# Chapter 1214: The Sleeping God
The stone giant hall radiated sacred radiance, like a divine sun. This was an ancient temple worshiping the sun deity.
Ye Fan, the Monkey, and Ji Zi walked through the hall, heading straight to the teleportation array. Together, they activated their dharma power, awakening layer upon layer of complex dao patterns.
Hum!
Light flashed, and the domain gate opened, revealing a mysterious place. There, fire essence had turned into liquid, blazing and intense, representing the purest yang source power of heaven and earth.
The heat was terrifying. Even sages dared not set foot here easily. It posed a great threat to all three. Fierce flames danced, and divine being aura surged within.
Someone was really there!
A vast, oppressive pressure radiated outward, making one's hair stand on end. Their bodies felt as if they would split apart, like blades cutting through bone.
"There's a forbidden ancient formation, very much like something a Great Emperor of antiquity set down. It blocks the path ahead—we can't enter!"
They stared ahead. Chaotic qi and fire essence swirled together, making that region hazy and indistinct. They could sense a person there, but couldn't see clearly. Even the Heavenly Eye Penetration technique couldn't pierce through.
The ancient formation was extremely old, having existed for at least millions of years. It still operated, absorbing the fire essence of heaven and earth, fusing with the origin of all things.
If someone was sleeping here, who else could it be but a god?
A million years had flashed by. This era was too long; ordinary people couldn't imagine it. It was a span of time that countless cycles of reincarnation couldn't reach.
"Could this be where the Sun Saint Emperor's coffin is laid to rest?" Ji Zi said. "There are ancient temples here, worshipping the heavenly sun."
According to common sense, this was highly possible. The burial grounds of ancient Great Emperors were all very mysterious. Most of their tombs were impossible to find.
The human race's Sun Saint Emperor possessed world-shaking dharma power. It would be perfectly normal for him to be buried in the sun after death.
Even in death, later generations looked up to the sun every day—this was equivalent to worshipping this supreme human ancient emperor. It was an unparalleled glory.
Ye Fan shook his head. Only he knew this couldn't be the Sun Saint Emperor. Back when he traveled across the universe with the Nine Dragons Coffin, he had encountered a divine thought remnant of this emperor. They had journeyed together, and that stone coffin was ultimately buried in the North Sea Eye of the Ziwei Ancient Life Star.
They retreated. They didn't force their way through. Ahead, a vast divine being aura flowed. With the strength of just the three of them, they couldn't pass.
Black Emperor arrived. He was reluctant at first, but when he heard there was an ancient Great Emperor's formation to study and a suspected divine being lurking, he immediately started drooling.
Hanging from his back like a koala was a little bald-headed boy, who refused to let go no matter what. He cried and shouted, demanding to eat roasted Golden Crow legs, clinging to Black Emperor's thigh.
After entering the sun star, the big black dog had to expend extra dharma power to protect him, or he would have instantly turned to ash.
"There's Golden Crow bone soup and ancient sage meat to eat—how could we miss out?!"
At first, it was just a few people. In the end, a whole crowd came: Dongfang Ye, Li Tian, Yan Yixi, Old Knife Handle, Li Heishui, and others. They all came, activating the Divine Maiden Furnace to protect themselves as they entered the ancient hall within the sun star.
Additionally, Ye Tong was specially brought here. The Sun Saint Emperor's divine traces remained here, which would greatly benefit his dao comprehension and cultivation.
"Such huge Golden Crows!" Dongfang Ye's eyes went wide. He carried his Wolf Fang Great Club and circled around.
The two Golden Crows were no different from two small mountains. They were enormous. Their golden feathers clanged when touched, as sharp as divine swords.
The little bald-headed boy drooled uncontrollably, blinking his big eyes, clamoring to eat roasted Golden Crow—this was legendary divine meat.
Roasting a sage-level Golden Crow was very troublesome. Even though they had just become sages, their bodies were still immortal and hard to cook through.
Fortunately, they were on the sun star. There was endless fire essence, which they gathered. It could smelt divine artifacts, so naturally it could roast Golden Crow too.
In the end, they used the Divine Maiden Furnace, threw half a Golden Crow inside, and began a long process of refining and roasting.
"Using a Great Sage-level weapon to roast meat... this really dishonors such a divine artifact..." Li Tian muttered.
With a loud crash, Black Emperor was blasted out of the domain gate, covered in dust. His body was nearly destroyed. He was furious, clearly having suffered a great loss.
"Damn it! It's like this formation was specifically designed against me! It's an ancient remnant formation, modified slightly to become unfathomable."
His black fur stood on end. There were many bloody gashes on his body, along with many scorched spots. He had nearly died breaking the formation just now.
Everyone was horrified. Black Emperor's dao pattern mastery was absolutely unparalleled. Few in the world could match him. If even he was helpless, this was undoubtedly a Great Emperor-level remnant formation.
"Be careful. If there really is a prehistoric god sleeping here, we'll all fall."
"Nonsense! After so many years, even if it was a humanoid creature, it would have long since passed away. It won't jump up now." Black Emperor was indignant.
People were thinking of solutions while roasting the Golden Crow. Meanwhile, Ye Fan had already gone deep into the starry sky. He went to find the Human Demon.
From the two Golden Crows, he had gotten a general direction. He entered the starry sky and searched along the area where the incident occurred. He didn't encounter any trouble.
Several extraterrestrial sages already knew about the Human Demon and had leaked his location. This had caused a huge uproar in the Big Dipper Ancient Star Domain. That star domain had naturally become a forbidden zone, which actually made it easier to find.
Under the starry sky, dao fire flickered. An old man sat cross-legged, naked from the waist up, polishing a gleaming white bone club.
Ye Fan had only come to try his luck. He hadn't expected it to be so smooth. It seemed the old Human Demon was also planning to head to the Big Dipper Ancient Star.
"This wild man ancestor couldn't be planning to go to the Ten Thousand Dragon Nest to cause trouble, could he? Why else would he be polishing his weapon?" Ye Fan's heart jumped.
He could detect the Human Demon, and this seemingly rough old man had naturally already detected him. His unmatched divine consciousness could sweep every corner of the starry sky!
"Senior..."
When the old man and the young man appeared in the magnificent stone hall within the sun star, a whole group of people was dumbfounded. This ancestor was too incredible.
He had strung a string of Golden Crows with red gold divine chains, carrying them on his back like he had just returned from hunting, with a few wild chickens at his side.
Even the Monkey, such an overbearing person, muttered. Even Dongfang Ye, such a rough man, stared wide-eyed. Even the big black dog, such a violent bastard, shuddered.
The Human Demon showed what true unrestrained wildness meant. He didn't emit any terrifying aura, but the string of Golden Crows on his back was enough to scare a sage half to death.
The ancient sage had no airs. He sat cross-legged on the stone floor. A crowd gathered around the Divine Maiden Furnace and began to enjoy the golden, oil-glistening roasted Golden Crow sage meat.
Jar after jar of divine wine was brought out, fragrant and enticing. With such divine meat, everyone raised their cups and feasted heartily.
Before long, the little bald-headed boy started crying. He stared at the golden roasted meat with his mouth wide open, drooling while wiping his tears.
"I want to eat more, but I can't..." He looked longingly at the Golden Crow wings and legs. His eager, tear-streaked expression made people want to laugh.
"It's okay. I've refined the sage essence from this piece of meat. Eat without worry." Ye Fan smiled, handing him a golden sage wing.
Everyone burst out laughing, while the little bald-headed boy was greatly embarrassed.
"Old man, I feel like you look a bit like our distant ancestor?" When the wine was flowing, Dongfang Ye tried to get closer and said this.
Everyone was also curious. They asked the Human Demon if he had any descendants.
The Human Demon said he once had a son named Dongfang Beiye, but over a million years had passed, and he could no longer be found.
Dongfang Ye scratched his head. Their barbarian war god had risen during the Primordial Era, far too distant from the ancient times. Who their distant ancestor was couldn't be traced.
Everyone teased Dongfang Ye, telling him to quickly call out "ancestor," because the two were too similar in dress and habits. There was no need for verification.
The formation's light blazed brightly. Dao patterns flickered. The Human Demon, Ye Fan, Black Emperor, and others stepped into the domain gate, arriving together at the deepest part of the sun star.
There was no denying it—this wild man ancestor was ferocious "beyond measure." When he swung his white bone club, it made the entire sun star tremble.
"Ancestor, be careful. This is the sun of the Big Dipper life source. If you destroy it, you won't have anywhere to find Golden Crow or Qilin meat to eat."
The Human Demon was very measured. He didn't want to destroy the sun star. He just swept away obstacles with one club strike and went straight to the Great Emperor-level formation.
Because before that, there were many other dao patterns densely packed here, providing very tight protection.
Supreme pressure surged forward, vast as the heavens falling. There was an unmatched aura that struck the nine heavens above and cut through the netherworld below.
This was the law of the ancient formation, created by a supreme existence!
It was incomplete, but it still possessed an unprofanable, heaven-swallowing, earth-devouring power, endless and infinite.
Standing so close, directly facing the divine formation, everyone felt its majesty. The Human Demon's expression was grave. He slowly swung his gleaming bone club, tearing open a corner of the runes, about to enter the formation.
Even Black Emperor drew in a cold breath. This wild man was truly divine and fierce. Did he intend to break a Great Emperor-level formation with brute force? Even if it was incomplete, it wasn't something others could destroy.
Clearly, the Human Demon wasn't as rough as he appeared. He didn't use brute force to sweep through. Instead, he took a step inside. He understood dao patterns and intended to break the formation with technique.
Everyone followed. The scene kept changing. One moment they were overlooking the nine heavens, the next they seemed to descend into hell... In that ancient heaven and earth, Golden Crows howled, Heavenly Roc soared, Azure Dragons flew—boundless and terrifying.
"Eh? Something's wrong. I feel a familiar aura!" Black Emperor was startled.
"Could it be... the Ruthless Great Emperor?!" Ye Fan was also shocked. Because there was a faint heaven-devouring aura spreading, and that terrifying dao was extending.
Ahead, there was a hazy immortal radiance. Chaotic qi swirled. Fire essence had turned into divine liquid. A humanoid figure was wrapped within, like a self-bound divine cocoon, rising and falling.
"The Ruthless Great Emperor... she's not dead? She's sleeping here?!"
Everyone was shocked. They looked at each other, faces pale. If this was true, it would undoubtedly be earth-shattering.
"I've seen this person before..." The Human Demon suddenly spoke. For this wild man ancestor to change expression showed how astonishing this was!
"You've seen them... recently or... in the ancient times?" Even Black Emperor's voice trembled.
Everyone else's hearts were also pounding violently. They were incredibly tense, because the answer could very well be explosive!
"It was in the ancient era. I saw this person." The Human Demon stared at the cocoon within that chaotic immortal qi. At this moment, only he could see through the immortal mist and look directly at the origin. Even others with heavenly eyes couldn't.