The great lake was tranquil and hazy with mist covering a circumference of several thousand li. No creatures dared to barge in.
On the shore, the ancient trees were verdant and full of vitality. Spiritual medicines grew on the rocky cliffs and precipices, emitting strands of sweet fragrance.
Ye Fan was comprehending the dao several dozen li away. During these past few days, he had caused many strange phenomena and had long since alarmed the Nine Tailed Crocodile Dragon in the lake. However, it didn't appear and had been enduring all this time.
This was because it saw the abnormality of the person on the shore. Many scriptures appeared like ancient characters cast from metal and revolved around his body. The scene was too astonishing.
The Nine Tailed Crocodile Dragon was a holy beast and the overlord of this area. It was different from ordinary beast cultivators. Its strength was extremely powerful and its immortal roots were extraordinary.
In the past years, it had killed more than one saint to seize this underwater palace and obtain the ancient inheritance. Its natural talents made many older generation ancient beasts feel incomparable restraining fear.
However, today, it was alarmed and alarmed. It felt as if it was being targeted by a vicious beast. From head to toe, it felt a chill run down its entire body.
This was something that had never happened before. Was there a beast more vicious than it? This was simply ironic!
"True dragon blood flows within my body. No one knows of my potential. I am the most powerful species since the ancient times, yet today, there is a creature that wants to kill me?!" The Nine Tailed Crocodile Dragon was furious. It paddled out from the underwater palace and entrenched itself on top of a reef, revealing its enormous body.
Its entire body was golden as if it was cast from gold. It was bright and dazzling. Moreover, there was an explosive power within its body.
This was a colossus with a golden body covered in dense scales that blossomed with golden splendor. It had a true dragon's head and a crocodile's body. Moreover, it had nine tails that were several hundred zhang long.
"It's that human!" The Nine Tailed Crocodile Dragon squinted its eyes. Its golden body flowed with divine splendor as it lay on the reef. It was extremely apprehensive.
It was precisely this human who was comprehending the dao beside its underwater palace. After so many days, he still hadn't left and even entered the depths of the lake. This made it feel uneasy.
That person walked over on the water. His body was robust and his black hair draped over his shoulders. His eyes were deep and he flew like an immortal. However, that slender body seemed to contain the power to refine the universe, making it feel waves of fear.
Ye Fan's body was radiant and peaceful. He looked calm and tranquil, yet he gave it an extremely great pressure. It was as if an immortal king was walking on the waves.
"Human, please halt. You have entered my territory. This is a provocation and disrespect." The Nine Tailed Crocodile Dragon said.
Golden multicolored light blossomed. When its body moved, its golden scales released kengqiang sounds, scattering down large amounts of resplendent radiance, holy might pervading the air.
Ye Fan didn't stop. Behind him, the Dragon Horse released a long cry, stepping on the endless expanse of blue waves, creating a boundless expanse as it charged over.
"Human, and your mount, stop right now. We'll mind our own business. Otherwise, don't blame me for being rude," the Nine-tailed Crocodile Dragon shouted.
"A sacred beast with some dragon blood flowing in its body. A rare species that survived from the ancient times. Not bad. Become my retainer." Longma shouted.
"Evil horse, you're going too far. I've endured time and time again, but you're pushing me step by step!" The Nine Tailed Crocodile Dragon roared. Its golden body caused the huge lake to boil as it swept across Longma's group.
A great battle erupted. Longma and the Nine Tailed Crocodile Dragon fought fiercely. Blood energy pierced the sun and moon, battle intent splitting the heavens. This was a world-shocking battle between sacred beasts.
The Nine Tailed Crocodile Dragon roared. For so many years, it had always been the one stirring up trouble. No one had ever dared to provoke it.
Just a few days ago, it had devoured a dozen human experts. Among them, there were saints who became its food. They were far from being its opponent.
Ye Fan's Daoist robes fluttered in the wind. His sparkling hair draped over his chest and back. With his Genesis technique, he sensed that there were rare heavenly treasures in this place.
It had to be said that the Nine Tailed Crocodile Dragon was a tough one. It actually fought with Longma for a long time. The lake water within a circumference of several thousand li evaporated and the mountains and rivers within ten thousand li were turned into ashes.
"I don't believe it. I can't even subdue the retainer I fancy!" Longma shouted fiercely.
The Nine Tailed Crocodile Dragon was even more apprehensive. It was a sacred beast that rose up recently. Many ancient beasts feared it. It was unrivalled in the same realm and had never met its match. Who would have thought that there would be a beast even more heaven-defying than it. It fought until it vomited blood and narrowly escaped death.
"Heavenly Dragon's Eight Steps!" Longma shouted. Its hooves beat like heavenly drums, shattering the vast sky. A huge golden crocodile dragon fell down, smashing onto the ground. Its body was dripping with blood.
"How about becoming my retainer?" Longma cast a sidelong glance at it.
"Dream on!" The crocodile dragon roared. It spat out a treasure from its mouth. It was a sacred tool. It was about to burn it. It would rather die than submit.
"I definitely won't stop you from committing suicide. However, I'm prepared to skin you and make a pair of shiny golden crocodile boots after this." Longma was calm and unruffled.
…
This was Longma's battle. Ye Fan didn't participate. He noticed the abnormality of the lake. The water had evaporated during the battle between the two beasts, but it was instantly filled with water again.
"This is an ancient cave dwelling. There is a rare heavenly treasure suppressed here."
He used his Genesis technique to observe the power of heaven and earth. He saw through its profundities. With a point of his finger, a sacred level formation collapsed and released a dazzling light.
"No!"
The Nine Tailed Crocodile Dragon screamed. At the same time, it was very shocked. Ye Fan had actually destroyed an ancient formation with a point of his finger. That was practically a heaven-piercing sword qi.
Inside the underwater cave dwelling, there were a few magical tools, as well as some sacred beast cultivation methods. There were even supreme secret techniques for condensing dragon blood and evolving into a true dragon.
This made even Longma shocked. After suppressing the Nine Tailed Crocodile Dragon, it eagerly observed and experienced these ancient methods.
Ye Fan glanced over and pondered for a while. He remembered a few methods that could be used. The other beast cultivation methods were useless to him.
He moved forward in the water cave and arrived at the deepest part of the ancient cave dwelling. He quietly stood in front of a stone wall for a while. His hands pressed forward and pushed with a shocking divine force. A muffled sound rang out as a stone wall was moved by him.
There was another cave dwelling in the ancient cave dwelling. It was even more mysterious. After so many years, even the Nine Tailed Crocodile Dragon's generation hadn't discovered this cave.
The Nine Tailed Crocodile Dragon in the outer cave dwelling was dumbfounded. The underwater cave had existed for so many years. Generation after generation of supreme experts had passed through, yet none of them had discovered its core secret.
One could clearly see multicolored light shooting out and overflowing with auspicious colors. It passed through the underwater cave and overflowed the great lake, dying the entire sky in a brilliant color.
Not to mention the nearby Longma and the Nine Tailed Crocodile Dragon, even the other cultivators in the distance knew that an ancient treasure had definitely appeared.
"The Ancient Demon Race's Heavenly Book!" The Nine Tailed Crocodile Dragon cried out. Its eyes were red. It had guarded a treasure mountain, yet it didn't obtain the most important item. It didn't know that there was a divine treasure just a short distance away.
These were nine pieces of Ancient Heavenly Jade. Every single one of them was overflowing with an ancient aura and flowed with a sense of vicissitudes. An auspicious and dense multicolored mist pervaded the air.
If not for Ye Fan's exceptional origin techniques, he wouldn't have been able to discover this cave dwelling. After all, it had already been hidden from many generations.
He extended out his divine sense and observed the contents of the Ancient Demon Race's Heavenly Book. He saw groups of imprints. The nine pieces of jade were all different and recorded different methods.
This greatly shocked Ye Fan. It wasn't a complete ancient scripture, but rather the profound and unfathomable incomplete methods of the Demon Race that had long been lost.
For example, purifying the blood, allowing a sacred beast to gradually accumulate dragon blood, gradually condensing and purifying it. It was much more complete than what he had seen in the cave dwellings outside.
These weren't ancient scriptures, but to the sacred beasts of the Demon Race, they were all extremely important methods. They covered a wide range and weren't limited to a single domain.
"This must have been left behind by a Heaven's Chosen of the Demon Race. He intentionally collected and organized them. His cultivation was profound. Even if he didn't become an Emperor in the end, he wouldn't be far from it," Longma exclaimed after looking at it.
The Nine Tailed Crocodile Dragon wanted nothing more than to eat it. These were originally all its, but in the end, it was taken by an outsider first. It was very discontented.
Ye Fan saw the hypotheses and exploration of some of the lost orthodoxies of the Demon Race in one of the pieces of jade. Unless it was a peerless genius, it wouldn't be able to deduce these things. Its viewpoint was sharp and full of insight.
"This might be something left behind by a Demon Race Emperor before he achieved Dao. It can be said to be a world-shaking Heavenly Book!"
Although this wasn't the real Demon Divine Scripture, it recorded the things he dabbled in when he was young, as well as some deductions. Through this, one could see some of his thoughts!
In a sense, although the methods recorded on the nine pieces of ancient jade were peerless and precious, they couldn't compare to those experiences and deductions. This was a manual of cultivation.
"Through this, one can see some of the sparks of thought that a person walked on the path of Dao. This is priceless!"
Longma read it over and over again, and generously gave a few pieces to the Nine Tailed Crocodile Dragon. Their hearts were beating rapidly, and they all agreed that it was most likely left behind by a Dao Creator when he was young.
Ye Fan looked at it silently for a long time. Orthodoxies weren't very useful to him, but the thoughts of creating a Dao amazed him. There was a feeling of seeing his opponent across time and space.
"It's him … the Demon Emperor of the Generation!"
Ye Fan found a mark, which was exactly the same as the one he saw in the Demon King's Palace in the North Dipper Star Area. It was like a Demon God descending to the world, or a flying ancient character.
Regarding the existence of the Demon Emperor, even the Great Beasts of the South Dipper Mountain did not have enough evidence. It was because he was too ancient. Even the Azure Emperor had to respect him with the word "ancestor". Later generations couldn't verify his name.
Rumor had it that the Demon Emperor came from deep in space. In his later years, he entered the North Dipper Mountain and lived in the South Dipper.
It wasn't strange for the Demon Race to walk on the ancient road of the Human Race. Until now, the Southern Demon Race still continued because they were closer to their life stars.
Just like some humans, they would eventually walk on the ancient roads of the Demon Race and the God Race. In the end, they would converge on the one and only ancient road.
Of course, the danger they faced was also great. If their identities were exposed, the attacks they would suffer would be many times greater. Unless they were heaven-defying experts, they wouldn't dare to try it.
"How about it? Are you willing to be my retinue? You can read the ancient Heavenly Book of the Demon Race. "Longma shamelessly tempted him.
The Nine-tailed Crocodile Dragon compromised. Of course, it wanted to call Shi Yan brother and not a retinue.
Longma looked reluctant. "Alright, but your cultivation base shouldn't be too far behind mine. Also, help me find some Holy Beast retinues. The more, the better."
Ye Fan let it be. The Great Demonic God and Di Tian had subdued some subordinates. If Longma wanted to do the same, he would support him.
"There's another box with such strong vitality. What's inside?" Longma was surprised when he saw the other wooden box on the stone table.
Ye Fan opened it. Instantly, a vigorous aura of vitality swarmed his face. It was the vitality he had sensed before.
"A … seed!" the Nine-tailed Crocodile Dragon screamed in fear.
"Oh, we're so lucky. This lake has such an ancient cave mansion with a peerless divine treasure."
The light from the cave mansion shot up into the sky, which alerted many strong creatures around. They were the first batch of human cultivators to arrive.
One of them was a beautiful young woman. She smiled faintly. "I don't want to say much. You guys should leave now. I won't trouble you."
The other man was also the center of attention. He had a divine halo covering his body. He smiled and said, "Put it down. You guys should leave."
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