Free Web NovelChapter 1741: Chapter 1608: After the Great Battle
The grand battle concluded with Ye Fan’s mighty defeat of the Ancient Immortal. This was something no one had anticipated before.
Everyone was discussing every thrilling moment of the battle, as if it was not Ye Fan who defeated the Ancient Immortal, but themselves.
Ye Fan didn’t linger much, and naturally, he didn’t know Elder Lin’s evaluation of his domain.
In the Emperor City, the vice president of the Imperial Academy, Old Monster Zhou, arranged a new residence for Ye Fan. The environment was elegant, and the courtyard was very spacious, more than enough for him alone.
Fortunately, there were no ordinary people residing in the Emperor City, so many courtyards were vacant, used for the cultivation of the academy’s disciples.
"Ye Zi, let’s drink together later!"
Before Ye Fan left, Kou Wenjie and the Great Demon enthusiastically invited him.
Ye Fan naturally agreed with a smile. Upon returning to his residence, he washed briefly, changed into clean clothes, and headed towards the only tavern in the Emperor City — the Dian Feng Pavilion.
Along the way, Ye Fan encountered many Imperial Academy students and teachers. Each person’s gaze towards him was very complex, with envy, jealousy, admiration, and praise all mixed.
Narrow-minded disciples of the academy naturally wouldn’t want Ye Fan to be so dominant. This signified that the Immortal Academy would turn the tables and overshadow the Imperial Academy.
Of course, such people were a minority. Many could see the broader picture. In these troubled times, the strong rise of a young expert like Ye Fan was more beneficial than harmful for all humanity.
Ascending to the fifth floor of the Dian Feng Pavilion, a mountain breeze blew, invigorating the spirit. Gazing at the distant mountains and flowing rivers gave a refreshing sense of looking far into the distance.
"Brother Ye, you’re late, you’ll have to drink a forfeit bowl!" Wen TaDou greeted with a smile.
"A forfeit of one bowl isn’t enough, at least three bowls."
Kou Wenjie also came up. They had arrived early and were waiting for Ye Fan, with all the food and drinks already served.
"Three bowls are too easy for him, it must be three hundred bowls!" The Great Demon joined in the instigation, laughing joyously.
"Three hundred bowls still isn’t enough, at least three hundred jars." The Ancient Prince Yue Haoyu also joined in.
This gathering, except for the Gu family pair, had all the top ten chosen young experts present, just to celebrate Ye Fan’s success.
"Spare me, please!"
Ye Fan laughed heartily and came to the Eight Immortals table by the window. He casually found a seat, poured three bowls of wine, and drank them in one go.
"Good! Refreshing! Fill them up, fill them up!"
The Great Demon laughed, lifted a wine jar, and poured another bowl for Ye Fan. Only then did everyone take their seats.
"Brother Ye, congratulations on successfully breaking through the barrier and entering the Lord Realm. I drink first in your honor!"
Kou Wenjie, with his leopard head and round eyes, raised a bowl of wine and drank it all, wiping the wine stains from the corner of his mouth with his sleeve and laughing heartily.
"Brother Ye Fan, congratulations on giving that Ancient kid a good beating, letting out some of our pent-up frustration."
Everyone kept toasting, and Ye Fan was straightforward, accepting all comers. He clinked glasses with them one after another, drinking eighteen large bowls of strong liquor in one breath.
"Satisfying!"
Everyone put down their wine bowls, not using chopsticks, and tore apart and devoured various delicacies with their hands, their mouths dripping with oil.
This drinking session was extremely enjoyable. Everyone was a cultivator of high cultivation, except for Wen TaDou who was flushed from drinking, everyone else seemed unaffected.
"Brother Ye, what are your plans next?"
After the banquet, Kou Wenjie, familiar as ever, put his arm around Ye Fan’s shoulder and asked.
"I plan to go into a short retreat to stabilize my realm, then see the situation. If there’s time, I’ll test my combat power in the trial arena. If not, then forget it," Ye Fan said.
"That’s good; we also need to go into retreat, otherwise we’ll be surpassed by you, this newcomer." The Great Demon laughed.
Back at his residence, Ye Fan went straight into retreat, carefully comprehending the various traits of the Lord Realm and the power of the domain.
The Lord Realm and the Divine Power Realm are two completely different concepts; only by breaking through that barrier can one truly understand them.
"No wonder so many cultivators throughout history have been stuck at the Lord Realm barrier. It really makes sense."
Ye Fan sighed.
After reaching the Lord Realm, controlling the elements of heaven and earth becomes more effortless. In the eyes of a strong person in the Lord Realm, this world is composed of various elements and energies. As long as one can control the power of elements, they can form their own domain.
Many people choose a single element as their divine skill in the Divine Power Realm. Naturally, when comprehending the essence and laws of the elements, they also only comprehend the laws of one element.
It’s like the Water Domain, Fire Domain, Wind Domain, etc. Like the Ancient Immortal, who comprehended the laws of two elements and formed the Wind and Fire Domain, such individuals are as rare as a phoenix feather and unicorn horn.
Moreover, the laws of the two elements must not conflict. Otherwise, comprehending the Fire Element Law first and then the Water Element Law would certainly lead to a disastrous explosion.
Ye Fan, however, comprehended the essence and laws of eight elements, meaning he mastered eight elements, forming a subtle balance within his body.
The eight elements nearly encompass all elemental powers between heaven and earth, forming a unique domain power when released.
The eight elements are like eight worlds, mutually generating and restraining each other, forming an incomparably solid whole.
Once the domain is expanded, unless someone possesses power vastly exceeding his, no one can break his domain—it’s an absolute defensive domain.
However, what frustrates Ye Fan is that he cannot utilize the domain’s power to attack enemies, it can only be used for self-defense, like an unbreakable turtle shell that no one can breach.
"This is fine too, after all, others’ domains are futile to me; as long as I can get close, I can rip the enemy apart using sheer physical combat."
Ye Fan comforted himself.
If others knew his thoughts now, they would strangle him, typical of getting a bargain and being smug about it. Such an absolute defensive domain is something others wish for but cannot obtain, yet he is still dissatisfied.
During the time Ye Fan was secluded, Kou Wenjie and the seven, including two great Emperor’s sons, also chose seclusion, wishing to perceive the law of a second element, as being able to perceive the law of a second element means a gigantic enhancement for their power.
However, obviously, that is unrealistic; even understanding the elemental law of oneself to the extreme can also enhance power.
The war with the Demon Clan is almost imminent; time does not permit them to waste anymore, they can only desperately enhance their power.
Meanwhile, Ancient Immortal directly chose seclusion upon his return, leaving Gu Xiao with nowhere to vent; frustrated, he also entered seclusion for cultivation.
Even the disciples of the Imperial Academy, spurred by Ye Fan, were gritting their teeth in secluded cultivation, desperately enhancing their strength.
For a time, a strong wave of cultivation formed throughout the Emperor’s Secret Realm, leaving the Imperial Academy teachers emotional.
For many years, although the Emperor’s Secret Realm is the most suitable Holy Land for cultivators, rarely did the disciples who came to the Secret Realm for cultivation strive like this.
As a result, the old teachers of the Emperor’s Secret Realm were busy constantly, with disciples continually requesting trials or competitions.
The one-year period was drawing closer.
On this day, Ye Fan emerged from seclusion, arrived at the small pond in the courtyard, and jumped in with his clothes, taking a bath.
These days, he continuously cultivated and felt inspiration, solidifying his Early Lord Realm extremely well and becoming more adept at the use of domains.
Every time he exhibited domain power, he could see a Bagua Diagram formed by elemental runes appear around him.
The Bagua Diagram slowly rotated, forming a unique domain; within this domain, he was a god, the master of everything!
What frustrated him was, apart from the Thunder Element Rune shining brilliantly, the other runes were very dim, like the light of a firefly.
Ye Fan knew this was because his understanding of other elemental laws was not profound enough, but there was no solution, it could only be gradual. He believed that one day, the other seven elemental runes would shine as brilliantly as the Thunder Element Rune.
At that time, he might reach the Lord Realm Peak, ready to step into another realm—the Venerable Realm.
On shore, operating skills to dry his clothes, Ye Fan walked out of the small courtyard, effortlessly heading towards the Trial Arena area!
Along the way, Ye Fan saw many Imperial Academy disciples hurrying; some, like him, were heading to the trial ground, while others were just returning, bloodied, apparently seriously wounded.
This wasn’t surprising, as the Demon Clan, Xuan Beasts, and human-shaped creatures activated by Array Patterns were all in peak condition, though unable to advance, their combat awareness and instinct remained, making them very difficult to deal with.
Most of these Imperial Academy disciples could overlook prejudices, actively greeting Ye Fan, to which Ye Fan replied with a smile.
Through this period of cultivation and experience, his mind had expanded greatly, the so-called major forces had little segmentation to him now.
Though internal strife among humans was continuous, facing battles between races, humans remained united, even those pessimistic about the battles between humans and the Demon Clan were a minority.
"Why are you here again?"
Seeing Ye Fan appear before him, the old man watching over the trial ground jumped up from his recliner instead of pretending to sleep.
"Senior, I wish to test my combat power at the trial ground, please open it for me."
Ye Fan remained very polite, leaving the old man with no excuse to refuse.
After pondering for a moment, the old man overseeing the trial ground said, "Alright, since you are already in the Early Lord Realm, I’ll make an exception and open the Great Trial Arena for you. I will personally supervise; go ahead, at the corridor’s end, Tianzihao Trial Ground!"
Ye Fan scratched his head, not thinking much, nor realizing what nerve the old man overseeing the trial ground had; he cupped his hands and walked down the corridor.
He was unaware that during his last trial, he astonished a crowd; his powerful combat power left many Imperial Academy teachers, used to large scenes, dumbfounded.
At this moment, seeing him arrive, many old teachers revealed strange expressions; some even followed without disciples undergoing trials.
"What? A Tianzihao Trial Ground? What mischief is Guo Songlin up to?"
Seeing Ye Fan directly arrive at the Tianzihao Trial Ground’s door at the corridor’s end, many old teachers at the Imperial Academy gasped.
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