Now, the crisis around Ye Fan is severe. Besides dealing with the impending heavenly tribulation, there are also attacks from demons and the dangerous figure, Wu Yingzi.

However, before that, he has to deal with one person, Elder Yuan from the Huangji Sect, who allied with the old demon to attack him. This is a dangerous figure who wants to kill him and intends to use mind-altering drugs and spells to confuse the women around Ye Fan, which is intolerable for Ye Fan.

Ye Fan would rather die than let the women around him get hurt. Even Han Qing'er, who he always regarded as a maid, is no exception, let alone Li Zhaojun, Lu Xiaoman, and others. As long as Elder Yuan is killed, then no one can supply the old demon with such sinister methods; knowing the demon's character, he has little interest in women who don't obey him. By then, Ye Fan might still have to fight the demon, but Li Zhaojun and the other women would be safe.

The task of finding Elder Yuan fell to Sang Yuan. Previously, Sang Yuan had been sending people to track Elder Yuan, but after meeting with the old demon, all the trackers were killed. Elder Yuan hid to evade capture, and even the Sect Master Huang Ze of the Huangji Sect announced that he was severing ties with Elder Yuan.

"Huang Ze is quite smart, realizing Elder Yuan is against me and afraid that Yuan might seize his Sect Master position. So he labeled Elder Yuan a traitor first." Ye Fan said, looking at Wu Ding, who sat silently cross-legged on the ground, "What do you think, Senior Sister?"

Recently, Wu Ding had been acting very unusual. She chose to bet with Ye Fan herself, originally wanting him to advance faster in cultivation, but soon after, Ye Fan already reached the Mahayana Realm. She had to keep her promise by wearing the Cold Extreme Lock to serve as Ye Fan's maid.

"Why ask me?" Wu Ding's tone was cold.

Ye Fan was helpless; he didn't want to go against Wu Ding's wishes to possess her. He always respected Wu Ding because she had helped him quite a few times, even if Tianxuan Sect secretly plotted against him and the Lihuo Sect, Wu Ding wasn't aware of it.

Ye Fan said, "Senior Sister, you are more familiar with the secret realm's environment. If I don't ask you about these matters, should I ask Zhaojun? She's only been in the secret realm for a few days and hasn't explored most places."

"I haven't explored either. Not every cultivator needs to roam around for training. Staying in the sect is better." Wu Ding glanced at Ye Fan, as everyone in the living room was staring at her, and she continued to choose silence.

Afterward, no matter what Ye Fan said, she pretended not to hear.

Ye Fan sighed, "Now, two things are the most important: killing Elder Yuan and guarding against the demon. The second is understanding Tai Ning's situation. If a heavenly tribulation occurs without finding the chosen one, both the secret realm and the Earth might be destroyed, and we could also be annihilated."

"Ye Fan, didn't we see on the White Jade Prophecy Stone that even immortals and ancient powerful beings have no solution for the heavenly tribulation? Even if we find the chosen one, they might still be helpless." Li Zhaojun worriedly said.

"This is indeed the most troublesome. But I speculate, since it's the chosen one, it seems that when the universe's three realms were born, this disaster was considered. As for what the divine artifact on Heavenly Peak Mountain is, that's another issue. Later, you and I will visit Heavenly Peak Mountain again to search thoroughly." The only thing Ye Fan could think of now was to search Heavenly Peak Mountain carefully.

He, as a disciple of the Lihuo Sect, has the advantage to set foot on Heavenly Peak Mountain, while others, even Sang Yuan, can't. Whether beings like the Nine Heavens Mysterious Woman can overcome Heavenly Peak Mountain's spiritual energy restrictions is still unknown to Ye Fan.

Sang Yuan said, "Young master, I've sent people to find Elder Yuan, Wu Yingzi, and the demon. If there's news, a Jade Talisman message will come. We won't let these people compromise your and the main mistresses' safety."

"Hmm." Ye Fan nodded, "No need to look for Wu Yingzi for now. Although she is a dangerous character, she hasn't shown malice towards us, provoking her won't benefit us. But finding Elder Yuan and the demon is urgent!"

"Yes, young master." Sang Yuan respectfully bowed.

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Ye Fan and his party left Hua Hai City, using Sang Yuan's power to enter the secret realm directly, stopping near Heavenly Peak Mountain.

Sang Yuan said, "Young master, the spiritual energy on Heavenly Peak Mountain is too strong. I've tried sending people up the mountain to find clues before, but couldn't. Should we send more people today to go up with you and search around the mountain?"

"No need." Ye Fan said, "We don't need many people. Heavenly Peak Mountain is a restriction in the secret realm, and the talks about a divine artifact sound absurd. If we go up, we can find out more."

Ye Fan had been to Heavenly Peak Mountain more than once or twice, and he had searched the mountain before but couldn't find any traces related to a divine artifact.

Now Ye Fan realized that the existence of Heavenly Peak Mountain might be related to the heavenly tribulation. This mountain wasn't created by ancient powerful beings; even the Nine Heavens Mysterious Woman didn't know why such a mountain, not belonging to the Pan Gu secret realm, exists. But saying that Heavenly Peak Mountain was created by the energy behind the heavenly tribulation, Ye Fan couldn't accept that. He wouldn't accept serving the energy of the heavenly tribulation alongside Zhuo Junwu because he always wanted to resolve this heavenly tribulation, not aid it.

The group climbed the mountain, and with Ye Fan present, a gap instantly appeared in the strong spiritual energy barrier of Heavenly Peak Mountain, allowing them to enter. Not far in, Ye Fan sensed a lingering spiritual energy in the air.

Sang Yuan noticed as well, looking at Ye Fan she said, "Young master, it looks like someone was recently here, with quite a strong cultivation."

Ye Fan couldn't help but frown; the few able to climb the mountain had died, were comatose, or missing. Zhou Xianyang and Luo Jianxiong were dead, Zhuo Junwu was comatose and still recovering at a villa in Hua Hai City, and Shen Biancheng and Bai He had been absorbed by the evil spirit banner and were now missing. If it wasn't Ye Fan, who else could climb Heavenly Peak Mountain?

"Xiao Xuan, do you know who?" Ye Fan looked at the Nine Heavens Mysterious Woman next to him, who wore a calm expression.

The Nine Heavens Mysterious Woman slightly shook her head to indicate she didn't know, but Ye Fan knew she harbored many secrets. Although the current Nine Heavens Mysterious Woman had lost her great powers, her wisdom surpassed normal beings; she was like a living encyclopedia.

But the Nine Heavens Mysterious Woman mostly chose to remain silent, only providing clues when someone threatened her daughter Lan Jing's safety.

"Let's go up and see!" Ye Fan and the group scaled the steep cliffs to reach the summit of Heavenly Peak Mountain, and to Ye Fan's surprise, not only was the Lihuo Sect's main hall dismantled, but even the pole that held the evil spirit banner was gone.

Ye Fan suddenly recalled that when he went back to Earth with Li Zhaojun and climbed the mountain on that trip, an evil spirit banner was inexplicably placed on the pole. This meant that someone not from the Lihuo Sect could also ascend the mountain.

Sang Yuan was startled and asked, "Young master, who destroyed this place?"

"It seems like it's the person who left the residual spiritual energy earlier." Ye Fan frowned, "I have a strange feeling; this spiritual energy is very similar to the Pure Yang energy I possess. Besides me, only my master has cultivated Pure Yang energy; is there a third person in this world cultivating Pure Yang energy?"

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