Chapter 164 Someone Alone in an Empty Room!
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The barren land, long parched, became exceedingly fertile once cultivated, succulent and juicy like a ripe peach!
After the storm, Qiu Wan had fallen into a deep sleep.
Although she possessed the Innate Taoist Body, a natural constitution for cultivation,
Ye Fan, the inexhaustible ox with a unique inheritance flickering within him, seemed to have endless energy; Qiu Wan simply couldn't keep up with him.
Looking at Qiu Wan, who was sleeping in his arms, Ye Fan draped on a coat, quietly got up, and stepped out onto the balcony, his gaze deep as he looked into the distance.
"Young Master!"
As soon as Ye Fan stood firm on the balcony, Maid Nan Sheng flashed from outside the villa and appeared before him.
"How's the situation in the slums?" Although Ye Fan had left the slums with Qiu Wan, before departing, he had instructed Nan Sheng and Xiao Wen to continue monitoring the area, especially the men in black from Qiu Wan's household.
Ye Fan needed to find out who exactly was investigating his second brother's last known whereabouts.
"Our people followed them and found that they are connected to the Xuanwu Battle Zone, and their foothold seems to be a stronghold of the Japanese Black Clothes Society..." Nan Sheng gave a detailed report of the findings to Ye Fan.
"Also! Our agents in the slums have noticed that in addition to the Xuanwu Battle Zone and Dongying's interference, there seem to be several other groups of strangers who have infiltrated the area! We have confirmed that people from the Ancient Martial Families and the Four Great Holy Lands are present... The origins of the other individuals have yet to be investigated..."
Hearing Nan Sheng's response, Ye Fan furrowed his brows.
Cloud Summit Heaven Palace, Divine Ruins, Immortality Elixir, top-grade martial arts techniques... Even as mere rumors, the allure is immense!
At first, it might have just been the Ye Family's sworn enemies targeting the Ye Family, coveting the fragments of the map Ye Family held.
But now, more forces and organizations were joining the game...
And those mysterious Evil Cults, capable of devouring living souls, might they be related to his own mother?
"Continue the investigation and report any new developments to me immediately!" Ye Fan might have been at the level of a Martial Emperor Sixth Rank, but he suddenly felt a strong sense of crisis.
Initially, these people might have come solely for the map fragments, but upon discovering that the Ye Family held seven fragments, they undoubtedly wouldn't let him off.
It was very likely they would join forces with the Ye Family's enemies to strike at him.
Ye Fan must clear all his opponents before they could act!
He must intimidate everyone, ensuring they dare not covet anything from the Ye Family.
Even though the strength of a Martial Emperor Sixth Rank was indeed considerable within the Martial Emperor Level,
beyond that, there were Ancient Martial Families, the Four Great Holy Lands, and other reclusive families— who knew what kind of old monsters they had behind them? Their strength might very well reach the Martial Saint Realm, or even break through to higher levels!
He must enhance his own strength as soon as possible!
But Ye Fan's constitution had already reached its limit of endurance, and a significant breakthrough in Martial Arts Qi in a short time was unlikely.
Returning to the bedroom, Ye Fan suddenly remembered the Divinity Fragment he had obtained from the Poison Master, which had fallen from a Divinity and seemed to be connected to his own inheritance.
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What secrets could be hidden inside?
Ye Fan took out the Divinity Fragment and released his powerful perception into it, feeling the surging Rudy Force within the fragment.
From Ye Fan's dantian, the Inheritance flickered as a stream of light spread into the fragment.
It seemed like a key unlocking the fragment, and as the stream of light entered, the Divinity Fragment instantly began to pulsate with an even more immense Rudy Force, enveloping Ye Fan completely.
A golden stream of light rapidly traveled along Ye Fan's arm and into his body…
The potent Martial Arts Qi, along with a massive energy that was not Qi, was beyond Ye Fan's understanding at the moment, but he knew it had to be something even more powerful!
"Ancient Sages' Great Formation? Slaying Evil Cults?" As the flow of light ceased, Ye Fan found that his mind had automatically received a powerful inheritance. Among them, the most important was an ancient and mysterious Formation Technique that, according to the message passed down, was designed to annihilate Evil Cults.
Ye Fan had heard of the name of the Ancient Sages' Great Formation from the inheritance of the dragon-patterned ring!
It was the Killing Formation used by the ancestors in the great battle against Evil Cults in the past.
However, as the ancestors fell one after another and were seriously injured, the Ancient Sages' Great Formation was eventually lost over the centuries… Thus, the subsequent guardians could only maintain the Sealing Formations left by the ancestors but were unable to completely eradicate the suppressed Evil Cults.
And now, Ye Fan had unexpectedly acquired the inheritance of the Ancient Sages' Great Formation from a Divinity Fragment!
At this moment, Ye Fan could somewhat understand why so many organizations and forces, at any cost, wanted to search for the Heavenly Palace Map Fragments of the Ye Family and find the Divine Ruins.
The inheritance within a single fragment was so powerful, so what unimaginable treasures could the Divinity itself hide?
Originally, Ye Fan's body had absorbed other vast energies and Martial Arts Qi from the fragment, but, unfortunately, his body had reached its capacity limit. Thus, the Inheritance within the depths of Ye Fan's dantian flickered, turning those energies and Qi into a halo, storing them in Ye Fan's meridians. Ye Fan's realm had not improved much for the time being, but with this Ancient Sages' Great Formation, it was like giving Ye Fan another lifesaving trump card.
The Ancient Sages' Great Formation was not only capable of slaying Evil Cults, but also could kill those above the Martial Emperor Level!
Ye Fan sat cross-legged on the ground, fully understanding the intricacies of the Ancient Sages' Great Formation, feeling as though his mind was emptied and extremely exhausted.
Although the Ancient Sages' Great Formation was immensely powerful, it was extremely draining on spiritual power.
Ye Fan climbed into bed and, embracing Qiu Wan, fell into a deep sleep. Explore more at empire
For all his life, Ye Fan had never slept as soundly as he did that day.
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Meanwhile, in the Qing Family Courtyard, inside Qing Ruolan's room!
Qing Ruolan had tidied up her room early, even scattering rose petals on the bed.
Today, Qing Ruolan was planning to give herself to Ye Fan, and she took her first time very seriously and cherished it.
Qing Ruolan even deliberately put on a loose battle robe as a nightgown… Below the wide neckline, the Great Phoenix was faintly visible, and the hem of the dress barely covered half of her thigh, with the black lace underneath barely holding back...
"Hmph! With such allure, I refuse to believe you won't pounce on me like a hungry wolf!" Qing Ruolan's eyes brimmed with water as she looked out the window with anticipation, "By my calculations, that bad boy should be back now, right?"
"Meeting friends, why does it take so long?" Qing Ruolan was slightly resentful, but she didn't know that because of Qiu Wan, she was destined to be alone in her room that day…