The Alternative Way of Enlightenment

Chapter 23: Educating Ye Fan about the Ancient Sacred Body

Liu Shan flew back to Taixuan Gate and arrived at Xingfeng.

"Senior Brother is still so leisurely. I almost couldn't come back along the way." Liu Shan teased when he saw Hua Yunfei still playing the piano.

After hearing the sound, Hua Yunfei pressed the strings.

"Jiang Taixu, the God King of the Jiang family who had been missing for four thousand years, has returned. He also wanted to find you, but unfortunately you were not there. Later, he personally arranged for someone from the Jiang family to form an alliance with the Taixuan Sect." The voice was calm, but with a hint of excitement.

"Is the God King so fast? Tell me in detail."

Hua Yunfei told Liu Shan in detail what had happened to the God King Jiang Taixu during this period.

He went to Wanchu Holy Land so forcefully, brought back Fairy Caiyun, and then killed the Dark Night King and some unknown powerful men from Zhongzhou. Finally, he arranged for people to come to Taixuanmen to form an alliance, so that they could advance and retreat together in the future.

"Congratulations, Senior Brother. We will no longer have to worry about the ruthless lineage attacking our Taixuan Sect. With the Jiang family's alliance, if the Yaoguang Holy Land uses the Extreme Emperor Soldiers, we can also ask the Jiang family for help."

"Thank you, junior brother. Without your help, I'm afraid I would..." Hua Yunfei said gratefully.

"Big Brother, there is no need to say more. The road ahead is long. It is supposed to be you helping me and I helping you. Only by supporting each other can we go further."

Liu Shan changed the subject, asked Hua Yunfei some questions about the art of playing the zither, and then said goodbye and left.

That day, Liu Shan heard the Xingfeng brothers discussing that the Jiang family and the Yaoguang Holy Land were recruiting people to enter the ancient forbidden land. If you are willing to join them, you can get the elixir to resist the curse. Many brothers also planned to go and see it.

Liu Shan thought that this was Ye Fan's second time entering the ancient forbidden land and obtaining the Nine Wonders of Immortality Medicine. Thinking of the Nine Wonders of Immortality Medicine, Liu Shan was excited and planned to go over and take advantage of the opportunity.

Following the disciples of Xingfeng, everyone came to the ancient forbidden land. Liu Shan grabbed Senior Brother Hua Wendong of Xingfeng who organized the operation and said, "Senior Brother Hua, the Jiang family and Yaoguang Holy Land will definitely treat these casual cultivators as guinea pigs to try out a way out. You must be careful, and retreat quickly if you can't."

"I understand. The elders have already said before we came here that we will just take a look at the outer perimeter this time. After all, the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Land is a restricted area, and Senior Brother doesn't want to seek death."

"By the way, Junior Brother, aren't you coming with us?" Hua Wendong asked Liu Shan with concern. Now everyone in Xingfeng knew that Liu Shan practiced in Hua Yunfei's mountain every day and was a favorite of the senior brother, so everyone had a good attitude towards Liu Shan.

"No, Brother Hua. I just saw a lot of friends I knew on the way here. I plan to go over and say hello to them and remind them."

Hua Wendong nodded in understanding, and then told Liu Shan to be careful. Liu Shan then said goodbye and left.

Liu Shan first went to various caves in Yan State to take a look, and sure enough, all his classmates were gone. They had all been taken away by the Jiang family and Yaoguang Holy Land.

Liu Shan had no way to rescue them, and they all had opportunities this time, so Liu Shan just ignored them.

After finding a deserted place, Liu Shan used the method of changing the world to transform himself into an ordinary young man in black.

Coming to a small town where many wandering cultivators gathered, Liu Shan searched for a long time and finally saw a boy of about thirteen or fourteen years old.

"Ye Fan." Liu Shan approached Ye Fan and patted his shoulder.

Ye Fan jumped aside in fright, and looked at the dark and strong young man in front of him vigilantly without saying a word.

"It's me, Liu Shan. I'm using a secret method to change my shape. Come with me." Liu Shan wanted to take Ye Fan to the side.

But Ye Fan still looked alert and defensive. He knew that all the students around him had been taken away, so he was very cautious now.

Liu Shan had no choice but to tell some embarrassing things that happened in college, and also a few things that happened in Lingxu Cave Heaven that only Ye Fan and Pang Bo knew.

Ye Fan began to believe him a little. Liu Shan pulled Ye Fan to a deserted place and changed back to his original appearance.

"Is it really you, Liu Shan? You haven't changed your appearance." Ye Fan was still a little skeptical when he saw Liu Shan's changed appearance.

"That's enough." Liu Shan directly recited a passage that was only recorded on the golden pages of the Taoist scriptures, and Ye Fan believed Liu Shan.

Liu Shan became dark and strong again. Ye Fan couldn't help but feel envious as he watched Liu Shan change his appearance freely.

"Hehe, you know how to use your trumpet when you go out." Liu Shan winked at Ye Fan.

"Hehe, your secret technique is quite useful." Ye Fan said to Liu Shan with a simple smile.

Liu Shan understood, "Understood, find a quiet place and I'll leave it to you."

Ye Fan continued to pretend to smile innocently. Liu Shan was somewhat speechless at Ye Fan's attitude and quickly changed the subject, "How have you been these days?"

"Don't mention it, I almost got boiled." Just like in the original text, Ye Fan was caught by Elder Han and then locked in the alchemy furnace. Ye Fan took the opportunity to eat the medicine in the alchemy furnace, then broke through and killed Elder Han.

Liu Shan also told Ye Fan what had happened to him during this period.

Hearing that Liu Shan had obtained the entire inheritance of the Henren Emperor and Master Yuan Tianshi's Yuan Tianshu, his envious eyes glowed green and he stared at Liu Shan.

"It's useless for you to stop staring at me. The ruthless inheritance was passed down to me by someone else. I can't pass it on to others without their permission. Besides, the ruthless inheritance has great risks. If I pass it on to you, you will be eaten by others."

"Okay." Ye Fan said a little disappointedly. He now only had the cultivation methods for the Wheel Sea Realm recorded in the Taoist scriptures, and he had no idea about the whereabouts of other realms.

"Ye Fan, do you know the curse of the ancient holy body?" Liu Shan asked.

"The curse of the ancient holy body? What does that mean?" Ye Fan asked nervously when he heard the curse related to his physique.

Liu Shan began to explain to Ye Fan: "The Ancient Saint Body, formerly known as the Immortal Golden Body, is one of the most powerful physiques in human beings. In a certain period of time in the ancient times, no one had been able to achieve the status of a great emperor. Because there was no great emperor to suppress it, the Dark Forbidden Zone continuously launched dark turmoil. Nine great saint bodies appeared in the human race one after another, fighting against the Dark Supreme, protecting the human race, and then fell one after another. In order to commemorate these great saint bodies, people respectfully called this physique the Holy Body of the Human Race. Because it happened in the ancient times, it is also called the Ancient Saint Body."

"It turns out that my physique was so awesome in the past." Ye Fan exclaimed happily.

"No, that's not right. What about the curse? And what about the dark turmoil? Is there any other physique that can be as famous as my holy body?"

"Don't be impatient. Come one by one. There is a cause and an effect. Because nine great saints have ruined the Dark Supreme's good deeds, many Dark Supremes have joined forces to use an immortal weapon to curse the saints, 'The saint cannot break through to the fourth level, there will be divine punishment. And every time the saint breaks through a level, it will require ten times the resources to break the blockade.'"

“If you cannot break through to the Fourth Extreme Realm, you will be punished by God.” Ye Fan said dejectedly.

"Ahem, and the resources required are ten times that of others." Liu Shan added.

Ye Fan looked at Liu Shan expressionlessly.

"Hey, I can find a solution for you regarding this resource problem."

Ye Fan stared at Liu Shan excitedly and asked, "Are you going to provide me with a source of cultivation?"

"Are you thinking too much?" Liu Shan rolled his eyes at Ye Fan who was having wild thoughts. I am not a good father to you.

"Source? I don't have that much, but I can give you a golden finger."

Liu Shan brought Ye Fan to the suburbs, found an empty place, and then set up a formation around it.

After the formation was set up, Liu Shan took out a silver book from his body. It was the Yuan Tian Shu that Liu Shan brought out from Zishan.

This book is an indispensable golden finger for Ye Fan's growth. There are too many resources required for the growth of the holy body. The Source Book can help Ye Fan so that he no longer has to worry about the source.

"Is this the golden finger you mentioned?" Ye Fan took the Source Book of Heaven and began to read it.

"Yes, this is the Origin Heavenly Book. All the Origin Technique Masters and Dragon Seekers, as well as those who seek dragon veins in Zhongzhou, learned from the Origin Heavenly Book. The Origin Seeking Technique and Dragon Seeking Technique they learned are all fragments that have been passed down from this Origin Heavenly Book. The Origin Heavenly Master is the orthodox one, and the Origin Heavenly Master who possesses the Origin Heavenly Book is the orthodox successor.

"Then you give it to me now?" Ye Fan smiled happily as he touched the silver book.

"What are you thinking about? I'm just lending it to you temporarily." Liu Shan originally planned to make a jade for Ye Fan like the one that Master Zhang Wu had, but he felt that it would be better to let Ye Fan practice directly with the Source Book of Heaven. Anyway, he had the Bodhi seeds, and he could practice it sooner and guide Liu Shan.

After Ye Fan flipped through the Origin Book for a while, he raised his head happily. "Can this really detect the Origin Stone in all the stones?"

"Okay," Liu Shan nodded affirmatively, and then handed some sources to Ye Fan one after another.

"A total of 10,000 jin of Originium, all of which I earned by gambling. It should be enough for you to practice for a while, and the rest depends on you to earn it by using Originium."

Ye Fan happily took all the Originiums. It felt so good to get them for free.

After happily receiving all the source stones. "By the way, keep talking about what the Dark Turbulence is. What do you mean by Dark Supreme?" Ye Fan asked curiously.

"Why do you know so much? Does Taixuan Sect record so much information? Do you think I should join Taixuan Sect?"

(End of this chapter)