# Chapter 1051: Sweeping the Nest
Compared to the spring-blooming southern lands, the Northern Domain was much more desolate. Barren and lifeless, red earth stretched for millions and tens of millions of miles, with no end in sight.
"In the ancient era, this land was the most vibrant place in the world—lush vegetation, medicinal herbs everywhere, spiritual energy so dense it couldn't dissolve, and ten thousand races flourishing. Unfortunately, when prosperity reaches its peak, decline follows. This is the law all things obey." The Holy Prince sighed.
Ye Fan and he had arrived in the Northern Domain, heading straight for a forbidden land where living beings dared not tread. It was a stretch of ancient mountains, vast and boundless.
From a topographical perspective, this was a Dragon Rising Land. Faintly visible, mountain ranges coiled like dragons, their ridges undulating with a grand and majestic momentum, stretching far and wide, corresponding to the sun, moon, and stars, as if breathing with life.
In the ancient era, this place had countless ten-thousand-zhang waterfalls, cascading like the Heavenly River, vast and boundless, like a divine miracle. But now, everything had dried up. Not a single weed grew; it was barren and bare.
The Holy Prince and Ye Fan traveled over a hundred thousand miles before reaching the deepest part of these ancient veins. It had to be said that this Dao mountain range was extremely majestic, with few rivals.
"Moo—"
A thunderous sound of water came from ahead, carrying vitality. Ancient trees and wolf-infested forests grew there. Some ancient powerhouse had used heaven-defying means to forcibly restore everything here.
In just a few decades, the vegetation and medicinal herbs seemed to have experienced ten thousand years, blotting out the sky and covering the sun. Of course, many plants had been forcibly transplanted from elsewhere.
Ahead, nine great waterfalls cascaded from the sky, white and vast, with steam rising, hanging down from towering mountains tens of thousands of zhangs high.
"Ah..." Ye Fan couldn't help but admire. The mountain terrain here was truly magnificent and splendid. It would be hard to find a few comparable places anywhere in the world.
The ten-thousand-zhang waterfall pillars surged forward, their sound like mountains collapsing and seas roaring, or like thousands of troops and horses galloping, their momentum immense.
On the mountain walls tens of thousands of zhangs high, strange medicinal herbs were rooted—all rare and nearly extinct species. Their stems were thick, their leaves emerald and translucent.
"Here..."
Duan De and the others had already arrived first, circling the massive mountain body to observe the terrain. Black Emperor was the busiest, sending out many array flags to set up a Heaven-Deceiving Great Array.
"If we truly trap this place, no matter what happens inside, even if ten thousand people undergo tribulation together, the outside world won't know. We can safely wipe out this lair."
Around this place, there were several other distinctive mountain formations, farther away. On each main peak sat an ancient ancestral king.
Those were the most peak existences in the world today. As long as one wasn't a sage, they were mere ants in the eyes of such powerhouses. These people naturally dared not disturb them.
Everyone carried jade pieces given by Black Emperor, engraved with various runes that could confuse heavenly secrets and conceal their own auras. Back when Ye Fan was divined by the Divine Calculator's disciple, he had used this to deceive.
After arriving here, Ye Fan used his heaven-reaching source art to conceal their auras, having each person carry several source stones engraved with the Dao marks he had comprehended.
It had to be said, this mountain terrain was very open. Their position was merely the mountain gate. The entire area was filled with continuous mountain ranges, towering and steep.
"It cost me half my old life. You all need to be careful—make sure to set up the array flags properly." Black Emperor warned.
On this day, the group acted together. Each was a great expert who could intimidate a region, so setting up arrays was naturally no problem.
Among them, Ye Tong was the most excited. Having been a good child all his life, now he was doing the work of looting, which was a completely new experience.
"Boundless Heavenly Venerable, good and good!" Duan De smiled cheerfully, his face glowing red. He stood with his hands behind his back, gazing into the depths of the mountain gate. It was his suggestion that brought everyone here to loot.
Half an hour later, the big black dog personally inspected everything, afraid of any mistakes. This concerned their lives—if an ancestral king trapped them inside, they'd be in deep trouble.
Then Ye Fan also moved. To be safe, he personally arranged things, carving a Source Heaven Maze Array as a precaution, ensuring nothing went wrong.
"Alright, there should be no problem. Even in the worst case, if we stir up an ancestral king, we can immediately jump into the domain gate and escape, so don't worry." Black Emperor said.
This time, they were well prepared. Each person carried an ancient array platform, ensuring they could teleport out of this place at any time, anywhere. Caution was the mother of safety.
"Everyone, prepare to enter the mountain. Also, prepare your sacred artifacts. If a big one jumps out, kill it directly." Black Emperor reminded everyone.
The Holy Prince also stepped forward, telling them to be careful. After all, this was the Celestial Prince's lair, a temporary palace left by his father. Calling it a dragon's pool and tiger's den was no exaggeration.
The mountain gate was open, with nine ten-thousand-zhang waterfalls as a spectacular sight. Walking inside, immortal mist swirled, immortal cranes danced, and countless beautiful scenes abounded.
Green mountains rose one after another, five-colored auspicious mists drifted, and palace pavilions hung in the air, like a mythical world.
"Who are you people?!"
At the mountain gate, there were naturally guards. A dozen ancient clansmen immediately rushed over, each with considerable cultivation. But with such a fierce group charging in, who could stop them?
Li Tian cackled wickedly. With a clang, the lid of the Divine Maiden Furnace was lifted. It devoured the essence of the sun and moon, drawing spiritual energy from all directions. The dozen ancient clansmen struggled and were all sucked inside.
"Why the noise? What's happening?" In the distance, on a ten-thousand-zhang peak, a powerful fluctuation descended. Blood energy steamed there—a super powerhouse was in seclusion.
"He's actually severed the Dao. I didn't expect there to be strong ones among those left behind. Let me handle this." Ye Fan stepped forward. His bones crackled, and in an instant, he transformed into a strikingly handsome youth, identical to the Celestial Prince.
"Seeing your face makes me want to punch it." Dongfang Ye said. It was too similar—from form to spirit, extremely alike.
Ye Fan smiled and once again used Heaven-Shifting Earth-Transforming, changing everyone's appearance. They all became descendants of the Eight Divine Generals, almost identical to the group that had appeared in Qingxia City.
Even the big black dog became a qilin-like giant beast, while the Dragon Horse transformed into a red flood dragon. Each looked fiercer than the last, with oppressive auras.
Ye Fan's source art was miraculous. No matter who he used it on, it was hard to find flaws, all completed in an instant.
He walked ahead first, landing on that peak. The Dao Cutter guarding here immediately came out of seclusion. Seeing them, he was momentarily stunned.
"Son of the God... back so soon?" This ancient clansman was somewhat at a loss.
"Clang—"
The Holy Prince personally activated the Divine Maiden Furnace. Li Fire surged, sucking him in and refining him into a pile of ashes.
"There aren't many people left here. It's truly empty. Let's loot it clean." The Dragon Horse said menacingly.
They entered smoothly, encountering few ancient clansmen along the way. They went straight to the important areas, which were indeed empty.
"Hehe, Daoist Master has finally entered. This feels more satisfying than robbing a sage's great tomb. I really hope to find a few immortal treasures." Duan De rubbed his hands, smiling lecherously.
In the center stood several main peaks, each piercing the clouds like immortal swords stuck upside down. On each sat a heavenly palace, majestic and enormous, radiating auspicious energy.
"This is a treasure land. Let's start with the first one." The big black dog howled and charged up.
There were formations here, but Black Emperor had no trouble dismantling them. Combining the Primordial Slaughter Formation with various Dao patterns, he carved over a hundred jade pieces to break the arrays with arrays.
The group passed through smoothly and entered the ancient palace. Carved beams and painted rafters, resplendent and magnificent—treasures were everywhere, many decorations carved from Divine Source.
"Split up and search!"
The group rushed into the depths. Duan De and Black Emperor were clearly experts, competing to charge in one direction, disappearing in an instant.
"Boom—"
Suddenly, a powerful fluctuation came. A hall collapsed. The Barbarian was ambushed, his entire left arm exploding, blood dripping, white bone stubble visible.
"Careful! There's a Dao Cutter here!"
Ye Fan arrived at the first news. It was a three-eyed ancient clansman. Seeing Ye Fan in the Celestial Prince's form, he didn't buy it and attacked directly.
"Bang—"
Ye Fan slapped down, immediately sending him crashing to the ground, spitting blood.
"Who are you, daring to impersonate the Son of the God?" His third vertical eye blazed with anger. He couldn't see through the disguise, but his intuition told him these people weren't the real thing.
"Bang—"
Dongfang Ye used the Barbaric Ancient Mystic Art to regenerate a new arm, swung his Wolf Fang Great Club, and struck. This man couldn't withstand the sacred artifact. With a puff, he turned into a cloud of blood mist.
This was just an interlude. The others were relatively smooth. The Dragon Horse rampaged through the ancient towers, trampling halls, sending rubble flying, and collapsing towers, causing chaos everywhere.
"Why can't I even find a single sacred artifact?" It snorted white smoke, desperately wanting to find a sacred weapon.
Suddenly, the Holy Prince let out an exclamation. He had made a shocking discovery. The whole group rushed over.
"This chessboard is no simple thing!" Duan De arrived and immediately made this judgment.
The stone chessboard was rough, with no radiance. Dozens of lines crisscrossed it, ancient and mottled. At first glance, it looked crude and unremarkable.
But upon closer inspection, this chessboard was like an ancient battlefield, murderous aura surging, containing a shocking killing momentum, as if an ancient war was replaying in the mortal world.
"There's something strange. Capture an ancient clansman and ask." Yan Yixi acted, grabbing an ancient clansman servant hiding in an ancient well, searching his sea of consciousness to find out.
"Indeed unusual. The Celestial Prince occasionally comes here to play chess, sometimes sitting for a whole day and night."
"I see." The Holy Prince nodded thoughtfully. "Legend has it that the Immortal Emperor was skilled in deduction and loved playing chess. This is likely a stone chessboard he left behind."
Everyone was shocked. If so, this chessboard was extremely precious. It might contain some Dao marks.
"Without a doubt, this is a divine treasure. Otherwise, the Celestial Prince wouldn't come here often to play with it." Duan De said, eagerly chatting with the monkey, wanting to trade for it.
Several people tried, projecting their divine consciousness into the rough chessboard. Immediately, they felt boundless killing tribulations, as if transported to the ancient era, experiencing battle after battle.
"Indeed a good treasure. The Immortal Emperor turned real ancient killing tribulations into marks, engraved in this stone board. Even for sages, it's worth comprehending!"
"This treasure is too valuable. We must keep it well and slowly comprehend it back home." The Holy Prince carefully put it away.
Soon, they swept this great palace clean. There was nothing else special, so they withdrew and headed to the next place.
The second main peak was especially tall, and its great palace was even more majestic, grand like the central heavenly palace of the ancient Heavenly Court. Its pressure was intimidating. Standing here, one felt like overlooking the entire world. Various auspicious signs appeared, and tens of thousands of strands of immortal mist fell like waterfalls.
Black Emperor broke the formation, and the group smoothly reached the main peak. Since it was used as a residence, there were no overly terrifying giant arrays.
This place was covered with ancient medicinal herbs, clearly never withered for eons. Rooted before the heavenly palace's Dao path, sacred mist swirled, fragrance assailed the nose. The leaves were emerald, crimson, purple—each different.
"That is..." When they stepped into this heavenly palace, they all turned to stone.
Thick immortal mist rushed at them. Various Dao fluctuations rose and fell like boundless star domains, shocking the soul, leaving them dazed, as if facing an ancient universe.
Even Ye Fan, the Holy Prince, Duan De, Black Emperor, and others who had seen great sights were now excited, their mouths dry.
"Gulp—"
They could clearly hear many of them swallowing saliva, truly stunned by what they saw.
"Damn it, only the Immortal Emperor could do something like this. He really knew how to go all out—a peerless immortal object!"
"How shocking! Even a group of sages would have to bow and beg for this. I never thought this legendary thing would survive to the present day!"
"A shocking immortal fate! It's still alive in the divine spring. I never expected we'd have such great fortune. If the Celestial Prince knew we were here, he'd cough up blood in anger."
Even Ye Fan's eyes went straight. This sweep of the nest had yielded too much. Just this one immortal object alone made the trip worthwhile—he would laugh even in his dreams.