Mysterious Young Master

"What's this?" Ye Fan picked up the Green Copper Block, quite curious. Suddenly remembering the conversation between those important figures, his heart pounded. Could this be that human treasure?

But he quickly shook his head. How could a treasure be so easy to get? Still, this Green Copper Block looks pretty sturdy. It should make a good brick for hitting people!

Thinking this, Ye Fan grabbed the Green Copper Block and waved it, wanting to test its feel. He activated the Sea of Bitterness within him, and strands of golden silk emanated from it.

But before he could even throw it, the Green Copper Block in his hand suddenly vanished. When he looked inward again, the Green Copper Block was actually inside his golden Sea of Bitterness!

Noticing the Green Copper Block's mysterious nature, Ye Fan finally believed he had stumbled upon great fortune.

"Infinite damn Heavenly Venerate, bullying the weak with numbers, what kind of righteous cultivator is that?" Duan De grumbled as he flew back. Seeing Ye Fan, his eyes lit up, and he rubbed his hands like a fly. "Little guy, did any treasures fly this way just now?"

Ye Fan wouldn't dare let him know about the Green Copper Block, so he quickly shook his head. "No, I didn't see anything."

"Really? I don't believe you!"

Seeing the unscrupulous Daoist still scrutinizing him, Ye Fan quickly changed the subject. "Daoist priest, what realm did that young man break through to? The commotion was so grand!"

Duan De was indeed distracted, his expression solemn. "The Sea of Wheels Secret Realm is divided into four major realms: Sea of Bitterness, Spring of Life, Divine Bridge, and Other Shore. He just broke through from the mortal realm directly to the Other Shore!"

"How impressive!" Although he said this, Ye Fan still didn't quite grasp the significance. "Is this kind of breakthrough normal?"

"Normal my ass!" Duan De cursed. "This Daoist Master here had to expend considerable effort to break through to the Other Shore back then. His situation is likely the result of abandoning cultivation and re-cultivating!"

"Abandoning cultivation and re-cultivating?" Ye Fan asked, surprised.

"The Sea of Wheels Scroll of the Dao Scripture is the best foundational cultivation method in this world. It's understandable to abandon cultivation and re-cultivate for this method!" Duan De said with a sigh. "This young man looks to be only fourteen or fifteen, yet he's already cultivated to the third secret realm, and even decisively abandoned his cultivation to re-cultivate after discovering the Dao Scripture's Sea of Wheels Scroll. Both his talent and temperament are top-tier in the world. I wonder which Sacred Land's Saint Son he is?"

Ye Fan subconsciously nodded. In all fairness, even with his current meager cultivation, he would feel some reluctance to abandon it. The young man's tenacity and decisiveness were evident!

But he quickly reacted. "The third secret realm? Shouldn't it be the second secret realm?"

Duan De chuckled. "That young girl is clearly his attendant. Even an attendant has the strength of the third secret realm. His cultivation before abandoning it for re-cultivation was definitely no lower than the third secret realm!"

As the two talked, three divine rainbows flew back, revealing the figures of those important figures.

One important figure gritted his teeth. "That divine copper has vanished. We must seal off this ruin and search every inch of it to find it!"

Hearing this important figure's curses, Ye Fan felt a bit guilty and averted his gaze.

Just then, two more divine rainbows flew back.

One of the important figures from the first three divine rainbows spoke with a sour tone. "Which of you got your hands on the Demon Emperor's Sacred Weapon?"

It was better that he hadn't said anything, but as soon as he mentioned it, the two people were so enraged their black hair flew. "Those little demon brats actually set up a Treasures Gathering Basin in advance! They took the Demon Emperor's Sacred Weapon!"

"Hmph! Sooner or later, we will settle accounts with those demons!" Having been tricked by the demon race, the expressions on the faces of the important figures were quite unpleasant.

The Demon Emperor's Tomb had opened, and they hadn't obtained a single one of the three most important opportunities. As the strongest on the scene, they could already imagine how they would be mocked and reprimanded upon their return!

In their shame and anger, one important figure quickly found a target for his wrath.

Inside the dilapidated ancient hall, Shen Ye was still adapting to his body after the breakthrough.

Although the cultivation systems of the two worlds were different, the bodies that carried these two systems were the same.

This was like two overlapping circles. Ordinary people needed to ascend step by step when cultivating the Sea of Wheels Secret Realm, but he had already cultivated the Star Constellation system, and many potential doors in his body were already open.

Therefore, he was able to reach the Other Shore in one step after comprehending the mysteries of the Sea of Wheels.

At this moment, his Sea of Wheels was a vast, boundless universe!

The Stars of the Heavens? Shen Ye understood in his heart. This master of the myriad stars governing the heavens was precisely his anomaly. However, his anomaly was still dim and could not be used at the moment.

According to his estimation, it would likely only be possible to exert some of the anomaly's power after he opened the five divine藏s in the Dao Palace and the five divine beings entered the five luminaries of the star palace!

At this moment, a voice suppressing anger came from above the sky. "Junior, your malicious breakthrough caused us to lose the initiative and miss out on a treasure. Have you thought about how you will repay this karma?"

"Karma?" Shen Ye looked up, watching the group with a half-smile. "How do you want me to repay it?"

One important figure said, "First, hand over that page of the Dao Scripture in your possession. You've already cultivated to the Other Shore, so that scripture is useless to you."

Another important figure nodded slightly. "Getting the Sea of Wheels Scroll of the Dao Scripture isn't a complete loss!"

"Indeed, this golden page means little to me." Shen Ye nodded, then asked, "Anything else?"

The first important figure to speak eyed him for a few moments, then said, "Seeing your extraordinary talent, join my Ji Family and become a knight. If you get a good opportunity, you might even be able to marry into the family in the future!"

"Marry into the family?" Shen Ye narrowed his eyes, radiating a dangerous aura. "Can your Ji Family afford that?"

The Ji Family's important figure was startled by his sudden gaze, and his heart inexplicably began to pound. What's this junior's background? He actually gives me the feeling of being watched by the family head!

After the initial shock, what followed was endless shame and anger. "Junior, you're looking for death!"

He didn't care what power the other party came from. What power could compare to an Ancient Desolate Family that inherited from a Great Emperor?

Shen Ye's tone was indifferent. "You haven't even stepped into the Immortal Platform, yet you really think of yourselves as important figures!"

The Destiny Orb gave no warning, indicating that these individuals were still within Xingtian One's handling capacity, most likely at the peak of Dragon Transformation or half-step Immortal Platform—Immortal Platform cultivators have condensed divine sense, posing a risk of forcibly seizing control of the Automaton, so the Destiny Orb would certainly not remain unresponsive.

As for soul attacks?

His soul was protected by the Destiny Orb. No matter how dilapidated this treasure was, it was not something a Dragon Transformation cultivator could shake!

The Ji Family's important figure was somewhat surprised and uncertain, but he couldn't help but scold, "What big talk!"

He held himself to his status and was unwilling to act personally.

The several knights who cleared the way for him, however, were incredibly eager. "My lord, your subordinate will surely present the head of this disrespectful fellow at your feet!"

Seeing this, Ye Fan asked, somewhat puzzled, "Daoist Priest, you can see that the young man is extraordinary. Can't these important figures see it too? Aren't they afraid of completely offending the power behind him by provoking him like this?"

"Of course not. Haven't you noticed they haven't personally made a move? This is the confidence of the Ancient Desolate Families. Even if the other party truly has a noble identity, they can just throw out a few scapegoats and consider the matter settled! And their purpose in doing this is, naturally, to probe!"

Duan De sneered, "The young masters of the great families and the saint sons of the Great Sect Sacred Lands are all kept in reserve. Now that a suspected saint-son-level figure has appeared, they naturally want to test him out for their own young masters! With this achievement, they won't be overly criticized when they return!"

"They really are all ancient old monsters. In this world, there are truly fewer and fewer pure and kind people like me!" Ye Fan exclaimed sincerely.

Thanks to reader 27 of Yuankai for the 500 reward.

I've searched for a long time, and it seems there's no mention of the cultivation levels of these five important figures, so I'll set them roughly. In Shrouding the Heavens, many places refer to "important figures," but the important figures in the later stages are definitely not at the same cultivation level as those in the early stages. So, I tried to find a passage from the original text that's closer to the early stages (Chapter 103, which is quite close to the Green Emperor's Tomb incident): "A Grand Elder from Yaoguang Sacred Land arrived with a clan cousin of the Jiang Family head; truly important figures had descended." Generally, in a Sacred Land, Dragon Transformation cultivators are elders, First Immortal Platform cultivators are Grand Elders (though there are also Second Immortal Platform, but seemingly fewer), and Second Immortal Platform cultivators are Great Powers. The mention here that a Grand Elder is a "truly important figure" suggests that the important figures mentioned in the previous dozen chapters are slightly weaker. So, let's set them as Half-step Immortal Platform. Anyway, this setting isn't that important; I'm just throwing it out there.