Shrouding the Heavens

These bandits definitely have backers; we can’t afford any accidents.” “Kid, part of that hundred thousand jin of Source is mine!” the Black Emperor retorted, raising its massive head.

“You greedy dog!

When you snatched the God-beating Whip, you automatically forfeited your share.

Since you insist, there’s one last notorious bandit group in this province.

When I emerge from seclusion, I’ll take you to get some Source.” 「On that day, Ye Fan began his seclusion!」 He chose the depths of a mountain range, placing over one hundred thousand jin of Source into the cauldron, and then entered it himself.

He felt the sacred body of the Ancient Desolation required a massive burst of enormous Qi to break through in one attempt.

If it was too scattered, success wasn’t assured, so he gathered it all into one cauldron.

Moreover, the Black Emperor specially carved a set of Dao Glyphs for him.

Jade stones glowed around them, altering the surrounding environment and amassing Spiritual Qi from all directions.

In the heart of the mountain range, dead leaves were everywhere.

The autumn wind was like a knife, breaking the grasses, severing the lush greenery, and sapping life.

For a full half month, mysterious Dao sounds echoed in the mountains, as if someone was reciting Supreme Dao Scripture.

Enormous Qi from all directions gathered like water, making the Spiritual Qi here as abundant as water.

This caused many withered flowers and grass to break through the earth, reemerging with boundless life.

This was a wondrous scene: Spiritual Qi was so dense that the flora experienced spring again, sprouting branches and buds, and blooming flowers.

The ancient Great Cauldron was hazy and indistinct, swirling with endless Source Qi that poured forth.

Refining one hundred thousand jin of Source at once—what did that represent?

One could clearly see the cauldron filled with multicolored lights and brilliant auspicious rays, engulfing Ye Fan completely.

The West Emperor Scripture truly deserved to be called a Supreme Scripture.

It effectively guided this dense Source Qi, which, like a rainbow or a tide, flooded into his body.

In the Dao Palace, the Five Great Divine Treasures trembled in unison.

“Past Me” and “Dao Me” seemed to truly exist, stirring heaven and earth and allowing him to comprehend the Dao naturally.

Chanting scriptures for his present self, coexisting with heaven and earth; making vows for his contemporary self, penetrating the Lord of Fate, ensuring immortality in this era.

Whether it was the Past Me or the Dao Me coexisting with the Dao, at this moment, both were stirring the Dao world, transforming his self.

The resonance of the Great Dao echoed through the mountains, as if someone was reciting Supreme Ancient Scripture, explaining the profound mysteries of the Dao.

However, it was difficult to truly discern the sound and understand its meaning.

It was like an ancient Great Emperor in Zen Chanting, or ancient forebears worshipping the Supreme Saint King.

Around the Great Cauldron, dead trees sprouted, old vines turned green, and tender grass broke through the earth as vibrant life reappeared.

The scent of earth mixed with the fragrance of flowers and plants.

The vegetation embraced spring, growing again in the desolate autumn, and the flowers were once again colored.

This was a world of rebirth: life just beginning, tender green tinged with yellow, flower buds swaying, all filled with hope.

In the distance, Tu Fei was amazed.

“The Dao Palace is chanting Scripture, resembling the Supreme Dao!

It can actually spread and merge with Spiritual Qi, granting flowers and grass rebirth.

Truly astonishing!” The Black Emperor watched too.

“Even in Ancient Times, there weren’t many cultivators capable of this at this Realm.

The sacred body of the Ancient Desolation is indeed extraordinary.” 「On the eighteenth day, Ye Fan extracted the Divine Source.」 The one hundred thousand jin of Source was nearly refined, but he still hadn’t advanced to the Fourth Layer Heaven of the Dao Palace.

He didn’t want any accidents to cause him to fail at the final hurdle.

Divine Source—transformed from the primordial enormous Qi of the world, the most original essence!

Though it was just one grain, a small quantity, when it was refined, a towering Divine Radiance shot out, golden and dazzling, blinding anyone who looked directly.

“SHUA!” Immediately afterward, the golden Divine Radiance flashed and vanished, returning to the Great Cauldron.