Blood-red mist drifted in the air, filling the forest with a pungent smell. Corpses lay in the thorns, under the ancient branches, and among the rocks. Their bodies were either pierced through or torn apart. All of them died with their eyes wide open.
The vast forest was dead silent. Crazy 'Ole's prediction had come true. As far as the eye could see, there were corpses everywhere. Everyone was dead. Blood dyed the ground red.
"Dead … all dead … it's here again …" Crazy 'Ole murmured to himself as he looked up at the sky.
"You're wrong. At least the two of us survived." Ye Fan still had a lingering fear. Not long ago, he saw with his own eyes a dozen monsters slaughtering cultivators. It was a brutal massacre. No one could stop them.
At that moment, Ye Fan thought he would die as well. Even the powerful elders of the Yaoguang Holy Land and the Jiang Family couldn't withstand a single blow from those monsters. However, to his surprise, Crazy 'Ole stood in the forest, smiling foolishly, and the beasts all avoided him.
"Sob, sob, sob …" Crazy 'Ole burst into tears. Tears flowed down from his cloudy eyes. He tore at his messy white hair.
"Old man, don't let it go. After six thousand years, there's nothing you can't let go of …"
Crazy 'Ole cried to the sky, beating his chest and stamping his feet. Then, he began to wander in the forest like a ghost. He didn't look at Ye Fan once. He was completely immersed in his own world.
Ye Fan followed closely beside him, afraid that those strange beasts would descend again. Crazy 'Ole was in a daze. Finally, he climbed up a stone mountain and looked in the direction of the forbidden area of Barren Antiquity. He didn't move for a long time like a fossil.
In the end, he stood there for a whole night. His cloudy eyes never blinked. He didn't come back to his senses until the first ray of sunlight shone into his eyes.
"The music is over. Let's go. I'll come back to see you later …" Crazy 'Ole cried and walked down the mountain with a silly smile.
When the deranged old man took large strides, Ye Fan was shocked to find that each step he took was several li. If it wasn't for Ye Fan supporting him and holding onto his arm, he would have long since disappeared without a trace.
"Dao Pattern!" At this moment, Ye Fan was astonished. Every step of Crazy 'Ole was unusual. There were mysterious patterns interwoven on each step, and a Dao Pattern.
His heart was truly shocked to the extreme. This old lunatic's achievements were unimaginable. He could condense Dao presence with just a wave of his hand, and he could leave behind Dao patterns at will. There was no way to estimate his realm.
"Legend has it that the Dao Pattern was carved by the almighty in the ancient times after they comprehended the nature. It was their spiritual inheritance. Crazy 'Ole could create the Dao Pattern with just a simple movement. It's terrifying, comparable to the legendary almighty in the ancient times. No wonder those strange beasts that could easily kill the elders of the Holy Land avoided him like a plague. "Ye Fan was shocked. He concentrated on memorizing the patterns on the ground.
He was almost hanging on Crazy 'Ole's body, staring at each footprint with full concentration. The Dao patterns flashed and disappeared automatically after a moment.
But they were all the same. Every footprint was the same. Ye Fan memorized them until they were far away from the corpse-strewn forest.
Many practitioners were looking into the depths of the ancient mountains, but no one dared to explore. They were cautious and sensed that something terrible had happened in the forest.
They didn't follow Crazy 'Ole yesterday and chose to stop outside the forest. Otherwise, there would be more corpses in the forest.
Ye Fan looked behind him. It felt like a lifetime had passed. Only he and Crazy 'Ole made it out alive. No one would be able to calm down.
Crazy 'Ole waved his tattered sleeve and threw Ye Fan a few meters away. Obviously, he was going to leave.
"Elder, please wait. I'm willing to follow you and listen to your teachings." Ye Fan hurried to catch up.
Crazy 'Ole seemed to wake up a little. He looked at him in confusion and asked, "Who are you?"
"I …"
"I shouldn't even exist in this world. Are you going to turn into dust with me?" With that, Crazy 'Ole flicked his sleeves and disappeared.
Ye Fan stood on the spot for a while. Then he took a detour and left the mountain.
When he came back, Ye Fan saw Zhou Yi, Lin Jia, Li Xiaoman, and Wang Ziwen. They were with their elders and did not go deep into the mountains.
Soon, the news spread and shocked the whole Eastern Barren Territory.
"Near the forbidden area of the Barren Antiquity, a powerful figure of the Demon Clan is going to come out. Countless horrifying beasts are guarding there. Trespassers won't be able to survive. That place is even more horrible than the tomb of the Demon King. It's like a slaughterhouse of death …"
This news spread all over the world, making all the human practitioners in the Eastern Barren Territory restless. Someone pointed out that the heart that flew out of the tomb two years ago was inherited by a powerful figure of the Demon Clan. A new Demon King was about to appear in the Eastern Barren Territory.
Half a month later, the Yaoguang Holy Land and the Jiang Family both sent powerful cultivators to the mountain. It was said that a Great Elder of the Yaoguang Holy Land and a brother of the Jiang Family Master came together. The real big shots were here. The small town became a gathering place again.
Ye Fan didn't leave. He stayed outside the mountain. He didn't want to give up. He wanted to wait for things to calm down and then find a way to go deeper.
In the next ten days, powerful cultivators went deep into the mountain every day, but none of them came back. It wasn't until the Great Elder of the Yaoguang Holy Land and the big shots of the Jiang Family came in person that people thought the truth might come to light.
After a day and a night, the two of them finally came back with pale faces. An even more shocking news spread across the Eastern Wasteland. The two of them forcibly opened their immortal eyes and gazed into the distance for hundreds of miles. They saw a shocking scene. A bronze coffin appeared above the abyss of the Desolate Antiquity forbidden land.
Those powerful beasts seemed to want to break into the forbidden area and take the coffin away. They temporarily blocked the outside area.
When Ye Fan heard the news, he was shocked. Others didn't know what was going on with the bronze coffin, but he knew it clearly.
"Didn't it fall into the abyss? Why did it appear again …"
Half a month later, more news came. Those powerful beasts finally took action, but they failed miserably. Seven beasts went in, but none came out alive.
In the end, those powerful beasts stopped surrounding the forbidden area and left. The Eastern Barren Territory was in an uproar. A bronze coffin appeared in the forbidden area, which affected all the big shots. However, none of the holy lands or clans of the Clan of the Ancients acted rashly. Those powerful beasts all returned in failure, which alerted them.
One month later, the Yaoguang Holy Land, the Jiang Family, and the Ji Family joined hands to enter the forbidden area again.
This time, many cultivators came, but most of them were here to watch the fun. Few wanted to go in. All the clans were just watching.
"Ye Fan, it's you …" Outside the mountain, an extremely beautiful woman showed a surprised expression. She was tall and slender with wonderful curves. She had the body of a devil and the face of a fairy. She had a pair of phoenix eyes, which were slightly slanted. She had an extremely charming temperament and was extremely seductive.
"Lin Jia!" Ye Fan was also surprised. He didn't expect to be discovered by Lin Jia. In fact, he already knew that Lin Jia, Zhou Yi, Wang Ziwen, and Li Xiaoman were in the small town up ahead. This time, the three parties joined hands to summon them again. They were most likely here to ask them something.
Not far away, a few powerful knights heard the noise and immediately rushed over on their mounts.
"He is my friend. Don't misunderstand," Lin Jia hurriedly shouted. The knights immediately stopped in the distance.
"They are …" Ye Fan asked.
"They are from the Yaoguang Holy Land. Zhou Yi, Wang Ziwen, Li Xiaoman, and I want to come out. There is always someone guarding us …" Lin Jia shook her head and said, "These are all matters of the world of cultivators. You won't understand even if I tell you. Right now, the world of cultivators in the Eastern Barren Territory is very chaotic." She glanced at Ye Fan and said, "Why are you here? How have you been in the past three years?"
Ye Fan smiled and said, "I am very good. Everything is going well."
"If you have any problems, you can tell me. Maybe I can help you."
"There are no problems for now. Here, I congratulate Granny Lin for regaining her youth and becoming as beautiful as a flower. "
"Are you asking for a beating?" Lin Jia rolled her eyes at him, then smiled charmingly and said, "It seems that these three years have been good for you. It is different from what I imagined." She sighed and said, "Time passes so quickly. In the blink of an eye, three years have passed. I really miss the past."
"Maybe one day we can go back."
"The chances are almost zero …" Lin Jia seemed to have thought of something and said in a low voice, "If you have any problems in the future, you can find me at the Mist Cave. Leave now."
"What's wrong?"
"I have no choice but to return to the forbidden area of the Ancient Barren Territory. If those people know that you have eaten the Holy Fruit … you will also be in trouble. You should leave this place as soon as possible."
Ye Fan didn't say much. He nodded and said, "Take care!"
However, trouble still came. After only a quarter of an hour, Ye Fan was silently surrounded by more than ten knights in the mountain. The elderly knight who led the group made Ye Fan very afraid. He didn't try to break out of the encirclement because he could feel a terrifying wave of energy coming from the elderly man. If he acted rashly, the elderly man might explode in an instant.
"I understand why you are here. Alright, I will go with you." Ye Fan was very calm.
In the end, Ye Fan was brought back to the small town, but he didn't see Lin Jia, Zhou Yi, Li Xiaoman, or Wang Ziwen. The people from the Yaoguang Holy Land knew that he had eaten the Holy Fruit and disguised him as a knight. They wanted to use him to harvest the Holy Fruit at a critical moment.
"With your physique, you will definitely be able to resist the power of the curse. If you manage to harvest the Holy Fruit, the Holy Land will not mistreat you …" The elderly knight warned, a sharp light flashed in his eyes.
"I understand." Ye Fan nodded, but he was sneering in his heart. He didn't know who would be using whom when they entered the Forbidden Ancient Forbidden Ground.
Five days later, the Yaoguang Holy Land, the Jiang Family, and the Ji Family once again set out for the deep mountain. From afar, Ye Fan saw Lin Jia, Li Xiaoman, Zhou Yi, Wang Ziwen, Zhang Ziling, and Liu Yiyi. They had all been brought here.
However, at this moment, Ye Fan was riding on a wild beast and wearing the Godly Iron Armor. Those people couldn't recognize him.
This time, there were no horrifying wild beasts blocking their way. The three parties smoothly arrived at the boundary monument of the Forbidden Ancient Forbidden Ground.
A few carriages flickering with divine multicolored light floated in the sky, no longer advancing. A few great figures were preparing to receive reinforcements from outside. They did not dare to take the risk themselves, because the Ancient Desolate Forbidden Land had the greatest effect on supreme experts. It could even reduce them to mere mortals.
Entering the Forbidden Ancient Forbidden Ground once again, Ye Fan was a little excited. Maybe the opportunity that belonged to him was about to come. At the same time, he thought of the huge bronze coffin. He didn't know why it had escaped from the abyss and appeared on the Holy Mountain.
"We must harvest the Holy Fruit!" The few influential figures transmitted their voices in the sky. The carriages were glowing with divine light.
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