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Ye Fan could even sense, between the lines, how deeply this God King feared the Primordial Royal Family of Myriad Dragon Nest.
This was the God King of the Central Land, a being even more powerful than the Saint Lords of the various sects.
"Woof, Ye Kid, could that Old Demoness have come for the True Dragon Essence Blood in your body?!"
The Black Emperor suddenly thought of something and voiced its guess.
"Most likely. That means you're in great danger now, Ye Kid."
Duan De sounded somewhat relieved after saying this.
Fortunately, that Old Demoness wasn't from the Feathered God Dynasty. That meant he still had a chance to dig up their ancestral tombs.
Unlike Duan De, who was taking things lightly, Ye Fan felt his heart sink.
So the Old Woman had come for him.
"Woof, I've heard of Myriad Dragon Nest too. They're a Primordial Royal Family, a race that produced a Great Emperor."
"If they really came for you, Ye Kid, I'm afraid you won't escape!"
"Why not try asking the Heavenly Emperor to help you?"
Ye Fan shook his head, rejecting the Black Emperor's suggestion.
Although he didn't know Emperor Donghua's true strength, he had seen Wushi Bell manifest. It hadn't come close to the Heavenly Emperor's power.
The Heavenly Emperor might not even be interested in dealing with such a minor figure.
After all, who would go out of their way to deal with an ant? Besides, the Heavenly Emperor and he weren't even in the same world.
Whether the Heavenly Emperor could intervene at all was an open question.
"It's just a Primordial Royal Family. I refuse to believe they're that powerful!"
Ye Fan snorted.
With traces of True Dragon Essence Blood still inside him, there was no way he could escape unless he absorbed all of it.
But that was obviously impossible in such a short time.
Besides, there was no point in spending every day guarding against thieves.
"How are you going to ambush a Primordial Royal Family?!"
The Black Emperor stared at Ye Fan in disbelief.
"Didn't you see the God King from the Jiang Family inside Purple Mountain? He was trapped for four thousand years just for entering the lair of a Primordial Royal Family. What makes you think you can take them on?!"
"That's right, Ye Kid. We should leave. Once we find a chance to raid the Feathered God Dynasty's ancestral tombs and improve our cultivation, we can come back for payback."
Duan De hurriedly tried to dissuade him. He still needed Ye Fan to accompany him to break into the Great Tomb of the Feathered God Dynasty, so naturally, he didn't want Ye Fan doing anything foolish.
"It's fine. Even if they know I have True Dragon Essence Blood, I doubt they'll send their entire clan after one Dao Palace cultivator."
Ye Fan smiled. Seeing Duan De starting to waver, he added fuel to the fire.
"Wicked Daoist, don't you want to see the ancestral tombs of Myriad Dragon Nest? Forget all the treasures buried with them—the dragon meat and bones alone are valuable."
Since he was going to take on a Primordial Royal Family, he might as well make use of every resource around him.
Duan De might not look reliable, but Ye Fan could tell there was more to him than met the eye.
"This..."
Sure enough, at the mention of Myriad Dragon Nest's ancestral tombs, Duan De immediately hesitated.
"Don't worry. I'll carve out more White Jade Platforms for teleportation later. If we can't win, we'll just run."
The Black Emperor said this without a hint of concern.
It wasn't about to abandon Ye Fan and flee.
After all, Ye Fan's Desolate Antiquity Divine Physique was extremely rare. If it missed this chance, its Master's physique might never see the light of day.
Once Duan De finally gritted his teeth and agreed, Ye Fan began making preparations too.
He wasn't taking on a Primordial Royal Family on a whim. He had a certain degree of confidence.
Otherwise, he could simply leave the Northern Region and head to the Eastern Region or elsewhere.
The Primordial Royal Families might be powerful, but the Big Dipper Star ultimately belonged to the Human Race.
If they stirred up public outrage, even they would find it hard to cope.
"Seek the mountains, trace the veins; shift the stars and turn the constellations!"
Following the instructions in the Source Heavenly Book, Ye Fan used Origin Technique to gather all the Earth Veins around them, transforming them into a grand formation.
For an Origin Technique master, cultivation wasn't the only measure of strength.
Given enough time, even someone in the Dao Palace Realm could set up a formation capable of killing a Saint Lord.
The drawback was that it took far too long and required special terrain.
That made this method rather impractical. Who would wait several days or half a month while you set up a formation during a fight?
That was why Ye Fan hadn't used a formation when the Old Woman had pursued him earlier.
As Ye Fan busied himself, the Black Emperor took out a pile of materials and began carving a teleportation formation.
As for Duan De, he brought out a fragment of a damaged Saint formation and activated it, preparing to suppress their enemy.
Time passed in a flash.
Three days later.
Rays of light, each carrying a terrifying aura, arrived above the mountain range.
At their head was the Old Woman who had pursued Ye Fan before.
But now she was fawning obsequiously, bowing beside a woman in purple.
"Imperial Daughter, that man's aura disappeared here."
Purple Dragon Girl looked toward the mist-shrouded mountain range and stirred the bloodline within her to sense it. When she felt a pressure from someone of higher rank, a hint of joy appeared on her face.
She had thought the earlier phenomenon marked the birth of a True Dragon. She hadn't expected it to be just a drop of True Dragon Essence Blood—and for a member of the Human Race to have absorbed it.
After hearing the Old Woman's account, Purple Dragon Girl had felt both regret and delight.
She regretted that there was no longer a True Dragon destined to become a Great Emperor, but she was delighted that if she obtained the True Dragon Essence Blood, she might be able to purify her bloodline and advance further.
"Let's go!"
One of the protectors behind Purple Dragon Girl spoke.
She was a beautiful middle-aged woman, whose aura was incomparably stronger than the Old Woman's.
She even seemed stronger than the Saint Lords of the various holy lands.
Guided by Purple Dragon Girl's bloodline, the three of them arrived in front of a valley.
At a glance, the Old Woman spotted Ye Fan meditating on the mountain peak as he healed his wounds.
"Imperial Daughter, it's him!"
The Old Woman spoke excitedly.
When Purple Dragon Girl looked over, Ye Fan opened his calm, unruffled eyes at the same time.
Seeing his gaze, Purple Dragon Girl felt a jolt in her heart. Something about this situation felt wrong.
"Imperial Daughter, don't worry. I'll capture him for you."
After speaking, the Old Woman flew straight toward Ye Fan.
"Brat, I let you get away last time by accident. Let's see where you can run this time!"
The Old Woman's face twisted viciously, her hatred and malice completely undisguised.
"Old Demoness, I've been waiting for you."
Ye Fan gave a cold laugh. The mountain range around them suddenly underwent a transformation.
Light flashed at various points throughout the mountains, and the mountains became pieces on a board, trapping the Old Woman within.
"Slay!"
Countless runes appeared. A terrifying, crushing aura surged forth with divine power, pressing down on the Old Woman.
Attacks of every kind converged at once, swallowing her whole.
Outside the formation, all they could hear was the Old Woman's ceaseless screams.
Purple Dragon Girl furrowed her brows at his words and looked toward Ye Fan, who was standing in midair.
"Human, deactivate the formation!"
Her voice was cool and commanding.
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