Chapter 712: Tang Valley Fusang

Chapter 715: Tang Valley and Fusang

A bronze furnace, no bigger than a fist, lay cradled in Ye Fan's palm like a reclining goddess, emitting streams of divine light.

With just a casual activation, the Heavenly Demon Grandam in front of him could no longer endure. She shrieked, her body fracturing with web-like cracks.

"Ah..."

The Heavenly Demon Grandam cried out in agony. Her Heavenly Demon blood spurted from the cracks like dazzling auroras. Her bones shattered, and her physical body disintegrated.

"What kind of weapon is that?" This was the terrifying question in everyone's mind.

That was a Heavenly Demon physique, a formidable constitution rarely seen among the demon race in tens of thousands of years. Its physical body was as powerful as a divine weapon or ancient treasure.

Yet, at this moment, she was pierced by the aura emitted from a single weapon, suppressed with no power to retaliate. How astonishing was that?

"Boom!"

At that instant, an overwhelming aura of a Saint surged forth, instantly immobilizing the black Northern Sea. Thousand-meter-high waves evaporated, and clouds in the sky dissipated.

Although the fist-sized bronze furnace was exquisite and delicate, it seemed like a god that had existed since the dawn of creation was awakening, sweeping across and intimidating the boundless sea.

"This is... a Supreme Saint Weapon!"

Many people cried out, trembling under this immense aura that could seemingly pierce through the heavens. Those who stood nearby fell, and many more involuntarily prostrated themselves in worship.

"Argh..." The Heavenly Demon Grandam screamed. Her limbs were disintegrating; first her arms broke off, then her torso split open.

Powerful as she was, she couldn't resist. Even her Heavenly Demon physique couldn't withstand its power, as she hadn't yet cultivated to perfection. She couldn't resolve the crisis like the White-Clothed God King did upon his resurrection.

The Heavenly Demon Grandam let out a roar, absorbing the essence of the sun and moon. Several ancient bronze chariots flew from a distance, attempting to shield her, but they all shattered into pieces.

Several miserable screams followed. These were her four disciples, each with cultivation at the Sect Leader level, summoned by her secret art to die in her stead.

The four masters were annihilated, body and soul, without any suspense; they couldn't even struggle. Such was the power of a Saint Weapon!

From afar, everyone else was horrified by the sight. All those still capable of moving fled for their lives, more terrified than if they had seen Yama. How could one contend with such a weapon? Before it, they were less than ants.

"Holy Body... stop it!" The Heavenly Demon Grandam roared with her divine sense, extreme fear gripping her heart.

She could live for four to five thousand years, and had only completed half of her life's journey. Once she reached perfection, she would be invincible throughout the world.

Even now, she could obliterate living fossils, having entered the third level of the Immortal Terrace many years ago. Only a few ancestral figures could contend with her.

Barring any accidents, in an era where Saints did not appear, she would eventually reign supreme. Her future was unimaginably glorious, and she did not wish to die like this.

"Old harridan, if you could survive this, it would truly defy natural justice. However, using the Goddess Furnace to destroy you is a great desecration, for in ancient times, it only collected the most exquisite beauties of the world, and you are so unsightly..." Even in this situation, Li Tian didn't forget to hurl insults.

As Ye Fan activated the Goddess Furnace, he realized that unless one truly controlled it, one would never know how terrifying a Saint Weapon was, something simply beyond human resistance.

At the very least, he now felt that if he were struck, even his unparalleled physical body would turn to dust, leaving no hope whatsoever.

However, Supreme Saint Weapons consumed an immense amount of energy. Even someone as powerful as him could only unleash a fraction of its might, unable to fully exert its power.

"No wonder every Saint Weapon is a sect's most treasured artifact; it's not just because of its irresistible power, but also because it requires the combined strength of an entire sect to activate!"

Yet, at such close range, even if Ye Fan could only unleash a wisp of its Saintly might, it was more than enough to obliterate the Heavenly Demon Grandam.

With a gentle tremor, the fist-sized Goddess Furnace in his palm shimmered translucently, emitting a stream of smoke-like light that fell upon the Heavenly Demon Grandam, shattering her forty-three secret treasures and piercing into her body.

She let out a final shriek: "Heavenly Demon Undying Body!"

Then, her entire body disintegrated. Her primordial spirit attempted to escape using the Heavenly Demon Undying Art, but it was struck by another stream of light.

"Pffft!"

A generation's Heavenly Demon, her life ended before she could achieve true greatness. Under the power of the Saint Weapon, everything turned to ashes, and she was utterly erased from the world.

"Lunar Divine Son, stop right there! Yi Qingwu, little girl, where do you think you're going?" Li Tian shouted, urging Ye Fan to act quickly.

Alas, at the very moment the Heavenly Demon Grandam was attacked, those two had already fled on their Divine Moon Chariot with astonishing speed.

Almost everyone present had fled; with such a weapon there, who dared to contend?

After dealing with the Heavenly Demon Grandam, Ye Fan gained a completely new understanding of Saint Weapons. With such a weapon in hand, one could traverse the world; hardly anyone could stop him!

The Golden Crow Clan was retreating rapidly, but their speed couldn't match Ye Fan's. They were his main target; that old Golden Crow was terrifying, its speed comparable to lightning.

"Boom..."

Finally, at the moment the Saint Weapon soared, he let out a miserable shriek. The Goddess Furnace expanded, pressing down from above, and he was reduced to ashes.

"What a pity! That Yi Qingwu girl is too slippery; she was the first to escape. And this damned Heavenly Demon old hag, why did she have to show off and cause trouble for no reason?" Li Tian lamented and cursed.

Everyone in this sea area had fled, leaving only an island that rose from the water, revealing a hidden cave dwelling.

"A tender branch of the Fusang Divine Tree! It truly comes from the Immortal Divine Tree!" Yan Yixi exclaimed, walking to the front of the cave dwelling and taking the golden branch.

Endless spiritual energy surged, and terrifying solar saint power circulated. He immediately dropped it, his fingers almost set ablaze.

Ye Fan took it into his hand and circulated the cultivation method of the Sun Ancient Scripture. He instantly felt a profound comfort throughout his body, almost crying out in satisfaction.

He had refined a patch of Lunar Black Mist in the universe, which had left him with an imbalance of Yin overwhelming Yang. Now, being nourished by the Solar Saint Power, it was naturally the most fitting sensation for him.

"If I can find the true Fusang Divine Tree and absorb its boundless Solar Saint Power, I might be able to make another major breakthrough!"

The cave dwelling was small. Although shimmering with radiant light, it contained no rare spiritual treasures, only a few Saint Lord-level weapons and a fragment of a sea map.

"This is a map fragment, pointing to the Tang Valley Fusang Divine Tree!"

Tang Valley had vanished from the Eastern Sea, but unexpectedly, it had been moved to the Northern Sea by someone using incredible divine power, leaving behind an ancient map.

Half a day later, Ye Fan and his companions heard that others in different sea areas had also obtained map fragments, pointing to the location of Tang Valley. Clearly, one complete sea map had been divided.

Two days later, news of the Goddess Furnace's emergence spread throughout the Northern Sea, becoming almost universally known.

"The Heavenly Demon Grandam was killed! What a terrifying weapon!"

Li Tian and Yan Yixi had underestimated the furnace's reputation, attracting many masters from the land who rushed to the scene upon hearing the news.

Of course, it wasn't because of its glorious and eternal fame, but rather because it was infamous, leaving an indelible bad reputation in ancient history.

In ancient times, a renegade from the Human Desire Path used it to capture all the beauties of the world in one swoop. From then on, the most exquisite beauties of the land knew no joy, and many heroes throughout the world collectively sought to suppress it.

It could be said that the Goddess Furnace's infamy had lasted for over a hundred thousand years; merely mentioning it made people grit their teeth, despite it being forged by a Great Emperor.

"The damned Lustful Cult has reappeared! Any of their successors caught must be castrated!"

While traversing this sea area, Li Tian instinctively clamped his legs together upon hearing such words, then cursed under his breath, "Damn it!"

Yan Yixi was extraordinary and refined, always charming and suave, with maidens surrounding him wherever he went. Now, however, he had become a "tiger in a quiet street."

Now, not only maidens but also old women, and even female mosquitoes, would flee upon seeing him. Witnessing this situation, even a gentle and elegant man like him couldn't help but exclaim, "Your grandpa's Goddess Furnace!"

Half a month later, Ye Fan and his companions opened another cave dwelling, obtaining a second fragment of the sea map. The Solar Saint Power contained within the golden divine branch was also absorbed by him.

"I must find the Fusang Divine Tree!" Ye Fan believed that if he could acquire the Solar Saint Power contained within the Immortal Divine Tree, his cultivation of the True Sun Scripture would surely achieve a breakthrough.

"There are a total of thirty-six Grotto-Heavens, but we've only obtained two of the treasure maps; that's far from enough," Li Tian said.

He had no particular thoughts about the ancient Fusang Divine Tree; he only wanted to enter Tang Valley, which was a sacred land where the ancient Solar Emperor was said to have attained nirvana.

"The complete divine treasury of an ancient Emperor is finally about to appear; we must not miss it!" This was the unspoken wish of all cultivators.

Over the next two months, battles occurred repeatedly in the Northern Sea. Influenced by an unknown qi dynamic, all thirty-six Grotto-Heavens emerged.

All major forces obtained a map fragment. A few individuals, benefiting from opportune timing and favorable conditions, obtained two or three fragments. Only by piecing them together could the location of Tang Valley be determined.

Ultimately, all cultivators in the vast Northern Sea consulted with each other, set aside their prejudices, and temporarily united to search for Tang Valley. Among them, the Golden Crow Clan was the most eager.

However, during this process, one point remained quite discordant: the Goddess Furnace was too infamous, causing many cultivators to struggle to restrain themselves from attacking.

Yet, even the Golden Crow Clan held back from attacking Ye Fan and his companions. Naturally, others also found it inconvenient to cause trouble at such a critical juncture.

"The Golden Crow Clan produced a Great Saint in ancient times; they must have inherited a Saint Weapon. We need to be careful," Yan Yixi said.

"The situation isn't good. Which of the major powers—the Guanghan Palace, Human King Hall, Longevity Daoist Temple, or Lunar Sect—doesn't have a Saint Weapon? They must have all brought theirs this time," Li Tian frowned.

As they were about to enter Tang Valley to search for the divine treasury left by the ancient Solar Emperor, these great sects would certainly come bearing their most treasured artifacts.

However, they had no choice. To find Tang Valley, they had to cooperate and combine their map fragments with everyone else's to complete the full map.

"With the Goddess Furnace, we should be able to protect ourselves. Let's cooperate," they finally decided.

On this day, the Northern Sea was calm, its waters eerily black. Occasionally, ancient beasts emerged, revealing parts of their mountain-like bodies, a terrifying sight.

In the sky, the thirty-six map fragments merged into a complete divine sea map, pointing towards a mysterious location: Tang Valley.

"What a complex ancient map! It requires aligning with all the stars in the heavens to slowly deduce its location."

Those present were all masters of immortal legacies, their knowledge and insight far surpassing others. They immediately and keenly perceived the profound mystery within the map.

"The Guanghan Palace's Saint Weapon is held by Yi Qingwu, and the Golden Crow Clan's Saint Weapon is carried by Lu Ya. What does this mean?" Yan Yixi asked.

"Hmph, I don't care if she has a Saint Weapon or not, Yi Qingwu won't escape this time." Li Tian opened the Goddess Furnace, which surprisingly contained a small altar. He carefully engraved Yi Qingwu's name upon it.

"Junior Brother, you..." Yan Yixi's expression changed.

"Senior Brother, you're too boring! Since the Goddess Furnace has been brought out, shouldn't we unleash its true power?" Li Tian chuckled coldly, then said to Ye Fan, "Brother Ye, let's cooperate later. Yi Qingwu won't escape; we'll subdue her."

After several days of study by some of the grand figures, the mysteries of the divine map were finally deciphered, and its destination was deduced.

Every day, at sunrise, they traveled a hundred thousand li into the Northern Sea. Whenever the Four Symbols and Twenty-Eight Constellations appeared, they would detour and advance another hundred thousand li.

In this manner, stopping and starting for half a month, they arrived at a mysterious sea area. An ancient island lay nestled in the black ocean, brimming with life, ancient medicines growing in abundance, their fragrant scent permeating the air.

Most astonishing and captivating was an ancient tree on the island, its color golden, as if cast from pure gold. Its golden leaves were lush, and Solar Saint Power flowed within it.