Chapter 124: Intimidating the Heroes, the Ancient Clan Arrives

Central Region, the ancestral land of the Feng family.

In the deepest part of Shen City, Nüwa suddenly opened her eyes, instinctively gazing into the distance; divine light flowed in her pupils, revealing a hint of indescribable joy.

After a long while, she instinctively whispered: 'Elder brother.'

The moment her words faded, Nüwa's eyes flickered with information, countless images appeared, she gazed straight into the distance, a hint of cold light in her eyes, expressionlessly she whispered: 'Xuanwu's immortality elixir, the Undying Mountain.'

After an unknown amount of time, the sound dissipated, and Nüwa's figure vanished as well.

In Yaochi, the heavenly palace above the clouds.

It felt like an instant, yet also like endless ages had passed; Feng Yi's mind and spirit instantly returned, giving him a sense that his entire soul had been renewed.

His mind and spirit reflected upon himself; although he had not directly attained the realm of a Great Sage, he felt as if he had undergone a baptism, and his affinity for the Great Dao between heaven and earth grew ever stronger.

'The departing self, the Dao-self. Past, future.'

As thoughts turned in his mind, sensing the connection between his Three Emperors' embodiment within his Dao palace and some hidden, vague existence, Feng Yi felt a glimmer of enlightenment:

'Is this the profound mystery of the departing self and Dao-self within the system of embodying oneself as a seed? Indeed, it vaguely allows communication with past and future!'

'Perhaps I have truly left behind past and future in this world.'

'Past. Future'

Thinking of this, two special eras of the past and future of these heavens appeared in his mind; Feng Yi vaguely seemed to understand something.

After an unknown period, his heart stirred; instinctively he gathered his spirit and redirected his gaze onto Ye Fan.

Watching the vague heavenly and earthly phenomena appearing around Ye Fan, sensing his internal changes, Feng Yi's eyes flickered slightly, and he increasingly marveled at the profundity of Shi Hao's perfected system of embodying oneself as a seed.

After Ye Fan viewed his own future on the River Chart, he actually, due to the mysteries of the departing self and Dao-self contained within the system of embodying oneself as a seed, directly triggered a special change in past and future, causing his own departing self and Dao-self to undergo some anomaly, as if he had truly penetrated the river of time.

'No, it's not only the mysteries of the departing self and Dao-self; perhaps it's also because Ye Fan's future has reached a level transcending the river of time. Although for him at the present time point, that is merely a possible future, not necessarily destined to become certain, but after combining it with the future seen on the River Chart, it also caused this anomaly in him.'

Countless thoughts surged in his mind; Feng Yi's eyes showed a contemplative look, he suddenly had many novel ideas about the departing self and Dao-self, and his curiosity about the changes occurring in Ye Fan grew ever stronger.

If he could thoroughly comprehend the mystery of the departing self and Dao-self through the other's changes, perhaps Feng Yi himself could thereby penetrate past and future, achieving a marvel akin to the 'time entwining the body' feature of the World of One Lifetime's Sovereign, and even fully manifest his own Three Emperors' embodiment in the world, forming a supreme divine ability similar to the Virtuous Heavenly Venerable's 'One Qi Transforms into Three Purities'.

Rushing

At the moment Feng Yi was contemplating the changes occurring in Ye Fan's body, the commotion within him grew ever greater, even causing vague heavenly and earthly phenomena to appear around him, instantly drawing the attention of the others in the heavenly palace.

In the heavenly palace, the leaders of the various major forces at the Saint Lord level turned their gazes to Ye Fan; seeing the faint heavenly and earthly phenomena around him and sensing the shift in his aura, they couldn't help but reveal a hint of astonishment in their eyes.

If one were to ask who currently has the greatest fame in the entire Eastern Wasteland, it would be this one who has broken the Sacred Body curse and also inherited the primordial Sacred Body from the Source Heavenly Master.

No one expected that this Sacred Body would actually appear at the Yaochi gathering, and moreover his seat was arranged in the heavenly palace, a place reserved only for Saint Lord-level beings of the major powers, rather than being placed outside the heavenly palace in the jade towers and terraces like those saint sons and daughters.

At the same time, some of the major powers' leaders recalled the primal source of maternal qi of all things on this Sacred Body, and involuntarily a hint of envy and greed arose in their hearts, their gazes becoming uncertain.

Know that this primal source of maternal qi of all things is an exclusive imperial-level holy item that the Ruthless Person, this great emperor, spent considerable time seeking for himself; likely no second such item exists in all of heaven and earth.

Later generations speculated that the Ruthless Person at that time likely intended to use it as divine material to forge an exclusive extreme Dao imperial weapon for himself, but for some reason it never came to pass; instead, this primal source of maternal qi of all things ended up in the hands of this Sacred Body before him, whose cultivation has not yet reached the Celestial Terrace.

In the view of some Saint Lord-level heroes present, such a divine object ought to belong to them; landing in this Sacred Body's hands is utterly a waste of heavenly treasure.

Thinking of this, many began to feel restless, especially those from holy lands whom Ye Fan had previously offended.

'Huh?'

As Feng Yi was observing the changes in Ye Fan's body, his heart stirred; instantly he was awakened by the surrounding malice, he glanced at everyone around, his eyes flashing a hint of sigh, and he silently thought: 'These forces of the Big Dipper are truly declining generation after generation; even the extreme Dao powers that have produced great emperors have largely begun to rot!'

Hmph!

The next moment, a cold snort issued from his mouth, like a thunderclap, instantly echoing in the hearts of everyone present.

In that instant, the souls of everyone in the heavenly palace shuddered violently, their minds going blank.

At the same time, an awe-inspiring pressure rose to the extreme, causing everyone to sink down, frozen in place, unable to move, their bodies trembling incessantly.

'Holy Might!'

This was the thought that involuntarily arose in the hearts of everyone in the heavenly palace, after which they immediately lost the ability to think.

After an unknown amount of time, the people finally came to their senses, instinctively gazing at the black-robed figure beside the primordial Sacred Body, their eyes revealing fear they could not conceal.

'A Sage!'

'The black-robed figure beside the primordial Sacred Body is actually a being of Sage level!'

'How is that possible?'

'When did the Eastern Wasteland gain another unfamiliar Sage?'

'Moreover, judging by the situation, this Sage is actually quite close to the primordial Sacred Body.'

One thought after another surfaced, giving everyone a sense of indescribable dread, while the greed in their hearts vanished instantly.

Senior Feng, please calm your anger!

At this moment, the host of this place, the Queen Mother of the West, hurriedly spoke, possibly knowing the true identity of Senior Feng, fearing that he might really strike.

Even if she possessed the Tower of Immortal Tears Emerald Gold, Yaochi would not dare to stop him.

After all, even without saying that this senior might be the spirit-medium of the imperial corpse of the Feng family's ancestor, just the two extreme Dao imperial weapons in his hands would make Yaochi, which possesses the Tower of Immortal Tears Emerald Gold, dare not lightly offend him.

Turning her thoughts, the Queen Mother of the West first bowed to Feng Yi, then looked at the crowd and said: 'Fellow Daoists, this senior is an exalted elder of the Feng family!'

'The Feng family?'

'The Feng family of the Central Region?'

'The Feng family actually has a Sage existing, and moreover he shows no sign of decay; he is not a dormant heritage sealed in a divine source, but rather seems to be a present-day Sage!'

Thinking of this, everyone couldn't help but sigh: 'The Feng family, as one of the oldest ancient clans of the Eastern Wasteland, indeed still has a present-day Sage!'

Afterward, no one dared to be negligent; they hurriedly bowed and paid their respects: 'We pay our respects to the Sage!'

Feng Yi glanced at everyone, his expression calm as he spoke: 'Ye Fan and I share some connection; I do not wish to see anyone bully the weak with strength, so I hope you all behave yourselves!'

The moment his words fell, he casually waved his hand, and a visible ripple swept over, causing everyone to rise to their feet uncontrollably.

Sensing this overwhelming force that allowed no resistance, everyone's hearts grew ever more fearful, completely confirming the identity of the person before them.

At the same time, their envy of Ye Fan, this primordial Sacred Body, grew ever stronger, and they lamented how extraordinarily fortunate he was.

Previously, knowing a Sage from the Tianxuan Holy Land was already enough; now he even has a connection with the Feng family's Sage and has gained the Fengmaily Sage's favor!

His thoughts turned, but no one dared reveal even a hint on their faces; they hastily bowed respectfully, saying, "We will keep the sage's teachings in mind!"

Hmm.

He nodded, and Feng Yi no longer paid attention to the crowd, instead continuing to look at Ye Fan.

At this moment, Ye Fan's changes also reached their end, the surrounding heavenly-earthly phenomena slowly faded, and the breath within his body gradually calmed.

After a moment, Ye Fan slowly opened his eyes; two figures drifted within his pupils, as if arising from past and future.

At the instant he saw those two figures drifting in the depths of Ye Fan's eyes, Feng Yi's heart shuddered slightly, and a strange feeling arose within him.

'Did he really communicate with past and future? Not quite; it seems more like he borrowed some special power!'

This thought arose in his mind, and Feng Yi whispered, 'Young friend Ye Fan, how do you feel now?'

Startled by the words beside his ear, Ye Fan came to his senses and hastily bowed, saying, 'Senior.'

Afterward, a thoughtful look appeared in his eyes as he said, 'I feel that not only my Wheel Sea Secret Realm, but also my Dao Palace Secret Realm has changed; I can vaguely draw on the power of my past self and future self to communicate with past and future, enhancing myself.'

Having said that, within his Dao Palace a faint sound of scriptures arose; his past self reappeared, like sitting cross‑legged in a distant past, chanting scriptures for this life, while in the endless future only a blurry Dao trace appeared, constantly shifting, representing infinite possibilities.

'Like this?'

A faint gold hue flowed in Feng Yi's eyes, reflecting Ye Fan's internal changes, and a glimmer of understanding arose in his heart.

The next moment, he suddenly recalled Shi Hao's supreme great law: the Great Law of Freely Transforming Others.

This is a supreme great divine ability, capable of transforming the past, the future, all things, everything in the world, and all ages of time.

To some extent, the past self and future self actually contain a hint of the mystery of this great law.

'That's right; although the Great Law of Freely Transforming Others was created by Shi Hao after he grew up, it certainly also stems from his own insights coalescing, and taking the body as a seed system is originally his early fusion of the Immortal Ancient Law and the Chaos Ancient Law, refined with his own insights; both reside in one person, so some connections are quite natural.'

Thinking of this, Feng Yi's interest in the mysteries of the past self and future self grew ever stronger.

But just then, his heart stirred; he unconsciously lifted his head and looked beyond the Jade Pool, where scenes appeared in his eyes.

As the most watched person in the Heavenly Palace today, Feng Yi's action instantly drew everyone's attention, and curiosity rose in their hearts.

However, no one dared to ask what was happening.

In the end, Ye Fan, somewhat curious, spoke up, 'Senior, what's wrong?'

Hearing Ye Fan's words, Feng Yi withdrew his gaze and calmly said, 'A large number of primeval creatures have arrived outside the Jade Pool, including an ancestor king.'

'What!'

'An ancestor king comparable to a sage?'

The people in the Heavenly Palace were instantly shocked.

(End of chapter)