Chapter 1580: Reencounter with the Master of Jiangshan Yipin Tower

Jiang Fan looked on curiously, discovering pearl-sized, primary-colored crystals inside the small cauldron.

Each one contained an incomparable heat.

Some were even enveloped in mystical flames.

Even he, possessing the Origin of Fire, felt a stinging sensation on his skin when approaching the magma, to say nothing of unprotected Nascent Soul Realm martial artists.

Of course, this included the ancient giants as well.

Gazing at the hundred magma pearls, he couldn't help but sigh softly:

"If we had acquired these sooner, our casualties in the previous battle wouldn't have been so severe."

"We didn't use them before, and I hope we won't need to use them in the future either."

He put away the pearls and the Mountain River Cauldron, then leaped outwards.

Soon after, he successfully returned to the fire spring's mouth.

Sensing his return, Venerable Heart Devil and others gathered around him.

"Fellow Daoist Jiang, why are you alone?"

Jiang Fan didn't hide anything, saying, "There's a remnant soul of a sage below. Venerable True Word has gained her favor and is receiving her legacy."

A sage's remnant soul?

And a legacy?

Venerable Heart Devil sighed repeatedly with envy: "Alas, one step behind, always behind!"

"If I had broken through the Second Decline of Heaven and Man, I could also go down and investigate, and the opportunity for a sage's legacy would have been mine."

Jiang Fan glanced at his thinning hair and bulging belly. Then he thought of the lecherous sage's vain and shrewd nature. How could she possibly favor Venerable Heart Devil?

She would probably kick him away in disgust.

He patted Venerable Heart Devil's shoulder and said, "Venerable True Word went for a legacy. If you went, it might be an artificial teleportation instead."

Bodhisattva Pingtian heard this and said, "Donor True Word truly has good fortune."

"That Donor Lin Zhenyu must have also received great good fortune."

Only then did Jiang Fan realize he had overlooked Lin Zhenyu.

He looked puzzled and said, "I returned the way I came, but I didn't encounter any powerful treasure that could neutralize the Origin of Water."

"How did that disciple named Lin Zhenyu, who was struck by the Origin of Water and thrown into the fire spring, get saved?"

The two-star Giant King's Origin of Water was not easily neutralized.

Furthermore, ensuring Lin Zhenyu remained unharmed during the neutralization process would be even more difficult.

"Could this guy be lying?" A glint flashed in Jiang Fan's eyes.

Unfortunately, the other party had already gone to the Pavilion of Heavenly Secrets, leaving no opportunity to question him.

Without warning, a terrifying, trembling aura radiated towards them.

Heaven and earth trembled, and everyone felt an impulse to prostrate themselves.

It was unmistakably the aura of that Giant Emperor!

Jiang Fan, Bodhisattva Pingtian, Venerable Heart Devil, and Jian Lanjiang's expressions all turned solemn.

The Misfortune Divine Stele flew down before them, and inside, Jiang Wuya's solemn voice echoed:

"I will go alone to investigate the situation; you all wait here."

"If there's danger, withdraw quickly."

Immediately, he said to King Asura Mingye: "Fellow Daoist Mingye, lend us your Eye Talent so we can share perspectives."

King Asura Mingye activated his talent, and instantly, the perspectives of all five individuals were shared.

Jiang Fan had experienced this in the Celestial Realm before and was not unfamiliar with it. He said, "It would be pointless for you to risk going. In a battle of that magnitude, the strength of the Spirit Transformation Realm holds little significance."

"I possess a powerful treasure that restrains sages, so I can go alone."

"You can observe my perspective and act accordingly."

Having spoken, he took a deep breath and swept towards the direction of the radiating fluctuations.

Venerable Heart Devil struggled for a moment, but ultimately gave up reluctantly.

Because he realized that deep down, he was afraid to go, and had merely been forcing himself with a burst of enthusiasm.

Gazing at Jiang Fan's fearless figure, moving against the Giant Emperor's fluctuations, he exclaimed:

"This young man possesses countless heaven-defying magic treasures and unparalleled beauties, but I don't envy him in the slightest."

"Because he earned it all with his life!"

The extreme eastern lands.

Thousands of miles devoid of human habitation.

Jiang Fan followed the source of the fluctuations, arriving deep within the Eastern Wilderness.

Looking around, the ground was entirely scorched black from raging flames, and crisscrossed by fissures spewing vivid red magma.

Not a blade of grass grew between heaven and earth; all life was extinguished.

And a heaven-piercing black pillar stood upright, thrust into the scorched earth.

It was precisely the second heaven-piercing black pillar!

Jiang Fan sighed inwardly: "It truly was a lapse; I didn't expect there to be a second heaven-piercing black pillar."

"No, it should just be my oversight."

"The Grand Wine Offering is aware of all major events in Taicang Great Prefecture. There's no reason he wouldn't know about the appearance of the second heaven-piercing black pillar."

"The fact that he hasn't acted until now probably means he anticipated a powerful enemy would descend through the second heaven-piercing black pillar."

"This place is the Eastern Wilderness. Sages battling here wouldn't cause destruction to Taicang's heartland. This is also why he didn't ask me to move the heaven-piercing black pillar."

Pondering, he looked around.

The Giant Emperor's fluctuations had vanished without a trace, leaving no way to find them.

Jiang Fan couldn't help but smile bitterly: "No wonder the white-robed skeleton said it would be impossible for me to kill the Giant Emperor, even with the Nine-Colored Crystal."

"If I can't even perceive their presence, how can I kill them?"

This Nine-Colored Crystal, according to the white-robed skeleton, few sages in the Central Land could withstand it.

Its power was beyond doubt.

The challenge lay in how Jiang Fan would use it.

"Why are you here too?" Suddenly, a voice as gentle as a spring breeze came from behind Jiang Fan.

Jiang Fan's heart skipped a beat in fright, and he trembled all over.

He abruptly turned his head to look. A friendly, middle-aged man with a gentle smile stood with his hands clasped behind his back, right behind him.

"The Pavilion Master of Jiangshan Yipin?" Jiang Fan asked in surprise and suspicion: "How can it be you?"

Currently, Jiang Fan was an Eight-Orifice Nascent Soul cultivator, with extremely keen senses towards the outside world.

The Pavilion Master of Jiangshan Yipin was only a Five-Orifice Nascent Soul cultivator, yet he could appear silently behind him.

"Wherever there's business, there I am."

The Pavilion Master of Jiangshan Yipin smiled faintly and said, "The battle between sages and the Giant Emperor is a once-in-a-millennium event, offering infinite business opportunities."

Jiang Fan was speechless.

This guy truly appeared everywhere!

He met him on the continent, he met him while capturing ancient giants in the East Sea, he even met him in the Yellow Springs Cave Mansion in the North Sea...

And now, during the battle between sages and the Giant Emperor, he appeared again!

This was truly baffling.

He asked suspiciously: "Are you a paper avatar or your true self now?"

He found that he couldn't discern the cultivation level of the Jiangshan Yipin Pavilion Master standing before him.

Could it be that this was no longer the paper avatar from before, but his true self?

The Pavilion Master of Jiangshan Yipin said, "Want to know? Exchange it for the Scripture of Suppressing Hell and Restraining Souls."

Jiang Fan glared fiercely at him.

He truly was as always, demanding money even to answer a question, and what's more, demanding a heaven-defying scripture like the Scripture of Suppressing Hell and Restraining Souls.

The Pavilion Master of Jiangshan Yipin smiled: "Then you'd better hide well."

"As far as I know, a sage is looking for you. Most likely, they're after the Scripture of Suppressing Hell and Restraining Souls."

"Be careful."

What?

Jiang Fan's heart pounded wildly. There was only one sage in the entire Central Land constantly searching for the Scripture of Suppressing Hell and Restraining Souls!

That was, the Asura Saint Son!

When he publicly displayed the Scripture of Suppressing Hell and Restraining Souls in Heavenly Remnant City back then, he had already anticipated that the scripture would draw the attention of the Asura Saint Son.

The other party had finally taken the bait.

Jiang Fan hastily asked: "Which sage is it?"

As long as he exposed them, the sages of the Central Land could be wary, or even eliminate them.