Xuannv followed the Yellow Emperor, intending to find Ye Fan through him.

Because she knew the true threat to Ye Fan now was Nuwa, and Nuwa, proud of her status, even if she wanted to kill Ye Fan, wouldn’t do it herself, but would let the Yellow Emperor handle it. Besides the Yellow Emperor, there seemed to be no one else who was a loyal supporter of Nuwa. Xuannv felt that as long as she could control the Yellow Emperor, she could ensure finding Ye Fan.

Xuannv thought: "As long as the Yellow Emperor doesn’t know about Ye Fan, everything will be fine. Once he finds Ye Fan, both I and Ye Fan will die, and my mission will be impossible to complete. Even if the Yellow Emperor can’t find Ye Fan, Ye Fan won’t be in danger, and I can still complete my mission!"

At this moment, the most furious person was the Yellow Emperor. He originally wanted to kill Xuannv, but her persistent entanglement left him no chance to attack her. He felt the biggest issue now was Xuannv’s protection of Ye Fan. To deal with Ye Fan, he first had to get past Xuannv, yet he felt he lacked the ability to kill Xuannv before Ye Fan. After all, his cultivation level was originally comparable to Xuannv’s, and she was an ancient great power, though perhaps lacking in certain areas of cultivation. Killing Xuannv would certainly harm his cultivation significantly.

Meanwhile, in a mysterious place, Nuwa was observing everything, accompanied by another man.

This man looked nothing like an ancient cultivator, with a devilish appearance, grotesque and would be deemed the ugliest man in the world if seen, even resembling a beast-faced human. He was now watching everything between Xuannv and the Yellow Emperor through a scene in front of Nuwa.

"Lady Nuwa, you sent the Yellow Emperor out to kill Ye Fan? He’s just a human, and according to ancient order, you’re not allowed to kill Ye Fan!" the man said.

Nuwa replied: "Ancient order? It seems times have changed. Even the ones who established the order are gone, what order now? I didn’t act personally; whoever takes action is their own business. I’ve never told the Yellow Emperor to kill a human; he holds a grudge against this human and wants to vent anger by killing him!"

The man pondered for a moment and suddenly smiled bitterly, feeling Nuwa’s current attitude was terrifying.

The man asked: "What was the purpose of awakening me, Lady Nuwa, is it also to kill this human?"

"Start by finding this human first. Ye Fan’s greatest persistence lies in his rapid cultivation improvement in a short time, surpassing any ancient great power. If he continues, he might crush the entire ancient cultivators’ order beneath his feet; even the so-called ancient order would crumble!" Nuwa replied.

The man thought it over, finally nodding.

Nuwa continued: "My current goal isn’t to kill Ye Fan, but to have you rebuild this order, similar to what I told the Yellow Emperor. If you achieve it, everything will be negotiable. You can have my strongest power; I will grant you a life force... Are you willing to help me?"

"Rebuild order? Not kill Ye Fan? Want to make him surrender completely?" the man asked curiously.

"I haven’t asked you to kill him or demand his surrender; however you wish to proceed is up to you. As long as you ensure this person is not a threat to us, I believe your skills can achieve this. If not, you will no longer be an ancient great power; I will directly strip you of your qualification!" Nuwa scrutinized the man as she spoke.

...

...

Ye Fan once again entered a cultivation state.

Initially, he wanted to return to Earth to contact some of his subordinates, but he knew he wasn’t yet capable of countering the forces against him. All he could do was continue cultivating, trying to awaken the elemental power within him. Only this way could he have the ability to protect himself and not worry about the safety of those around him.

"Ye Fan, your cultivation is in vain, you should know, no matter how much you cultivate, you cannot surpass certain people, you can’t reach the highest order among cultivators. You’re a regular human; your personality and emotions are a fatal weakness. I won’t criticize your personality much, but I must say, everything you’re doing now is pointless!" Ming Ye Shangren discouraged nearby.

Ye Fan continued meditating without acknowledging Ming Ye Shangren.

He felt as if the elemental power within him had completely vanished, no matter how much he cultivated, he couldn’t connect with any elemental power, not even the Tailing Mirror inside him could link with the six crystals, which seemed to have either remained inside him only sealed or disappeared, entering a void realm.

"You should know, you lack such ability, making more efforts is futile. Ye Fan, from now on, if you could see reality and surrender to those wanting to kill you, you might still have a chance, after all, you can’t counter those people now!" Ming Ye Shangren advised.

Ye Fan finally opened his eyes and asked: "You can’t counter me either now, have you chosen to surrender to me?"

"Hm?" Ming Ye Shangren contemplated, never wanting to yield to this man. Though psychologically she was gradually submitting, in other aspects, she still didn’t want to come under Ye Fan’s intimidation. To her, Ye Fan was an incomprehensible man who had only conquered her body and spiritual energy, not her heart.

Ye Fan remarked: "Even you won’t surrender to me, why should I yield to others? That’s impossible!"

"Ye Fan, you really like twisting arguments, but since you’ve made this choice, I won’t argue with you!" Ming Ye Shangren stood up, intending to take a few steps outside, when she suddenly felt a strong pressure from behind, coming from Ye Fan.

Ye Fan embraced Ming Ye Shangren from behind; the one who previously claimed wouldn’t surrender to Ye Fan made no struggle, closing her eyes as if accepting Ye Fan’s actions.

"I must cultivate, and I need a woman by my side now. You happen to be both my alchemical cauldron and my woman," Ye Fan said, "Once I return to Pan Gu’s Secret Realm, I might directly kill you... depending on your performance!"

"Whatever you wish, better kill me now!" Ming Ye Shangren closed her eyes, seeming enraptured.