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Although Lei Bao was convinced that Ye Fan was an impostor, he didn’t make things difficult for them. Instead, he led them towards the ancient buildings.

A fence-like structure surrounded these ancient buildings, which seemed insignificant at first glance, but Ye Fan sensed terrifying fluctuations from these fences.

This circle of fences, though they appeared low and couldn’t even stop a dog, were actually engraved with intricate array patterns, making it impossible to fly over them.

Each fence post resembled an awe-inspiring Divine Sword capable of slaying any intruders daring to trespass.

Soon, Ye Fan and Bai Yan Wolf, under Lei Bao’s guidance, arrived at the gate of the fences, and a guard from the Lei Clan nodded to Lei Bao.

"They are here to submit the Soul Pearls of the Death Creatures. Tell them who to find. I have other matters to attend to, so I’ll take my leave first!"

After bringing Ye Fan and Bai Yan Wolf to the gate of the fences, Lei Bao gave a few instructions and then turned to leave.

The Lei Clan guard nodded, made a welcoming gesture to Ye Fan, and said, "Once you enter, turn left at the sixth stone house, that’s where you can verify the Soul Pearls. After you hand them in, the Sixth Elder will take you to the Transmission Altar."

"Thank you!"

After thanking the Lei Clan guard, Ye Fan led Bai Yan Wolf towards the cluster of ancient buildings.

These buildings were constructed from the hardest stones, able to withstand lightning strikes without shattering or collapsing.

Such stones, on Linxian Ancient Star, could almost be used as weapons. If refined into a Big Seal, they could undoubtedly shatter many Spiritual Artifacts.

Following the guard’s directions, Ye Fan successfully found the stone house. It looked no different from other constructions, except for a sunken carving of a Soul Pearl above the door.

Without guidance, even seeing them wouldn’t inform outsiders this was the Lei Clan’s place for inspecting passing cultivators’ Soul Pearls.

"Knock, knock, knock!"

Ye Fan gently knocked on the door, and an elderly voice came from inside: "Please come in!"

Ye Fan pushed the door open and entered, finding the room dimly lit. Opposite the door, there was a stone chair, on which a seemingly ageless old man was dozing off.

"Senior, we are here to submit the Soul Pearls for inspection!"

Ye Fan respectfully took out twenty Soul Pearls, laying them in a row on the stone table in front of the elder.

He didn’t take out all of them because he believed that since the Lei Clan wanted these Soul Pearls, they must hold some value. As long as he and Bai Yan Wolf passed the test, it would be better to keep the rest for themselves.

Upon hearing Ye Fan’s words, the elder’s eyes opened slightly, emitting a turbid light, casually glancing at the Soul Pearls on the table. He nodded, waved his hand, and stored the Soul Pearls in his tattered sleeve.

"Hmm, young man, not bad. The quality of this batch of Soul Pearls is much better than before."

The elder of the Lei Clan wobbled as he stood up from the chair, looking as if he might fall at any moment.

"Let’s go. Since you’ve completed your task, you now qualify to ascend the Transmission Altar. Follow me!" The elder stumbled his way out of the stone house, leading Ye Fan away.

"Senior, I wish to meet your clan’s Great Elder, if it’s convenient?" Ye Fan inquired as he walked.

"Do you have any specific reason to see our Great Elder?"

The elder was quite shocked, as others were always eager to leave this world quickly, yet here was someone taking the initiative to meet the Great Elder?

"I have some questions I wish to ask the Great Elder of your esteemed clan!" Ye Fan went straight to the point.

"Regarding what? Our Great Elder is in seclusion and sees no one! You may ask me anything you wish, and if I can tell you, I naturally will," said the elder.

"Very well, is your clan descended from Thunder Venerable?" Ye Fan asked, this being the question he most wanted answered.

Moreover, he wondered if back then, when Thunder Venerable’s coffin flew to the boundless stars carried by the Thunder Emperor Spear, it had ever descended here.

"You know of Thunder Venerable? Where do you come from? What’s your name?"

The elder’s eyes widened abruptly, shooting a keen light, shedding all appearance of senility.

"I am called Ye Fan, and I come from Linxian Ancient Star."

Ye Fan repeated his story, thinking that even if Lei Bao didn’t believe him, surely this elder wouldn’t be in disbelief too?

"What? You come from Linxian Ancient Star?"

The elder was shocked and excitedly asked, "Can you tell me about the current situation on Linxian Ancient Star?"

"You old man are so unreasonable!"

Bai Yan Wolf chimed in from the side, "Ye is the foremost genius of the younger generation on Linxian Ancient Star. What Saint Heir or Emperor’s son, they’re nothing before him. The Devil Clan Emperor’s heir was powerful, right? Yet Ye still managed to slay them even while they were sealed! Moreover, he has earned the recognition of the spear spirit of the Thunder Supreme’s Emperor Weapon, the Thunder Emperor Spear, and inherited the legacy of the Thunder Supreme. Does such an identity still not warrant meeting your clan’s Great Elder? Quite the protocol, indeed."

With Bai Yan Wolf’s tirade, Ye Fan was left both amused and exasperated, having all his merits laid bare.

"Uh..."

The elder from Lei Clan was completely dumbfounded, staring at Ye Fan in disbelief. It took him a long while to calm his excited emotions before hurriedly asking, "Is it true what it said? You have truly received the inheritance of Thunder Supreme, the Elder?"

"Yes."

Ye Fan nodded; he wanted to meet the Great Elder of Lei Clan. It was necessary to reveal his identity, otherwise, why would the Great Elder of such a large clan meet a little cultivator in the Lord Realm like him?

"It’s not that I don’t wish to believe, but this matter is of great importance, and I must act with caution. I request you to prove that you have received the inheritance of Thunder Supreme." The elder of Lei Clan said with seriousness.

Ye Fan exchanged a smile with Bai Yan wolf, knowing there was a chance. Since he said so, it was almost certain that this so-called Lei Clan was truly a lineage left by Thunder Supreme.

Hoo!

Right away, Ye Fan directly practiced Thunderclap Treasure Skill, his body enshrouded with purple thunder power. With a punch, streaks of thunder power wound around his fist, blasting a transparent hole with a diameter of a yard in a distant mountain peak.

"Indeed, it is thunder power! This is indeed the secret technique recorded in Thunderclap Treasure Skill!"

The elder’s eyes gleamed with excitement, looking at Ye Fan like a hungry wolf staring at a lamb, his eyes flashing green like a wolf, even more so than Bai Yan wolf.

"Thank heavens, we have finally awaited the inheritor of Thunder Supreme, the Elder!"

The elder of Lei Clan knelt with both knees, showing gratitude to Heaven.

Then, the elder stood up and said solemnly to Ye Fan, "Please forgive my earlier rudeness. We almost missed you, had it not been for your persistence, I would have become the eternal sinner of the entire Lei Clan."

Ye Fan felt a bit puzzled, then hurriedly helped the elder up, saying, "Senior, there’s no need for such; it was us who were presumptuous."

"No, no, no, you don’t understand. Ever since Xing Kong Gu Road opened, we have been waiting for your arrival."

The elder appeared rather flustered, even more reserved than Ye Fan, saying, "The Great Elder instructed repeatedly before going into seclusion that upon your arrival, we must report to him."

"Senior, what is the relationship between your Lei Clan and Thunder Venerable?" Ye Fan shifted the topic, inquiring.

"He is our ancestor. Thunder Venerable’s original name was Thunder; this is a secret known to few. We are his only lineage left here, and only after tens of thousands of years of reproduction did we reach our current size."

"Back then, this ancient star was lush and verdant, not much different from Linxian Ancient Star. Later, dark turmoil occurred, and all living beings on the ancient star died. At that time, the ancestor of the clan had reached the Quasi-Emperor Eighth Layer Heaven. It was he who used defying means to transform this ancient star into its current state, filled with thunderbolt aura, to suppress the death creatures born from the death aura. Our lineage’s task is to guide later generations and provide them with certain trials, preventing them from dying miserably halfway. Another task is to suppress the death creatures here."

"The Great Elder went into seclusion because ten years ago, he ventured alone to the center of the death zone, battling an unimaginably powerful death creature."

"That battle shook the world. No one knows the final outcome. The Great Elder returned alive but was also heavily injured, thus went into seclusion to heal, leaving words to not meet anyone."

"So that’s how it is!"

Ye Fan nodded, realizing that the terrifying existence the Great Elder had probably battled was the Saint Lord Level death creature he had sensed before.

These were secrets even Bai Yan wolf, who had followed Thunder Venerable, was unaware of, such as Thunder Venerable’s name being Thunder; it didn’t know that.

The reason was simple; when Bai Yan wolf followed Thunder Venerable, it was already his later years. During that time, who dared to call Thunder Venerable by name?

An existence comparable to a Great Emperor, Thunder Venerable was just a step, or even only a half-step away from succeeding in Proving Dao and overpowering Nine Heavens and Ten Earths.

Over the long years, Thunder Venerable’s name gradually faded from people’s thoughts; they only remembered a Thunder Supreme comparable to a Great Emperor. Who remembered what his name was?

"After leaving your lineage behind, did Thunder Supreme, the Elder, ever return here in his later years? Is he truly dead?" Bai Yan wolf asked, its demeanor somewhat solemn and melancholic.

"Indeed, tens of thousands of years ago, the clan ancestor did return once, stayed only briefly, and then left. Later, we received news that he failed in his final step when proving Dao as Great Emperor, and since then, there have been no further messages about the clan ancestor." The elder of Lei Clan spoke with sadness.

"I know, before Thunder Supreme attempted Dao-proving as Great Emperor, he had left alone for some time, saying it was to gain inspiration from all beings and venture into the world among the mundane." Bai Yan wolf seemed to delve into reminiscence, murmuring.

Ye Fan wasn’t surprised by Bai Yan wolf’s behavior. It had followed Thunder Venerable for years, knowing some secrets was normal.

"Did Thunder Supreme, the Elder, not leave anything for you when he was here?"

Bai Yan wolf quickly snapped out from his melancholy, asking the elder of Lei Clan.

"This I don’t know; maybe our Great Elder has ancient texts left from then. I will take you to find him; he said that he might refuse others but must meet Ye Fan from Linxian Ancient Star."

After finishing, the elder led Ye Fan towards the tallest building in the center of the entire structure.

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PS: After thinking about it, there’s an extra update today. More is coming, friends, let’s let Monthly Tickets fly a little longer~

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