Chapter 1728: Chapter 1595: The Essence of Elements and Laws
The affairs in the sky above the Imperial City had settled down, the Artifact Spirit of the Gu Family’s Imperial Weapon, the Azure Gold Furnace, was sealed and fell into slumber.
Although the Ancient Immortal could still use the Imperial Weapon in battle, its power was extremely limited.
This time, he and Gu Xiao had been utterly humiliated, leaving with their Imperial Weapon in disgrace.
Meanwhile, Elder Xuan returned to Ye Fan’s sea of consciousness with the Nine Heavens Mysterious Crown, helping him stabilize his Divine Soul to prevent any lingering effects.
Hmm?
Upon entering Ye Fan’s sea of consciousness, Elder Xuan was surprised to find that Ye Fan’s Divine Soul had nearly recovered, the Divine Soul Flames had completely fused into his Divine Soul, becoming inseparable.
"He actually managed to turn misfortune into a blessing..."
Elder Xuan couldn’t help but sigh, curious about what changes would occur after the fusion of Divine Soul Flames and Ye Fan’s Divine Soul.
With matters coming to an end, Ye Fan did not return to the place prepared for his closed cultivation but was instead invited into the Imperial City by an elder from the Imperial Academy’s foundation.
The elder had specially prepared a small yard for Ye Fan to cultivate in, advising him to stay in the Imperial City unless absolutely necessary.
It was a small courtyard, nothing special within the Imperial City, a typical set of three-tiled houses with a year-round evergreen Snow Maple Tree planted in the yard, the air filled with a faint bitter fragrance.
Like the Imperial Academy, the Imperial City was also built to cultivate an environment, transforming ordinary places into Cultivation Divine Soil, with underground Dragon Energy seething, faint rays of light flickering, and auspicious air lingering.
Ye Fan sat in the courtyard on a stone bench under the Snow Maple Tree, diligently cultivating these past two days, fully healing his injuries, but still couldn’t reach the threshold of the Lord Realm.
"Lord Realm..."
Ye Fan sighed, rubbing the Snow Maple Leaf picked from the stone table in front of him, talking to himself.
"Ye Zi, we came to see you!"
At that moment, sudden clamor came from outside the door, followed by a creak as the door swung open, and Kou Wenjie rushed into the courtyard.
Behind him were the Great Demon, Li Yu’er, Wen TaDou, and others.
All except for the two from the Gu Family had come who were chosen this time.
"You look quite well!"
Kou Wenjie laughed heartily, then with a wave of his hand, two Heaven Grade Spirit Stones appeared before Ye Fan, both fist-sized, glowing brightly, suspended in the air, not touching the dust!
"Take these two Spirit Stones to heal, no need to be polite with your brother, I’ve got plenty of these broken stones."
Seeing Ye Fan about to refuse, Kou Wenjie immediately winked, gesturing not to refuse.
Ye Fan, feeling both amused and touched, knew Kou Wenjie’s intention very well; this was an opportunity to extort the other six, since he had given them, how could the others bear not to give something?
Being stingy wouldn’t do!
Sure enough, after Kou Wenjie offered the two Heaven Grade Spirit Stones, the others’ expressions turned complex.
What was a Heaven Grade Spirit Stone?
Even they would feel a pinch taking out two such stones at once.
Who had the wealth like Kou Wenjie?
As descendants of fierce bandits, whenever they ran out of Spirit Stones, they would just rob some.
However, they were not stingy people; they all took out treasures comparable to Heaven Grade Spirit Stones and placed them on the table.
"Hold on, hold on!"
Seeing others bringing out all sorts of items, Ye Fan felt both amused and helpless, saying, "Don’t compare yourselves to him, this guy is filthy rich and doesn’t care about these Spirit Stones."
"Brother Ye, this Bodhi Seed isn’t something valuable, you must accept it!"
Yu Chanzi took out a nut-like item that appeared quite ordinary, but with a natural Buddha statue carved on it, miraculously beautiful.
"Ye Zi, don’t be polite, just accept it. This bald one’s Bodhi Seed is a treasure indeed. Wearing it can calm the mind and greatly enhance comprehension, it’s definitely a good thing."
Before Ye Fan could respond, the Great Demon had already taken action, snatching the Bodhi Seed and placing it in Ye Fan’s hand.
As soon as it came into his hand, Ye Fan felt a wave of tranquility and emptiness, as if it truly could aid in understanding.
With this, he thought of some legends on Earth; the Bodhi Tree in Buddhism was known as the Tree of Wisdom, able to open Spiritual Wisdom and enhance comprehension; he hadn’t expected it to have such effects.
However, it was evident that this Bodhi Seed was not ordinary, quite different from the usual Bodhi Seeds on Earth.
After listening to the Great Demon’s introduction to this seemingly insignificant Bodhi Seed, the two Princes were somewhat amazed, for its ability to enhance comprehension was something any cultivator would love.
"This... is too precious!"
Ye Fan was well aware of how important comprehension was to a cultivator, tempted to refuse, yet reluctant to let it go.
"Just take it, it’s not something valuable anyway!"
Yu Chanzi was quite generous, smiling as he spoke.
"Well, to refuse would be impolite!"
Ye Fan no longer hesitated, carefully storing it away, knowing it was of immense value to him.
After Yu Chanzi offered the Bodhi Seed, the Great Demon also presented a Blood Dragon Vine, an extremely precious Divine Medicine capable of extending a cultivator’s life by several years.
Subsequently, the two Princes also brought out valuable treasures, all more precious than the two Heaven Grade Spirit Stones Kou Wenjie had offered earlier.
As Princes, they naturally had their own excellent items; this time, having Ye Fan narrowly escape death, it was only right to present something as friends.
"Brother Ye, you should take this Vajra Talisman, it’ll save your life when necessary!"
Wen TaDou took out a yellowed talisman paper from his sleeve and placed it in front of Ye Fan.
"What is this for?"
Not only Ye Fan, but everyone else was also puzzled. After all, Wen Di was too distant from them, and they were truly unfamiliar with some of Wen Di’s inherited methods.
Seeing the confusion among everyone, Wen TaDou smiled and explained, "This is an amulet. Once activated by Wen Qi, it can exert powerful defensive capabilities, enough to withstand a full-strength strike from the Supreme Holy Master. However, it can only withstand one strike, then it will be scrapped; it is a one-time consumable."
"Wha... What? It can withstand a full-strength strike from the Supreme Holy Master?"
Everyone’s eyes widened in an instant. This was truly a valuable thing, able to save lives at critical moments. Wen Di’s inheritance was indeed too miraculous.
However, the unfortunate thing was, it could only be activated with Wen Qi, and they simply didn’t have any Wen Qi on them, leaving them no choice but to sigh in admiration.
"I say, such a good thing, can it be driven by Divine Power instead?"
Kou Wenjie voiced the sentiment of everyone, even the two Princes were waiting eagerly for Wen TaDou’s answer.
Wen TaDou nodded gently: "Yes, it can!"
"Swish!"
Suddenly, six large hands reached out to Wen TaDou, the Ancient Prince Yue Haoyu smiled and said, "Brother Wen, you can’t favor one over the other, can you?"
"Uh..."
Wen TaDou was momentarily bewildered, looking at the big hands extended in front of him, he said, "What are you doing, robbing the rich? Really think I’m a rich man? There’s none left, not a single one."
After Wen TaDou’s explanation, everyone realized this kind of amulet consumed a great deal of Wen Qi, even Wen TaDou could only draw one in half a year.
Over the years, he had only drawn two, kept one for himself to save his life, and gave one to Ye Fan, and truly had no more.
"Wen Di’s inheritance is truly amazing!"
Several people marveled.
"That little rascal of an Ancient Immortal, despite being the Emperor’s son, has done things that truly disgrace the Ancient Emperor. By the way, Ye Zi, how did you end up fighting?"
After chatting and laughing for a while, Kou Wenjie brought up the injury Ye Fan had suffered this time, which they still didn’t know the whole story about.
Ye Fan briefly recounted the events, and everyone immediately became indignant, cursing the shamefulness of the Ancient Immortal.
"I just want to go beat that old guy up right now, but I’m afraid I can’t win. Who will go with me to teach that old guy a lesson?"
Kou Wenjie was extremely angry, his eyes bulging with fury, the killing intent pervading the small courtyard.
Everyone else also stood up for Ye Fan, criticizing the Ancient Immortal for retaliating against Ye Fan regardless of identity, showing no concern for the bigger picture.
Ye Fan chuckled, pressing him to sit back down, saying, "Gentlemen, I appreciate your kindness, but I absolutely won’t allow anyone to intervene in this matter. I will resolve it in my own way."
"Ye Zi..."
Kou Wenjie looked at Ye Fan with some concern, afraid he might act recklessly.
While the Ancient Immortal’s behavior was disgraceful, his strength was undeniable. As the Emperor’s son, the Ancient Immortal’s power surely ranked among the top three, if not the first, among ten people.
Whoosh!
After sending a few people off, with a thought, Ye Fan stepped into the Virtual Space.
For the past couple days, he had been in seclusion, and hadn’t had the chance to meet Elder Xuan.
At this moment, in the Virtual Space, Ye Fan finally contacted Elder Xuan, discovering Elder Xuan extremely weak and severely injured, causing his nose to sour with emotion.
"Elder Xuan, it is I who have burdened you..."
Ye Fan directly knelt before Elder Xuan, tears of regret falling, while in his heart he deeply hated the Ancient Immortal and the Azure Gold Furnace.
"Silly child, stand up quickly, it’s not your fault!"
Elder Xuan was filled with emotion, helping Ye Fan up, saying, "This time I am gravely injured, and may have to fall into slumber again, there are things I must tell you!"
"Please, tell me!"
Ye Fan’s voice choked.
"First, before breaking through to the Venerable Realm, don’t attempt to forcibly use the Emperor Weapon, otherwise not only may you fail to activate it, but you might also be drained of Divine Power, losing all your cultivation. After all, the Divine Power needed to wield the Emperor Weapon is so vast, you are far from being able to endure it."
"I understand, Elder, rest assured, I will not use the Emperor Weapon until I reach the Venerable Realm!"
Ye Fan knew Elder Xuan was considering his well-being, and nodded in agreement.
"Second, you previously entered a misconception, the Lord Realm is unrelated to strength, but to the mental realm and understanding of the essence and laws of element. Only by understanding the essence and laws of element can you truly enter the Lord Realm. In the forthcoming time, stay in the Elemental Ocean to comprehend the laws and essence of element."
"Hmm!"
Ye Fan also agreed, he knew Elder Xuan was sharing the secrets of the Lord Realm through his own experience.
The Lord Realm has trapped unknown numbers of cultivators, precisely due to a misunderstanding in the comprehension of elemental laws, many, like Ye Fan, believed it was an enhancement of strength, actually they just fell into a misconception.
"Moreover, your Divine Skill is element immunity, if you want to successfully break through to the Lord Realm, perhaps you need to initially comprehend the laws and essence of all elements, it’s extremely difficult, even if successful it will take a long time, you don’t have much time left, strive hard!"
Just as Elder Xuan was about to vanish, he suddenly seemed to remember something and added.
All elements?!
Ye Fan froze, before he could inquire, Elder Xuan disappeared from the Virtual Space, completely falling into slumber...
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