Ye Fan stepped on his flying sword and wandered aimlessly in the secret realm with Bai Yunxi.
The secret realm had been open for more than a year. The number of dead cultivators was unknown, and there was no news about the flame of life.
After flying for seven days, Ye Fan saw an acquaintance.
“It’s him? How could it be him?” Ye Fan looked at the cultivator who was being chased and said in surprise.
Bai Yunxi looked at Ye Fan and said, “Who is it?”
“Xu Mingyang.”
“You knew him before?” Bai Yunxi asked.
Ye Fan nodded and said, “Yes. It’s really strange. The year I died, he should have been at the peak of Foundation Establishment, and he was just one step away from forming a Golden Core! How can he only be at the late stage of Foundation Establishment now, and his cultivation is not improving but retreating?” Ye Fan said in confusion.
“What relationship did you have with him before?” Bai Yunxi asked.
“En, he is a friend of my elder brother. After my elder brother built his foundation, he wanted to refine his life-bound spiritual weapon. At that time, the sect’s weapon refiner was in seclusion, so my elder brother went out to find foreign aid.”
“Elder brother went to look for the Xu family, a weapon refining family. Xu Mingyang didn’t like elder brother at the time. When my elder brother was in the Xu family, he always challenged my brother. Every time there was a fight, there would be materials worth a lot of money on the line, but my brother won every time. Xu Mingyang lost every time and lost a lot of stuff.”
“Later, elder brother felt that he had beaten Xu Mingyang too many times, and was a little embarrassed, so he wanted to convert the value of the materials into spirit stones and give them to Xu Mingyang. However, Xu Mingyang didn’t want them. Later, elder brother sent some monster beast materials suitable for weapon refining to Xu Mingyang, and this guy accepted them.”
Bai Yunxi blinked and said, “So that’s how it is!”
Ye Fan nodded and said, “I originally thought that Xu Mingyang didn’t like my brother, but after reading some books, I had some other thoughts. When my brother refined his life-bound spiritual weapon, it happened that Xu Mingyang lost a lot of precious things through challenging elder brother. He even gave him the ore for his sword. Maybe he did it on purpose, and he actually likes my brother!”
“Book? What book? What did the book say?” Bai Yunxi asked. What Ye Fan read were those “the domineering president falls in love with me” books, right? This guy treated the words in those idiotic books as golden rules!
“They’re the books Cai Zhenjun found for me.”
Bai Yunxi: “…” It really was those books.
“I read in a book that the way to like someone is to bully him. Of course, every time Xu Mingyang bullied my brother, he was beaten by my brother. It’s hard to say whether he bullied my brother or my brother bullied him.”
Bai Yunxi: “…”
“I don’t think that guy’s condition is very good!” Bai Yunxi said.
Ye Fan nodded and said, “En. I’ll go and save him.”
Bai Yunxi nodded and said, “Okay, but you must understand that you are not the same Ye Fan now, and he doesn’t know you.”
Ye Fan thought about it and said, “I understand.”
…
Xu Mingyang kept using his spiritual weapon to fight against the cultivators who were chasing him.
The continuous high-intensity battles made Xu Mingyang feel a little tired. As his spiritual power continued to be consumed, Xu Mingyang felt like he would collapse at any time.
“Fellow Daoist Xu, as long as you hand over that thing, we will leave right away. Why does Fellow Daoist Xu work so hard for a spiritual tool?” The leader of the cultivators looked very generous.
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Xu Mingyang looked at the few people and said coldly, “Don’t even think about it.”
Ye Fan descended from the sky and blocked in front of the group of cultivators who were chasing Xu Mingyang. He also released the group of puppets.
The sudden change shocked Xu Mingyang.
Previously, Ye Fan caused the Heavenly Thunder Beads bombing incident, which killed more than a dozen Foundation Establishment cultivators, three of whom were at the peak of Foundation Establishment. This made Ye Fan a little famous in the secret realm. The group of cultivators who were chasing Xu Mingyang happened to all recognize Ye Fan.
“Alchemist Ye, what do you mean by this?” The leader of the cultivators asked.
“I’ve taken a liking to this person. You can find other targets,” Ye Fan said coldly.
Hearing Ye Fan’s words, the faces of several cultivators who were chasing Xu Mingyang turned dark.
Xu Mingyang’s face also sank.
Xu Mingyang didn’t know Ye Fan, and he didn’t think that in this secret realm, there were cultivators who saw injustice and drew their swords to help. Xu Mingyang secretly suspected that Ye Fan had also taken a fancy to his things.
“Alchemist Ye already has Fellow Daoist Bai. Isn’t that enough?” A cultivator asked, glancing at Bai Yunxi, who was standing on his flying sword next to them.
Ye Fan tilted his head and said nonsense. “Not enough! I also want to enjoy the blessings of everyone.”
The cultivator looked at Ye Fan and said angrily, “Alchemist Ye is not afraid of dying?”
“I have a good appetite. I can hold on.” Ye Fan patted his stomach and said.
“If that’s the case, then I will offend!” The group of cultivators had been chasing Xu Mingyang for a long time, and they were about to drag Xu Mingyang down. Naturally, they would not give up easily at this time.
Several cultivators and Ye Fan fought together. Over the past year, Ye Fan’s strength had improved a lot, and he controlled five puppets, completely gaining the upper hand.
Bai Yunxi swung his sword in the air, forcing the most powerful one back.
“Fellow Daoist Bai, Alchemist Ye is about to fall in love with someone else. Aren’t you angry?” The leading cultivator was speechless.
Bai Yunxi said indifferently, “It’s fine if he likes it.”
“Fellow Daoist Bai is really open minded!” The leading cultivator was full of sarcasm.
Bai Yunxi nodded and said, “It’s okay. He likes me the most anyway.”
Several cultivators glanced at Xu Mingyang unwillingly, and looked at Bai Yunxi with sarcasm. One of them said, “Fellow Daoist Bai is so virtuous, which is really admirable. If that’s the case, then let’s give up.”
Ye Fan pouted when he saw the group of cultivators retreating.
Xu Mingyang watched Ye Fan and Bai Yunxi warily, and clenched the spiritual weapon in his hand.
Ye Fan turned his head, glanced at Xu Mingyang, grinned, and said, “Don’t worry, I don’t like you. I only like my wife!”
Xu Mingyang: “…”
“I don’t know why Your Excellency saved me?” Xu Mingyang asked with a frown.
Ye Fan rolled his eyes and said, “I have some questions to ask you.”
Xu Mingyang looked at Ye Fan and said, “What questions?”
Ye Fan scratched his head. He had a lot of questions to ask, but he didn’t know how to ask for a while.
Ye Fan didn’t want to tell Xu Mingyang his identity. If Xu Mingyang spilled the beans, it would be bad if his family wanted to cross the Endless Sea to find him. After all, the risk at sea was too great. Even if grandpa was at Nascent Soul, the survival rate was not high.
Bai Yunxi glanced at Ye Fan, whose face was constantly changing, and said to Xu Mingyang, “I think Fellow Daoist Xu is seriously injured. Why don’t we find a place, take a rest, and then talk about other things.”
Xu Mingyang glanced at Bai Yunxi suspiciously, nodded, and said, “Okay.”
Ye Fan and Bai Yunxi walked in front, and Xu Mingyang followed. Xu Mingyang looked at Ye Fan and Bai Yunxi, and thought that these two people were very strange.
Xu Mingyang had also heard of Ye Fan’s reputation and knew that Ye Fan was a cultivator who was very good at alchemy. Ye Fan and the dead Ye Fan had the same name, which made Xu Mingyang’s heart murmur a little.
…
In a valley.
“Senior brother, have you heard? Ye Fan came out of the bamboo forest. As soon as he came out, this guy fell in love at first sight with a foreign cultivator, and threatened to enjoy the blessings of all people,” Luo Dieyi said.
Cang Yun rolled his eyes and said, “With Ye Fan’s earning ability, there is no problem with raising one more.”
Luo Dieyi looked at Cang Yun, dissatisfied, and said, “What do you know? Ye Fan loves Fellow Daoist Bai the most.”
In the cultivation world, even if the relationship was originally good, in the end, there were many people who parted ways or even turned against each other due to various reasons such as fighting over cultivation resources and spiritual weapons. However, Luo Dieyi did not expect that this would happen to Ye Fan.
“Alchemist Ye doesn’t look like the kind of person who is half-hearted!” Lin Mo said.
Luo Dieyi said sullenly, “That’s why it’s called knowing the person, knowing the face, but not the heart!”
“But I heard that Bai Yunxi doesn’t mind! It seems that he has accepted it generously,” Cang Yun said.
Luo Dieyi frowned and said, “Fellow Daoist Bai is not jealous. He is so generous.”
“Thus this matter may just be a rumor,” Lin Mo said.
“But I heard it is true,” Luo Dieyi said.
Lin Mo said nonchalantly, “Things in this world cannot be judged simply by what is seen on the surface.”
…
Ye Fan took Xu Mingyang and settled down in a valley with hot springs. There were originally many spiritual grasses in the valley, but they had all been taken away.
Ye Fan held his chin and looked at Xu Mingyang.
Xu Mingyang’s scalp was numb when Ye Fan looked at him. The Taotie ghost gnawed on a soul nourishing pill, rolling his eyes on the side.
Xu Mingyang looked at Ye Fan and asked cautiously, “What does Alchemist Ye want to ask?”
Ye Fan’s mind was a mess. Thousands of questions swirled through his mind, but what he eventually spat out was, “Fellow Daoist Xu, do you like men?”
Xu Mingyang’s face sank, and the Taotie ghost on the side fell down laughing.
“Fellow Daoist Ye, respect yourself!” Xu Mingyang said.
Ye Fan puffed out his cheeks, looked at Xu Mingyang, and said, a little aggrieved, “I just asked casually. Don’t tell me if you don’t want to!”
Ye Fan frowned and thought secretly: Xu Mingyang used to come to their sect to play. This guy was fierce toward his elder brother and seemed to dislike him, but he was not bad to him. This guy even gave him a gift before. It was a mechanical bird that could fly by using spirit stones, and it didn’t need spiritual power to operate it. However, at that time, he was afraid of heights and was always afraid of falling to his death. Now that he had changed his face, this guy turned his face and didn’t recognize people.
Bai Yunxi came over and said, “Go and do your business. I’ll ask.”
Ye Fan breathed a sigh of relief and said, “Okay! Okay!”
Ye Fan moved his body, but did not leave.
Xu Mingyang looked at Bai Yunxi and remembered that Ye Fan had said before that he wanted to enjoy the blessings of all people. Bai Yunxi said that it would be fine if Ye Fan liked it, but he felt uncomfortable.
Bai Yunxi looked at Xu Mingyang and said, “Fellow Daoist Xu, don’t pay attention to what he said. He likes speaking nonsense.”
Xu Mingyang nodded and said, “Oh,” without letting down his guard at all.
Ye Fan opened his mouth to say something, but Bai Yunxi glared back at him.
Xu Mingyang’s mood became strange again. Before, Ye Fan said that he wanted to enjoy the blessings of all people, and Bai Yunxi did not object. Xu Mingyang thought that Bai Yunxi was dependent on Ye Fan. Now it seemed that the one who had the most say between the two was Bai Yunxi.
“Fellow Daoist Xu, you’re so seriously injured. Don’t you need to take medicinal pills to adjust your breath?” Bai Yunxi handed out a bottle of medicinal pills and said, “If you don’t mind, you can try mine.”
Xu Mingyang smiled and said, “Thank you!”
Xu Mingyang originally brought a lot of healing medicinal pills in, but after he came in, he was targeted, and he used up most of the healing medicinal pills he brought. This secret realm would be closed for several more years. Xu Mingyang did not dare to use his remaining medicinal pills indiscriminately.
Xu Mingyang secretly checked the medicinal pills given by Bai Yunxi with his divine sense, and found that there were three medicinal pills in the medicinal pill bottle, all of which were good healing medicinal pills. Xu Mingyang’s doubts suddenly became heavier.
Xu Mingyang secretly thought: Could it be that Bai Yunxi was the kind of particularly generous partner who would even protect the mistress his lover fell in love with? Although there was no problem with the medicinal pills, Xu Mingyang did not dare to use them indiscriminately. He just put them in his storage ring. Bai Yunxi didn’t say anything when he saw it.
“I heard that Fellow Daoist Xu is from another territory. Can you tell us about the major sects that exist where you’re from? Who are the powerful cultivators from these sects? This time, are there other people from your area that came in?” Bai Yunxi asked.
“Fellow Daoist Bai, are you interested in our continent?” Xu Mingyang asked in confusion.
Bai Yunxi nodded and said, “He and I come from a more barren cultivation continent. I heard that Fellow Daoist Xu comes from a place with outstanding people. There are many Nascent Soul cultivators, and even God Transformation cultivators. The level of cultivation is far higher than ours. It is inevitable that we long for such a place,” Bai Yunxi said.
Xu Mingyang nodded, expressing his understanding.
Xu Mingyang then began to talk about the sects of Cangxuan Continent. Xu Mingyang introduced the Galaxy Sword Sect, the Divine Wind Sect, the Bright Heaven Sect, and more than a dozen other sects continuously.
Ye Fan held his face and listened to Xu Mingyang talking for a few hours, introducing a bunch of big and small sects, but he didn’t mention the Blue Cloud Sect, so he couldn’t help but feel anxious.
Ye Fan was finally provoked. Ye Fan slapped the table, and said angrily, “What about the Blue Cloud Sect? You’ve even started to introduce those sects that don’t have Nascent Souls. Why don’t you introduce the Blue Cloud Sect? Don’t tell me it was destroyed!” Thinking of this possibility, Ye Fan couldn’t help trembling all over.
Seeing Ye Fan’s appearance, Xu Mingyang was taken aback. His eyes widened, and he stared at Ye Fan in a daze, before uttering a few words. “No, Blue Cloud Sect is fine. I missed it.”
Ye Fan breathed a sigh of relief and said, “Oh, that’s good.”
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T/N: Bonus chapter for Ale. Thanks for the ko-fi!
I’ve been hoping for Ye Fan to meet someone he knows from Cangxuan Continent the moment the author mentioned that there are foreign/outside cultivators in the secret realm, so I’m super excited about the upcoming chapters.
