Chapter 378: The calamity is over, and the cultivation level rises
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All the shining stars above the sea of ​​thunder disappeared, and the young ancient emperors transformed by lightning also disappeared with them. The battle under the starry sky finally stopped.

Ye Fan fought a series of battles, fighting against dozens of young Ancient Emperors. With his current knowledge, he couldn’t tell which one was which among most of the Ancient Emperors.

However, he wrote down the weapons, secret techniques and other characteristics of these humanoid lightnings that fought with him. When he returns to Beidou in the future, he can check the ancient books to confirm their identities.

Time is too long. Many ancient emperors lived hundreds of thousands of years ago, or even longer. There is very little information left behind. Some of them don’t even have their names known to the world, so it is really difficult to identify them.

Zi Yue’s family, the ancient aristocratic Ji family should have many ancient books on this subject. Ye Fan plans to go back and borrow some of their books to supplement the atlas of the Ancient Emperor.

The saint’s battle suit on his body had long been shattered, and the fragments were scattered in the starry sky. He was left with only a set of clothes made of divine power.

The heavenly tribulation seemed to be over. No more thunder fell, and no human-shaped lightning appeared. After looking for a while, Ye Fan stared into the depths of the heavenly tribulation, summoned the Five Emperors’ Huagai to protect himself, and then turned into a ray of light and rushed into the depths of the heavenly tribulation.

In the previous battle, in order to better fight with the young ancient emperors and experience their unique skills, he did not summon the Five Emperors’ Huagai again, otherwise the experience would not be deep enough.

At this moment, as he ventured into the depths of the heavenly tribulation filled with thick calamity energy, he once again summoned the Five Emperors’ Canopy to protect himself.

Above the sea of ​​thunder, deep in the thunderclouds, there is actually an ancient and majestic palace. The material of this palace is actually thunder that contains destructive power. The thunder is compressed and condensed, like bricks and tiles, to form this thunder palace.

Ye Fan originally wanted to explore the palace deep in the heavenly tribulation carefully, but the heavenly tribulation came and went quickly. When it dissipated, it took away all the tribulation clouds and sea of ​​thunder in one or two breaths and disappeared from the starry sky without leaving any trace of thunder and lightning. Only traces of the battle under the heavenly tribulation remained.

“There is actually a palace deep in the sky?”

The calamity cloud naturally contains the secrets of space, and there seems to be a world hidden inside. This time, when Ye Fan was overcoming the calamity, he was able to get a glimpse of a corner of this world of thunder.

Unfortunately, there was not enough time and the heavenly calamity dissipated too quickly, preventing him from getting a good look.

Finally, he survived the Dao-Severing Tribulation. This Dao-Severing Tribulation was extremely difficult. Ye Fan felt that only he, who was cheating, could survive. If it were his good brother Pang Bo, ten… no, thirty lives would not be enough for him to die. Even if those young ancient emperors did not lift the divine ban and were restricted to single combat, they were not something that ordinary Dao-Severing cultivators could withstand.

What’s more, they were nine people without martial ethics, and they were beaten up by nine young ancient emperors. Except for him, everyone else would be killed.

Ye Fan gained a lot of benefits this time. His Cauldron of the Mother Qi of All Things had been used to collect and refine thunder essence when he was undergoing the tribulation. The group leader’s Qigong of the Furnace of All Things was also very effective when performed using the Cauldron of the Mother Qi of All Things. He refined a lot of thunder essence and disaster energy.

The disaster energy is refined into the Great Disaster Technique, and the thunder essence can be used to replenish the consumption.

He lifted the cauldron and drank from it. A pool of blue-purple thunder essence flew out of the cauldron like a waterfall and fell into his mouth. He practiced the Great Devouring Technique and with some mysterious techniques, he was able to swallow all the thunder essence like a lake or sea into his stomach, and slowly refine it to replenish the consumption.

When he was going through the tribulation before, he had been using his double pupils to copy the young ancient emperors, and these eyes consumed a terrifying amount of energy every second, which was why he was able to hold on because of his strong physique and surging divine power.

After drinking the essence of thunder, Ye Fan inhaled the black breath of destructive disaster and doomsday in the cauldron into his stomach.

The harvest this time was really great. The experience of fighting with so many young ancient emperors was an amazing wealth, no less than opening a treasure house. Where could one find so many excellent sparring partners?

In addition, he passed the Dao-Severing Tribulation, and his cultivation finally improved, and it was a big improvement. From the Dao-Severing barrier, he jumped to the fifth small step of the Dao-Severing realm in one breath.

He even felt that the next breakthrough would not be difficult and would not take much time.

It is normal for someone like him who has accumulated so much experience to skip grades quickly. After all, he is probably the only one with such a solid foundation throughout history.

At this rate, becoming a saint is not a far-fetched thing.

Please check the group first.

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[Ding! ‘Ye Fan’ uploaded “Ancient Emperor Battle Collection”]

[Ye Fan: “I have survived the tribulation and am back.”]

【Xu Zhuo: “Have you crossed it? Then we should go find Hangu Pass.”】

[Ye Fan: “I almost didn’t make it.”]

【Xu Zhuo: “Hmm?”】

He was very confused. With Ye Fan’s current strength, wasn’t the heavenly tribulation just a toy?
【Xu Zhuo: “What’s going on?”】

[Ye Fan: “I met the young emperor transformed from lightning in the heavenly tribulation.”]

[Xu Zhuo: “The Young Emperor can’t beat you, so what?”]

[Ye Fan: “We can’t defeat them at first, but they will open the divine ban. Once the divine ban is opened, even the holy soldiers will not be able to withstand it.”]

[Xu Zhuo: “Uh… the young emperor in the heavenly tribulation, they won’t open the divine ban unless you do. This is your own fault.”]

[Ye Fan: “It was too late when I found out.”]

Isn’t it?

Xu Zhuo downloaded the file uploaded by Ye Fan. This file was the battle experience of Ye Fan and the Ancient Emperor who was transformed from lightning in the heavenly tribulation. Through Ye Fan’s perspective, he could see clearly the moves made by these Ancient Emperors. Their understanding of Taoism was indeed eye-opening.

Watching the creators of the various imperial secret techniques perform them was like appreciating art, even if it was just a mark recorded by the heavenly calamity.

As for Ye Fan saying that he almost failed to survive the tribulation… well, that was just modesty.

The huge stars that emerged from the heavenly calamity projected the imprint of the Great Dao of the Ancient Emperor and transformed into human-shaped lightning to fight with Ye Fan. Moreover, they could not be completely destroyed. Even if those projected huge stars were destroyed, they would be immediately replaced with new ones to arrange another opponent.

We can only wait for the time of the heavenly tribulation to come and dissipate on its own.

During this period of fighting, although Ye Fan was not strong enough to get his clothes not even dirty, he was still injured. But what kind of physique did Ye Fan have?
His physique, after being strengthened with fairy phoenix meat, the strongest evolutionary fluid, and the real blood provided by Xu Zhuo, he has taken various elixirs, enjoyed pure yang energy, and practiced the Taiyin and Taiyang Scriptures and the Three Thousand Great Ways. His physique has mutated and is stronger than the divine bird of the Emperor’s son.

The Emperor’s Immortal Phoenix bloodline is so strong that even if it is split in half, it can recover immediately. The same is true for Ye Fan now. His recovery ability is amazing, and he does not have the weaknesses of ordinary cultivators.

The fact that those ancient emperors were able to hurt him was enough to prove that his reputation was well-deserved. Any wounds left behind that were deep enough to reveal the bones were considered to be of amazing combat power among the ancient emperors. Only a small number of ancient emperors could inflict such injuries, and they were all allowed by Ye Fan.

Because he wanted to watch these ancient emperors’ marks perform their secret techniques more clearly, see it clearly with his own eyes, learn from them, and experience the power of various killing techniques at close range with his own body.

Dozens of young emperors helped him stretch his muscles and bones, causing holy blood to splatter. However, the powerful recovery ability given by his physique made it difficult for even a drop of his blood to be erased, and the blood would flow back. The wound was like water, and the front of the weapon had just cut it, and the back would heal itself immediately.

What is the difficulty?

【Xu Zhuo: “Aren’t you just playing around?”】

[Ye Fan: “I am learning, and I haven’t inherited your double pupils completely yet. They consume too much energy to use and are difficult to maintain.”]

[Ye Fan: “And only I can survive this disaster. If someone else were to go against the Great Dao and encounter the human-shaped lightning of the Young Emperor, they would definitely die.”]

[Xu Zhuo: “Normally, yes. It is almost impossible to pass the Reverse Slash Avenue. However, yours is a bit too outrageous. The young emperor in the Heavenly Tribulation also automatically adjusted his level because you opened the Divine Forbidden Ruler. He was able to destroy even the Holy Soldiers. Your current Divine Forbidden Ruler should be at a high level, otherwise they would not have been adjusted so high.”]

[Ye Fan: “Without a good opponent, it is really hard to estimate how many restrictions my current divine restrictions have.”]

The young emperors in the heavenly calamity could even destroy the holy soldiers’ battle uniforms, and he was able to crush those young emperors. Doesn’t this mean that he can now fight against saints?

You can fight across levels in the forbidden realm, but generally speaking, a higher realm will be a huge threshold. From the path of slashing to the level of a saint, it is a qualitative change. There must be a gap of at least three forbidden steps, right?

In other words, his divine prohibitions are at least twelve or more.

[Xu Zhuo: “The Beidou stage is still bigger. If you go back now, almost all the ancient tribes will have awakened there, and it will be very lively. Every ancient tribe has a saint who has sealed it with divine power in this life. You will not lack opponents.”]

[Ye Fan: “But I remember you said that the ancient tribe is not very friendly to the human race?”] [Xu Zhuo: “A large part of them are unfriendly, and a few can still communicate. The ancient tribe that collectively awakened in this life will have many conflicts with the human race. In short, you will definitely face continuous wars when you go back. You can’t avoid it.”]

[Ye Fan: “I didn’t want to avoid it either.”]

That’s perfect, let’s test their strength.

After Ye Fan passed the tribulation, his strength increased continuously and he directly reached the fifth step of the Way of Killing. His accumulation was too strong, so the leap in his cultivation was also huge, and he skipped a level after successfully passing the tribulation.

Once the divine ban is lifted, he will not be afraid even if a saint comes to oppose him.

[Ye Fan: “Oh, by the way, group leader, at the end of the heavenly tribulation, I saw a thunder palace. What’s going on?”]

[Xu Zhuo: “It’s just a trick of the heavenly tribulation. Don’t worry about it. You will encounter it again when you cross the tribulation later. It’s still the same routine. I will arrange for the ancient emperor’s mark to fight with you.”]

[Ye Fan: “There’s more to come? That’s a good thing. I haven’t learned the secret techniques of the ancient emperors completely this time. I’ll ask them for advice next time.”]

He hasn’t fleeced these ancient emperors enough, wouldn’t it be great if there was a next time?
[Ye Fan: “Is everyone practicing hard?”]

He noticed that no one else seemed to be online.

【Xu Zhuo: “Yes, I am the only one who has less time.”】

【Xu Zhuo: “I’ve always had smooth sailing here, no difficulty at all.”】

[Ye Fan: “Well, who isn’t?”]

The group leader said that he was going smoothly, wasn’t Ye Fan the same? The path he was taking now was probably similar to that of the Great Emperor Wu Shi back then, sweeping forward all the way, with no opponent able to stop him.

……

Xu Zhuo smiled knowingly when he saw what Ye Fan said.

Life with cheats is boring indeed.

The Heihe Academy where he is now has become much more lively than before. The number of monks living here has increased several times recently, and the quality has also improved a lot. Forces from all over the territory of Xuan Country have sent people to visit, bringing gifts, conveying goodwill, and arranging for some young disciples to enroll in their academy.

This is considered as placing bets separately. A big family or a big force will often not place all bets on one side, leaving more sparks. In case of a fight, if one side destroys the other, they can still survive.

There were even forces outside the Xuan Kingdom that contacted them, expressing their support for their seizure of power in order to protect their own interests.

The royal family of Xuan Kingdom is not important to them. What is important is that their interests in Xuan Kingdom can be protected and they will not suffer any losses due to this turmoil.

This is human nature. Xu Zhuo doesn’t care that they only consider their own interests, because it is a bit magical to expect others to consider others.

Xu Zhuo does not want to personally manage these fence-sitters for the time being, because he thinks the management cost is too high. In a world where personal strength can crush everything, as long as he is strong enough, one day he will be able to truly enforce orders and laws, cover the country with his own rules, and have a god above his head.

Before that, the time and energy spent on managing them would be better spent on cultivation, which is the best option.

But before that, we can’t just ignore it. If we do that, won’t the various forces below cause an uproar?

While the principal Guan Yingkui and other senior figures were receiving other guests, Xu Zhuo personally received a special guest.

The messenger of the spirit race.

The Wuling Clan has a long-term trade relationship with the Xuan Country, and what they provide are various technological products that can be used without the need for qigong.

The spirit race that manufactures these technological products, or what Xu Zhuo understands as robots, make their own bodies and are governed and controlled by the highest orders. The reason the spirit race’s envoys came this time was because they detected unusual energy fluctuations in the previous battle.

There is no difference in appearance between the messengers of the material spirit race and humans, but that is only in appearance. The internal differences are huge. They do not have flesh and blood bodies, but various replaceable parts.

With just a glance, Xu Zhuo was able to see the internal structure of this spiritual envoy. He glanced over the various components that contained combat power and protective power. It was not something profound and difficult to understand.

In Xu Zhuo’s eyes, the only interesting thing is the soul core in the body of the spirit race. The key to entrusting the soul to dead objects instead of flesh and blood and turning it into intelligent life is this soul core.

However, they do not sell this thing to others, and humans do not have this technology.

The outer shell of this envoy of the Spirit Clan is a young female who looks very friendly. She came to visit in accordance with the will of the Spirit Clan’s highest instructions to discuss cooperation matters.

“We are sincere and willing to sell a full set of basic industrial equipment, totaling 3,921,871 pieces, covering all aspects to help your future country quickly lay the foundation for prosperity.”

The package of equipment provided by the other party is indeed beneficial to the country and the people, and can enable their industrial system to undergo a major upgrade in a short period of time.

However, this was not what Xu Zhuo cared about. After all, if he needed these things, he could go to Luo Feng’s world to purchase them, and this amount of money was not much for Luo Feng.

“This plan is good, but it’s not enough.” Xu Zhuo stated his ambition directly.

The spirit envoy did not show any change in expression and asked, “I wonder if you need anything else?”

“I need internal supervision and external expansion. Can you help me?” Xu Zhuo asked with a smile.

The spirit envoy’s tone was calm and he immediately replied, “We can provide maximum support for external expansion, but internally, it is probably not appropriate for us to provide help. The emperors of the human race will not agree.”

The little robot has a thorough understanding of these things and is unwilling to get involved in the internal management of the human race.

“You just need to agree. I will take care of the rest. I hope to be able to supervise all citizens and make everything they do come under the jurisdiction of the law.”

“Everyone?”

“Yes, below self, everyone!”

Xu Zhuo wants to use the power of the Spirit Clan to complete internal control and bring everyone under control. Everyone will receive a special Spirit Clan life, which will serve as both an auxiliary tool and a surveillance eye.

Those who are disobedient and break his rules have no need to exist.

He wants to be a dictator and hold all power, which is a very lazy approach, but it also suits this world, where the strongest people hold all power.

As for whether there will be any problems with the Material Spirits… well, there is a possibility, but in his eyes, the Material Spirits are nothing more than tools. As long as they are used well, there will be no problems.

In other words, as long as you have the strength to control it, there will be no problem.

“We, the Spirit Tribe, have micro-organisms that can be used as management tools, but are you sure you want to use them? All life in our Spirit Tribe will only obey the will of the Supreme Command.”

The special social structure of the spirit race allows them to have a high-level of security in the hierarchical management system. It is almost impossible for subordinates to disobey the orders of their superiors, so they are very suitable as tools.

“Then let me meet with your Highest Commander. You decide the location.”

Xu Zhuo now has a trump card, so he is not panicking. He wants to meet the leader of this special race. If the other party is afraid of even several emperors of the human race, then his strength may not be too high.

After all, if the Spirit Race, a special race that can quickly create its own members, were strong enough, they would have defeated their human neighbor long ago.

Xu Zhuo wanted to meet with the highest commander of the Material Spirit Clan, and of course he wanted to completely control this tool in his own hands.

As for the method, of course it is a two-pronged approach of coercion and inducement.

The messenger stood up and saluted: “The Spirit Tribe welcomes you.”

(End of this chapter)