The Strongest Dandy in the City Chapter 2689 - 2678: The Five Supremes of the Chaos Era

After breaking away from the illusion.

Ye Chenfeng scrutinized his surroundings, his eyes slightly narrowed as he noticed that all the Artifact Refiners who had previously entered here had not been transmitted elsewhere.

At this moment.

These Artifact Refiners all had their eyes tightly shut, their faces largely filled with expressions of pain.

This means they were not transmitted anywhere else; Ye Chenfeng had seen them disappear before his eyes, but it was just a kind of illusion.

Everyone was entering illusions, not things real and tangible.

If the first challenge of the Valley of Divine Instruments was always like this every year, then the Artifact Refiners in previous years were also all within an illusion.

The Valley of Divine Instruments opens once every year and has done so many times, yet no one has noticed that the first challenge’s location is an illusion?

Now thinking carefully.

Ye Chenfeng felt relieved; if it weren’t for the Star Sky Stone, he probably couldn’t have discovered so quickly that he was in an illusion. Besides, everyone else had the preconceived notions — seeing others being transmitted one by one, they must also have thought they’d be transmitted somewhere else.

According to Ye Chenfeng’s speculation, each Artifact Refiner’s illusion differs, but at least there’s one thing he can be sure of: no matter how difficult, theirs certainly won’t be more difficult than his.

Furthermore, his illusion must have something special, as one can’t gain benefits in the first challenge, yet he made significant improvements in his Artifact Refining skills in the first challenge.

Ye Chenfeng found himself unable to approach those Artifact Refiners trapped in illusions; a force was blocking him. As he frowned, a beam of light instantly enveloped him.

Suddenly, feeling a whirl of spinning, when he regained his senses, he discovered himself standing atop a vast plaza.

After coming back to his senses, Ye Chenfeng first determined whether this was an illusion.

In repeatedly communicating with the Star Sky Stone in his heart, upon perceiving no reaction from the Star Sky Stone, he affirmed this was not an illusion.

He understood more clearly why even though the Valley of Divine Instruments had been opened so many times, no Artifact Refiner had noticed the first challenge was within an illusion.

Because once someone passes the first challenge, their real self doesn’t wake up.

At the moment they pass the challenge, they are enshrouded again by a beam of light and then their real self is transmitted to a real place within the Valley of Divine Instruments.

Once their real self is transmitted to a real place, only then do they break away from the illusion.

Of course, they would surely think that they’ve been transmitted again within the illusion, thus making everything explicable.

The designer of this place played with so many Artifact Refiners at will, definitely a person of some skill.

Ye Chenfeng no longer dwelled on the first challenge; he observed the massive plaza he stood upon.

Upon the plaza, there were five huge stone statues, each standing over a hundred meters tall.

These five stone statues were sculpted as five old men with white eyebrows and white hair; though they were stone statues, they exuded an extraordinary aura.

Ye Chenfeng walked to the feet of these five stone statues; in front of these gigantic stone statues, Ye Chenfeng’s figure was akin to an ant.

He saw the five stone statues, noticing inscribed on the base of each statue’s foot were the words "Supreme."

This caused Ye Chenfeng’s brows to furrow tightly; the "Supreme" on the feet of the five stone statues certainly wouldn’t be inscribed for no reason. Could it be that all five stone statues’ real figures are Supreme Artifact Refiners?

This possibility is very high; otherwise, how to explain the "Supreme" inscribed on their feet?

Ye Chenfeng continued to survey his surroundings; no traces were left here, dust thickly covering the ground.

This indicates that while the Valley of Divine Instruments had opened many times, no Artifact Refiner ever came to this place.

If anyone had come here, there would invariably be traces. After all, the Valley of Divine Instruments opens once a year.

Having confirmed he was the first to arrive here, the expression in Ye Chenfeng’s eyes grew more grave; accepting that his first challenge was unusual, he needs to proceed with greater caution.

He looked toward the back of the plaza, where there was a colossal palace, clearly seeing a plaque hanging above the palace’s entrance that boldly bore the words "Weapon King Pavilion."

After seeing this plaque.

Ye Chenfeng’s pupils suddenly contracted; once Jiang Yuntian had casually chatted with him about the history of Artifact Refiners.

It’s said that during the Chaos Era.

Five towering figures in Artifact Refining emerged, heralded as the Five Supremes of Artifact Refining in the Chaos Era.

Each of the Five Supremes possessed Artifact Refining skills unto the heavens; though all were Supreme Artifact Refiners, Old Black once said even he couldn’t match one percent of the Five Supremes.

Immortal Artifacts crafted by the Five Supremes in the Chaos Era weren’t something just anybody could possess. Anyone from that time who managed to acquire one of the Five Supremes’ crafted Immortal Artifacts considered it as a rare encounter, relying solely on fate.

The Five Supremes were exceedingly proud; in the Chaos Era, they rarely helped others refine artifacts, and together established a place named Weapon King Pavilion.

Thus explaining why Ye Chenfeng’s pupils contracted fiercely upon seeing the plaque’s words.

If this Weapon King Pavilion is real.

Then these five immense stone statues are the statues of the Five Supremes? Did the Five Supremes create the Valley of Divine Instruments?

Ye Chenfeng tried to calm his emotions; the Valley of Divine Instruments exceeded his wildest imaginations.

Now with the Weapon King Pavilion preserved so completely, there must be numerous items still intact within.

Moreover, all deployments within the Valley of Divine Instruments were arranged by the Five Supremes; why would they make such arrangements? Could it be they’re seeking someone to inherit their legacy?

If truly there exists the inheritance of the Five Supremes, then Ye Chenfeng has indeed struck gold.

To seize the full inheritance of the Five Supremes from the Chaos Era’s world of Artifact Refining in one stroke, one can imagine a qualitative leap in his Artifact Refining skills, making him the number one Artifact Refiner of the Divine Origin Realm and this world without a doubt.

As Ye Chenfeng contemplated internally.

He suddenly felt as if someone were spying on him, a pervasive sense of unease; scanning the surroundings turned up nothing. But when he looked up, the expression in his eyes grew serious; the colossal stone statues, their eyes were actually moving and fixed unblinkingly on Ye Chenfeng.

Maintain composure.

Ye Chenfeng’s gaze didn’t shirk away, speaking: "Honored elders, could you possibly hear me?"

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