Chapter 1992 - 1988: Leaving with Two Crystals
"Ye Fan, can you feel it? I sense that there are two mighty forces around your body," Lan Jing said excitedly.
She sensed that these two forces held no hostility towards Ye Fan, so she felt Ye Fan could soon subdue these forces. However, at that moment, Ye Fan still couldn’t harness them. He was searching for a way to subdue these forces, but for now, they remained hovering independently.
Ye Fan did not respond. He was still earnestly trying to sense the changes in these two forces, but no matter how hard he tried, those forces just lingered around his body.
He thought, "What method should I use to accomplish all of this?"
With a sense of difficulty, he also felt a constant, looming danger. Besides these two forces, two other enormous powers were surging towards them. One power came in pursuit of the eighth small crystal, the same terrifying force perceived by the seventh small crystal earlier. The other force, which frightened Ye Fan, came from Pan Gu and Fu Xi, who seemingly had found a way to breach the spatial barrier and would soon confront Ye Fan.
"There’s no time left," Ye Fan said. "Lan Jing, first subdue these two forces and let them enter your body. I will continue transforming these forces while bringing them out of the second secret realm."
Upon hearing this, Lan Jing understood the urgency. Filled with confusion and anxiety, she asked, "Ye Fan, what should I do?"
Ye Fan came to Lan Jing’s side and embraced her, then kissed her on the lips. The Soul Body form of the two small crystals seemed to sense the intimacy between Ye Fan and Lan Jing, and since the seventh crystal shared some attributes with Lan Jing, they both naturally entered her body.
Even though the small crystals entered Lan Jing, taking them away was no easy task for Ye Fan. The eighth small crystal had no physical form, existing only as a spirit. To take it out of the second secret realm, the only way was to merge this power with Lan Jing’s, but that wasn’t an easy task either.
Using elemental power, Ye Fan channeled energy into Lan Jing. Lan Jing seemed like a large energy source, and the powers of the two small crystals merged with her body instantly. Although brief, it was enough for Ye Fan to take both Lan Jing and the crystals with him.
"Ah!" Lan Jing exclaimed and opened her eyes to find that Ye Fan had already taken her and the two small crystals out of the second secret realm, back to the first secret realm.
Ye Fan said, "This is not the endpoint yet. The next step is to leave Pan Gu’s secret realm. Close your eyes and clear your mind. We’ll explain everything once we return to Earth."
"Okay," Lan Jing nodded slightly, enjoying the feeling. The sense of security provided by Ye Fan made her immerse in the safety of his protection, leaving her without the need to worry about her safety, as if Ye Fan could solve anything for her.
Ye Fan, with Lan Jing and the two small crystals, traversed the void of Pan Gu’s secret realm and returned to Earth. They reached the villa in Hua Hai City, where Lan Jing felt weak due to her fusion with the two small crystals.
The two small crystals left Lan Jing’s body and wandered around the room. Although still in Spiritual Body form, Ye Fan was already close to controlling these two small crystals.
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Just seconds after Ye Fan left the second secret realm, Pan Gu and Fu Xi entered it.
Pan Gu, being the most advanced cultivator among the ancient cultivators, possessed a transcendent level of cultivation. Whatever he intended to achieve, he never failed. As he led Fu Xi into the mist, the force pursuing the eighth crystal was also closing in, while Ye Fan and the two small crystals had vanished.
"What’s going on? They’ve escaped again?" Pan Gu was irritated. He didn’t think Ye Fan was capable of opposing him, yet Ye Fan managed to completely evade his pursuit. Even though Pan Gu had known Ye Fan was within the second secret realm, Ye Fan had used a spatial barrier to escape, making Pan Gu both angry and baffled.
Fu Xi didn’t answer Pan Gu’s question, more concerned about the forces trailing them. These were not ordinary forces, bearing immense destruction.
"Focus on handling the immediate trouble," Fu Xi reminded.
These forces might pose significant trouble to Ye Fan and the eighth small crystal, but they were trivial to Pan Gu. With little effort, Pan Gu dispelled these forces, and as he steadied himself again, the scorched earth of the second secret realm was left in a deathly silence, devoid of any forces.
"It seems the trouble is resolved," Fu Xi remarked.
Pan Gu said, "Where exactly did Ye Fan go? Can you track him?"
Fu Xi shook his head, saying, "If even you can’t track him, how am I to pursue? In my view, after finding clues about elemental powers, Ye Fan’s next step would be to find a safe place to cultivate. He must avoid the power of the sky calamity and us. If we discern where he considers safe, wouldn’t we find him? Do you think he could be on Earth?"
"Impossible," Pan Gu shook his head. "Earth has limited space, and he would be easily discovered if hiding there. It’s likely he went to the edge of the universe, close to the border of the sky calamity. That way, even if I sought him out, he could use the calamity’s power to counter me."
"If that’s your belief, I won’t argue. Shall we go search, then?" Fu Xi inquired.
"Of course. If we don’t find Ye Fan, I will hold you accountable. Fu Xi, I see you have a deep compassion for Ye Fan, which makes you unfit for great deeds. You are hesitant nowadays, even less daring than Nuwa. Where has your former boldness gone?" Pan Gu scolded.
Fu Xi shook his head, "I don’t want to kill Ye Fan, not from weakness, but because he can currently aid us. Ancient cultivators are not ungrateful. If he chooses to oppose us after the sky calamity, there will be time to eliminate him then. Right now, controlling him seems unnecessary."