Chapter 1336: So It Was Him
The purple blood transformed into a figure. His imposing posture was overwhelming, carrying a peerless domineering aura, like a great mountain standing there. His disheveled hair danced wildly, his eyes were icy cold, and he was supremely self-centered.
Ye Fan had never truly encountered this person, but he had seen him within the divine sense fluctuations of another individual, because he had left an excessively deep and unforgettable impression on that person.
Many years ago, there was once a young man, heroic and spirited, stunning an entire domain. He was invincible among his peers in that ancient life land, hailed as the number one figure of the younger generation. Harboring dreams and a will to swallow mountains and rivers, he set foot alone on the Stellar Ancient Path.
He advanced courageously all the way, fighting his way alone to the Holy City on the Ancient Human Path. Even when encountering many outstanding talents from different star domains, he stood out, sharp and prominent, ranking among the strongest.
His talent was extremely high, rare among this batch of trial takers. Even the Guide Envoy praised him, saying that given time, he would surely become a revered ruler of a domain and a peerless expert of the Human Clan.
Unfortunately, such a talented individual, before he could even bloom with brilliance, withered and fell too early. At the second city of the Human Clan, he met someone he should not have met.
A hundred boats vied for the current; heroes competed fiercely. Within an ancient Dao arena, he fought through bloody battles, carving out his own world. He sat cross-legged on an ancient cliff, quietly comprehending the Great Dao.
But then a terrible thing happened. He encountered the greatest setback of his life. A man on a horse trampled through the sky with peerless domineering aura. With just a single spear strike, he pinned the man and his mount to the desolate ancient land, blood dripping everywhere.
That man and his horse did not pause for even a moment. They stepped into the heavens, breaking through the so-called indestructible ancient Dao arena, charging alone into the outer domain. Like a god or demon, how arrogant and domineering was that!
His whole body went cold. Although he was lucky to survive, the fire in his heart was extinguished. A once vibrant and energetic young man became decadent, paranoid, and extreme from then on.
Over a decade later, he mustered the courage to step onto the Ancient Path again. Unfortunately, he was unlucky. He encountered another person, and the same tragedy played out. He was pinned to the ground by a spear, blood staining the earth, extinguishing the last shred of hope in his heart.
From then on, the second city of the Human Clan gained an old soldier. Often, in the night, he would gaze into the Stellar Ancient Path, his lonely silhouette carrying a deep desolation.
His name was Guan Cheng.
More than twenty years ago, Ye Fan pinned Guan Cheng to the ground with a single spear. From the splattered blood and within his divine sense fluctuations, Ye Fan had seen a man with a majestic, awe-inspiring presence—it was the person before him now.
“The first person to make Guan Cheng disheartened and decadent from then on was the Heaven-Dominating Bloodline…” Ye Fan murmured to himself.
He had not expected that he had seen his destined rival many years ago but had never known this person’s origins. The Ancient Path had been severed for over twenty years, and only today was the truth revealed.
Scenes from the past flashed by in an instant.
Ahead, the purple blood transformed into a human form, possessing a terrifying fluctuation. His eyes opened, and his essence energy shot into the sky, burning like two torches.
He actually had a sliver of consciousness—this showed how terrifying this blood was!
This was a blood body of the Overlord Body. Back then, when he passed through this place, he left behind a jar of pure purple blood for the descendants of the Heaven-Dominating Bloodline, its divine nature undispersed and undying.
The golden blood within Ye Fan’s body stirred restlessly. Born as natural enemies, they sensed each other the moment they met, nearly boiling over.
“Roar…”
The purple blood body opposite let out a roar, shaking the entire ruined ancient land. Boulders rolled down from dozens of broken mountains, rumbling loudly.
He took a step forward and struck out. This was an instinct, filled with hostility toward those whose veins flowed with golden blood.
“No matter how powerful you were, now you are just a blood body. How dare you act so arrogantly and domineeringly? I’ll take you in.” Ye Fan sneered, reaching out a large hand and slapping down fiercely. Golden light blazed, covering the blood body.
Puff!
Purple blood splattered everywhere. Ye Fan directly obliterated him. If he, at the eighth level of the Sage realm, couldn’t even suppress a mere blood body, then he wouldn’t need to go and face his destined rival.
The purple blood was extremely brilliant. Every drop, every strand was filled with divine nature. It scattered on the rocks, seeped into the soil, and bloomed with precious radiance, making the place shimmer with a crystalline, purple haze.
Ye Fan took out a jade jar, activated the Weapon Art, and collected all the spilled blood. Then he carefully observed and studied its bloodline power.
This was a domineering blood, containing a mysterious force. It could be considered a great human body medicine, invaluable to many.
Unfortunately, Ye Fan could neither use it nor refine it. His blood was naturally opposed to this purple blood. He tried to merge a drop of golden blood with a drop of purple blood, and both burned away completely.
“Uncle, what use is this jar of purple blood?” Yang Xi asked, blinking his big eyes.
“To feed the horse, the dragon, the bear…” Ye Fan replied.
The ancient land of the Cang Clan was a scene of devastation, a vast wasteland, having lost its former solemnity and grandeur.
“Don’t be smug. The one whose veins truly flow with the Heaven-Dominating Bloodline will not let you off. He will surely kill his way back from the stars, just like over a hundred thousand years ago, slaying the Human Sacred Body at the fiftieth city of the Human Clan!” A primordial spirit roared, filled with unwillingness.
“Shut up!” Ye Fan flicked his finger, nearly reducing him to ashes.
The primordial spirits of the two Saint Kings were all imprisoned. Ye Fan continued to explore, wanting to understand the ancient, unknown secrets.
Unfortunately, the years were too distant. Many past events had been buried. They were merely descendants of the Heaven-Dominating Bloodline, no longer truly people of that ancient star.
“Countless eons ago, the Overlord Body clan produced a Supreme Being. He killed several Quasi-Emperors in the universe, claimed to be invincible under the stars, and was about to attain the Dao. Hmph, but he was killed by a Great Accomplishment Saint Body…”
When Ye Fan saw this secret, his body trembled. What era was this? The ancient times, or an even more ancient period? He had never heard of it.
It was extremely difficult for the Overlord Body to attain the Dao, almost impossible. Finally, a Supreme Being emerged who might take that step, but he was killed by his destined rival.
“That supreme Saint Body also died. He failed to attain the Dao and fell in the universe…” The primordial spirit of one Saint King roared.
“The Saint Body clan has become the past. Even their mother star no longer exists!” The other Saint King shouted.
Ye Fan ignored them. He continued to explore their sea of consciousness, observing personally. He was shocked. The enmity between the two clans was very ancient, traceable back to the Mythical Era!
Furthermore, it even involved the battle of the Ancient Heavenly Court.
Unfortunately, it was too distant, so distant that even these two could not understand it clearly. There were only vague legends, seeming to involve their participation in the great war of that era.
Ye Fan pondered. These things were too shocking. No wonder the one whose veins flowed with the Heaven-Dominating Bloodline hated the Human Sacred Body so much. This hatred was very ancient, branded into their bones and blood.
“Let me see what is special about your clan’s ancient scripture and how you temper yourselves,” Ye Fan said. Upon hearing this, the two shouted angrily and struggled violently.
However, having fallen into Ye Fan’s hands, how could they resist? They were suppressed instantly.
Unfortunately, Ye Fan was disappointed. Many tens of thousands of years ago, a person with the Heaven-Dominating Bloodline physique had come here and taken back the already incomplete ancient scripture they held.
Over the long years, more than one Overlord Body had walked the Stellar Ancient Path. The fiftieth checkpoint of the Human Clan was a very special place. If scriptures were left outside, they would easily be coveted.
Now, the descendants of the Heaven-Dominating Bloodline no longer cultivated the ancestral scripture but another lineage of Saintly Dao teachings.
Ye Fan sighed and shook his head. At his current level, Sage-level teachings held little attraction for him. Only the scriptures of the ancient Great Emperors could move him.
However, he also obtained some valuable information. The Overlord Body’s physical form was extremely powerful, able to contend with the Sacred Body. The Overlord Blood was a supreme precious blood from the Mythical Era.
In the distance, many divine senses probed over but dared not approach even a step. On this ancient star, the Cang family was the strongest clan. Other inheritances were suppressed by the Great Dao. Now that this clan was broken, other forces were naturally terrified.
Ye Fan explored their sea of consciousness, obtaining much valuable information. Then he gave them a quick end, slapping down with his palm and reducing them to ashes.
He stood there, silently contemplating for a long time. During this process, the little brat was very quiet, sitting alone on a green stone, chin in hand, not disturbing him.
In the distance, many powerful beings all silently retreated, not daring to come close, filled with great fear.
After an unknown amount of time, Ye Fan recovered. He smiled at the little brat and said, “Hungry?”
“A little,” Yang Xi replied.
“Do you want to go into my Mother Qi Cauldron and have a big meal there?” Ye Fan asked.
“Sure!” The little guy was extremely excited, full of anticipation. With a flash of light, he was taken inside.
Ye Fan observed this ruined land, using Source Art. His gaze penetrated deep into the earth, beginning to investigate the Source Heaven Divine Array.
This place was very peculiar. How could such array patterns exist here? It was almost unbelievable. They should have appeared on this ancient star even before the Cang clan, with a long history.
He was very cautious. After a long time observing the terrain, he stepped step by step into the depths of the earth, capturing the earth’s vein dragons, wanting to figure things out.
“These…” Ye Fan was shocked underground. He saw large patches of Source Heaven patterns, carved into the primal dragon veins, complex and profound.
These traces had existed for at least hundreds of thousands of years!
Large swaths of patterns had dimmed, worn away by the power of time. Especially recently, when these ancient arrays were activated and exploded instantly, the remaining Dao patterns were almost completely ruined.
This made Ye Fan’s mind race with thoughts. Source Heaven patterns from hundreds of thousands or even millions of years ago… this was… too shocking, almost unreal!
Remember, the first Source Heaven Grandmaster of the Eastern Wasteland appeared only about a hundred thousand years ago, shining brilliantly in the Post-Ancient Era!
These ancient arrays here could be products of the ancient times, or even more distant. How could this not be shocking?
The Source Heaven Scroll was cast from a special silver metal. It was unknown when it was written. Legend has it that even the first Source Heaven Grandmaster cultivated based on it.
Unfortunately, Ye Fan had already returned it to Fifth Master Zhang. Otherwise, he could have taken it out now to see if it would resonate with the patterns here.
“So, it originated from the stars, not a technique pioneered in the Eastern Wasteland…” Ye Fan murmured to himself.
He carefully inspected underground. Apart from the worn-out ancient array patterns, there were no other special discoveries. Also, his body did not suffer any misfortune.
“Could it be because the ancient array was destroyed, losing a demonic power, so its effect on me is minimal? No, there should have been something special that was just worn away.”
He searched again and finally discovered a pile of human-shaped ashes. The place felt gloomy and eerie.
Ye Fan stayed on this planet for three days, traversing the depths of the earth. He discovered more ruins, all Source Heaven ancient arrays nearly worn away to invisibility.
Finally, he left the underground, soared into the sky, entered the starry void, and gazed down at the ancient star below, silently pondering.
Suddenly, Ye Fan’s body trembled, as if he had remembered something. He looked towards another life-bearing ancient star in the distance—the ancient land where Yang Xi and the others lived.
“What a grand scheme! The Source Heaven Grandmasters of the Eastern Wasteland could control mountains and rivers, but the experts among the stars are manipulating the constellations!”
Ye Fan exclaimed in shock. He hadn’t been this stunned in many years. What he had discovered deep underground was just the tip of the iceberg. The real secret was the pattern of this starry region.
Two life-bearing ancient stars, two life sources, were artificially arranged. At specific moments, this starry region would form a regular and mysterious pattern!