Chapter 1974 - 1970: Journeying with Lan Jing
When Ye Fan saw Lan Jing, Lan Jing was cultivating under the cooperation of Xi He and the Dark Maiden.
With the careful guidance of two ancient powers, Lan Jing’s cultivation level improved quickly, but she never reached the pinnacle.
After Ye Fan arrived, Xi He and the Dark Maiden had already finished their work, and they were observing Ye Fan without knowing the purpose of his visit. Ye Fan asked, "How is the cultivation going?"
Xi He said, "Even using a rigid indoctrination method of cultivation, her cultivation level cannot reach the level of saving the cosmic disaster in a short time. It seems we need to change the method."
The Dark Maiden did not answer, as cultivating Lan Jing was not her initiative or volunteer effort; she was completely forced by Ye Fan to do it.
Lan Jing approached, looking at Ye Fan with an obsessed gaze and said. "I tried cultivating, but I never unlocked the method. It seems like many things in my body are creating obstructions... I don’t know why myself."
Ye Fan frowned as he looked at Xi He and the Dark Maiden and asked, "Do you know what’s going on?"
The Dark Maiden clearly evaded Ye Fan’s question, while Xi He directly responded, "The sealed aura inside her body must be opened with the master’s Pure Yang Spiritual Energy and elemental power, which may require more effort from the master."
Upon hearing this, the Dark Maiden glared at Xi He, seemingly blaming her for being too talkative, and Ye Fan realized what was happening. Lan Jing still needed to continue refining to open the sealed aura inside her body. The next step would be for Lan Jing to cultivate using Pure Yang Spiritual Energy and elemental Spiritual Energy to enhance her cultivation level, rather than using the ancient cultivator’s method.
"I understand," Ye Fan said, glancing at the few people and said, "I now plan to take Lan Jing to Pan Gu’s secret realm."
The Dark Maiden said, "Why are you taking her to Pan Gu’s secret realm? It’s not a place for her cultivation. Didn’t you say future cultivation would always stay on Earth?"
Ye Fan coldly said, "Originally, I didn’t need to give you any explanation. Now I can tell you that I’m taking her to find clues about the seventh crystal. The six crystals inside me are still sealed now, and if I don’t reactivate them, my power will remain stagnant, and I will never be able to rival Pan Gu and Fu Xi, which is what you hope to see."
"To put it bluntly, it’s for yourself, not for Lan Jing or to save any cosmic disaster," the Dark Maiden muttered unrelentingly, her words not very pleasing.
Ye Fan ignored her, preparing to leave with Lan Jing, and Xi He asked, "Master, do you need us to accompany you in search?"
"No need," Ye Fan said, "because of Lan Jing’s cultivation, you’ve already expended a lot of cultivation. During this time, you can do some cultivation on Earth. I’ll take Lan Jing over and return shortly."
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Ye Fan left Earth with Lan Jing and went directly to Pan Gu’s secret realm’s Death Sea.
Lan Jing appeared very puzzled and said, "Ye Fan, why did you bring me here? Is something hidden here?"
Ye Fan said, "The biggest secret here is actually some mysterious powers lying dormant beneath the Death Sea. As vast as this Death Sea is, the distance here is nearly equivalent to the size of a starry sky, with many unknown things below. There are countless powers in the ocean, and if we find the seventh crystal, maybe I can awaken the six crystals inside me and gain a substantial boost in elemental power."
"Hmm." Lan Jing couldn’t quite understand what Ye Fan was saying, but she was very resolute and said, "Then Ye Fan, I’ll help you."
She didn’t care what Ye Fan was doing; as long as Ye Fan wanted to do it, she would cooperate, but she didn’t know what to do, so Ye Fan had to provide guidance.
Ye Fan said, "I’m not sure if you can help me now. I can only take you into the Death Sea in the most basic way and see if any powers attract your constitution. I can only explore this way, and for more methods... it can only be discovered gradually."
"What do you need me to do?" Lan Jing blinked curiously.
"You don’t need to do anything. Just follow me for a trip. Consider it a cultivation experience. Once inside, keep your Spiritual Energy abundant, and you can respond promptly if there’s danger."
When Ye Fan led Lan Jing below the surface of the Death Sea, Lan Jing immediately felt somewhat uncomfortable because the environment here differed from the Earth’s ocean she was familiar with. This wasn’t the gentle ocean she knew; it was an ocean surging even beneath the surface, for the Death Sea’s waves didn’t come from the surface but the deep sea below.
"This place... is so strange," Lan Jing said.
"Try to hold your breath and concentrate," Ye Fan guided Lan Jing further into the Death Sea, intending to visit the original place where he discovered the seventh crystal’s clue, hoping to find if any small crystal responds to Lan Jing’s power.
Unfortunately, upon arriving, they had searched everywhere around and found no clues.
Lan Jing said, "Ye Fan, I’m feeling very uncomfortable here, and I don’t know why. Can we return to the surface?"
"You’re uncomfortable?" Ye Fan quickly sensed it might be some power inside Lan Jing being suppressed by a power in the Death Sea. He nodded, "Let’s go back to the surface!"
As they were leaving, suddenly Ye Fan sensed a wave of slight energy in the distance. Although this wave lasted just an instant, Ye Fan managed to capture it, and its energy source bore a resemblance to the "seventh crystal" he suspected before.
"Seems like we found it," Ye Fan said.
Lan Jing didn’t have as high a cultivation level as Ye Fan and couldn’t detect any clues. When Ye Fan mentioned finding it, she still felt discomfort within her body.
Just as Ye Fan was about to take Lan Jing over to search for that energy, Lan Jing’s expression began to show some daze, as if she was experiencing tremendous pain.
"How are you?" Ye Fan asked.
"I... I don’t know what’s going on..." Lan Jing seemed unable to cope with everything in front of her, almost entering unconsciousness.
At this moment, even though Ye Fan had detected the fluctuation of the mysterious power, for Lan Jing’s sake, he still had to bring Lan Jing back to the surface. Once Lan Jing lay on the land, her condition was still very poor.
"Could it be that Lan Jing has a special connection to the Death Sea?" Ye Fan pondered this question in his heart.