Shrouding the Heavens

Chapter 529: Chapter 534: Astonishing Encounter with an Ancient Human Clan Saint

Ye Fan and the others turned back, only to see the Ancient Nest shrouded in primal chaos, completely engulfing the place, with everything disappearing without a trace.

“From now on, the ruthless one is no more in this world…”

They understood that the Ancient Heavenly Emperor had permanently vanished from the world, his stunning beauty lost to ages, his illustrious life finally drawn to a close.

No one understood him, no one knew him, and no one knew what he held in his heart.

With everything disappearing, only a haunting face, half crying, half laughing, emerged in people’s memories, with sorrow and a smile coexisting, revealing these fragments of his inner self.

Ye Fan and the others retreated in silent confusion, unable to articulate how they felt, leaving the serene resting place of the Ancient Heavenly Emperor far behind.

Far away from the Ancient Nest, they began to speak again as a young member of the Ancient Royal Family invited them to meet his father, considering them esteemed guests.

They all shook their heads vehemently, refusing to go. Unless the monkey grew strong and Ye Fan attained the Great Achievement Realm of the Sacred Body, they wouldn’t stand a chance, fearing a single glance from the Ancient King could wipe them out.

The big black dog pondered for a long time, holding the Ancient Emperor’s Order, trying to get close to the young member of the Ancient Royal Family, asking him to lend some Divine Source Blocks.

“I don’t want too much, just lend me one or two blocks.”

The monkey squinted at it straight away, thinking this dog was utterly unscrupulous, not conveying the message at all.

“Monkey, what do you mean? Quickly ask for me. I know you don’t lack Divine Sources. When Ye kid cut you out, you were more cunning than anyone, snatching away the fierce weapon, and taking the two blocks of Divine Source capable of sealing people, not leaving us a single hair!”

The big black dog was furious talking about this matter in the divine city, blaming the monkey.

Eventually, the monkey helped convey the message, but the young member of the Ancient Royal Family found it very difficult; Divine Sources were extremely precious to them and were not overly reserved.

The big black dog was reluctant, not willing to leave the treasure land empty-handed, prompting Ye Fan to use his Source Technique to locate a few Divine Sources.

Ye Fan had been seriously searching, but several Great Divine Source Blocks were sealed by Ancient Kings and were hard to find as unclaimed.

They walked quite a distance and stopped at an Ancient Cave. Ye Fan’s heart stirred; he felt his eyes sting. The cave was dazzling and filled with Divine Light.

“Stop fooling the child, dead dog.” Ye Fan called the big black dog over, sending it a message, preparing to mine Divine Sources.

“POP!”

He lightly pointed a finger, cracking a huge stone open. The stone skin shattered, brilliance dazzling, illuminating the whole cave with sanctity and harmony, as a human-head-sized Divine Source Block rolled out.

The big black dog immediately pounced on it, holding it tightly in its arms, hastily wiping its saliva away and shouting, “Is there more?”

“Yes, there might really be a discovery of divine treasures!” Ye Fan was a bit tense and excited. He felt this would be the greatest harvest since his achievements in Source Technique.

Because the deeper part of the Ancient Cave was even more dazzling, with many Divine Source Blocks sealed in stones—probably two or three blocks, comparable to the Great Divine Source Blocks sealed with Ancient Kings!

“Let me do it…” The big black dog personally used its claws, chiseling and opening the cave. Soon, a rainbow glow emerged, making the Ancient Cave splendid.

Another human-head-sized Divine Source was unearthed, making the big black dog almost translucent, its enormous Qi surging like tides.

“Great fortune, great opportunity!” The Black Emperor grinned foolishly, his mouth almost twitching from the wide, incessant smile.

It bent down, quickly digging, and soon unearthed a face-sized Divine Source, with golden Divine Light burning like flames.

“Wait, don’t dig anymore!” Ye Fan’s alarm was aroused; he used his Divine Eye to see a person through the rock wall.

However, he was a step too late. The big black dog had already clawed the stone wall open, revealing a massive Divine Source Block—more than two standard blocks in size—silently residing in the depths of the Ancient Cave.

The young member of the Ancient Royal Family shrieked an exclamation in his native tongue!

Ye Fan and the others felt icy cold all over, quickly retreating, sensing a terrifying Qi Mechanism that made their hair stand on end.

In the Divine Source Block, there was an emaciated elderly man sitting cross-legged without any life fluctuations, yet he inspired extreme dread.

He was naked from the waist up, gaunt and bony, his lower body wrapped in Beast Skin, appearing very primitive, yet making one feel a grim chill.

This old man, akin to a primitive, had eyes tightly shut, with sunken eye sockets, and messy gray hair like wild grass, holding a Bone Stick in his hand.

What was more shocking was that his body was completely bound by iron chains, almost cutting into the flesh, with red chains glowing—clearly no ordinary items—engraved with many patterns.

These were undoubtedly powerful runes, sealing him, preventing escape or movement.

“Who… is this person?” Ye Fan was perturbed.

Clearly, this was a prisoner, extremely strong and frightening. He was without life fluctuations, almost a wooden stake, yet still capable of striking terror into one’s Divine Soul.

The young member of the Ancient Royal Family, panicking, stammered out a torrent of words in his own language.

“He says this is an ancient ferocious man who kills living beings without blinking an eye, treating life as straw, imprisoned here,” the monkey explained.

Ye Fan was astonished. Looking at the emaciated elderly man wrapped in Beast Skin, he found it very odd; the man looked human rather than an Ancient King.

“Damn, I also think he’s a human, not an ancient royal; what’s going on?” The big black dog was also surprised.

“Is this really an ancient ferocious man?” Ye Fan asked the monkey.

The young man, extremely agitated, spoke another urgent phrase in his language as he backed away, signaling for them to quickly get clear of the area.

“He says this is an Ancient Human Clan’s Saint, very terrifying, who killed endless living beings,” the monkey said with a peculiar expression.

“What? An Ancient Human Clan’s Saint?!” Ye Fan almost shouted.

“Is this old guy clad in Beast Skin a human from the Ancient Times?” The big black dog’s eyes were wide open, nearly popping out.

The young descendant of the Ancient King nodded seriously, indicating this person was extremely dangerous and that they should keep their distance to avoid any ominous occurrences.

“Damn, he’s got more fortune than the Ancient Great Emperors, living for so long!” The big black dog exclaimed, frozen in disbelief.

A wave of astonishing turmoil surged in Ye Fan’s heart; this was the longest-lived member of the human race he had ever seen.

He had once inquired in detail with the Black Emperor and the monkey about surviving through the use of Divine Sources, as he had always wondered why the powerful members of the ancient human race hadn’t self-sealed, since he had seen Ancient Kings do so.

The monkey had given him an answer: It was ultimately a matter of time and fate!

The big black dog’s answer was even more detailed: self-sealing within Divine Sources to become living dead was largely ineffective for the Ancient Great Emperors because they were too powerful for anything to seal their life fluctuations!

As for the human race powerhouses below the level of Great Emperors, they never had that chance; just as the monkey had said, it was a matter of time and fate!

During the Ancient Wilderness Era, ordinary Pure Sources could still form, whereas the natural formation of Divine Sources had already ended by the Ancient Times.

If one wanted to self-seal in Source, already formed Source Blocks could not be utilized; Divine Source Treasure Liquid was needed, to be melded with the moment it formed.

Divine Source Treasure Liquid was the Original Essence of Heaven and Earth. By the Ancient Times, it had gradually become extinct. After the last batch formed, it never came into being again.

In the Ancient Times, some great upheavals occurred, leading the flourishing ancient races into decline, yet they were fortunate to have the last batch of the Original Essence of Heaven and Earth to utilize.

By entering Desolate Lands where Divine Source Treasure Liquid could form, one could be self-sealed, lying dormant, awaiting the chance to rise again.

Of course, there wasn’t so much Divine Source Treasure Liquid to go around. Only a few Royal Families and their most trusted subordinates could have such an opportunity.

Otherwise, why is it that across the vast lands and endless Great Wilderness, only a few places such as the Taichu Forbidden Area, the Purple Mountain, and the Myriad Dragon Nest have ancient creatures remaining?

It was survival of the fittest; only a few major Royal Families barely obtained Divine Source Treasure Liquid. The rest became dust beneath the sweep of the Ancient Times.

Though the Ancient Times weren’t lacking in Divine Sources, the forming Divine Source Treasure Liquid was extremely rare, unattainable except by the strongest Royal Families.

Today, the Original Essence Qi of Heaven and Earth is exhausted, making it impossible to recreate the wonders of the Ancient Times. Once formed, Divine Sources can never revert to Treasure Liquid.

“In the past, the ancient races were incredibly prosperous, at their peak proliferation. Yet, out of tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of people, it was considered lucky if even one person obtained Divine Source Treasure Liquid,” the monkey sighed.

The human race, having survived the great catastrophes of the Ancient Times, wouldn’t need to self-seal in future generations, Ye Fan contemplated, then spoke aloud.

The ancient powerhouses of the human race had long lost any opportunity to obtain Divine Source Treasure Liquid from the Ancient Times.

Even if the Great Emperors of the human race could defy the heavens and create Divine Source Treasure Liquid, it would still have been useless to them. For once they established their Dao as emperors, there was nothing in the world that could bind them!

They were too formidable, surpassing everything in the world, finding aid only from Undying Divine Medicines to extend their lifespan by a single generation.

Ye Fan briefly contemplated then quickly snapped back to reality. Having a living Ancient Human Saint before him was earth-shattering news! If this Saint were rescued, it would shake the Eastern Wastelands and shock the whole world.

In the Divine Source Block, this old man seemed incredibly primitive, his skin a dry, bronze-like hue. The Beast Skin at his waist, despite its mottled patterns, was astounding upon careful inspection; it was unmistakably the hide of a Great Power Level ferocious beast, and a rather powerful one at that!

The Bone Stick in his hand was smooth and lustrous, white as jade, clearly no ordinary item; who knew how terrifying its power might be at full force.

However, upon further thought, Ye Fan found it understandable. How could the weapon of an Ancient Human Saint be ordinary? It was undoubtedly a world-shattering divine object!

Alas, the old man was shackled by scarlet iron chains, repressed by the Innate Patterns on them, rendering him nearly lifeless.

“This person cannot be released…” the monkey suddenly spoke, furrowing his brow as he articulated these words.

“Why?” Ye Fan asked.

“According to what the young one said, he encountered problems in his cultivation, resulting in an unclear consciousness and unleashing boundless massacres…”

This was a Human Saint of the Ancient Times, an individual whose power reached its peak, possessing Combat Power so terrifying it made one shiver with fear!

During the Ancient Times, the human race possessed two supreme Divine Arts that, upon mastery, were earth-shattering, capable of dominating the world.

This Ancient Saint had mastered the Taiyang True Technique to the Ultimate Realm, and thereafter pursued the Taiyin True Technique, hoping to unify the two great Divine Arts.

However, this led to significant problems, with Taiyin Holy Power clashing with Taiyang Sacred Power. They were fundamentally incompatible, creating a great calamity.

By day, he was a deity; by night, a demon. His consciousness unclear, he slaughtered many powerhouses of the human race and massacred top figures from various other races.

Arguably, this Ancient Human Saint of his time committed earth-shattering slaughter, leading many races to unite against him.

In the end, the boy’s grandfather and his father king had to join forces to suppress this Human Saint, permanently sealing him here.

“Why wasn’t he killed?” A thought struck Ye Fan.

The young one appeared somewhat troubled, his expression somewhat awkward and unnatural. The monkey instantly understood, saying, “Each race’s Mystical Arts can be referenced by others.”

“I see!” Ye Fan nodded. He felt a rush of excitement.

This Ancient Human Saint actually possessed both supreme Divine Arts.

In the Ancient Times, the human race possessed only two Ancient Scriptures in total, yet he had mastered both, combining them within himself—but this had also resulted in a great disaster!

A call for monthly tickets echoes in the moonlight! The Black Emperor jests that if you don’t vote, he’ll find you tonight to discuss life and ideals. An Miaoyi, in turn, promises a graceful song and dance for your votes.

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