# Chapter 543: The Immortal Stone Concludes
Immortal Emperor, a being both human and divine, incredibly ancient, the supreme deity among the ten thousand primeval clans.
At this moment, everyone was shocked. This strange stone had a terrifying origin—it was very likely the sole bloodline of a deity remaining in the world.
No wonder it could not be sealed at all, and displayed various phenomena of ascending immortals. It was about to be born, flowing with divine blood!
More than a dozen primeval beings spoke continuously, and the people were alarmed to learn some information, all changing expression. This egg was terrifyingly ancient.
Before the primeval era, there were endless ages. The bloodline of the Immortal Emperor had already been sealed within the stone long before these beings had fallen asleep.
At that time, they had no idea it would emerge today. Only upon seeing this stone did they recall everything from the past.
A rotten stone that had lain in a corner of Purple Mountain since before the primeval era actually had such a great origin. These primeval beings were astonished beyond words.
"No wonder even the existence of the Immortal Emperor could no longer be confirmed. It seems the distance from the primeval era is truly too vast!" The woman sealed within the Divine Source sighed.
They spoke a few words in human language, then a few in the primeval tongue. The human experts could not hear clearly, but they grasped the general meaning.
Purple Mountain, the place where Emperor Wu Shi had passed away, was extremely important during the primeval era. It was actually a pilgrimage site, known as Ancient Emperor Mountain!
"The Immortal Emperor very likely left indelible traces in Purple Mountain..."
Even the woman sealed in the Divine Source sighed, believing that the supreme being, both human and divine, had also passed away in Ancient Emperor Mountain!
The human experts were all shocked. The corpse of the Immortal Emperor could presumably endure for millions of years, never decaying, and could be refined into an Extreme Dao Sacred Weapon.
"Eh, you..."
A female primeval being fixed her gaze on the Black Emperor hiding behind the crowd. She immediately gnashed her teeth, her almond eyes wide open, looking ready to fight to the death.
"Don't stare at this emperor. I'm not that handsome!" The big black dog braced himself, let out a howl, bared his teeth, and confronted her.
"Xi Luan..." The Primeval King within the large block of Divine Source spoke. Though his voice was like heavenly music, it carried supreme authority. That woman immediately stopped and said no more.
Many were baffled, not knowing how the big black dog had offended the ancient being. Only Ye Fan's heart jumped. He glanced at the Black Emperor but said nothing.
"You are... the Battle Saint Ape!"
One of the primeval beings spotted the monkey standing in the distance. A look of shock appeared on his face, and he stumbled backward several large steps.
"It really is... the Holy Prince!"
The dozen or so primeval beings were all greatly astonished. Some were agitated, unable to remain calm.
"He is the youngest son of the Battle Saint Emperor. That's right, it's definitely him. He actually survived as well!"
They exchanged glances, hesitated slightly, then walked forward together and bowed, saying, "Greetings to the Holy Prince!"
Only the Primeval King remained in the distance. Her status was very high. Setting aside cultivation, even in terms of bloodline, she was not inferior to the monkey.
The human experts were all surprised. The hierarchy among the primeval races was very strict, yet they showed such respect to the monkey, which was beyond everyone's expectations.
First, the bloodline of the Immortal Emperor, and now the son of the Battle Saint Emperor. These primeval beings could not calm their emotions.
Both were sons of ancient emperors, theoretically equal in status, able to stand on equal footing, holding extremely high positions among the primeval beings.
However, the Immortal Emperor was a special supreme being, his status among the ten thousand races surpassing that of a deity. His sole bloodline could almost be called a divine son.
The Primeval King left the Jade Pool, taking the strange stone with her. The terrifying fluctuations disappeared, and people breathed a long sigh of relief, but their hearts were not at peace.
"They have taken away a divine son. In the future, could they create another ancient emperor?"
A being believed to have surpassed the divine was proven today to have indeed existed in history. His only offspring was about to be born!
The mystery and terror of that egg were evident to all. It would surely give birth to a great expert. The more those present thought about it, the more terrifying it seemed.
There were seven strange stones in total, all Stone Kings. Three were sealed, the Primeval King took one away, and the monkey was feeding one daily with his essence blood by the Immortal Pool.
Now, only the last two remained, both strange and unfathomable, leaving many extraordinary individuals at a loss.
One of the Stone Kings had layered patterns like greenish-brown feathers. The members of the Ancient Source Art Aristocratic Clan joined forces to handle it, but immediately let out screams of agony.
A Source Art Grandmaster died on the spot, struck by a divine light that shot out, killing him instantly.
"What is this?!"
Not only the many cultivators, but even those who understood Source Art were stunned, having no idea why this was happening.
The Source King lineage approached. At the lead was an old man, the current Source King, a true Origin Source Master. Behind him were eight strange individuals—the eight madmen who had once stirred up trouble in Divine City.
"This is a Feathered Stone King. It could be a divine treasury, or it could be a ghost cave. It's hard to determine." He spoke these words.
Ye Fan nodded to himself. The Source King lineage had never produced an Origin Heavenly Master, but occasionally an Origin Source Master would appear, with Source Art reaching the heavens—truly worthy of the name.
"You nodded to yourself. Did you see something, are you more brilliant than the Source King?" A member of the Source Art Aristocratic Clan spoke. They were very displeased with Ye Fan.
"Brilliant is not the word, but I know a little. You wouldn't want to gamble with me again, would you?" Ye Fan laughed.
Many people present also laughed. Who didn't know about the stone gambling battle in Divine City? Ye Fan, a newcomer, had made several ancient aristocratic clans look utterly foolish.
Now, bringing up old matters—this was truly hitting where it hurt, rubbing salt in the wound. Damn vicious.
"You..." Among them, Nangong Qi had faced off against Ye Fan and was the most indignant. "You're only at the Grandmaster level, the same as us. What right do you have to talk big?"
"How about we make another bet?" Ye Fan asked with a smile.
The Source King was an honest-looking man, appearing very ordinary. At this moment, he showed a strange expression. "Young friend, what did you see?"
"This kind of Feathered Stone King cannot be seen through. One can only discern some clues by intuition." Ye Fan spoke.
"If you can't see through it, what are you showing off for? Do you really think you're already an Origin Heavenly Master?" A member of the Source Art Aristocratic Clan sneered.
Ye Fan turned to look and saw the people of the Yin Yang Sect standing behind them. He naturally understood—they had gained powerful backing and were now emboldened.
"None of your damn business. I'm discussing with Senior Source King. If you're not convinced, come and bet against me. Give me another few million catties of Source." Ye Fan didn't even look at him.
Many were speechless, feeling that he was just like Red Dragon Daoist and the others—if you don't accept, fight!
"You..." Nangong Qi and the others were furious.
"If you have some confidence, why not gamble with him?" A Supreme Elder of the Yin Yang Sect spoke, clearly supporting them in stirring up trouble.
"This old man has indeed seen some clues." Ouyang Ye spoke. He was infinitely close to the Origin Source Master realm. Here, besides the Source King, his Source Art was the strongest.
"Five million catties of pure Source!" Ye Fan's voice was firm and powerful, startling many sect masters into showing strange expressions.
Such a vast amount of pure Source was an astronomical figure. How many people could produce it?
This time, the members of the Source Art Aristocratic Clan had learned their lesson. Though they verbally provoked, no one actually bet.
Ye Fan was helpless. It seemed he couldn't pull off this ambush. He had been too ruthless in Divine City, screwing over many people, and they wouldn't fall for it again.
"This old man will gamble with you." Ouyang Ye spoke again. He was almost an Origin Source Master and had never faced Ye Fan.
"How big a bet do you want?" Ye Fan asked.
"Two million catties of Source. If I lose, I'll give it all to you. If you lose, hand over the Source Heaven Scroll." Ouyang Ye's gaze was sharp.
Ye Fan sneered. "Is the Source Heaven Scroll only worth two million catties of Source?"
"Fine then. I won't take the ancient scroll. If I win, I only need to look at it." Ouyang Ye said.
"Isn't that the same? Don't even think about it without five million catties of Source." Ye Fan refused.
"Alright, five million catties of pure Source!" For the sake of the Source Heaven Scroll, Ouyang Ye was completely committed. He borrowed Source from several Source Art aristocratic clans.
"I only want Divine Source. Otherwise, I can't carry away a mountain." Ye Fan made another harsh demand.
It took three days for Ouyang Ye to gather a pile of Divine Source, drawing the close attention of sect leaders everywhere. Five pieces of Divine Source the size of washbasins filled the Jade Pool with a sea of spiritual energy.
"This is a Feathered Divine Treasury, containing a peerless rare treasure, likely comparable to a Great Emperor's sacred object." Ouyang Ye spoke, making his judgment.
Ye Fan smiled. "Fortunately, our judgments differ. Otherwise, it would be troublesome. I say it's a Feathered Heavenly Coffin, burying the remains of a great primeval figure, possibly with burial divine objects!"
The Jade Pool discussed and decided to use the power of many extraordinary individuals to cut open the remaining two Stone Kings and see the truth.
These were not special Stone Kings that the Origin Heavenly Master had ordered to be sealed and preserved long-term. They could be cut open and allowed to emerge.
"Then let's see the truth!" The members of the Source Art Aristocratic Clan all sneered. They didn't believe Ye Fan could surpass an Origin Source Master. It made no sense.
"The Source Heaven Scroll is about to change hands!" Some were already impatient.
This stone was too special. It was taken to a desolate area within the Jade Pool to be cut open in the wilderness. Sect leaders from all sides followed, wanting to see the truth.
"Boom!"
When an expert, standing far away, cut it open with a flying sword, a terrifying aura flooded heaven and earth. Extreme Yin was like a blade, shattering even the void.
Everyone was horrified. Fortunately, they had stayed far enough away. Their hearts were pounding. What had been sealed inside?
"Supreme Yin Sacred Force!" Someone changed color. This was a supreme sacred force cultivated exclusively by an ancient human tradition.
A vast black mist swept across heaven and earth. No one knew how long it took before the supreme Yin, ultimate soft Supreme Yin Sacred Force disappeared, leaving the spot glittering.
"A peerless divine treasury!" The members of the ancient aristocratic clan cried out in surprise.
People rushed over and found that the sparkling things were broken bones, white as jade, shining with light.
"These are the bones of a sage, shattered!" The Saint Lord of the Jiang Family exclaimed.
Not to mention ordinary people, even these supreme sect leaders changed color, witnessing the shattered bones of a sage.
The bones were nearly pulverized, showing how severe his injuries were. Beside them was a broken jade stele with four ancient characters carved on it, but no one recognized them.
"Supreme Yin True Scripture!" Finally, someone discovered a wisp of spiritual imprint and cried out in shock.
Everyone was stunned. An ancient scripture had emerged. Many almost immediately moved to seize it, but remembering they were in the Jade Pool, suppressed by the Immortal Tear Tower, they restrained their impulses.
The members of the Source Art Aristocratic Clan were ashen-faced. They couldn't believe that the Origin Source Master's judgment was inferior to Ye Fan's.
In fact, Ye Fan did have a gap compared to the Origin Source Master. Though he knew many Source Heaven divine arts, they were ineffective on this stone.
The reason he was so confident was that the monkey knew and had told him this stone was definitely a tomb.
In the primeval era, some great figures with profound cultivation would, before death, use supreme secret methods to bury themselves in stone, coexisting with heaven and earth. Such Feathered Stone Kings were exactly like this.
"Is it really the Supreme Yin True Scripture?" Many people's voices trembled. If so, the Jade Pool would possess two ancient scriptures.
The Queen Mother of the West probed her divine sense into the jade stele, sighed, withdrew, and said, "Unfortunately, the Supreme Yin True Scripture has been destroyed."
Many didn't believe it and probed with their divine senses, only to find that as the Queen Mother had said, the jade stele contained only a few imprints; the rest had long been worn away.
"It was his own Supreme Yin Sacred Force, overflowing as he lay dying, that destroyed everything." Many felt deep regret.
When they returned to the Heavenly Gate of the Jade Pool, Ye Fan laughed heartily, unceremoniously taking away a pile of Divine Source, making Ouyang Ye and the others' hearts bleed.
"Haha, you're so enthusiastic, giving me so much Divine Source. I'm deeply grateful." Ye Fan laughed, mocking them.
"You..." The members of the Source Art Aristocratic Clan were suffocating with frustration.
"Pfft"
Nangong Qi was so angry he spat blood. Ouyang Ye's face was as dark as water, but there was nothing he could do.
The last Stone King was also cut open. It contained a blood light that instantly swept out and killed several experts, turning them into pus and blood in an instant, sending chills down everyone's spine.
At the critical moment, the Immortal Tear Tower suppressed a divine might, destroying it, thus resolving the calamity for the others.
"What was that?"
Everyone was puzzled and gathered around to look.
"Red fur..." Ye Fan's heart jumped. In the broken stones, there were only some terrifying red hairs.
"The Stone King encountered an ill omen!" The Source King spoke. He also knew about this, showing a grave expression. He sighed, "I didn't expect the legends to be true. If one becomes an Origin Heavenly Master, an ill omen will definitely occur in their later years. Even a strange stone that passed through his hands has become like this!"
Ye Fan's heart pounded violently. He observed carefully for a long time, but gained no great insight. He had no idea what it was.
"Inside this stone, the Divine Source originally sealed a powerful being, but something unexpected happened. Only a mad divine thought remained, destroyed by a wisp of divine might from the Immortal Tear Tower."
This was the only conclusion Ye Fan and the Source King reached after discussing for a long time. Both felt a chill in their hearts.
The Jade Pool Flat Peach Festival came to an end. Sect masters from all sides departed one after another. Some glanced at Ye Fan as they traveled far away, their meaning clear.
Soon, everyone had left, including Li Heishui, Jiang Huairen, and the others, who prepared to head to the Central Province to find an opportunity to enter the Extraordinary Scholars Mansion.
Before Red Dragon Daoist, Peacock King, and the others left, Ye Fan secretly gave them a sacred fruit to extend their lifespans.
Originally, it had been kept to repay the Peerless Divine King, but Divine King Jiang had severed himself, left the mortal world, and disappeared without a trace, so it was no longer needed.
A month later, the monkey also left. He had provided enough king's blood and took away a Flat Peach divine fruit from the Jade Pool, as well as a sacred fruit Ye Fan had given him.
Outside the Jade Pool, experts appeared, waiting quietly for Ye Fan to come out. Unfortunately, they wasted a month for nothing.
Ye Fan was inside the Jade Pool, with no intention of leaving. He was going to go into seclusion here.
These days, he was quite idle. Sometimes he went into seclusion to comprehend supreme techniques, and sometimes he wandered through the Jade Pool with the white-robed fairies.
Some Supreme Elders of the Jade Pool twitched their eyelids, becoming wary of Ye Fan, fearing that the matter of the Origin Heavenly Master and the Holy Maiden from ten thousand years ago would repeat itself.
They couldn't drive Ye Fan away because they would need his help in the future to nurture several Stone Kings and let them grow. Helpless, they began urging the Holy Maiden of Yao Chi and another female disciple to set out for the Central Province and the Extraordinary Scholars Mansion.
One day, Ye Fan was staring blankly. A female disciple of the Jade Pool brought him a purple sandalwood box. When he opened it, something immediately captured his attention.
A phone!
He casually tapped it, opening a video. Inside appeared a familiar beautiful face, and a weak but clear voice came through: "Ye Fan, save me..."