Chapter 1631: Chapter 1501: The Battle Ends

The starry sky was brilliant, moonlight poured down like thin smoke on Ye Fan, making him seem otherworldly.

At this moment, he gathered everyone’s gaze, becoming the sole focus.

Undoubtedly, after this battle, Ye Fan’s reputation would reach its peak—he defeated Gu Xiao, who possessed Ancient Emperor’s bloodline and showed signs of atavism, taking his most solid step on the Emperor Road!

For this duel, like the sparring in the Immortal Academy, was also an Emperor Road qualifying battle. Ye Fan proclaimed with his overwhelming strength that he had already crushed the young generation on the Emperor Road.

Among the younger generation, there was no one who could match him!

His opponents would become the Emperor’s sons and the demon-level geniuses of the Demon Clan,

Of course, the true Emperor Road qualifying battles hadn’t arrived yet. When the Demon Clan emerged, the Divine Race should appear too. By then, it would be the true rise of the Ten Thousand Clans, and the Emperor Road qualifying battles would become bloodier and more brutal!

The young generation’s contest for dominance, in the future, who knows how many more will fall. On the road to proving the Dao, there is no right or wrong, only ruthlessness and cruelty, moving forward on the blood and bone of many, ultimately, only one can stand at the pinnacle.

"Opportunities are fleeting, the path to immortality might open in this era, who would want to miss it? Perhaps even the Emperor’s sons will emerge in this era, who can predict the future!"

Many people lamented that this era was destined to be a golden age, but likewise, when this era ends, it would also be a time of greatest decline!

Various constitutions appeared, demons emerged in succession, each one had hope for proving the Dao in other eras, yet now, they were concentrated in this era.

Moreover, the Emperor’s sons are about to emerge, adding many unknown variables to this era. In the end, who can reach the last, truly is unknown, but undoubtedly, this era will leave a striking mark in the long river of history!

This great battle ultimately came to an end, and the heroic lords from various major forces returned with some human-shaped creature remains dug out from the spirit stone mine of the Immortal Academy.

The Ling Family and Gu Family naturally also left, the old bastard did not make things difficult for them, but like other Di Clans and major forces, allowed them to take back some human-shaped creature remains to study, after all, the Immortal Academy had so many human-shaped creature remains now, as many as several thousand, giving out some didn’t bother them.

Additionally, they also dug out half a corpse of a human-shaped creature with flesh and blood, far more valuable than remains!

The news spread, and in many ancient temples in the Western Region, the bells were ringing, and many demon monks were chanting Buddhist or demonic chants!

The Western Region is a very special place, either for Buddha or for Demon, cultivators wander between the demon and Buddha, but it doesn’t affect their combat power at all.

When being Buddha, they have great divine powers to subdue demons; when being a demon, their combat power soars dramatically, slaughtering thousands of miles of blood, with ruthless means, but whether Buddha or Demon, they are of one power, there is no civil war among them!

In the Southern Domain, Eastern Domain, Central Domain, and Western Region, people from various Holy Lands and Wu Shang Sects, and the temples of the Di Clans are discussing, yet another strongest heir of a Di Clan has been defeated, Ye Fan has gradually risen, and in the future world, he will definitely have a place!

Three days later, peace returned to the Empire Academy’s mining area, the Immortal Academy abandoned the No. 7 pit, and then reopened several mining tunnels, continuing mining as usual, with no more strange happenings!

At noon, Ye Fan and others were gathered, Lan Yingfei announced, everyone could return to the academy to continue their studies and cultivation, the Transmission Array Platform had opened!

"Elder Lan, I want to stay!"

Just as Elder Lan Yingfei was urging everyone to step onto the Transmission Array Platform and traverse the void back to the Southern East Domain’s Immortal Academy, Ye Fan said.

"Ye Zi, why do you want to stay?"

Hu Fei was very puzzled, here in the Red Wilderness, a typical barren land, what good is it to stay here?

Lan Yingfei was also very puzzled, in terms of cultivation environment, the Immortal Academy was much better than here, why would Ye Fan want to stay?

"It’s like this..."

Ye Fan explained, "Though it’s barren here, it’s rich in Spirit Stones. I want to cultivate the secret technique from the Dragon Seeking Formulas here, to find Spirit Stone Veins. After all, the amount of Spirit Stones I need for cultivation is huge, and the cultivation resources provided by the academy are far from enough. Here, I can rely on the Dragon Seeking Formulas to find more Spirit Stone Veins!"

"I see, alright then, you can stay here. There’s a Gambling Stone Workshop three thousand miles from here, owned by our Immortal Academy. You can stay there when you’re free!"

Lan Yingfei advised a bit, preparing to lead others to traverse the void together.

At this moment, Hu Fei suddenly jumped off the Transmission Array Platform and said, "I’m not leaving either, staying to accompany Ye Zi. Besides, my imitation Heavenly Weapon treasure sword also needs some repairs, I’ll ask my grandfather to help me refine it again!"

"Alright then, I’ll stay too!"

Shi Ye also jumped off the Transmission Array Platform, standing beside Ye Fan.

"You don’t have to stay with me, I’m fine alone, after all, I won’t cause trouble, just looking for Spirit Stone Veins, there shouldn’t be any issues!"

Ye Fan was somewhat moved, he could see that Hu Fei and the Wild Man Shi Ye stayed to help him.

He knew that if Shen Tu were here, he would definitely stay to accompany him too; in this world, he’s gradually found attachments, friendships.

"Why say more? You’ve got the Dragon Seeking Formulas, this unparalleled treasure, in the future, you’ll surely find many rich mines. Our brothers’ cultivation resources will rely on you, in other words, we brothers won’t let you go, even if you want to escape, you can’t!" Hu Fei laughed and punched Ye Fan lightly.

"Do you think the Dragon Seeking Formulas are that easy to cultivate? If that were the case, they wouldn’t be worth much!" Ye Fan said with a smile.

"We don’t care; anyway, once you find a spirit stone mine, the two of us will snatch it from you and see what you do!" Hu Fei said with a mischievous grin.

"I concede to you both—one’s a fierce bandit, the other’s a bully!" Ye Fan bid farewell to everyone, hugging the two by their necks.

"You truly are good brothers. Fine, the three of you just stay here. If there’s anything, go to Du City and find the person in charge of the Academy’s Gambling Stone Workshop—they’ll sort it out for you, or you can come back here. Whenever you want to return, just come here, activate the transmission array platform, and head back!"

Lan Yingfei teased the three of them, then offered some advice before drifting across the void with the others, departing.

Once everyone had disappeared into the void, Ye Fan and his two companions left the Immortal Academy’s spirit stone mine, stepping onto the hard, desolate earth and heading towards Du City.

Along the way, the scenery was extremely monotonous—just soil and stone, no trace of green, utterly desolate.

It wasn’t until they approached Du City that they finally saw some greenery, standing out dramatically on the land.

"Oh heavens, oh earth, I’ve finally seen green life!" Hu Fei exclaimed dramatically, hugging a little tree.

"Compared to my hometown, this place is far inferior; there’s virtually no life here. No wonder the locals are so fierce!" Shi Ye agreed.

Where he lived was in the Southern East Domain’s one hundred thousand barren mountains, with its warm and humid climate, ancient woodlands, and abundant Xuan Beasts and wild animals; he’d never seen such an arid place.

They had walked nearly 3,000 miles without seeing any sign of life. Occasionally, they’d think even encountering a Xuan Beast would be nice, at least to show there’s still life here.

Initially, Ye Fan wanted to set off immediately for the Primordial Ancient Mine, seeking traces of the first-generation Earth Master to see if he could inherit anything.

However, the Primordial Ancient Mine is an absolute Forbidden Zone of Life, and with his half-baked Dragon Seeking Formulas, he could easily end up trapped.

Moreover, when he shared his findings and speculations from the spirit stone mine with Hu Fei and Shi Ye, both were in strong support and expressed their desire to accompany him to the Forbidden Zone to broaden their horizons!

Yet—

The Forbidden Zone is incredibly dangerous, a deadly place; any slight error, and all three could end up stuck.

Thus, Ye Fan decided it would be wiser to first go to Du City, find a place to settle, and then delve deeper into the Dragon Seeking Formulas. When he’s more confident, he’ll make his attempt!

Additionally, Hu Fei needs to go to Du City to find his grandfather Hu Tian, planning to sacrificially refine the imitation Heavenly Weapon treasure sword once again.

At a distance of ten miles from Du City, the vegetation grows increasingly lush, and the climate warms up from the previous frigid cold, making one feel as if returning to the Southern Domain or Southern East Domain.

"What’s going on here? Why is the climate here completely different from the outside?" Shi Ye asked Hu Fei puzzledly.

Hu Fei, being a native of the Northern Domain, is extremely familiar with its geographical environment, practically an expert.

He explained to Shi Ye and Ye Fan: "This is all due to the presence of Du City—the Immortal Dynasty in the Central Domain likes to build cities to harness Dragon Energy, turning it into Cultivation Divine Soil. The same is true here."

With Hu Fei’s explanation, Ye Fan gradually understood that Du City is the closest ancient city to the spirit stone mines of the Holy Lands and Di Clan, existing since ancient times, with its founding date no longer traceable.

While not all stones extracted from the Saint Lands, Wu Shang Sect, and Di Clan’s mines are cut open, a significant part is transported to the Gambling Stone Workshop in Du City, stored in the garden for people to gamble.

Thanks to the massive amount of spirit stones containing terrifying Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi, along with Du City’s unique nature, a microclimate forms, shielded from external influence, warm like spring year-round.

"Such a wondrous place—it’s simply unbelievable!"

Ye Fan marveled; he indeed felt the abundant Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi, indicating Hu Fei wasn’t just babbling nonsense—there was some truth to it.

In such an environment, even ordinary people without any cultivation would be free from illness, healthy and invigorated, with longevity assured.

However, such places rarely have ordinary people; most are cultivators coming to gamble on stones or representatives or employees of major factions in the Gambling Stone Workshop!

Du City isn’t large, but due to its spirit stones, it’s very lively, definitely a place where every inch of land is like gold—not only is the land absurdly expensive, but even typical snacks require spirit stones for payment, though these spirit stones are worth it.

Upon entering Du City, bustling cries filled the air—there were all sorts of snacks. Seeing this, Ye Fan secretly rejoiced not bringing Bai Yan wolf along, otherwise its temperament would certainly have him facing a slew of debt collectors.

In Du City, Hu Fei is virtually the local snake, extremely familiar with the place, and quickly led Ye Fan and Shi Ye to a seemingly inconspicuous Spirit Stone House!

Here lies the secret base of the Nine Great Bandits in Du City; once word spreads here, Old Man Hu Tian will quickly come!

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PS: Sorry for the late update.