Chapter 1487: Ice Heart Great Revered One

Jian Weishuang's eyes lit up. She hurried forward and said,"Hey, you're quite impressive now! You can even cut down Transcendent realm cultivators!"She was filled with emotion. The little Core Formation cultivator she had once nearly kicked face-first into the dirt had now grown to a level she had to look up to.

Jiang Fan glanced at the small mace in her hand and chuckled,"It's truly impressive that Senior Brother Jian has managed to survive until now."

Jian Weishuang dismissed it, saying, "He deserves it!"

Jian Linyuan, as if he had found a powerful backer, quickly hid behind Jiang Fan and pleaded,"Deputy Pavilion Master Jiang, please take me with you. I can't stand to stay in this house for another moment."

Jiang Fan smiled faintly and tossed him a pill. Jian Linyuan instinctively caught it, then stared at it, exclaiming, "A Heaven-Soaring Pill? Are you giving this to me?"During the three-month-long panic caused by the ancient giants, the great Divine Sects had already depleted all their Nascent Soul opportunities. Now, even if one searched across the entire Tai Cang Great State, it would be difficult to gather ten Heaven-Soaring Pills. How precious the current pill was, went without saying.

Jiang Fan patted his shoulder and said, "As fellow disciples, this is as far as I can help you. Whether you can break through to the Nascent Soul realm depends on yourself."

Jian Linyuan was profoundly moved. For a brief period of brotherhood in the past, Jiang Fan had repaid him with a priceless Heaven-Soaring Pill. With moist eyes, he said, "Deputy Pavilion Master Jiang, your great kindness, I have no way to repay. Please take my sister with you; consider it my repayment!"

Jiang Fan shot him a sidelong glance, thinking, *How could this scoundrel repay kindness with malice?*

Jian Weishuang, without a word, grabbed her small mace and hammered Jian Linyuan until he yelped. "You good-for-nothing!" she exclaimed, clapping her small hands, then turned to Jiang Fan and said:"You've helped my brother so much, I can't let you be at a disadvantage. Last time you comprehended the aura concealment technique on the arena, you only reached the first layer. Now, I'll make the decision and let you comprehend it again."

Jiang Fan's purpose in coming to the Jian family this trip was to continue comprehending the *Selfless Purification Art*. This art, when the first layer was mastered, could block the perception of Nascent Soul cultivators. When the second layer was mastered, it could block the perception of Transcendent realm cultivators. When the third layer was mastered, it could block the perception of Sage realm cultivators. Last time, due to various reasons, he only managed to comprehend the first layer. With a great calamity looming, how could he miss such a life-saving, heaven-defying art?

"You can make that decision?" Jiang Fan asked, suspicious. That ancient arena was the Jian family's core secret ground, the very source of their prosperity. How could a junior be able to decide such a thing?

Jian Weishuang proudly crossed her arms over her chest. "After three days apart, I am no longer the same uncouth person. A small arena? I've got it handled!"

Jian Linyuan rubbed his head, rolling his eyes. "Don't believe her bragging. It's because our Jian family has a distinguished guest, and all the high-ranking members of the clan are accompanying them, so the arena is unguarded."

What kind of distinguished guest? For the entire Jian family to accompany them, they must at least be a Transcendent realm cultivator, right?

Jiang Fan pondered, "It's better to wait until your clan leader is free and ask for his permission first. Last time, I had believed Jian Linyuan's nonsense, hiding in a spatial mirror to go to the arena, and ended up being mistaken for a thief. I couldn't make the same mistake again this time. With his current status, there was no reason for Clan Leader Jian Lanjiang to refuse if he wanted to borrow the Jian family's arena."

Jian Weishuang pouted. "Why are you being so wishy-washy? Just go and comprehend it. If our clan leader finds out afterward, would he dare to say no? He'd be thrilled for you to come."

Jian Linyuan also added, "Indeed, that distinguished guest hasn't left for an entire day. Heaven knows how much longer she'll stay."

Jiang Fan's eyebrows subtly furrowed; he didn't have much time to waste. After a brief deliberation, he said, "Alright, I'll apologize to Clan Leader Jian afterward."

So, he once again arrived at the ancient black arena. A thousand zhang long and wide, it was densely covered with sword marks and knife cuts, with numerous palm prints and fist imprints remaining. When he first saw it, Jiang Fan had only thought they were ordinary battle scars, but now, upon a second look, he vaguely perceived the lingering divine essence within the marks. Those who could step onto this arena were definitely not ordinary people.

At the same time, the battle cadaver, fully clad in armor and clutching a black saber, was once again placed on the arena. It stood like a guardian of the arena, accepting challenges from heroes across the land. He recalled that when he first saw the battle cadaver, Jiang Fan had felt an impulse to prostrate himself in worship. Now, even as an Eight-Aperture Nascent Soul cultivator, he still felt the same way upon seeing it again.

"Countless years after its death, it can still slay Giant Kings. Who was it in life?"Lost in thought, he leaped onto the arena. Immediately, scenes of powerful cultivators battling appeared before his eyes. Soon after, he arrived at the third battle. One of the combatants was performing the *Selfless Purification Art*, and Jiang Fan quickly closed his eyes, focusing all his energy on comprehending it.

Meanwhile, inside the Jian family's main hall."Say that again, who holds the Ancient Wilderness Token?"Revered Iceheart's expression shifted slightly. She was the distinguished guest of the Jian family!When she previously came to the Tai Cang Great State, seeking a method for entering the Sage realm through fortune, she had specifically visited the Jian family to see the legendary battle cadaver. This was also why she had been able to remind Jiang Fan in the Moon Realm that the battle cadaver's attacks only harmed ancient giants and were ineffective against other beings. Now, returning to the Tai Cang Great State, it was natural for her to come to the most familiar Jian family to inquire about news.

She had initially thought that finding the owner of the Ancient Wilderness Token would take some time. To her surprise, she had found out quite easily. However, the identity of the token's owner was entirely unexpected.

Jian Lanjiang respectfully replied, "It is in Jiang Fan's hands. He was the first-place winner of the Ancient Path to Heaven, and the Ancient Wilderness Token was the reward he rightfully received."

Revered Iceheart's brows furrowed deeply. Jiang Fan had fallen into the void and was long dead. The Ancient Wilderness Token would have forever plunged into the void with him."Alas, this was our Central Land's last retreat route," Revered Iceheart sighed deeply, her brows still subtly furrowed.

She had come specifically to find the Ancient Wilderness Token, only to find that she had missed it.Jian Lanjiang consoled her, "Revered One, you don't need to feel regret, because the Ancient Wilderness Token might no longer be in the Central Land. On the day of the Ancient Path to Heaven, an otherworldly demonic mirage appeared and stole the Ancient Wilderness Token. It might not even be in Jiang Fan's hands."

Revered Iceheart was slightly surprised. An otherworldly demonic mirage? So, the Ancient Wilderness Token might not have fallen into the void after all? Could it still be in the Tai Cang Great State?

After a moment's thought, Revered Iceheart solemnly took out a pale golden metal fragment. Upon closer inspection, one would notice it was made of the same material as the Ancient Wilderness Token.

"I hope the Ancient Wilderness Token is still in the Central Land," she murmured. Clutching a sliver of hope, she poured immense Transcendent realm power into the metal fragment. Under the full might of a Supreme Being's pressure, even a mountain piercing the clouds should have collapsed. Yet, the metal fragment before her remained motionless. Only after a full ten breaths did a crack finally appear. A faint wisp of golden light seeped out from it.

Revered Iceheart murmured, "This material shares the same origin as the Ancient Wilderness Token and has the same aura. If the Ancient Wilderness Token is still in the Central Land, I should be able to vaguely sense it."

She immediately closed her eyes, sensing the aura of the entire Tai Cang Great State. However, no sooner had she closed them than she suddenly opened her eyes again. With a strange expression, she turned her head and looked towards the depths of the Jian family estate. "The Ancient Wilderness Token... it's in your Jian family?"