Shrouding the Heavens

Chapter 99: Things gather together

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Ye Fan wasn't too worried. The mysterious green copper block was silent in his sea of suffering. No one knew about it so far, and no one would trouble him for it.

"Perhaps Zhongzhou will cooperate with Donghuang. After all, both parties can have treasures lost in the grave under the deep pool."

"It is said that the barren pagoda can kill immortals, and if it is born, it is enough to hold the tomb of the demon emperor."

"The barren pagoda is in the tomb of the demon emperor. If you say that, if you are completely lost, there will be no way to break through the tomb."

"What exactly is the treasure of Zhongzhou, and how did it get lost in our Eastern Wilderness?"

"Zhongzhou is ancient and mysterious. It is said that their treasures coexist with the world, which is not something people at our level can know."

"The thing lost in the Eastern Wilderness seems to be just a piece of debris. Almost no one knows what it is."

Several monks chatted while eating, and Ye Fan got a lot of useful information.

"It's been more than two years, and the ruins can be described as a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood. I really don't know when there will be a result, and I don't know how many people will die. Now that I think about it, we loose cultivators are free, otherwise, if we are in a big sect In the middle, maybe they will be sent there, as long as they get close to the deep pool, they will definitely die."

"It seems that the factions have listened to the suggestion of a certain big man, and they want to perform blood sacrifices with endless lives and forcefully open that deep pool. I have a hunch that if the barren tower is not brought out, the Eastern Barren will never be peaceful, and it is destined to Become a piece of blood-stained demonic soil. The Great Emperor of the Monster Race is too terrifying, I am afraid that this result was predicted back then, and it is truly a calamity."

"That's right, many holy lands and desolate ancient families are determined to win the desolate pagoda, and it is impossible to stop hastily."

Ye Fan felt very relaxed. After he took the green copper from Zhongzhou in his hand, he didn't have any thoughts about the barren tower. It was not something he could get. The mysterious green copper block was enough. What he has to consider now is how to enter the ancient forbidden land, he will never participate in the treasure hunt, and hide as far away as possible.

Just as he was about to leave, Ye Fan heard an important piece of news. He sat down calmly and sat down again.

"Several important figures in the Holy Land and the Desolate Ancient Family are dying, and it is said that they want to attack the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Land."

"Impossible, is there anyone who dares to break in? Since ancient times, countless people have explored, but there are no accidents, and they are almost completely wiped out. Back then, when they reached the most prosperous period in history, they devoted all their strength After coming out, tens of thousands of powerful monks were gathered to kill them, wouldn't they also be wiped out in ashes, it is simply a living purgatory... "

"The holy land that was destroyed in ashes, they perished because they were too conceited and wanted to attack the abyss and hit the deepest part. This time, some holy lands and ancient families were also forced to do so. Some of them were dying. Collecting the magic medicine from the nine holy mountains to save lives is not to enter the abyss."

"I guess that everyone who enters will be wiped out. That restricted area of life is definitely more terrifying than the tomb of the Demon Emperor!"

"This is not necessarily true. Since ancient times, some people have successfully collected the holy medicine. Of course, it is unknown what price they paid. Those holy lands and remote ancient families have a deep heritage. Since they intend to collect medicine, they will definitely have a comprehensive plan." There is still great hope of success.”

"This is also a major event that shocked the Eastern Desolation. The Ancient Forbidden Land is one of the seven life forbidden areas in the Eastern Desolation. After endless years, someone finally went there again."

"When will those holy lands and ancient families leave? Why don't we join in the fun? They climbed the nine holy mountains to collect holy medicines. We only pick some common elixir from the outside. I don't think there will be any big problems."

"It may take a while, now is the most dangerous period in the ancient forbidden land..."

In the end, Ye Fan left the town, recalling the words of those casual cultivators in his mind, he felt the need to think about it seriously.

"The forbidden zone of life is far more dangerous than I imagined. It was mostly because of the nine dragon corpses and the giant bronze coffin that I survived."

Ye Fan didn't fly, but walked all the way forward, passing Yandu on the way. This city is very majestic, covering an extremely wide area, and the city wall stretches like the Great Wall, stretching across the front.

Yandu is very prosperous. Looking at the bustling people on the street, Ye Fan has a lot of emotions. In the past two years of practicing alone in the mountains, the silence and the hustle and bustle in front of him are completely two extremes.

Facing the mountains, cliffs, and streams every day, he suddenly returned to such a bustling and bustling capital city, which made him feel very cordial.

"Golden candied dates, big and sweet."

"Crispy chicken wings, no cost if it's not delicious."

"Zhang's soup dumpling, the skin is thin, the stuffing is juicy and delicious, come and taste it."

"Candied haws, only one copper coin for a bunch."

All kinds of calls for buying and selling are endless. There are also various jugglers at the corner of the street, gathering many adults and children. And in front of each store, there are enthusiastic guys soliciting customers, and they can say a lot of nice words.

"Cultivation is too difficult, and the world of mortals is so charming..." Ye Fan couldn't help feeling a little emotional. He felt that all this was very vivid and cordial. Compared with the arduous practice, this simple life made him yearn for it very much.

However, he cannot shake the foundation of his practice, because he wants to go home, to the place where he was born and raised.

It has been three years since Ye Fan came to this world. Now that the penance is over and he has returned to the world of mortals, he has a lot of thoughts, and he inevitably thinks about everything in his hometown.

"Time is rushing, it's been three years, I don't know what happened to other students..." Ye Fan first thought of Pang Bo, and was very worried about it, then he thought of Liu Yiyi, Zhang Ziling, Lin Jia, Wang Ziwen, Zhou Yi and others.

"Perhaps, before entering the barren ancient forbidden land, I should visit my former classmates." He wanted to visit Liu Yiyi and Zhang Ziling, after three years of separation, and wanted to know how they were doing now.

"Big brother... I'm hungry, buy me a bun to eat, please, my daughter is very hungry." At this moment, Ye Fan found a dirty, pitiful little girl blinking her big eyes, looking up. Looking at him, her clothes were torn, her face was covered with stains, and only her eyes were clear.

Ye Fan hated this kind of situation the most. Every time he encountered it, he would feel bitter. He bought a few steaming soup dumplings from the bun shop nearby, wrapped them in oil paper, and handed them to the poor little girl. He took out all the coins on his body and stuffed them into her arms while passers-by were not paying attention.

Until he had disappeared into the street, the little girl was still in a daze.

Ye Fan strode out of the city and found that the distance to Yuding Cave was the closest, only more than 400 miles away. He remembered that Liu Yiyi had become a disciple of the sect, so he decided to go there first to have a look.

Yan State is two thousand miles long from north to south, and three thousand miles long from east to west. The ancient forbidden land is located in the middle of the country, surrounded by endless mountains. The six sects including Lingxu Cave and Yuding Cave are all surrounded by the outside of this primitive area.

Yuding Cave is surrounded by a piece of fairy mountains, surrounded by clouds and mist, it looks very ethereal from a distance, like a pure land outside the world.

When Ye Fan came to the gate of the mountain, he felt the atmosphere of nature and peace. Here, there are green peaks and valleys, flowing springs and waterfalls, lush vegetation, and psychic birds and beasts, just like the world in the painting.

In front of the Tianshan Gate of Yuding Cave, there is a strange beast guarding it. Its body is like a bull, its head is like a unicorn, and its body is eight or nine meters long.

"Who are you, what is the purpose of coming to my Jade Cauldron Cave?" At this moment, the disciple guarding the mountain gate also found him.

"I came to Yuding Cave to visit friends." When Ye Fan said Liu Yiyi's name, the disciple guarding the mountain gate suddenly relaxed a lot, and said, "Wait a moment, I'll get someone to inform you."

Half a quarter of an hour later, Liu Yiyi didn't show up, but a young man with gray temples walked up. When he saw Ye Fan, he immediately yelled, "Ye Fan, it's really you!"

Ye Fan was stunned for a moment, then showed joy, and said, "It turns out that you are also practicing in Yuding Cave."

The person who came was Zhang Wenchang, a former classmate. No matter when he was in school or after graduation, he has always been ordinary and ordinary.

Ye Fan stepped forward, smiled and punched him, and said, "You have regained your youth, congratulations!"

Zhang Wenchang smiled wryly, and said, "It's just that my skin is no longer wrinkled. Look, my temples are still frosty."

"It's much better than when we parted. At that time, you were an old man, but now you look like a young man with gray hair that has taken root early."

"I'm so envious of you. I've relived my boyhood." Zhang Wenchang, who was naturally dull, also learned to joke.

The two looked at each other and laughed, and they were genuinely happy to see each other.

At the beginning, two people were selected from each of the six paradises, and Pang Bo was divided equally, with the exception of Ye Fan.

Zhang Wenchang and Liu Yiyi were chosen by Yuding Cave, and they have been practicing here for three years.

"Yiyi is the darling of the elders in the sect. She has great potential and is now in retreat. It is said that it is very likely that she will be promoted to the realm of Fate Spring within half a year or a year. This speed of cultivation is terrifying."

"You're not bad either, you look good."

"I can't compare with Yiyi. I can only be regarded as a low-level talent in the sect. My appearance can be restored to this state because Yiyi asked a supreme elder."

Zhang Wenchang led Ye Fan into the Jade Cave, the inside is very magnificent, the verdant fairy mountains are like green jades, dotted with brilliance, surrounded by fairy mist, there are even waterfalls falling down, and the white horses are formed like stars.

On many misty mountain peaks, some palaces and towers can be vaguely seen, very ethereal and full of fairyland charm.

And the most astonishing thing is that there is a snow-white mountain in the middle of the mountains, the whole body is like jade, not a blade of grass grows, shining a little bit of luster, shaped like a round tripod.

"We have been separated for three years, and today we must get drunk." Zhang Wenchang looked very excited and happy.

"Does your sect of cultivating immortals have wine and meat?" When Ye Fan was in Lingxu Cave, he and Pang Bo were vegetarians every day, and those days felt like a kind of torment.

"Don't worry, there is wine and meat. Now that I have officially embarked on the path of cultivation, I don't need to eat vegetarian food and refine my heart like a disciple who just started."

The Jade Cave is very vast. After walking through several mountains, Zhang Wenchang brought Ye Fan to a peach blossom forest. There are many small taverns next to it, which looks very poetic and picturesque.

"Cultivators are human beings, and they also need to relax." Zhang Wenchang explained with a smile: "Of course, it's impossible to feast and feast like a mortal world, full of power. We can only have a little drink and some delicious food here."

"That's not bad." Ye Fan nodded, and said with a smile: "Otherwise, I really thought that monks would have to kill all emotions and six desires."

The two found a small wine shop and sat down. The pear wood Eight Immortals table and the mahogany four-legged chair looked antique, and they were placed on the side of the road, facing the peach blossom forest, which was quite artistic. The same is true for other restaurants, with tables and chairs placed outside in the open air.

They ordered some food and wine and began to drink with each other. When they came to this strange world and saw their former classmates again, the two of them were very emotional and had endless words.

"When I came to this strange world, I couldn't sleep at night for a long time. I wanted to go back in my dreams. I missed my parents and my friends..." Zhang Wenchang, who is naturally dull, talked a lot today, showing his true feelings, as if he saw his relatives .

Li Xiaoman's indifference, Zhang Wenchang's enthusiasm, comparing the two before and after, made Ye Fan very moved.

"Perhaps, we can go back in the future." Ye Fan said.

"Go back... I don't have such fantasies anymore." Zhang Wenchang shook his head bitterly, and said, "In the past three years, how have you lived? Are you living in the Lingxu Cave or the mortal world? Beau disappeared?"

Seeing his old classmates, Ye Fan really wanted to tell the truth, but he held back. His experience was very complicated, and what he said would bring trouble to both of them, so he could only nod his head and said, "Pang Bo has indeed disappeared. Yes, I am very worried. I have already left Lingxu Cave, and now I am traveling around."

"Hey, it's not easy for us, it's not easy for mortals, and cultivation is not as good as imagined, it's very boring, and we may face all kinds of life and death tribulations in the future."

"You have to be careful, it's better to practice more and go out less." Ye Fan reminded.

Zhang Wenchang nodded, and then said with a bitter smile: "I figured it out, no matter where I am, I will never stand out. This was the case in the past, and it is still the case now. My life can only be mediocre. Maybe, some One day I will leave here, go to the world of ordinary people, open a tavern, and spend the rest of my life in a mediocre way.”

"Don't be so negative..." Ye Fan comforted.

"You don't know, the monk's world is very cruel. If I don't leave, sooner or later I will die in the hands of others. At that time, I will die silently, just like an ordinary wave in the river , no one will know, no one will cry for me, only I know that I am no longer in this world."

After hearing this, Ye Fan felt touched. He hadn't really stepped into the monk's world yet. Now it seems that it is really cruel.

Zhang Wenchang sighed: "I heard that Lin Jia, Zhou Yi, Wang Ziwen, and Li Xiaoman are all valued by their teachers. It seems that some people can shine no matter where they are."

The two chatted while drinking, talking about the past and the current predicament. In the end, Zhang Wenchang was completely drunk, lying on the table and crying, saying: "I really want to go back, I don't want to stay. In this strange world, when I left, my wife was pregnant and our child was about to be born. When she needed me most, I disappeared and came here... "

He couldn't help himself, crying like a child.

"I really want to go back... My child should be three years old now. I dream of seeing him, hugging him, and kissing him..."

Seeing Zhang Wenchang in such pain and crying loudly, Ye Fan's heart was ups and downs, and he kept talking about peace of mind.

"Who did I think was crying? It turned out to be that useless old man." A few laughs came from not far away, and several young people walked towards this side with unabashed contempt.

"The hair is all white, and half-crippled people still have the face to cry."

"It's ridiculous!"

Several people are almost in their twenties, and they all sarcasm mercilessly.

Ye Fan sighed, he finally knew that Zhang Wenchang's life in Yuding Cave was very unsatisfactory. Two divine lights shot out of his eyes, he stared at the people in front of him, and said: "You should keep some virtue in your mouth."

"Who are you? If you meddle in your own business, you must first weigh your own weight."

"I really think I'm a master of the realm of life spring, ridiculous!"

"What kind of expert can a friend of a half-useful old man be..."

"Don't say that, if that Liu Yiyi finds out, she might sue again."

"It's you!" At this moment, the youngest among them, who could be eighteen or nineteen years old, opened his eyes wide, showing anger, and stared at Ye Fan firmly.

"Junior Brother Han, do you know him?" asked a few young people next to him.

The boy's eyes were breathing fire, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Of course I know him. He is not from your Jade Cauldron Cave. He once stayed in our Lingxu Cave. He is a veritable waste!"

Ye Fan secretly sighed, feeling that the world is really small sometimes, he did not expect to meet Han Feiyu here.

"Really, it turned out to be a trash, and it really is that things of a kind flock together and people are divided into groups. The friend of the half-useful old man is really a trash." The young people next to him all laughed unscrupulously.