That was it, the jar lid had also been obtained by someone, and by a fat old scumbag at that!
Jiang Zhu feared that the Black Emperor would not recover for a while after learning this news.
Therefore, for the sake of the Black Emperor, it was temporarily better not to tell it!
Otherwise, wouldn't that delay him from collecting the Dog Demon's blood?
"Alright! Stop grieving, didn't you still get word of the Innate Sacred Body Dao Embryo!"
"Woof! Was that an Innate Sacred Body Dao Embryo? That's a Desolate Ancient Sacred Body and an Innate Dao Embryo!"
Suddenly the Black Emperor flew into a rage, as if it had thought of something, "You black-hearted brat, don't tell me the Sacred Body and the Dao Embryo are of the same gender?"
"What's wrong with the same gender? There are ninety-seven genders nowadays, you can't be bigoted!"
The Black Emperor's naturally pitch-black face grew even more lifeless, hearing two bad pieces of news in a single day was more than even it, with all its extensive experience, could withstand.
"Rest assured, the Sacred Body is male, and the Dao Embryo is female. As long as you work hard, you can give birth to an Innate Sacred Body Dao Embryo."
Upon hearing these words, the Black Emperor finally found some solace, "Then what are we waiting for, hurry up and take me to find them."
"Look, impatient again. Where is the location of the Demon Clan Tomb?"
The Big Black Dog's claw tips carved intricate array patterns into the ground, and the coordinates of the tomb flickered into view. Jiang Zhu watched closely, committing them to memory.
"Let's go, to the Southern Region to find the Sacred Body!"
Hearing this, the Black Emperor retrieved a two-meter-square black Profound Jade Platform from its collarbell, and poked out its claw tips, preparing to carve the array patterns for crossing the void.
"Hold on, are these array patterns of yours reliable? Won't there be any margin of error? We'd better take the domain gate."
Thinking of this black dog's sometimes reliable, sometimes unreliable array-crafting proficiency, Jiang Zhu certainly dared not let it teleport them.
It would be fine if the teleportation destination just had a slight deviation, but Jiang Zhu feared being sent straight into a desperate, lethal zone, at which point he wouldn't even have tears left to shed.
Hearing this, the Black Emperor retorted, "What do you brat know? The way of formations lies in adapting to changing circumstances! Deviation? Is that a deviation? That's called leaving a surprise for the opponent!"
Jiang Zhu ignored it and turned to walk away, seeing which the Black Emperor had no choice but to follow.
In the Southern Region, countless small states stood like a forest. The man and dog passed through a domain gate teleportation and arrived in the Wei Kingdom.
The Wei Kingdom measured five thousand miles from north to south and six thousand miles from east to west, its territory larger in area than most countries on Earth, yet across the entire Eastern Wasteland, it was merely a drop in the ocean.
The Wei Capital was exceptionally bustling with people coming and going, traffic weaving like a stream of horses and dragons. Jiang Zhu walked along the wide avenue, feeling this rolling mortal world.
Circling the Wei Capital several times without finding any trace of Ye Fan, Jiang Zhu found a tavern and settled in.
"Didn't you brat say you were going to take me to find the Sacred Body? Where is he?" The Black Emperor grew increasingly eager to learn the Sacred Body's whereabouts.
"What's the rush, we'll find him when we find him!"
Half a month later, a cultivator arrived outside the Wei Capital dressed in an Azure Daoist Robe, looking about fourteen or fifteen years old, with red lips and white teeth, a raw and youthful face, and a hint of fierceness between his brows.
"Ye Fan!"
That azure-robed cultivator remained unmoved and continued walking forward.
"Leaf! Stop pretending, it's me, Jiang Zhu!"
Hearing these words, Ye Fan felt a colossal shock in his heart, a chill surging upward and making his hair stand on end. Wasn't Jiang Zhu killed on Mars? How could he possibly appear here?
Could it be that there were some creatures on Mars they didn't know about who had come to the Big Dipper right along with them?
Ye Fan felt the chill grow ever heavier, penetrating straight into his marrow.
He whirled around, transforming into a golden streak of light as he hurled a punch toward the source of the voice. The void shuddered, and the golden fist came pressing down like a mountain peak.
"No matter what kind of thing you are, daring to impersonate my deceased classmate, I'll send you on your way right now!"
"Slap!"
The fist smashed heavily into a fair palm, and the violent divine power vanished like mud drifting into the sea.
Ye Fan's pupils contracted to pinpricks; he simply couldn't believe his eyes. His powerful physique was comparable to a divine weapon, capable of easily shattering ordinary treasures, yet now it produced no reaction whatsoever when striking this palm.
Golden blood surged forth like a tidal wave, shooting straight up into the sky. He swung his other fist, carrying incomparably fierce and tyrannical force as he smashed it down, shaking the void itself until it quivered.
Faced with this violent strike, Jiang Zhu remained unmoved, grabbing Ye Fan's right fist and crashing it into his left.
"Bang!"
A muffled sound burst forth between the two fists, and the seized right fist seemed not to belong to him anymore as it possessed an even more violent force. With a single punch downward, the left fist, carrying surging golden energy, was instantly beaten back.
Jiang Zhu seized the moment to let go, and Ye Fan was overturned on the spot, tumbling to the ground with a face filled with shock.
"How about it? It's the Sacred Body, right?"
Jiang Zhu paid him no further mind, turning instead to look at the Black Emperor beside him.
A human-like joy filled the Black Emperor's dog-like face, "Not bad, it's indeed the Sacred Body. Hurry up and take him away, once we find the Innate Dao Embryo, we'll have them breed a whole litter of Innate Sacred Body Dao Embryos!"
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Hearing this, Ye Fan stood gape-mouthed and dumbstruck, his train of thought completely disconnected. What did they want to do, trying to kidnap someone in broad daylight? And breed a whole litter? Was he a pig?
"Who on earth are you? Are you really Jiang Zhu?" Ye Fan asked, seeing that they bore no hostility.
"Of course it's me, why are you barbarians starting a fight the moment we meet?"
Even though Jiang Zhu called out his university nickname, Ye Fan still didn't lower his guard. Ever since he began cultivating, he had known that cultivators could inspect a person's memories, and the Jiang Zhu before him might just be some unknown creature from Mars in disguise.
"This isn't a place to talk, let's find somewhere else first."
Ye Fan thought for a moment: the person before him had unfathomable cultivation yet harbored no malice, so it might be better to follow along and see what on earth they were up to.
"Could he really be Jiang Zhu? But I saw with my own eyes that he died on Mars." Ye Fan muttered inwardly, following closely behind Jiang Zhu.
Before long, the two people and one dog arrived at the tavern where Jiang Zhu had been staying during this period.
"You say you're Jiang Zhu, then how did you get here?" Ye Fan asked, looking at the Black Emperor beside him, which was practically about to drool over him.
"It's fine, it's a dog raised by a Great Emperor, it has no malice toward you, you can speak freely." Jiang Zhu introduced the Black Emperor to Ye Fan.
Ye Fan froze on the spot right then and there, staring in shock at the Black Emperor. Having stepped onto the path of cultivation for several years, he had come to understand a great deal of information.
That was a Great Emperor! Across the entire Eastern Wasteland, how many Great Emperors had been born in total?!
They were merely a few sparse individuals, lording over the world, shaking ancient and modern times, sweeping across the realm with no match for their might.
Only Holy Land Families wielding Extreme Dao Weapons could occupy the absolute pinnacle of the Eastern Wasteland, and Extreme Dao Weapons could only be forged by Great Emperors; no one else could forge them at all.
At this very moment, Ye Fan almost cried out in alarm. Connected to an ancient Great Emperor? This stubby-tailed dog? How could it possibly be raised by a Great Emperor?
Ye Fan's strange expression left the Black Emperor utterly dumbfounded.
"Sacred Body brat, what kind of look is that?" It opened its wide jaws, baring its sharp canine teeth as if about to lunge up and bite him.
Seeing this, Jiang Zhu pulled the Black Emperor back, "Alright, let's talk business! I didn't die on Mars, the Crocodile Ancestor brought me back to Earth."
"What, that peerless demon went to Earth?" Ye Fan shivered involuntarily, and asked aloud.
No practitioners of cultivation were ever seen on Earth, so who could possibly resist him? Wouldn't that demon be able to embark on a slaughter spree at any time? Thinking of this, he grew extremely uneasy.
He wondered how his parents were doing. Would they be in danger?
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