Chapter 50

Wait a moment, this king, I'll go look for where the entrance is; too much time has passed, I don't quite remember.

After saying that, the big black dog was very diligent, wandering among the mountain range trying to find the entrance at that time.

The Yun Duan mountain range is vast; wanting to find it in a short time is not easy. Ye Fan has studied the Source Heaven Book, but the terrain here is too complex, he can't help, so he can only wait with Yang Zhu on the spot.

Yang Brother, I feel this black dog seems afraid of you.

While the big black dog was away, Ye Fan asked the question he had been curious about for a long time.

When the black dog is with him, he becomes like a spirit, overly shrewd and extremely greedy; whenever he sees a treasure, he will suffer misfortune.

Moreover, the big black dog is very arrogant, with an air of knowing astronomy above and geography below; nobody looks up to him, truly fitting the saying 'dog's eyes look down on people'.

Ye Fan wants to learn some things from him, but it takes a long time of negotiation and he must pay a considerable price to get them.

However, after meeting Yang Zhu, the black dog changed; even when encountering one of the nine great immortal metals, the immortal tear green gold, he could restrain himself and not open his black mouth.

If it were Ye Fan, he would have no doubt that the black dog would fight him to the death, as they once turned against each other and refused to acknowledge each other.

After all, such immortal material is too precious; if outsiders learned of it, it would surely provoke a bloody storm, and even a transcendent existence with deep foundations like a holy land could not resist taking action.

However, for Yang Zhu's words, this guy almost always complies, as if he had become a different 'dog', leaving Ye Fan puzzled and surprised.

Maybe I beat him before.

Yang Zhu spoke in a joking tone, temporarily not intending to say some things; the time hasn't come yet.

This guy is thick-skinned and tough; anyway I can't beat him, I, a proper cultivator, keep getting bitten by a dog.

Ye Fan is naturally not stupid; he didn't continue pressing, everyone has secrets they don't want to mention, and Ye Fan is the best example.

He possesses the holy fruit, the nine secrets, and the fragmentary imperial scripture; if any one of them were known to the world, it would bring upon him a deadly disaster.

Therefore he acts cautiously, dare not be the slightest careless; he is still not strong enough now, insufficient to protect himself.

Actually, there's something I've always wanted to ask you, but I feel it's a bit improper..." Ye Fan opened his mouth, asking tentatively.

What?

As everyone knows, the ancient holy body is not tolerated by the Great Dao, difficult to break that shackle; I want to know if you have that feeling?

The ancient holy body is like a curse; no matter how close your comprehension is to immortality or demonhood, you can only be locked in this fleshy shell prison, and the road ahead is despairing.

Ye Fan's cultivation is at the third layer of the Dao Palace; to reach this realm, he doesn't know how much resources he has consumed, how many risks he has taken.

Whenever he makes a breakthrough and wants to advance further, the required resources increase by tens or even hundreds of times; how difficult that is.

Do you know why the holy body is not recognized?

Yang Zhu did not give a direct answer, but skillfully changed the subject.

I don't know." Ye Fan shook his head.

When the holy body reaches great accomplishment, it can rival the great emperor; once the Dao is proven, it will surpass the Great Dao and not be limited by it, hence it is difficult to prove the Dao.

Hearing that, Ye Fan pondered for a long time, then continued: 'Since it is not recognized by the Great Dao, is there no other way?'

Since the Great Dao does not recognize it, then trample it underfoot; if there is no road ahead, then forge one's own.

Yang Zhu's voice was not loud, yet it was resonant and forceful; that is an innate conviction.

It is I who am strong; the physique is merely an embellishment, just laying a good foundation for me.

Each word Yang Zhu spoke was like a heavy hammer, striking again and again at Ye Fan's heart, leaving him stunned in place.

Ye Fan took a deep breath, his eyes especially bright, and suddenly realized: 'I understand, the physique is merely an embellishment; what is truly needed is an unyielding conviction.' 'Being born in a great era with you, I do not know whether it is fortune or misfortune.'

Ye Fan joked, although raising the holy body is difficult, facing the Yaoguang Holy Son and other heavenly talents, he still has confidence not inferior to anyone.

But since the last time at Taixuan Gate, after personally witnessing Yang Zhu's apparition, Ye Fan has been moved.

Afterwards, news of Yang Zhu killing enemies across borders frequently came from the southern ridges, shocking the world, and giving Ye Fan an intangible immense pressure.

One of Ye Fan's greatest advantages is his own physique, but Yang Zhu is stronger than him, and his cultivation speed is also beyond Ye Fan's reach.

When Ye Fan first met Yang Zhu, the latter was still in the Life Spring Secret Realm; in just two months, he had already reached the third layer of the Dao Palace, to the point that even heavenly talent and stunning brilliance cannot describe it.

If you could break through after the Qing Emperor, so that no one else could prove the Dao's shackle, it would make many heavenly talents dim, becoming your foil.

No need to worry about that; it's not that only one person can prove the Dao.

Yang Zhu saw Ye Fan's concern.

Isn't it that only one person can prove the Dao in a lifetime?

Hearing that, Ye Fan was greatly shocked; everyone knows that only one great emperor can appear in an age, eternally so.

According to Ye Fan's understanding, there has never been an age where two great emperors appeared simultaneously.

In theory, after one person proves the Dao, the others will be suppressed, but the path is not completely cut off; as long as one is strong enough, they can still break through the suppression.

Great emperors coexisting have always existed; it's just that people are unaware of it.

Yang Zhu's words made Ye Fan's heart skip a beat; he suffered a violent impact, his inner qi boiled, and his emotions could not calm for a long time.

Ye Fan's breathing became hurried; such a secret fortune unheard of, if spoken aloud, absolutely no one would believe it, only feeling it's the talk of a fool.

He had also doubted this common sense, until Yang Zhu confirmed it, only then did it verify his earlier speculation.

An era can simultaneously produce two great emperors! Today's discussion benefited Ye Fan greatly; coming into contact with some secret fortunes, it further strengthened his own 'Dao'.

Damn it, the thieves got the first strike!

Just then, the black dog happened to return, walking while cursing nonstop.

The entrance was indeed found back then, but he discovered traces of others having come; it seems not long ago, at most a few years.

Someone got a step ahead; could it be him?

Yang Zhu, if he had some loss, unconsciously a plump daoist's image appeared in his mind; could it be the unscrupulous daoist Duan De?

Although there is no basis, Yang Zhu still subconsciously thinks it's that guy.

Then should we still go in?" Ye Fan asked.

Go ahead; try it, maybe we'll gain something.

The three, under the black dog's lead, weaved through the Yun Duan mountains, winding seven turns and eight bends, penetrating over ten li.

Finally, they stopped in front of a Broken Mountain.

Before them, the Broken Mountain was lush and verdant, ancient vines twining around it; although it was half the height of the surrounding peaks, its aura was extraordinary, even faintly surpassing the other peaks.

The Broken Mountain had been cut flat at its mountainside, forming a spacious clearing overgrown with various rare plants and strange herbs, very dense.

(End of chapter)