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Chapter 159: The Emperor Artifact Leaves, and Ye Fan Suffers (4k)
Chapter 159: The Emperor Artifact Leaves, and Ye Fan Suffers (4k)
The Spirit Realm of Beidou stands apart from other places, as it is easier to enter in one’s true form. This is because Shao Hua integrated a fragment of the Immortal Domain from the Nine Dragon Coffin, making the Spirit Realm both real and illusory.
As the saying goes, "He who courts death shall surely die", but the essence of cultivation lies in the word “struggle.” Explorers delve into treacherous terrains and seek treasures, a practice that runs through the entire journey of cultivation. Thus, it is not uncommon for them to lose their lives in the process.
For instance, a certain adventurous and exploratory divine king of the Jiang family.
Or, six thousand years ago, the entire Tianshuan Holy Land attacked the Path to Immortality, only to be trapped in the Spirit Realm of the Ancient Forbidden Lands, never to return.
However, in a sense, they could be considered successful.
Though confined to a corner of the Spirit Realm, few of them perished. They were nourished by a bit of the Immortality Substance, greatly extending their lifespans. They were trapped, like prisoners, but they survived.
Of course, there are also success stories. Eight to nine thousand years ago, Gai Jiuyou single-handedly broke through the void of the Spirit Realm, forging a path to the strange world and ascending to become an emperor.
Ye Fan practiced the Life Soil Art, and the Life Soil within him emitted a mysterious mist, making it easier for his physical body to enter the Spirit Realm.
He became one of the few cultivators who could enter the Spirit Realm in their true form at the Dao Palace realm, receiving the baptism of immortal energy and growing increasingly robust.
Then, he encountered another person who had also entered the Spirit Realm in their true form.
They fought immediately, and to Ye Fan's surprise, the other person's physical body was even more formidable, and there was a mysterious resonance with his own Holy Body.
"Pure Holy Body? Not bad. It's your first time entering in your true form, so I'll let you off this time. Next time, I won't show mercy", the other person laughed.
"Who are you?" Ye Fan wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and frowned.
He could sense that the person had no ill intentions, just testing him casually. Otherwise, he would have suffered a major calamity.
The other person didn't look particularly robust or muscular. On the contrary, they appeared slender and graceful, like a refined young nobleman with a handsome face.
It was hard to imagine that such a person could have a more powerful physical body than a Holy Body. Moreover, it seemed they had held back their strength; otherwise, the injury would have been more severe.
This wasn't their first encounter. When Ye Fan first entered the Holy City, he saw this person at the Miaoyu Nunnery, the only one who publicly flirted with An Miaoyi, leading to speculation about their extraordinary background.
For some reason, he felt a sense of familiarity, as if he had met this person before.
"I'm just a passing nobody", Ren Ran said with a smile, using a technique that made her vanish in a flash.
If she hadn't sensed the genuine blood qi nearby, she wouldn't have bothered to come. She hadn't expected to find a pure Holy Body with such a low realm.
Unfortunately, it was a man, which made it less interesting.
"Someone once said that men only slow down cultivation", Ren Ran muttered to herself.
"Yes, with no men in your heart, cultivation becomes divine!"
"So, I'm coming, Miss Luoyao!" She chuckled and walked away.
If it weren't for Shao Hua calling everyone, including Wushi, they would have been furious to learn that she had gone out in disguise, teasing the holy maidens of various sects and even visiting places of ill repute.
"Boom!!"
Suddenly, the Spirit Realm was thrown into turmoil. A crimson-golden divine phoenix soared into the sky, its immense divine power tearing through the Spirit Realm and sweeping across the six directions and eight extremities.
The Ultimate Dao Pressure!
Someone had dared to use an Ultimate Emperor Artifact, defying the world by forcefully breaking into the Spirit Realm.
"Is that... the Sun God Furnace of the Ancient Jiang Clan?!"
"They've gone mad. The Jiang Clan is using the Supreme Emperor Artifact left by the Eternal Universe Emperor to save the divine king. If they damage the Spirit Realm, they'll be traitors to all of Beidou!"
Everyone knew that the Spirit Realm had only existed for about ten thousand years.
The Spirit Realm was not a secret of any single sect or region; it belonged to everyone, a vast and unexplored sanctuary. Many places were even developed and improved by the major holy lands themselves.
This gave many lower-tier cultivators hope. After all, the probability of finding a red jade token in the Eastern Sea wasn't small, and with the accumulation and competition over generations, many wandering cultivators had risen to prominence.
Thus, thousands of years ago, under the leadership of the Yaochi Holy Land, the major holy lands, especially those with Emperor Artifacts, had agreed not to use Ultimate Emperor Artifacts to disrupt the Spirit Realm.
In the Spirit Realm, the Phoenix-Blood Red Gold Emperor Furnace shone with a brilliance a thousand times greater than the sun, blinding to behold.
"The Jiang Clan's move was quick. It seems the divine king will be rescued soon", Ye Fan thought.
When he first attempted to enter the Spirit Realm through the Life Soil mist, he got stuck in a Spirit Realm abyss.
It was there that he met the divine king, Jiang Taixu, who was also trapped.
In the end, the Emperor Ancestor within the green copper tablet sensed something amiss and brought Ye Fan back to his senses after he had been motionless for a long time.
However, this cost a great deal of energy, and he had to sleep frequently.
But then, as the Eternal Universe Furnace descended into the abyss, another Ultimate Emperor Artifact emerged from the depths.
It was a golden ring, radiating immortal light, countering the Eternal Universe Furnace.
"Good heavens, is that the Emperor Artifact of the Tianshuan Holy Land? They were said to be lost in the Spirit Realm. Could they be beneath the abyss?"
"Bad news. If the two Ultimate Emperor Artifacts clash, and the Spirit Realm collapses, what will happen?"
Many cultivators in the Spirit Realm "logged out", fearing that their spiritual consciousness would be eradicated by the shockwaves of the clash.
Failing in a sparring match in the Heavenly Tower could be restored with rest, and being killed in other parts of the Spirit Realm wouldn't harm the core.
But no one wanted to test if an Ultimate Emperor Artifact could completely annihilate them.
"Step back and do not move recklessly, or you will bring down a great calamity. I have warned you", a woman stood by the abyss, her white robe fluttering in the wind, like a fairy from the moon, transcendent and elegant.
This woman had bright eyes, a delicate neck, and a beauty that was almost perfect, like a lotus blooming from water.
Some recognized her as the Tianshuan Saintess from six thousand years ago, who had somehow survived and wielded an Emperor Artifact to repel the Eternal Universe Furnace.
"We are here to save our kin, not to provoke a conflict", a voice came from the Eternal Universe Furnace, which then carried Jiang Taixu away.
However, as the furnace tried to leave the abyss, it encountered immense resistance and got stuck.
"I have warned you. The Spirit Realm is not something to be toyed with. The abyss has buried many who harbored delusions", the Tianshuan Saintess sighed.
Meanwhile, the Jiang Clan was stunned. They tried every means to recall the furnace, even the imperial heir's blood summoning, but to no avail.
A jade scroll slowly materialized, descending from the sky and mobilizing the entire Spirit Realm's power to suppress the Eternal Universe Furnace.
A page of the jade scroll pressed down on the furnace!
"Though the Spirit Realm has its problems, anyone who wants to cause great destruction will face retribution. The power left by the Emperor Ancestor is not something a mere Emperor Artifact can resist", Ren Ran shook her head.
"So, I accidentally crossed from Ziwei to Beidou?" Luoyao frowned slightly.
She was originally the holy maiden of the Solar Deity Sect on the ancient Ziwei star, but when she entered the Spirit Realm, she was inexplicably transported to Beidou.
"That wasn't an accident; it was to meet me!" Ren Ran put her hand on Luoyao's shoulder and chuckled.
"Please be proper, miss", Luoyao said coolly.
"How did you figure it out? I used secret treasures to conceal myself, even a Great Sage couldn't see through it", Ren Ran was shocked.
"Intuition", Luoyao replied.
"Oh, alright then", Ren Ran stopped pretending and reverted to her original appearance.
She stood tall and proud, her long black hair tied up, wearing a gold-embossed phoenix crown and a bright yellow embroidered phoenix robe, looking heroic and majestic.
Her phoenix eyes were particularly sharp, like a female emperor descending to earth.
"Pretty, isn't it, beauty?" Ren Ran lightly touched Luoyao's chin.
"Your hand is shaking", Luoyao observed calmly.
"..." Ren Ran crouched down and started drawing circles.
Encountering a stunning beauty in the Spirit Realm and failing to tease her despite her best efforts.
Meanwhile, Ye Fan met the famous Tianshuan orphan, a mad old man who had been searching for his former disciples. Today, he finally found them, but knowing their fate didn't change the fact that he couldn't save them.
Just then, another incident occurred. The Eternal Universe Furnace, radiating immortal light, broke through the Spirit Realm's suppression and plunged deeper into it, not returning to the Ancient Jiang Clan but entering the depths of the Spirit Realm.
At the same time, other Ultimate Emperor Artifacts on the ancient Beidou star showed signs of movement.
The Xihuang Pagoda of the Yaochi Holy Land, the Void Mirror of the Ji family, the Guhua Ruler and Jiuli Chart of Central Continent, and even the Wushi Bell in the Immortal Mountains, all mysteriously revived and followed the Eternal Universe Furnace into the Spirit Realm.
Including Muchen's battle artifact and the Dao Raid Golden Ring of the Tianshuan Holy Land, all of them vanished.
This left the entire Beidou in shock. The only remaining Emperor Artifacts were the Demon-Subduing Pestle on Xumi Mountain in the Western Expanse and half of the Heaven-Devouring Demon Vessel in the Yaoguang Holy Land.
Oh, the Central Continent's Divine Capital Empire had an Emperor Artifact, but it was borrowed by Gai Jiuyou thousands of years ago and never returned.
Now, only the Yaoguang Holy Land could secretly laugh.
After being laughed at for thousands of years, it was finally someone else's turn to suffer!
"Bad news, please wake up, teachers, to protect the disciples!" The Tianshuan Saintess's face changed drastically, and she urgently called out.
Without the Emperor Artifacts to resist the Spirit Realm's suppression, the disciples with lower cultivation levels couldn't withstand the pressure of the abyss.
Six thousand years ago, they were misled and even the Emperor Artifacts were deceived, trying to use the Ancient Forbidden Lands to reach the Path to Immortality. Instead, they accidentally broke through the barrier and fell into the abyss of the Spirit Realm, becoming prisoners.
In the end, they sent two people away.
One became the mad old man wandering the Spirit Realm, and the other guarded the Tianshuan gate in Beidou.
The departure of the Emperor Artifacts caused a huge stir in Beidou.
Before leaving, the Eternal Universe Furnace managed to save Jiang Taixu.
That day, the divine king faced enemies from all directions and ascended to the Great Sage realm.
"A true man should live like this!" Ye Fan couldn't help but exclaim, then hurried away, fearing that someone might learn of his involvement.
Regardless of the true reason for the Emperor Artifacts' departure, it appeared that the Eternal Universe Furnace had caused a mysterious incident by entering the Spirit Realm.
Why did the Eternal Universe Furnace enter the Spirit Realm?
Because someone said the divine king was still alive, and the Jiang Clan was willing to do anything to save him.
If this were to be exposed, the Jiang Clan would likely want to kill him.
Unsurprisingly, Ye Fan's actions were discovered.
Only the Yaochi Holy Land remained indifferent, seemingly unconcerned about the loss of the Xihuang Pagoda, while the other imperial families and the Central Continent's royal court sent countless people to hunt him down.
Everyone knew that the loss of the Emperor Artifacts couldn't be the work of a mere Dao Palace cultivator.
But who cared?
Especially the young people of the major powers, since they couldn't find the true cause, they needed a scapegoat.
Ye Fan was suffering, enduring this unjust disaster, but he could only grit his teeth and swallow the pain, transforming through continuous battles.
When faced with an unbeatable foe, he could retreat into the Spirit Realm through the Life Soil mist for a temporary respite.
Those who could enter the Spirit Realm in their true form, aside from the Tianshuan Holy Land's exception, were all exceptional geniuses.
The criteria for entering were not based on cultivation level but on a different evaluation. Only those who could be kings in their realm could achieve this.
"Today, I will help you overcome the obstacle. From now on, the rest of the journey is yours to walk."
The Emperor Ancestor recalled some secret techniques, helping Ye Fan break through the Four Extreme Secret Realm, but at a great cost, he fell into a deep sleep.
Ye Fan's Holy Body was now complete, and he condensed his unique Immortal Golden Body. He couldn't help but roar to the sky, ready to face his enemies again.
He spent his days either chasing or being chased, growing stronger with each battle.
During this time, he met the fat Daoist Duan De, who loved digging up ancestral graves, and a passerby named "Traveler A" who always talked about the Dao.
He was also chased for three thousand miles by a cold and ruthless sword cultivator surnamed Xia, witnessing the epic battles between Ning Fei and Chuan Ying.
He was repeatedly beaten(End of Chapter)
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