Shrouding the Heavens

Chapter 147: Centre Of Attention3

At this moment, only Ye Fan understood why he had been able to defend against the attack from the divine body, it was the natural response of the ancient desolate sacred body.

During the process which he was being suppressed, a unique energy was released from within his Wheel and Sea, forcefully blocking the avatar of the bright moon over the sea. Even he was unsure what sort of energy it was.

Naturally the fundamental reason was because the other party had suppressed his own cultivation causing the two to be of the same tier. Ji Haoyue had a much greater cultivation and if he were to use his full power, no matter how unique Ye Fan’s physique, he would still die a horrible death.

Both parties were at the Wheel and Sea realm and it had ended in a draw, Ye Fan’s heart was shaken, the eastern badlands divine body was indeed frightening, it was as though his sacred body had met with a formidable foe and it had instinctively defended. He did not know that Ji Haoyue was even more astonished, at this moment he was still unable to calm himself down.

The first time he saw Ye Fan, his eastern badlands divine body had a strange reaction, as though it had met with its arch nemesis, causing nine grand golden rings to appear above his head, invigorating it’s instinctive power to reject.

Hua Yunfei was dressed in blue, his clothes fluttered like flowing water as he stood up, with a calm immortal-like aura as he lifted his cup: “Everyone here is a prodigy, in future our names will resound throughout the land, all of us originate from this region, here’s to hoping we never become enemies.”

In reality, the entirety of the eastern badlands region was extremely vast, strictly speaking, the place where they were at was merely in the corner within the south region.

Everyone lifted their cups, besides the disciples of the Star Peak, the ten odd people here were all prodigies, the cream of the crop within their sects.

Everyone understood that it was impossible to be friendly forever, each sect would want to expand and if there were conflicts, these prodigies would definitely face each other one day.

However, everyone was still respectful as they raised their cups, the atmosphere was amiable and much gossip was said without divulging any real secrets.

“That crazed old man was peerless back in the day, his strength was sufficient to suppress all experts, no one could resist. Back in the day ven the sacred leader of our Twinkling Brilliance was defeated without any way to compete. Six thousand years have gone by and he has already returned to dust, however, the crazed old man still exists, this is simply inconceivable.”

Ji Haoyue nodded: “The power of time is merciless, even peerless figures find it difficult to resist, eventually returning to the earth.” Having said this, he sighed: “Back in the day, our Ji Family had three powerful exponents that can be considered exceptional, they worked together to fight the crazed old man but were unable to match him. Three top-notch exponents, their lifespans were extremely long but died some four thousand years ago, thinking about it, it really makes one lament, how many talents and experts have eventually fallen to time, returning to dust.”

Although the two people spoke in this manner, it did not mean that the Twinkling Brilliance Sacred Ground and Ji Family were useless, from another perspective, it spoke of the depth of their history, even if they were unable to defeat the crazed old man, it was not a big deal.

In reality, these superpowers that had heritages extending far into the ancient past, they did not need to boast of these presences for everyone gathered to know of it.

“The cultivation of this crazed old man is impossible deep, who knows if there’s currently anyone within the Eastern Badlands who can compare……” Hua Yunfei continued: “He has personally carved Dao inscriptions within my Tai Xuan sect, wishing to traverse the void, the profoundness of those inscriptions are exceptional, he must have wanted to travel to an extremely distant place, it is impossible to conjecture where he planned to go.”

Thereafter, the group talked about the Forbidden Ancient Desolate Land where the combined effort of Ji Family, Jiang Family and Twinkling Brilliance Sacred Ground had failed to succeed resulting in a complete wipe, everyone in the group lamented.

Within the group, Ye Fan had personally experienced it but he did not show any expression, otherwise, Ji Haoyue and the sacred lady of the Twinkling Brilliance would certainly pit their lives against him.

Speaking of the Forbidden Ancient Desolate Land, the group could not help but talk about the ancient origin mine that was situated within the northern region of the Eastern Badlands. With ‘origin’ in its name, it was simple to guess that its history was far reaching.

Countless years ago, the ancient origin mine was the most famous source mine within the Eastern Badlands, thereafter, an inauspicious object was dug out causing it to become one of the seven great forbidden areas. According to legend, countless years ago, several rare heavenly sources was dug out. Sealed within the heavenly source was a tyrannical creature that had a form of a human, it killed everyone, it was simply inconceivable.”

“It’s rumoured that the time needed to form a ‘source’ is incomparably long, the most recent ones were formed during the immemorial era, one could even trace it back to the ancient dark ages, this is simply unbelievable…….”

These young disciples were gathered here talking about various interesting gossips of the past, they would also naturally talk about cultivation.

Not long after the conversation moved towards cultivation, they spoke of the rumours regarding the appearance of the divine body and several of them at that.

Everyone present inadvertently looked towards Ji Haoyue asking if he knew of any others, during this process several people also measured Ye Fan, they felt that this youth certainly had the possibility of having such a physique.

“There should be one other, based on what I know, this person can be found within the Jiang Family in the northern region of the Eastern Badlands.” Ji Haoyue replied.

The Jiang Family, an ancient aristocratic family, situated at the Jiang Riverside, its name resounded throughout the Eastern Badlands, it had not fallen in time and was one of the strongest prowess within this boundless land.

Ye Fan immediately thought of little Ting Ting as well as uncle Jiang, he wondered how they fared and if they were used to the lifestyle there.

The ancient origin mine, Jiang Family and Twinkling Brilliance Sacred Ground were all situated within the northern region of the Eastern Badlands, Ye Fan had decided long ago to head there but had failed to do so.

Thinking about it, there was still an enemy that he needed to be wary of, Jiang Yichen, in order to steal the precious treasures on his body, he had sent the horsemen of the Jiang Family over thousands of miles to kill him, forcing him into a corner.

Thinking of this, Ye Fan could not help but feel a sense of epiphany, it was time for him to leave, he simply could not continue to tarry any longer.

“I wonder if little brother Ye also has a divine body?” At this moment, a lady clothed in green spoke up as the attention of everyone was immediately gathered unto him, many people wished to know the answer to this question.

“If I really had a divine body, would I be able to be so carefree? If I had a divine body like brother Ji, i would have been known throughout this area.” Ye Fan’s expression was calm, as though nothing was amiss.

“That’s true.” Several people nodded.

“That makes it even more astonishing, young brother Ye, if you don’t have a divine body, how are you able to defend against the might of brother Haoyue’s divine body with your physical body?” The lady clothed in green continued her line of reasoning, she was a prodigy of the Free and Unfettered Sect, her name was Li Youyou.

Free and Unfettered Sect, it was approximately sixty thousand miles away from this area, it was separated by tens of countries and was a superpower in that piece of land, it was just below the status of a Sacred Ground but was comparable to the Tai Xuan sect.

“To cut a long story short, it could be due to a unique fruit that I had when I was young, there were some inconceivable changes that occurred, there are some things that one wishes to keep secret, let’s keep this between ourselves.” Ye Fan knew that trouble had come knocking and he needed to leave as soon as possible.

Hua Yunfei smiled: “Let me play another tune on my zither to create a good atmosphere for drinking.” He shifted the topic away, not allowing the lady named Li Youyou to continue questioning.

Hua Yunfei’s zither skills produced moving tunes that painted an outline of a beautiful scenery that was poetic and picturesque.

The piece ended as the group noticed that all the flowers in the surroundings had bloomed due to the unique energy released from the tune of the zither. Everyone clapped their hands in appreciation.

The sacred lady of the Twinkling Brilliance was not far away from Ye Fan, like a divine lotus that was blossoming, her body was glistening while engaging in small talk. It was akin to the delicate clouds enveloping the bright moon or like the gentle breeze sweeping through jade flowers, elegant and gorgeous.

Her eyes were like moving water, her voice light and refreshing: “Little brother Ye has no need to be frightened, if there’s anything troubling you, feel free to speak to me about it.” Ye Fan’s heart trembled: “Will others make it difficult for me?”

“Possibly, your physique is extraordinary, there may be people who wish to ‘request for your presence’.” The sacred lady of the Twinkling Brilliance with her pearly white teeth gently glanced over, simply mesmerising.

“I only wish to peacefully cultivate, I don’t wish to be bothered by others.” Ye Fan did not hide anything as he transmitted.

“Alright, if you have any problems, I can help you to settle it. I believe that not many will dare to cause trouble.” The sacred lady of the Twinkling Brilliance was extending an olive branch. Ye Fan immediately understood that the other party was attempting to pull him over.

At this moment, Ji Haoyue’s large eyes were blinking as she transmitted: “After this event is over, my brother wishes to invite you over to our Ji Family.”

In comparison, Ji Haoyue was more direct, inviting Ye Fan over to Ji Family. He had too many questions and did not understand Ye Fan’s physique causing his heart to remain unsettled.

Being sought after by two extreme superpowers, others would certainly be excited, however, Ye Fan merely felt a migraine, he did not wish to enter a Sacred Ground of ancient aristocratic family in this manner.

His aurichalcite would definitely be lost, more importantly, the other party would definitely wish to inspect his body, all his secrets would immediately be exposed.

Li Ruyu had also advised him never to expose the secret of his body to the superpowers.

At this moment, the sacred lady of the Twinkling Brilliance smiled as she transmitted: “Little brother Ye, why don’t you walk with me, I have some words I wish to share with you.”

At the same time, divine light could be seen shining from Ji Haoyue’s eyes as he personally transmitted to Ye Fan: “I wish to invite you to be a guest at our Ji Family.”

At the same time, numerous divine wills were transmitted, expressing their good will to Ye Fan while requesting to go for a walk with him.

Ye Fan knew that the situation was becoming more grim, he calmly replied to each request, giving perfunctory responses as he attempted to delay time.

“Ji Haoyue, you have a divine body, there’s no need to investigate me, you’ve created such a big mess for me.” Ye Fan scolded in his heart, he did not know that Ji Haoyue’s divine body had been riled up and had to investigate why this was the case.

“Under the current circumstances, it seems I have to disturb the water, creating some urgent matter that will force them to overlook me. Then I will be able to escape in the commotion.” Ye Fan was in deep thought before suddenly lifting his head: “Everyone, I’d bet that none of you know of a big matter that is about to occur which will shock the entire Eastern Badlands.”

“What matter?” The sacred lady’s black hair lightly danced in the wind, her jade-like complexion coupled with her glistening eyes was simply moving.

“I believe that everyone here has heard of the bronze immortal palace, it seems that it will reappear…..” Ye Fan’s words were astonishing.

Historical records show that in the eastern badlands, the bronze immortal palace was a place of opportunity to attain immortality. Every appearance signified a great disturbance in the eastern badlands that lead to gigantic waves. Unmatched experts were like moths to a flame as they rushed in.