Ye Fan was about to go upstairs when Nu Ying shouted, "Ye Fan, what do you mean by this? Do you think you can just take away Lei Zu like that?"

Standing at the stairway landing on the second floor, Ye Fan looked at Nu Ying and said, "Whatever I do, it seems I don’t need to seek your opinion!"

"Haha, you’re overestimating yourself. I’m not going to stop you, your opponent will arrive soon!" Nu Ying’s tone was extremely arrogant, as if she had grasped some very important secret, knowing someone was about to attack Ye Fan.

At this moment, Ye Fan didn’t sense any powerful cultivator approaching him.

Just then, he suddenly felt a strange sensation arising in his heart, as if a certain power was coming, though he couldn’t pinpoint it accurately. Meanwhile, Xi He stood up and gazed at the sky with a touch of sentiment, "Could it be that the ancient cultivators are awakening one by one?"

Even Ye Fan himself didn’t know who had arrived, but he was already certain that the newcomer’s cultivation was extremely high, perhaps at a level beyond his comprehension.

A voice, nearly sent across a thousand miles, echoed around the villa. The sound wasn’t loud, as if the person was nearby, yet in reality, they were a hundred thousand and eighty thousand miles away.

"Xi He, Nu Ying, Lei Zu, what you are doing now seems to go against the order I established in the beginning, are you intending to defy my will and abet the wicked?" The voice was that of a solemn male, carrying immense pressure that commanded submission. Just by speaking, Ye Fan felt a great impact on the Spiritual Energy within him, stirring his thoughts with unease, as he realized the speaker was not Nuwa or someone from her faction.

The first two individuals Ye Fan thought of were Pan Gu and Fu Xi.

"How could it be?" Xi He looked up at the sky, even she seemed to not believe what was happening before her eyes, still in shock, while Nu Ying laughed wildly.

Nu Ying said, "It was bound to happen sooner or later, I knew Ye Fan couldn’t escape. Ye Fan is just an ordinary human, how could he escape? Haha, Ye Fan is doomed now!"

At this moment, Ye Fan walked upstairs slowly, as if unaffected by the voice. After placing Lei Zu in a room, he went downstairs and said to Ming Ye Shangren and Song Mei and others, "You all go upstairs first; since this involves the order of ancient cultivators, it doesn’t concern you. I trust those people, considering their status, won’t harm you!"

Ming Ye Shangren initially intended to stay, but knowing the gap in cultivation between herself and the ancient cultivators, she realized it would be futile. Giving Ye Fan a glance, she turned and headed upstairs. Before she had walked far, the voice from the sky continued, "The order of human cultivation has been broken. I had previously issued an order that if a human cultivator reaches the level of ancient might, human cultivation would enter a second phase. We must accommodate human cultivators, not destroy them. Since I have already given the command, why is there someone still defying my order?"

As soon as the voice fell, many thunder noises erupted around, seemingly stirred by the person’s presence, alarming the heavens.

Ye Fan calmly said, "Who is here? You can come out now. No matter who you are, I wish to see your true form!"

Nu Ying laughed arrogantly, "Ye Fan, you’re not qualified to speak with him. Do you think you have the ability to converse with Pan Gu or Fu Xi? They are the true founders of the world’s order. Even Nuwa has to obey them because, in terms of cultivation, Nuwa is far behind Pan Gu and Fu Xi... Haha, Ye Fan, even if your cultivation is high, Pan Gu and Fu Xi will still kill you!"

"Shut up!" Xi He said, "Don’t you understand the words of the Ancient Venerable? He will not act against the outstanding human cultivators. If you don’t shut up, I will kill you!"

At this moment, Ye Fan still felt uncertain. He found it hard to believe in the awakening of Pan Gu or Fu Xi, but now it seemed even Xi He believed it. Xi He wouldn’t joke about such matters.

"If you don’t come out, I’ll kill Nu Ying and destroy the order you speak of!" Ye Fan stated.

Though Ye Fan wasn’t sure if the person could hear him, he knew that if he held his ground, he could remain undefeated. If he had to confront this individual, he could die, as their cultivation was clearly above his own.

Despite making a certain threat, the person didn’t appear, and the voice seemed to have vanished. Ye Fan hadn’t felt this power entering the Earth’s realm, seemingly not even into the solar system.

"What’s going on?" Ye Fan looked at Xi He and asked, "Where is the person? Why haven’t I seen them?"

"Because the person has left, likely retreating to the secret realm of Pan Gu, which is a space created by him to reestablish the rules there. Hearing his voice is a great honor for you!" Xi He replied. 𝗳𝗿𝐞𝕖𝘄𝗲𝕓𝗻𝚘𝚟𝕖𝐥.𝚌𝕠𝕞

Ye Fan said, "What do you mean? Are you saying that was Pan Gu?"

"This voice can’t be wrong. Not even Nuwa has the ability to imitate it, because this voice belongs to the Ancient Venerable, who is Pan Gu. His awakening may signify the end of this era’s order. Didn’t you once ask about finding a way to dissolve the Blood Oath? Only Pan Gu’s awakening can achieve this, since the spells that bind the ancient cultivators originate from the research conducted by him and Fu Xi. No one can resist the control these two have over the spiritual realms, not even Nuwa!" Xi He said, with a touch of pessimism.

Ye Fan coldly said, "According to you, Pan Gu and Fu Xi have awakened together, and now they want to regain control over the spiritual realm, even to the point of killing me, or perhaps killing all of you ancient cultivators?"

"I don’t know!" Xi He closed her eyes, carrying a bit of despair, "I know for sure it wasn’t Xuan Nu who awakened them, nor would it be Nuwa. Someone beyond those two forces has awakened him, which indicates someone wants to use them to alter something. Now that Pan Gu and Fu Xi have awakened, the second heavenly tribulation is also approaching. You know... your existence is merely for the tribulation, otherwise... you truly lack the strength to interfere!"