Shrouding the Heavens

Chapter 301 - 302 Chapter 307 Pre-Qin Bell and Cauldron Inscriptions Suddenly Appear

302: Chapter 307: Pre-Qin Bell and Cauldron Inscriptions Suddenly Appear 302: Chapter 307: Pre-Qin Bell and Cauldron Inscriptions Suddenly Appear The instant Ye Fan plunged into the void, he heard Ji Haoyue’s shout.

A chill spread through his heart.

Indeed, the Divine King Body is sharp; it sensed a slight anomaly.

Despite being so far apart, he hadn’t deliberately suppressed his sacred body, resulting in the other party having a subtle perception.

However, none of it mattered anymore.

He had traversed the void, entering the eternal darkness.

“Freeze!” Suddenly, an ancient voice echoed from the distant mountains.

This space hummed and trembled; the mysterious jade platform Ye Fan and the others had left behind failed to self-destruct.

Everything was fixed in place.

Xia Jiuyou, clad in white and otherworldly, treading on Nine Dragon Qi, was the first to rush onto the mysterious jade platform, vanishing instantly.

Two gray-clothed elders followed closely.

The Divine King Body, Ji Haoyue, with an imposing aura, bore a Divine Moon above his head, as bright as a deity.

He flashed and disappeared, also successfully traversing the void.

Daoist Duan De, his purple robes fluttering, still in Ye Fan’s guise, seemed to clutch at a lifeline.

He transformed into a wisp of black smoke and rushed up, also disappearing without a trace.

“Chase!” “Don’t let him escape!” The crowd behind shouted as they all charged forward, beginning to traverse the void.

The poor, slow-witted Daoist, before he could even get up, was kicked seven or eight times.

Wincing in pain, he too rushed forward and pursued them.

「Two thousand li away.」 The void darkened.

After twisting, a fissure appeared, and Ye Fan and Tu Fei burst out.

“Something’s wrong, someone is pursuing us!” Ye Fan’s heart skipped a beat.

The fissure in the void fluctuated violently; clearly, many people were traversing it.

“Quick, run!

Someone formidable secretly fixed the mysterious jade platform,” said the Black Emperor.

However, they felt no fear, as they were well-prepared, having specifically inscribed even more complex Chain Dao Patterns on a mountain peak.

Ye Fan and Tu Fei swiftly flew to the mountain range ahead, ascending the vast Divine Platform, preparing to traverse the void once more.

“BOOM!” Nearby, the void was breached, and a group of people rushed out: Xia Jiuyou, Ji Haoyue, Xiang Yifei from Dayan Sacred Land, the young female Daoist from Dao Yi Sacred Land, the successor from Purple Mansion Sacred Land…

Of course, Daoist Duan De was there too.

He had been beaten out by others.

Even in the dark void, he was engaged in a life-or-death battle, with a group of people hot on his heels, trying to kill him.

What was most alarming was that a group of elders had also successfully traversed, locking onto Daoist Duan De and also targeting Ye Fan’s group.

“Immobilize!” The ancient voice resonated throughout heaven and earth.

“Go!” Ye Fan activated the Chain Dao Patterns, once more traversing the void.

Some people tried to stop Ye Fan and his group from traversing the void, but unexpectedly, the Dao Glyphs inscribed by the Black Emperor were very special and remained unaffected.

In the darkness, Ye Fan exclaimed in surprise, “A formidable figure has targeted us!

Black Emperor, are your Dao Glyphs reliable?” “Don’t worry if a formidable person pursues us; escaping is absolutely not a problem.

If he’s not strong enough, this Emperor will brutally crush him,” the large black dog said with great confidence, sending a voice transmission while hidden in Ye Fan’s sleeve.

“BUZZ!” The void shuddered, and they appeared five thousand li away, landing on a Jade Platform.

This was a Dao Glyph platform that allowed for two-way void traversal.

The large black dog sneered like a cunning wolf and said, “Destroy this Jade Platform here and cut them off in the void.” “This damn dog is too sinister…” Tu Fei exclaimed, then also started to laugh.

Without a word, Ye Fan smashed the Jade Platform with a single palm strike, then strode forward, stepping onto another set of Array Patterns, ready to traverse the void again.

“BOOM!” Behind them, the instant the Jade Platform was destroyed, the void was also pierced through.

A group of people tumbled out, and quite a few of them directly turned into blood mist.

Of course, most were merely in a sorry state, because a dozen or so elders had propped up the void with terrifying Weapons, preventing major casualties.

“Stop hitting me!

This poor Daoist admits defeat!

I’m not that bastard Ye Fan!” Daoist Duan De’s miserable cry came from the crowd.

No matter how powerful he was, he couldn’t withstand the siege from a group of people.

With a band of old men eyeing him menacingly, he didn’t dare to truly fight back.

“SWOOSH!” A flash of light, and Ye Fan and his companions quickly disappeared, once again traversing the void.

“Black Emperor, your Chain Dao Patterns aren’t working either!

They’ve caught up, and only a few dozen of them died just now.” Ye Fan felt that things were not looking good.

“Don’t worry.

The Chain Dao Patterns require more than ten transfers.

They’ll get what’s coming to them later!” the large black dog remained unperturbed.

“BUZZ!” The void trembled lightly.

Ye Fan and his companions rushed out into an overwhelming dark mist, so thick you couldn’t see your hand in front of your face.

A grim killing intent permeated the air.

Tu Fei exclaimed, “Where have we arrived?” “This is part of the Dao Glyph sequence—the Yinming Killing Field!

If they mistakenly stumble in here, they’ll be in for a nasty surprise!” the Black Emperor sneered.

Ye Fan finally understood why the large black dog had been half-dead from exhaustion after inscribing these Dao Glyphs.

It had truly put a lot of effort into them; anyone who inexplicably barged in would absolutely meet a deadly fate.

Under the large black dog’s guidance, they quickly exited, appearing on a Jade Platform not far away.

Behind them, the killing intent was chillingly dense.

The moment the void cracked open and the pursuers rushed out, killing intent surged to the heavens.

Streaks of Yinming Sword Qi shot out horizontally, each beam as thick as a water vat, capable of destroying anything.

“THUMP!

THUMP!…” Blood splattered, and screams were heard.

Many were pierced through and died violently on the spot.

This was simply a massacre.

When Tu Fei looked at the large black dog, a strange expression crossed his face.

He felt that this damn dog was truly extraordinary and quite terrifying.

“BOOM!” Suddenly, the Yinming Killing Field completely disintegrated, shattered into fine powder by a large Big Bell.

“Damn it, this is a tough one!

Could a Peacock King have arrived?” Ye Fan was alarmed and traversed the void once more.

Between heaven and earth, black winds cut like knives, and mist drifted about.

If rocks were thrown in, they would turn to dust upon the slightest touch.

A soft, insidious yin power was circulating.

“In this region, this Emperor has inscribed Taiyin Dao Pattern.

When the Taiyin Gang Wind blows through, flesh and blood will immediately turn into pulp.” The Black Emperor led the way, saying, “You two, be careful.

Do not take a single wrong step, or you’ll be turned into bloody pus.” This damn dog really has some tricks, to be able to inscribe such malevolent Dao Glyphs…

Tu Fei’s heart pounded with fear.

They had just walked out when the void behind them cracked open.

That group of people could always fix the mysterious jade platform in place and had pursued them again.

It was very difficult to shake them off.

“AAAAH…” Miserable screams, exceptionally shrill, rose and fell one after another.

This area was dim.

As the Taiyin Gang Wind blew through, many people’s flesh and bones turned to paste.

They simply couldn’t resist it; even powerful Weapons instantly became powder.

“BOOM!” Suddenly, a massive golden hand swept across the sky and fiercely slapped down, instantly causing a cataclysmic upheaval.

It dispersed the Taiyin Gang Wind and destroyed the Black Emperor’s Dao Glyphs with absolute power.

“Damn it, too ruthless!

To shatter the Taiyin Dao Glyphs barehanded!

This person is too terrifying!” The Black Emperor was greatly startled.

Ye Fan and his companions fled at the first opportunity, but it was still very difficult to shake off their pursuers.

The mysterious jade platforms would always be fixed in place by the enemy, unable to self-destruct.

After seven or eight consecutive void crossings, they still couldn’t shake off the golden hand.

It was like a terrifying nightmare, relentlessly hounding them.

The ninth void crossing brought them to an Ancient Battlefield.

Here, crimson flames burned, and yin qi soared to the heavens.

Many white skeletons were suspended in mid-air, an incomparably grim sight.

“Damn it!

I don’t believe the Dao Glyphs this Emperor inscribed can’t stop them!” The large black dog also grew anxious.

The killing fields it had meticulously inscribed were being destroyed one by one, making it realize the seriousness of the situation.

“What kind of Array Patterns are these?” Ye Fan asked.

“This is an ancient killing field—the Lost Sea.

Even the strong will become trapped within it, unable to extricate themselves.

Terrifying killing opportunities will emerge and destroy them.” Ye Fan and his companions walked out of the ancient killing field, the Lost Sea, only for their pursuers to appear again, having traversed the void.

Daoist Duan De wailed, “Stop chasing me!

You should have realized by now that I’m not the sacred body!

I have nothing to do with that bastard Ye Fan!” Ji Haoyue, Xia Jiuyou, the young female Daoist from Dao Yi Sacred Land, and many older figures had long since discerned that he was definitely not Ye Fan.

However, the others continued to attack him relentlessly.

Even some Saint Heirs sneered, pressing him to reveal his identity, “Who exactly are you?” Within the ancient killing field—the Lost Sea—myriad killing opportunities suddenly erupted, and many people were caught in traps.

Xia Jiuyou and Ji Haoyue began to battle, while Daoist Duan De was passively forced into a desperate fight with a wretched old man.

Ye Fan and his companions stood on the Jade Platform, preparing to traverse the void.

The Black Emperor sneered, “How could the Dao Glyphs this Emperor inscribed possibly be useless—” “DONG!” Unfortunately, before it could finish speaking, the golden hand appeared again.

It smashed the Ancient Battlefield, and the Lost Sea was shattered!

Tu Fei’s face instantly paled.

“I know!

This is an incarnation of the Old Peng King!

We need to leave quickly!

The Old Peng King’s True Body could arrive at any moment!” Ye Fan’s expression also changed on the spot.

He had abducted the Golden-Winged Little Peng King, and the Old Peng King was currently searching the entire world for him.

It wasn’t surprising for an incarnation to appear.

“Let’s go, quickly!” The Old Peng King was a Demon King feared even by the great Peacock Kings.

His strength was terrifying, he possessed unparalleled speed, and he was exceptionally difficult to provoke.

“Don’t worry.

After passing through three more Dao Glyph killing fields, we’ll reach the place with the ultimate Dao Glyphs I’ve inscribed,” the large black dog said.

Behind them, not many pursuers were left.

Along the way, quite a few people had been obliterated by the large black dog’s Dao Glyphs, a method of killing without spilling blood.

After traversing three more killing fields, they finally reached the place with the ultimate Array Patterns that the large black dog had mentioned.

They quickly rushed onto the Jade Platform.

The large black dog said, “Alright, now we’re absolutely safe!” A flash of light, and they disappeared from where they stood.

In the darkness, Ye Fan asked, “Are you sure we’re safe?

This should be the last Dao Glyph.

If we still can’t shake them off with this, the consequences will be unimaginable.” “Rest assured.

Once we leave, the Dao Glyphs will close off and re-evolve.

Only we will be able to traverse the void there; it will become a Desolate Land.” And indeed, it was so.

After they left, lights flickered at their original location as the Dao Glyphs changed, transforming completely.

Between heaven and earth, yin winds howled furiously, and Sword Qi shot out like rainbows, turning the place into a land of absolute slaughter!

Unfortunately, they could no longer witness it themselves.

The ultimate Dao Glyphs allowed them to traverse fifty thousand li through the void in a single jump, taking them completely away from Chaotic Cloud State and into a vast golden Desert.

“What is this place?” The golden Desert stretched for tens of thousands of li without a trace of human presence.

Ye Fan, Tu Fei, and the large black dog flew for half a day but still hadn’t found a way out.

Eventually, the large black dog inscribed Dao Glyphs and traversed the void again, but they still couldn’t escape this boundless desert.

“Damn it!

We finally shook off that group, but what kind of god-forsaken place have we ended up in?” Although the large black dog had traversed the void while inscribing Dao Glyphs, it had never personally come here.

Their first ten-odd transfers had covered a total of sixty thousand li, and the last jump spanned another fifty thousand li.

After a journey of over a hundred thousand li, they had no idea where they were.

“Let me think…” Tu Fei pondered for a moment, then his expression suddenly changed.

“A region a hundred thousand li from Chaotic Cloud State…

it should be the infamous—Divine Desert!” “What kind of place is this?!” Ye Fan had a bad feeling.

“It’s a cursed place.

Many cultivators who enter get lost inside and can never find their way out in their entire lifetime,” Tu Fei said.

“It can’t be…” Ye Fan frowned.

This was definitely not good news.

Tu Fei looked grim.

“According to Ancient Books, some people might walk out in half a month, while others walk until their lifespan is exhausted and still can’t leave.

This Divine Desert is excessively malevolent.” The Black Emperor’s mouth twitched as if it had eaten something bitter.

It cursed, “Damn it, so it’s this place!

This Emperor was trapped here for over a hundred years back then!

#@%￥#%…” “How did you get trapped here for over a hundred years?” Ye Fan asked in astonishment.

The large black dog’s face was thoroughly black and grim.

It said, “Years ago, while searching for that ruthless one’s Dao Field, I mistakenly entered the Divine Desert.

For over a hundred years, I was nearly driven mad with frustration!” One can traverse the void to enter from the outside, but trying to leave by traversing the void is largely ineffective.

Such is the malevolent nature of the Divine Desert.

Ye Fan sensed the gravity of the situation.

This Divine Desert was truly extraordinary, having trapped even the large black dog in its prime for over a hundred years.

“Maybe we’ll be lucky and walk out in ten or so days,” Tu Fei suggested optimistically.

“Let’s hope so,” Ye Fan nodded.

Thus, they pressed on through the Divine Desert, remaining lost within it for several consecutive days, unable to find an exit.

「Six days later.」 Ye Fan and the others were growing uneasy.

There was still no sign of a way out.

The Desert was boundless.

At noon, it was scorching like a Fire Furnace; deep in the night, it was bone-chillingly cold.

The temperature difference was extreme.

On the seventh day, right at high noon, the sun was venomously hot.

As Ye Fan gazed into the distance, his heart suddenly jolted.

“There are buildings!” In the golden Desert, the sun blazed like fire.

Right at the horizon ahead, a low-lying building appeared, indistinct and flickering.

To see a building in this uninhabited Desert, a place capable of trapping cultivators, naturally startled them, and they quickly flew towards it.

It turned out to be a Daoist Temple.

It wasn’t grand, indeed its scale was very small, even less spacious than the stone house of a poor family.

Though ancient, it was still relatively intact.

It was mostly buried by sand and dust, with the part exposed above ground being less than a person’s height.

Ye Fan waved his wide sleeve, sending the golden sand flying, revealing the entirety of this small, ancient Daoist Temple.

It was built from the most common type of rock found in the northern region, polished and then assembled.

Even after so many years, the stone Daoist Temple had not collapsed and was still standing.

“How can there be such a stone Daoist Temple here?” Tu Fei exclaimed in surprise.

Ye Fan strode directly into the doorless ancient Daoist Temple.

As he looked around, his expression suddenly froze.

On the wall, he saw a familiar script—it was writing from the other side of the Starry Sky!

These were the bell and cauldron inscriptions of the Pre-Qin era from the ancient palace!

The ancient Pre-Qin characters, different from the writing of this world, were recognized by Ye Fan at a glance.

A monstrous wave of shock surged through his heart, and it began to pound violently.

The bell and cauldron inscriptions of the Pre-Qin era…

He was incomparably astonished.

Since arriving in this world, Ye Fan had learned a great deal.

He had tried to find a connection between this world and the other side of the Starry Sky, but he had found no clues in any Ancient Books.

He never imagined he would encounter ancient Pre-Qin characters here today.

The shock he felt was immense.

During the Pre-Qin era, people had already traveled from the other side of the Starry Sky to this world!

Ye Fan made this deduction.

He was incredibly excited.

The two worlds were not isolated!

People from ancient times had come here before.

Perhaps through this, he could find a way back.

“What are you mumbling about?

What the heck kind of script is this?

I don’t recognize a single character,” the large black dog said, looking puzzled.

Let me see what’s written here…

Filled with immense excitement, Ye Fan carefully examined these ancient bell and cauldron inscriptions.