# Chapter 976: Ancient-Transforming Artifacts
This was a strong expert from the Female Zhen Clan, the Dao Protector who had disappeared from the Primordial Dragon Cave for over a hundred years. His attire and everything else explained it all, and he carried a natural wildness about him.
He gnashed his teeth, wearing a Heaven Serpent Python Scale Robe, his hair tied into a black serpent shape. Although he was terrified of Ye Fan, he did not want to wait for death and wished to counterattack.
"Pfft"
He spat out a mouthful of innate blood essence, transforming it into a Heaven Serpent Blood Sword that slashed toward Ye Fan's brow. Clearly, this was futile. Ye Fan lightly flicked his finger, and this stream of innate essence instantly turned to smoke, evaporating cleanly. The refined essence turned to ash, insignificant.
This was a person from the Jin Dynasty era, who had rendered great merit when they destroyed the Northern Song Dynasty back then. Over a thousand years had passed since he began his cultivation, and his Dao conduct was profound. In the present age, he was unmatched, but Ye Fan's combat power and Dao conduct were equivalent to a divine being, making him invincible.
Several young prodigies all revealed strange glimmers in their eyes, their hearts surging with excitement. They longed for this kind of power, hoping that one day they too could turn their hands to summon clouds and rain.
Ye Fan descended back into the formation. Although he sensed killing intent and knew there was still someone hiding in the shadows, he did not reveal it.
"Congratulations, Master, for obtaining a supreme treasure. This is the leftover material from Da Yi's forging of the Nine Saint Arrows, a rare treasure of heaven and earth, the most famous great killing weapon of ancient times."
Phoenix Heavenly Maiden grinned mischievously as she came forward to offer congratulations. Among the group, she was the most lively. Although she was usually cold and proud, showing no favor to others, she always made exceptions for several sect masters and great supernatural beings like Ye Fan.
"This is truly unbelievable. This item has appeared again. When the ancient great sages departed, they searched the entire world but could not obtain it, leaving behind only regret." Kunlun Sect Master took the pitch-black arrow shaft and was startled, almost dropping it. He had not expected it to weigh tens of thousands of jin.
In ancient times, Da Yi shooting down the suns shocked the world, making countless sages tremble in fear. That was one arrow per target, shooting down nine suns.
Of course, to be precise, they were nine Golden Crows, all sage-level demon sages. That battle shook the ages, leaving behind endless legends, recorded indelibly in the annals of the cultivation world.
Even in the mortal world, there were many legends. However, the ancient heroes had been confused, with some discrepancies and errors.
In ancient times, there were two people named Yi. One was from the era of Emperor Yao, who could be called Da Yi, while the other was from the Great Xia Tai Kang period, called Hou Yi.
The ancient book "Huainanzi? Original Classics" records: "When it came to Yao's time, ten suns appeared together, scorching crops, killing vegetation, and the people had nothing to eat... Da Yi shot down the nine suns above and killed the Ya Yu below, severed the long serpent at Dongting, and captured the Feng Xi in Sang Lin. The myriad people all rejoiced."
Hou Yi from the Xia Dynasty Tai Kang period, although skilled in archery and quite famous, could not compare to Da Yi. Moreover, he had once tried to overthrow the Xia Dynasty and was ultimately killed.
Da Yi's wife was named Heng E, also known as the legendary Chang'e.
Those in the cultivation world all knew deeply that Da Yi was the unparalleled strongman who shot down the suns, brave enough to dominate an era, invincible.
"Back then, in ancient times, a secret was spread, attracting a group of outer domain experts, causing great harm to the ancient people."
Snow Dust Sect Master said. Clearly, the so-called secret referred to the matter of the Ninety-Nine Dragon Mountains nurturing immortals. The various sages from outside were alarmed and came here to contend.
Among them, the appearance of ten suns was the most terrifying. They all came from the Golden Crow Clan. As soon as they appeared, they brought about the suffering of all living beings. The sun's essence fire shook heaven and earth. Ultimately, Da Yi emerged, killing nine sages in succession, with one escaping, putting an end to the great calamity.
"According to legend, they came from an ancient star called Fire Mulberry. Their father was a Quasi-Emperor. Regrettably, Da Yi ultimately met his end because of this."
Thinking about ancient events, even these sect masters could not help but be moved with divine excitement. That was a glorious era, worthy of song and tears. Peerless heroes emerged, and various sages coexisted.
"During that period, great demons roared across heaven and earth, able to pluck stars and seize the moon. If not for the emergence of human clan peerless strongmen, it would have been unimaginable."
"Boom"
Suddenly, the ancient slaughter formation activated again. Magical treasures flew everywhere, charging at this array of flags with fierce attacks, trying to destroy them in one go.
"You all stay here and don't go out. He can't break through for a while. I'll go deal with him." Ye Fan said.
"Be careful. The leftover material from Da Yi's forging of the saint arrows was used to forge two ink-black arrows. There must still be one not yet used!" Snow Dust Sect Master reminded.
Ye Fan nodded. At the same time, he activated the "Presence" Secret. His blood roared like thunder, rumbling loudly, quickly repairing the wound pierced through his right hand.
He flickered and disappeared from where he stood, charging through the ancient great formation. His powerful divine sense probed outward, trying to find that person.
The two ancients from the Jin Dynasty era must have obtained many ancient weapons. The living one definitely had a secret treasure to conceal his form; otherwise, he would have been found long ago.
Suddenly, heaven and earth turned upside down. This great formation crazily activated and began to disintegrate. This was a mutual destruction, burning the ancient ultimate formation, vowing to kill Ye Fan at any cost!
"Rumble..."
Dao fire surged, covering the sky and earth. The ancient formation disintegrated, crushing everything. This place became its own world. Such self-destruction was like the end of the world.
Ye Fan's gaze froze. He was not afraid, but the others definitely could not withstand it. Light flashed within his brow, and an ancient cauldron flew out, rapidly enlarging, covering heaven and earth, taking those people inside.
"Heavens, what is this? Could it be the legendary Mother Qi of All Things, coeval with heaven and earth?" Zhan Yifan exclaimed.
"This... is it real?" Even the cold-tempered Long Xiaoque could not help but let out a doubtful sound.
The great formation collapsed. Mountains and rivers turned to light, evaporating into the most primal power, combining with the laws that had been nurtured in the formation since ancient times, charging toward Ye Fan.
"Found you!"
Ye Fan opened his Heavenly Eye. At the moment the formation shattered, he saw through the origin. The light shooting from his eyes stretched for over ten li, locking onto the front.
This person's attire was similar to the one who had just died, also carrying a wildness. His Dao conduct was at the Immortal Platform realm. At this moment, he was drawing a bow, shooting a world-shaking arrow at Ye Fan.
It was of the same origin as Da Yi's sun-shooting saint arrows. It howled through heaven and earth. The black arrow shaft split half the sky. Nothing remained. Vast chaotic qi descended, sweeping away everything. The blazing beam drowned everything.
Although this arrow's divine might shook the world, Ye Fan was already prepared. He did not suffer a great loss like the first time. He stepped on the Stride Art, quickly dodging and advancing forward.
The Dao Protector of the Heavenly Pool Mountain Heavenly Scale Clan had gloomy eyes. He knew it was over. The ancient slaughter formation and the Nine Dragon Saint Copper Seal were already heaven-defying enough, and the two saint arrows were even more terrifying. According to common sense, killing Ye Fan should have been absolutely no problem, yet he still failed.
The enemy's speed was too fast, dodging this saint arrow. And he himself was not a Dao-Cutting King, unable to resist with force. Once the opponent approached, he would surely die.
"Pfft"
Without any suspense, Ye Fan rushed to close range, raised his hand, and slapped him into a cloud of blood mist, then grabbed the divine sense imprint.
This time, he began to read carefully, not immediately letting his sea of consciousness dissipate. Of course, in this process, he also had to strenuously dodge the divine arrow's pursuit.
"So that's how it is."
The two had once gone to sea to search for Penglai Immortal Island but unexpectedly discovered an ancient water mansion from the ancient era along the way, obtaining a great opportunity. After a hundred years of seclusion, they emerged.
Ye Fan instantly understood all of this, wiped clean his sea of consciousness, and the black saint arrow immediately fell to the ground, collected by him.
After a long time, heaven and earth calmed down. Over twenty ancient weapons fell to the ground, the rest having been destroyed in the previous explosion. The ancient great formation disappeared.
Ye Fan released the few people from the cauldron, letting them divide these ancient weapons. They all came from that underwater water mansion and were not ordinary items.
"Congratulations, Dao Brother Ye, for obtaining two ancient great sage artifacts." Perching Sun Daoist said. For them, these were supreme treasures.
Ye Fan held the two black saint artifacts, weighing tens of thousands of jin, heavy and solid. In the future, he would travel westward, and these two ancient heavy artifacts might prove very useful.
He felt that the Western Dao traditions likely had traces of ancient creatures. This westward journey might encounter something, and the ancient black arrows might stain divine blood.
He briefly mentioned a few things, and his several nominal disciples immediately found it hard to calm down, all extremely excited.
"In years past, there was a legend that Laozi traveled west to convert the barbarians. Now, Master will also travel west. Is it to transform the ancients? I really want to set off immediately..." Even a cold-tempered person like Long Xiaoque could not help herself.
"Will the black saint arrows become ancient-transforming artifacts?" The others were even more stirred up, unable to contain themselves.