
"If that is the case, it seems that I have to find a way to leave the Eastern Region Saint Academy." Ye Chen sighed in his heart. Just as he was about to speak, he was directly interrupted by the First Elder.
"Ye Chen, only I know about your situation. Therefore, I rejected the other elders' proposal to let you go to the Eastern Region Saint Academy next year."
The First Elder's eyes were strange as he said, "However, I still could not persuade the other elders, so I could only listen to the other elders' conditions and put forward three requirements for you. Only when you meet these three requirements can you represent the Eastern Region Saint Academy and go to the ancestral graveyard."
"Three requests?" Ye Chen looked surprised.
These three requirements were actually three tests.
He had just passed the three tests of the sacred academy and became a member of the academy. Who would have thought that he would have to take the three tests proposed by the elders at this moment?
However, these three requirements were Ye Chen's only hope of entering the ancestral cemetery. Thus, Ye Chen nodded and asked, "Great Elder, may I know what these three requirements are?"
The Great Elder solemnly said, "First, you need to swear an oath in front of the ancestral statue that you will never betray the saints. If you are pious enough, the ancestral statue will resonate with you.
This is to prevent you from harming the saints in the future. "
"The second is that you have to go to the Hallucinatory Sacred Land to assess the strength of your soul. Our Sacred Clan is known as the Soul Clan. The power of the soul is our foundation. If your power of the soul isn't strong enough, you won't be qualified to cultivate in the ancestral cemetery no matter how talented you are."
"The third is that you have to fight with the current number one genius of the sacred academy, Zi Yu. Only by defeating her can you prove that you have the strength to cultivate in the ancestral cemetery."
Ye Chen listened carefully to the three conditions.
The first two conditions were fine as they each had their own uses.
However, the last condition made Ye Chen smile bitterly.
He had avoided fighting for three consecutive days because he couldn't be bothered to fight with Zi Yu. He didn't expect that in the end, the two of them would have to fight.
In addition, he was also speechless at the three conditions proposed by the Great Elder.
The three conditions seemed reasonable, but they were quite unfavorable to Ye Chen.
For example, the first condition was that Ye Chen had to resonate with the ancestral statue.
This was the ancestral statue of the saints of the saints. If it was so simple to resonate with it, the elders wouldn't have proposed such a condition.
The second condition was to go to the Hallucinatory Sacred Land to assess the strength of the soul.
Ye Chen had enough confidence in his soul power, so he wasn't afraid of the assessment.
However, the problem was that he knew nothing about the so-called Hallucinatory Sacred Land. If he really started the assessment, who knew if Ye Chen would make a mistake in the middle?
The third condition was even more of a trap.
Ye Chen had already roughly estimated Zi Yu's strength. Whether it was strength or cultivation, Zi Yu was stronger than Ye Chen. If Ye Chen fought with her, he would only have a slight chance of winning if he used his final trump card.
However, it was obviously useless to raise any objections at this time.
The Great Elder and the others had spent three days making a decision. How could they change it just because of Ye Chen's dissatisfaction?
"Although the three conditions are difficult, it doesn't mean that it's impossible. I can only try my best." Ye Chen smiled bitterly at first, then his expression gradually became firm.
"This child's mentality is much stronger than I expected."
The Great Elder had been paying attention to Ye Chen's expression. When he saw the change in Ye Chen's expression, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
For a martial artist, talent was important, but mentality was equally important.
In the Hidden Dragon World, there would be a large number of talented martial artists appearing almost every year. However, not all of these martial artists became experts. In the end, only about one-tenth of these martial artists had the chance to stand out.
The reason for this situation to occur was that these young martial artists' mentality wasn't good. When they encountered a slight setback, they would immediately collapse.
However, Ye Chen's current mentality was enough to make the Great Elder sigh in admiration.
His talent was heaven-defying, and his mentality was stable enough. These two points had already determined that Ye Chen's future achievements would be extremely high.
"Ye Chen, do you have any other questions?
If you don't have any, I will immediately take you to the Sacred Ancestral Statue. "The Great Elder explained the situation and immediately urged.
The reason why he wanted Ye Chen to make an oath in front of the Sacred Ancestral Statue was to prove Ye Chen's loyalty to the Sacred Clan.
This kind of test was best carried out under the premise that Ye Chen wasn't prepared at all. If Ye Chen was prepared, the effect of this test would be much worse.
Therefore, the Great Elder urged Ye Chen so urgently.
Of course, if Ye Chen raised an unusual condition at this moment and refused to go to the Sacred Ancestral Statue, the Great Elder definitely wouldn't force him.
In this way, Ye Chen would have much more time to prepare.
However, Ye Chen didn't do so. Instead, he simply nodded and said, "Then let's go and pay our respects to the Sacred Ancestral Statue."
"Okay, let's go immediately." The Great Elder nodded happily.
In his opinion, Ye Chen was willing to calmly follow him to pay his respects to the Sacred Ancestral Statue. This point alone was enough to prove that Ye Chen didn't have any ill intentions towards the Sacred Clan.
The Great Elder led Ye Chen through the Sacred Academy for a while. Finally, he led Ye Chen into the depths of the Sacred Academy, to an extremely large palace.
As soon as he stepped into the palace, Ye Chen immediately saw countless memorial tablets placed all around the palace.
There was a name on each tablet.
And these names were the names of martial artists who had once contributed to the Sacred Clan but had ultimately fallen.