Chapter 233: Forbidden Immortal Six Seals

Soon after safely arriving in Origin City, Old Blade silently vanished, never to be seen again.

Li Desheng did not leave. People from the Shaking Light Holy Land strongly urged him to stay, and the women from Jade Lake also extended an invitation. The Netherworld Eye is an innate ability that can barely be cultivated; it’s a rare talent that allows its possessor to see what ordinary people cannot. Therefore, major powers all sought to win him over.

In the afternoon, Ye Fan took a short nap. When he walked out of his room, Li Desheng also happened to open his door. They were both staying in the same quiet courtyard.

In the courtyard, there was a rockery with water bubbling from a spring on top. Next to it stood a grape arbor, laden with clusters of purple agate-like fruit. The green leaves cast a cool shade on the ground.

Under the vine arbor, there was a stone table and stone chairs for people to sit and enjoy the cool air. A faint aroma drifted from the clear tea as the two sat under the shade of the grapevines, chatting casually.

"Daoist priest, your Origin Technique is truly remarkable," Li Desheng said, his face filled with longing. "Such methods are astonishing; you can frequent any perilous land in the world."

"Forget it, this time was pure luck," Ye Fan said, speaking the truth. "In the Primordial Restricted Zone, entering by mistake means death for anyone other than a Great Emperor. Had the Fourth Ancestor not created a path to safety in the pine forest, and had Emperor Hengyu not already broken through Fallen Sun Ridge, they would surely have died."

There were certainly other demonic lands they hadn't seen. If they were to enter again and land in an unknown and unfamiliar region, their chances of survival would be slim, not to mention the true ancient mines.

"Daoist priest, how did you cultivate such a mastery of Origin Technique?" Li Desheng asked, extremely envious.

"Are you interested too?" Ye Fan asked, his lips curving slightly into a faint smile.

Li Desheng nodded and said, "I yearn for it greatly. If I could learn even a smattering, I'd do anything."

"That's nothing," Ye Fan said. "I'll teach you a few tricks later."

"You can really teach me?"

"You have extraordinary talent. The Netherworld Eye is rare throughout history. When searching for origin veins and locking dragon pulses, most situations occur underground, so your unique power is greatly needed."

"Daoist priest, please take me as your disciple!" Li Desheng said, slightly agitated.

"Taking you as a disciple isn't necessary," Ye Fan said, taking a sip of his clear tea. "We've faced hardships together, so teaching you a few tricks is no problem at all. Which sect are you from?"

The Netherworld Eye is naturally suited for this line of work. In the future, when Ye Fan searches for origin veins and locks dragon pulses, having someone like Li Desheng assist him would definitely yield twice the results with half the effort.

Li Desheng wanted to learn the Origin Technique, and Ye Fan wanted to find free labor. The more they talked, the more congenial they found each other.

"Once things here are settled, I'll look for you when I have some free time in the future," Ye Fan said, smiling as he finally stood up.

The people from Jade Lake were resting here and had no intention of leaving; they intended to return to the area outside the Primordial Restricted Zone.

Ye Fan learned that Jade Lake had discovered an abandoned mine on the edge of the Primordial Zone. They had already extracted some strange stone materials and would continue their work there.

In the evening, Ye Fan met the Saintess of Jade Lake and learned more about the situation.

"Fairy, why are you excavating an abandoned mine?" Ye Fan asked. "What is special about those stone materials?"

"Daoist priest, since you are skilled in Origin Technique, you must have heard of 'Origin Suppression'," the Saintess of Jade Lake said. She stood by the rockery, the setting sun casting a golden-red, sacred glow upon her.

"Of course, I know," Ye Fan replied, his heart stirring. "Are you trying to seal some Origin Stones?"

Not all excavated stone materials are necessarily cut open; some sects store them. However, as time passes, the stone skin will gradually flake off after leaving the origin vein.

At this point, most people would simply peel off the stone skin and retrieve the origin. However, there are special times when people do not wish the origin inside the stone skin to see the light of day, so they will find a way to seal it. Naturally, these are all extraordinary origins.

From past experience, the oldest stone skins from within the Primordial Restricted Zone are preferred; they are the best material for resealing origins.

"What kind of origins are these that you need to reseal them?" Ye Fan asked, puzzled. "Origin Suppression techniques are rarely used by ordinary people."

If the stone skin is about to peel off, one could simply retrieve the origin directly. Why would they need to reseal it?

"These are a batch of stone materials left by our predecessors," the Saintess of Jade Lake replied. "They are of great importance and cannot be casually cut open. This time, we have invited extraordinary individuals skilled in Origin Technique from all over the world because we want to find a solution on how to safely seal them." Misty and ethereal, she stood by the rockery like a secluded orchid in an empty valley.

"Is the Origin Suppression technique ineffective?" Ye Fan asked, surprised.

The Saintess of Jade Lake gently shook her head, her voice like celestial music. "The effect is very poor," she said. "It can only provide temporary relief."

"What kind of origins are these that even Origin Suppression techniques can't seal them?" Ye Fan mused, "This is too strange." Suddenly, he thought of the nine stone materials displayed by Jade Lake. Upon careful sensing, one of them seemed like a sea of blood, while another contained demonic power.

A chill ran through Ye Fan's heart. These were just two of that batch of stone materials, and they were likely the most common ones. What would the true core stone materials be like?

He pondered to himself that the batch of stone materials likely had a significant origin. Even going to the Jade Lake Holy Land might not be very safe.

"The abandoned mine in the Primordial Restricted Zone contains the oldest stone skins, which are the preferred sealing material. They shouldn't be unsealable, should they?" he asked, looking at the Saintess of Jade Lake in confusion.

"Indeed, they are useless," the Saintess of Jade Lake replied, shaking her head. "We have transported many strange stone materials from outside the Primordial Zone, but none can seal them."

"How can this be..." Ye Fan furrowed his brow. Such stone materials were absolutely beyond imagination.

"Years ago, a predecessor left these stone materials," the Saintess continued. "They once said that if one day they needed to be sealed, perhaps only six ancient stone skins from within the Primordial Zone would suffice. But so far, we have only found two types."

"What?" Ye Fan was startled. He thought of a possibility: the legendary "Six Immortal Sealing Arts." This was a supreme Origin Technique that required six types of divine origin stone skins as materials. Its skill was almost divine, capable of sealing not only origins but also mountains, rivers, and lands, and even peerless masters.

The "Origin Heavenly Book" recorded the "Six Immortal Sealing Arts," but only in a few sentences. It was extremely abstruse and difficult to understand, making it hard to comprehend fully. The Heavenly Book contained a note stating that this was a hypothetical Origin Technique, and it was not certain whether it could be successfully demonstrated.

"Fairy, may I ask, what is the origin of those stone materials?" Ye Fan asked, very surprised and puzzled. "Actually, there's no harm in telling the Daoist priest," the Saintess of Jade Lake replied. "Those are stone materials left by an extraordinary individual whose Origin Technique was unparalleled."

Ye Fan's heart skipped a beat. He immediately thought of someone: the Fifth Generation Origin Heaven Master.

In the past, this Origin Heaven Master had an extraordinary relationship with Jade Lake. The Saintess of Jade Lake at that time was his confidante, and he was a distinguished guest of Jade Lake. There were even legends that he was revered by Jade Lake as an external protector.

An Origin Heaven Master represented the pinnacle of Origin Technique. It was simply unimaginable what kind of stone materials such a figure would leave behind.

"There are a total of seven stone materials," the Saintess of Jade Lake recounted slowly. "Three of them were left by that extraordinary individual..."

Indeed, they were left by a peerless extraordinary figure. The nine strange stones displayed by Jade Lake were merely the flaked-off skin from one of those main stone materials.

Ye Fan frowned; the origin of the nine stone materials was too significant, making him gasp.

The stone material displayed that day, one of which weighed two thousand pounds, was merely the skin of a stone material; it wasn't the main stone at all. How enormous must that actual stone material be?

He did not speak, but listened quietly. He would soon enter Jade Lake, so he needed to understand these matters clearly.

He was a legendary figure who traveled through deep mountains and ancient lands, exploring countless desolate places.

Throughout his life, he searched for origins, collecting many stone materials. Among them, he couldn't discern the true nature of three, and even in his old age, he couldn't determine what was inside them. They were never cut open and were ultimately handed over to Jade Lake.

"Weren't there a total of seven stone materials?" Ye Fan asked. "What about the other four?"

"The other four have mysterious origins," she explained. "They were all found by previous Jade Lake Matriarchs. They are very special and are even older than the three, but unfortunately, no records were left behind."

All who saw them were amazed by the four stone materials because their stone skins had once flaked off. They were sealed by someone using a method similar to the "Six Immortal Sealing Arts," but it could definitely not have been the "Six Immortal Sealing Arts" itself.

"Besides the lineage of Origin Heaven Masters," Ye Fan wondered silently, "are there others who understand the most profound Origin Techniques?" He felt doubtful, but he couldn't voice these thoughts.

"Senior Zhang once meticulously studied them for over a month," the Saintess of Jade Lake said, "and praised them profusely, stating that 'all methods are interconnected'."

The four stone materials are ancient, unearthed by ancient people tens of thousands of years ago. They were all sealed before being acquired by a Jade Lake Matriarch. This was the conclusion reached by the Zhang family's first ancestor.

"Those seven stone materials are likely not benevolent stones," Ye Fan said. "Ancient materials sealed by methods like the 'Six Immortal Sealing Arts' must have terrifying origins. I think these seven stone materials are like seven perilous lands. How dare you keep them in Jade Lake?"

"Those stone materials are indeed quite terrifying," the Saintess of Jade Lake replied. "If not for the suppression by an Ultimate Dao Weapon, we would truly find it hard to feel at ease."

"Why not find a way to cut them open?" Ye Fan asked, puzzled. "What's the point of keeping them? Given Jade Lake's foundation, it would surely be no problem to break them open."

"Because Jade Lake has not yet produced the right person," the Saintess of Jade Lake said, not continuing her explanation, "it is a matter of destiny..."

Ye Fan knew that something had certainly been discerned by predecessors, and advice had been given in the past. He became even more curious, wanting to see for himself what was so extraordinary about those ancient materials.

"If certain special bloodlines are found and combined with powerful Origin Techniques," the Saintess said, "and if the right candidate emerges in Jade Lake, then the stone materials can be cut open."

As he was about to enter Jade Lake, Ye Fan learned about these situations, which proved very helpful to him. Finally, the Saintess of Jade Lake departed, but she did not mention the matter of the Phoenix Blood Red Gold.

The night was hazy. The courtyard was exceptionally quiet and peaceful.

It was already lamplighting time, and Origin City was brightly lit.

"Ah..." Screams suddenly erupted, so startlingly abrupt.

"Ah!" "Ah!"

The screams came one after another, incredibly fast, as if a demonic blade was continuously killing people, at an unbelievable speed.

"What's happening?" The courtyard immediately fell into chaos.

It should be known that people from the Shaking Light Holy Land and Jade Lake Holy Land were staying here. Who would dare to kill anyone here?

"This is bad! The elder has been killed..."

Roars, shouts, and cries came continuously from the Shaking Light Holy Land's courtyard.

According to initial reports, more than ten people had already died. Ye Fan was startled for a moment. What was going on?

"No, this isn't right," Ye Fan thought, his heart sinking. "Although they didn't come for Jade Lake, something is very wrong. Could it be for the Phoenix Blood Red Gold?"

He rushed out of the courtyard like a phantom and disappeared into the darkness.

Almost in an instant, he saw a tall figure with gray hair reaching the ground, silently entering his room.

"An unknown creature? That shouldn't be..."

"Ah..." Screams continued to echo intermittently. The disciples of Jade Lake had already been attacked and killed.