The Heaven-shattering: I and Wu Shi compete for the throne

Chapter 504 Imminent Mortal Transformation and Annulment of the Engagement

Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, almost two years have passed.

After leaving the Yao Guang Holy Land, Ye Fan began to travel in the Eastern Wilderness. However, to the disappointment of the powerful figures of the Yao Guang Holy Land, his cultivation level had plummeted to the Bitter Sea, and his original essence had been almost completely lost. Yet, he still had not been able to obtain an opportunity to solve his physical problems.

However, Ye Fan did not miss out on any opportunities.

More than a year ago, whether by fate or coincidence, Ye Fan encountered a conflict between Yan Ruyu, a descendant of the Azure Emperor, and Ji Haoyue of the Ji family.

The descendants of the Azure Emperor in this world are not as miserable as in the original story. They don't even have a single powerful immortal of the second level, let alone inherit an imperial weapon.

Having finally retrieved the ancestral imperial weapon, they had no choice but to seek refuge with powerful demons like the Peacock King.

In this life, the Azure Emperor did not go to the Immortal Transformation Realm. Although he did not pay much attention to his descendants who were transformed from a drop of his imperial blood into a green lotus, he left them his own imperial weapon and a peak quasi-imperial weapon.

After the Azure Emperor "fell from grace," many people doubted that he had truly perished, and no one dared to confront them. Now, on the ancient star of the Big Dipper, it is a sacred land of the demon race, second only to the extreme forces.

A conflict broke out between the two sides. Just like in the original story, Ye Fan and Ji Ziyue fell into the underground currents, where they encountered the Bronze Immortal Palace. There, they found a fragment of the Immortal Ascension Cauldron and obtained the source of the Primordial Qi of All Things.

After leaving the Bronze Immortal Palace, they encountered Ji Biyue, who was "worried" about Ji Ziyue.

Seeing Ye Fan's cultivation level continue to decline, Ji Biyue obtained the source of all things' mother energy and was with her cousin Ji Ziyue.

Whether it was because her fiancé Ye Fan, now a "fallen genius," was too much of an eyesore, or because the source of all things' primordial energy was too tempting, her desire to kill Ji Ziyue was too strong...

Ji Biyue launched a sneak attack on Ye Fan, intending to kill Ye Fan and Ji Ziyue, but naturally, it came to nothing.

Ji Ziyue kept saying that Ji Biyue wanted to kill her. Although Ye Fan didn't want to believe it, she was still on guard.

Moreover, although Ye Fan's cultivation level has dropped to the second level of the Dao Palace, his combat strength is by no means weak, and is no weaker than Ji Biyue of the Four Extremes Secret Realm.

After a fierce battle, Ye Fan defeated Ji Biyue, but because the powerful figure behind Ji Biyue arrived, he could only escape with Ji Ziyue. The subsequent trajectory was similar to that in the original work: he obtained the All-Encompassing Secret at the Tai Xuan Sect, reforged the Myriad Things Mother Qi Cauldron in the Fire Domain, and then traveled to the Northern Domain through the Domain Gate.

Having obtained the Divine Furnace of Li Huo and the Jade of the Primordial Emperor, they brought out the Book of Origin from Purple Mountain.

However, in this life, Ye Fan did not encounter the trapped God King Jiang Taixu, because Jiang Taixu was not trapped at all.

Jiang Taixu was born into the Jiang family and possesses the body of a divine king. He has exceptional talent and extremely strong combat power. As early as four or five thousand years ago, he passed the test of the Wuji Holy Court and joined the Wuji Holy Court. Now he has cultivated to the level of a quasi-emperor, so it is impossible for him to be trapped in Zishan.

Having obtained the Origin Book and cultivated the Origin Technique, Ye Fan obtained the Qilin Undying Divine Medicine Seed, the Humanoid Undying Divine Root, and many other rare treasures from the Northern Domain Holy City. Of course, he also obtained the Divine Silkworm Princess and the Holy Prince.

Having unearthed numerous rare treasures, and grateful for the continued care shown to him by the Yao Guang Holy Land, Ye Fan presented the Qilin Immortal Medicine Seed and the Humanoid Immortal Medicine Root to the Yao Guang Holy Land. The Yao Guang Holy Land then offered them to the Wuji Holy Court, hoping to use them to request the Heavenly Emperor's Faith Body to intervene.

Li Daoming would never allow the Heavenly Emperor's faith avatar to intervene. If his faith avatar intervened, the curse would definitely be lifted, and wouldn't that have been a waste of time?
It was also impossible to have the Heavenly Emperor's avatar intervene, as failing to resolve the issue would damage his reputation. Therefore, he only instructed the Boundless Holy Court to bestow upon the Yao Guang Holy Land a large quantity of Chaos Heavenly Emperor's blood, as well as numerous rare and precious materials and divine treasures, while remaining silent about the Yao Guang Holy Land requesting his avatar's intervention.

Without the Heavenly Emperor's faith in him, the Yao Guang Holy Land and Ye Fan were naturally disappointed, leading many to believe that Ye Fan was truly finished.

Despite receiving a reward from the Wuji Holy Court, the Yaoguang Holy Land did not keep all of Ye Fan's ill-gotten gains for themselves. Instead, they gave him some rare and precious materials that could help him restore his cultivation and replenish his essence.

Although these rare and precious materials were not much compared to the rewards given by the Boundless Holy Court, only enough for him to last for another year, Ye Fan was still very satisfied.

That is why Ye Fan has only now fallen into the Bitter Sea Realm, instead of losing all his cultivation and becoming a complete mortal.

But it will be soon. In less than a month, Ye Fan's sea of ​​suffering will close again, he will lose all his cultivation and his physical essence, and become a mortal who is unable to cultivate.

Seemingly sensing his impending doom, Ye Fan gave all his bronze fragments, the Myriad Things Mother Qi Cauldron, and the resources and treasures he possessed to Pang Bo.

Pang Bo was initially unwilling to accept the item, but Ye Fan eventually agreed to leave it with him temporarily until he recovered and could ask for it back. He also mentioned that he would need Ye Fan's protection once he became a mortal. Only then did Pang Bo accept the item.

Ye Fan gave the items to Pang Bo, and Pang Bo, wanting to prevent Ye Fan from being disturbed or coveted by others, took the initiative to spread the news.

Knowing that Ye Fan was about to be completely reduced to an ordinary mortal and had left everything to Pang Bo, the Ji family finally couldn't sit still any longer. The powerful members of the Ji family's Ji Biyue lineage came to the Yao Guang Holy Land, wanting to demand an explanation.

Previously, the Ji family had refused to annul the engagement, and recently they even intended to have the two go through with the wedding.

Yes, that's right. Although Ji Biyue once tried to kill Ye Fan, she acted as if nothing had happened and wanted to complete the wedding with Ye Fan.

The reason for this is twofold: firstly, some members of their faction still hold a sliver of hope for Ye Fan; secondly, they feel that it doesn't matter if Ye Fan is crippled, or even better.

Given Ye Fan's current situation, whether or not Ji Biyue will consummate the marriage after she marries him depends entirely on Ji Biyue's mood.
Moreover, many people know that Ye Fan was afflicted by a strange black light. Although it wouldn't be transmitted through blood, who knows if sexual intercourse could transmit it? Ji Biyue could use this as grounds to refuse to consummate the marriage.

Once she marries him, Ji Biyue can rightfully obtain everything from Ye Fan after he becomes a mortal, including his Myriad Things Mother Qi Cauldron and the numerous rare treasures he cut out in the Holy City.

Unexpectedly, Ye Fan gave all the items to Pang Bo ahead of time and even got the Yao Guang Holy Land to agree to let them have the wedding.

But then they changed their minds. If they went through with the wedding like this, wouldn't they have gained nothing in the end? Wouldn't they have lost both their wife and their money?

After some discussion and confrontation, Ye Fan publicly revealed that Ji Biyue had once wanted to kill him and Ji Ziyue to seize the source of the Mother Qi of All Things, and also mocked Ji Biyue for her ulterior motives in wanting to complete the wedding.

The two parted on bad terms and the engagement was ultimately called off!

Upon learning the cause, process, and outcome of the matter, Pang Bo was furious. He spread the word that he would capture Ji Biyue alive sooner or later, seal her cultivation, and send her to his brother Ye Fan as a slave.

(End of this chapter)