Ye Fan was puzzled as to why the disciples of the Li Huo Sect could cross the spiritual energy web of Heavenly Peak Mountain. Now it seemed, if one practiced Pure Yang spiritual energy, they might also be able to pass through this energy web.

The person who destroyed the Li Huo Sect's main hall on Heavenly Peak Mountain was most likely this intruder.

The group moved forward to inspect the surroundings of the main hall. The summit of Heavenly Peak Mountain had nearly been leveled. This intruder was likely searching for the existence of the legendary divine artifact. Whether they found it was hard to say, but the destruction of the hall seemed more like an act of venting anger.

Li Zhaojun asked worriedly, "Who could it be?"

Sang Yuan said, "Young Master, why can't I sense this person having Pure Yang spiritual energy?"

"Only those who practice Pure Yang spiritual energy can mutually sense each other, this was something my master taught me," Ye Fan sighed lightly. "Now it seems, someone capable of breaking through the restrictions of Heavenly Peak Mountain means the place may not be peaceful anymore."

Sang Yuan said, "But maybe this person isn't a threat to Young Master?"

Ye Fan gave a bitter smile. This intruder had already destroyed the Li Huo Sect's main hall to such a state, it appeared as if they had a deep grudge against the Li Huo Sect. The lingering Pure Yang spiritual energy in the air made Ye Fan feel inferior. Such a person must certainly be dangerous.

The Nine Heavens Mysterious Woman suddenly asked, "Who is your master?"

"Is the Little Xuan asking me?" Ye Fan examined the Nine Heavens Mysterious Woman, "My master is the one you saw earlier, temporarily confined by Wu Bei? But as a disciple, it's not polite to directly call my master's name."

"I see. Then who is your grandmaster?" the Nine Heavens Mysterious Woman pursued.

This question stumped Ye Fan. Zhuo Junwu had never intentionally mentioned this, and he wasn't very clear about the Li Huo Sect's heritage situation either. However, Ye Fan knew previously that he was the 192nd generation disciple of the Tianxuan Sect, and the 327th generation disciple of the Li Huo Sect.

From this point, the inheritance of the Li Huo Sect appears to be more ancient than that of the Tianxuan Sect, by more than a hundred generations of disciples. According to the tradition of cultivation sects with a generation each century or a century and a half, the Li Huo Sect came into existence roughly twenty thousand years earlier than the Tianxuan Sect.

These twenty thousand years actually equate to two thousand years on Earth. If based on ancient mythological legends, Earth at the time of Pan Gu, the Nine Heavens Mysterious Woman, Jiuyou Su Girl, Chiyou, and others should be between 5000 BC and 10000 BC, the inception of the Pan Gu Secret Realm should be around a hundred thousand years ago.

This was merely Ye Fan's conjecture, not to be taken as certain.

Ye Fan shook his head, "My master did not mention anything about the grandmaster, I am not aware for now. Sang Yuan, do you know?"

Ye Fan had not been in the secret realm for long, whereas Sang Yuan had stayed for thousands to tens of thousands of years, she should be well-informed about the situation within the realm.

"Young Master, it's not that I won't say, it's that I don't really know either," Sang Yuan said. "The Li Huo Sect, before the Middle Ages, was the greatest sect within the Pan Gu Secret Realm, though only the most powerful, the number of its disciples was not very high. However, it gradually declined in the post-Middle Ages, and in recent generations, it has been almost unheard within the secret realm. As for your master, he became known after he started practicing, during a pilgrimage among various sects, and then he left the secret realm to find a successor on Earth and was gone for over ten years, which equates to over a hundred years within the secret realm."

Ye Fan asked, "As for my master's master, is there no news at all?"

"Yes," Sang Yuan nodded. "Even whether your master has fellow apprentices, there is no external rumor, I do not know."

Ye Fan looked again at the Nine Heavens Mysterious Woman, "According to your implication, could the one who destroyed Heavenly Peak Mountain be my master's uncle, or ancestor?"

"The affairs of the Li Huo Sect, I don't know much about," the Nine Heavens Mysterious Woman replied, "but I do know that besides the people of the Li Huo Sect who can ascend Heavenly Peak Mountain and bring others to the mountain, no one else has this capability, not even me…" Her words revealed something that surprised Ye Fan.

Even ancient powerful beings couldn't ascend Heavenly Peak Mountain?

This seemed absurd to Ye Fan. The Pan Gu Secret Realm was created by these ancient powerful beings. They could be said to hold supreme authority and cultivation, yet couldn't even ascend a small part of their own world, it seemed a little like a joke.

But Ye Fan found it inconvenient to question at present, because saying such words would already make Li Zhaojun and others suspicious of the Nine Heavens Mysterious Woman's identity, he could only wait until later to ask her individually.

"Regardless of whether they are from the Li Huo Sect, we must first take precautions. The one who destroyed our sect's main hall is surely an enemy of the Li Huo Sect," Ye Fan said.

Li Zhaojun asked, "What should we do now?"

"First, see if there is any sign of the divine artifact, if there are no clues, then come with me to a place. Last time, when I came looking for my master, I discovered a powerful Necron array in an area known as the Death Sea in the Annan Domain. We should go and take a look this time." The previous time Ye Fan went to the Annan Domain, it was to rescue Zhuo Junwu, and when passing the Necron array, it was only Lil' Amethyst's fear that revealed there was a Necron array there, so Ye Fan didn't linger.

This time upon returning to the secret realm, he must visit that place, as it involves the final whereabouts of some great sects from the Middle Ages, and it seems like an ancient relic from tens of thousands of years ago, possibly hiding secrets about the heavenly ordeal.

The group that came had a considerable number, all searching for the divine artifact across Heavenly Peak Mountain, and after searching for half a day, Ye Fan didn't find any clues. Finally, he looked at the razed main hall, feeling a bit rueful, and even the Nine Heavens Mysterious Woman stood beside.

The Nine Heavens Mysterious Woman didn't have any cultivation, so she couldn't help with searching for the divine artifact, only watching from aside.

"Senior, you haven't said, why can Zhao Jun store Tai Ning in her personal space while I cannot?" Ye Fan asked, "Could it be that she is the chosen one?"

Before Ye Fan wanted to ask this, a demon attacked, and he never found the opportunity to specifically ask again.

The Nine Heavens Mysterious Woman looked at Ye Fan, "Are you very disappointed?"

Ye Fan's face was neither sad nor happy, "If it's Zhao Jun, I will wholeheartedly assist her, because we are husband and wife, as one. But it would be very hard on her, and burdens her with too much, I'd prefer to help share the load."

"She is not," the Nine Heavens Mysterious Woman turned her head back, speaking very directly.

Ye Fan was taken aback, the Nine Heavens Mysterious Woman was indeed an ancient power, talking with her seemed impossible to communicate properly, with scattered responses. She mentioned earlier she didn't know who the chosen one was, so how could she be certain Li Zhaojun wasn't the final chosen one?

"Could you express it more clearly, Senior? Zhao Jun can place Tai Ning within her personal space, which doesn't seem like something an ordinary person could do?" Ye Fan asked.

"Some can, some cannot," the Nine Heavens Mysterious Woman replied, "Her physique is of the Yin type, while Tai Ning's attribute is extreme cold. Her ability to place Tai Ning in her personal space is not surprising. Although I don't know who Tai Ning's master is, it's clear it isn't her, because for Tai Ning's chosen master, they would be infinitely complementary to it. You, on the other hand, are quite likely."

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