Chapter 2058 - 1921: Willing Follower

Chapter 2058: Chapter 1921: Willing Follower

"Ah..."

Ba Cangtian was furious to the point of madness.

As a Young Supreme, he has always been sweeping aside opponents, never as embarrassed as he was today?

"Crackle!"

Ba Cangtian activated his secret technique, and the shattered half of his body rapidly regenerated at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Ye Fan watched coldly and did not intervene.

After the battle just now, he had a clear understanding of Ba Cangtian’s strength. Ba Cangtian was definitely not an opponent, even if burning divine power wouldn’t work.

Because...

He hadn’t exerted his full strength just now!

"Ye, I will not lose, especially not to you. The Immortal Elixir is mine!"

Ba Cangtian roared like a wild beast, erupting with terrifying Holy Might, willing to fight to the death.

He would not allow himself to lose, even if he died in battle, he would fight desperately, fighting until his last breath.

He didn’t want to become a mere sight on someone else’s Emperor Road.

"Stop fighting, all of you!"

At this moment, a tender voice echoed in everyone’s sea of consciousness, childlike and timid.

"Who? Who is speaking?"

Everyone was stunned, how could there be a child here?

"It’s me."

The voice sounded again in everyone’s sea of consciousness.

This time, everyone saw clearly that the speaker was the half-meter tall little tree, which was the Immortal Elixir.

The Immortal Elixir speaking was not surprising.

Every Immortal Elixir is unique, with life and its own complete consciousness.

"The Immortal Elixir is mine."

Ba Cangtian couldn’t bother fighting desperately with Ye Fan, becoming a streak of flowing light as he rushed towards the little tree.

"Boom!"

The little tree shook its trunk, releasing a wave of killing light, forcing Ba Cangtian to dodge embarrassingly, the coldness in his eyes became even more intense.

"I don’t believe I can’t subdue you!"

Repeatedly frustrated, Ba Cangtian was completely enraged, summoning a Purple Gold Gourd that exuded terrifying Holy Might, with purple light spraying from the gourd’s mouth, attempting to engulf the little tree.

"Clatter!"

The little tree shook its leaves, sound waves like water, scattering the purple light instantly.

Simultaneously, Jiang Sheng, Baling, and others each displayed their methods, hoping to capture this Immortal Elixir.

However, their efforts had little effect, as the little tree simply ignored them.

"Where do you come from?"

Ye Fan tried to communicate with the little tree using Divine Sense, using gentle means to subdue it, rather than forceful coercion.

Soon, the little tree responded to him, its voice childlike, somewhat bewildered and timid.

"I don’t know either, my consciousness only awakened recently."

Nirvana Rebirth!

Ye Fan’s mind immediately conjured up this phrase.

The little tree must have undergone Nirvana Rebirth, leading to the complete erasure of its memory, akin to a new birth.

This could be the secret to the eternal existence of the Immortal Elixir.

Reincarnating within its own body, with each Nirvana equal to a new cycle, birthing new consciousness in an old body.

"You are called the Ginseng Fruit Tree, you should be from Huaxia!"

Ye Fan said.

This was his bold guess, but it was not without some foundation.

Since ancient times, there have only been a few Immortal Elixirs, passed down in the hands of Ancient Emperors, each with endless legends.

However, this little tree had never appeared in any legends, only Huaxia had once spread the legend of the Ginseng Fruit Tree.

"Huaxia? Ginseng Fruit Tree? Such a familiar feeling, I like this name." The little tree’s tender voice echoed in Ye Fan’s sea of consciousness, shocking him, making his heart surge.

He was just making a bold guess, unexpectedly the little tree’s reaction seemed to corroborate his guess, this little tree might truly be from Earth!

Mystic Turtle, Ginseng Fruit Tree...

All of this seemed to prove that in the distant Ancient times, there indeed existed powerful cultivators on Earth.

Those great beings in legends who could move mountains and fill seas, pluck stars and capture moons, weren’t just mere myths but truly existed.

But later, for some unknown reason, Earth’s primordial qi gradually thinned, making it less suitable for cultivators to survive.

Those powerful cultivators stepped onto Xing Kong Gu Road, seeking places rich in Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi to continue cultivation.

And those lacking in strength, unable to tread Xing Kong Gu Road, gradually aged and died, ultimately disappearing completely, cutting off the inheritance, leaving only fascinating legends.

This Emperor Palace was likely left by a Great Emperor who trod Xing Kong Gu Road from Earth.

Earth indeed once gave birth to Great Emperors who wielded power over the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, overlooking the universe’s beings...

This made Ye Fan’s heart surge, swelling with a sense of pride.

"You are very strong, with limitless potential, and more importantly, I sense a familiar aura from you."

The little tree’s tender voice echoed again in Ye Fan’s sea of consciousness, timidly saying, "I want to follow by your side, to seek the lost memories, can I?"

"Of course you can!"

Ye Fan eagerly agreed.

It was a joke, this was a Ginseng Fruit Tree after all, just sniffing it could add 360 years of life, consuming a fresh one could grant 47,000 years of life.

Moreover, such Immortal Elixirs are essential ingredients in refining the Soul Gathering Pill, missing this opportunity might mean never encountering another Immortal Elixir in this lifetime.

However, Ye Fan didn’t hide anything, openly telling it that he would use it to concoct a batch of Soul Gathering Pills to save someone.

"I can sacrifice myself to save others, but you must not sever my vitality, I will contribute a part, enough for you to use in refining the Soul Gathering Pill."

The little tree hesitated for a moment, seemingly in an intense struggle, but eventually agreed, timidly responding.

"Rest assured, I won’t cut off your vitality." Ye Fan promised.

Every Immortal Elixir is born of the will of Heaven and Earth, unique and irreplaceable. Destroying one means there’s one less, and he refuses to do such an absolute thing.

"Do you mean what you say?"

The little tree seemed somewhat incredulous, timidly asking.

"Of course I mean it. A man’s word is his bond," Ye Fan declared resolutely.

"Pinky swear!"

"Alright, pinky swear."

With a swish, the little tree broke through the void and appeared before Ye Fan, extending a slender branch.

Ye Fan smiled slightly, reaching out his finger to hook onto the branch and gave it a pull.

"What’s happening?"

"What just happened?"

Seeing this scene, everyone was stunned.

No one expected that an Immortal Elixir, which no one could conquer, would actively approach Ye Fan. Was it showing allegiance and the intent to follow him?

"From today on, I decide to follow... uh, what’s your name again?"

The little tree, uncharacteristically bashful, asked Ye Fan.

"Ye Fan!"

"Oh, right. From today on, I decide to follow Ye Fan, so there’s no need for you all to compete." The little tree conveyed this message into everyone’s sea of consciousness, immediately shocking everyone.

"How... how could this be?"

Everyone was dumbfounded; no one expected the Immortal Elixir to actively choose to follow Ye Fan.

What does this signify?

Does it mean Ye Fan truly has the hope of proving Dao?

Did the Immortal Elixir see his potential and thus decide to follow him without hesitation?

"That Ye kid must have used some base means to trick the Immortal Elixir into following him."

This was the sentiment of many; they were unwilling to believe the Immortal Elixir would willingly follow Ye Fan.

"Ahhhhh..."

Ba Cangtian roared angrily at the sky, smoke billowing from his seven orifices, almost spitting blood from anger.

He had tried every means, coercion and bribery, yet the Immortal Elixir refused to succumb, while Ye Fan, without even making a move, easily won the Immortal Elixir’s willing allegiance through mere divine sense communication.

The gap was too great, too unfair, a naked slap in the face, leaving him ashamed.

At that moment, he was desperate to fight Ye Fan, to prove he was the strongest, and that the Immortal Elixir’s choice to follow Ye Fan was the gravest error.

However, in the end, he did not take action.

Firstly, he wasn’t absolutely confident, and to him, Ye Fan’s strength seemed unfathomable; he couldn’t see through it.

Secondly, there must be other bigger opportunities within the Emperor Palace. If he were to fight Ye Fan to the death now, even if he won, he wouldn’t have the strength to contend with the likes of Xiao Peng Emperor for those opportunities.

To forfeit a possibly unreachable Immortal Elixir for a greater opportunity, he deemed it unwise.

"Ye, take good care of this Immortal Elixir for me, for I shall personally claim it in the future!"

Ba Cangtian’s eyes were dark and cold as he spoke.

"You are welcome anytime; I’m just afraid you lack the ability to take it," Ye Fan countered, boldly responding.

This place was unbearable.

Ba Cangtian stormed off with a dark face, leading his left and right protectors, and the golden boy and jade girl swiftly through the forbidden array and left.

On the journey, his followers dwindled continuously, until only the Quasi-Emperor Descendant Xin Buzu and Fairy Zi Ying were left with him here.

Upon their departure, Baling and Jiang Sheng and others from Jiang Sheng Star also quickly left.

With the Immortal Elixir claimed, staying here was meaningless. They sought to seize bigger opportunities.

"Swish!"

The little tree’s figure flickered, falling onto Ye Fan’s back, and vanished instantly.

"Without even having a space spiritual artifact at your side, I have to temporarily reside on you," the little tree’s tender voice echoed in Ye Fan’s sea of consciousness.

Ye Fan noticed that the little tree indeed resided on his back, transformed into a tattoo, not affecting his movements at all.

"I have space artifacts!"

Ye Fan said, as he had many spirit tools embedded with space on him, all trophies of his battles.

"Your space artifacts are useless. I can’t go inside, or I’ll burst them, only the space within an Emperor Weapon is suitable for me to dwell," said the little tree.

"..."

Ye Fan was speechless; this little character was genuinely picky.

"Ye Zi, congratulations!"

Great Demon and others came to meet, sincerely congratulating Ye Fan, full of envy.

This was an Immortal Elixir!

Even a Great Emperor would bow to it, and yet Ye Fan managed to easily subdue it.

Yue Haoyu and Yue Chuan wore complex expressions; as the Emperor’s sons, they naturally knew the preciousness of an Immortal Elixir.

A mature Immortal Elixir could extend a Great Emperor’s life for another lifetime, an invaluable Immortal Treasure.

Moreover, they also aspired to tread the Emperor Road, and having an Immortal Elixir accompany them meant one more life, as any grave injury could be healed unless they were killed on the spot.

With an Immortal Elixir, it’s akin to having an extra life; who wouldn’t envy that?

However, they knew that since the Immortal Elixir chose Ye Fan, they had no chance anymore.

Moreover, Ye Fan was their brother and the pride of the entire Xuan Realm; how could they snatch something from a brother?

"Even the Immortal Elixir chose him, Ye Fan is definitely the undisputed number one of the young generation!"

The other trialists who hadn’t left yet marveled, amazed at Ye Fan’s immense strength and heaven-defying fortune.

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PS: Two Chapters finished. As mentioned before, there’s about one million words to go until the book is complete. The ending is quite tricky to write, with lots of considerations for laying and filling pits, so updates aren’t as stable, apologies.

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