Chapter 202: Man's Heavenly Day

The sunset was gentle, and the evening clouds resembled flowing water. The stone village was tinged with a reddish hue in the afterglow of the setting sun.

Each house was built entirely from large stones. Ye Fan and Old Man Zhang Wu sat on a bluestone, gazing at the red sun on the horizon, conversing in low voices.

"Our first ancestor's behavior became strange in his later years; he often disappeared. One time, he vanished for over half a year, and when he reappeared, he brought back two very unusual infants."

Ye Fan understood that these must have been the ancestors of the Wang and Lei families. He asked, "What was so special about them?"

"Those two infants possessed immense strength; they could lift an adult." These stories had been passed down orally within the Zhang family.

Brother Ye was dumbfounded. Infants lifting adults... This completely defied common sense; no matter how extraordinary their talent, it shouldn't be possible. He asked, "Were they... human?"

This was a long-standing suspicion of his. The so-called mysterious bloodline sparked many associations in his mind, and after hearing Tu Fei recount those secret tales, he had made many inferences.

"You've thought of it too. That's right, besides that, they had other characteristics that weren't human." Old Man Zhang Wu's voice was calm as he continued, "Their blood was silver, their forehead bones could emit light, and they had double pupils. There were many other abnormalities, but too much time has passed for all of them to be handed down."

Ye Fan was astonished. Silver blood clearly meant they weren't human, and if their forehead bones emitted light, they must have been born with divine abilities.

As for having double pupils, that was even more extraordinary. In ancient Chinese myths and legends, such individuals were often ancient emperors; if they weren't human, it was hard to say what they were.

"So... special..." Ye Fan stroked his chin in contemplation, and after a long while, he asked, "Did the Origin Heaven Master say anything? Did he not explain their origins?"

"At that time, the first ancestor's behavior was peculiar, and outsiders found his actions hard to understand. He personally sealed those two infants..."

The Origin Heaven Master told his descendants to find human wives for them, and if any children born were also unusual, they too should be sealed. However, he never spoke of their origins.

Many generations passed, and the blood of the Wang and Lei families had long since turned from silver to red, gradually becoming indistinguishable from ordinary humans.

After all these years, only occasionally would one or two special children appear. Their forehead bones would emit light, which would then recede after about a hundred days, and they would be born with divine arts and strange abilities.

Ye Fan looked towards the stone village. In the distance, Er Leng Zi waved at him, saying, "Brother Ye, my mother has invited you to our house for dinner today."

"Okay, I'll definitely come," he replied with a smile.

All of this was too incredible. Mysterious origins, not human... He immediately thought of primeval creatures. The Origin Heaven Master was truly audacious.

The first ancestor sighed in his later years, saying his greatest regret was not being able to enter the Primordial Mine of Absolute Beginning. His unfulfilled wish was not being able to see the future of Purple Mountain.

Ye Fan's heart trembled; he couldn't calm down for a long time. "If I were to become an Origin Heaven Master..." Many thoughts crossed his mind.

In his later years, would he also encounter ominous events? What kind of fate awaited him? This was the last question that came to his mind.

However, he couldn't dwell on that for now. He needed sources, he needed to become stronger, and he needed the power to traverse the starry sky. He had been in this world for five years, and whenever he thought of it, he felt a sense of urgency.

The next day, Ye Fan moved far from the stone village and sealed himself underground, fearing that the commotion from his breakthrough would be too great and harm the villagers.

This time, his goal was not just to achieve the Great Perfection of the Other Shore and undergo a complete transformation; he also wanted to thoroughly break into the Dao Palace Secret Realm.

He had been comprehending the Jade Lake mental cultivation method. Although it was incomplete, with only a few pages recorded in the Origin Heaven Book, it had nonetheless given him endless inspiration.

"Dao Palace Secret Realm, here I come!"

For a full half-month, Ye Fan's secluded cultivation spot remained silent, with barely a sound. Until the sixteenth day, when dust obscured the sun and smoke soared into the sky.

This region was originally barren land, reddish-brown, strewn with sand and stones, showing no signs of life. Only occasionally could one or two weeds be seen struggling to stand.

However, now it was vibrant with life, with green emerging from the soil and rocks. Tender shoots, like flames of hope, spread outwards.

Ye Fan's Sea of Bitterness had reached Great Perfection, his physique regenerated, and with the Nine Transformations of the Other Shore, life energy overflowed, bringing vitality even to withered grass. After consuming sacred fruits twice and refining his body once with the sacred blood of a Great Emperor, he underwent his fourth complete transformation.

Every movement, every gesture, surged with divine power. He suddenly opened his eyes, gazed up at the sky, then down at the earth, lost in thought for a long time, silently savoring this completely new transformation.

Then, without further delay, he flew away, found another spot, and submerged himself underground again, preparing to break into the Dao Palace Secret Realm.

The ancient insect source, held in his palm, overflowed with essence, enveloping him.

The Sea of Bitterness was below the navel, about the size of a palm, while the Dao Palace was above it. Ye Fan, comprehending the incomplete fragments of the Jade Lake ancient scripture, clearly understood that it corresponded to the five internal organs, encompassed by the rib cage.

The five deities within the Dao Palace were greatly connected to the five internal organs; they could generate Dao power, create vitality, and were truly places for nurturing life.

The five organs—heart, liver, spleen, lungs, and kidneys—are collectively called the Five Viscera, also known as the Five Deities. They nourish vital essence without depletion, contain life without decay, and represent an extremely powerful secret realm within the human body.

If one can nourish these deities, they will not die. With the Five Deities perpetually present, one's youth is eternal. They connect with the five energies and link to heaven and earth, endlessly, allowing one to exist forever in the world.

The Dao Palace is a secret realm that cannot be overlooked. If one wishes to achieve immortality, one must cultivate diligently within this realm. If one wishes to advance further and comprehend the immortal Dao, one also needs to evolve the Five Elements here.

The ancient insect source in Ye Fan's hand was completely refined. A hazy mist and terrifying divine energy enveloped him, as if a bronze furnace had swallowed him whole.

Yes, at this moment, he used his abundant vital essence to forge a heaven-and-earth furnace, treating himself as an immortal elixir, refining himself in every conceivable way.

Instead of clouds rising and falling on the Other Shore, a divine palace emerged. Ye Fan clearly saw a celestial gate above the Sea of Bitterness; by rushing through it, he would enter another secret realm.

"Hoist my divine sails, break free from the sea, and ascend to another heaven!"

A prolonged, lingering sound echoed in the Sea of Bitterness. He rose on the wind, the boundless Sea of Bitterness surging, carrying him into the clouds.

A divine bridge spanned the sky, extending to his feet. It carried him towards the celestial gate; even from a distance, he could see that a new world lay within.

Beneath his feet, a vast ocean appeared; in the clouds, the celestial gate opened. The Dao Gate, which he had dreamed of, was now clearly visible in the distance.

Brother Ye strode forward, drawing closer and closer. He had already accumulated enough, so breaking into the Dao Palace in one go was no mere illusion.

*Boom!*

From within the grand celestial gate, the aura of deities emanated. He felt the power of the Dao, reaching him directly.

With just one more step, he could enter the Dao Gate. Ye Fan paused and looked back down. The vast ocean swelled with moisture, and clouds of mist arose. He saw not only the Sea of Bitterness but also scene after scene of past events.

The path he had crossed was not merely a secret realm, but also a span of time. Tides rose and fell, and brilliant light dispersed. He abruptly turned back and stepped forward.

The next moment, with the sky vast and the earth wide, he stepped into a new world, where vibrant life filled the space.

At the same time, Ye Fan's body rumbled, the five qi ascended to the heavens, and five dragon-like divine mists soared skyward.

"Who is that? The Five Deities' energy pierces the heavens, soaring upwards... Is this even real?" A hundred miles away, someone witnessed this extraordinary sight, revealing an expression of disbelief.

"This was truly hard to believe. Such a Dao phenomenon was rare in the world. Even the great Holy Lords, in their prime and youthful vigor, likely could not achieve this; such a spectacle did not appear during their breakthroughs."

"Could it be the Jiang family's Divine Physique? No, he couldn't be here, and he has already passed this realm. What kind of physique is this? Who is breaking through?"

The cultivators a hundred miles away saw the five qi piercing the heavens and quickly rushed towards that direction, wanting to see the main individual.

However, the distance was too great; he couldn't arrive in time because the five dragon-like pillars of qi vanished in a blink, quickly disappearing from sight.

Having advanced into the Dao Palace Secret Realm, Ye Fan now faced a choice: which deity should he cultivate first?

"The human heart is constantly active, and blood circulates through all meridians, transporting divine power everywhere. I should prioritize the divine reservoir of the heart." After a moment of thought, he made his decision.

The Dao Palace world was hazy, filled with mist, waiting for him to explore it. He could only rely on his intuition to search for that divine reservoir.

"The heart is the ruler of the body, the foundation of all things, and the great master of the five viscera and six bowels."

It could be said that all fundamentals originate from this divine reservoir. Ye Fan walked straight ahead, following his intuition, and soon broke through the mist, arriving before it.

The heart's deity, shaped like an unopened lotus, not yet fully human, indicated it was still forming. If one wished to achieve immortality and eternal existence, one must start from here.

Essence constitutes the foundation of the human body. Upon entering the Dao Palace Secret Realm, the task is to transform essence into spirit, allowing the deity to be born.

"That which comes to life is called essence; the clash of two essences is called spirit..." Ye Fan silently recited the seven methods of the ancient scripture.

He understood thoroughly because he had read similar words in ancient books on the other side of the starry sky. Therefore, his cultivation in the Dao Palace Secret Realm proceeded very smoothly.

"Innate essence gives birth; acquired essence nourishes."

Innate essence is present at birth, marking the beginning of one's personal heaven and earth. When the form takes shape, the spirit is born; when the form perishes, the spirit dies.

Acquired essence, however, must be refined to obtain, enriching the spirit and nourishing life.

Upon approaching, Ye Fan felt an overwhelming heatwave. The heart's divine reservoir's Yang energy was extremely flourishing.

"For humans are in harmony with heaven and earth; just as heaven has a sun, so does humanity. The Yang of the ruler and father is also the sun..."

The human body corresponds to heaven and earth; the heart's divine reservoir is the body's celestial sun. It is the foundation of all vitality, crucial among crucial things, and the foremost of the five great realms of the Dao Palace.

This divine reservoir is the sun among deities. It uses Yang energy to drive the circulation of life energy, maintaining the body's immortality and ensuring ceaseless vitality.

At this moment, Ye Fan noticed that the fiery red source in his hand was exceptionally active. It transformed into fire-elemental essence, instantly surging into his body, directly nourishing the lotus-shaped deity that had not yet opened.

"The heart is the fire organ, illuminating all things." Ye Fan understood, saying, "The body's celestial sun must not lack Yang; it nourishes all things, forming the foundation of the body's eternal existence."

*Boom!*

The lotus-shaped divine reservoir dispersed the mist. Ye Fan felt comfortable all over, his pores expanding, and a strange Dao power flowed out, permeating every inch of his flesh and blood.

As he first arrived in the Dao Palace Secret Realm, his innate essence was born, and the heart's divine reservoir, like the sun in the sky, was akin to the beginning of heaven and earth, the initial birth of all things, the appearance of the human body's sun.

The Dao Palace Secret Realm was now open. He would advance step by step, opening up new heavens and earths.

"The wheel and sea derive Yin and Yang, the five great divine reservoirs transform into the Five Elements..."

Yes, the Sea of Bitterness generated Yin and Yang. He felt he had grasped a hint of the secret of the ancient powerful beings who cultivated a single secret realm.

Ye Fan stood up and took a step, emerging onto the boundless earth. Having advanced to the Dao Palace and evolved the beginning of the human body's heaven and earth, his realm had significantly improved.

At this moment, he merged with heaven and integrated with earth, feeling a sense of heaven and earth uniting, and Dao following nature.

His large sleeves billowed, as if he were an immortal. With each step, Dao charm emerged, forming patterns, like an exiled immortal descending to the mortal world.

Now, my eyelids are fighting, refusing to stay open. They've sealed my eyes shut. This is the only chapter for today. I can't keep my eyes open; I need to go to sleep.