Chapter 1179: Wind and Clouds
The great battle had come to an end... but the storm was still raging. A life star named Eternal became the focus of people's discussions. The Ancient Clan was unwilling to accept what had happened, having been inexplicably attacked with heavy casualties, and wanted to counterattack.
The strongest few royal clans of the Primeval Era, along with lofty, immortal giant clans like Fire Qilin Cave and Blood Phoenix Mountain, had all captured some prisoners. Under severe torture and interrogation, they obtained a great deal of information.
A nation that had once given birth to deities, in order to find divine minerals for refining evolution liquid, had attacked the Big Dipper Star Domain... This news caused an uproar!
The noisy Northern Domain, the clamorous Ancient Clan, drew the attention of the entire world. Discussions about the exploration of extraterrestrial life stars and the impending major counterattack against Eternal became a hot topic.
In this battle, some Ancestral Kings of the Ancient Clan had fallen, their ancestral lands had been breached and looted clean, and some clans had even been razed to the ground. How could they accept this?
The Primeval Royal Clans were furious and wanted revenge.
The whole world knew about it and was talking about it. The Eternal Main Star became the focal point of people's attention!
"Ants! The light of a firefly dares to compete with the bright moon! Killing my people, destroying my ancestral land, this blood feud is irreconcilable!"
An Ancient Ancestral King roared, shaking the entire Northern Domain. People guessed this was someone infinitely close to the Great Sage rank, expressing their fury.
Ye Fan was speechless. The Eternal Main Star viewed the natives here as an uncivilized race, while the Primeval Kings of the Big Dipper Star Domain considered them ants. It was really a case of the pot calling the kettle black.
The outside world was in an uproar, the storm was hard to calm!
"Ao, so exciting!" Huahua, the little bald head from Heavenly Village, shouted excitedly as he came down from a mothership, staggering as if he were drunk.
Black Emperor stuck out his big tongue, still shaken, and stumbled out, cursing: "We just went out for a test flight, and ended up like a rat crossing the street, everyone shouting to beat us. Damn it, I almost died out there!"
Heavenly Village had captured a total of three Saint-level motherships, a sky-high fortune. Big Black Dog, Yan Yixi, Li Heishui, and others naturally wanted to test the waters, to see the ship's performance, and made several space jumps.
However, the Ancient Clan outside had completely red eyes. As soon as they discovered their traces, tens of thousands of troops soared into the sky, like heavenly soldiers and generals, and more than ten Ancient Saints pursued them.
Black Emperor and the others fled in a panic, barely managing to escape. Fortunately, they had become proficient in controlling the mothership and performed a space jump immediately. Otherwise, they would have been captured alive.
The Holy Prince wasn't interested in these warships. He stared at an Ancient Sacred Mech, fiddled with it for a long time, and after learning how to use it from the prisoners, his eyes lit up. He took control of it and wanted to spar with Qi Luo.
Heavenly Village was bustling with activity. A group of people were busy. Even Fatty Duan came running over happily after hearing the news. Wherever there was treasure, he was sure to be there.
A group of prisoners were dejected, their faces full of despair. Now that they had fallen into the hands of these people, they wished they were dead.
Was this the "weak native" that the "Demon God" had spoken of? No kidding!
Didn't you see? Even a little bald head in open-crotch pants was incredibly clever, blinking his big, black-and-white eyes, interrogating a Dao Cutter over there!
What kind of people were these? Everyone was powerful. That wild man carrying a big club was actually arm-wrestling with their clan's Half-Saint. Damn, he was using only two fingers! So arrogant!
And that dog, with its square head and big ears, eyes like brass bells, as big as a small mountain, was actually driving a Saint-level mothership in a human-like manner. What kind of place was this, where even a dog was so powerful and freakish?
The most outrageous was that monkey. He had almost torn apart the Ancient Saint war machine. How strong must his physical body be? Damn, just a monkey, and he could tear a Saint artifact apart with his bare hands?
The group of prisoners' faces turned pale. They secretly thought this place must be the hometown of demons. Otherwise, how could low-level creatures like little kids, dogs, and monkeys be so powerful?
These people were on the verge of tears, watching these powerful natives mess around. They wished they were dead and regretted their decision. They really shouldn't have come on this expedition.
"What kind of monsters are these? In the end, we've become the prey. Did we come here just to die?"
These prisoners had green faces, their hearts full of fear. They wanted to cry but couldn't. Their intestines were green with regret. Now, under threat, they could only obediently teach what they knew.
Otherwise, hadn't they heard that big black dog say? Every single one of them would be thrown into a cauldron of oil, fried human flesh to go with wine. Not one would be spared.
In the distance, amidst mist and rosy clouds, by a small bridge over flowing water, with strange rocks scattered about and lush, fine trees, Ye Fan and a few old men from Heavenly Village were drinking tea, enjoying this rare moment of tranquility.
Little Sparrow fluttered her big eyes, poured tea for them, and then stood quietly to the side, listening intently to their conversation.
Ye Fan told Qi Luo and the others about his trial journey, talked about the various wonders of the Eternal Star Domain, and especially emphasized the benefits of the strongest bloodline evolution liquid.
The Killing Sage listened for a long time before finally nodding, indicating that he would support Black Emperor in deciphering the mothership and thoroughly researching the Star Gate. If they could reach that star domain, they might be able to obtain more evolution liquid.
During this process, Ye Fan also asked them about what had happened in the past two years. He was constantly paying attention to the issue of the Immortal Path, because it was of great importance.
In the past two years, the Immortal Path naturally had not opened yet, but the figures of extraterrestrial sages appeared frequently.
"Some terrifying people have come, people even the Ancient Clan dare not easily offend," the Killing Sage said.
For example, not long ago, two ancient Golden Crows flew in from beyond the heavens, their magical power vast and boundless. The dazzling firelight streaked across the Central Province, like two suns descending.
It was said that these two ancient demon saints were just the vanguard scouts, and their clansmen were behind them, coming from a life ancient star called Fire Mulberry.
"What? Fire Mulberry..."
Ye Fan showed a strange expression. The universe was vast, and currently, only a few life source lands were known. Fire Mulberry was definitely one of the very powerful life ancient stars.
When he returned to Earth, he had learned some truths. In ancient times, sages from the three ancient stars of Fire Mulberry, Heaven-Piercing, and Gou Chen had gone there to search for the Immortal Ascension Diagram.
And the Fire Mulberry Ancient Star was absolutely powerful and unmatched. The legend of Great Yi shooting down the suns on Earth was related to them.
In ancient times, ten Saint-level ancient Golden Crows wreaked havoc across heaven and earth, bringing disaster to ancient China. The peerless strongman Great Yi was born, forged nine arrows, and drew his bow continuously, shooting down nine Golden Crows.
In the end, the old Golden Crow of the Fire Mulberry Star, who could look down upon the nine heavens and ten earths, crossed the star domain. He was a Quasi-Emperor, and ultimately caused Great Yi to fall.
These records and legends left a deep impression on Ye Fan. Hearing about it now, how could he not be astonished?
This ancient hero, Great Yi, had passed away many years ago, but his legend lived on.
Ye Fan took out the two black arrows he had brought from Earth, gently stroking them, hoping he wouldn't need to use them in the future. Otherwise, it would inevitably be a world-shattering slaughter. The Fire Mulberry Star was truly terrifying.
In the past two years, the Big Dipper Star Domain had been very peaceful, with no major battles. However, undercurrents were surging. The aura of the Heavenly Dao had changed, becoming more mysterious and impossible to deduce.
During this period, aside from Fire Mulberry, the other extraterrestrial sages were very mysterious. It was still unknown where they came from, and they rarely interacted with the "natives."
"The Big Dipper Star Domain is going to be chaotic. Who knows what will happen in the future?" the Killing Sage sighed softly.
Now, the Immortal Path had stirred up forces from all directions. The whole world was paying attention. Ancient sages from various star domains had come, and it could very likely become the most terrifying battlefield in the universe.
The more he learned, the more urgent he felt. Ye Fan even felt a sense of anxiety, giving rise to some bad premonitions.
Extraterrestrial deities, saints from all heavens, and strongmen from various domains were converging. It would surely be a grand gathering unseen for eons, and also a possibly terrifying great storm!
"Time is running out. Setting aside other Forbidden Zones of Life, just the supreme existence of Immortal Mountain emerging would be something the Human Clan cannot withstand," Ye Fan muttered to himself.
Remember, there were seven major Forbidden Zones of Life. Even if the races and factions were different, one could imagine it would be an unprecedented great calamity.
Ye Fan's expression was resolute. "Cultivation, increasing combat power—this is the most urgent matter now. Everything else is empty. Only by breaking through realms and advancing in the Dao can we have a foothold in the future!"
The strongest physique and bloodline evolution liquid were undoubtedly a divine medicine to shorten the time to become a Saint!
This time, Ye Fan and the others had seized five portions of evolution liquid. Moreover, they had learned from some important prisoners how to refine this precious liquid, although many divine minerals were not found in the Big Dipper.
"Five portions of evolution liquid, all close to the fourth stage, but none have reached it. We can't waste them like this."
Ye Fan, Black Emperor, Duan De, the Holy Prince, Dongfang Ye, the Killing Sage, and others sat together, seriously studying the ancient divine alchemy formulas of the gods, and then examining the evolution liquid, engaging in a serious discussion.
"Two years ago, the Destiny Rock I intercepted outside Immortal Mountain is still around, right? That's a divine main ingredient, and it's still very useful!" Ye Fan said.
The gray, dusty rock was brought over. The evolution liquid from back then had been used up, allowing the rough, unpolished physiques of Ye Tong, Huahua, Little Sparrow, and others to undergo a remarkable transformation.
"I also have a piece of Dead World Heart here, but that's only two types of divine main ingredients. To extract the fourth-stage evolution liquid, we're still missing two more." Ye Fan took out a black stone body, shrouded in deathly aura, but containing an inexplicable vitality and great power within.
"The Primordial Ancient Mine contains a peerless divine main ingredient, but there are supreme beings dormant and sleeping there. There's no way to retrieve it."
Through the prisoners, they all knew the preciousness of the Primordial Life Stone. Even a grain the size of a fingernail would be enough to drive the people of the Eternal Main Star crazy.
"If we can find the Primordial Life Stone, even if we only have four types of divine main minerals, we can probably nurture these five portions of evolution liquid into the fourth stage. After all, they were eighth-stage precious liquids a hundred thousand years ago!"
Now, they all knew that this evolution liquid was of great importance. It might allow the people present to become Saints, shortening their cultivation time by hundreds of years!
"I'll go to Mount Sumeru and ask my uncle if we can find the Primordial Life Stone," the Holy Prince said.
"Dong..."
A deep bell tolled from Mount Sumeru, spreading across the Western Desert, deafening. The Battle Victory Buddha was about to descend the mountain.
"The younger brother of the Battle Saint Emperor is coming out again!"
"What? The Battle Victory Buddha of Mount Sumeru is coming to the Eastern Wasteland!?"
People in the Eastern Wasteland with far-reaching information learned of this, and their reactions varied. However, one thing was common: they were all terrified.
In the past, the Battle Victory Buddha had made a move, killing the Great Sage Kun Zhou, single-handedly confronting several great Primeval Imperial Clans. The memory still chilled people to the bone!
The Holy Prince returned, bringing a shocking piece of news. His golden fur was gleaming. "My uncle is going to enter the Primordial Ancient Mine to ask for a piece of Primordial Life Stone."
"What? Is this... true?" Li Heishui, Li Tian, and others were all dumbfounded.
Black Emperor's jaw nearly hit the ground. He was stunned, unable to speak for a long time.
"Can you ask your uncle to take me along?" Only Duan De, whose face was as thick as a city wall, shamelessly asked.