The mysterious force from afar had already started attacking Ye Fan’s side. Ye Fan immediately restrained all the Spiritual Energy on himself and Mingye Shangren, so even if someone came over, they wouldn’t detect the Spiritual Energy on him and Mingye Shangren.

A woman’s voice came through: "Strange, why does it feel like there’s a powerful force here, but upon arrival, there’s nothing? We investigated before, and there are clearly no life forms around Earth, let alone cultivators. But this time, it seems there are life forms and even cultivators present. This planet seems larger than Earth..."

Ye Fan could hear the voice and sense that a mysterious force was indeed approaching around Jupiter, but this mysterious force seemed not to be a human life form, as if it was some kind of Spiritual Body. He couldn’t yet pinpoint the specifics.

He knew the reason the voice was transmitted was because the mysterious force wanted to attract surrounding life forms, hoping Ye Fan would expose his flaws.

Although Ye Fan couldn’t be sure whether he could defeat the mysterious force before him, there was one thing he could determine: he could hide under the tracking of this mysterious force, even in front of ancient cultivators like Xi He and Xuan Nu, he could handle himself well, let alone this small mysterious force now.

Eventually, the mysterious force didn’t find Ye Fan, and the mysterious voice said again, "Since we can’t find them, let’s first return to Earth and see if there are any clues!"

The mysterious voice faded away, heading towards Earth, and after it disappeared, Ye Fan relaxed his control over Mingye Shangren. He looked towards Earth’s direction, still unclear about what this mysterious voice was.

Mingye Shangren said, "Why don’t you go out and confront the incoming ones!"

"Are you sure the incoming ones are human and not some mysterious entity? How do you know I can defeat that force?" Ye Fan asked back.

"Heh, now you seem to be scared and timid, I thought you feared nothing!" Mingye Shangren said mockingly.

Ye Fan wouldn’t get angry with Mingye Shangren over such trivial matters. He said, "That force being able to detect my presence means its cultivation level must be high, so if his cultivation is so high, why should I go head-to-head? Better to wait and see!"

"Stop justifying your cowardice, Ye Fan. I’m increasingly disappointed in you... A man like you, good for nothing, is better off dead. Heh, all you’re good at is bullying women; if you’re able, kill me!" Mingye Shangren said these words to provoke Ye Fan into killing her, but Ye Fan had no interest in doing so. He still needed to use Mingye Shangren for his cultivation and also needed information from her about Li Zhaojun and Min Shang’s whereabouts.

This woman couldn’t be killed, and if others wanted to kill her, Ye Fan would even provide protection.

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...

In some mysterious force, Li Zhaojun and Min Shang were still training.

They didn’t even know where they were. Min Shang looked a bit scared and said, "Sister, where exactly are we? If Fan can’t come to rescue us, are we going to die here and never get out?"

"I don’t know; it feels like we’re in a relatively safe place. At least now the woman won’t come and bother us. I can’t even sense her power here. Why are we here? I don’t know, but I do know that it must be my fault, sister!" Li Zhaojun said self-blamingly.

Min Shang looked at Li Zhaojun and said, "Sister, I don’t blame you. But we should find a way to leave here!"

"We can only continue cultivating. We’ve already reached the level of ascension. If we can continue to increase our cultivation level, we should have the chance to break through this shell. Sister, remember, everything we cultivate for is so we can meet Ye Fan sooner. We can do it..." Li Zhaojun said, seeming very confident.

Min Shang nodded slightly; she was also full of confidence in Li Zhaojun and herself. At least in such a place, she wasn’t alone; Li Zhaojun accompanied her, acting as her companion, making her feel not lonely.

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...

In some part of the universe, Xi He was still searching for Ye Fan.

After Ye Fan disappeared, Xi He had been searching, but without success. Although Xuan Nu had come to her, hoping she could help, Xi He wouldn’t help Xuan Nu because, in Xi He’s view, many things had to be completed by herself.

"After the master disappeared, his elemental powers within should have collapsed. The power emanated by Nuwa’s avatar can suppress the master’s elemental powers and even form a seal. Without external help, it might take thousands or tens of thousands of years to reawaken the elemental powers, as Spiritual Energy is very difficult to awaken elemental powers. Unless there’s some encounter!"

Xi He was very worried; she deduced that Ye Fan’s elemental powers had indeed been sealed.

"After the master’s elemental powers are sealed, he cannot return to Pan Gu’s secret realm. Pan Gu’s secret realm has a strong suppressive effect on immortal cultivators; its void layer is more powerful than ordinary void layers. Even if I find the master, I can’t bring him back to Pan Gu’s secret realm. What’s the point of my search then?" Xi He seemed somewhat frustrated because she realized her understanding of Ye Fan’s situation was unclear. Now she seemed like a headless fly searching everywhere, but without much significance, as if doing something futile.

Suddenly, a voice echoed in Xi He’s mind, coming from Xuan Nu: "I told you, only by helping me awaken Pan Gu and Fu Xi can you have a chance to find Ye Fan. Why won’t you listen to me? I’m helping you, not harming you. You must know that our interests are intertwined now, because just like you, I’ve also signed a Blood Oath with Ye Fan!"

Xi He responded coldly to that Spiritual Sense: "Don’t think about that, Xuan Nu; you do your thing, I won’t interfere with you, but I will never let you awaken Pan Gu and Fu Xi, because I can’t be sure how much impact their awakening would cause on the world of living beings. And I know it will have a significant impact on me and the master; even if the master regains his cultivation, he will have to submit to the control of Pan Gu and Fu Xi. That’s a result I don’t want to see. Before the master has enough strength to defeat Pan Gu and Fu Xi, I won’t do anything so detrimental to myself!"

"Whatever!" Xuan Nu’s voice was very proud, "Do you think without you, I can’t accomplish this task? Haha, wait and see the day I awaken Pan Gu and Fu Xi!"