Chapter 185

The strange stones of the Immortal Tomb have always been extraordinarily sacred; many masters of Source Arts speculate that they contain immortal treasures, related to the legendary Immortal World.

Yet no one ever imagined that a monkey was hidden inside. Could it be an immortal spirit that fell from the Immortal World into the mortal realm?

"A monkey popped out of a stone." Ye Fan's mouth twitched. He felt his eyelids trembling; this scene was both familiar and strange, and inexplicably, he felt a hint of excitement.

"If only we could take it back and tame it." Some sect masters trembled, saying excitedly, "It could cultivate a supreme combat force for a great sect. Master of Source Heaven, is this monkey for sale?"

"This monkey is not for sale," Ye Fan said decisively. He wasn't crazy enough to sell the Monkey King.

Many old sect masters immediately showed dissatisfaction, and a faint murderous aura began to emerge.

Yet in the next second, an immense pressure descended. The creature in the Immortal Tomb felt like a superior being; the deterrence from its bloodline brought a shock to the soul.

Its strength was incomparably powerful, seemingly surpassing many sect masters!

This was no strange stone to be toyed with, but a creature with terrifying power.

"Could it be that we've cut open a Primordial King!" someone shouted, recalling events from over a hundred thousand years ago.

After the shock came endless fear. Whether it was an immortal from the heavens or a king from the Primordial Era, neither could be resisted by cultivators in this current Dharma-Ending Age. A moment of carelessness would lead to a river of blood.

"Retreat, retreat quickly!" someone said in terror. "Sacrifice the formation patterns, activate the Shengcheng's grand array; a great disaster is upon us."

"Go quickly and invite the Red Dragon Daoist," an expert of the Demon race shouted. "Use great magic power to subdue the demon!"

Some humans also exclaimed, "Go quickly to the west of the Shengcheng and invite the divine monk of the Western Desert who has not died for four thousand years..."

Shouts rang out one after another. Everyone was terrified. In the face of a life-and-death crisis, they shouted whatever came to mind, fearing they would be caught by the Primordial creature.

The news swept through the Shengcheng like a storm, and in an instant, great masters from all paths arrived.

"Goodness, goodness!"

The divine monk of the Western Desert, who had not died for four thousand years, chanted a Buddhist name. He pinched a golden flower and evolved a Dharma seal. Sanskrit sounds echoed like Buddhist words, seemingly transforming into a Luo Tian seal to suppress the creature.

"I have come to assist you!"

The uncle of the Great Xia Emperor, comparable to a peerless Saint Master, shouted loudly. Dragon Qi surged as if it had a life of its own; nine true dragons galloped and roared, suppressing the creature.

Great masters attacked simultaneously. There were experts from the Ji family, passing great bandits, and masters from the Northern Plains. Suddenly, thousands of Daoist techniques bloomed.

Lin Xian clicked his tongue in wonder, letting the System engrave the many Dao marks. Whether useful or not, he would chew through them all first.

Except for the Yaochi Assembly held every five hundred years, only the Shengcheng could gather so many experts from so many families.

"Crack!"

Divine abilities fell one after another. Not only did they fail to crush the Immortal Tomb, but they further shattered the Divine Source. The creature inside truly walked out. A pair of arms reached out first; it was in human form, but with golden arms.

"Could it be that we've cut open a Source Heaven Master? Covered in golden fur, with an ominous late life?"

"Why does it look so similar to a Great Accomplishment Holy Body?"

Ye Fan's heart trembled. He retreated several steps, shielding the Source Art master of the aristocratic family behind him.

"Boom—!"

The techniques of the great masters struck. The creature in the stone felt no anger; instead, it was delighted to see such prey. It let out a roar and swung a holy fist covered in golden fur. It was simple and unadorned, yet possessed the momentum to shatter the firmament.

"Desolate Ancient Holy Body, Fighting Holy Art... they are somewhat similar, but not quite." Ye Fan used his Source Heaven Divine Eyes to look into the past. He saw that the creature looked like an ape, but was more similar to a human, only with dense golden fur. It possessed a momentum of "In all the nine heavens and ten earths, I alone am supreme."

Experts arrived one after another. The divine ape in the stone did not begin a massacre; instead, it observed its surroundings, appearing very agile.

As the stone skin peeled off bit by bit, the arriving Red Dragon Daoist exclaimed, "I know who he is! It is the Fighting Holy Ape of the Primordial Era. This is a Primordial Royal Clan! A natural fighting saint; even in the Primordial Era, you couldn't find two or three of them!"

"Fortunately, it is a Primordial King that has not yet grown up. Otherwise, the entire Eastern Wasteland would face a great disaster."

"Since there is a great disaster, then execute him!" a great master shouted, attacking first. He would rather kill the wrong person than let one go.

Several great masters attacked together. Even the Fighting Holy Ape had to change its expression. It let out a long howl, its golden fur standing on end. The divine power within its body cycled nine times, and its radiance became increasingly bright.

"This is the Nine-Turn Heavenly Art of the Fighting Clan?!"

The Red Dragon Daoist's expression was solemn as he watched this scene. Suddenly, he realized something and shouted, "Not good! You are no match for him. The Fighting Holy Ape is feigning weakness; he has another purpose."

Before the words had faded, the monkey performed a sliding maneuver to avoid the great masters and used a spatial technique to snatch an object from the pierced void.

"My Source!"

The Source Art master exclaimed. The item the Fighting Holy Ape had snatched away was the very stone he had chosen, the item he was betting against Ye Fan with. If it were snatched away, he would undoubtedly lose.

The Source Art master couldn't help but plead, "Fellow Daoists, quickly attack and capture that monkey."

"Cunning as a monkey." Ye Fan's expression was strange. Although the Fighting Holy Ape was named for fighting, it was not a madman who only knew how to fight. Instead, it possessed extremely high intelligence and actually knew how to make a feint to the east while attacking in the west, deceiving everyone present.

Its behavior was actually somewhat similar to the Great Sage Equaling Heaven from his hometown.

"Not good, he wants to leave..." The Red Dragon Daoist realized as soon as the monkey succeeded: "His target from the beginning was the Goddess. His Fiery Eyes can open a domain gate; the Fighting Holy Ape wants to use spatial power to escape."

A gust of wind blew by. Beneath the rubble of the Immortal Tomb, there were actually some Dao patterns resembling starlight; they were exactly what the Fighting Holy Ape had carved.

The Fighting Holy Ape appeared focused on fighting, but in reality, it had long since found an escape route.

"What a cunning monkey!" Everyone's expression changed. They hadn't expected that one day they would be played by a monkey.

Just as the Fighting Holy Ape was preparing to hold the Goddess Source and traverse the void, Lin Xian suddenly stood up and recited a line in the Primordial language: "Su Nuo Gu Lu..."

The Big Black Dog was not well-versed in the language, but fortunately, having cut out the Divine Baby some time ago, and with the two verifying each other, Lin Xian had not become an expert proficient in the Primordial language.

But, speaking a sentence or two to communicate with the Fighting Holy Ape was no problem.

Sure enough, the previously vigilant Fighting Holy Ape's expression softened somewhat. It did not immediately traverse the void and asked back in the Primordial language, "Who exactly are you?"

"I am a relative of the Fighting Holy Ape clan; actually, I am also a monkey." Lin Xian said, bullshitting with a straight face. Tracing the source, humans were one of the several great divine apes, so why wouldn't they count as monkeys?

The Fighting Holy Ape showed a strange expression. It activated its Fiery Eyes, shooting out two golden divine rays, wanting to pry into Lin Xian's origin and trace his source.

Lin Xian had a holy crown atop his head, from which thousands of Dao Qi hung down like a canopy, protecting his body and shielding him from many probes.

"A handed-down holy weapon."

Everyone exclaimed. The uncle of the Great Xia Emperor had an even more solemn expression as he looked over. Who exactly was this youth whom the ancestor had ordered to be invited back, to have a holy weapon protecting his body?

Many great sects only had one holy weapon to suppress their foundation, and even the Holy Sons were not qualified to possess one; they were held in the hands of the sect masters.

Lin Xian smiled slightly, patted the Princess Princess Shen Can on his shoulder, and pointed to the Goddess Stone on the monkey's shoulder: "You break the outer shell and reveal a part of her true face."

"Princess Princess Shen Can?" The Fighting Holy Ape instantly saw through the golden snake's true identity. Its heart stirred, and using a unique technique, it carefully broke open some of the stone shell.

A delicate face, as if it could be broken by a blow, was very peaceful, as if in a deep sleep. It did not move, and purple hair, smooth and bright, blocked half of the immortal face, but could not hide its world-shaking beauty.

The skin was crystalline, as if it were not a physical body, but a masterpiece of the heavens. It was a Saint Spirit, a Goddess!

If she were to come back to life, it would be no exaggeration to call her the number one Goddess of the Eastern Wasteland.

To evaluate a Goddess, it was not just about appearance, but also about having world-shaking combat power, and this was precisely a Primordial King that made the heavens tremble.

The so-called Holy Maidens of the Eastern Wasteland were all eclipsed in front of her.

They cultivated for a lifetime, and for many, their end might not even allow them to see a Primordial Saint King once.

"Wuwu..."

A sad, loud cry rang out, childish and sorrowful. The golden Princess Princess Shen Can pounced on her. No one blocked it, including the Fighting Holy Ape.

Because the Goddess in the stone also came from the Princess Princess Shen Can Ridge.

The little fellow's bright, large eyes were filled with tears. It cried loudly, extending a small claw to continuously stroke the girl's face, repeating a syllable, seemingly calling the Goddess's name.

Those who heard it were saddened, and those who listened shed tears. Many were moved, feeling heartbroken. A relationship separated by ten thousand ancient eras—in the Primordial Era, they knew each other; after the Primordial Era, they were separated by life and death. It was undoubtedly a tragedy.

"Who exactly killed the Goddess?" many whispered, their eyes looking at the fierce weapon that pierced through the Goddess. Earlier, the Source Art master had cut open a corner, revealing the weapon.

Everyone thought that what was in the stone was a fierce weapon comparable to a holy weapon, but they hadn't expected there to be a Goddess as well.

Now it seemed that the Goddess had been nailed to death by a peerless fierce weapon. With no hope left, she could only seal herself in the Divine Source, hoping that someone in the future could save her.

"You are a creature from the Princess Princess Shen Can Ridge..."

The Fighting Holy Ape asked, inquiring in the Primordial language, but its eyes surveyed the entire scene. If anyone were to attack, it would immediately traverse the void without the slightest hesitation.

In the Primordial years, the Fighting Holy Ape clan and the Princess Princess Shen Can Ridge intermarried; they were relatives and allies.

The Goddess in the stone was the fiancée of this Fighting Holy Ape's uncle, the Fighting Victorious Buddha on Mount Sumeru.

Lin Xian invited the Demon race masters and several passing great bandits to stabilize the situation, attracting side-glances from everyone. Who exactly was he? His cultivation base was not high, yet he had a holy weapon and could command great masters.

"The little fellow is." Having stabilized the situation, Lin Xian stepped forward alone, asking with a calm expression: "The enemy of an enemy is a friend. We can count as friends."

"Enemy?" The Fighting Holy Ape said in a deep voice: "You have a grudge against the Kun Zhou lineage..."

"Kun Zhou." Lin Xian laughed immediately, saying calmly: "A Great Sage without an Emperor weapon, daring to offend two great Royal Clans at the same time?"

"Once the Extreme Dao Emperor might is unleashed, even a Quasi-Emperor would fall, let alone a Great Sage."

"Saint Prince, the marriage contract between your uncle and aunt was set after the Saint Emperor overturned Zishan, or before?"

The Saint Prince's expression changed greatly, recalling something. The Undying Emperor was originally the supreme deity of the Primordial Era, respected by all clans; even after the Fighting Saint Emperor achieved the Dao, he still paid respects.

But later it changed. The Fighting Saint Emperor encountered something and was incomparably furious. He overturned the Undying Emperor's Zishan dojo and used a Saint Emperor Fist to blast everyone, rebelling against the Emperor.

Later on, that Princess of the Princess Princess Shen Can Ridge had peerless talent. In the past, countless handsome men from various Primordial clans went to propose, but all were beaten out and returned in defeat. Only the Fighting Saint Emperor's own younger brother passed her test.

The two great Royal Clans, the Princess Princess Shen Can and the Saint Ape, wanted to intermarry at the end of the Primordial Era. Once successful, they would be truly inseparable.

Because there were too few people in the two clans. At its peak, the Fighting Saint Ape had only four or five monkeys. The Princess Princess Shen Can Ridge had more, but the royal lineage had never exceeded fifteen.

The two great Royal Clans combined did not exceed twenty people. Once the marriage was successful, there would be no difference from being one family.

The Fighting Saint Emperor, who swore to become a Fighting Immortal, and the Primordial Divine Emperor, whose lifespan made the Forbidden Zone Supremes despair, were both extremely special existences, far surpassing ordinary Primordial Emperors. Once united, even the supreme deities of the Primordial Era would tremble.

However, at the end of the Primordial Era, the Fighting Saint Emperor failed to become a Fighting Immortal. Immediately after, the Primordial Era fell into chaos. A mere Great Sage dared to kill the Princess of the Princess Princess Shen Can clan, the Fighting Princess, treating the Emperor weapons of the two great Royal Clans as nothing.

The Fighting Saint Emperor passed away, and the Princess Princess Shen Can Princess died. The marriage between the two great Royal Clans was completely interrupted.

What secret was hidden within this?

"What exactly did Father discover in his later years that made him want Uncle and Aunt to marry? Was he trying to find protection for the Fighting Saint Ape?"

"But even troubles that the Primordial Emperors couldn't solve, does the Princess Princess Shen Can Ridge have the ability to solve them?"

The Saint Prince took a deep breath. He had followed the old Saint Emperor's side in those years and heard many Emperor secrets, but he was young at the time and didn't pay much attention.

Now that he recalled it, every word the old Saint Emperor said was a pearl of wisdom, and every sentence contained deep meaning.

"Who exactly are you?" the Saint Prince asked again in the Primordial language.

Lin Xian smiled indifferently, standing with his hands behind his back, and replied in the Primordial language: "I am the scripture-seeker appointed by the Emperors. Saint Ape, I have waited for you for a long time."

"Today we cheer for the Fighting Saint, only because the Emperor has returned!"

(End of chapter)