After seeing Ye Fan off, Bai Ye stood there with his hands behind his back, his brow furrowed, looking preoccupied.

Although he was temporarily trapped in this small space, he still had some understanding of the situation outside.

Especially in recent decades, one after another talented individuals have emerged, like carp leaping over the dragon gate, princes vying for supremacy, as if a golden age is about to unfold.

Yet Bai Ye knew that it was all just an illusion!

Above the nine heavens, the gate to the celestial realm creaks precariously. The existence beyond this gate is the true tribulation of the Xuanhuang Realm.

They are both immortals and demons!

They once saw the Xuanhuang Realm as something they controlled. Every tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of years, they would harvest it once.

Using heaven as the furnace, earth as the fire, and the blood of all beings as fuel, refine billions upon billions of creatures from the Xuanhuang Realm into a shockingly powerful elixir.

Even an emperor cannot escape misfortune.

Prior to the ancient times, a celestial gate appeared in the sky, sealing off the passageway to heaven. This secluded celestial path prevented heavenly immortals from entering our realm.

However, over time, even the Immortal Gates found themselves struggling.

Millions of years ago, during the reign of the Eternal Heavenly Emperor, cracks appeared in the Immortal Gates, and countless extraterrestrial immortals descended upon this realm.

At that time, the laws of heaven and earth in the Profound Yellow Realm had not yet undergone drastic changes. It was not as difficult to achieve ascension and become an Emperor as it would be in later years. Although there weren't many Emperors, there were still quite a few.

Despite this, the Xuanhuang Realm ushered in an unprecedented era of darkness.

Countless powerhouses, under the command of the Eternal Heavenly Emperor, surged forward relentlessly, defying and attacking the True Immortals.

After a century of warfare, the Xuanhuang Realm lay in ruins, its land cracked and sunken.

Billions upon billions of cultivators perished, staining vast tracts of land red with blood.

In the final battle, the Eternal Heavenly Emperor burned his life essence to mend the cracks in the Immortal Gate, thus once again separating the Xuanhuang Realm from the extraterrestrial passage.

After that battle, Bai Ye, whose origin was already flawed, nearly fell. He could only find a place to sleep, with only his consciousness awakening from time to time.

Having gone through more than one major disaster, he knew too well the terror of a catastrophe, which made him even more urgent.

Leave him some time...

There aren't many left!

Although he had rested for millions of years, his condition had not yet reached its peak.

His true form was the Immortal Artifact Eternal Immortal Pearl, however, his core was incomplete, and it was difficult to restore the artifact's source to its full glory.

Although Bai Ye was determined to find it, he also understood the difficulty of the task.

Back then, his physical form was nearly completely shattered in the fight, with three fragments being swept into the boundless void. He couldn't even sense where they landed.

"Oh..."

The long white night sighed deeply.

The great tribulation is about to descend, but he is helpless against it.

Damn it, could the main body fragments have truly been banished to the boundless void and scattered across the heavens?

Otherwise, how could I possibly be unaware of its existence?

During the long years, Bai Ye had countless times delved into the boundless void in search, but found nothing.

It seems like this is the only possibility.

As for whether it will be in the Xuanhuang Realm?

That's impossible!

Absolutely not!

The entire Xuanhuang Realm was once searched inch by inch, yet not a single fragment of its true form was found.

"And so on..."

"Such a familiar scent..."

Suddenly, Bai Ye's expression stiffened as if he had sensed something. His divine consciousness erupted from within him instantly, covering almost the entire Yun Duan mountain range secret realm.

However, his eyes immediately changed from surprise to astonishment, looking like he had seen a ghost. His emotions became out of control all at once.

"Holy crap!"

……

Meanwhile, Xiao Chi was rushing towards the Huanyue Cave of Heaven with Ye Fan's body.

That place is highly recommended by his younger sister, and the sole reason he's rushing there is because of her recommendation. It has absolutely nothing to do with his system mission, nor is it because he's admiring the beauty of the Purple Mansion Saintess.

After all, he, Ye certain someone, is a face-blind person. He can't tell who is pretty and who is not.

As is well known, he treats all women equally.

On the road, Ye Fan took his leisure time from the system space to take out a piece of the Eternal Immortal Pearl.

Originally, he thought this fragment might be related to the Eternal Lake.

I still want to find an opportunity to ask that imposter emperor, you never know what kind of special plot it might trigger.

After all, as the protagonist blessed by fate, he is best at triggering extra plots.

And he always suspected that the latter was something like the spirit of the Eternal Immortal Pearl.

But he hadn't even had time to ask when the other person impatiently sent him away.

In the midst of the Yun Duan mountain range, opportunities were not limited to just the Eternal Lake. Furthermore, having already acquired tangible benefits like the Eternal Scripture and Eternal Aurora, Ye Fan decided to stop pushing his luck.

Go directly to the next check-in location.

Although the Eternal Immortal Pearl fragments didn't prove useful, Ye Fan was still quite interested in them.

Although I don't know the grade, the single character "xian" already explains everything.

Wow!

This is a realm that surpasses even that of an emperor, existing only in legends!

Oh...

Ten thousand years later, the gates of the immortal realm will open, and true immortals will descend.

But they were destined to be at odds with each other!

The moment the Eternal Immortal Pearl fragments appeared, the eternal energy between heaven and earth surged instantly, becoming incredibly dense.

At first, Ye Fan also saw the true face of the Eternal Immortal Pearl.

It was only the size of a palm, its entire body resembling white jade glass, radiating divine light. There were profound Dao rhymes flowing within it, interwoven with laws.

"Hiss..."

"Master, did you obtain this treasure from the Lake of Eternity?"

"Just a wisp of breath, yet it emanated such a rich and profound eternal essence. Even the Eternal Crystal pales in comparison."

Xiao Chi took a deep breath, intoxicated, from the eternally flowing essence emanating from the Eternal Immortal Pearl. He couldn't help but feel that his state had become exceptionally wonderful.

Even the injuries from the recent beating have recovered a lot.

Byakuya, the Spirit King's power was secretly observing Ye Fan's movements, and his face also showed confusion.

He was very clear that the fragments of his true self in Ye Fan's hands could not possibly be found in Lake Eternal.

Then the question arises?

Where did that piece of his original body come from, that Ye Fan held in his hand?

You need to know that throughout the entire Xuanhuang Realm, he searched countless times before and after, but there was no result whatsoever.

It couldn't have just fallen from the sky, could it?

And then, he heard Ye Fan and Xiao Chi's conversation.

Ye Fan first replied, "I did gain something at the Eternal Lake, but it wasn't this!"

"How is that possible? Besides the Yun Duan Mountains and Eternal Lake in Dongtu, where else could such a treasure be born?"

"Nothing is impossible, like I said, this treasure fell from the sky, do you believe me?"

"Master, do you think I'm stupid?"

"Hmm..."

"Looking at it from afar, it's actually quite silly!"

"Upon closer inspection... I'm even more fucking stupid."

Ye Fan looked at Xiao Chi with disdain, completely ignoring the latter's resentful and fearful eyes.

He continued to himself, "Alright, I might as well tell you, this treasure of mine wasn't actually found at the bottom of Eternal Lake."

"As for how I came to have this treasure…"

Ye Fan's mouth twitched upwards.

"You're saying there's a possibility that I'm actually the legendary protagonist, the chosen one?"

"And this treasure, is actually a gift from heaven to me."

Hearing this, Xiao Chi surprisingly pondered for a moment before blurting out, “So does this mean the treasure fell from the sky?”

Bai Ye heard it clearly and couldn't help but be startled.

"You wouldn't believe it, something fell from the sky!"

Unlike Xiao Chi, he instead believed Ye Fan's outlandish words and thought of a possibility.

"Could it be that my shards of being have been drifting through the endless void for countless eons, only to be cast out into this boy's hands by the void itself?"

In the pale night, he shook his head. Although he had investigated many times, finding only emptiness, the boundless void was vast beyond measure, connected to countless heavens and worlds. Was it possible for him to explore it all?

However, the word "fate" is truly mysterious.

The fragments of his long-sought true self now appeared so easily, right before his eyes.

...

Bai Ye scratched his head. As a senior who didn't know how many years he had lived, taking something from a junior felt embarrassing for him.

But just then, Bai Ye suddenly came to his senses.

No, that's not right!

This is part of my essence, it was mine to begin with, I am taking it back. How can you use the word "rob" ?

To say, take it back!