Chapter 1186: All Materials Prepared
Ye Fan, Ji Zi, and the Holy Prince fought in perfect coordination, joining forces to shatter the headless physical body of an ancient sage from Fire Qilin Cave, turning it into a cloud of blood mist.
The Great Dao resonated as Ji Zi summoned the essence of Void between his hands. Layers of light curtains rippled like water waves, forming a cycle of life and death that bound the severed head, preventing its primordial spirit from escaping.
Chi!
Behind Ye Fan, the Five-Colored Divine Radiance reappeared. Five divine swords rotated and slashed downward, crushing the sage's head. White bone fragments and sacred blood splattered as the primordial spirit screamed in terror.
The Holy Prince let out a long roar. His entire body bristled with golden fur, brilliant and crystalline. He activated the Nine Revolutions Heavenly Art, fierce and domineering, sweeping away all obstacles. Cracks densely covered the primordial spirit, which was on the verge of dissipating.
"No!"
Fire Cloud Life screamed. He never imagined that as an ancient sage, he would be defeated by three Dao Cutters. Now his life hung in the balance, about to vanish into smoke and dust.
"Spare his life and exchange him for the Water Marrow Mother," Ye Fan said, stopping the Holy Prince.
The Holy Prince thought it over and didn't want to completely sever ties with a primeval imperial clan. Fire Qilin Cave was unfathomably deep—it was the legacy of an ancient emperor, with powerful bloodline strength that had once dominated the primeval era and could still rule the world today.
Fire Qilin Son was burning with rage. Seeing the returned primordial spirit of the ancient sage, his brows shot up. His blue hair flew wildly, and within his tall, sturdy body, the blood of the ancient emperor flowed, producing thunderous sounds.
Even for a primeval imperial clan, sages were the most powerful combatants, indispensable. The Water Marrow Mother had been returned, but in exchange, they got a primordial spirit that was nearly destroyed.
Fire Qilin Son couldn't swallow this humiliation. He slammed his palm down, shattering the entire tea table. Within Fire Qilin Cave, multicolored light burst forth, and ten thousand auspicious vapors flooded the entire ancient imperial clan's sacred ground.
"What are you doing?" Fire Qilin Child appeared. Her waist-length water-blue hair shone like a mirror, her figure graceful, her bright eyes and white teeth making her appear ethereal and immortal.
"I want to fight that monkey to the death and settle who's superior!" Fire Qilin Son declared. He had a knot in his heart—the battle where the Celestial Prince had died still left him unconvinced, and to this day, he couldn't let it go.
Fire Qilin Child warned him, "The Battle Victory Buddha is about to pass away. He doesn't have many years left. It's not worth provoking that monkey now. If that old battle saint ape goes mad before dying and clears all obstacles for his nephew, even our clan might not be able to withstand it."
"I can provoke him into a fair fight, resolve my heart's knot, and cut down his arrogance," Fire Qilin Son said. His eyes were like two divine lamps, brilliant and intimidating, his aura like a mountain, making even the half-sages in the ancient cave tremble.
Fire Qilin Child opposed this. "Don't do these things. We'll use the captured mothership to head beyond the domain, make a trip to the Eternal Main Star, and then go to our clan's true ancestral land. That will temper us into the strongest under the stars!"
The Big Dipper Star Domain was far from peaceful. Traces of sages were manifesting beyond the domain, drawn by the path to immortality. The winds of change shook the land!
The aftermath of the Eternal Main Star's expedition had not yet dissipated and was growing more intense. By now, the strongest primeval royal clans, besides preparing to march beyond the domain and attack Eternal, were also discussing the strongest evolution liquid.
In recent days, undercurrents surged. Many royal clans had learned of it, all competing to acquire divine minerals for stockpiling.
Even the news that an ancient sage from Fire Qilin Cave had been killed had spread. This was a storm stirred up by the evolution liquid, hard to calm.
"The strongest evolution liquid—such a thing exists? It's truly heaven-defying. We must obtain it!"
"Those ants seem fragile, only relying on external objects, but they have their remarkable points. This precious liquid that promotes bloodline evolution is truly extraordinary. We must get it."
"March to Eternal and seize their evolution liquid for our use!"
The ten thousand primeval clans were heatedly discussing, all excited. They prepared for the expedition while starting to gather divine minerals. Now the entire world was stirred by this matter.
This was a chaotic situation!
Before the expedition began and the great war started, the storm over the evolution liquid had already spread, circulating through the Big Dipper Star Domain.
All clans were restless, unable to remain calm. Various conflicts broke out frequently, all over resources.
Over the next half month, bloodshed and conquests occurred from time to time, but fortunately, they remained within controllable bounds and didn't escalate into a full-blown storm.
Now, in major auction houses, all valuable minerals had reached sky-high prices. Few were selling anymore; everyone was hoarding.
Unfortunately, truly valuable items were scarce. Ye Fan and his group had seized the initiative, and other major forces followed suit but were all too late.
Several divine auxiliary materials were essential and indispensable. Among them, the Water Marrow Mother was lost and regained, allowing the Heavenly Village group to breathe a sigh of relief. As for Fire God Stone, Ye Fan had it on him—a fiery red, jade-like stone obtained on the Stellar Ancient Path, just like the Death Realm Heart.
The crucial Earth Dragon Essence also had a lead. Wang Shu, Er Lengzi, and Fifth Master Zhang had been walking through the mountains these days, searching for dragon veins and observing earth energy.
Fifth Master Zhang was a descendant of the Origin Heavenly Master. Ye Fan had obtained the Source Heaven Scroll thanks to his guidance, and now Ye Fan had returned the scroll to the Zhang family.
As for Wang Shu and Er Lengzi, known as the Silver Blood Twin Emperors, they were originally part of Ye Fan's mining sect foundation. Over the years, Black Emperor had trained them to the Dao Cutting realm.
The blood of the primeval silver bloodline still flowed within them. In ancient times, this clan was called the uncrowned emperors, with terrifying strength. Now their potential was awakening within them.
"Grandpa Zhang and the others have run into trouble."
Gu Fei and Gu Lin, this pair of siblings, were descendants of the Divine Calculator. Along with Ye Tong and Little Sparrow, they were the hope of the Heavenly Court's younger generation.
For now, they were helpless against sages but could perform divinations on others—though not deeply, just basic safety issues.
Upon learning this, Ye Fan immediately stepped into a domain gate and vanished in an instant.
He naturally wouldn't let these people come to harm. Moreover, with a lead on the Earth Dragon Essence, they were about to refine the evolution liquid. At this critical moment, nothing could go wrong.
This was a barren mountain range, devoid of vegetation, with harsh terrain and poor soil—a desolate wasteland. It was here that Fifth Master Zhang and the others had detected the aura of Earth Dragon Essence.
"Right, this is the place. There should be Earth Dragon Essence underground here," Ye Fan nodded to himself. He was now the foremost source art master in the world.
Not only had Fifth Master Zhang and the others found this place, but fellow source art practitioners from several source art aristocratic clans in the Northern Domain had also arrived. Behind them followed some ancient clans.
It was easy to imagine how fierce the competition for divine minerals had become over these days, to the point where ancient clans had hired human source art families to act for them.
Fifth Master Zhang and the Silver Blood Twin Emperors were trapped in a valley. If not for the uncrowned emperor bloodline being strong enough, they would likely have been attacked already.
"Is the human sacred body Ye Fan really back?"
The Huntian Clan ranked among the ten strongest primeval royal clans. This wasn't one of the ten fierce clans but one of the truly strongest royal clans outside the imperial clans.
In the recent great battle, they hadn't been affected but had seized some warships and learned many truths, fully uncovering the secrets of the evolution liquid.
Recently, three half-sages led the way, hiring members of source art aristocratic clans to search for divine minerals for them. Here, they intercepted Fifth Master Zhang and the others.
"If you don't speak, you won't leave today. You can only fall here. No one can save you!"
"Speak quickly! Is the human sacred body Ye Fan back? What secrets did he bring back? Do you want us to search your souls?"
The Silver Blood Twin Emperors shielded Fifth Master Zhang as they retreated, showing no fear. They carried array platforms given by Black Emperor, so breaking through and protecting themselves wasn't a problem.
Boom!
Suddenly, source energy within the earth veins boiled, transforming into massive swords that shot into the sky. They exploded among the ancient clans, sending flesh and blood flying, killing a large number.
Ye Fan strode forward, his true body appearing, startling the group of ancient clans into retreat. The reputation of the man and the tree cast a shadow—a group of them turned pale.
"You really are back?!" The three half-sages retreated, their scalps tingling, hairs standing on end, covered in goosebumps.
Who was Ye Fan? Everyone in the Big Dipper knew him. He feared no ancient clan, had killed even the Celestial Prince, and had annihilated the Eight Divine Generals. His deeds were all horrifying.
"Run!" The three half-sages, their faces drained of blood, fled into the distance. The others scattered like birds and beasts.
But it was all too late. Ye Fan activated his source art. This mountain range contained vast amounts of source energy, all under his control, instantly turning the area into a bloody battlefield.
No one could escape. Ye Fan's source art was heaven-reaching. Using forbidden source techniques, he swept through the area. The three half-sages exploded and died one after another.
"Earth Dragon Essence!"
Half an hour later, Fifth Master Zhang was excited. He never thought he'd live to dig up such a thing with his own hands. Beneath a large block of divine source, he unearthed a stone egg. It was warm and smooth all over, containing powerful life force within.
Ye Fan saw it for the first time too. This was a strange substance born from divine source, congealed with the essence of earth energy into an egg shape, called Earth Dragon Essence.
It contained a vast amount of life essence!
"Powerful earth-type essence energy—what a blessing. Those in the cave, come out. I don't care who you are. Offer up the Earth Dragon Essence, and I'll spare your lives. Otherwise, not even your bones will remain." An arrogant, self-important voice sounded.
A group of people stood among the mountains, blocking the cave's exit.
"Trying to rob me?" Ye Fan sneered.
From this, one could imagine how intense the undercurrents were now, and to what extent the competition for divine minerals had reached.
"Who are you?" The Silver Blood Twin Emperors were the first to walk out.
"The Shi Royal Clan!" A young man spoke arrogantly. His skin was fair, not much different from humans, except for a divine ring behind his head.
Ye Fan's heart stirred. He had heard from the Holy Prince that among the current ten royal clans, aside from the imperial clans, the Shi Royal Clan was said to be number one, stronger than the Huntian Clan, the Great Strength Ox Demon Clan, and others.
"Offer up your Earth Dragon Essence and kneel aside, and I'll spare your lives," the young man said.
Behind him, a group shouted, their divine voices deafening. Each had a divine ring behind their head, dazzlingly bright.
"I thought it was Huang Xudao, Fire Qilin Son, or the Dragon Girl of Ten Thousand Dragon Nest who had arrived," Ye Fan said, supporting Fifth Master Zhang as he stepped out, glancing at them dismissively.
"You are... the human sacred body Ye Fan, really... back!" The young man's face changed color instantly. He was indeed powerful, known as one of the few outstanding talents outside the ancient imperial princes, but now his face was pale with terror.
"That's right, it's me. You want me to kneel?" Ye Fan asked.
"No, there's a misunderstanding. I thought my rival was here," the young man from the Shi Royal Clan stammered, fleeing at the first opportunity. The others followed in retreat.
They knew well that this was a killing star who didn't hesitate to slay even ancient imperial princes, let alone the offspring of the ten royal clans.
Puff!
Blood light obscured the sun. Ye Fan deployed his source art, and everyone was engulfed. Vast amounts of blood vapor rose, and screams rose and fell.
In this place, with underground dragon veins containing endless source energy, Ye Fan was nearly invincible, able to contend with sages.
With the Earth Dragon Essence in hand, Ye Fan and the others returned to Heavenly Village. Now only one critical auxiliary material was missing—Wind Bone Wood.
After gathering the main divine materials, among the dozens or hundreds of auxiliary materials, Earth Dragon Essence, Fire God Stone, Wind Bone Wood, and Water Marrow Mother were indispensable, representing the four divine properties of earth, fire, wind, and water.
Two days later, good news arrived. While searching in the Central Domain, Ye Tong was gifted a piece of Wind Bone Wood by the current sacred lord of the Wind Clan—Wind Phoenix.
This stirred Ye Fan's heart. He nodded without saying much. Now all kinds of divine materials were assembled, and they could finally refine the evolution liquid.
"Our materials are very complete. Moreover, the quantities of main materials like Primordial Life Stone, Death Realm Heart, and Heavenly Fate Divine Rock are large. The precious liquid extracted should be more than enough!"
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