Shrouded Sky

Chapter 262 - Bodily Remains

This body was dried up, undying and incorruptible, with essence energy flowing smoothly and carrying the aura of the Grand Dao.

“Yoo…” The divine bell above his head let out a soft chime. A purple copper gourd floating up and down in front of him silently cracked apart and turned into powder.

This body was incomparably powerful. Just after reviving, it displayed a level of might that left people dumbfounded.

Behind him, several people retreated, ready to strike at any moment.

Within the Oceanic Wheel, Ye Fan observed carefully. After thorough exploration, apart from his own green lotus, he did not find anything else in this body.

The vast golden Bitter Sea was utterly silent. The waves had calmed. There was nothing inside, completely empty.

A flash of light!

The divine bell suspended above his head sank into the Oceanic Wheel, and the cyan-gold war halberd also disappeared in a flash, returning to the body.

He sat cross-legged on the ground in the same original posture, solemn and dignified like a Buddha, sitting amidst many treasures.

The green lotus swayed, endlessly drawing back divine power. The golden Bitter Sea slowly dimmed and eventually dried up.

With a flicker of green light, the green lotus shot out and appeared beside Ye Fan. At his thought, he completely returned to his own body.

Ye Fan very much wanted to obtain this body, but it belonged to the Azure Flood Dragon Monarch, whose battle power rivaled that of the various sacred lords. He could only sigh inwardly, if he really tried to act, he would probably be turned to ash.

Rumble!

The white jade door, a meter thick, closed. The group left the Ninth Treasure Hall and stood atop a cloud-piercing peak. Several old monsters in the distance were planting flowers and vegetables, not even glancing at them.

“Let’s go, you still want to go in again?” Tu Fei patted Ye Fan on the shoulder.

“I wonder what I could offer for the Azure Flood Dragon Monarch to be willing to part with that body,” Ye Fan murmured to himself.

“Don’t even think about it. That is the remains of a Primeval Desolate Sacred Physique, from an ancient sage who opened up a particle world. His bones could be refined into an unrivaled weapon. What could you possibly trade for it?” Tu Fei shook his head.

“If you offered the Mother Energy’s source root of all things, the entire treasure hall would be yours,” an old monster behind them said, narrowing his eyes.

“Let’s get out of here quickly!” The big black dog’s bald tail shot straight up as it ran off first, sensing danger.

Ye Fan had no wish to tangle with these old monsters. If they made a move, even Yan Ruyu would likely find it difficult to handle. He gave a slight bow and, stepping with the old madman’s footwork, vanished in the blink of an eye.

“I must leave here as soon as possible!” This was his decision. Every extra day he stayed increased the danger by another ten percent.

“Princess, would you allow me to see the Ageless Chamber?” On the way, Ye Fan spoke to Yan Ruyu. An ancient sage had sat down there; he would most likely have left something behind, and as someone of the same physique, Ye Fan might be able to discover something.

“That will probably not be possible. You would have to wait a few months,” Yan Ruyu tactfully refused.

“When you triggered that set of remains, what exactly did you gain?” Qin Yao asked.

Yan Ruyu and Tu Fei also looked at him, they had been wanting to ask this for some time.

“What could there be to find? It was only a skeleton. Once life is gone, what can be left? Everything happened because the green lotus in my body was in control.” As he said this, Ye Fan’s heart stirred, and he added, “However, I did discover that he had only cultivated the Oceanic Wheel realm and had not crossed into the Dao Palace realm.”

“An ancient sage who cultivated only a single realm?!” Tu Fei was astonished.

Qin Yao was somewhat surprised. “It seems that since the desolate era, indeed no one has been able to break the curse. The Primeval Desolate Sacred Physique can only stop at the Dao Palace realm.”

At this moment, the big black dog suddenly jumped up, its copper bell–sized eyes glaring at Ye Fan. It asked in shock, “He really cultivated a single realm?!”

“What’s so surprising about that?” Ye Fan asked in return.

Yan Ruyu appeared thoughtful and shook her head. “Since the desolate era, I’ve never heard of a Primeval Desolate Sacred Physique cultivating only a single realm.”

“To cultivate a single realm, in addition to a powerful scripture, one also needs to have an unparalleled secret technique as support.” The big black dog was full of astonishment and muttered, “But since the desolate ancient era, Sacred Physiques can hardly cultivate a single realm anymore… so what kind of ancient secret technique was it?!”

Ye Fan’s heart skipped a beat. The secret technique he had obtained seemed far from simple.

“To be comparable to an ancient sage, to have opened up a particle world, what kind of secret technique is this…” Yan Ruyu also murmured to herself.

This was also the reason why the Azure Flood Dragon Monarch had not rushed to refine the remains into a weapon, he wanted to discover the mystery.

Ye Fan was deeply unsettled. He decided that tonight, after entering the Ageless Chamber and rescuing Pang Bo, he would also thoroughly investigate the place.

“Black Emperor, are you going to act tonight? Are you confident?”

“Let’s move quickly. Those old monsters are very dangerous. This emperor does not want to stay here any longer.”

Back at the palace in the pine forest, Ye Fan directly closed the doors, took out various materials, and had the big black dog engrave Dao runes, preparing to break the Ageless Chamber’s restriction that night.

Night fell. In this small world, there was no bright moon, no stars, only pitch darkness, so deep one could not see their hand in front of their face.

Silently, Ye Fan and the big black dog arrived above the clouds, quietly observing the Ageless Chamber.