The Black Emperor slowed down considerably and could only watch the spiritual herbs from afar.
Looking at the six slender spirit fruits in his hand, Ye Fan exclaimed joyfully, "They really are Source Dragon Fruit!"
"What is the Source Dragon Fruit?" The Black Emperor stared intently at the spiritual fruit in Ye Fan's hand, its innocent eyes wide as it asked curiously.
Seeing that the Black Emperor was acting out of character, Ye Fan explained while carefully putting away the Source Dragon Fruit.
"This is a rare herb that grows nourished by dragon energy. Although its fruit cannot compare to ancient Divine Medicine, it is definitely a top-tier spiritual herb... Ah, you damned dog!"
Sure enough, as soon as he finished speaking, Black Emperor began to move, its body as large as a calf pressing down, its huge mouth big enough to swallow Ye Fan whole.
His response was a golden fist...
Another battle between humans and dogs, seemingly ordinary, but actually premeditated.
Ye Fan wanted to let go of his bitterness, while the Black Emperor was 99% determined to possess the Source Dragon Fruit. The remaining idea was to cheer Ye Fan up.
As for Su Yu, he was just watching the show. He leisurely took out a crystal-clear Ruyu Purple Nai and ate it while watching.
After the final battle, the Black Emperor "snatched" two Source Dragon Fruit. When Ye Fan returned, he handed the two Source Dragon Fruit to Su Yu.
"Hehe, my spirit fruit is no less than the Source Dragon Fruit. You can keep these for yourself." Su Yu munched on the fruit, repeatedly refusing.
Looking at the Purple Nai brimming with vital energy in Su Yu's hand, Ye Fan put away the Source Dragon Fruit and once again felt the weight of his poverty.
The fragrance emanating from this Purple Nai surpasses even that of the Source Dragon Fruit; it is undoubtedly a rare and precious medicinal herb.
After finishing the fruit, Su Yu transformed the Purple Nai seeds into Life essence and swallowed them, without wasting a single drop.
His life isn't easy right now. Once he reaches the Third Heaven of the Immortal Platform, the Purple Marrow Divine Jade will be completely outdated, so he's been longing to mine a Nine Heavens Divine Jade mine.
Seeing that Su Yu refused, the Black Emperor stretched out its claws, wanting to get two more Source Dragon Fruit, but was knocked over by Ye Fan with a palm strike.
The Big Black Dog fell headfirst into the snow, angrily saying, " Xiao Yezi, you just wait! Once I reach the Dao Palace Fifth Heaven, I will definitely avenge myself!"
It had always been the one dominating Ye Fan, but it never expected that Ye Fan would overtake it this time, breaking through five realms in just eight months. It hadn't yet adapted to the change in their status.
"I'm waiting for you!"
Ye Fan's contemptuous words instantly enraged the Big Black Dog... then, it held back.
Halfway up a snow-capped mountain ahead was a huge snow cave, from which wisps of dragon energy emanated. Su Yuhua conjured two powerful hands, each carrying one of the creatures, and stepped into the cave.
The cave was spacious, leading deep into the mountainside. It was very clean, and there were some stone tools around the perimeter, which seemed to have been made by the snow apes.
Su Yu followed the direction from which the dragon energy was emanating and went down into the depths of the mountain.
Deep within the mountain, there is a large cave resembling Demon Well, leading directly underground, with a piece of transparent, mysterious ice at its entrance.
There is an old ape in the ice, sitting cross-legged with its eyes closed. It is very lifelike. It is tall and covered with snow-white fur. Its expression is peaceful, as if it were still alive.
This old ape had reached the pinnacle of cultivation, emanating the aura of the Great Dao, as if it had merged with heaven and earth, appearing completely natural.
"The dragon's energy is overflowing from this well!"
Black Emperor kept thrashing its limbs, trying to get down, but Su Yu ignored it completely.
Ye Fan, meanwhile, gazed thoughtfully at the old ape within the ice. He mused to himself, "Could this be the old ape that founded the Ice and Snow Palace ten thousand years ago?"
With a wave of his sleeve, Su Yu absorbed the Xuanbing into the Chaos Dao Diagram. This time, he was sending the Holy Ape Dao to its demise!
He then stepped into the ancient cave and entered a vast underground palace.
The magnificent underground palace exudes antiquity, as if covered with a layer of dust; the stone chambers, stone halls, and everything else are filled with the traces of time.
But the underground wasn't so dark; a few strange stones shimmered with light, making everything clearly visible.
In addition, the surging dragon energy, like rivers flowing underground, makes one feel refreshed and invigorated when bathed in it.
Chapter 290 Ice Palace
"The aura of Divine Source!"
Ye Fan's expression shifted. Within the surging dragon energy, Divine Source essence overflowed, clearly indicating that a peerless treasure was hidden deep within the underground palace.
The Big Black Dog kept twitching its nose, its eyes burning with desire. It whispered, " Su Yu, put me down! I want to smell the fragrance of the peerless divine treasure!"
Su Yu did not agree to this request. With a thought, he released Purple Maiden.
After moving from the temple to this place, Purple Maiden was slightly confused, but she quickly became excited as she sensed the aura of the ancestral land.
"This is the Dragon Nest!"
Su Yu nodded slightly, appearing quite calm. The vast underground palace seemed endless, deathly silent, without a single sound.
Finally, Purple Maiden calmed herself down and followed Su Yu respectfully. She was still at the Peak of Immortal Platform Second Heaven and did not show any signs of breaking through to the Third Heaven of the Immortal Platform like Ling Yang, Ling Yue, and the Peacock King.
In terms of enlightenment, the Holy Lord who are tempered in the Dharma Ending Age are far superior to the Holy Lord of the Primordial Era; there is a significant gap between the two.
The Chaos Pure Land within the Immortal Abode Small World can still sense the current Dao veins, and the Demon Lord who emerged from there can be considered half a Holy Lord of the Dharma Ending.
Purple Maiden, on the other hand, had been sealed since the Primordial Era and had never experienced the Dharma Ending Era. After emerging from the Divine Source, Purple Maiden even spent several days adapting to the spiritual energy of the Big Dipper.
Su Yu telepathically transmitted his voice to the Purple Goddess behind him. "If this journey goes smoothly, I will help you achieve the Severing the Dao!"
Hearing his words, the girl in the purple dress felt a ripple of emotion within her...
Su Yu then headed straight for the source of the dragon energy, each step covering dozens of miles. Along the way, countless stone coffins lay horizontally, looking sinister and terrifying.
He eventually stopped at a cliff edge, where the road ahead ended and a bottomless, dark abyss stretched out before him in the vast expanse.
Ye Fan and Black Emperor were about to say something to change the atmosphere, but before they could speak, Su Yu and Purple Maiden jumped into the abyss.
One was familiar with the plot, while the other was on his way home; both remained remarkably calm.
Dragon energy surged within the abyss, rushing out from beneath like a tidal wave.
Halfway there, an ice palace floated on the surface, shimmering and sparkling, suspended in the abyss. The three large characters " Underworld God Palace " were engraved on it.
It wasn't very big, about the size of a house, so calling it a palace would be a stretch. However, its shape was indeed that of a palace, completely translucent and transparent, which was quite strange in the underground world, with bursts of spiritual energy emanating from it.
A person lay in the ice palace, as if formed from ice crystals, pure white and almost transparent, matching the color of the ice palace.
She lay quietly inside, her body veiled in white gauze, her figure exquisite, truly possessing skin as smooth as ice and bones as beautiful as jade, her hair jet black and glossy, obscuring most of her face, making it impossible to see her true appearance.
This stunningly beautiful woman is so lifelike, she seems to be sleeping peacefully, exuding an aura of tranquility.
Su Yu landed on the ice palace, his divine sense extending slightly as he chuckled, "This is a Inherited Saint Weapon!"
He then used his divine power to store the ice palace inside his sleeve.
The sight of a Inherited Saint Weapon being acquired for free made the Big Black Dog extremely envious, and even Ye Fan was amazed. He was no longer a newcomer to the cultivation world. In the past year, he had been navigating the Holy City, learning a great deal and understanding the value of Inherited Saint Weapon.
After collecting the relics from the Underworld God Palace, the two fell five thousand meters before landing on the ground. This abyss was a full ten thousand meters deep.
Upon landing, an ancient and desolate aura immediately enveloped me, as if I had returned to the Primordial Era.
The bottom of the abyss was not entirely dark; scattered fragments of Divine Source shimmered with a soft light.
However, the abyss was too vast to be fully illuminated, and it remained somewhat dim. Looking around, it was a vast, empty expanse, not at all like the underground world, but more like an ancient battlefield.
Ahead stood a dilapidated Five-Colored Altar, filled with the aura of time. Although it was nearly collapsed, its original form was still discernible.
Su Yu ascended the altar, activated his Chaos Heavenly Eye, and carefully examined the Dao patterns on the altar.
"This is..." Ye Fan's pupils contracted sharply, he was extremely shocked, and his face was full of disbelief.
Six years later, he saw the Five-Colored Altar once again.
It was so similar that if he weren't at the bottom of the abyss, he would have thought he had arrived at the summit of Mount Tai and returned to the moment when the Nine Dragons Pulling the Coffin to Set Sail. This Five-Colored Altar was almost identical to the one on Mount Tai, with little difference in style and form, and even the materials were similar.
"Go home..."
Ye Fan kept repeating those two words in his mind, thinking of the two elderly people on Earth. Tears welled up in his eyes, but he controlled his emotions and didn't want to lose his composure.
" Great Emperor Formation Patterns!"
The Big Black Dog barked in alarm, its head pressing against the ground repeatedly. It was so excited that it almost howled like a ghost.
Ye Fan was startled and quickly observed it as well. The words "Great Emperor " were too attractive; no one could remain calm.
"This must have been orchestrated by the Great Emperor!"
The Big Black Dog was almost trembling, its big, copper-bell-like eyes staring at the Five-Colored Altar below, where there were several strange runes whose meaning was difficult to fathom.
It said with burning eyes, "If I could even guess one or two tenths of it, I would benefit from it for the rest of my life."
Seeing Ye Fan and Black Emperor's excitement, Su Yu put them down. In a flash, the man and the dog lay on the Five-Colored Altar, constantly examining it.
At this moment, Su Yu had completely copied the Dao patterns from the Five-Colored Altar onto the jade disc. He sighed, "This Five-Colored Altar is dilapidated and unusable!"
Ye Fan sighed. He searched the dilapidated altar carefully, but found nothing. The Black Emperor, as if it had discovered Heavenly God, grinned from ear to ear, grinning incessantly. For it, studying array patterns and Dao patterns was the most enjoyable thing.
"Could it be that the Great Emperor Wushi did not obtain the 'Group' secret, or that the Undying Daoist did not possess the complete Nine Secrets?"
Seeing the Black Emperor's attitude, Su Yu shook his head slightly, beginning to worry about his trip to the Saint Cliff.
After lingering there for a while, the three people and the dog left and headed towards the Myriad Dragon Nest ahead. There, the dragon energy surged like a river, with nine Big Dragon coiling around, as if they were Life.
Ahead, there are nine large holes lined up in a row, shimmering with light, from which billowing dragon energy is emanating.
The nine Dragon Cave are interconnected and all lead to the Myriad Dragon Nest. Purple Maiden stepped forward and walked in front of Su Yu, leading the group into the central Dragon Cave.
Upon entering the Dragon Cave, Ye Fan and the Black Emperor were bathed in dragon energy, their pores opening and their bodies feeling refreshed.
"Wait a minute, could it be that place?" The Big Black Dog began to suspect, revealing a look of surprise.
"What did you remember?" Ye Fan asked, curious about the Myriad Dragon Nest.
Even Purple Maiden listened intently. During this time, An Miaoyi had taught her a lot about the cultivation world, and she was also very curious about the Great Emperor Wushi.
"In the past, the Great Emperor Wushi visited a place where dragons were born, and it must be this place. This place is comparable to the terrain where Nine Dragons Guarding a Pearl. However, the Great Emperor Wushi ultimately chose Purple Mountain." The Black Emperor was absolutely certain.
Su Yu added slightly, "Back then, the Great Emperor Wushi came here when he wanted to find Burial Ground, but this place had already been occupied by another supreme being, so the Great Emperor Wushi chose Purple Mountain instead."
"What, Burial Ground? Which Great Emperor is buried here?"
Ye Fan was astonished. He understood Su Yu's words: a supreme being had been buried here.
The Black Emperor was also somewhat taken aback, and said, "Is Purple Mountain a candidate for the Great Emperor? No wonder the Great Emperor mentioned the Dragon Nest to me."
Purple Maiden didn't understand what they were saying, but she felt a chill run down her spine. An Ancient Emperor was buried in the Myriad Dragon Nest; what had become of the Dragon Clan...?
"What's that smell? Why does it smell so good?" The Big Black Dog sniffed.
The group traveled for over ten miles and arrived at a place filled with stone caves, resembling a honeycomb. The nine largest Dragon Cave all led forward to a gigantic lair. From afar, it radiated divine light, undoubtedly containing an astonishing Divine Source.