Return to Big Dipper
Big Dipper Land.
The terrain here is open and boundless, like a wasteland, very barren, with bare soil and rocks everywhere, and hardly any plants.
As far as the eye can see, all that can be seen is desolation, except for a touch of green in the east, like an oasis in the desert.
"That oasis... is it the Holy City?" Ye Fan pondered for a moment, a hint of joy appearing in his eyes.
Finally, I arrived at a place that I was very familiar with. This was the Eastern Wasteland Northern Region, near the oasis where the Holy City was located.
"I've been away from Big Dipper for over ten years, so I decided to gather some intelligence and set the Endpoint of my traverse of the Void the Great near the Holy City. However, the Void Great Emperor's Chessboard Array Patterns is still difficult to master, and this time the teleportation distance was too long, deviating by 500 li."
Zhou Tong frowned. This place was 500 li off from the coordinates he had set. He quickly recalled his plan and found the problem.
"Zhou Tong, let's go to the Holy City together and see what major events have happened in the past ten years!" Ye Fan and Zi Xia, who had already changed their appearances, flew towards the Holy City.
Zhou Tong nodded. Having been away from here for too long, Zhou Tong was eager to know the current situation of Big Dipper.
Judging from the timeline, the Ancient Races of Big Dipper have already awakened. Before leaving Big Dipper, during the battle with Wang Teng, Divine Spirit Valley had already emerged; and even earlier, when the Jiang Family was searching for Zhou Tong, they also clashed with Myriad Dragon Nest, awakening the supreme being within Myriad Dragon Nest.
The three of them quickly entered the Holy City. Zhou Tong walked familiarly to a merchant selling refining materials not far away.
Zhou Tong casually picked out some materials that might be useful for setting up formations or refining weapons.
At this moment, Ye Fan skillfully started chatting and joking with the vendor.
The vendor was a middle-aged man surnamed Zhang, whom Ye Fan affectionately called "Uncle Zhang." Uncle Zhang was also an outgoing and restless person, and he and Ye Fan chatted more and more enthusiastically.
They chatted about everything under the sun, and with Zhou Tong methodically selecting materials, the merchant Uncle Zhang immediately became much more friendly towards the group. Although he didn't get any secrets, he did reveal quite a bit of information that many people already knew.
For example, the emergence of Ancient Races, which clashed with human races several times in order to reclaim their former territory; the good and bad stories that happened among the younger generation; the opportunities that have emerged in recent years and the people who seized them.
Having established a good relationship and learned many details, Ye Fan suddenly asked, "Uncle Zhang, who do you think is the number one expert among the younger generation in the world today?"
"The top expert among today's middle-aged and young generation?"
Uncle Zhang sized up Ye Fan and laughed, "Young man, you don't actually have any designs on the title of 'Number One,' do you? Haha, I've been there, so let me give you a piece of advice: give up that delusion! More than a decade ago, Central Emperor and Southern Demon were already famous throughout the world and could fight against all the great Holy Lord."
"Nowadays, there are even more talented people emerging, the cultivation world is full of stars, and powerful figures from all walks of life are gathered together."
At this moment, Zhou Tong suddenly asked, "Where is the Yaoguang Saint Son? What about the Divine Body of the Jiang Family? And Ji Haoyue? By the way, have any powerful figures from the Ancient Races emerged?"
"The Yaoguang Saint Son is remarkable. He has always been very low-key, but recently he has started to become more assertive. Given his personality, he has most likely mastered his divine skills. However, the Yaoguang Holy Land is now being subtly ostracized by the cultivation world, and I don't know why." This Uncle Zhang spoke highly of the Yaoguang Saint Son.
However, Zhou Tong knew that it was mostly because the news that he had previously revealed that the Yaoguang Saint Son had learned the "Indestructible Heavenly Merit" had gradually spread.
Although outsiders may be intimidated by the power of the Dragon Pattern Black Gold Cauldron and dare not launch any substantial attacks, the subtle repulsion is still quite obvious.
"Before, with me as their public enemy, the entire Big Dipper cultivation world united against me, and internal conflicts didn't really erupt; but during the time I was away, these internal conflicts started to erupt... I think not only the Yaoguang Holy Land, but also the Jiang Family will be ostracized!" Zhou Tong thought to himself.
Sure enough, Uncle Zhang also mentioned that the Jiang Family was ostracized by the cultivation world. Even though they possessed Imperial Weapon, they couldn't control people's hearts. Others were afraid of them cultivating the Ruthless Great Emperor's techniques and simply didn't want to associate with them; what could they do?
Of course, such exclusion is not widespread. For some powerful forces, there are no Eternal Ancient Star friends or enemies, only Eternal Ancient Star interests. Some major collaborations have certainly not been affected.
"The Ji Family's Divine Body has been keeping a low profile these past few years, with little news circulating about it, a far cry from its glory days twenty years ago! No, it's not just the Ji Family's Divine Body that's keeping a low profile, the entire Ji Family is very low-key." Uncle Zhang hesitated for a moment before sharing some more information about the Ji Family.
Over the years, the Ji Family has maintained a low profile. Logically speaking, in this magnificent era, the Ji Family has produced a Divine Body, which should qualify them to participate in the current events, but they have remained very low-key all these years.
"Young men, the prodigy you speak of certainly stirs up a storm. But don't forget, there are two others in the world who are equally capable of stirring up a storm!" Uncle Zhang said with a smile.
"The two outcasts of the Tai Xuan Sect — Hua Yunfei and Li Xiaoman!"
Uncle Zhang calmly said, "More than ten years ago, for some reason, it was suddenly revealed that Hua Yunfei was the successor of the Ruthless Great Emperor and had mastered the Heaven Swallowing Demonic Art. Then, when the Tai Xuan Sect investigated, they found that not only Hua Yunfei, but also a disciple named Li Xiaoman had also practiced the Heaven Swallowing Demonic Art."
"These two instantly became public enemies of the entire cultivation world, facing the pursuit of everyone. But recently, they have managed to fight their way out, achieving mastery of demonic arts and becoming invincible among their generation. Now they are the ones killing others, and no one dares to continue hunting them down."
Upon hearing the news about Li Xiaoman, Ye Fan was momentarily lost in thought.
This was his first love, and now he's become the enemy of the world?
Seeing Ye Fan's attitude, Zi Xia's expression turned unfriendly. She had long known about Li Xiaoman's existence and the relationship between Ye Fan and Li Xiaoman.
However, Zhou Tong watched Ye Fan with great interest, thinking to himself, "I wonder if Ye Black will have to kneel on a washboard tonight?!"
However, Ye Fan reacted quickly and recovered in a flash, changing the subject and asking, "What about the Ancient Races? I remember the Ancient Races have also emerged. Don't they have any prodigies?"
"The Ancient Races have many geniuses, such as Huang Xudao, Divine Silkworm Daoist, the Holy Imperial Son, and the Heavenly Emperor Son... These descendants of Ancient Emperor are all amazing throughout history, putting pressure on the human race and making them extremely terrifying."
"This is truly a great era. All the kings have emerged, all kinds of physiques are on display, and even the most powerful successors of the Primordial Myriad Clans have appeared. Who can be the best in the world? It's impossible to say."
The uncle was also somewhat moved, never expecting to witness such a great era in his lifetime, with kings rising up together, it was too dazzling; if such an era could produce a Daoist, he would most likely become one of the strongest people in all of history.
"However, the emergence of the Ancient Races has now stirred up waves of bloodshed! Alas!!" As he spoke, he couldn't help but sigh.
Ye Fan immediately asked the man for the reason.
Among the Ancient Races that were born, there were ten races that were the most ferocious towards humans, known as the "Ten Great Fierce Clans." They would fight to the death over the slightest disagreement, and since their birth, they had massacred cities and World Destruction worlds, wiping out countless people.
These races even treated humans as mere food, shouting and cursing at them, treating them as slaves, acting with utter impunity, causing countless people throughout the world to tremble in fear.