When everything was settled and Elder Han was taken care of, Ye Fan calmed down and sat on the stone chair. He started to think about what to do next.
The Jiang Family's knights were chasing after him. He didn't have enough power and couldn't fight them at all. It was not good for him to show his face. The best choice was to hide and increase his cultivation.
Without a doubt, this cave dwelling that was built in the belly of the mountain was a very good hiding place. Elder Han once said that there were many dao patterns carved on the mountain rocks, and outsiders would not be able to sense and discover this place.
"Alright, I'll cultivate here."
After Ye Fan made his decision, he started to clean up the stone room. First, he put Elder Han's body into the medicine cauldron and closed the lid.
"You've been refining medicine all your life. Use this cauldron as a coffin and rest in peace in your cave abode."
This cave abode was very spacious like a maze. Ye Fan carefully made some marks and moved forward. He carried the medicine cauldron to the deepest part of the mountain and sealed it in a stone cave.
After returning to the stone room, Ye Fan continued to clean up. He put the medicine cabinets back where they were and put the rare spirit herbs back into them. It was the best place to store them.
Other than the medicine cabinets, there were also a dozen bronze medicine cauldrons, a few stone tables, and a few stone chairs. On a stone table, there were two ancient books made of animal skin. They looked very old, at least a few hundred years old.
It was obvious that Elder Han often flipped through it. The stone table and the stone chair were very smooth from the friction. There was an open book with Elder Han's notes on it.
"Eh?"
Ye Fan revealed a shocked expression. There were only a few pieces of beast skin that had been flipped open. There were many strange patterns engraved on them, and there were almost no words. They looked like scribbles that could not be recognized. If Elder Han didn't leave some notes, Ye Fan really couldn't understand the meaning of those strange patterns.
"It's … dao patterns!" He was shocked. Although it was only a few pages, it was a precious ancient book that recorded dao patterns.
It was said that the "Dao Pattern" was something that the almighty figures of ancient times had comprehended the nature of heaven and earth. After obtaining something, they had "copied" it down, and some of it had been passed down through the generations.
In a sense, "Dao patterns" were imitations of the ancient almighty figures. The more powerful a cultivator was, the more they liked to study the "Dao patterns" that were passed down in the world.
Ye Fan looked carefully. From the limited ancient words, he knew that this was just an ordinary dao pattern ancient book with the word "basic" on it.
However, an ordinary dao pattern ancient book was also very difficult for Elder Han. He wrote many notes, and there were many parts that he couldn't understand.
"It seems that dao patterns are indeed profound. Only powerful cultivators can't study it. Even Elder Han is only at the doorstep." Ye Fan instantly realized that the dao patterns outside this cave abode were most likely carved by Elder Han according to this book.
"Although I can't understand this book, I have to carefully study the things it marked. Otherwise, it is very likely that I won't be able to leave this cave abode."
Ye Fan opened another animal skin ancient book. It was also only a few pages. It was just a book that recorded some ancient dan recipes. After refining, it would be of great benefit to cultivators.
However, Ye Fan's understanding of spirit medicine was limited. Even if the herbs mentioned in the book were placed in front of him, he wouldn't necessarily be able to recognize them, let alone start the furnace to refine the dan.
The animal skin ancient book had a clear record that if one could find a sacred medicine that could transform one's body, they could refine a strange dan. Not only could it increase the cultivator's lifespan, but it could also greatly increase the cultivator's cultivation. It was of great benefit to cultivators of any realm.
"No wonder this old man wanted to catch me …"
Later, Ye Fan found a mountain spring in the cave abode and a lot of food that Elder Han had stored. This immediately solved his worries and he could completely cultivate here with peace of mind.
In the next few days, he carefully studied the annotations of Elder Han on the ancient book of Taoist patterns. Finally, he saw some clues and successfully walked out of the cave abode.
After that, Ye Fan lived in seclusion. Occasionally, he went out to pick some berries and wild vegetables. Most of the time, he was cultivating and comprehending the Taoist scriptures.
Time passed quickly. In the blink of an eye, a year had passed. Ye Fan had taken all the spirit medicine. The golden sea of bitterness had been expanded to the size of half a fist. It was dazzling, and the essence was endless.
In the center of the sea of bitterness, the clouds were rolling like smoke, rushing straight up. It was no longer diffuse and lingering, but like an active volcano erupting!
Ye Fan's golden sea of bitterness could not stay calm. It was gushing all the time, as if it was going to communicate with the Wheel of Life and release the Holy Spring.
Every time he fell into the ethereal state, there would be waves in the sea of bitterness. There was a faint sound of waves coming out of his body, and his whole body was shrouded in a layer of sacred light.
There would even be some strange phenomena in the sea of bitterness. The center would constantly erupt, like an underwater volcano, and there would often be lightning flashing across the sky.
When he operated the mysterious method recorded in the Taoist scriptures, his body would suddenly produce a strong wave of life. The golden sea of bitterness was like a brilliant sun. The Essence Qi was endless. His limbs and bones were all being nourished, and his flesh shell had become abnormally strong. Compared to before, it was much stronger.
"The Life Spring Realm is really difficult to break through …" Ye Fan was a little regretful. He had tried to break through the Life Spring Realm five times, but he had not succeeded.
In the past year or so, he had been earnestly comprehending the Dao Scripture and constantly refining his own "weapon". That piece of godly metal had been repeatedly smelted and constantly imitated the Dao patterns on the green copper. It had already begun to take on an extraordinary aura and actually had a hint of simplicity and nature to it.
After such a long time, Ye Fan believed that the knights of the Jiang Family should have left long ago, and it was impossible for them to persist in tracking him down.
On this day, he left the cave residence and tried to control the divine power in the barren mountain. The waves in the sea of bitterness rushed to the sky, and a blazing divine light rushed out of his body, surrounding him, and actually carried him three feet off the ground, flying forward.
"Plop!"
Unfortunately, he only flew 30 meters before falling to the ground.
"Without entering the Life Spring Realm, it is difficult to fly for a long time. I need an endless source of divine power to fly."
Although he could not rush to the sky, this kind of short distance flight was still very novel to Ye Fan. After continuous practice, he found that he could at most fly more than 100 meters. Compared to when he ran, his speed was much faster. He could step on the grass and trees without touching the ground, like a light breeze.
Before reaching the Life Spring Realm, Ye Fan did not want to leave the cave residence. He felt that his strength was too low, and it would be very dangerous to go out. Moreover, the Evil Fire in the belly of the mountain could also help him cultivate. The special spiritual power, although not very dense, was superior in that it was endless.
"I should make a trip to the Ziyang Cave and find that piece of origin …" Although he felt that it was not suitable for a long journey, he still left. His physique was too special, like a bottomless pit, and he needed a large amount of spiritual power to speed up his cultivation.
On the way, Ye Fan heard that the knights of the Jiang Family had indeed left, and would not be a threat to him. The land of Yan was very peaceful now.
Coming to the mountain where the Ziyang Cave was, Ye Fan was especially cautious, to avoid meeting people from this sect. Not long after, he came to the front of a river and plunged into it. After a quarter of an hour, the water splashed, and Ye Fan floated out of the water, holding a piece of shining "origin" in his hand.
"Fortunately, it is still here …"
At first, when he came here, his heart was still beating like a drum, afraid that someone would take away the origin.
In reality, this place was very secluded. Unless the top experts of the Ziyang Cave passed by, no one would be able to sense the aura of the "origin".
Ye Fan did not want to stay here for long, so he walked back along the path he came from.
"It's her …" Ye Fan suddenly stopped. He saw a few young figures, and one of them was Li Xiaoman.
Ye Fan did not stop, and quickly left until he disappeared into the mountains.
Half a month later, in the cave that Elder Han had opened up, there was a rumbling sound, followed by the sound of a huge tsunami that shook the heavens and earth, and deafening waves of thunder.
"Boom!"
At this moment, a powerful aura burst out, and the entire cave was shaking. Ye Fan's body was full of spiritual energy, and the golden divine fire was burning outside his body.
The divine light in his eyes was clear, like two bolts of lightning shooting out, especially bright in the cave.
Ye Fan stood up, and at this moment, he had a majestic aura. The aura he released caused the entire stone room to shake violently, and huge cracks appeared.
"I've finally reached the Life Spring Realm!" He turned into a golden bolt of lightning and rushed out of the cave. Then, a blazing divine rainbow covered him, and he slowly rose into the air.
At this moment, in the center of Ye Fan's Sea of Bitterness, a spring appeared, connecting to the Wheel of Life. The spring was gurgling, surrounded by a misty, colorful mist.
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