Best Young Master

The cold moonlight poured down, and the mountains rose with blazing lights. Ye Fan and Bai Yan wolf sat around together, with piece after piece of golden, oily dried meat hanging over the bonfire.

Beside the fire were jars of fine wine, the aroma wafting far into the night air. They devoured the meat and drank the wine in large gulps.

The meat was, of course, the dried meat of that star sky profound beast, a beast near the Venerable Realm, with flesh and blood containing massive amounts of Life Essence Energy, a great tonic for any cultivator.

"This is the first time in my life I’ve eaten a star sky profound beast near the holy level. The taste isn’t great at all, too tough to chew."

Bai Yan wolf criticized the star sky profound beast as he swallowed mouthfuls of the golden, oily roasted meat.

After three days of searching, Ye Fan discovered a small array underground of this ancient star and tried to open it using the method of initiating arrays on the Human Clan’s Ancient Star Path. Surprisingly, it worked.

Inside the array was a small world, with a small transmission altar inside. Even strong people at the Saint Lord Level could not find or enter it—only the Human Race’s blood could open this array and gain entrance.

Seeing that the transmission altar was intact, Ye Fan was relieved. If the platform had been destroyed, he would have needed to repair it himself, which, while a form of trial, would have been quite troublesome.

This ancient star road has likely been abandoned for countless years and cannot be as smooth as those still in use today, with someone maintaining the transmission altar.

Undoubtedly, the path’s front section of this oldest ancient star road must be broken, necessitating his own efforts to reconnect it. But he hoped he wouldn’t encounter such a terrible situation immediately upon entering the star road.

This seemingly lifeless planet actually housed many types of mutant beasts, though their strength was not very strong. The pangolin-like mutant beast he had slain was the most powerful dominator on this ancient star.

From underground on this ancient star, he could sense strange fluctuations, tempting him to investigate further!

However, he did not plunge underground recklessly but instead located the transmission altar on the ancient star and then, with Bai Yan wolf, set a bonfire in a mountain valley and began grilling the mutant beast meat.

After eating and drinking their fill, Bai Yan wolf was surging with Essence Qi, almost igniting, panting from the heat, running around in circles.

As Ye Fan ate, he pondered his future path. It was apparent that he would almost certainly not encounter any Human Race cultivators on this oldest star road and had become a lonely traveler.

Desolate ancient stars were linked together by a heavenly road, endlessly stretching forward, leading who knows where.

Ye Fan’s thoughts were a whirl, leading to many realizations. Perhaps this ancient star road before the Primordial era was not meant to be the ultimate trial road for the Human Race but was discovered by ancient ancestors during their exploration of the stars.

Later, upon discovering the many dangers and opportunities along this heavenly road, it was utilized as the ultimate trial road for tempering the younger generations of the Human Race.

How old is humanity anyway? This is an eternal mystery; no one knows. The truth is buried in the long river of history.

On Earth, with five thousand years, the Huaxia civilization already considered itself ancient. But if measured in tens of thousands of years, it could even be traced back to the time when humans lived primitively, eating raw flesh and drinking blood.

At that time, humans were still uncultured ape-like creatures and could not have created any brilliant civilization.

However, in the Xuan Realm, the Human Race was already extremely powerful ten thousand years ago, developing a spectacular civilization. Tens of thousands of years ago, they had already embarked on stellar expeditions with their own strength.

"Humanity, where did it come from? And ultimately, where is it headed?"

Ye Fan fell deep into thought.

The leaden clouds dispersed, the bright moon hung in the sky, casting a cold glow. A cool breeze brushed the earth, with distant cries of mutant beasts occasionally breaking the tranquil night, adding some vitality.

"Stay near the altar and wait for me. I’m going underground to see what exactly is luring me." Ye Fan stood up, put away the remaining wine, and took a step forward, disappearing into the night sky.

Following the strange fluctuations, Ye Fan arrived among mountains and, beneath a towering peak, discovered a large black hole leading underground, where mist boiled, continuously surging, intimidating anyone who came here, causing them to turn back.

However, Ye Fan did not stop; he wanted to see what underground was attracting him. The strange fluctuation did not cease; instead, it became more intense as he reached the cave entrance.

By now, Ye Fan was sure that whatever was causing the strange fluctuations was in this cave, buried deep underground, definitely not an ordinary object.

This cave was very deep, leading straight underground. Not long after descending, he could feel bursts of spiritual energy.

At that moment, Ye Fan knew that underground on this ancient star was a self-contained small world, surely housing some powerful beings surviving in the depths.

After descending several thousand feet, magma appeared, boiling and roiling, with giant lizards frolicking within, drinking the magma directly for energy.

These lizards were covered with fiery red scales, sparkling like rubies, with eyes glowing with lively Divine Radiance.

"Earth Fire Lizards!"

Ye Fan’s mind instantly conjured this name. Whether on Earth or in the Xuan Realm, this creature was long extinct, yet unexpectedly encountered here. They dwelled underground, able to survive as long as there was a source of fire.

They were powerful beings, their bodies invulnerable, and were a terrifying race, whose habitat often accompanied rare Spiritual Treasures.

"Who’s there?"

Just as Ye Fan stepped inside, a loud shout resonated, naturally a wave of divine consciousness sweeping over like a tide.

Another powerful mutant beast, at least at the Lord Realm Peak, perhaps half a step into the Venerable Realm, with a trace of Holy Might in its divine consciousness wave.

At this moment, Ye Fan also saw the thing emitting strange fluctuations; it was a stone egg, densely covered with Tao Marks of Law.

"Chiz!"

An Earth Fire Lizard with a body length of eight zhang swallowed a mouthful of magma, its belly bulged, and then directly sprayed it at Ye Fan. The magma was like a Divine Spear, emitting a breath of destruction.

"Bang!"

Ye Fan flicked his fingers, and a Divine Radiance shot out, directly shattering the magma. It was as if a rain of magma poured down in the cave, with terrifying high temperatures that even Ye Fan’s Treasure Body felt a burning sensation.

"Human race, it’s actually a human race?"

A powerful Earth Fire Lizard emitted a hate-filled wave of Divine Sense, and then fiercely swung its massive tail at Ye Fan, bringing forth a terrifying high temperature that could melt gold and iron.

"I passed by this Ancient Star, not wanting to become enemies with you. I merely sensed a strange fluctuation and came to take a look," Ye Fan said.

"I don’t believe you. You must have your eye on the Li Huo Essence Jade we are guarding, coming to snatch our treasure."

A group of Earth Fire Lizards simultaneously sprayed streams of magma at Ye Fan, like rockets, emitting a terrifying aura.

Ye Fan frowned, having been misunderstood by these simple-minded Earth Fire Lizards. He truly had no intention of seizing their Li Huo Essence Jade.

However, at this moment, it was impossible to explain because these Earth Fire Lizards simply would not listen to his explanations. He had no choice but to act first, subdue them, and then explain.

Battle was unavoidable. Ye Fan wheeled his golden palm, with blood Qi boiling throughout his body, striking and wounding the Earth Fire Lizards surrounding him, causing them to vomit blood and lose many scales, each grimacing in pain.

In this place near the Earth’s core, Ye Fan felt the rich flow of Fire Element, very pure, even purer than the Fire Element in the Elemental Ocean of the Imperial Academy.

"I’ll borrow your place for some cultivation!"

Ye Fan, like the owner of this place, sat cross-legged directly, focusing on comprehending the Law and essence of the Fire Element here, as an ancient Fire Element Rune gradually appeared on his body, like an Immortal Phoenix emitting a sacred aura.

Seeing Ye Fan in such a state, the Earth Fire Lizards exchanged glances, unsure if he truly had no interest in the Li Huo Essence Jade or was just pretending.

"Quickly summon the Ancestor, the Li Huo Essence Jade is too significant for our tribe, and we must not let it be lost!" One ten-meter-long Earth Fire Lizard used Divine Consciousness to call for the Ancestor’s appearance.

"No need to summon, I have already arrived!"

A majestic voice rang out as a gigantic lizard over a hundred meters in length appeared in the cave, its eyes like the sun emitting dazzling light, staring intently at Ye Fan who was sitting cross-legged on a rock.

"Trespassing in my tribe’s sacred ground, injuring my tribesmen, you deserve death!" The half-step Venerable Realm Earth Fire Lizard shot two beams of Divine Light from its eyes, like Heavenly Swords, slashing straight at Ye Fan.

"I originally didn’t want to fight with you!" Ye Fan sighed, his figure flickered and vanished on the spot, instantly merging into the Void.

"Humph! In my presence, even if you hide in the Void, you can hardly escape my grasp!" That hundred-meter-long Earth Fire Lizard King opened its mouth and sprayed out a rain of fire, which was entirely fireballs condensed from magma, directly piercing through the Void.

"Buzz!"

Ye Fan was forced to emerge from the Void, expanding the Eight Phase World Domain, blocking all the magma fireballs outside the domain, not allowing a single one to breach his defense.

At this moment, a light sound of "pop" suddenly resonated in the cave, and the stone egg floating amidst the magma cracked open, with a Li Huo Essence Jade emerging, emitting a rich Fire Element fluctuation.

"Roar!"

The Earth Fire Lizard King roared, mouth wide open, generating a terrifying suction force, attempting to ingest both the magma and the Li Huo Essence Jade into its belly.

Simultaneously, Ye Fan moved; he discovered that within this Li Huo Essence Jade, there was a rune similar to a Divine Phoenix flickering, clearly containing the primordial Fire Element Law Power.

If he could obtain this Li Huo Essence Jade, his strength would undoubtedly undergo a qualitative leap.

Thinking of this, Ye Fan’s Mind activated, directly employing the Soldier Control Technique, controlling the Li Huo Essence Jade as if it were a weapon to fly towards himself.

"Despicable human dares!" The Earth Fire Lizard King erupted in fury, watching helplessly as the Li Huo Essence Jade it had guarded for endless ages about to be snatched by an outsider, it was beyond enraged, its tail sweeping directly at Ye Fan.

"Swipe!"

Ye Fan stepped on the Chasing Star Step, moving as fast as lightning, grabbed the Li Huo Essence Jade suspended in mid-air in one hand, then hurriedly struck out a palm backwards, plunging headlong into the cave wall, employing the Earth Walking Technique from the Dragon Seeking Skill, instantly merging into the wall, following the earth vein to escape afar.

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PS: First update!

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