Chapter 149: Awakening of the Ancient Clans, Ye Fan Undark Tribulation

Chen Xing and his companions departed from Dragon Mountain, accompanied by the two ginseng spirits that had taken human form.

The old ginseng was not foolish; seeing so many celestial herbs willingly following these people, how could it possibly let slip such a grand opportunity?

To conveniently carry this troublesome group of creatures, Chen Xing directly refined the shattered green cauldron into a bracelet-like spatial treasure.

Due to missing materials, the space within the forged treasure was not particularly vast, encompassing only a radius of several hundred miles. Nevertheless, it was more than sufficient to serve as a temporary dwelling place for these beings.

Only the enlightenment tea tree remained atop Little Nun Nun’s head because the Undying Mountain had transformed into a hat, and thus it was not placed inside the spatial treasure by Chen Xing.

From then on, whenever little Chen Chen wore the bracelet on her wrist, she could release those fellows at any time to accompany her in play.

Since little Chen Chen had previously visited Planet Blue and grown quite fond of it, Chen Xing took the two little ones to travel across the entire planet, tasting every delicacy the world had to offer.

Finally, after three years, amidst the reluctant gazes of the two children, Chen Xing led them onto the path returning to the Big Dipper Star Region.

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In the blink of an eye, several centuries had passed since Ye Fan arrived at the Big Dipper Star Region.

Centuries ago, after making massive breakthroughs in his cultivation, he had relied purely on his physical might to traverse the void. After being away for decades, he finally returned to his homeland, Planet Blue.

Regrettably, things had changed and people were gone; consumed by the passage of time, his parents had long since passed away.

Overcome by heart-wrenching grief, Ye Fan kept vigil at his parents' burial site for a full century before ultimately returning to the Big Dipper to embark upon a bloody imperial road.

Over the course of those centuries, some people witnessed the shattered palace of the Underworld floating through the void and slowly drifting away into the distance. Others saw the ghostly cavalry on loan—originally marching toward an unknown destiny—dissolve into specks of black light, vanishing without a trace.

Many rumors circulated that the Underworld had provoked a terrifying entity and had been erased from the world, with even its ruined palace banished into the void to drift afar, never to be seen by mortals again.

Regardless of what transpired, history continued to march forward along the tracks of time.

As the day for the opening of the Immortal Domain drew ever closer, countless ancient clans that had been sealed since the Primeval Era gradually awakened, initiating yet another cycle of conquest in a bid to reclaim dominion over the Big Dipper.

When faced with the greater righteousness of their race, the human race did not retreat in the slightest. The major human forces and the awakened members of the ancient clans engaged in countless bloody battles.

Unfortunately, in the clashes against the myriad ancient tribes, the human race suffered more defeats than victories. This caused the major human factions across the Big Dipper to fall into a heavy silence!

They understood that without unleashing their ultimate foundations, it would be extremely difficult for the human race to reverse the current situation.

Yet if they were to deploy their foundational heritage now, dealing with the ancient royal clans later would become even more perilous.

Just as the major human forces were at their wits' end, news suddenly arrived that numerous powerful figures from the ancient clans had been ambushed and slain!

Rumors spread that the perpetrator was exceptionally ferocious, and all the members of the ancient clans killed by them had ended up as food in their bellies.

This plunged the ancient tribes into chaos as they searched everywhere for the murderer, leaving them with no spare energy to wage war against the human race for the time being.

Upon hearing this welcome news, many people congratulated one another, rejoicing that the human race had finally gained a breathing spell.

However, the high-ranking figures of the major factions understood all too well that the ancient clans currently active were merely vanguard pawns sent out in advance by those major royal families still slumbering within their seals.

If these minor characters were already driving the human race to distraction, how could they possibly resist when the true royal families finally emerged?

Although the human race still possessed a few supreme imperial weapons, compared to the ancient clans that had produced numerous ancient emperors, these weapons were likely insufficient to instill absolute deterrence.

While the Big Dipper was plunged into chaos, deep within the distant starry sky, two young men stood in the void, bowing in salute to another young man before them!

"Today, we must trouble Senior Chen Xing!" said one of the youths with a resolute face, speaking respectfully.

This person was none other than Ye Fan, who had not shown himself to the world for many years, while the one receiving his bow was Chen Xing, who had likewise been absent from public view for a long time.

Chen Xing nodded slightly and said, "It is nothing! With me here, the two of you need only focus on your breakthroughs!" Though his tone was calm, it was brimming with boundless dominance!

Indeed! The ones preparing to make a breakthrough in the starry sky today were none other than Ye Fan and Shi Yi.

Having obtained the Nine-Turn Profound Art passed down by Chen Xing, Ye Fan had not advanced as slowly as he did in the original timeline!

Operating under a concealed identity, he had fought his way through bloody battles along the human ancient road all the way until he battered his way to the Imperial Pass, only to drift away without leaving his name!

He had also ventured deep into the Sacred Body's mortal enemy—the Primordial Body Star Domain—slain the future Primordial Body, and retreated completely unscathed.

It was precisely because Ye Fan had experienced countless bloody battles over the centuries that he managed to cultivate the Nine-Turn Profound Art to the fifth turn within a mere few hundred years, which was roughly equivalent to the peak Great Saint realm of this realm!

And today, Ye Fan was preparing to break through to the Quasi-Emperor realm in one go and step into the completion of the Sacred Body.

Although Ye Fan possessed the Nine-Turn Profound Art and numerous offensive arts, he remained worried that supreme beings from the forbidden zones might intervene and assassinate him. After all, those supreme beings would never willingly witness the emergence of a completed Sacred Body! With no other choice, Ye Fan had ventured deep into the Desolate Forbidden Land to invite Chen Xing to assist him.

Coincidentally, Shi Yi was also on the verge of breaking through to the Golden Immortal realm, which at that time would roughly equate to the Quasi-Emperor realm!

Hearing that Ye Fan was going to undergo his tribulation in the starry sky, and realizing that his own situation was similar, Shi Yi was urged by Liu Yiyi to accompany Ye Fan into the starry sky.

Seeing that the two of them were actually at the same realm of cultivation at this moment, Chen Xing could not help but smile inwardly!

Years ago, he had accidentally foreseen that the future Ye Fan would show disrespect toward him. Driven by a mischievous impulse, he had sealed Shi Yi into this current era, intending to increase the difficulty of Ye Fan’s journey to becoming a Heavenly Emperor.

Yet he never could have imagined that due to his intervention, not only did the two youths fail to become adversaries, but they had actually become good friends, and today they were even attempting to undergo the Quasi-Emperor tribulation simultaneously!

Seeing that both were prepared, Chen Xing nodded and said, "Go! You need only focus peacefully on surviving your tribulations; leave everything else to me."

The two of them naturally trusted this implicitly. The once-feared Underworld had vanished into thin air overnight simply because of Chen Xing's wrath! As for any other blind fool who dared to come and stir up trouble, that would be pure suicide!

With a flash of their figures, the two moved a hundred miles away from Chen Xing, each taking a stand on opposite sides and unleashing their full momentum!

Instantly, boundless thunderous power manifested from the void, imprinting several phantom images of proud emperors of antiquity that charged toward Ye Fan in an offensive onslaught! Within a short span of time, Ye Fan was plunged into a bitter struggle, surrounded by endless thunder as he fought a desperate battle for survival!

However, Shi Yi's side was vastly different and far more amusing; merely a few lightning bolts as thick as chopsticks descended upon him.

At first, Shi Yi thought this was a special type of heavenly tribulation and did not dare to lower his guard, concentrating all his focus to meet it. Yet as the lightning struck his body, it produced nothing more than a few wisps of white smoke before subsiding entirely without any further reaction.

Shi Yi stared blankly upward, seeing only a realm of primordial chaos above, yet no anomalies whatsoever, as if those few bolts of lightning were merely a coincidence—a few stray sparks bounced off from Ye Fan's tribulation.

Upon seeing this, Chen Xing instantly slapped his own forehead and let out a wry laugh!

What in the world was this? He had been so engrossed in playing around everywhere with his daughter that he had completely forgotten about such a crucial matter!

Chen Xing reached out and summoned the dazed Shi Yi over, saying with a bitter smile, "Just stay right here! You don't need to undergo the tribulation!"

Shi Yi asked foolishly, "Why? Is my cultivation level not high enough yet?"

"No, your current strength is indeed equivalent to the peak Great Saint realm! However, the cultivation art you practice does not belong to this realm, making it impossible for the laws of heaven and earth to judge your cultivation level. How could they possibly send down a thunder tribulation?

Furthermore, within this realm of heaven and earth, your life imprint does not exist, so you have no need to undergo a tribulation at all!" Chen Xing explained with a helpless smile.

"My life imprint doesn't exist? How is that possible! I was born within the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths back then!" Shi Yi said in bewilderment.

"The Heavenly Dao of this world has vanished, and the Great Dao is untraceable! Since you sealed yourself away in endless antiquity, that trace of your life imprint long ago faded into the passage of time as the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths collapsed!" Chen Xing stated calmly.

Shi Yi nodded to indicate he understood, but suddenly, as if recalling something, he cried out in alarm, "Oh no! Does that mean I can never advance further?"