# Chapter 1140: Waste and Strength
In the latter half of the night, all was silent, the stars and moon gentle, their light spilling down like water.
Within Ye Fan's bamboo garden, various divine phenomena unfolded in abundance. Ancient cosmic star systems condensed and floated, surrounding him, while the chaotic light of heaven and earth's creation descended, arching around him as the center.
This was a pure land flowing with radiance and splendor. He had become the eternal, unchanging "One," his mind focused and spirit condensed as he comprehended the unchanging Dao, drawing reference and inspiration to achieve his own sublimation.
In the darkness, figures on the celestial dome and within the clouds secretly watched, astonished by all this, finding it somewhat unbelievable!
"We must stop him, or this fellow is going to break through!" Cao Qing muttered to himself, his expression cold and ruthless, his face sharp as if carved from knife blades, like marble.
Beside him, the gray-robed old servant spoke with a chilling tone, "Let this old servant go. Let's just kill him directly. This state is clearly extraordinary; otherwise, he might become a great enemy in the future!"
"No, there are too many eyes watching now. Killing him would cause great trouble. Perhaps someone else is even more impatient than we are. Let's wait and see," Cao Qing said.
The old servant's eyes flashed with sharp light, "Then let's create a huge interference wave, interrupt his enlightenment state, make all his efforts come to naught. Taking the strongest evolution liquid is most susceptible to outside interference. Let him regret bitterly!"
In the gray mist, Fan Zhou's expression was cold as he watched Ye Fan surrounded by several ancient universes, becoming like the sole divine being, emitting boundless light. A faint, unfathomable smile curled at the corner of his mouth, his gaze blazing like two divine lamps, yet he spoke not a word.
"My dear sister, won't you take my advice? This brat from another star system is truly extraordinary, a good choice. If from your union a universe's strongest battle body were born, perhaps our Fan Clan could enter the Eternal Main Star and claim supremacy, rather than being confined to a corner, no longer retreating to the Immortal Feather Star Sea..." Fan Tian said with a wicked grin, seductive and cold, with a soaring arrogance.
"I increasingly feel this person is hard to control. No, I need to think of a way."
Fan Xian gracefully strolled, standing atop the clouds as moonlight spilled down. Her slender, jade-white body was like a beautiful spirit, her red hair shimmering with light.
"Boom!"
Suddenly, a massive beam of light shot down from the celestial dome, thick as a mountain peak, aiming to sweep away that bamboo garden, reducing it to ruins.
This was a Dao attack, like a brilliant, beautiful yet dangerous fireworks display, enough to obliterate a Half-Saint!
Someone had activated a terrifying warship, unleashing a supreme strike!
"Bang!"
Fan Zhou acted, a purple light cluster emerging on his body, quickly transforming into a purple-gold mecha over ten zhang tall. He swung a purple spear, striking across the sky to intercept this world-shaking blow.
"Useless bastard! He serves our clan, yet you want to eliminate him? Do you have no magnanimity at all?" Kun Zhou's face darkened as he transmitted a divine thought to a warship in the sky.
This was a member of the Fan Clan's collateral branch, young and powerful, named Duoluo, highly valued. He had acted in secret, wanting to eliminate a future competitor and reduce a major threat.
Duoluo liked Fan Xian and resented anyone who got close to her. First Cao Qing, and now this Ye Fan of unclear origins, stirred a strong sense of crisis in him. He wanted to eliminate him in secret during this critical moment of evolution.
Evolution was most dangerous, brooking no outside disturbance. The slightest carelessness could lead to eternal damnation!
Ye Fan's mind was clear and empty, within the ancient cosmic star clouds, comprehending the Great Dao. The past, present, and future—various Dao marks appeared, chaotic qi surging.
He was unafraid of disturbance, for his main cultivation was the treasure of the physical body. Unlike those in this star region who relied on external artifacts, his body and consciousness were as firm and solid as iron, unshakable.
In that brief moment, his Dao progress advanced significantly. He had even touched the eighth small step of Immortal Three Severing Dao. If he could comprehend it, he might immediately make a breakthrough.
Heavenly Mandate Divine Nature, Primordial Life-Death Art... appeared one by one, their profound truths imprinted on his flesh, becoming eternal marks, allowing him to comprehend the Dao from spirit to bone.
"Still lacking a bit..." He frowned, sighing inwardly. He was only a little short, yet he could not touch that threshold, unable to cross it.
Ye Fan felt helpless. This evolution liquid was far more mysterious and potent than the strongest treasure liquid he had plundered from the Purple-Eyed Woman in the Immortal Mountain, yet it still wasn't enough.
"Could it be that the strongest evolution liquid is now useless to me?"
The ancient cosmic star rivers slowly faded, the eternal divine nature imprinting into his forehead's Immortal Platform. The Primordial chaotic light also disappeared, eventually engraved into his flesh and blood, the power of longevity spreading.
All the divine substances of the strongest bloodline treasure liquid were absorbed by him. His flesh and spirit had been tempered and baptized, yet he was still one step short, unable to advance.
"Boom!"
Suddenly, at this final moment, a huge fluctuation came—a Saint-level strike, enveloping and drowning this place.
A cyan great hand, terrifying and boundless, pressed down upon the bamboo garden, covering it entirely. It could destroy everything, and no one could stop it in time.
Boundless smoke and dust surged up. A bottomless great abyss appeared in this place, dark and boundless, in the shape of five fingers, completely destroying this vast area.
"Who dares to use such extermination methods to kill him?" Fan Xian's beautiful face turned cold, her anger reaching its peak. Ye Fan was someone she had brought back. She had just begun to polish him, and before he could shine brilliantly, someone had tried to kill him. This was truly ruthless.
Fan Tian said, "Heh, truly decisive. Striking during his evolution—even if he doesn't die, he'll be crippled. Just this huge interference wave alone is terrifying enough."
In the distance, Fan Zhou's expression was gloomy and cold, two terrifying beams shooting from his eyes. He rushed toward the sky in the first instant, only to see a Saint Ship performing a space jump, disappearing.
In another part of the sky, the sinister look on Cao Qing's face flickered and vanished, returning to calmness. A faint cold smile curled at the corner of his mouth.
Beside him, the gray-robed old servant said, "No one discovered us. It's just a pity that this Saint Ship must leave the Paradise Pure Land."
"Even if he doesn't die, he must feel stifled and miserable. His enlightenment state has been forcibly interrupted!" Cao Qing said indifferently.
This series of changes happened in an instant, causing great chaos within Paradise. In the latter half of the night, voices clamored as many flew over, and this place quickly became seething.
"What happened? Is there an enemy attack?"
"Heavens! Such a huge deep hole—it must be the work of a Saint. A peerlessly domineering strike—who could survive?"
The scene was noisy. Many people within Paradise gathered around, all exclaiming in shock.
When the smoke and dust cleared, Ye Fan climbed up from a large crack far from the abyss. Though his clothes were tattered, he was not dead, his expression cold to the extreme.
Someone had used unscrupulous means to kill him. This place might not be safe for much longer. Those hostile to him could no longer hold back, making him want to go on a killing spree, to launch a cold-blooded counterattack!
"He's really lucky to have survived."
"He happened to fall into a large crack. If he had been within the coverage of that strike, even a hundred lives wouldn't have been enough to save him!"
Those who arrived later discussed among themselves. The scene was noisy and chaotic. They didn't know what had happened, only thinking Ye Fan was extremely fortunate.
Only those who understood the inside story knew how extraordinary this was. This was a strike from a Saint Ship, infused with Dharma power and Dao divine marks, equivalent to a full-force attack from an ancient Saint. Yet he had evaded it—an inconceivable miracle!
"He survived! He escaped with his life from a Saint-level fierce attack!" Fan Xian's beautiful eyes emitted colorful light, her peerlessly beautiful and fair face filled with excitement.
"This fellow is truly not simple. I say, cousin, if you get involved with him, you might end up the one suffering," Fan Tian frowned, for the first time putting away his seductive smile, becoming extremely serious.
Without a doubt, evading such a strike required extremely keen spiritual perception and talent. This was most likely a divine instinct for avoiding disaster!
In another part of the sky, some Fan Clan direct descendants witnessed all this, their expressions varied. Only Fan Zhou's eyes flashed with awe-inspiring divine light before he vanished from the void.
"I want this person dead immediately. His instinctive intuition is too terrifying. Once he breaks through, he will surely become a great threat," Cao Qing said, his silver hair disheveled, his expression cold, his face covered with chilling frost. He muttered to himself, "The Eternal Kingdom already has those few people. Having one more like this would cause great trouble."
"This old servant knows what to do. He won't live long," the gray-robed old servant said sinisterly.
It was much later before this area calmed down. When daylight came, many people discussed the incident, spreading many different versions.
"Heh, do you know? That outsider brat actually had the fortune to obtain the strongest bloodline evolution liquid. But a pheasant is ultimately a pheasant—it didn't turn into a phoenix. The evolution failed, and it caused such a commotion!"
"Why does he deserve the strongest evolution liquid? He wasted an opportunity and it was completely useless. How hateful!"
A group of people were dissatisfied, all speaking with sarcasm, feeling it was excessive to give Ye Fan such a thing.
However, one of the Fan Clan giants, Fan Zhou, made a surprising decision. He secretly sent Ye Fan some more evolution liquid for his use.
Even Ye Fan was somewhat surprised, not expecting the Fan Clan to be so generous. Yet the result was disappointing—he still didn't break through. This level of evolution liquid was ineffective for him.
"How can this be? This fellow's talent is astonishing. Last time he was interrupted, but this time it went smoothly. Why did he still fail?" Fan Tian showed a strange expression.
Fan Xian was extremely disappointed, her face full of confusion. "He actually didn't evolve successfully. I was originally looking forward to him blooming with brilliant radiance that would astonish the world. Could it be that he has a waste physique that is rarely seen even among billions, one that cannot evolve, forcing him to break through step by step on his own, cultivating slowly?"
This matter couldn't be hidden. Soon it was leaked, and many people, while unconvinced, cursed venomously.
"Heh, a pheasant is ultimately a pheasant, hard to turn into a phoenix. He took it twice and still failed!"
"Hahaha, serves him right! How ridiculous!"
Even many Fan Clan direct descendants were dissatisfied, going to the giant Fan Zhou to demand an explanation.
"Uncle, isn't this too wasteful? This strongest physique evolution liquid was extracted at great cost. Do you still want to continue?" Even Fan Xian's stunningly beautiful face showed a strange expression.
"You don't understand the secrets within. This person's physique is far more terrifying than we imagine!" Fan Zhou said, a hint of excitement in his terrifying gaze.
"We must kill this person. Don't let him break through. Seize his blood for me—it belongs to me!" In another secret chamber, Cao Qing's expression was terrifyingly dark.
"His evolution failed. The outside world says he's a waste physique that cannot evolve, seen once in a hundred years. Do we still need to care about him?" the old servant asked, puzzled.
"No, quite the opposite. This person is very terrifying! And I know what Fan Zhou wants to do. This time, the Fan Clan has also extracted a higher-grade evolution liquid. I think this brat might shine brilliantly and soar to the heavens. Before that, kill him and seize his precious blood!" Cao Qing said resolutely. (To be continued.)