Chapter 127 Black Yellow

The fishy odor of the lake water started to come over to them. Ye Fan and Ji Ziyue quickly advanced. An hour later, following that winding path within the bronze wall, they finally walked out and arrived at the peak of the Bronze Immortal Palace. 

“Heavens, there was someone who pierced through the Bronze Immortal Palace to escape. Just what kind of peerless figure was this?!” Ji Ziyue was filled with shock.

Ye Fan was also shocked. The fact the two of them could live was all because of the patinated copper, but there was actually a person who was so formidable as to use their own strength to pierce through the bronze palace and walk out alive!

“The fact this person didn’t pick the Mysteries of all Existence door means their thinking was the same as us. That abyss had to be fled from.” Ji Ziyue’s eyes flashed with a strange light. “It’s too inconceivable. He pierced through the legendary Bronze Immortal Palace. If this news were to spread, it would definitely shake the Eastern Wastelands!”

Thousands of years, or maybe even tens of thousands of years ago, someone managed to escape from here. But this hadn’t spread through the Eastern Wastelands. Just what kind of secret was behind this?

If this person was still alive, what kind of realm had he now reached? Both of them felt all kinds of thoughts appear within their hearts when they thought about this.

Ye Fan once more enveloped Ji Ziyue in a s.h.i.+eld of light. Standing on top of the city-sized bronze palace, a faint fluctuation once more appeared within the lake water flowing around them. However, it didn’t try tearing them apart. Once they had fallen into the bronze palace, the patinated copper might have been completely silent, but it had a strange might that caused the frightening fluctuations to no longer bother them.

The two of them managed to escape without incident. Both of them felt as if this wasn’t real.

Just a moment ago they had been in front of the Mysteries of all Existence door. Strange and wonderful things had appeared, and although it held a powerful enticement, it hid a sinister killing intent. But that fluctuation truly had something to do with the truth of cultivation. The two of them silently thought about it, remembering it within their hearts. This was the only thing they had obtained.

That sensation had not been inferior to the Dao Scripture. It was a shame they only obtained a couple words. Ji Ziyue had the Ji Family’s ancient scriptures to compare to it, and she also felt that it was a match for them. 

Just what was behind the Mysteries of all Existences door? They were unable to find out since they didn’t want to enter. To be able to escape alive was already a great fortune. 

Ye Fan carefully examined the lake water above them, and the huge hazy black cloud cover above that. It was slightly weaker in this place. It appeared that other than piercing through the bronze palace walls, that figure had also thinned the clouds above them quite a bit.

“We might be able to escape…”

Carrying Ji Ziyue, he once more tried to rise. Just as he managed to the halfway point, that huge pressure once more appeared. That enormous black figure seemed to be alive, swimming over here.

But this time he didn’t shrink back. Rather he resisted this pressure and continued rising, his whole body shot out golden light, ascending even faster.

The higher he went, the greater the pressure it become. Ye Fan gradually sensed that his bones were breaking. Taking out his cauldron, he placed it above to open the path.

Although this was the weakest area, Ye Fan still felt he was unable to bear it. Just at this moment, Ji Ziyue shouted in alarm, “Its Black and Yellow Qi!”

Above them, as heavy as a mountain, the huge hazy cloud-like thing was both black and yellow. It seemed that just a strand of it was enough to crush a huge mountain range, causing others to feel hard to breathe around it.

Ye Fan hadn’t even reached it before feeling he was unable to endure. That huge pressure caused him to be unable to breathe.

The stars are randomly opposed, Yin and Yang contradict each other, black and yellow gushes out…ordinary people thought that black and yellow were the primal chaos’ Qi. But cultivators knew the truth. Black was the essence of heaven, yellow was the essence of earth. 

They were the quintessence of heaven and earth. In other words, black and yellow represented heaven and earth.

“Heavens, they really are Black and Yellow Qi! And there’s so much!” Ji Ziyue was extremely shocked. Her face then lit up. “This is the best sacred matter to refine Vessels!”

She was covered by Ye Fan’s aural s.h.i.+eld, so she didn’t feel that much pressure. But Ye Fan’s face was already covered in sweat and at any moment might collapse. “What are you randomly shouting?!”

“I’m saying this is the very essence of heaven and earth! It’s the best sacred matter to refine Vessels. How many experts spend their whole lifetime searching for it without finding a trace, but this place has so much!” Ji Ziyue was extremely excited as she repeatedlyshook Ye Fan. “Quickly take it. If you use it to refine a Vessel, it will definitely condense Dao and Truth!”

“Talking is nice, but doing is another matter…” Ye Fan was on the verge of collapse, unable to advance a single step.

“Formless, the beginning of heaven and earth, the Dao. Corporeal, all existence forms, heaven and earth. Black and yellow is heaven and earth’s essence, the original Qi of all things, the sacred material used to refine everything! It’s the most difficult thing to obtain!” Ji Ziyue was very excited. “Normally powerful cultivators would do everything they can and still not be able to obtain it, but this place has so much! You have to get some.”

Ye Fan was moved when he heard this. If his cauldron could be refined using some of this…his heart started beating faster.

However, his strength was such that he couldn’t advance anymore.

Ji Ziyue shook Ye Fan, saying, “Quickly remove my bindings. I have a way to get it.”

Ye Fan naturally wouldn’t remove her bindings. Her strength was impossible for him to estimate and there was no way he would release her.

“Don’t worry, I don’t attack you! This is a huge opportunity. If you don’t grab it, you’ll probably be punished by heavenly thunder!”

Heaven and earth’s very essence was black and yellow. There was very little of it left. It had mostly all been used, and was the most desired by powerful experts to refine precious Vessels.

Ye Fan knew a little about it, but it was different from what Ji Ziyue knew. Seeing her act this way, he also couldn’t remain undisturbed, his mind now focusing on them.

However, according to the legends, just a strand of Black and Yellow Qi was enough to crush a mountain range. There was no way for them to take it. If they approached it, they would be crushed into a b.l.o.o.d.y mist.

Rumble…

Above them, the Black Yellow Qi was the thinnest comparatively, but it now started to rumble and a piercingly bright light shot out from it.

Black as heaven’s essence, Yellow as earth’s essence. When the two of them were together, they shouldn’t make such a light. But one strand of it started to act strangely, acting many times brighter than the rest of it.

“Heavens, it’s the root of Xuanhuan, its very essence!” Ji Ziyue was extremely excited, her face turning red and panting. She grabbed Ye Fan, saying, “Quickly release me from my bindings! That is the legendary origin Qi essence, it’s pure Xuanhuan essence. It’s rare to see it even in hundreds of thousands of years, if you don’t obtain it, the heavens will be enraged!”

Just at this moment, Ye Fan’s Wheel and Sea shook. The patinated copper flew out, submerging itself into the Xuanhuan. It absorbed that dazzling pure essence and fell back.

Ji Ziyue was both shocked and excited, shouting, “Give me a portion!” She thought it was Ye Fan who had done this.

But in reality, the patinated copper was out of his control. Ye Fan hastily took his cauldron and accepted the greened copper, absorbing the Xuanhuan pure essence.

Kacha!

The cauldron was unable to bear it and was crushed by the huge pressure, merging with the Xuanhuan pure essence.

The patinated copper only absorbed a portion of the Xuanhuan pure essence, seeming as if it was just tasting it. The rest of it attached to the shattered cauldron. 

Ye Fan didn’t know whether to be happy or sad. The copper shard was too mysterious, easily receiving the Xuanhuan essence, but his bitterly refined cauldron was shattered, causing him to not know what to feel.

“This is a good thing! Your broken cauldron can merge with the Xuanhuan and you can reforge it. In the future it will become a weapon you could only dream of. Don’t forget to give me a portion at that time. You wouldn’t be able to use it all anyways!” Ji Ziyue waved her small fists, shouting so closely to Ye Fan’s ear she almost bit him.

The copper remnant flew back and Ye Fan was afraid; just a strand of Xuanhuan was able to crush a mountain range. Wouldn’t that mean this Xuanhuan essence would be even heavier? If it were to enter his Wheel and Sea, he was afraid it might break him.

However, there was no way for him to avoid this. The patinated copper flashed and sunk into the spring mouth at the bottom of the sea. Everything was calm. Nothing bad happened, and he calmed down.

At this moment, the rumbling noise above them faded. After the Xuanhuan essence was taken, the clouds scattered and the region brightened up. An exit could now be seen.

This was a difficult to obtain opportunity. Carrying Ji Ziyue, Ye Fan turned into a bolt of lightning that escaped from the lake in a flash.

“All that Black and Yellow Qi, it’s such a shame it couldn’t be taken…” Ji Ziyue shouted unwillingly, just like a small miser.

Ye Fan rushed out of the water, finally breathing in the fresh air.

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This was a huge lake. Thousands of ripples shot across its expanse. Hazy water mist appeared over it. The lake water was crystal clear, looking like a precious stone. Immortal air curled around it, adorning its huge body.

Ye Fan flew for over an hour before reaching the sh.o.r.e. It was a lush forest with huge ancient forests growing along the sh.o.r.e, filled with vitality.

“We finally escaped…” The two of them finally managed to escape that calamity with their lives.

On the sh.o.r.e, old trees reached to the skies and the bright greenery thrived. Ye Fan finally relaxed.

Ji Ziyue’s large eyes cast a glance at him, and wrinkling her nose, she smiled adorably, revealing her cute dimple, saying, “Hey, now that we’ve experienced such a life or death trial, why haven’t you let me go? We can be considered on the same side now. Quickly give me some of the Xuanhuan essence.”

She acted like a friend, lively and laughing charmingly, reaching out her soft and slender hand and beckoning to Ye Fan.

“Right, we’re on the same side.” A faint smile appeared on his face, and patting the ground beside him to indicate sit down, he said, “Hand over your Ji Family’s ancient scripture. Write it down here.”

“What?!” She glared at him, saying, “You’re trying to rob me!”

“Right. Today I am robbing you.” Ye Fan smiled brightly, saying, “Actually, I’m robbing everything. Hand over your precious treasures and your ancient scripture…”