Dao Scripture

Elder Han and Han Feiyu's deaths went unnoticed because Fang Yang had taken away their bodies.

Naturally, Ye Fan and Pang Bo received no news of it. They had still hoped to use the trip to the Primal Ruins for training as an opportunity to escape Elder Han's clutches.

Holding the Snake Talisman, Fang Yang turned into an invisible phantom that no one could see. He looked down at the party heading to the Primal Ruins while leisurely flying atop a rainbow bridge.

His goal on this journey was to ride Ye Fan's coattails and obtain the Dao Scripture: Sea of Bitterness Volume for his future study.

The Lesser Brightness Scripture was not bad.

It could later connect seamlessly with Yao Guang Sacred Land's foundational cultivation method, but an unrivaled ancient scripture like the Dao Scripture held immense value even if he did not cultivate it and merely used it for reference.

Over the following days, Fang Yang stayed close behind Ye Fan, acting as an invisible man.

When Ye Fan and Pang Bo fought savage beasts, he did not show himself.

When Ye Fan and Pang Bo harvested spiritual herbs, he did not show himself.

When Ye Fan and Pang Bo fled in a sorry state, he did not show himself.

When Pang Bo was possessed by the 19th Generation Descendant of the Green Emperor and Ye Fan was helpless and grief-stricken, he did not show himself.

Not until Ye Fan picked up a golden page from a demon beast's corpse did he dispel the Snake Talisman's invisibility and transform into a rainbow bridge, arriving beside him in the blink of an eye.

"Uh..."

Ye Fan glanced at Fang Yang, who had suddenly appeared before him, then at the golden page in his hand, and made an indecipherable sound.

"Fang Yang, you broke through?"

Looking at Fang Yang, he gave up on the idea of concealing the golden page in his hand.

Fang Yang's arrival had been too much of a coincidence.

Originally, Ye Fan and Pang Bo had wanted to invite Fang Yang to train with them in the Primal Ruins, but then they learned that he was about to break through to the Life Spring Realm.

While shocked by his cultivation speed, they had no choice but to come as a pair. They had not expected Fang Yang to happen upon them now.

"I just advanced into the Life Spring Realm. After being still for too long, I felt like moving around, so I came here to train. I didn't expect such a huge upheaval to occur in the Primal Ruins."

"By the way, why isn't Pang Bo with you?"

Fang Yang asked while pretending ignorance.

"Pang Bo was possessed by an old demon. He's fighting people inside the Ancient Palace now..."

Ye Fan clenched his fists tightly, hating his own helplessness.

"What is this golden page?"

Seeing Ye Fan immersed in grief, Fang Yang spoke to interrupt his emotions.

There were far too many benefits to Pang Bo being possessed by the 19th Generation Descendant of the Green Emperor.

The Demon God bloodline hidden within his body would be awakened, he would obtain the complete inheritance of the Green Emperor Scripture, and he would gain the physical body of the Four Extremities Secret Realm without lifting a finger.

Rather than worrying about Pang Bo, Ye Fan would do better to consider how to fill the massive resource gap required by his Desolate Ancient Sacred Body.

The Pure Source in Fang Yang's hand was enough to support his cultivation for a long time, but if it were given to Ye Fan, it would probably not even be enough for him to enter the Divine Bridge Realm.

"This golden page was sent out of the Ancient Palace by Pang Bo. Shall we look at it together?"

Ye Fan took out the golden page and invited Fang Yang.

That was only because Fang Yang had decent character. Although he was excessively decisive and ruthless, he had helped Ye Fan in ordinary times as well.

Otherwise, Ye Fan would never have made such a suggestion.

The two looked together at the golden sheet, where tiny characters glittered like stars, making the contents difficult to discern.

Fang Yang silently chewed up the Bodhi Leaf in his mouth, which had been soaked in Divine Spring water many times. A cool sensation surged into his mind, allowing him to instantly see its contents clearly.

"Dao Scripture!"

He uttered two words that left Ye Fan stunned.

"The Dao Scripture? That legendary ancient scripture of the Human Race from the Eastern Wasteland?"

Ye Fan's mouth went dry as he could not help asking further.

"That's right. Your cultivation is still shallow, so you can use the Bodhi Seed to study this scripture."

"I benefited this time. One of the two favors you owe me is hereby canceled."

As Fang Yang split off a portion of his attention to explain, he rapidly memorized the Dao Scripture's contents.

The Dao Scripture's contents became a stream flowing into his sea of consciousness. Its profound words and great principles corroborated the Lesser Brightness Scripture, allowing him to comprehend many details he had never noticed before.

"Bodhi Seed..."

Ye Fan finally understood completely. Fang Yang truly knew a great deal about the Bodhi Tree. He had probably learned from ancient Earth texts the secret that the Bodhi Tree's nirvana gave birth to Bodhi Seeds.

But why had Fang Yang not taken the Bodhi Seed, instead plucking the Bodhi Leaf and making such a foolish choice of buying the casket and returning the pearl? Ye Fan simply could not figure it out.

Seeing Fang Yang stare intently at the golden page in his hand that recorded the Dao Scripture,

Ye Fan no longer hesitated. He took out the Bodhi Seed and began to comprehend this unrivaled ancient scripture.

Time passed second by second.

Suddenly, rumbling sounds came from the Ancient Palace at the center of the battle between humans and demons, tugging at everyone's heartstrings.

Thump! Thump! Thump!

Fang Yang, who had just memorized the Dao Scripture: Sea of Bitterness Volume, and Ye Fan, who had memorized only half its contents, were both drawn to the sound.

Above the Ancient Palace,

a Crystal Coffin flew out. Within it, a fresh, living heart continued to beat, drawing every eye.

"Demon Emperor Sacred Heart!"

"Stop it!"

"If the Monster Race obtains it, they may create another supreme Demon Emperor, and the Human Race of the Eastern Wasteland will once again be trampled beneath the Monster Race's feet!"

The Human Race cultivators all shouted as they rushed forward, intending to intercept the Demon Emperor Sacred Heart.

Yet whether they acted for the greater good of the Human Race or for their own selfish desires was impossible for outsiders to distinguish.

"It would be difficult for the Demon Emperor Sacred Heart to create a Great Emperor, but if someone obtained it, reaching the quasi-emperor realm probably would not be difficult."

Fang Yang also coveted the item, but he knew that the Green Emperor was not dead and was merely evolving the Immortal Domain within the Desolate Tower, so naturally he would not step forward to seize it.

Although he did not know why the Green Emperor Lineage had declined until only Yan Ruyu remained, the Demon Emperor Sacred Heart definitely had a direct connection to the Green Emperor.

Would outsiders who rashly touched it really think that the heart left behind by a Demon Emperor was merely a peerless medicine after all killing intent had been removed?

Even a quasi-emperor who wanted to seize it by force would have to consider whether he was qualified.

There was a heaven-and-earth difference between a Great Sage and a quasi-emperor. The gap between a quasi-emperor and a Great Emperor could be described as the distance between a fingertip and the universe. Though they seemed only a little apart, the former was merely a mosquito that the latter could swat to death at will.

As the battle gradually grew more intense, Fang Yang lost the desire to remain any longer.

The Dao Scripture was already in hand. The other treasures in the Green Emperor Tomb no longer mattered.

The only treasure, the Green Lotus Emperor Weapon, was not something he could lay his hands on at his current level.

As for the other sentient burial weapons, who knew what the Green Emperor had been thinking when he placed a pile of useless "junk" in his tomb?

With the Replica of the Supreme Emperor Sword in hand, Fang Yang had little need for those sentient weapons. Besides, placing himself in such a dangerous environment for such minor benefits was not what a wise person would do.

Afterward, he found an excuse to bid Ye Fan farewell, then once again used the Snake Talisman to conceal himself and rode a rainbow bridge toward Spirit Ruins Grotto-Heaven.

Staying alive came first.

At present, he was merely an ordinary Life Spring Realm cultivator.

When the Green Emperor Tomb was shattered and all sorts of sentient weapons flew out, that would be the most chaotic moment.

Ye Fan had the Ruthless Empress watching over him.

Fang Yang, however, had only a luck-dependent Golden Finger.

It would be better to return to his cave abode and cultivate in peace, first digesting his current cultivation methods and resources before coming out to stir up trouble and seek more resources.

Staying alive.

That was what mattered most.