Chapter 396: Immortal Path Guide? The Heaven-Defying Method for Tempering the Root Bone!
Hmm!
The Ancestor of the Shen Family's Martial Arts Qi surged violently, starting to run rampant!
Although the strength that the Ancestor of the Shen Family was currently displaying was only at the Control Realm, the power contained within his bloodline still reached the level of a Martial Emperor. If he were to self-destruct, it would indeed be a terrifying existence.
However, from the soul bone of the fierce beast in the demolition area, Ye Fan had acquired another skill!
Ice Seal!
Therefore, as soon as the power in the Ancestor of the Shen Family's bloodline began to operate, Ye Fan's thoughts moved, and a surge of Qi flowed from his hand, enveloping the old ancestor and instantly freezing him solid!
Frost covered the old ancestor's entire body, and the Ancestor of the Shen Family felt as if his blood had solidified in an instant, his eyebrows full of frost!
"This... ah, are you even human?"
The Ancestor of the Shen Family was completely numb!
His Seventh Rank Martial Emperor strength had been seized by Ye Fan. Would he even be unable to self-destruct in front of Ye Fan?
Frustration, shock, and in the end... the Ancestor of the Shen Family completely lost heart...
"I was wrong, Young Master Ye, please, I beg you to spare my life..." The Ancestor of the Shen Family looked fearfully at Ye Fan! Stay updated with My Virtual Library Empire
Over the years, the Ancestor of the Shen Family had curled up inside the Shen Family, using some wicked means to raise his strength to that of a Seventh Rank Martial Emperor. If he obtained that thing from the Shen Family, he might even be able to break through to the Martial Saint Realm, or even reach a more powerful existence, which was almost tantamount to eternal youth.
He did not want to die just like this!
So even if it meant begging Ye Fan, the Ancestor of the Shen Family did not care at all!
But the Ancestor of the Shen Family had coveted Ye Fan's wife, which had already touched Ye Fan's sore spot. Furthermore, he wanted to use Ye Fan's wife in a transaction—how could Ye Fan possibly let him go?
"Hmph, let you go, do you think that's possible?" Ye Fan stared coldly at the Ancestor of the Shen Family. "Change places, if today I were in your hands, would you let me go? Would you let my wife go?"
"Tell me, just how beastly are you, to not even spare your own great-granddaughter? Wanting to consummate the marriage... what is the real reason?"
Ye Fan stared intently at the Ancestor of the Shen Family, sneering inwardly!
This wasn't as simple as it looked on the surface!
As an ancestor who had lived for over a hundred years, what kind of beautiful woman hadn't he seen? And besides, even if he wanted to sleep with a woman, why would he choose his own family's great-granddaughter?
Unless, within the blood of these legitimate members of the Shen Family, there was some special existence!
"No... nothing! This old man just thought Mange, being an international star, is very beautiful, that's all!" The Ancestor of the Shen Family's gaze shifted evasively. "Young Master Ye, how about we talk terms? What will it take for you to let me go? Be it money, elixir pills, or other cultivation techniques, as long as you state your terms, I can try to satisfy them... just please don't kill me..."
Although the Ancestor of the Shen Family's heart and dantian were pierced, as long as he was alive, he had a way to continue recovering.
But if he were to die completely, then it would all be over!
"Humph! Unrepentant even in death!" Ye Fan glared coldly at the Ancestor of the Shen Family. "Do I look like I'm short on money to you?"
The Ye Family was backed by the Ye Corporation and the Nether Group of the Tianji Pavilion, plus the support of so many consortia from Ye Fan's seven gorgeous sisters-in-law. Ye Fan could easily mobilize trillions of assets anytime!
As for elixir pills and cultivation techniques, the Emperor had declared support for the establishment of the Grand Tutor Mansion for the Ye Family, providing countless elixir pills. Added to those compensated by the Feng Family, Ye Fan was not lacking at all, moreover, he could produce them himself.
"Very well!" Seeing he couldn't negotiate with Ye Fan, the Ancestor of the Shen Family simply adopted the attitude of a dead pig not fearing boiling water. "If that's the case, then just kill me! If you kill me, you won't get anything worthwhile!"
Like the man with the scar, the Ancestor of the Shen Family also wanted to make one last struggle!
Yet Ye Fan did not indulge him at all. With a flick of his wrist, he grabbed the Ancestor of the Shen Family's head, and the Seven Stars Soul Extinguishing Hand was activated. The strong spirit immediately breached the Ancestor of the Shen Family's mental defenses.
"Ah... what are you doing?" The Ancestor of the Shen Family felt a severe pain in his head as Ye Fan's Divine Sense forcefully broke through his own realm of thought. His pupils immediately dilated with shock, and his gaze filled with utter terror as he looked at Ye Fan.
Could it be that Ye Fan had already reached that mysterious realm?
In just a moment, the expression of the Ancestor of the Shen Family had dimmed, as the Seven Stars Soul Extinguishing Hand was a top-grade technique Ye Fan had obtained from the dragon-patterned ring, its might was no joking matter.
"Tell me, why did you target Shen Mange?"
"It's because of the Immortal Path Guide!" At this moment, the Ancestor of the Shen Family was as docile as a lamb, "I've been lurking in the Shen Family for so many years, all for the Shen Family's Immortal Path Guide. It's said that there is an Immortal Path Guiding Talisman in the Shen Family, which is a ticket for an immortal's arrival to recruit disciples. I've been scavenging the Shen Family for so many years, without any clues, so I wanted to breakthrough using Shen Mange..."
Immortal Path Guide?
An immortal's arrival?
Listening to the Ancestor of the Shen Family's words, Ye Fan's brows furrowed!
Could it be that above the path of Martial Arts, there really were immortals?
Previously, Ye Fan had received intelligence, saying that Prince Jin had solicited an immortal to act on his behalf, and that the two youths in white by Zhao Wuyou's side were disciples of an immortal. At the time, Ye Fan had thought Prince Jin was just bluffing, but now, it seemed likely that there really was a mastermind behind Prince Jin!
If this so-called "immortal" really were to arrive, how should he confront them?
Based on strength, those immortals' powers were definitely at least above the Martial Saint Realm!
Now, Ye Fan was only at the Eighth Rank Martial Emperor's strength, and because of his own constitution, he couldn't withstand the tremendous power of the Divinity Fragment, making it very difficult for him to continue to breakthrough. The strongest master Ye Fan could rely on was probably the Vermilion Bird Seat Head of Tianji Pavilion, Yi Wansu, who had pushed him.
But Yi Wansu alone couldn't help Ye Fan deal with so many people!
How could he improve his physique to withstand more Martial Arts Qi?
Ye Fan was somewhat worried and continued to ask the Ancestor of the Shen Family some questions. He found out that the man with the scar was sent by Prince Jin to the Shen Family. On one hand, it was to completely sever the relationship between the Shen Family and the Ye Family, and on the other hand, it was to investigate the Immortal Palace fragment on Ye Lingyu!
After scavenging all the assets, elixir pills and such from the Ancestor of the Shen Family, when Ye Fan was about to burn him to ashes, he inadvertently asked one more question, "Do you also know how to enhance one's constitution, Root Bone?"
"I do! Ten years ago, when I entered a huge ancient tomb, I fortuitously obtained a piece of ancient scripture that contains explanations about Root Bone... It says you can burn your own bones with fire to enhance the quality of your Root Bone, but despite racking my brains, I couldn't figure out how to actually use fire to burn one's bones..."
While speaking, the Ancestor of the Shen Family handed over a yellowed booklet to Ye Fan, emanating an ancient aura!
An ancient tomb?
Another ancient tomb?
When Ye Fan previously communicated with the Five Poisons Child, the Immortal Palace map fragment in his possession was also obtained from an ancient tomb! The Soul Bone that the leader of the Gu Sect offered to Prince Jin was also from an ancient tomb!
Was this booklet from the Ancestor of the Shen Family also from an ancient tomb?
How come there suddenly appeared so many magical ancient tombs in the Great Xia, containing so many treasures?
Ye Fan took the ancient booklet in his hand and flipped through it, "For those who practice Martial Cultivation, Root Bone is divided into Mortal Bone, Spirit Gu, Taoist Bone, Divine Bone... The quality of the Root Bone determines the upper limit of one's cultivation. A mortal body can at most cultivate up to the Martial Saint Realm, a body with Spirit Bone can... The Root Bone is innate and originally immutable, but there is a heaven-defying method. If one obtains Inheritance, one can temper the Root Bone, improving its quality..."
Improving Root Bone quality through Inheritance?
Seeing the words Inheritance, Ye Fan's heart suddenly trembled!
Ever since obtaining the dragon-patterned ring and activating the Inheritance in his dantian, Ye Fan knew only that this Inheritance provided him with warmth, helped him detoxify, and brought him many benefits!
But what Inheritance truly was or what more uses it had, he had never heard!
Today, having finally seen a record about Inheritance, could it improve Root Bone?
Does that not mean that he could temper his Root Bone with Inheritance, absorb the power of the Divinity Fragments in his bloodline, and thus breakthrough to the Martial Emperor Ninth Rank, or even reach the Martial Saint Realm?
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