Ye Fan had Xu Qiong and the Three Little Girls take Purple Gold Pills and enter seclusion to cultivate, working hard to improve their strength. He took some pills back to Big Dipper Star himself to give to his friends.
Once that was settled, Ye Fan decided to visit the Far Northern Plains. Back then, the Black Emperor had teleported Tu Fei away, accidentally giving the fellow a lucky opportunity. An old woman had even taken him as her disciple. After so many years, it was time to visit him.
Upon reaching the Far Northern Plains, he met Tu Fei and his master. The fact that Ye Fan had become a Great Saint stunned them both.
They also discussed the Immortal Path. The old woman told Ye Fan a great deal about it, broadening his horizons.
After bidding Tu Fei farewell, Ye Fan went to the Immortal Abode in Central Province to explore its Immortal Path alongside countless experts. There, they inadvertently uncovered traces of the Immortal Heavenly Emperor's role in the deaths of numerous imperial experts. Even the Great Xia Imperial Dynasty's Primordial Emperor might well have died at his treacherous hands, as had the Fighting Saint Emperor. The discovery caused quite a stir.
But Great Saint Huntuo and some members of the Ancient Race argued their case against Ye Fan and the others, refusing to admit that the Immortal Heavenly Emperor was a villain. He was a hero in the hearts of the Primordial Ten Thousand Races, and these Great Ancient Races had to defend his dignity.
Ye Fan found their desperate defense of the Immortal Heavenly Emperor's dignity laughable. He had eaten the Heavenly Son, and someday he would eat his father, the Immortal Heavenly Emperor, too. A family ought to stay together, all neatly turned into