Shrouding the Heavens

Chapter 606: Chapter 610: Crossing the Tribulation to Obtain the Essence

Ye Fan stood silently for a long time, his mind filled with many thoughts. This old Daoist had finally revealed the whereabouts of the nine secret arts; perhaps they could be found.

The Cai Family was a crucial clue and would surely lead to discoveries. Moreover, before the old Daoist passed away, he had walked around the small Daoist temple three times, finally looking towards the West, his gaze clearly intentional.

“As I drink in my home’s hall, I turn back and see eight thousand years have passed…”

All of this, when connected, outlined a faint path. As long as one pursued it wholeheartedly, the location of the nine secret arts would surely be revealed.

A Saint rested here in eternal slumber, having transcended at the time of his death. His every word and action had held profound truths, yet they went unrecognized. Perhaps he was a true master.

Ye Fan stayed here. After half a month, he had refined all of the Dragon Marrow, comprehending the Law Fragments within. A Great Dragon surged from his spine; he was on the verge of a breakthrough, with dragon roars that seemed to resound through the Nine Heavens.

No, I can’t undergo tribulation here. If the lightning descends, the Short Mountain will cease to exist. This Transformation Land could one day bring glory to a Great Sect, and it must not be destroyed because of me.

Ye Fan rushed into the distant sky. He sought a desolate area where no one would witness his tribulation, traversing endless mountains and lands.

Finally, after flying three thousand miles, he arrived at an uninhabited zone. It was a vast wilderness filled with many lakes and swamps, shrouded in mist.

Like an Azure Dragon, he let out a whistle and leaped across the sky, entering this region of lakes and great wilderness with astonishing speed.

“Flying so fast, are you in a rush to reincarnate?!” someone shouted loudly.

“Bold! Who dares to come crashing about the Bone Marrow Seeker’s path?!”

This was a vast marshland with one large lake after another, where water vapor lingered. It had originally been uninhabited for countless years.

Yet today, besides Ye Fan flying over, there was also a group of cultivators riding the wind. Seeing Ye Fan leap over their heads, many of them shouted out.

“Seize him! How dare he leap over our heads? He’s courting death!”

Ye Fan was astonished. He looked down and said, “Such bold words! If an Immortal were to fly over, would you also try to blast them down?”

The people below struck fiercely without saying much, each brandishing their spiritual treasures. Dazzling light surged toward the sky.

Ye Fan sneered. He was about to break through and had no time to get entangled with these people. He transformed into a streak of light and disappeared over the horizon, leaving no trace.

These people were startled. His speed left them deeply shocked; it was impossible to catch up. Each of them showed a trace of worry.

“Could that person be coming for the Ancestor Root? Has news leaked? Is someone coming to compete for the Immortal Treasure?”

“Not necessarily. It’s still uncertain whether the Ancestor Root below has produced Rare Dragon Marrow. Maybe he was just passing by.”

“Bone Marrow Seeker, do you believe that Dragon Qi will form into Divine Marrow here?” someone humbly inquired of the person in the Dragon Vehicle.

Ye Fan flew for another five hundred miles before stopping in the uninhabited zone. Standing among the lakes and swamps, he didn’t immediately undergo his tribulation but first observed the Earth Formation.

If he underwent tribulation, it would surely be earthshaking and impossible to hide, potentially attracting enemies. He murmured to himself, Better to make some preparations.

He carefully carved several Divine Source Blocks using a Source Technique Forbidden Technique, taking a whole day and night and exhausting his energy. Afterwards, he meticulously checked the mysterious jade platform.

When I undergo tribulation, even the God-beating Whip probably won’t be able to obscure the heavenly secrets. At that time, someone will likely be able to deduce my location.

Ye Fan had considered going to the Yin Yang Sect to undergo his tribulation, but after some thought, he decided against it. Acting so ostentatiously in the Central States might lead to deadly consequences.

Mere Heavenly Tribulation alone might not trouble a top-tier Great Sect much. At most, it would cause them some chaos. There was more than just the Deceitful Heaven Array Patterns left by the Great Emperor Wushi in the world.

According to the Black Emperor, there were four similar types of Divine Symbols, two of which had already spread. Many Great Sects possessed them. If the Yin Yang Sect had such an Array, going there to undergo tribulation would likely end in disaster.

Ye Fan spent three days fully preparing, ensuring everything was in order. Then, he flew high into the heavens, selected the only mountain range in the swamp area, stood upon its Peak, and began to undergo his tribulation.

BOOM!

A colossal thunderbolt descended from beyond the sky, and soon it blanketed the area, turning it into an ocean of lightning that covered all the mountains below.

The vast Heavenly Tribulation was extremely terrifying, with Chaos Lightning occasionally striking down. While not as exaggerated as the tribulation for breaking through a Great Secret Realm, which could bring down eighty-one Heavenly Dragons, it was still fearsome.

Ye Fan summoned the Origin Qi Cauldron to receive the attacks of the Thunder Sea and imprint the marks of the Dao upon itself. It was now beginning to evolve the Heaven and Earth Laws.

Simultaneously, a small golden figure emerged from the golden lake between his brows. It opened its mouth to devour the lightning, tempering his powerful divine sense.

Few dared to do this. Using a powerful Heavenly Tribulation to baptize one’s divine sense could lead to irreparable disaster. The divine sense was the very root of one’s existence; any damage to it was fatal.

The physical body could heal from injuries, but if the divine sense shattered, it could mean losing segments of memory or parts of one’s personality—a truly fatal outcome.

However, Ye Fan was not afraid. Having experienced it several times before, he already had a certain degree of experience. He progressed gradually, not attempting to contend with the entirety of the Thunder Sea at once.

At this moment, he stood in the void amidst an endless, surging sea of electricity. His physical form, the cauldron, and his divine sense moved in unison, all undergoing the baptism, drawing forth innumerable bolts of lightning.

Endless electric light roared deafeningly as Chaos Qi swirled. The Origin Qi Cauldron bobbed up and down in the center of the Heavenly Tribulation, battered and sent flying about as it inscribed lines of Heaven and Earth patterns onto itself.

Ye Fan’s physical body experienced the same, bathed in the most terrifying tribulation lightning. Every inch of his skin became translucent. The Heavenly Tribulation struck his Sky Gathering Parasol, rushed down through his body, and burst out from the soles of his feet.

It was an incredibly frightening scene. Countless lightning bolts, each capable of splitting mountains, all struck a single point. Ye Fan became like a radiant sun.

An unknown number of lightning bolts pierced through his Sky Gathering Parasol, creating a blindingly bright spectacle. The lightning bursting from the soles of his feet was like an ocean, leveling the mountains below.

The small golden figure, originally sitting between his brows, now rushed skyward to the most intense part of the Heavenly Tribulation. It opened its mouth, drawing in and expelling the bolts, attracting even more powerful lightning.

Various beams of lightning rushed into its mouth, engulfing it. The golden figure formed by his divine sense continually tempered itself, transforming towards an undying divine consciousness.

Ye Fan let out a long cry. His eyes shot out beams of Divine Light several miles long, piercing through the lightning and shaking the mountains and rivers.

The Origin Qi Cauldron resonated with him. Together, they shattered the Heavenly Tribulation. The cauldron floated in the sky, imprinting itself with complex Dao Marks and becoming even more mysterious.

Meanwhile, the golden figure formed from his divine sense also howled. Its cry was even more fierce than the sound waves from his physical body, causing the void to collapse and the Thunder Sea to boil!

He had successfully broken through, finally entering the fourth transformation of the Dragon Transformation realm! His strength was greatly enhanced. Stretching his arms and legs, he felt powerful enough to shatter a mountain peak with a single punch.

The fourth transformation of Dragon Transformation! I can feel this incredible power!

Ye Fan opened his mouth and inhaled, retrieving the cauldron. The small golden figure also automatically flew back and settled between his brows. The three—his body, the cauldron, and the golden figure—united, using the remaining lightning for a final tempering.

Below, the mountain range had disappeared. Even the earth had sunk by a hundred zhang, becoming a terrifying, vast, and boundless grand canyon.

“Cough… What happened?”

“Did the sky fall and the earth cave in? How could this happen? We were almost buried alive!”

Underground, someone was furious, coughing and roaring in anger.

“Damn it, what’s going on?! Someone… is undergoing a tribulation!”

“Damn it! The Heavenly Tribulation shattered this mountain range and caused the earth to sink! We were after the Dragon Searching Marrow and met with this unforeseen disaster!”

A group of people were furious. They had suffered this calamity for no reason at all; it was completely unreasonable.

Ye Fan was surprised. Sensing all this amidst the infinite thunder, he immediately chuckled. It was indeed the group he had seen three days before, the very ones who had boasted of taking his life.

“It’s him…”

Someone recognized Ye Fan. He had flown over their heads three days ago, and now, even more excessively, he was undergoing a tribulation right above them!

“Quickly get out of the Thunder Sea! Bring out the Bone Marrow Seeker! Don’t get caught up in the Heavenly Punishment!” someone loudly commanded, sending a voice transmission to the others.

They hid deep underground, not daring to come up. They feared that if they touched the lightning, they would be forced to undergo the tribulation alongside him, which would most likely mean death.

“Are you searching for Dragon Marrow?” Ye Fan’s interest was piqued. Carrying infinite lightning, he descended.

“Damn it, run!”

The crowd was terrified. The earth, already sunk, collapsed further into a rift. It couldn’t resist the Thunder Sea’s bombardment and was instantly turned to ash.

These people quickly fled, escaping into the distance by following the earth veins deep underground, as if evading a demon.

“Who are you? How dare you oppose the Earth Master’s lineage and try to seize the Dragon Marrow we discovered?!”

“I am the old Bone Marrow Seeker. I will remember this enmity,” one of them declared.

“First, you crashed into us, and now you’re trying to seize the Divine Marrow Ore we discovered! We will definitely make you repay this with your life in the future!”

Those people were extremely unwilling as they fled through the underground passages, scattering in all directions.

“Silence! You previously boasted of killing me. Now is the time for karmic repayment,” Ye Fan said as he descended.

The Thunder Sea struck deep into the earth, automatically clearing a path for him. Ye Fan proceeded along the vein they had excavated, reaching far underground.

This Earth Formation is similar to a Dragon Vein containing Divine Sources. Both are connected and can correspond to each other.

Ye Fan was startled. The Strange Techniques mastered by the Bone Marrow Seekers of the Central States might have much in common with the Source Technique of the Eastern Wastelands.

Ahead, the path ended. They had only excavated to this point and had not yet found any Rare Treasures and Exotic Marrow.

If I infer based on Source Technique, there should be divine items here. But this is also a danger zone, likely with unknown creatures! Ye Fan was shocked.

However, he did not retreat. Since the Heavenly Tribulation was still active, he could use its power to help excavate this marrow ore and obtain the rare treasures.

BOOM!

Myriad zhangs of lightning continuously struck down. Although the tribulation was nearing its end and these were only the remnants, it was still terrifying, causing the earth vein to continually collapse.

After proceeding another thousand zhang deeper into the earth vein, a pair of massive Stone Gates blocked the way, stretching across the passage ahead.

Oh, there are such ancient gates underground? This place is clearly inhabited by some beings.

Ye Fan did not stop. He brought the infinite lightning towards the Stone Gates. For a moment, dust rose everywhere. The ancient Stone Gates shattered after being struck by the Heavenly Tribulation hundreds of times.

This was an ancient mine. Humans had come here tens of thousands of years ago. The Ancient Cave contained many skeletons. Ye Fan proceeded several hundred paces through the Ancient Cave and finally reached its end.

“Treasure Marrow!”

Ahead, there was a Marrow Pool, only about a meter square. Endless Dragon Qi surged from it. The pool contained thirty-six crystalline, translucent drops of liquid. Akin to tiny dragons swimming within, they moved back and forth, dazzling to the eye and emitting a fragrance so rich it was almost intoxicating.

ROAR…

A roar that made one’s scalp tingle echoed. Three silver-colored creatures appeared beside the Marrow Pool. Holy Light flickered around them, making them resemble three Holy Spirits as they stared fixedly at Ye Fan.

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