20demayo Chapter 13 Preparation
Chapter 13 Preparation
Besides these opportunities, he also wanted to take advantage of the terrifying source techniques of the fifth-generation source master Zhang Lin to observe the placenta of heaven and earth during his trip to Zishan.
After all, it would take him countless years to cultivate the Origin Technique to a high level on his own.
At this point, Zhang Lin had already been cursed and become a red-haired vengeful ghost who had lost his mind.
Strictly speaking, he was already dead, but fragments of his consciousness from his previous life still remained deep within his mind.
Once activated, Zhang Lin can regain a brief period of lucidity.
After several days of exploration, the two selected a dragon vein and would travel from the mine there to the depths of Zishan Mountain, the same path that the Zhang family ancestors had taken a thousand years ago.
However, before that, the two still need to do some preparations. Purple Mountain is dangerous, and no amount of caution is too much.
"Are you really going to Zishan?" Zhang Wuye sighed, knowing he couldn't stop the two.
"I have some things here that might come in handy for you." With that, he went into the house and began rummaging through the things.
"Grandpa, what kind of treasures are these?" Ye Fan was a little confused as he looked at the huge pile of stone artifacts that Master Zhang had unearthed.
More precisely, it refers to items such as stone garments and stone knives made from stone.
"You're not in this line of work, so naturally you wouldn't know the value of these things."
Master Zhang stroked a stone garment in his hand and said, "This is the stone skin that wraps around the divine source. It is a material that even the Source Celestial Masters cherish. It has the effect of warding off evil."
According to Master Zhang, such stone skin is imbued with the spirituality of the divine source, which can bring good fortune and ward off evil, conceal one's aura, and isolate oneself from the outside world.
Hua Yunfei picked up a stone knife and examined it carefully, finding nothing unusual. He asked, "Was this left behind by your ancestor, the Source Master?"
"No, it was left behind by the ancestor who entered Purple Mountain a thousand years ago with the Origin Book in his hand."
As expected, Master Zhang's answer confirmed Hua Yunfei's suspicions: these things were not left behind by Master Zhang Lin, and therefore had limited use.
These stone garments, stone knives, and other items were indeed made from divine source stone skin.
However, to realize its value, the most important step is missing: imprinting the Origin Heaven Pattern with profound Origin Technique cultivation.
Without this crucial step, the stone armor and stone knife in front of him could barely protect Ye Fan, but would have limited effect on Hua Yunfei.
"Grandpa, do you have any items that the Source Master used ten thousand years ago? Like clothing, weapons, or something like that..." Hua Yunfei asked expectantly.
Master Zhang shook his head: "It's been too long. Even if anything was left behind back then, it's all turned to ashes now."
After a pause, Zhang Wuye continued, "There are some stones in the village that the First Ancestor brought back back then, but they are just ordinary stones."
Those stones are no ordinary stones; anything that Master Yuan has taken a liking to is bound to be something special. There are quite a few good things inside!
Hua Yunfei frowned. He couldn't possibly carry a pile of stones into Zishan, could he?
He originally planned to find some relics left by the Source Master Zhang Lin and use the familiar items to awaken the residual consciousness within him, but now it seems that this approach is not feasible.
Then we can only try to find a solution through Yang Yi, the Holy Maiden of Yaochi in Zishan.
Ye Fan was still fiddling with the stone armor and stone knife, while Zhang Wuye was muttering instructions on how to use them.
"But there's only one set of these stone armors left. How will the two of you use them?" Master Zhang was worried again.
"Don't worry, sir, I have a plan," Hua Yunfei said confidently.
After making some preparations, Hua Yunfei and his companion set off.
According to Master Zhang, the entrance to Zishan is located at the intersection of the nine dragon veins, and one can only proceed underground by cutting open Zishan underground to enter its interior.
Anyone who dares to make a move directly outside Zishan will surely find themselves in dire straits.
The two arrived at the due east direction, which is the dragon vein that the Zhang family ancestors walked on a thousand years ago. They entered the depths of the underground from an abandoned mine and continued their journey.
Not long after, they encountered a strange creature.
"Didn't Master Zhang say this stone garment could ward off evil spirits? How come we ran into one as soon as we came in?"
Dressed in stone armor and wearing a stone helmet, Ye Fan, who was completely covered up, cleaved a creature away with a single slash.
"Just a mutated demonic bat, no need to worry about it." Hua Yunfei snapped his fingers and killed the demonic bat that attacked again.
As they traveled, they encountered many mutated creatures along the way, but none of them posed a significant threat.
"There are even engravings here..." Hua Yunfei stopped in front of a stone wall.
Ye Fan took a closer look and was greatly surprised: "This record actually concerns a race from the ancient times..."
The carving depicts a creature with a horn between its eyebrows, six arms, and a pair of wings. It is powerful and terrifying, with rivers of blood flowing beneath its feet, where countless human corpses lie.
In the next engraving, however, this terrifying creature is shown devoutly and humbly worshipping a peerless divine source.
"Within the divine source was... a woman!"
As they read on, their hearts were filled with mixed emotions.
"That was... the Great Emperor Wushi, he suppressed that woman..."
Ye Fan was extremely shocked; this engraving actually recorded past events related to the Great Emperor Wushi.
The engravings were destroyed, and what happened afterward is unknown.
Hua Yunfei seemed to be deep in thought. If he was not mistaken, that woman was undoubtedly the Immortal Empress.
Tens of thousands of years ago, the Eight Divine Generals were born, committing boundless bloodshed, which attracted the intervention of the Great Emperor Wushi.
It was at that time that the Great Emperor Wushi suppressed the Empress of Immortality, which led to the intervention of the Emperor of Immortality, thus creating a grudge between the two peerless powerhouses.
"This woman was suppressed in Purple Mountain by the Great Emperor Wushi. Is she still inside? She's an ancient race that only a Great Emperor can suppress. Can we possibly escape alive?"
Ye Fan felt increasingly uneasy, his heart pounding.
"Let's go. This woman is the Immortal Empress, and she's no longer in Purple Mountain," Hua Yunfei said calmly, continuing deeper into the mountain.
"An immortal queen... then is there also an immortal emperor?" Ye Fan asked suspiciously from behind.
The inexperienced Emperor Ye was completely clueless about these ancient events.
Hua Yunfei turned around and smiled: "That's right, there is indeed an Immortal Emperor..."
"How do you know so much?" Ye Fan felt he couldn't understand his senior brother Hua more and more.
"Read more history and more books to broaden your horizons, and you will be able to go further on the path of cultivation."
Ye Fan curled his lip, unconvinced.
After traveling dozens of miles, a world of light appeared before our eyes. The ancient mine was no longer dark; a soft glow flowed, creating an atmosphere of peace and holiness.
Two bottomless holes lie ahead, one spewing forth spiritual energy, the other radiating malevolent aura, forming a giant natural yin-yang symbol.
Furthermore, this diagram is constantly changing, sometimes transforming into extreme yin, and sometimes into extreme yang.
"There must be an unparalleled divine source here, which has evolved into the Yin-Yang Divine Diagram over a long period of time. I wish I could dig it out." Ye Fan rubbed his hands excitedly.
This was the closest he had ever been to the Divine Source since arriving in the Northern Region.
Hua Yunfei sneered, "Would you dare touch a place like this? That would be no different from courting death."
Ye Fan sighed. Of course he knew how terrifying this place was; he was just saying it.
"Passing through this Yin-Yang diagram should take us to the outer perimeter of Purple Mountain."
After some probing, the two discovered that when the divine diagram transformed into extreme yang, the Divine Source Stone Armor could safely pass through it.
"How are you going to get there?" Ye Fan, dressed in stone armor, sized up Hua Yunfei. He knew that Hua Yunfei must have something to rely on.
Hua Yunfei smiled mysteriously.
An indescribable mysterious aura rose up, and streaks of dark light enveloped Hua Yunfei, carrying him through the Yin-Yang Divine Diagram in an instant.
Ye Fan, standing behind, stared in disbelief. He glanced at the stone armor on his body, sighed, and then swiftly passed the divine diagram.