Chapter 255: Gu Fan: Something Happened in the Trial Tower?

The Grand Elder did not speak. He directly stepped into the restriction and carefully examined it.

After confirming that there were no problems with the formation, he then proceeded to inspect the Trial Tower from top to bottom, even though he didn’t believe the others would lie to him.

Still, he personally rechecked everything. With that, any issues with the Trial Tower had been ruled out.

Next was to investigate internal causes.

“I’m asking you—aside from the disciples, has anything strange or unusual appeared inside the Trial Tower?”

The Tower Guarding Elder shook his head.

“Grand Elder, everything has been normal. I’ve always been stationed here. If there were any disturbances, I would notice it immediately.”

The Grand Elder nodded and entered the interior of the Trial Tower. At this time, quite a few disciples were still cultivating inside.

The Grand Elder didn’t disturb anyone. He simply examined every floor from the bottom to the top.

Everything was normal!

Now even he was dumbfounded. Upon sensing the power of the domain laws, it was indeed diminished by one-twentieth.

“How strange… what in the world is going on here?”

At this moment, the Tower Guarding Elder spoke again:

“Could it possibly be the situation I mentioned before?”

“Speak.”

“I mean, could it be caused by a certain disciple? After all, the power of domain laws can be absorbed to some extent…”

The Grand Elder frowned, clearly not agreeing with this idea.

“One-twentieth of the power of the domain laws? Forget disciples—even you old fellows at the Celestial Heart Realm wouldn’t be able to absorb that much, would you?”

“Besides, the power of domain laws released by the Dao Rule Stone is chaotic and disordered. To refine this amount would take at least half a year just to sort through, and another half year to refine. In that one year, a genius disciple could have cultivated even more power of the domain laws on their own. It’s not worth it!”

The Tower Guarding Elder frowned, then cautiously asked again:

“Then what should we do about the current problem?”

The Grand Elder was at a loss for words. What should they do?

He didn’t know either!

From the looks of things, everything was normal—there wasn’t a single issue.

So how could it be resolved when there wasn’t a problem?

“Don’t spread this matter for now. I’ll return and discuss with the other Elders. In the next few days, you all take turns keeping a close watch. Report any abnormalities immediately!”

The few of them exchanged glances and then bowed together.

“We shall obey the Grand Elder’s command!”

The next moment, the Grand Elder’s figure disappeared, leaving only a few ordinary Elders looking at each other, momentarily speechless.

Seven days later, Gu Fan slowly deactivated the restriction of his Cave Residence. He stepped outside and stretched lazily, a satisfied smile on his face.

Just moments ago, he had finally refined all the power of domain laws and reached seventy percent mastery of his domain.

He had just finished his seclusion and was about to head to the Trial Tower to absorb the next wave of domain laws.

While walking along the path, a sudden voice called out.

“Gu Fan?”

Gu Fan turned around and saw none other than Xia Qianliu, who he had fought with before.

The guy immediately ran over the moment he saw Gu Fan. He no longer had that arrogant and manic demeanor from their previous battle. On the contrary, he now seemed rather meek and honest.

“Wanna fight?”

Xia Qianliu froze for a second, then waved his hand and laughed:

“Fight my ass. You’re already in the top ten—I’m no match for you now.”

“I’ll entrust Senior Sister Nan to you for now. Once I defeat you, I’ll win her heart back.”

Gu Fan’s face was expressionless.

“Alright then, hurry up. Otherwise, by the time you beat me, not only might she already be yours again, she might even have given you a child.”

Xia Qianliu’s face darkened, visibly annoyed.

“Let’s not talk about that. Where are you going?”

Gu Fan pointed to the distant Trial Tower and said:

“To the Trial Tower. Planning to challenge for a spot in the top five soon—gotta make the most of my time to cultivate.”

“Damn, are you even human? You’re challenging the top five in such a short time? None of those five are easy to deal with…”

“Heh, is that so? Am I easy to deal with then?”

Xia Qianliu shut his mouth.

What Gu Fan said wasn’t wrong at all.

From the moment he entered the sect, he became famous with a single battle, defeating Xia Qianliu and making a name for himself. After that, he crushed Wan Peng, who was ranked fifteenth, and later suppressed Xun Bo, who held the ninth spot, with overwhelming force!

To say Gu Fan was easy to deal with—Xia Qianliu would never agree.

Back then, Gu Fan had beaten him into the ground. How could someone so ruthless be easy to handle?

After walking for a while, Gu Fan noticed Xia Qianliu still following him and asked with some confusion:

“Why are you following me?”

“Nothing much. I’m also going to the Trial Tower. I heard there’s been a minor issue recently. I need to get a few more rounds of cultivation in, just in case the tower gets sealed later—don’t want to waste this month’s quota.”

“Something happened?”

Gu Fan was startled. He had been relying on the Trial Tower to improve his domain mastery!

If it were to be sealed, wouldn’t that be a huge loss?

“Yeah, but no one knows what the issue is. It’s still open for now, so I suggest you make use of your quota this month while you can—don’t waste it.”

Gu Fan nodded and didn’t say anything more.

At that moment, Xia Qianliu asked again:

“By the way, is there anything different about the sixth floor? I heard the sixth floor has great benefits for improving a disciple’s cultivation?”

Gu Fan nodded and said:

“Of course. You know that everyone in the top ten has already come into contact with domains, right? The power of the domain laws is the key to mastering a domain.”

“The sixth floor offers benefits related to the power of the domain laws.”

Xia Qianliu was stunned—why hadn’t his sister ever mentioned this?

“There are benefits involving the power of the domain laws?”

Gu Fan didn’t think it was a big deal. Xia Qianliu entering the top ten was only a matter of time, and he’d experience it eventually, so he didn’t hide it:

“That’s right. From what I’ve seen, the main benefit of the sixth floor is that you can absorb the power of the domain laws—a vast amount of it!”

“Damn! That’s extravagant!”

Gu Fan laughed and said, “Even with my domain fully activated, I can only absorb two to three percent of it. So I’m going back this time to continue absorbing the power of the domain laws.”

“That’s why the sixth floor of the Trial Tower is so sought after. Everyone wants to increase their domain mastery, and naturally, the power of the domain laws becomes a hot commodity.”

Xia Qianliu was filled with envy. He had often heard his sister talk about how precious the power of the domain laws was, how it required one’s own comprehension and refinement, and in some cases, needed to be organized before refining—otherwise, it could be harmful.

Now Gu Fan was saying that just by being in the sixth floor of the top ten, one could absorb large quantities of the power of the domain laws. Wasn’t that a gold mine?

“I absolutely must hurry and get into the top ten. I need to enter seclusion and comprehend my own domain after this trip…”

Xia Qianliu made a silent vow to himself.

The two of them walked side by side to the Trial Tower. There were some slight differences from before—several Elders were stationed here at all times.

Gu Fan’s heart stirred slightly. He thought to himself, it seems something really has happened if so many Tower Guarding Elders have been added.

At this moment, Xia Qianliu seemed to spot someone he knew. He greeted Gu Fan and went off to meet his friend.

Gu Fan walked alone toward a familiar Elder and said:

“Elder, may I enter for cultivation now?”

The Tower Guarding Elder looked up and recognized the newly promoted Gu Fan. He smiled and said:

“You may. But today, your time might be shortened by an hour. Is that acceptable?”

Gu Fan frowned slightly, then nodded with a hint of curiosity and said:

“That’s fine, but may I ask what happened?”

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