Chapter 499: Seeing An Miaoyi

Classical Immortal Hero

Chapter 503: Meeting An Miaoyi

The Jiang family's little princess had returned, and the mystery surrounding the Peerless Divine King's life and death became the focal point of discussion throughout the land. Everyone speculated, and every major force paid close attention.

Everything happened so suddenly. Upon receiving the news, Ye Fan swiftly traversed the void, soon reuniting with the Black Dog and their companions in the northern desolate mountains.

"I should return to the Northern Region too," Li Heishui declared, hearing that Ye Fan was heading north. "I need to tell Elder Tu about Tu Fei's whereabouts, so he doesn't worry."

"You can say what you want, but don't spread false rumors. It has nothing to do with me; he ran off on his own," the Black Dog retorted, speaking against its conscience.

"You dead dog, how can you have the nerve to say that?" Li Heishui was furious. "Don't you dare set foot in the Northern Region again, or you'll be skinned alive!"

"Do you think this Emperor is easily intimidated? When I dominated the world, those old geezers' ancestors were still nursing!" the Black Dog stubbornly retorted.

"Big Brother, is the Northern Region far?" Little Nun asked.

"It's very far, across a thousand mountains and rivers. A mortal couldn't reach it in a hundred lifetimes. But for us, traversing the void, it's just a brief moment," Ye Fan replied.

The Black Dog began carving array patterns, targeting the Northern Region. This was another ultra-long-distance teleportation, and not a single error could be afforded.

When Ye Fan saw it tinkering with the chessboard array patterns, his forehead immediately creased with worry. The first time, it had lost Pang Bo; the second time, it sent Tu Fei to the Northern Plains. It had never been accurate once!

"I'd rather walk back on my own two legs than rely on your array patterns!" Li Heishui's heart pounded with fear, terrified of being accidentally sent to the Western Desert.

"You lot are so ignorant! This is a corner of an ancient Emperor's array pattern; ordinary people are simply unworthy of experiencing its power," the Black Dog complained, very displeased.

"You can enjoy it yourself. We'll find our own way to travel," Ye Fan sternly refused. These array patterns were absolutely not to be trifled with.

Even Little Nun retreated fearfully, as if avoiding demons and ghosts, keeping away from the Black Dog and clinging to a corner of Ye Fan's clothes.

The trio's reaction hurt the Black Dog. It whined, "You'll never understand the heart of a master! Such a magnificent array pattern, yet no one appreciates it!"

In the end, the Black Dog obediently carved another array pattern it was proficient with, a massive one that took several days to complete.

The moment the array pattern was finished, Ye Fan reminded it, "This time, please don't deviate by millions of miles. If we accidentally fall into the Primordial Ancient Mine, we're finished."

"Don't worry, it's absolutely impossible to fall into a Primordial Restricted Zone. Our destination is near Purple Mountain in the Northern Region," the Black Dog stated with utmost certainty.

"Swish!"

With a flash of light, they vanished from their spot, entering an eternal darkness. In that void, they felt no passage of time; everything was perfectly still.

It felt like a brief instant, yet also like a century had passed. Light reappeared, and they emerged from the void.

Looking around, they saw a desolate landscape, covered everywhere in reddish-brown earth, stretching endlessly into the distance.

This region was filled with ancient mines, one after another, unfathomably deep, like gaping abysses.

"Where are we? I feel like something's not right," Li Heishui said suspiciously.

"How did it deviate again...?" the Black Dog muttered softly.

Hearing this, Ye Fan wanted to punch it. It had never been accurate once; even at its best, it was still off by a million and a half miles.

"Could this be the Primordial Restricted Zone? I sense that unique aura, making my heart palpitate," Li Heishui's hair stood on end.

"It really is the Primordial aura!" Ye Fan's expression changed. As a Grandmaster of Source Arts, he naturally quickly sensed that demonic power.

"This dead dog screwed us over again!" Li Heishui was about to go crazy.

"Accident... just a small accident," the Black Dog coughed dryly, refusing to admit anything.

"It's not inside the Primordial Restricted Zone," Ye Fan concluded, seeing people flying towards them, all dressed in purple, clearly not ancient creatures.

"Who are you? Why have you trespassed into our Purple Mansion mine area? What do you want?" The group quickly surrounded them.

"It's Ye Fan, and that evil dog!" One person's expression changed as he immediately recognized them.

Ye Fan had been silent for over half a year, but the outside world had not forgotten him; everyone was speculating about his whereabouts.

Many had even believed he had been killed by the Human World and Hell. They never expected to see him here again.

"Are you trying to target our source minerals?" one of them asked with a cold expression.

"Go fetch the Grand Elder," another gave a meaningful look, ordering a disciple to send a message.

Ye Fan's expression shifted. This place was incredibly desolate; it must be a Holy Land's ancient mine located outside the Primordial. If they were intercepted by a Grand Elder of a Holy Land, this would indeed be a good place for murder and silence.

"Bang!"

Ye Fan acted first, moving at extreme speed, like a streak of light, and snatched the disciple who had just flown off.

"You... what do you mean?" The others immediately panicked.

The Black Dog acted in perfect sync, throwing out all its array-setting artifacts, sealing off the area. Not a single person managed to escape.

"Should we kill them all?" Li Heishui asked, making a throat-slitting gesture, revealing a murderous aura.

"Forget it. We'll erase their memories and leave quickly." Ye Fan didn't want to kill innocents. He searched their consciousness, obtaining some useful information, and then erased their relevant memories.

"They wanted to invite their Grand Elder to deal with us. We really should have wiped them all out," the Black Dog bared its teeth.

"Missing a few people inexplicably will cause trouble, especially since this is their ancient mine," Ye Fan shook his head. Then he smiled, "They have a batch of valuable source stones to transport. That's excellent news."

Hiring the ancient assassin dynasty to deal with Holy Sons required a massive amount of source as payment. Ye Fan was just about to raise sources, so his eyes immediately lit up.

It must be said that this ancient mine area was very strictly guarded. Although it was a remote place and not the central divine mine area, it was still inscribed with large, complex array patterns. However, with the Black Dog's assistance, the group moved as if on flat ground.

In fact, Ye Fan himself could now traverse a large portion of the area, as his Movement Secret Art had truly reached a certain realm.

"Those source stones are like a mountain!"

They stealthily entered the heavily guarded area and observed silently. In front of them, an endless pile of source stones formed a small mountain.

"Not these source stones; it's another batch of rare ones, not as many," Ye Fan corrected, staring at the source vault not far away. He sensed a powerful Primordial aura emanating from it.

The Black Dog took out its Xuan Jade Platform. They couldn't stay long here; they had to rob and run, or a great disaster would surely befall them.

Their success in sneaking in this time was due to two reasons: first, their accidental traversal through the void, and second, the Black Dog's unparalleled mastery of array patterns, which allowed them to resolve dangers along the way and successfully infiltrate.

"This source vault is hard to open. I say we just carry it off! Let's take it with us across the void!" the Black Dog excitedly suggested.

"Dong!"

With a mighty crash, light erupted, and they, along with the entire source vault, traversed through the void.

The Purple Mansion disciples were utterly dumbfounded. They had never seen such audacious bandits, who even carried off the entire source vault!

Even the Thirteen Great Bandits had never been this thorough.

"Oh no, a great bandit is raiding!"

"Activate all array patterns! Stop them from traversing the void!"

The Purple Mansion mine area plunged into chaos. However, this ancient mine was quite remote, far from the Grand Elders' residences, so the experts could not arrive instantly.

"Damn it! Which heinous bandit is this, who even carried off the entire source vault? I've never seen such a person!" The cultivators of Purple Mansion cursed incessantly.

But it was all too late. Ye Fan and the others were already a hundred thousand li away, far from the Holy Lands' ancient mine areas.

"Dong," "Bang," "Boom"...

It took Ye Fan and the others a long time to open the source vault. It was a formidable artifact, but now it was smashed into powder.

Inside the source vault were more than a dozen source stones, all imbued with a dense Primordial aura. They were clearly an incredibly precious batch of source stones.

Ye Fan showed no mercy, directly smashing them. After the dozen or so source stones cracked, seven or eight of them radiated brilliant light.

"Divine Source! They found a divine mine! They probably already figured it out, which is why they sealed it. We got a good deal!" Li Heishui was excited.

After they were sorted, these Divine Source blocks, when combined, were worth a total of 2.3 million catties of pure source, truly a massive divine treasure.

"We can kill another Holy Son now," Ye Fan smiled.

"I'm sure that Purple Mansion Holy Son has already planned to deal with you," the Black Dog stated.

Ye Fan nodded. They had once analyzed that among the Holy Sons, the Purple Mansion Holy Son was the most likely to hire the Human World.

"Now, using the Holy Lands' sources to hire the ancient assassin dynasty to counter-kill them, that really is an excellent idea!" Li Heishui burst into laughter.

"The Human World and Hell have been lying low for so many years; their strength must be terrifying to the extreme," the Black Dog warned. "They even dared to provoke present-day Saints, which indicates they possess unimaginably terrifying trump cards."

On that very day, Ye Fan and his companions traversed the void and entered Divine City. They didn't want to rashly enter the Jiang family; instead, they planned for Li Heishui to contact the Thirteenth Great Bandit, Jiang Yi, to help them find Xiao Tingting.

"Alright, I'll go find Jiang the Bad Man and ask his grandfather to come out of seclusion," Li Heishui said before departing.

Stepping back into Divine City, everything felt both unfamiliar and familiar. So many things had happened here: the stone gambling battles, breaking curses, confronting heavenly tribulations...

Unbeknownst to them, over a year had passed, and he had returned. When he appeared with a big black dog and a little girl, it immediately caused a sensation.

"The Holy Body isn't dead; he's back!"

"What a pity! A figure capable of contending with ancient Emperors, yet his fate is so turbulent. He cut off his own cultivation; it's truly lamentable!"

"His cultivation might not be crippled. It's very possible it's a smokescreen; there are many rumors circulating now."

"Didn't the Human World and Hell issue a kill order? More than half a year has passed, and he's still alive. This is truly astonishing!"

Many people in Divine City recognized him. Ye Fan had been too famous here in the past; it was impossible for him not to attract attention.

This was his first public appearance after over half a year of silence, signaling the return of the Holy Body!

Many people were discussing, and a large crowd surrounded him, very enthusiastic, their eyes burning with curiosity.

"Little Brother Ye, are you here to gamble on stones?"

"Brother Ye, why would he gamble on stones now? Who would dare compete with him? He must be here for the Yaochi Grand Gathering, which is about to begin soon."

"Brother Gu Feng, I heard you killed the Holy Son and Holy Maiden of a supreme sect in Central Plains. Is that true?" Some still referred to him by his pseudonym.

"You defeated Hua Yunfei, the inheritor of the Ruthless Emperor! That truly astonished us. Have you crippled your cultivation now?"

"No need to guess. Little Brother Ye is here to visit the Peerless Divine King."

The crowd's enthusiasm was a bit overwhelming for Ye Fan, but he gleaned a lot of useful information from them.

The Yaochi Grand Gathering was about to begin; he hadn't expected it to be delayed until now, and he certainly wanted to witness it.

As night fell, Ye Fan patted Little Nun's head, entrusted her to the Black Dog's care, and then vanished into the darkness.

He employed the Movement Secret Art, gliding like a wisp of smoke through the moonlit night sky, arriving at Miaoyu Nunnery.

The lake on the ground was clear, emitting a soft glow in the darkness. Millions of stars twinkled in the sky, enhancing the otherworldly beauty of the suspended jade palaces.

Gentle music flowed, and the zither's sounds were melodious. The place was peaceful, with laughter occasionally drifting out. Miaoyu Nunnery was very popular, one of Divine City's three most renowned pleasure quarters.

Only cultivators with a certain reputation could enter here; ordinary people were not permitted.

When Ye Fan arrived, his heart was not entirely calm. He was here to see An Miaoyi, not just because they were supposed to meet, but also to verify some things.

Was the Ruthless Emperor's inheritor connected to this woman?

In the past, An Miaoyi had warned him not to seize holy artifacts from the Ruthless Emperor's Dao Field, clearly knowing what was about to happen.

Afterward, Ye Fan traveled far to the Southern Region, and not long after, news spread that almost the entire younger generation had nearly perished, almost all buried within the Ruthless Emperor's Dao Field.

Was she somehow connected to Hua Yunfei? Ye Fan didn't know. He strode into Miaoyu Nunnery, asking for word to be sent that he wished to meet the most beautiful woman of the Eastern Wasteland.

Ye Fan arrived outside An Miaoyi's palace but did not enter immediately. The maids all recognized him and knew he had a deep connection with the future abbess.

Outside the palace, Ye Fan heard a man's very cold voice say, "So, that Holy Body has come. What is he? Tell him to go back. I am here; there is no place for him to sit."

Soon, a maid came out and invited Ye Fan inside. He smiled and strode in, wanting to see what kind of person had arrived.

The palace was as he remembered, shrouded in hazy moonlight, with mist swirling inside, like an immortal dwelling.

Ye Fan strode into the familiar palace and immediately saw An Miaoyi. She was as graceful and peerless as ever, like the Moon Goddess herself descended to the mortal realm.

An Miaoyi rose, slender and elegant, gliding towards him. Her skin was icy and her bones like jade, her beauty beyond compare, her flesh as lustrously pale as ivory.

A captivating smile adorned her face, her pearly teeth gleamed, her lips were vibrant red, and her eyes shimmered like autumn water. Her perfect countenance was without a single blemish.

"Greetings, Fairy An," Ye Fan said with a smile.

An Miaoyi invited him to sit. Ye Fan glanced at the other two. One of them he recognized: it was Wang Chongxiao, the Young King from Central Plains, who was intently studying him.

The other man was very young and spirited, but also incredibly arrogant. He swept a glance over Ye Fan and said, "We had a prior appointment with Fairy An. Why are you here? There is no place for you to sit."

An Miaoyi chuckled softly and shook her head. She poured tea for Ye Fan, then smoothly smoothed things over with clever words, seemingly wishing to avoid a tense atmosphere.

"He is...?" Ye Fan inquired.

Wang Chongxiao was cold, but at this moment, he introduced the man. This person had a formidable background, being the biological younger brother of the Central Plains' Twin Kings, named Gao Linfeng.

"The Central Plains' Twin Kings? Those two old kings killed by the Peerless Divine King?" Ye Fan asked, puzzled.

Hearing this, Wang Chongxiao seemed wary. "Their descendants have again produced Twin Kings."

Gao Linfeng said coldly, "I heard you've become a crippled body again. Yet you still dare to walk around. Your audacity isn't small. Aren't you afraid of being killed?"

His ancestors had been killed by the Peerless Divine King, and he heard that the Divine King had shown great kindness to Ye Fan, making him quite hostile.

"You worry too much," Ye Fan said with a faint smile.

Gao Linfeng's face immediately darkened. "Elder Wang, ask him to leave. I don't want to see a cripple here."

"Your tone isn't small. Are you sure you want to ask me to leave?" Ye Fan stared at him.

"Tonight, I've invited some friends. A half-crippled person like you is not qualified to sit here," Gao Linfeng said coldly.

"Do I need your judgment to enter or leave here?" Ye Fan glanced at him. "Are you provoking me? Do you want to vent your anger for your two ancestors?"

"Don't force me to kill you!" Gao Linfeng's expression was sinister.

Wang Chongxiao wanted to say something but ultimately remained silent.

"If your two brothers were here and spoke to me like this, it might barely be acceptable. But as for you..." Ye Fan sneered.

"Splat!"

He suddenly acted, employing the Movement Secret Art, moving like a phantom, impossible to defend against.

Ye Fan slapped Gao Linfeng away, sending him crashing heavily into the palace wall, which promptly collapsed.

"Are your two brothers here? If they are, feel free to invite them for tea with me. As for you, get as far away from me as possible."