Chapter 1539: The Sovereign's Arrival

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Inside the green copper cauldron, ancient syllables echoed strangely, like primordial sacrificial chants transcending time and space, yet also resembling mournful wails, bizarre in the extreme. The broken cauldron glowed, as brilliant as a blazing sun. It became transparent, revealing various patterns of flowers, birds, fish, insects, as well as the sun, moon, and stars. Inside its mouth, a chaotic sea surged.

“What’s happening?” Li Tian and Yan Yixi were both stunned. Ye Fan, pulling little Nannan, instinctively retreated a few steps, shielding the child to prevent any mishaps. Inside the broken cauldron, Shenwa cried out, bobbing in the chaotic sea.

“Damn it, you can’t do this to me!”

Suddenly, blinding runes appeared one after another on his body, soaring skyward like raging waves crashing against the shore, sweeping across the heavens. The little fatty’s body seemed to explode, emitting a peculiar colorful light. Several runes shattered, and then he became motionless.

Shenwa was dead? Everyone was startled. Ye Fan was particularly bewildered, as he felt no trace of life from the little fatty! The exploding runes were very peculiar; they were as tall as he was, appearing one after another, and then all vanished, which was astonishing.

“Could this little guy have really met his end?” Li Tian tried nudging him, but there was no response.

Misty fog filled the cauldron. The little fatty remained motionless, sealed within the Immortal Source, showing no signs of life. No one had anticipated such an outcome. At this point, the broken cauldron’s radiance receded, and the green glow gradually vanished. It returned to its calm, rusty state, looking like something nobody would notice even if it were discarded in a pile of scrap metal.

Ye Fan retrieved the Immortal Source. Inside, the little fatty had his eyes tightly closed, but his skin was crystal clear, not at all like someone who had been harmed. After a short while, he suddenly emitted life fluctuations and then abruptly opened his eyes, shouting, “That was so comfortable!”

Everyone: “...”

“Playing dead! I thought you were gone!” A moment later, Li Tian naturally slapped him.

“I feel like I’ve been reborn, much lighter than before!” he cried out excitedly. But upon seeing little Nannan with her big, blinking eyes, he immediately wilted.

“Could you please not let her get near me?” he whined, his voice choked with tears. This was because immortal energy kept flowing from his body into little Nannan’s, naturally suppressing him.

“What happened to you?” Yan Yixi probed, but found nothing.

Ye Fan lifted the little fatty, holding him up to the sun, turning him over and over as if examining a rare treasure. Divine light burst from his eyes.

“Hey, what are you doing? I’m a future Supreme Being; if you offend me, you won’t have a good life later!” Shenwa threatened angrily, his voice fierce.

Unfortunately, Ye Fan ignored him, and in the end, found nothing special, so he put him back down.

The area became quiet again. Ye Fan, Li Tian, and Yan Yixi exchanged glances, then all stared at the little fatty, having similar suspicions.

“It must be related to the green copper cauldron. Could he be the Emperor Lord’s offspring?”

“Exactly, the sacrificial chants from this little fatty’s Immortal Platform are too grand. Who else could they match? They probably originated when the Emperor Lord was buried!”

“Not necessarily. Perhaps he’s a Kunlun divine embryo!”

Kunlun Mountain was very peculiar; it birthed an Immortal Bell and nurtured a green cauldron, defying worldly comprehension.

Finally, Li Tian, still unsatisfied, made a further decision: he stuffed the little fatty back into the cauldron. Then, he had little Nannan press directly against the Immortal Source.

“Ah...”

The place instantly resembled a slaughterhouse for chickens and ducks. The little fatty shrieked, immortal light scattered everywhere, rapidly draining from him, but there were no other strange phenomena. Moreover, the green cauldron remained still as an ancient well. It showed no glow, only rust and spots. This time, there was no unusual change whatsoever. This was surprising; all the strange occurrences had vanished. It was as if Shenwa and the green copper cauldron had lost their connection, which was perplexing.

All signs were gone, as if the connection had been completely severed!

Finally, Ye Fan put away the green cauldron, at last freeing Shenwa. Now, with little Nannan around, he had become quiet and very obedient.

The Ziwei Starfield was in an uproar. Ye Fan’s slaughter of so many masters shocked the world. The ice plain ran with blood, and the entire land was covered in white. This was a monumental event. The major sects suffered heavy losses, but what concerned people most was still the humanoid immortal medicine, which had fallen into Ye Fan’s hands. Who could remain calm?

“He’s just one person, no matter how strong; can he truly oppose the entire world?”

“If he makes enemies of the whole world, defying the will of the masses, he won’t come to a good end!”

Some people were furious, having lost their sect elders and mentors, and couldn't help but shout curses. This was a wave of indignation. All the powerful figures were unwilling to accept this; even setting aside their deceased relatives and friends, the humanoid immortal medicine alone was enough to drive the entire world into a frenzy!

In the far north, the Ice Demon Hall was enraged. All their dispatched personnel were dead, and so many iron cavalry had been annihilated, making them so furious their teeth gnashed. However, they had to endure it. The Human Saint Body’s combat prowess was now terrifying, and no one dared to confront him easily. But they were unwilling to give up!

“Since he dares to be so arrogant, let him become an enemy of the entire world, and let everyone combine to kill him!” A guardian of the Ice Demon Hall said chillingly, his voice full of coldness and malice.

“In fact, it’s already like that. He has killed so many people and made enemies with the Divine Court, the Changsheng Monastery of Mingling, and others. He has already offended the entire world; with just a slight push, he will become the greatest demon in the human realm from now on.” Another deputy sect master spoke with indescribable indifference, yet his expression remained serene.

The Ice Demon Hall, naturally harboring great resentment, fanned the flames that day, creating a stir and secretly spreading various negative rumors about Ye Fan’s brutality in killing. They exaggerated, fabricated, took things out of context, and constantly slandered him, inventing many stories to defame him.

“As the Human Saint Body, he believes himself invincible and intends to command the world and kill indiscriminately.”

“Ye Fan is extraordinary. He has now obtained the humanoid immortal medicine, gaining the opportunity to ascend to immortality. However, that medicine was discovered jointly by the major sects, yet he brutally slaughtered everyone in the Northern Plains to monopolize the precious medicine.”

“He once boasted, 'What if I make enemies of the entire world? I will kill everyone under heaven.' This truly makes him a devil. Can the Divine Court, Changsheng Monastery, Heavenly Demon Alliance, and Primeval Devil Sect, who lead the world, tolerate such insolence from him?”

The Ice Demon Hall stirred up trouble, pushing Ye Fan to become an enemy of humanity. They secretly spread various rumors, aiming to incite the emotions of everyone in the world to jointly attack him and seize the immortal medicine.

Ye Fan sneered. These major sects were strong, but they were not enough to represent the entire world. Such forceful pressure and intimidation—could they truly make him afraid? His wondrous techniques astonished the world, capable of moving heavens and earth. In the far north, the first target for his great divine ability was the Ice Demon Hall, and it was indeed confirmed that this major sect was fanning the flames.

Within the Ice Demon Hall, some objected. However, the deputy sect master and the guardians, who were in charge, insisted on using the world’s momentum to suppress Ye Fan, drawing in other major forces to collectively execute him. Thus, a clamor rose to the heavens, with all sorts of slanders and rumors spreading widely.

“Human Saint Body, by what right do you presume, merely because of your powerful bloodline, to bully your fellow cultivators across the land?”

“We were clearly the first to discover the humanoid divine medicine, yet for your own selfish gain, you slaughtered all the heroes on the ice plain, seizing it for yourself. You are cold-blooded and inhumane!”

“The immortal medicine naturally belongs to the major sects, as we were the ones who discovered it first. It should be refined into an immortal elixir and shared by everyone in the world; how can it fall into the hands of this devil?”

“To monopolize the immortal medicine, he even fabricated a story, claiming the little girl was his sister—what an ironic joke! Human hearts are truly insatiable!”

The Ice Demon Hall’s instigation caused the world to boil with activity. Many powerful rogue cultivators emerged from seclusion, not for any other reason than that the immortal medicine itself was worth seeing and investigating.

“They can’t stand being idle, can they?” That was Ye Fan’s only comment. He, along with little Nannan, Li Tian, and Yan Yixi, headed towards the deepest part of the northern region, naturally targeting the Ice Demon Hall. Little Grass accompanied them, having already bid farewell to her family, willing to become a cultivator capable of flying and escaping. Although she left crying, she was still a child, and her spirits had largely recovered after half a day. She and little Nannan were together, the two little ones running and jumping, full of affection.

Shenwa didn’t want to be sealed in a magical artifact, but while he wanted to breathe fresh air outside, he also didn’t want to run into little Nannan. Faced with this contradiction, he had to compromise, begging Ye Fan and Li Tian for more ‘care’.

“What? Ye Fan is here?”

When the people of the Ice Demon Hall received the news, a deathly silence fell over them, followed by dread. The news had spread too quickly. They had only used a few key figures to instigate things, yet Ye Fan had discerned it so rapidly.

“All the sects have come to the northern region and entered the ice plain. Peerless experts have emerged. Does he still dare to defy the world’s censure?”

Some were terrified, but they didn’t want to show their fear.

“Boom!”

Suddenly, with a tremendous crash, a palace collapsed as a colossal bronze plaque descended from the sky, smashing onto the edifice and causing its collapse.

“Hateful! How utterly audacious!”

Some elder figures were enraged. This was the plaque that hung at their mountain gate, yet someone had slapped it inward, causing it to crash down and destroy their assembly hall. Such a thing hadn’t happened in countless years, making them almost unable to believe the outcome. This was truly unrestrained audacity!

Naturally, it was Ye Fan and his companions who had arrived. They stood before an ice palace, magnificent and grand, situated in the polar region, towering amidst the vast snow and ice, having existed since ancient times. Upon arrival, they did not linger, but directly charged the mountain gate, slapping the bronze plaque flying. They had clearly come to demand an explanation and mete out punishment.

No one could stop them. This was a sacred land where a Quasi-Emperor had once emerged hundreds of thousands of years ago, but its array patterns had long since faded. As for the several layers of Great Saint arrays, they simply couldn't stop Ye Fan.

“Stop!” someone roared.

“Whoosh!” Ye Fan flicked his large sleeve, and the person immediately flew dozens of miles away.

“This is our Ice Demon Hall ancestral land, Daoist friend. You must not be presumptuous. If you wish to see our sect leader, please pause, and we will go report.” An experienced elder said, trying to buy time.

Guardians of the mountain gate, venerable elders, and others appeared, forming a long line in front. But Ye Fan opened his mouth and blew a hurricane, sweeping all of them up and directly carrying them a hundred miles away.

“You go too far! Do you truly believe there’s no one in this world who can stop you?!” Someone roared from the highest hall of the Ice Demon Hall. Being breached at the mountain gate and having their assembly hall overturned was like being slapped across the face in front of the entire world—an immense humiliation.

Suddenly, an iron sword streaked across the sky and struck down. The colossal sword light crashed into the highest hall, dimming its Great Saint array patterns and slicing the entire ancient palace in half!