Chapter 445: Visiting an Old Friend

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Chapter 449: Visiting Old Acquaintances

"Don't act rashly for now," Ye Fan said. "The situation in Yandu is complicated, and every move I make will likely be noticed. Don't make a move when things are so sensitive."

What he was most concerned about was the Ruthless Emperor's legacy. That inheritance was too powerful and terrifying; if such a successor were to grow powerful, they would certainly become an unparalleled enemy in the future.

"A single thought blossoms, reigning over the world"—this technique represented the Ruthless Emperor's supreme elegance in her past. Combined with the unparalleled Myriad Transformation Holy Art, it would be enough to defeat almost all heroes under heaven.

Legend has it, the Ruthless Emperor also created a supreme secret technique specifically for slaying kings, unrivaled in the world. Just the various legends alone were enough to make people tremble.

"He used his aging body to cultivate a divine embryo and was reborn in his later years. That's too terrifying. Wouldn't that be like experiencing two lifetimes as a Great Emperor?" Li Heishui gasped.

"Everyone says he lived the longest. Could he still be alive in the world now?" Tu Fei also had doubts. His grandfather possessed the ancient Heaven-Devouring Demonic Pot, and as he gained a deeper understanding of the Ruthless Emperor, he felt surges of trepidation, feeling it was a hot potato.

"Impossible," the Black Emperor muttered. "If he were still alive in ancient times, Emperor Wushi would surely have had a battle with him that shook the ages."

"Did none of the ancient Great Emperors survive?" Pang Bo said. "They were exceptionally talented, looking down upon all of history. I really don't believe they all passed away."

"If he weren't dead, and I dug up his dojo and his grave," the big black dog grumbled, "with his temperament, he would have jumped out and skinned me alive long ago."

The others were speechless for a moment. On second thought, it was indeed true. If he were still alive, how could he allow the Heaven-Devouring Demonic Pot to be separated and scattered across the world, instead of keeping it in his own hands?

Ye Fan felt the pressure. All the secret techniques corresponding to the Heaven-Devouring Demonic Art were world-shaking holy arts. The Undying Heavenly Art was even more mysterious; even the Black Emperor didn't know what astonishing techniques corresponded to it.

"I need to go to Saint Cliff to find the third of the Nine Secrets..." Ye Fan had this thought.

Although he had learned the Dao Scripture and the Western Emperor Scripture, they were only mental cultivation methods for certain secret realms, not the complete scriptures. They did not contain supreme holy arts.

At this moment, he strongly felt that he lacked secret arts, and merely having powerful mental cultivation methods was far from enough.

Fortunately, the Dou Zhan Holy Method was unparalleled in the world. It was the foremost offensive holy power, capable of endless transformations and evolving into countless deadly techniques. Otherwise, he would definitely be at a disadvantage when facing his mortal enemies.

"Have you found any information about the Divine King's whereabouts?" Ye Fan asked.

Back then, when he crossed over from the Northern Region, he had an agreement with a few people: if he healed his Dao wounds, he would surely make some waves, and they would seek out the Peerless Divine King.

"No, he's disappeared without a trace," Tu Fei said. "There's absolutely no news. I asked Jiang Huai Ren to inquire, and his grandfather, Jiang Yi, even personally went into the Jiang family, but still found no clues."

Li Heishui also sighed, "The Eastern Wasteland is too vast. How easy would it be to find the Peerless Divine King?"

Ye Fan frowned. After many narrow escapes, he finally managed to assemble a complete Immortal Divine Medicine. But there was no way to find the Divine King, which gave him a headache.

"Don't worry," Li Heishui said. "If the Jiang family gets any news, we will know immediately."

The Peerless Divine King had shown great kindness to Ye Fan. He didn't want to see the Divine King fall in despair and wanted to find a path to rebirth for him. Now that he saw a glimmer of hope, he had no way to act on it.

"I think the Divine King hasn't passed away yet," Pang Bo judged. "After all, little Tingting is with him. When he senses his time is running out, I believe he will send that little girl back to the Jiang family."

Ye Fan shook his head and sighed, "That is precisely what worries me most."

He was very worried. He feared the Divine King would use his last remaining strength to defy heaven and change little Tingting's fate, thereby exhausting his last shred of hope for revival.

This was a very possible scenario. Ever since the Divine King disappeared with Tingting, Ye Fan had this thought.

The Divine King had a sorrowful life. If such heartbreaking news were to spread again, it would truly be heartbreaking and bring tears to one's eyes.

At this very moment, the outside world was shaken. Many important figures all rushed to Taixuan, heading for Star Peak.

The emergence of the Ruthless Emperor's legacy. No one was indifferent; if it were true, it would be a catastrophe, unbearable.

The eyes of everyone in the world were turned toward it. The attention surpassed even when the Sacred Body broke its curse, and even supreme great sects had sent people.

Ye Fan succeeded. He diverted the world's attention. A dying Sacred Body was no longer something to be feared, but the legacy of the most ruthless person from ancient to modern times was different.

He finally smiled. With a change of strategy, he shifted the blame, and everyone fixed their gaze on another person. The world began searching for the Ruthless Emperor's successor.

Hua Yunfei had disappeared. Everyone was searching and tracing his whereabouts. Although there was no clear evidence yet, he was practically considered an enemy of the whole world.

"This move is too brilliant," Tu Fei laughed. "Hua Yunfei being alive is much more useful than him being dead. He'll bear this heavy pressure instead of Ye Fan."

"Exactly," Li Heishui also laughed heartily. "Push him out there, and Little Ye Zi can cultivate in peace and slowly accumulate strength. By the time those people realize what's happening, it will be too late."

"Don't be blindly optimistic," the Black Emperor warned. "The more I hear, the more I feel this Hua Yunfei is very difficult to deal with. He's cunning and ruthless. Such a person can't die easily. Don't force him to become a second Ruthless Emperor."

Pang Bo laughed, "From now on, we can calmly make our arrangements. This time we've put out a Ruthless Emperor; next time we'll put out a Wushi."

The outside world was in an uproar, with rumors flying everywhere and all sorts of discussions pervasive. Ye Fan could finally relax for a while.

In the following days, he continuously searched for Xiao Niangnian. This little girl had to be found; otherwise, he felt he would be betraying his conscience.

However, it was like searching for a needle in a haystack. Not a single clue could be found.

"Ye Huiling should come out now, right? She'll come to retrieve the holy fruit once she hears I'm alright."

Ye Fan took out the holy fruits and distributed them among the group. The Black Emperor drooled profusely with greed, its old habit of gluttony resurfaced, and it started to snatch from its own companions with a sly bite.

Fortunately, Li Heishui and Tu Fei knew it well and reacted quickly enough. Although they were bitten a few times, the fruits were saved.

"This damned dog is so hateful! Everything else about it is fine, but this habit of snatching treasures whenever it sees them is incurable!" The two continuously cursed.

"Is this Emperor such a person?" the big black dog said, its thick skin leaving them speechless. "I just wanted to test your reaction speed."

At first, the others insisted on not taking any, because they understood that various holy fruits needed to be combined to form a complete Immortal Divine Medicine, which was needed to save the Divine King and little Tingting.

Ye Fan still insisted on giving each person one, but he didn't consume any himself, because there was barely enough, and a divine root was already needed to complete it.

After several days, Xiao Niangnian still couldn't be found. Ye Fan felt uneasy, fearing some accident might have occurred.

Finally, he and Pang Bo left Yandu together to visit some old acquaintances—classmates who had come to this world with them back then, who should still be in the Yan land if nothing unexpected had happened.

Their first stop was naturally the Spiritual Void Cavern. They had lived there for nearly a year, and everything that had happened in the past was still vivid in their memories.

However, when they arrived, they heard a piece of bad news: their classmate, Zhang Ningfei, had died.

That year, a total of thirteen people, including Ye Fan, were brought out of the eight-hundred-mile primeval forest by Weiwei. Six Heavenly Grottoes and Blessed Lands each accepted two disciples.

The Spiritual Void Cavern accepted Pang Bo and Zhang Ningfei as disciples, while Ye Fan merely accompanied Pang Bo. He wasn't a true disciple, because at that time, he was found to be an Ancient Desolate Sacred Body.

After arriving here, Zhang Ningfei was taken by his master for secluded cultivation. Ye Fan and Pang Bo had only seen him a few times. They never expected that upon their return, this classmate had been buried for over a year.

"Let's add some earth to his grave." Both felt a little somber. They had come to this world together, never imagining someone would have already passed away and would never be seen again.

Zhang Ningfei was not killed by cultivators. He went to pick a spiritual medicine a year ago and was torn apart by a fierce beast, dying a terrible death.

"Do you remember at graduation? After you got drunk, you cried and laughed, talking about your ideals and regrets..."

"After coming to this world, we couldn't spend much time together, and ultimately couldn't see you one last time."

The two poured wine onto his grave and remained silent for a long time. This was the world of cultivators, where everything was incredibly cruel and full of hardships.

When the two returned to the Spiritual Void Cavern, many people dared not breathe loudly. The two Spiritual Void Cavern Sect Masters were very nervous; even they were only at the first layer of the Dao Palace realm, fearing that the two might become angry and bring down punishment.

"There's no need for this. The Spiritual Void Cavern has shown us kindness, and his accident had nothing to do with them."

Nearly six years had passed. They were now cultivators of the Four Extremities Realm, powerful enough to look down upon the entire Yan land.

The Eastern Wasteland was truly vast. The Spiritual Void Cavern was a low-level sect; a figure at the first layer of the Dao Palace realm was already a top master in the Yan kingdom. A cultivator of the Four Extremities Realm, however, would be powerful enough to dominate a dozen or so kingdoms.

Dozens of kingdoms might produce one mid-sized sect, and hundreds of kingdoms might not even produce one major sect. In the vast and boundless Eastern Wasteland, the number of kingdoms was endless.

Elder Wu Qingfeng was invited out. The Spiritual Void Cavern Sect Master was still a bit uneasy, knowing this elder had shown kindness to the two.

In truth, besides seeing their classmate, Ye Fan and Pang Bo's main purpose was to visit this elder, as it was he who had led them onto the path of cultivation.

Several years later, Elder Wu Qingfeng had aged a bit, but his spirits were still good. He was very moved to see them.

"My child, I heard about your situation, your Dao wounds..." the elder sighed.

"It's nothing, his life is tough. He'll get through this, please don't worry," Pang Bo laughed. There was no way to tell the full truth, because it involved too much.

"I can't believe you've achieved so much," Elder Wu Qingfeng said, very excited. "You can now contend with those Holy Sons." One of them was his disciple.

The two stayed with Elder Wu Qingfeng for a long time. Then Ye Fan left behind several catties of divine spring water, in which a divine root was soaking, and only then did they leave. After this parting today, it might be very difficult to meet again...

They walked a long distance and saw the elder still standing at the mountain gate. With a head of white hair, a no-longer-straight back, and a gaunt figure, the elder seemed to have turned to stone there, watching them depart into the distance.

This was likely their last meeting. Ye Fan and Pang Bo were also very sad. They turned and bowed deeply from afar, then soared into the sky and left.

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