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Suddenly, a bright light emanated from a stone mountain, blasting out a crater from which sat a fat, naked Taoist priest.
His eyes were somewhat unfocused, and he was clearly still a little dazed. He stood up unsteadily.
A gentle breeze blew by, and Duan De was startled. He realized that he felt cold all over, and then he froze, discovering that he was only wearing his underwear.
"Go ahead and shout, shout loudly!" The elderly passerby laughed rather unkindly.
"Hehehe..." Ye Fan's lips curled up, revealing a mouthful of silver teeth. For some reason, he felt unusually happy whenever he saw this fat guy in trouble.
Yunhua didn't say much, but silently took out the recording stone, preparing to record Duan De's dark history.
The two men turned to look at him, and after a moment of silence, they said, "It has to be you again!"
On the other side, in the valley, amidst the vast天地 (heaven and earth), Duan De stood alone. He was startled. A gentle breeze blew, a little cold, but nothing chilled his heart. After realizing the situation, he let out a heart-wrenching howl.
His equipment and magical artifacts were stripped bare, leaving him feeling dizzy and nearly collapsing to the ground. He then let out a howl like a wolf, screaming in agony, unable to believe what had happened.
"Holy crap!" In an instant, Duan De regained his senses. After seeing his situation, the expression on Duan De's face suddenly darkened, and an ominous premonition rose in his heart. He immediately used his divine sense to check himself.
"Ow~"
The next moment, he let out a heart-wrenching wolf howl with a ferocious and heartbroken expression, almost uprooting the land within a radius of several miles.
"Aww, my precious treasure, my magic weapon, my divine treasure!"
"Awooo! Which bastard dared to stab your Daoist master in the back! He stole all my treasures, my treasures, my divine treasures! Aaaaaaah!"
"Aww, most importantly, you despicable bastard! You knocked your Taoist master's head off with a stick, and all you left him was his underwear! You're utterly heartless and shameless! Aww~~~~"
His equipment and magical artifacts were stripped bare, leaving him feeling dizzy and nearly collapsing to the ground. He then let out a howl like a wolf, screaming in agony, unable to believe what had happened.
"Boundless... Heavenly Venerable... Damn it!" Duan De was furious. He spun around eight times on the spot, then jumped nine times, almost spitting out blood.
He was completely enraged. Thirty years of hard work had vanished in an instant, leaving him with nothing. All his divine gear and numerous legendary weapons were gone, and he was back to square one. To make matters worse, some scoundrel had even left him with nothing but his pants.
Several miles away in the primeval mountains, the group stood atop a mountain peak and looked out at the scene. They all laughed heartlessly.
Ye Fan laughed incessantly, muttering to himself, "Serves you right. Who told you to steal my divine iron? And what's this talk about suppressing misfortune? I think you are the biggest misfortune."
"That damn fatso has finally met his match!" Yunhua grinned.
"You bastards, how dare you steal my pants, shoes, and socks! Damn it, is there anything else you don't want to take? I'm not finished with you!" Duan De jumped up and down, veins throbbing on his forehead, cursing repeatedly.
Chapter 291 People's joys and sorrows are not shared.
"You even took off his socks?" Yunhua asked Ye Fan.
At this moment, Ye Fan scratched his head and raised his hand, saying, "That thing is woven from silkworm silk, and it is impervious to water and fire. The shoes and socks are quite a treasure."
Yunhua: "..."
"Ahhhhh..." Duan De screamed incessantly, like a chicken or a duck being slaughtered. He was really going crazy. He had no treasures left, and he wished he could just bang his head on the ground.
"It's smoking! It's really smoking!" Ye Fan pointed ahead.
Sure enough, white smoke billowed from Duan De's nose, ears, and mouth. To be precise, it was his innate essence, which could also be understood as a kind of fire that the Dao Palace deity could not suppress and was spraying out of his body. Simply put, he was so angry that smoke was coming out of his seven orifices.
"It's burning! It's burning!" Ye Fan grinned excitedly, staring ahead.
Duan De was brimming with energy, his divine power overflowing, making him seem to be burning, his hair turning into a human torch.
"Thump," "Thump"...
He banged his head against the stone wall, filled with remorse. He even felt like dying. All his treasures, more than the combined collections of countless holy lords, were gone just like that.
After working hard for more than ten years and risking being hunted down, he went to rob someone's ancestral grave. As a result, he was blacklisted by major holy families. In the end, everything was looted and he was left with nothing!
It's truly a bitter regret that year after year, I've embroidered gold thread, only to have it all become someone else's wedding dress.
At this moment, he had only one thought: to bite someone. All the divine objects were dug out from the ancient tomb, and now they had all been taken away by someone. It was even more painful than being killed.
Duan De screamed repeatedly. He couldn't take it anymore, so he jumped up and rushed towards a mountain, starting to run in circles. He was afraid he would really go crazy if he didn't vent his anger.
He smashed to pieces all the rocks and trees that blocked his way.
"One lap, two laps, three laps..." Ye Fan and Yun Hua were quite unkind, patiently helping Duan De count the laps.
"Ahhh... Daoist Master, I swear I will never let you live under the same sky!" Duan De ran around the mountain one hundred and twenty-seven times in one breath, then slammed his head on the ground and kept banging his head against it.
Yunhua sat atop the mountain peak, chin in hand, chuckling incessantly. It was the first time he'd ever seen Fatty Duan like this. He was always the one scheming against others, yet today he was so furious.
Then, Duan De started running wildly again, blowing white smoke out of his ears and nose. This time, he ran hundreds of laps without stopping.
“Three hundred and fifty-seven...three hundred and seventy-two…” Yunhua and Ye Fan counted patiently.
In the end, Duan De ran a full four hundred laps before collapsing to the ground, looking utterly dejected, as if he had just eaten a dead child, his face pale and ashen.
"I, a Taoist priest, spend my days hunting geese, only to have my eyes pecked by one..." he muttered indignantly.
"Damn it, first distract me, then hit me in the back with a stick, then smash a black brick in front of me, damn it, you're more skilled than the Taoist priest?" Duan De gritted his teeth. He hadn't even seen a shadow of anyone before he fainted. It was really embarrassing.
"It must be a criminal gang. They're very skilled. I've really messed up this time! I've run into a fellow criminal!"
"What a pity that the lid of my Devouring Demon Jar, half of an ultimate imperial weapon, is gone just like that... I am not reconciled, I will turn your ancestors' graves upside down!" Duan De pounded the ground.
"Hmm, let's not touch this fatso for now. Let him recover slowly. We'll take advantage of him when he gets richer in the future," Ye Fan said excitedly, grinning.
Duan De sat cross-legged on an altar, using blood as a catalyst, chanting incantations as dark clouds pressed down from the sky, creating an extremely terrifying scene.
Strands of blood flowed, and leaden clouds pressed down to the ground. A vast ancient formation was activated, raging across the ten directions, like an ancient king awakening.
Lightning flashed and thunder roared, crimson lightning intertwined, and under the pitch-black sky, it was as if ancient war spirits were awakening and returning, emitting terrifying waves like a vast ocean.
"Be careful, he's about to summon the lid of the Devouring Demon Jar!" Ye Fan warned.
"No need to worry, we've been waiting for him!" Yunhua stared at the lid of the Devouring Demon Jar in his hand.
The lid of the Devouring Demon Jar seemed to come alive, reviving and absorbing the essence of heaven and earth, almost instantly draining the spiritual energy of the entire mountain range.
Ye Fan and the others retreated rapidly. Inside the broken bowl, there seemed to be a universe of stars that could swallow the sun and moon. Then it turned into a black hole that devoured everything.
Strands of supreme power erupted, followed by violent tremors, emitting an unbearable pressure, as if a peerless demon lord had crossed over from another realm.
"This oppressive aura is truly worthy of being an imperial weapon forged by a ruthless person; it's terrifying!"
"Hiss hiss hiss," Ye Fan gasped.
"Wait a minute, why are we gasping for breath?"
"Damn it, he's about to succeed in summoning! I knew this fatso was no ordinary guy!" Ye Fan shouted.
"It's alright, it's in my hands, how could I let him summon it back!" Yun Hua casually wiped away the blood essence mark that Duan De had implanted, and the lid of the Devouring Demon Jar also calmed down.
"You came prepared... Don't let me know who you are, or I'll personally dig up your ancestral graves later, not just your ancestors', but yours too!" He was furious. The person who had ambushed him and smashed him with a black brick must know him, otherwise they wouldn't have spared his life.
"Damn you, Heavenly Venerable One! I'm still so angry! It hurts so much!"
Duan De sat naked on the ground, wailing and crying, his seven orifices emitting smoke, his voice hoarse and miserable, snot and tears flying everywhere, his body churning and his skin colliding with each other, making a series of crackling sounds, truly a strange sight.
Unfortunately, it was late at night, and all the divine treasures had already been looted, so no one saw them. Otherwise, Duan De would have been so angry he'd spit blood...
"Pfft~"
The next moment, his eyes widened, his mouth opened wide, and he spat out a mouthful of blood three zhang away!
"Alright, now that everything is settled, let's head back to the Azure Emperor's Tomb!" Yunhua led Ye Fan and Lin Jia away from there, heading towards the Azure Emperor's Tomb.
Meanwhile, in the Eastern Wilderness, at the site of the Azure Emperor's remains, the battle intensified, and later, some even resorted to using Great Saint Weapons to attack.
Because a demigod-like medicine has actually appeared!
If combined with other top-tier medicinal herbs and processed using alchemy techniques, this demigod herb could even allow someone to live for a short lifetime!
This makes one marvel at the extraordinary abilities of the Azure Emperor, whose remains could unintentionally create a demigod medicine.
Just as a passerby had said, due to the attacks of the powerful forces, that distorted space became increasingly thin, and the outermost areas were now large enough for people to step onto.
The powerful figures are getting closer and closer to the Azure Emperor's remains. Although countless treasures have already appeared, some of which would even tempt a Quasi-Emperor, the real highlight is still the Azure Emperor's remains!
Of course, even if these people manage to seize the treasure, they can't necessarily use it themselves.
Chapter 292 The Azure Emperor's Divine Treasury Opens
Those with powerful backers will be handed over to those forces in exchange for greater training, while independent individuals will trade with others in the Void God Realm to obtain more resources.
For example, giving a demigod herb to a Dao-slaying King would be a complete waste.
However, in the Heavenly Emperor Calendar, it is unprecedented for a Dao-Slaying King to be able to compete for a demigod medicine.
The three appeared not far from the tomb of the Azure Emperor. The battle was extremely fierce. If the Azure Emperor had not been alive, they would probably have used any means necessary to deploy the ultimate imperial weapon.
Just then, a brilliant blue light suddenly filled the world, and Ye Fan could no longer see any other colors. It was as if he had entered a blue world.
It really is one world.
Although Ye Fan's cultivation level was low, he clearly sensed that he was no longer in the original space. The ground beneath his feet was no longer soil, but a substance of unknown origin.
"The rumors are indeed true." Suddenly, the elderly Mr. Zhou, a passerby, exclaimed in admiration.
"The Azure Emperor opened up a new path to immortality and advanced into the realm of immortality. His path seems to be the creation of the world, and now it seems to have some credibility."
A passerby revealed some secrets, leaving Ye Fan completely bewildered.
Seriously, senior? You know about something as fundamental as reopening the Great Dao, which involves the very foundation of the Azure Emperor?
"Senior, don't you know a little too much?" Ye Fan asked cautiously.
"What, are you going to silence me?"
"Kid, you've clearly never seen the world or experienced any great storms."
"In the future, as you travel to more places, just ask any passerby with higher cultivation levels, and they will know these things."
"Stay calm." Ye Fan was skeptical of this advice. In the Beidou cultivation world, were ordinary people really that knowledgeable?
"Look! What's that!"
Suddenly, someone shouted, for a clear pond appeared directly in front of them, with a blue lotus swaying in the water.
"The remains of the Emperor Ancestor!"
Yan Ruyu and other members of the Yan family immediately knelt down before the green lotus.
From this blue lotus, they sensed the source of their bloodline, the ancestor of life.
This is the old body that the Azure Emperor shed during the creation of the Dharma.
The heartbeat was actually coming from inside this blue lotus, where a bright red heart was beating slowly.
That was one of the essences of the Azure Emperor's remains, the Azure Emperor's Sacred Heart.
Besides the Yan family members, everyone else also bowed in respect. Having received the grace of the Azure Emperor, they should naturally show more respect upon seeing his remains.
As Ye Fan gazed at the green lotus, his mind went blank for a moment, and he found himself in a state of chaos.
In the center of the chaos, there was a blue lotus exactly the same as the one in the lotus pond outside; there was nothing else.
"The Chaos Green Lotus." Ye Fan remained calm, knowing that it was created from the remains of the Azure Emperor.
The Azure Emperor's remains had no reason to harm a cultivator at the Life Spring Realm.
He accepted it even if he was truly framed.
In his next life, he could boast that in his previous life he fought against the Azure Emperor, was ultimately defeated, and died – quite a feat indeed.
Ye Fan didn't know how long he had been in the chaos. Time had no meaning here; it felt like not a second had passed, yet it also felt like endless years had gone by.
Change has happened.
The blue lotus swayed, and a breeze seemed to blow through the chaos.
With each tremor of the Azure Lotus, immeasurable chaos was absorbed by it. After nine times, the chaos was completely emptied!
That's right, it's empty!
Here, eternal darkness descended. Ye Fan could see nothing but that one blue lotus, which remained eternally invisible.
Then, the blue lotus bloomed!
A new world has opened up!
Ye Fan witnessed firsthand the world within the lotus grow from its birth to prosperity, then decline, and finally destruction.
Then the world changed, and chaos reappeared. The green lotus was still rooted in the chaos, as if everything just now was an illusion.