The Yellow Emperor and Xuannü were together on the road searching for Ye Fan. Even if Xuannü wanted to kill the Yellow Emperor at this moment, it was not really possible, because there was still quite a gap in cultivation between her and the Yellow Emperor.

Xuannü also knew that her original cultivation had been above the Yellow Emperor’s. At this time, although the Yellow Emperor had died once and possessed Nuwa’s life force, his cultivation shouldn’t have surpassed hers. But unfortunately, Xuannü had lost too much cultivation in the previous ritual to summon Pan Gu and Fu Xi, to the point that now she simply could not contend with the Yellow Emperor.

"Xuannü, must you pester me like this? Originally, you and I could have joined forces, killed Ye Fan, and I could even have helped you gain an even higher cultivation. But what you mean now is to completely submit to Ye Fan, to become a puppet of a human. I don’t understand why you would have such an idea!" The Yellow Emperor sized Xuannü up.

In the long ages before, the Yellow Emperor had always been researching human emotions; it was a way to while away the boredom of his long life. He had even stayed on Earth for long periods, accompanying the planet through its rise and fall. But now his goal was already very clear: only by killing Ye Fan could he feel a sense of inner fulfillment.

"Whether I kill Ye Fan or not has nothing to do with you. What I want you, Yellow Emperor, to understand is that what I’m going to do now is to obstruct you. Haha, what, are you feeling that pain of being controlled by someone? You should be very clear that many people now can’t directly accomplish their own goals. I painstakingly worked toward my own goal for several thousand years, I even destroyed my own body, and in the end I still didn’t succeed... What you’re going through now is nothing more than a miniature of what I went through before. You still don’t seem to understand all of this, do you?"

Xuannü looked very pleased with herself, and also somewhat furious. Perhaps she still hated that Ye Fan had obstructed her ritual to summon Pan Gu and Fu Xi back then.

The Yellow Emperor looked off into the distance and said, "It seems I’ve already found a trace of Ye Fan. As long as I can get over there, I’ll kill you first. Let’s see..."

With that, the Yellow Emperor strode forward quickly, Xuannü following right behind. The direction they were heading was precisely the Left Domain star system where Ye Fan had previously stayed to cultivate.

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After trying countless methods to summon the elemental power within his body, Ye Fan was somewhat discouraged in the end. He discovered he simply could not mobilize the elemental power, and could only temporarily give up.

"Do you know where your weakness lies? You’re too arrogant. As long as you still want to surpass those ancient almighties in the future, you must level out your mentality!" Master Mingye said.

Ye Fan gave Master Mingye a cold look and said, "You think you’re qualified to talk to me about that right now?"

Master Mingye was currently pressed beneath Ye Fan, and Ye Fan was using the most primitive method of cultivation, making Master Mingye feel a sense of being possessed. Yet Master Mingye seemed more like a victor; even Ye Fan did not know where her confidence came from.

"You think that what I’m doing brings me no benefit at all?" Master Mingye said. "I can also feel the rise of the cultivation inside my body. As soon as my cultivation reaches the point where I can kill you, I absolutely won’t show mercy!"

Ye Fan said, "Then I wish you success."

Right then, Ye Fan suddenly quieted down. He got up, his body now covered in a loose cultivation robe. He sensed that some kind of power seemed to be approaching from afar. This power was not that of ancient cultivators as powerful as the Yellow Emperor and Xuannü, but merely two ordinary cultivators whose cultivation hadn’t even reached the ascension level.

And they were two female cultivators.

Those two female cultivators, having sensed a faint presence of Spiritual Energy in the surroundings, had come searching. Ye Fan very naturally concealed both his own and Master Mingye’s bodies, and even directly hid that mysterious power he had been grasping.

"Strange, I clearly felt some kind of power coming over, so why can’t I sense anything now?" one of the female cultivators asked.

The other female cultivator said, "Senior Sister, I told you you’re imagining things. The Left Domain star system has long since had no trace of cultivators. Our Great Cold Sect has been hiding here for tens of thousands of years. You coming out like this might very well expose some of the sect’s secrets!"

"Enough. You know full well there might be someone around, and you still say that. Do you want me to punish you?" That senior sister seemed quite angry.

The junior sister stopped talking. Very soon, the two of them arrived at the blue star where Ye Fan had been staying to cultivate.

The two of them looked around the area but did not find any trace of Ye Fan. They appeared somewhat frustrated. The junior sister said, "Senior Sister, since we can’t find anyone, can we leave now?"

"No. We came out precisely to scout the situation in the Left Domain star system. With the Heaven Tribulation approaching, we can’t betray the trust the sect placed in us!" That senior sister closed her eyes and continued probing the surroundings with her Spiritual Sense. Unfortunately, she simply could not track down any trace of a cultivator. But very soon she seemed to sense something; a figure appeared in front of her.

"See, I told you there was someone, didn’t I?" That senior sister seemed excited.

The junior sister looked somewhat frightened and said, "Senior Sister, who is this? Why does he look like a ghostly shadow—I can’t even see his face?"

Just as the senior sister, in her excitement, wanted to rush up and kill Ye Fan, Ye Fan merely raised his hand, and the two sisters were unable to move in the slightest. The senior sister was very surprised and said, "How is that possible? Are there sects in the Left Domain star system whose cultivation is higher than our Great Cold Sect’s?"

"Frog at the bottom of a well, aren’t you?" Master Mingye’s figure appeared as well. She carefully scrutinized the two female cultivators before walking up and saying, "Your aptitude isn’t bad, but you’re still a hundred and eight thousand miles away from the selection standards for disciples of our Xuanyue Palace. That disciples like you can cultivate to the Mahayana Realm is rather impressive. It seems this so‑called Great Cold Sect does have some ability. It should be a cultivation sect that hid outside the Pan Gu Mystic Realm after the Middle Ancient era."

Ye Fan’s figure also appeared. Ye Fan said, "There are still sects outside the Pan Gu Mystic Realm? I’ve seen a few sects before that just barely had disciples at the Golden Core Stage. I didn’t expect to see a sect now that has Mahayana Realm disciples. The strength of this sect, even if placed inside the Pan Gu Mystic Realm, should be among the top. What sect is this, and why have I never heard of it?"

"Who are you? You’re the frog in the well. There are plenty of sects in this world you haven’t seen. Let us go, or we’ll make sure you die without a burial place!" The senior sister threatened.

The junior sister was somewhat anxious and said, "Senior Sister, can you send out a distress signal right now? Why do I feel that my Spiritual Energy is not being suppressed, but I still can’t mobilize it at all? What the hell is going on?"