Ye Fan would protect Mo Xiaoyan, even if she truly carried the third energy. At least Mo Xiaoyan herself was a happy, though slightly petty, and a girl who liked to throw small tantrums. This showed that she did not have ulterior motives, while the Nine Heavens Mysterious Woman's intention to see Mo Xiaoyan was not simple.

Ye Fan thought, "I have the Tongling Mirror in my body, so I can see soul bodies. But Mo Xiaoyan is just an ordinary girl, yet she can see spirit creatures like Amethyst and wandering ghosts, which is quite extraordinary."

Coming out of the room, Ye Fan was still thinking about Mo Xiaoyan, when Sang Yuan came over and said, "Young Master, people from the Tianxuan Sect just sent a message, inviting you to go to the Tianxuan Sect's sect gate at Shuangfeng Mountain, saying they would give Ta Ning to you."

"Ta Ning..." Ye Fan wasn't particularly keen on obtaining Ta Ning at the moment, because he couldn't make Ta Ning recognize a master. In his view, even if Ta Ning was in hand, it would be useless.

Li Zhaojun said, "Ye Fan, should I go to the Tianxuan Sect?"

Ye Fan replied, "Although I am now at the Mahayana Realm, the sect gate restrictions of the Tianxuan Sect are very strong. Going up Shuangfeng Mountain so rashly would be dangerous. It's better to wait at the foot of the mountain for people from the mountain to bring it down."

"Hmm." Li Zhaojun also had no favorable impression of the people of the Tianxuan Sect. After all, Xuanyue Palace was destroyed by the joint forces of the Tianxuan Sect and the Diyuan Sect. Even though the Tianxuan Sect now belonged to Ye Fan's command, and she had also left Xuanyue Palace, she still harbored resentment.

Ye Fan told Sang Yuan, "Send someone to the Tianxuan Sect and have them bring Ta Ning down to the foot of the mountain. Zhao Jun and I will wait at the foot of Shuangfeng Mountain."

"Yes, Young Master." Sang Yuan took the order and hurried away.

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In the past, when Ye Fan and Li Zhaojun wanted to enter a secret realm, they could only use the entrance of the Pan Gu Secret Realm on Kunlun Mountain.

Now the entrance is blocked, and only those with mid or even late Body Integration Realm cultivation can open the restriction on the entrance. This has greatly reduced the number of cultivators on Earth, as those below the Body Integration Realm in the secret realm can no longer come to Earth to stir up trouble.

This makes it seem that the closed secret realm entrances are actually a good thing for Earth.

Now Ye Fan can enter the secret realm again by having Sang Yuan directly open a rift for entry, making coming and going much more convenient.

When Ye Fan, Li Zhaojun, Min Shang, Lan Jing, Sang Yuan, and the Nine Heavens Mysterious Woman arrived at the foot of Shuangfeng Mountain, the Tianxuan Sect had already sent Elder Wu and others down the mountain to greet them. Elder Wu indeed had an "old friendship" with Ye Fan, and he had no hostility towards Ye Fan but came to inquire about Ye Fan's situation and Wu Ding's situation.

"Over there with Senior Sister..." Ye Fan paused. He wasn't ready to explain Wu Ding's situation, as it involved a previous agreement, and Wu Ding hadn't yet overcome his inner turmoil and was currently locked in his room training. "She is fine. Has Sect Master Hua received the message I sent?"

Elder Wu nodded and said, "The Sect Master intended for me to deliver Ta Ning down the mountain, but Ta Ning is too powerful. With my current cultivation, not only can I not wield Ta Ning, but I'm also afraid that it might draw out the demonic energy in me. The Sect Master will personally bring Ta Ning down the mountain later."

Ye Fan had previously experienced the weight of Ta Ning, and even Huang Ze and Hua Wu could barely lift it. When holding Ta Ning, even cultivators like Huang Ze and Hua Wu, who were in the Mahayana Realm, dared not easily use True Qi, lest they suffer backlash from Ta Ning.

As an ancient top-grade Immortal Artifact, Ta Ning inherently holds immense power.

As they spoke, they saw on the stone steps of Shuangfeng Mountain, Hua Wu leading Master Hui Ning and Jing Ya slowly coming down the mountain. Ye Fan did not take the initiative to go forward because he knew that the surroundings of Shuangfeng Mountain were filled with spiritual energy traps set by the Tianxuan Sect. Even the Diyuan Sect didn't dare to recklessly attack up the mountain back then; with Transcendance Tribulation Stage cultivation, they didn't dare rush in. Even with Sang Yuan as a protector, he wouldn't confront them directly, unless the Tianxuan Sect openly rebelled against the alliance of the seven major sects.

Hua Wu approached, holding Ta Ning, and said, "Ye Fan, this is the Ta Ning you wanted. From now on, even if you are not the chosen one, the task of finding the chosen one falls on you."

Saying this, Hua Wu handed over Ta Ning, and as soon as Ye Fan took it, he immediately felt a powerful force. The weight of Ta Ning was frighteningly immense; a small, hammer-like piece of metal possibly weighed several tons. Ye Fan had to use True Qi at his feet to cushion the impact, lest he leave a crater with each step he took.

"Ye Fan, aren't you going to try letting Ta Ning recognize you as its master?" Hua Wu asked as Ye Fan turned to leave after taking Ta Ning.

Ye Fan smiled and said, "Sect Master Hua is overthinking this. I can try it when I return."

He feared that the Tianxuan Sect might have tampered with Ta Ning, just as many had suspected Ta Ning's authenticity from the start. Ye Fan worried that Ta Ning's backlash was a mere diversion, used by the Huangji Sect and Tianxuan Sect to counter the experts of various sects. Now that the Tianxuan Sect was so keen to give him Ta Ning, he wouldn't attempt to imbue it with spiritual energy to avoid a backlash and injury. With so many experts from the Tianxuan Sect present, if they ambushed him, it would be bad.

"If so, then head back." Hua Wu said, "If there are any instructions for the Tianxuan Sect, have Qing Wu send the message."

She said this to imply that Elder Wu should accompany Ye Fan back to Earth.

Ye Fan said, "Senior Brother Qing Wu was previously tainted by the demonic energy of the Evil Spirit Banner, and it's best for him to stay at the Tianxuan Sect to purge the demonic energy. Sect Master Hua, Master Hui Ning, Master Jing Ya, farewell."

"Humph!" Master Jing Ya and Master Hui Ning both showed disdain at Ye Fan's farewell. After all, Ye Fan was once a disciple of the Tianxuan Sect, yet now he directly called them by their names, showing great disrespect.

As Ye Fan was leaving, the people of the Tianxuan Sect couldn't act rashly. Once they were at a distance, Sang Yuan whispered, "Young Master, I noticed that Hui Ning was asking Sect Master Hua why they were returning Ta Ning to you. It seems there's a conspiracy behind the Tianxuan Sect."

"What they're plotting is their concern, as long as Ta Ning is in my hands. Although Ta Ning might not be of significant help in resolving the heavenly tribulation, at least knowing Ta Ning's master is the chosen one." With that, Ye Fan gestured for Sang Yuan to open the rift, facilitating their return to Earth.

With Sang Yuan's assistance, they went from the secret realm in one moment to the villa's living room in the next.

Once Ye Fan settled down, he raised Ta Ning, carefully observing it, but still couldn't detect anything unusual within. It was a treasure that couldn't be probed internally with spiritual sense.

"Zhaojun, I always felt that the chosen one might be you. Even though Ta Ning didn't recognize you as its master before, maybe it was due to your low cultivation at the time. Would you like to try again now?" Ye Fan smiled.

"Hmm." Li Zhaojun was eager to try, and she stretched out her hand, sending a stream of spiritual energy into Ta Ning which Ye Fan was holding.

Just as when Li Zhaojun had tried to make Ta Ning recognize her master in the Huangji Sect hall, the spiritual energy sank like a stone into the sea.

Ye Fan then had Min Shang and Sang Yuan take turns trying. Min Shang's spiritual energy was immediately rebounded by Ta Ning's energy, directly knocking him back, while Sang Yuan also faced a rebound, though she wasn't injured like Min Shang.

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