Reunion with Ye Fan

In the Northern Region of Central Plains, in an unnamed valley.

A large blue stone was carved into a tea table, with several blue stone stools next to it, and a jade pot and several jade cups on it.

The Divine Spring Water had been boiled, and two Enlightenment Tea Leaves floated in the pot, filling the air with a delicate fragrance.

Ye Fan, Zi Xia, and Xiao Nannan were sitting quietly on the bluestone stool, holding jade cups and savoring them.

The Xiao Nannan looked perfectly normal, but Ye Fan and Zi Xia were completely at peace. As soon as the tea entered their stomachs, Divine Laws began to intertwine within their Immortal Platform.

"You guys are having a good time!" A voice rang out, and Zhou Tong had already come to the three of them. He sat down on a blue stone stool next to them and, without any formality, picked up the teapot and jade cup to enjoy the tea together.

The aroma of tea wafts out, spreading far and wide, leaving a lingering aftertaste.

"Ye Fan, what's the matter that you're in such a hurry to see me?" After a moment of silence, Zhou Tong finally asked.

Ye Fan was silent for a moment, then said, "We can go home now!"

"You mean you found the Five-Colored Altar leading to Earth? Where is it?" Zhou Tong asked.

"Central Plains!" Ye Fan said.

"The Feathered Divine Dynasty? You found the ancestral temple of the Feathered Divine Dynasty?" After Ye Fan's reminder, Zhou Tong immediately understood that now should be the time when the Central Plains Ancestral Temple was born.

Ye Fan nodded, somewhat worried, and said, "It seems you've been in seclusion during this time! News of the Feathered Divine Dynasty's Central Plains Ancestral Temple has spread. The events surrounding the Feathered Divine Dynasty back then have also been unearthed, and many Ancient Races cultivators want to go there."

Ye Fan was afraid. He feared that if the Ancient Races race's coordinates were found, Ancient Races army would invade and wreak havoc on Earth. He knew that while Earth currently had some cultivators, it was absolutely no match for any of the Ancient Races races.

"So you want to take advantage of this opportunity to monopolize the Five-Colored Altar and then return to Earth?" Zhou Tong looked at Ye Fan, then at Zi Xia beside him.

Zi Xia nodded slightly, it seemed she had made up her mind to stand with Ye Fan through thick and thin.

"Zhou Tong, don't you want to go back to Earth? Don't you want to go back and see your parents? So many years have passed, they might..." Ye Fan's voice trailed off as he spoke.

Clearly, he had also prepared for the worst.

Zhou Tong shook his head and said, "I am different from you. I embarked on the path of cultivation on Earth, and I left them some things that are enough to make them hundreds of millions in wealth and live to be a hundred years old. I have actually fulfilled most of my responsibilities. The only thing I want to do now is to attain enlightenment!"

"Everyone needs to have their own dreams and pursuits. In fact, before I embarked on the path to stardom, I had subtly discussed some things with them. My parents are very open-minded and support my pursuit of dreams, although they don't Dao Self dreams are..." Zhou Tong said softly.

"However... if you really want to go back to Earth, you could help me bring back some things!" Zhou Tong pondered for a moment, then took out a jade box and pushed it in front of Ye Fan. "There are some things I left for them in here."

This jade box is a medium-sized spatial artifact. Inside, besides letters, there are resources enough for a dozen mortals to cultivate to the Great Power realm, a complete scripture, a Saint Weapon, and a King's Array Diagram that I have carefully crafted using the Nine Secrets: Zu Formation. This is also a way to give my family a choice.

If they are willing to embark on the path of cultivation, these things are enough to allow them to live well on Earth and even achieve some fame; if they are not willing to embark on the path of cultivation, the Array Diagram and Saint Weapon are enough to allow them to live a carefree life on Earth for a short period of time.

Ye Fan solemnly accepted the jade box, then looked at Zhou Tong with some surprise. He hadn't expected that Zhou Tong had already prepared something to take back. Did he foresee that he would be able to go home?

Or is he just outwardly cold, but secretly still misses his hometown?

"I didn't expect you to be prepared so early!" Ye Fan exclaimed in surprise.

"Without a stable rear base, how can one confidently pursue the Great Dao?" Zhou Tong laughed.

Ye Fan nodded slightly.

This is indeed Zhou Tong's style of doing things. He calculates defeat before victory and leaves no room for error in his actions. No matter what he does, he always leaves some room for maneuver and some backup plans.

"However, when I return to Earth with these things, what if your parents ask why I didn't marry a fairy and why I didn't have children? How should I answer?" Ye Fan suddenly revealed a meaningful smile.

Zhou Tong froze, then said helplessly, "Just tell the truth, what else can you do?"

"Ha ha!!"

Ye Fan laughed, but then asked with some curiosity, "Are you really determined to pursue the Dao wholeheartedly? As far as I know, after your reputation as Overlord spreads, many princesses and Saintess are willing to submit to you. Don't you want to consider it?"

Ye Fan knew Zhou Tong somewhat; he was too arrogant and would never, ever, lower himself to pursue a woman. He wouldn't even respond to those who did pursue him if he didn't like them...

"There isn't much conflict between pursuing the Dao and having a partner. Most of the Ancient Great Emperor also had descendants," Ye Fan continued. "Especially those princesses and Saintess who grew up in the cultivation world; for them, the stronger their partner, the happier they are!"

"Ordinary princesses Saintess are not worthy of my attention!" Zhou Tong shook his head.

"Ordinary princesses and Saintess? Are there any extraordinary ones? Are you talking about those princesses and Saintess who have the potential to attain enlightenment?" Ye Fan looked at Zhou Tong, somewhat speechless. "I don't see you even lay a hand on Yi Qingwu in the Ziwei Star Domain. You're simply worse than a beast."

Having reached the Eight Restrictions in the Immortal Second Layer, Yi Qingwu can be considered a celestial beauty with the potential to attain enlightenment.

"Most of the truly gifted women who are destined for enlightenment are not considering the issue of a Dao partner right now. If you expect that kind of woman to actively pursue you, then you're overthinking it," Zi Xia said from the side.

She is actually the one who has the most authority to speak on this matter.

Before meeting Ye Fan, she had never considered marriage and having children. Like Zhou Tong now, she was single-mindedly pursuing the supreme Dao, and everything else had to come after "seeking the Dao".

True beauties prioritize realizing their dreams of enlightenment or becoming Empress, placing the pursuit of self-worth above all else; marriage and children are secondary considerations.

She will only consider marriage and having children after her Empress is shattered.

However, on the other hand, even if the dreams of Empress of truly blessed women with the potential to attain enlightenment are shattered, once they reach that level, how many men in the world would be worthy of them?

Those who are good enough for them are either already married with children, or they don't even know them.

"Maybe, but who knows..."

Zhou Tong didn't want to continue on this topic, so he changed the subject. "It seems that you two can't stay in Big Dipper either! Do you feel that Big Dipper is not as good as the Ziwei Star Domain back then?"

Ye Fan and Zi Xia both sighed at the same time.

Both of them find it hard to bear this kind of loneliness, especially Big Dipper's special situation, where they cannot be openly seen by outsiders, which is the most painful thing.

"You two can go to Earth then, but there are still a few issues to resolve." Zhou Tong looked at Ye Fan. "Ye Fan, when we came here, I told you that a demon was being suppressed beneath the Great Thunder Sound Temple on Mars!"

Ye Fan's pupils contracted as he recalled what Zhou Tong had said earlier, and he immediately broke out in a cold sweat.

"Demons? They must be some kind of cultivators, right?" Zi Xia didn't seem to care much about the "demons" Zhou Tong mentioned, because she already knew that when Zhou Tong and the others came, they were basically all mortals.

The difference between the demons spoken of by ordinary people and the demons spoken of by cultivators is too great.

"Don't underestimate that thing. It's at least a demon saint, and there's a very high chance it's Saint King, or even a Great Sage!" Zhou Tong shook his head, warning Ye Fan and Zi Xia not to underestimate the demon.

"So, if I go back, I might run into that thing?" Ye Fan frowned, his worry evident in his eyes.

If it really is a demon saint, going back like this would almost certainly mean certain death if we encountered it.

Zhou Tong nodded and said, "Don't worry, I'll give you something that will ensure your safety should you encounter that demon saint." As he spoke, Zhou Tong took out a piece of Divine Source.

Ye Fan and Zi Xia's hearts skipped a beat.

Sealed within the Divine Source was an old man, emaciated and bony, his lower body clad in an animal skin, holding a large, lustrous white bone club in his hand. He sat cross-legged, devoid of any Life Fluctuation, yet he exuded an extremely unsettling and chilling aura.

A crimson iron chain, dazzlingly bright, bound him, almost squeezing his flesh. It was engraved with many Dao Pattern, intricate and difficult to describe. This was a Crimson Divine Chain.

"This is... the person you obtained from the Myriad Dragon Nest?" Ye Fan looked at him and immediately remembered the person's origins.

Zhou Tong: "That's right, this is Great Sage from the Primordial Era of our human race. He once cultivated the ' True Sun Scripture ' to its peak, and then turned to cultivate the ' Taiyin True Scripture ' in an attempt to connect the Sun Emperor and the Taiyin Human Emperor, which led to him going astray and becoming a demon. He was a human by day and a demon by night."

"If you can't hold out, release this person, and that demon saint will surely die!" Zhou Tong casually pushed the Human Demon to Ye Fan's side.

"Thank you!" Ye Fan took out his Myriad Mother Qi Cauldron and put the Human Demon into it.

"I'm not exactly helping you, but with that demon saint on Mars, my family is also under deadly threat! No matter what, I want to get rid of that thing." Zhou Tong shook his head. "And Ye Fan, don't be soft-hearted. Since that thing was suppressed by Shakyamuni, it's probably not a good thing!"

"I know some things about Shakyamuni. The things he suppressed were almost all evil spirits that were causing havoc in the region."

Upon hearing this, Ye Fan nodded. With such a powerful demon saint present, he was also very anxious.

"Although it's a bit early, since you've already decided to return to Earth, consider this a farewell gift, and I'm giving it to you in advance!" As Zhou Tong spoke, he also broke off another branch from the Fusang Divine Tree and handed it to Ye Fan.

This branch is about the same size as the one that was given to Pang Bo back then.

Then, Zhou Tong looked at Zi Xia and said, "I still want to see the Innate Sacred Body Dao Embryo appear, and I'll also give you something while I'm at it!"

As they spoke, Zhou Tong took out a Fusang Divine Branch and a small box, and handed them to Purple Haze Fairy.

Zi Xia opened the small box with some curiosity, and her expression immediately turned strange.

Ye Fan curiously leaned closer to take a look, then his face darkened. "Red dates, peanuts, longan, lotus seeds..."