The Fate of Eternal Life

Chapter 59: A Bountiful Harvest at the Stone Workshop – An Opportunity to Unlock the Holy City's Secret Realm
The blood of the Immortal Phoenix is ​​flawless, burning like flames in the heavens and earth.

It was radiant and sacred, and even emitted a strange fragrance.

This is a supreme treasure for refining the physical body. It is likely that after the Holy Maiden of Yaochi obtains it, her original physical shortcomings will be compensated.

"The Yuan Master lineage is most adept at finding treasures in famous mountains and rivers, and in the dark caves of dragon veins. Yuan Tianshi is indeed an outstanding one. No wonder he was able to win over the Holy Maiden of my sect," said the Quasi-Emperor of Yaochi calmly.

But these words, when they reached Ye Fan's ears, were nothing short of a warning. Clearly, this quasi-emperor was very dissatisfied with the former saintess Yang Yi's pursuit of the source master Zhang Lin.

Ye Fan could only manage a few dry laughs.

"Let's continue with the open source project. After that, we'll go to other stone workshops." The Yaochi Quasi-Emperor was clearly determined to nurture a Source Master.

"Let a Source Master sweep through all the sacred lands and aristocratic stone workshops, hehehe, I can't even imagine how scared they would be." Black Emperor seemed to be imagining the wonderful scene in the future, and a gloating smile appeared on his dog face.

Ye Fan naturally wouldn't refuse; in fact, a hint of excitement flickered in his eyes.

For the next three days, Ye Fan continuously used his Origin Technique to identify the various unique stones in the Heavenly Stone Archway. Meanwhile, Ning Qingyi constantly sought guidance on cultivation from the Quasi-Emperor of Yaochi.

During this time, he also learned the true name of the Holy Maiden of Yaochi.

Yao Qingluo.

The baby girl that the Queen Mother of the West of Yaochi found by chance during her travels throughout the world did not have any special constitution, but she grew up to be naturally close to the Dao, making her very suitable for the inheritance of Yaochi.

The fact that he was able to cultivate the forbidden chapter of the Western Emperor Scripture—the Innate Dao Embryo—at such a young age is also somewhat related to this extraordinary talent.

On this day, just as Ning Qingyi had finished dealing with a perplexing issue and was still feeling unsatisfied, Ye Fan suddenly spoke up.

"I understand! I understand! So that's how it is!"

Ye Fan was dancing around excitedly, and the Black Emperor next to him couldn't help but bite him.

"Wang!"

"You damn dog, let me go right now!"

Enraged, Ye Fan unleashed three punches in quick succession. The Holy Body's fists struck the large black dog as if striking divine iron, producing three resounding thuds.

Black King felt the pain and instinctively released his grip.

"What are you doing, you damn dog! Are you crazy?"

"I'm not crazy, kid. You must have found some treasure!" Black Emperor's eyes gleamed with greed.

"What are you talking about? These all belong to Yaochi."

Upon hearing this, the Black Emperor immediately calmed down, glanced at the expressionless Yaochi Quasi-Emperor beside him, and couldn't help but show an embarrassed expression.

Clearly, this dead dog's greedy nature has kicked in again, and it has completely forgotten that these things belong to Yaochi.

The Quasi-Emperor of Yaochi was speechless, unable to understand why the Little Ancestor would keep this dog by his side in his later years.

"Did you find anything?" asked the Quasi-Emperor of Yaochi.

Ye Fan calmed himself down and said seriously, "Senior, based on my Origin Technique, there should be treasures among these stones."

"This is..." Yaochi Saintess said with some surprise, "Of the seven stones Brother Ye found, two are worth 300,000 catties of pure source, one is worth 100,000 catties of source, and the remaining four are worth tens of thousands of catties of source."

Ning Qingyi also looked over with great curiosity. All the stones he cut out were clearly marked, but this was the first time he had seen Ye Fan cut stones to reveal their source, so he couldn't help but be curious about the source master's methods.

Ye Fan said confidently, "I have examined these stones with my Origin Technique, and there must be treasures among them."

"Then let's cut this piece first," said the Quasi-Emperor of Yaochi, pointing to a piece.

This is the largest of the stones, but it is not the most valuable, only worth 80,000 catties of Yuan. Its shape resembles a reclining ox, and it seems that because it has been soaking in the pool for a long time, many parts of it have grown light green moss, constantly absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.

Ye Fan received permission and quickly stepped forward to cut the stone. Stone chips flew everywhere as he split it open.

In an instant, a purple divine light soared into the sky, illuminating the ground with dazzling brilliance and an abundance of spiritual energy.

"The Amethyst Source," the Holy Maiden of Yaochi concluded.

Ye Fan quickly cut it open, and soon a large piece of amethyst alien source was extracted, worth over 300,000 jin of source.

Ning Qing was astonished. The Source Master path was indeed the richest cultivation method, having so easily extracted a large piece of exotic source material. However, this act was also very conspicuous, which is why it attracted the attention of many.

"Good, continue." This time, the Yaochi Quasi-Emperor stopped using the stone-pointing technique and allowed Ye Fan to do as he pleased.

Encouraged, Ye Fan steeled himself and headed towards the stone worth 300,000 jin of source material.

This is a blood-red stone, shaped like a divine phoenix, known as the Blood Phoenix Stone. It is the treasure of this stone archway and has been unearthed for decades.

Ye Fan carefully made the cut, but his movements were extremely swift, severing one of the wings in one stroke.

"Wow!"

The head of the Blood Phoenix Stone emitted a cry of pain from this single strike, a truly astonishing sight.

Even the Black Emperor exclaimed in surprise, "I have a feeling that something terrible is about to be removed."

Ye Fan continued cutting the stone, the stone skin falling off in a flurry, and soon he reached the heart part. As soon as he scraped it, a dazzling red light shot out.

He quickened his pace, and soon, divine light burst forth from his heart, as brilliant as a rainbow, like a rising sun!

"Crimson red like the blood of a divine phoenix, naturally bearing the patterns of a divine phoenix, extremely strong and yang, indestructible..." The Black Emperor muttered, his eyes bloodshot, clearly extremely unsettled.

"Phoenix Blood Crimson Gold! It's actually the size of a human head, enough to forge a Dao-proving artifact!" Ning Qingyi couldn't help but exclaim in amazement.

This was supposedly a sacred material reserved for ancient emperors, yet it was cut out so easily.

Even the Quasi-Emperor of Yaochi could no longer remain calm. Although he had previously told Ye Fan to cut out a piece of Immortal Tear Green Gold, he hadn't held out much hope. But he never expected to obtain the Nine Divine Golds so quickly.

Ye Fan was also very excited. Ever since he obtained the Dao Scripture, he had been searching for divine materials to refine artifacts for proving the Dao. Now, a sacred material exclusive to the Great Emperor had appeared in front of him.

“Phoenix Blood Crimson Gold…” Yaochi Quasi-Empress reached out slightly and took the divine gold into her hand. She sighed with emotion, “Qingluo, it seems that even the heavens are looking after you.”

At this moment, the Holy Maiden of Yaochi seemed to resonate with the Phoenix Blood Crimson Gold, her entire body glowing crimson and surrounded by a faint blood mist, making her extraordinary.

In these three days, the Holy Maiden of Yaochi has completed the refinement of the Undying Divine Phoenix Blood, and her physical body has reached a terrifying level, daring to contend with the Holy Body.

"This divine metal is yours to refine your unique artifact." The Quasi-Emperor of Yaochi did not hesitate at all.

“Ancestor, please let you refine the divine metal. You have been reborn, so if possible…” The Holy Maiden of Yaochi refused, which made the Black Emperor, who was watching from the side, extremely excited, and his mouth was almost watering.

“You don’t understand.” The Quasi-Emperor of Yaochi naturally understood what Yao Qingluo meant: “My ancestor and I were born in the same era. When I witnessed him become an emperor, I realized that my path to becoming an emperor was cut off.”

As she said this, there was no trace of bitterness in her expression, but it was precisely this that showed that the Yaochi Quasi-Emperor had lost his will and had no chance of attaining enlightenment.

It was only because the Great Emperor Wushi's Dao overwhelmed his contemporaries that everyone's invincible spirit was shattered.

"Go, drink the blood of the divine phoenix, refine the phoenix blood crimson gold weapon, and kill the imperial heirs," said the Quasi-Emperor of Yaochi. The Holy Maiden of Yaochi no longer refused and accepted the phoenix blood crimson gold weapon.

"I originally wanted you to do the hard work a little longer, but first it was the Undying Divine Phoenix Blood, then the Phoenix Blood Crimson Gold, so I don't have any good excuses left." The Quasi-Emperor of Yaochi pondered for a moment, then pointed and said, "Consider this piece of amethyst alien seed source as payment. You and Yaochi are now even."

The implication was that Ye Fan's cultivation of the Western Emperor Scripture Palace Scroll was now forgotten.

Ye Fan was overjoyed and said, "Thank you very much, senior!"

Ning Qingyi, watching from the side, felt that the Yaochi Quasi-Empress was indeed a saintess of the same generation as the Wushi Emperor. Every move she made exuded a grand and majestic aura, unlike the actions of many other holy lands today.

Moreover, once this is done, Ye Fan will definitely not stand idly by when the Holy Maiden of Yaochi clashes with the Heavenly Emperor's son.

Don't even mention Ye Fan, isn't that true of myself...?

"Alright, let's continue," the Quasi-Emperor of Yaochi instructed.

Encouraged by his reward, Ye Fan eagerly cut out several stones. Just as he had predicted, each stone contained a treasure.

From the source stones weighing over 100,000 jin, a severed arm was cut out, and in its hand, a broken holy weapon was held. Its murderous aura soared to the sky, sending chills down one's spine.

This is a broken sword. The tip and a third of the blade have disappeared without a trace, and the remaining blade is covered with cracks, as if it could shatter at any moment.

"It's a pity, it's too badly damaged." The Quasi-Emperor of Yaochi looked regretful.

The remaining three pieces of source material weighing tens of thousands of kilograms each yielded different types of ice and snow source material. One piece contained the remains of an ancient race, and the other contained several pairs of ancient insect divine source material. All of them were of considerable value.

As for the last piece of pure source stone, worth over 300,000 jin...

"boom!"

Nine-colored divine light erupted, and streams of pure energy soared into the sky, transforming into dazzling rays of light, like flying immortals.

"A fairy flying from a stone!" Ning Qing exclaimed in surprise. He never expected that such a strange phenomenon would appear in this stone.

Soon, the immortal energy transformed into a human figure. He did not fly away, but roared and struggled.

"The Emperor's aura!"

Everyone trembled, and even the Quasi-Emperor of Yaochi became extremely serious.

"let me!"

The Quasi-Emperor of Yaochi walked to the stone and carefully continued cutting.

Click!

A corner of the stone was cut off, and the outer layer of stone fell off in a flurry. A wild and untamed aura burst forth from it, emitting a dazzling light, as if a sun were shining.

Apart from Ning Qingyi, everyone else in the room couldn't help but close their eyes, unable to look directly at him.

“It’s a fragment of a weapon… an imperial weapon!” Ning Qingyi gasped.

What was sealed within the divine source was likely the tip of a spear, made of extraordinary materials—dragon-patterned black gold.

Ning Qing possesses the Dragon Pattern Black Gold Holy Sword and would never mistake this material.

"The remains of an imperial weapon!" The Quasi-Emperor of Yaochi said solemnly, doing his best to suppress the aura.

However, the aura of the imperial weapon was unparalleled, and even the shattered parts were earth-shattering.

"Senior, please use it!"

At the critical moment, Ye Fan handed over the Chaos Azure Lotus Imperial Weapon, which was accepted by the Quasi-Emperor of Yaochi.

The Chaos Azure Lotus Imperial Weapon hovered above the Divine Source, cascading down streams of chaotic energy that completely obscured everything. Then, roots gradually grew from the base of the Azure Lotus, wrapping around the Divine Source and suppressing it completely.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, but when they looked at it directly, they couldn't help but be stunned.

"Is it really the remains of an imperial weapon...?"

"Even the Emperor's weapons will shatter."

"It's unbelievable!"

Ye Fan, the Black Emperor, and the Holy Maiden of Yaochi all sighed in admiration.

The Quasi-Emperor of Yaochi examined it carefully and sighed, "It really is a fragment of an imperial weapon. I wonder which emperor it belonged to."

Ning Qingyi also examined it and said, "It's hard to identify. It should be the tip of an Emperor's Spear. In the ancient era, I don't think I've ever heard of an Emperor's weapon being a spear."

"It might not be a gun; it could be part of another weapon, but it's indeed difficult to identify." The Quasi-Empress Yaochi shook her head, and then she gathered up the remnant of the imperial weapon.

"This item is of great importance. We can discuss cutting the stone at the stone workshop another day. I need to return to Yaochi first."

Everyone nodded, and then the Quasi-Emperor of Yaochi transformed into a rainbow of light and disappeared into the horizon.

"Brother Ning, Brother Ye, what are your plans for the next two days?" asked the Holy Maiden of Yaochi.

"The Jade Pool Holy Gathering will be held soon, and I'll probably stay in the Holy City," Ning Qingyi said.

"As for me, I might visit the various stone workshops," Ye Fan said with a smile, then turned to Ning Qingyi and said, "Qingyi, what do you say? Want to come with me?"

"No, there's something else I want to figure out in the Holy City," Ning Qingyi said.

Ye Fan asked curiously, "What is it?"

“You all know about the Ancient Dao Platform of the Holy City, right?” Ning Qingyi said.

The two people and the dog glanced at each other, but only one person was unclear.

“The Ancient Dao Platform,” the Holy Maiden of Yaochi explained. “This is the magnificent celestial platform in the central Heavenly Palace of the Holy City, existing alongside the Holy City. With the nine stone tokens on the platform, no matter how far away you are, as long as you use divine power to perform a ritual, you can quickly traverse the void and return to the Holy City.”

Black Emperor suddenly barked, then said excitedly, "Wait a minute, legend has it that the Ancient Dao Platform can transport people to a divine land. Rumor has it that there are treasures there that even ancient emperors coveted. You mean…"

Ning Qingyi said, "Back then, when I passed by the Desolate Ancient Dao Platform in the Holy City, I sensed something through the secret of word formation. If all nine stone tokens were still there, perhaps I could open the treasure land."

These words greatly excited all three of them.

The teleportation point of the Ancient Dao Platform has always been one of the biggest secrets of the Holy City. If it could be cracked, it would surely cause a sensation.

After careful consideration, the Holy Maiden of Yaochi said, "If you are willing, Brother Dao, Yaochi can use this grand event as an opportunity to act as a bridge and lend you a helping hand."

"Thank you, Fairy, but I'm not entirely confident either," Ning Qingyi said calmly. "If I were seven or eight out of ten confident before the tournament, I would entrust the task to the Yaochi Holy Land."

The Holy Maiden of Yaochi nodded: "This is a mutually beneficial matter, fellow Daoist, you are too kind."

A glint flashed in Ning Qing's eyes: "In that case, I'll take my leave first."

(End of this chapter)