# Chapter 1754: Erasing a Forbidden Zone
A river appeared, flowing gently at first, then turning turbulent, roaring and rushing toward Ye Fan.
The River of Time!
This was not a real river, but a manifestation of laws, flowing with the aura of passing years, covering the sky, emitting ten thousand peals of thunder.
Xiaoyao Heavenly Venerable was fighting desperately; he could only unleash his final strike. This was the most brilliant moment of his life, reaching his peak, with unparalleled offensive power.
Radiance drowned the universe; no one could see clearly. Time was like a blade cutting down heavenly prodigies. At this moment, Yun Gen used the River of Time to sever not only Ye Fan but also himself, and furthermore, the entire universe.
He wanted to use the River of Time to destroy this place, to punch through a path in the cosmos, connecting to another realm, making a final heaven-defying gamble.
Boom!
A shocking great collision occurred. This place was filled with ten thousand layers of mist, an immortal river surging, chaos billowing.
When everything came to an end, Xiaoyao Heavenly Venerable staggered, covered in blood. The precious vase in his hand shattered. The ten thousand Daos of heaven and earth wailed in mourning, everything in ruins, beyond recognition.
He had ultimately failed. He had created the Stride Art, stepping into the domain of time, but in the end, he was defeated by this very law, slain by time itself.
With his final strike, he had attacked his enemy, split the heavens, and also severed himself!
The Heavenly Emperor body formed from Ye Fan's divine phenomenon was ground away, struck by the River of Time, reduced to dry bones in place of his true body. The Chaos Furnace Cauldron also decayed. His true body flew sideways, and the Primordial Qi Cauldron shattered into pieces.
Ye Fan coughed up blood heavily. He had avoided the severing of time, but could not evade the fluctuations of that world-shaking divine power, suffering extremely severe injuries.
His entire body was covered in blood, but he had also unleashed his own strongest strike just now. Ten thousand laws exploded, blasting into the opponent's body.
Ye Fan knew that Xiaoyao Heavenly Venerable could not survive. Both the severing of time and the chaos of ten thousand laws had injured his primordial spirit. And now, Yun Gen was extremely aged, lacking the energy to defy heaven.
"Heh heh, ha ha..."
Xiaoyao Heavenly Venerable laughed uproariously at the sky, his expression complex, his emotions difficult to fathom. The space between his brows had already split open, a stream of blood flowing down. At this moment, the River of Time reversed its flow, crashing down upon him.
Boom!
He was decrepit and withered, the flesh and blood of his entire body dried up, turning into white bones. Time ground him away. He suddenly exploded, becoming cosmic dust.
A man who studied time ultimately fell within his own domain.
The great Dao of heaven and earth rumbled. Just now, the ten thousand Daos had nearly been severed, turning this place into a cursed land. All stars had turned to powder, leaving nothing behind except Ye Fan and his weapons.
This battle had come to an end, concluding in a manner that was both shocking and made one want to remain silent.
A generation's Heavenly Venerable had fallen, becoming smoke and clouds, once again proving to the world the mercilessness of time. No matter how great a Supreme Being, there would come a day when they reached their end.
Ye Fan stood alone in the universe, devouring the storm of ten thousand divine powers, repairing himself. He had suffered severe injuries, but they had not endangered his fundamental life force; he could recover.
A Heavenly Venerable had died, slain by Ye Fan in the cosmos. This was a super major event with far-reaching implications!
After the silence, the universe boiled over everywhere. Ye Fan had gone against the grain to slay a Heavenly Venerable, and he had actually succeeded, creating an immortal legend that shook the ten wastelands.
The universe was no longer peaceful, triggering a great uproar that shook the nine heavens and ten lands. An invincible powerful figure shone with dazzling, brilliant radiance, illuminating past and present.
Ye Fan collected the fragments of the Immortal Tear Green Gold Vase and a withered branch, then disappeared from this place, appearing in other ancient domains. He began to frantically devour essence energy, repairing himself.
Through formations, through array eyes, cultivators observing him from across many star domains trembled and shouted loudly.
Attacking a Forbidden Zone of Life—in the past, one wouldn't even dare to think about it. But after this battle, the world was shaken. Ye Fan's performance had overturned the world's understanding.
This... it was as if they had returned to that glorious, brilliant ancient era of heroes emerging in large numbers!
The people in the Forbidden Zones fell silent. Ye Fan had risen in this manner, first killing an Overlord Body, then slaying Xiaoyao Heavenly Venerable. His domineering methods made everyone wary!
This was a battle record that made them feel alarmed. Even after a Supreme Being had sublimated, they still lost. Everyone thought of themselves—if they one day faced the Sacred Body, what then?
Living in such an era made the people in the Forbidden Zones very uncomfortable!
Their lives were threatened. As beings of this rank, when had they ever had to ponder their own safety because of a single person? This was infuriating.
In a stretch of void, Ye Fan sat in meditation for several days, finally recovering. He had not suffered destructive injuries. With his current blood energy, healing severe wounds was nothing much.
When Ye Fan opened his eyes again, lightning flashed in the void. The universe trembled because of him. From this battle, he had gained deep insights, experiencing the terror of a flawless Great Emperor.
"What he said was not without reason. When a single method reaches its ultimate limit, it is enough to be invincible under heaven. By focusing on conquering one domain, one would one day ascend above the nine heavens."
Ye Fan muttered to himself. The other had advanced from the Stride Art into the domain of time, reaching the pinnacle, greatly shocking him. As for himself, he cultivated many methods, wanting to bring all of them to the absolute peak—how easy was that to say?
But everyone's path was different. He would not waver. He understood his own Dao and would walk it unswervingly.
Several days later, Ye Fan returned to the Big Dipper. His appearance caused a great commotion. He had come again—could it be that he wanted to enter a Forbidden Zone of Life and fight an ancient Supreme Being again?
Everyone was stunned, all showing looks of disbelief.
As for the several great Forbidden Zones, the atmosphere was tense. Cold, sharp gazes were fixed on him, watching quietly. If Ye Fan truly bullied them so excessively, they would naturally have to emerge and fight.
In the end, Ye Fan entered the great wilderness where the original Reincarnation Sea had been located. Only the entrance to the mountain gate remained; the real sea was gone, leveled to the ground.
"From this day forward, there will no longer be a Reincarnation Sea in the world!" Ye Fan's voice rang out, shaking the vast earth.
He reached out with his great hand, turning this place to powder, causing the Reincarnation Sea, this Forbidden Zone of Life, to completely become historical smoke and clouds, becoming the past, never to be seen again.
Only then did the world realize that with Xiaoyao Heavenly Venerable's death, the Reincarnation Sea had been destroyed, with no one left inside.
"A Forbidden Zone of Life... just gone like that?!" The whole world was shocked. Eliminating a Supreme Being was already stunning, but leveling a Forbidden Zone of Life was even more terrifying.
A great feat unprecedented since ancient times!
"Heavens! Of the seven great Forbidden Zones of Life, one has suddenly been reduced, permanently swept away. The Great Accomplishment Saint Body Ye Fan has truly defied heaven!"
The world was in an uproar. The news spread across all domains. This was an unimaginably glorious feat. The end of a Forbidden Zone had truly too great an impact.
People knew that this was not Ye Fan's achievement alone. During the ancient era, Emperor Void had fought across various places, entering the Reincarnation Sea more than once, personally killing one or two people.
And during the Dark Calamity three hundred years ago, the Reincarnation Sea had also lost a Supreme Being. With these consecutive falls over the past hundred thousand years, only then did Ye Fan have the possibility of leveling this place.
It could be said that leveling a Forbidden Zone of Life could not be accomplished by a single generation. This was the result of the combined efforts of the Great Emperors throughout the ages!
This gave people hope. The Dark Calamity was too terrifying. If the remaining Forbidden Zones also only had one or two people left, then in the future, they might be leveled one by one.
Just like this time, the Reincarnation Sea had disappeared, never to appear on the Burial Emperor Star again!
"How many heroes have been buried in the Forbidden Zones, how many warriors have spilled their blood in ancient lands. I hope they can ultimately be leveled!" This was the wish of many.
Ye Fan took a tour around the Big Dipper. The remaining Forbidden Zones did not utter a word. The descendants of the Forbidden Zones who had been walking outside all fled back to their homes, not daring to appear again.
Not long ago, they had wanted to massacre the Heavenly Court and destroy Ye Fan's Dao lineage, but now they had completely lost their nerve, not daring to encounter Ye Fan, only able to avoid him from afar.
Ye Fan restrained his own aura, walking on the earth, traversing every stretch of great wilderness, seeking memories of the past. It was a pity—the magnificent rivers and mountains had been preserved, but Gai Jiuyou, the White-Robed Divine King, and others could never return.
Ye Fan was sorrowful. He silently paid respects at some old places. Unable to find their bones, he could only reminisce at the places where they had appeared during their lifetimes.
"Brother Ye..." The Holy Maiden of Yao Chi appeared, her peerless face showing a complex expression, inviting him into the Jade Pool. Once upon a time, they had competed in the same generation, but now the other was a mythical figure capable of fighting Supreme Beings.
Ye Fan nodded and entered the Jade Pool, wanting to take a look at that Stone King. Calculating, the Divine Fetus should emerge within five thousand years.
At this point, he was no longer afraid of the woman within the stone. Whether she was good or evil, having reached the realm of the Great Accomplishment Saint Body, Ye Fan had confidence that he could suppress her.
"Mm, will she become a female Heavenly Venerable in the future?!" Ye Fan stared at the nine-orifice Divine Fetus. Within the crystalline strange stone, a woman sat with her eyes closed in meditation. She was somewhat wary of his arrival, her body trembling slightly.
"I hope to fight alongside you in the future." Such a divine thought came from within the stone, serving as a response.
Ye Fan smiled, nodded, and said nothing.
The news that Ye Fan had entered the Jade Pool spread throughout the Big Dipper. The Eastern Wasteland was in an uproar. Many great powers were stirred. The masters of various sects all set out, wanting to enter the Jade Pool to pay homage.
No one knew how many people came that day. The mountain gate of the Jade Pool was nearly crushed. If entry was not permitted, many simply sat outside the mountain gate, refusing to leave.
"Please allow us to have an audience with the Lord of the Heavenly Court."
Everyone longed to see the Great Accomplishment Saint Body, even those who had lived in the same generation as Ye Fan.
The people of the Jade Pool were very troubled. Now, Ye Fan's status was vastly different—he was on par with the ancient Great Emperors, not someone who could be casually granted an audience. They feared offending the Great Accomplishment Saint Body.
Ye Fan sighed. Time had changed so much. In the past, the Holy Maiden of Yao Chi could joke with him, but now it was like this.
Not only this peerless Holy Maiden, but everyone else was the same—apprehensive and fearful, revering him to the extreme, not daring to breathe loudly in his presence.
This was not the result he wanted, but he could not change it. At the height of an ancient Great Emperor, everyone could only look up, not daring to profane.
Ye Fan met with everyone. Moreover, he preached scriptures here for three days, resolving doubts for the masses, discussing cultivation methods, and explaining the true meaning of the Great Dao.
During this time, many people came from outside the domain. Learning that he was preaching here, many powerful figures came with pilgrim hearts.
Ye Fan saw some familiar faces: the Great Xia Prince Xia Yiming, the White-Robed Little Nun, and a young girl who closely resembled Princess Yudie. Upon asking, he learned she was the porcelain doll he had met back then—Princess Yudie's child.
"My mother was lost during the Dark Calamity..." She wept sadly.
Upon hearing this, Ye Fan sighed softly.
Ye Fan sat cross-legged on the Dao platform, preaching scriptures. Scriptures filled the sky, scattering down, turning into large patches of light rain, deeply moving everyone, plunging them into a state of enlightenment.
Among the crowd, Wind Phoenix had a complex expression. She was also below, listening to the Dao. This realm was unattainable in this lifetime; she could only sigh softly.