Ye Fan looked at the dozen or so white-haired old men and was speechless for a long time. They were definitely his classmates, but they had all become like this. It was truly frightening.
Pang Bo was also dumbfounded. He felt some lingering fear and palpitations. If he had become like this, he would even feel like dying.
The two of them hurried over and checked everyone's condition. Fortunately, they were all breathing and there was no danger to their lives.
"Hey!"
Pang Bo found Liu Yiyi in the grass. She did not show any signs of aging and was still as delicate and delicate as before. Her eyes were closed and she looked pitiful.
This made Ye Fan and Pang Bo overjoyed. They had a good relationship with Liu Yiyi since they were in school. Now, they were full of sympathy for her and naturally did not want anything bad to happen to her.
Ye Fan found Zhang Ziling under an old tree. He looked to be in his forties. Although he seemed to have lost some time, he was not as old as Zhou Yi and the others.
"The handsome Ziling has become an uncle."
"It's better than becoming Uncle Ziling."
Ye Fan and Pang Bo whispered to each other.
Not long after, Liu Yiyi woke up. When she saw Ye Fan and Pang Bo, her mouth opened wide in shock. Soon, Zhang Ziling also woke up. When he realized his condition, he could not help but let out a scream. From a young man in his prime to an honest uncle, no one could accept this.
"Ziling, don't be too excited. Look at their condition and you will feel better."
Hearing this, Zhang Ziling looked at Zhou Yi, Li Xiaoman, and the others and was stunned. He realized that there was no worst, only worse.
"How could this be …" He was dazed, but he was much better than before when he was in despair.
Of the dozen or so people present, Ye Fan and Pang Bo had returned to their youth. Liu Yiyi had not changed at all. Zhang Ziling had lost 20 years, and the others had turned into old men and women, their bodies deteriorating.
Ye Fan and Pang Bo glanced at each other. The two of them instantly thought of the crystal-clear red fruit. When they ate it, they felt their mouths fill with fragrance and quickly recover their energy. Now, it seemed that the fruit was extraordinary. It could be described as mystical!
For some unknown reason, everyone had become old. Only those who had eaten this fruit were able to resist the erosion of time.
"Just what kind of power could rob them of their youth and vitality?" Pang Bo was puzzled.
"I think it's most likely the Forbidden Ancient Land." Ye Fan speculated.
Just from the name itself, one could understand its meaning. It was related to the Primordial Era, or it was a forbidden area that had existed since the Primordial Era. Even birds, beasts, insects, and ants avoided it, and it was completely silent and lifeless. It was definitely a place of great danger and evil.
However, they'd walked out safely without encountering any danger, and it didn't conform to convention. It truly caused the words' Primordial Forbidden Area 'to seem unworthy of its name.
"Yes, it must be because of the Primordial Forbidden Area!" Pang Bo also understood the crux of the matter.
Based on their speculation, there was a terrifying power in the Primordial Forbidden Area that robbed everyone of their youth and vitality. But why did it only act up after everyone walked out? They didn't understand.
"Maybe it's a power similar to a curse. Maybe as long as we enter the Primordial Forbidden Area, no matter if we walk out or not, no matter where we are, once the time for the curse to act up is up, we won't be able to escape."
Ye Fan and Pang Bo couldn't help but feel lucky. If they hadn't eaten a few strange fruits, they'd probably be old and feeble by now.
After a period of time, everyone woke up one after another. On the mountain top, shrill screams resounded. The screams made one's hair stand on end. Then, sobs rose and fell.
Aging prematurely and having white hair was the most tragic thing in the world. Twenty something years old was the prime of one's life, but in the blink of an eye, one's hair turned white and wrinkles piled up. How could they endure this? They were in so much pain that they wanted to die.
"Why did I become like this?" Zhou Yi reached out a trembling hand and stroked his wrinkled skin. Then, he pulled out a lock of withered white hair and roared in an incomparably old voice, "Why?"
Beside him, Wang Ziwen was also trembling. He checked the condition of his body. His eyes were cloudy, and the bags under his eyes were as big as pigeon eggs. He looked incomparably old as he said in a trembling voice, "I don't believe …"
"Ah …" Lin Jia was on the verge of collapse. Her screams frightened the birds in the forest and made them flee in all directions.
Appearance was a woman's number one priority, especially beautiful women who cared more about their appearance. For a naturally beautiful, enchanting and sexy woman like her to suddenly find that her snow-white skin had lost its luster and had become unbearably rough and aged, it was even more unbearable than killing her.
On the other side, Li Xiaoman was also in the same state. She was in so much pain that she wanted to commit suicide. If she used to be a beautiful lotus flower, then now, she couldn't even be considered a dried lotus leaf. Her black hair had turned white, dull and withered like weeds. Her skin was even more wrinkled and loose. Her eyes were cloudy, and her face was full of wrinkles.
Seeing Ye Fan walk over, Li Xiaoman immediately screamed, "Don't come over!" She covered her face with her hands and wept incessantly. Then, she buried her head between her knees.
Ye Fan didn't walk over to avoid agitating her. He consoled the crowd loudly, saying, "Don't despair. Even gods exist in this world. What can't happen? There must be a solution."
There was a gloomy and gloomy atmosphere on the mountaintop. Many people were in so much pain that they wished they were dead. This was especially so when they saw Ye Fan and Pang Bo, the two teenagers who were only eleven or twelve years old. The vast majority of people had become unbearably old, but the two of them had returned to their youthful years. This contrast made many people's hearts bleed.
"Oh my God, God … Damn you!" Cade was extremely angry. He used both Chinese and English to express his incomparable grief.
"Devil, don't be agitated." Pang Bo walked over and very unkindly patted his shoulder. "Slowly growing old with the person you love is the most romantic thing in the world."
Cade immediately burst into tears and whimpered like a child. "My girlfriend … isn't here. It's not romantic at all."
Pang Bo was momentarily stunned. He cast a glance at Li Xiaoman and then walked over to the others without saying anything.
"Ye Fan, why haven't you two grown old?" Zhou Yi was the first to calm down. His eyes stared fixedly at Ye Fan and Pang Bo, two beams of light shooting out from his cloudy eyes.
The others also temporarily put away their grief and looked over.
Pang Bo felt somewhat uncomfortable listening to Zhou Yi's words. He very unkindly said, "I say, Grandpa Zhou, you can't be suspecting that the two of us are up to no good, right? If we had such great magical powers, we could just become gods. Why would we still be mortals?"
Lin Jia stopped crying and looked at Ye Fan. She asked earnestly, almost begging, "Ye Fan, tell me the truth. How can you regain your youth? How did you do it?"
To this, Ye Fan could only comfort her and give her hope. That strange red fruit had long since been consumed. What other method could there be?
"Leave this place … to that immortal palace!" Zhou Yi stood up shakily and pointed at the mountain in the distance. There was a continuous stretch of palaces there, as if a palace from heaven had descended upon the mortal world. Although his body had aged, his mind had not. He clearly pointed out the only hope at the moment. If there were immortal immortals there, all of this could be easily solved.
The group supported each other and walked down the mountain. Many of them were old and moved very slowly. Ye Fan, Pang Bo, Liu Yiyi, and Zhang Ziling had no choice but to run back and forth to take care of them.
"Grandpa Zhou, Grandpa Wang, let me support you two." Pang Bo walked in the middle, one on his left and one on his right, supporting Zhou Yi and Wang Ziwen. To this, Wang Ziwen let out a bitter laugh, while Zhou Yi was expressionless.
For some reason, Li Xiaoman chose to let Ye Fan support her, but she did not say anything along the way. She only cried non-stop, until she almost fainted in the end.
"What's going on? Why is there still a mountain between us?"
Ye Fan and the others all felt that something was wrong. They were clearly only separated by a mountain from the immortal palace, but when they climbed over the peak and looked forward, there was still a mountain between them. It was as if nothing had changed.
"Since not long ago, no matter how far we go, the distance between us and the immortal palace has not changed. What is going on?"
They looked into the distance again, moved forward again, and climbed over another mountain. But in the end, it was still the same. At this time, everyone understood that there was no way to get close.
"It's time to make a choice. Maybe we shouldn't continue in that direction. That place seems to be a labyrinth that we can never reach."
Suddenly, a fishy smell assaulted their nostrils. The forest swayed, and a black beast that was five meters tall stood up, pouncing towards them, its sharp claws glinting coldly. Its entire body was covered in dense black hair that was half a foot long. It was eerie and frightening. Its body was shaped like an ape, but its head was incomparably strange. It had a beak that was more than a foot long. It looked like a bird demon that had become a spirit. He had never seen this kind of vicious beast before.
Most of the people present were immediately terrified, and two of them even fell to the ground. If they were caught by such a ferocious giant pouncing towards them, they would definitely be torn apart.
"Ye Fan, be careful!" Pang Bo shouted. Because Ye Fan was the first to bear the brunt, Pang Bo anxiously waved the bronze plaque of the Tempest Temple and rushed forward.
Ye Fan pushed the two people beside him away, and with his right hand holding the Vajra Scepter that he had obtained from Liu Yunzhi, he swung it forward with all his might.
"Bang!"
The Vajra Scepter collided with a flashing claw, and the giant black beast's palm was bent on the spot. It was obvious that it had been completely fractured.
Everyone was stunned, thinking that it was the power of the Vajra Scepter. Only Ye Fan knew that the last strand of the Vajra Scepter's divine power had been used up by Liu Yunzhi. Right now, it was all the strength of his body that resulted in this strike.
He was very surprised. If it was the old him, it would be impossible for him to have such great strength. However, ever since he had regained his youth, he felt his entire body surging with energy. It was as if he had the divine power to split tigers and toss elephants!
The giant beast let out an incomparably mournful cry. It opened its beak and ruthlessly pecked at Ye Fan. At the same time, its other flashing claw slammed down violently.
Ye Fan's movements were extremely fast, and he dodged at an inconceivable speed. He flashed behind the giant beast and swung the Vajra Scepter with all his might, smashing it heavily on the back of the giant beast. The sound of bones breaking immediately rang out.
"Bang!"
It was hard to imagine just how great the power was. The five-meter-tall black beast was like a wooden puppet as it was smashed away by the Vajra Scepter for eight or nine meters. It fell heavily on the ground and struggled for a while before it could no longer move.
Everyone was dumbfounded. They couldn't believe what they had just seen. The barbarian's body had shrunk to the size of a twelve-year-old boy. He looked even more delicate and quiet, but his strength and speed had reached an appalling level. It was very shocking.
Everyone was scared but not hurt, and they let out a long sigh of relief. Then, there was a discussion. They didn't understand how Ye Fan could have such divine power. They were both envious and jealous.
The sky gradually darkened, and the last trace of the setting sun disappeared. Everyone was unwilling to give up and climbed over another peak. They found that there was still a mountain between them and the heavenly palace. The distance had never changed.
At this moment, everyone was completely disappointed and decided not to go there anymore.
However, at this moment, a rainbow suddenly appeared in the sky. It was like a rainbow crossing the sky, and it was particularly eye-catching in the dark sky.
"That is …"
Everyone was shocked. There was a human figure in that rainbow light, and it could actually move freely in the sky. It was definitely not a mortal!
"Whoosh!"
That rainbow light suddenly changed direction and flew in their direction. Its speed was so fast that it made people speechless. It was like a rainbow crossing the sky, and it arrived in the blink of an eye.
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