Chapter 1890: Chapter 1886: Pan Gu, Fu Xi, Nuwa
At this moment, Ye Fan indeed had the intention to rescue Li Zhaojun and Min Shang, but he felt powerless.
Nominally, Li Zhaojun and Min Shang were imprisoned by Ming Ye Shangren, but in fact, they were trapped by a previous incarnation of Nuwa. Even if Ming Ye Shangren were to return now, he would not be able to break the seal to rescue Li Zhaojun and Min Shang. Ye Fan had visited the immortal realm before but did not find the cage imprisoning the two women, indicating that the cage had already been moved to a different location, a location even Ming Ye Shangren himself did not know.
Ye Fan’s idea at the moment was to first restore his own cultivation, as only when his elemental powers returned could he rescue Li Zhaojun and Min Shang. Therefore, he had been continuously cultivating and even battling powerful enemies to become braver through setbacks, striving to be able to contend with ancient mighty beings like Pan Gu and Nuwa. But now it seemed that achieving such a goal was still challenging.
One cannot grow fat in one bite. Even though his cultivation had reached a high level, it was only stimulated by Pure Yang Spiritual Energy, and also because he had gained some insights during his time at the Great Cold Sect.
His true cultivation level was not even on par with Xi He, let alone Emperor Jun or Shun. Above ordinary ancient mighty beings, there were even supreme ancient mighty beings like Pan Gu and Fu Xi, levels that Ye Fan could not shake, and Ye Fan knew that his current cultivation was far from reaching the level of controlling the universe. After Pan Gu and Fu Xi awoke, the pressure he faced grew even greater.
"Ye Fan, your current cultivation doesn’t even possess the ability to battle the ancient mighty beings. You shouldn’t push yourself too hard. I think you could directly join under Pan Gu and Fu Xi. Following these two would be extremely beneficial for you. Why are you so persistent, insisting on controlling the world of living beings yourself?" came the voice of Xuannu, seemingly trying to provoke Ye Fan, to make him heed her advice.
Previously, Ye Fan had always been unaware of why Pan Gu and Fu Xi awoke. Now it seemed this matter also had much to do with Xuannu, as if Xuannu orchestrated it. Ye Fan was somewhat furious about this.
Ignoring the voice, Ye Fan continued to cultivate. As for how to make Xuannu shut up, he couldn’t think of a way, because Xuannu no longer dared to meet him, and Ye Fan even had the ability to directly kill Xuannu. However, he did not have the heart to kill Xuannu at this moment; he simply isolated these voices from his attention.
"By doing this, you are avoiding reality. Knowing you cannot yet pushing forward is courting death. It’s really pitiful. Is humanity destined to be as stubborn as you? Ye Fan, I think you can wait for death because you simply cannot defeat those ancient mighty beings. Once the tribulation ends, your value will be completely over. At that time, the ancient mighty beings will eliminate you. Even if Xi He and I perish with you, this won’t change the order of the living world. Everything will proceed according to the original order!" Xuannu continued trying to persuade Ye Fan.
At this moment, even though Ye Fan could hear these words, they could no longer stir any waves in his heart. What Ye Fan pondered was entirely different from Xuannu’s realm.
Ye Fan harbored absolute thoughts of freedom, wanting to gain a life transcending worldly constraints, not having his destiny swayed by the order of the world of living beings and those so-called ancient mighty beings. Simply put, he wished to seize control of his own destiny. Meanwhile, what the ancient mighty beings wanted was merely for Ye Fan to submit, even to enter their order.
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Within the secret realm of Pan Gu, a person stood by Pan Gu’s side, with Pan Gu watching the world he once created.
As the most revered presence within the entire ancient cultivator system, Pan Gu’s experience was unparalleled by ordinary beings. Even though he had said he would not kill Ye Fan or interfere with the order of the living world, should anyone threaten his status, he would still feel a sense of crisis and wouldn’t spare those who posed a threat.
"You call me stubborn, but it is you, Pan Gu, who are stubborn. Even humans can surpass us, why not eliminate humanity for them to once again complete the origin and reshape the entire order? Do you, in your heart, pity those living beings? Living beings are merely one form of evolution among all things, not the ultimate destination of all things..."
The person standing behind Pan Gu was Nuwa herself, personally coming to speak with Pan Gu, hoping he would join her to reshape the order of cultivators.
Pan Gu said nothing, and he did not need to. The mighty cultivation he could exhibit made even Nuwa herself feel fearful. Nuwa thought to herself, "He has slumbered for so many years, yet why does he still display such formidable deterrence after rising? Even if I were him, I’d feel a lack of confidence. What a terrifying level of cultivation this is?"
At that moment, another voice came: "Don’t use your own ideas to influence the judgment of the Ancient Venerable towards all things. Your ideas are always yours; don’t even think of interfering with the lives of living beings!"
With this voice, a scruffy-looking man arrived. Upon the man’s stance on the ground, Nuwa took a few steps back, becoming even more defensive against this man.
Pan Gu turned around, scrutinizing the man with a hint of doubt in his gaze: "Fu Xi, you came out so quickly?"
"My cultivation has almost recovered; there’s no point hiding anymore. I took the opportunity to check out that human kid’s cultivation. He is indeed a gifted talent. Even our abilities as ancient cultivators are inferior to his. If he truly surpasses us, he would be the first human capable of governing the universe... Alas!" Fu Xi sighed at the end.
Nuwa sneered: "What, even you feel the crisis? That human, indeed he can surpass us, but it’s only a matter of time. He has already achieved cultivation beyond ancient mighty beings in a very short period. The next step he challenges, needless to say, would be you, Ancient Venerable. Pan Gu, you can truly control the entire universe only by killing him. I’m helping you!"
Pan Gu gave Nuwa a glance, remaining silent.
Fu Xi said: "Why must you kill him? Wasn’t the previous order already established that no matter how advanced human cultivators become, they may not destroy it for the ancient mighty beings who created it all? You, this woman, have repeatedly violated these matters. You cannot go yourself, so you create incarnations to replace you in doing them. You are openly defying the order that Pan Gu set!"
"I am not, I am just doing the right thing!" Nuwa insisted determinedly.
"What is right, what is wrong? You simply do not know! You have lost the ability to discern clearly!" Fu Xi rebuked.
