"Teacher Chen, are you a member of the Jiang Family?"
After Jiang Yifei and the other two left, Ye Fan asked with some curiosity.
Back on Mars, he had once heard Chen Yu introduce himself as a descendant of the Void Emperor.
The Void Emperor's name resounded like thunder throughout the Big Dipper, and Ye Fan had heard something of him during these past days.
But the Void Emperor's descendants should have been the Ji Family, it seemed. How could they have ties to the Jiang Family as well?
"The descendants of Yan and Huang represent two imperial bloodlines."
Chen Yu explained, "Xuanyuan Huang Di represents the Void Emperor's lineage, while Flame Emperor Shennong represents Emperor Hengyu's."
"All of us essentially have the blood of these two Great Emperors in our veins, so naturally, we can count as members of the Jiang Family too."
"What?"
Hearing such a secret, Ye Fan looked stunned. "Then does that mean I can count as a descendant of both the Ji Family and the Jiang Family?"
"In theory, yes."
Chen Yu nodded and said, "But in practice, because the spiritual Qi on Earth is thin and many mortals no longer cultivate, most people's bloodlines have become extremely diluted, almost nonexistent."
"With the bloodline in your body, even if you went to members of the Jiang Family or Ji Family for a blood test, they probably wouldn't acknowledge you."
"Is that so?"
Ye Fan was a little disappointed.
He had thought he could cling to a Desolate Ancient Family's thigh by virtue of being a descendant of Yan and Huang.
If he could get into the Ji Family or the Jiang Family, he would not have to worry too much about his future cultivation.
"Oh, right."
He recalled the look Jiang Yichen had given him before leaving and asked about it.
The answer he received gave him quite a shock.
"His exotic beast can find treasures. Perhaps it detected some precious treasure on you."
Chen Yu explained the reason.
"It can even do that?"
Ye Fan frowned, then took out everything on him that might qualify as a precious treasure.
There was a Green Copper fragment, a settled page of golden scripture, and finally a Bodhi Seed.
Ye Fan trusted Chen Yu absolutely and immediately explained where the Green Copper had come from.
"This is a fragment of an Emperor Weapon."
Looking at the Green Copper fragment, Chen Yu shook his head. "But it shouldn't be what caught its attention."
The Green Copper fragment was, in fact, a fragment of the Immortal Ascension Cauldron from back then. At its peak, that cauldron had been a true immortal artifact.
Something like that, even if it was only a fragment, could certainly be called a precious treasure.
But the exotic beast under Jiang Yichen's command was not capable of sensing a treasure of that level.
As for the golden page that had once recorded the Dao Scripture, although its material was extraordinary, it did not reach the level of a precious treasure.
Thus, the final target was obvious: the Bodhi Seed.
"So it was this."
Looking at the Bodhi Seed in his hand, Ye Fan understood. He then held it out to Chen Yu. "This Bodhi Seed was yours to begin with, Teacher Chen. This is a good opportunity to return it to its rightful owner."
During this time, he had used the Bodhi Seed to comprehend the Dao on many occasions, so naturally, he knew how heaven-defying it was.
But with Ye Fan's character, he naturally would not covet and keep someone else's possessions.
Even with a precious treasure like the Bodhi Seed, he felt no reluctance to part with it and now intended to return it straight to its rightful owner.
"This thing is of no use to me for now. It'll be more useful in your hands."
Chen Yu shook his head and refused outright. "When you no longer need it in the future, it won't be too late to return it to me."
"As for now, just let me deal with it."
He took the Bodhi Seed from Ye Fan's hand, then stirred his divine power.
The King artifact activated, its vast divine power bolstering him. At that moment, it directly formed a layer of restrictions that completely concealed the presence emanating from the Bodhi Seed.
Naturally, this concealment was not perfect. If someone above the King level deliberately searched for it, they would still discover it easily.
But for Ye Fan at present, this degree of concealment was enough.
On the Big Dipper today, excluding those living in seclusion, there were hardly any Kings to be found in total.
Ye Fan stood on no ceremony and took the Bodhi Seed back from Chen Yu.
For him at present, the Bodhi Seed was indeed very important, an excellent aid in comprehending the Dao and cultivating.
Afterward, the two parted again.
Chen Yu's main purpose in coming here had been to take Jiang Tingting and her family away. Now that he had accomplished his goal, it was naturally time to leave.
As for Ye Fan, although he wanted to leave with Chen Yu, after considering it for a while, he decided to go later.
"I want to return to Spirit Ruins Paradise first and retrieve the things Pang Bo and I left behind."
He said, "And there's Teacher Wu Qingfeng. I need to say a proper goodbye to him too."
"Once I've finished these things, I'll head over. I should be able to make it in time for your wedding, Teacher Chen."
At Spirit Ruins Paradise, Elder Wu Qingfeng had taken care of him and Pang Bo on many occasions. He had not even disdained Ye Fan for having a crippled physique, repeatedly expending magical power to open his Bitter Sea for him.
Ye Fan had always kept this kindness firmly in his heart. Now that he was about to leave for somewhere far away, both sentiment and reason dictated that he should say goodbye.
"Go if you want to."
Chen Yu smiled, unsurprised by Ye Fan's thoughts, and merely reminded him, "Just be quick about it. Don't miss the day."
"Don't worry."
Ye Fan smiled too and said, "I still want to drink with you and Pang Bo until we're thoroughly drunk. How could I be late?"
Just like that, the two parted, each heading in a different direction.
Ye Fan set off alone toward Spirit Ruins Paradise, while Chen Yu took little Tingting and her family toward the Profound Origin Sect.
After some time on the road, he returned to his destination.
Back at the Profound Origin Sect, he spent some time with Yan Ruyu, gave instructions on a few matters, and then entered seclusion.
It was funny, really. More than half a year after arriving on the Big Dipper, even his disciple had already condensed a Life Spring and entered the Life Spring Realm, yet he, the master, was still in the Divine Bridge Realm.
This was mainly because he had spent most of his time adapting to his physique and shoring up his foundations.
From the Void Emperor Blood to condensing the Divine Sacred Body, every leap in his origin strengthened his physique, requiring him to rebuild the cultivation foundations he had previously laid. This had taken a considerable amount of time.
Of course, cultivating the Dao Scripture was also part of the reason.
After obtaining the Dao Scripture's Sea of Bitterness Chapter from Ye Fan, he had used the Dao Scripture to reshape his Bitter Sea, effectively cultivating it all over again.
This, too, was a process of rebuilding his foundations. Although the process had been relatively easy, it had still taken some time.
By now, however, he had finished recultivating his Bitter Sea and had adapted to his physique. It was time to continue moving forward.
With these thoughts in mind, Chen Yu entered the seclusion chamber.
Inside the seclusion chamber, he took out pieces of Source and placed them before him.
Around him, he laid out a Source Formation recorded in the Source Emperor Scripture to gather the surrounding essence Qi of heaven and earth.
After his physique transformed into the Divine Sacred Body, Chen Yu discovered that his cultivation expenditure had likewise increased considerably.
Although it was not as terrifying as the Sacred Body's, it was not far off.
Fortunately, he was not a pauper like Ye Fan. He could still afford this much expenditure.