Chapter 158 A Man, Not a Boy

The Ji Family’s elders’ faces all became very unsightly, especially Ji Hui. She hid her trembling hands within her large sleeves.

Let alone the southern region, even in the entire Eastern Wastelands, who would dare shout like this to the Ji Family? It had been unknowable years since such a thing had occurred.

But just now, a little youngster only fourteen years old dared to shout at her! How could they endure?

And now, even the Peac.o.c.k King had appeared and backed him up, shouting the same words at them. It caused all of them to tightly clench their fists in anger.

However, they had no way to resist. What kind of existence was the Peac.o.c.k King? He was a sovereign of the demon race, capable of looking down on the entire southern region. Other than the Ji Family Sacred Master, who could fight against him?

The more pressing thing was that Ye Fan threatened to spread the Great Void Art to everyone. This would be an absolute catastrophe for the Ji Family.

The Ji Family’s elders were stuck in a dilemma. They didn’t know what they should do.

Behind them, all the younger generation disciples were even more furious. Ye Fan’s face was deeply branded into their minds, and he was number one on their list to kill. He was number one public enemy of these younger disciples.

Although these younger disciples all had a desire for blood, not one of them dared to take half a step out of line. They were all completely silent.

Below were the many cultivators in the huge city. Some of them had just been pa.s.sing by, while some of them lived there, and they all felt their mouths become dry.

How many years had the Ji Family stood loftily above everyone? They were a towering existence that made it so people had to look up at them, and there was no one who dared oppose them. In the entire Eastern Wastelands, who would dare irritate them, what person would dare be rude to them, what existence would dare provoke them?

For them to be treated like this today, everyone felt stunned and that it was inconceivable, many of them looking up into the sky were in shock.

“Eight hundred years, the Peac.o.c.k King had a huge battle with the Flickering Light Sacred Master. He could look down upon the world, and daring to provoke the Ji Family is okay. However, that Ye Fan youngster, what’s up with him for him to also act like this? For the Ji Family to be so afraid of him, it’s possible he also has an extraordinary background.”

I wonder whether he’ll be able to survive after provoking the Ji Family’s authority. Over the years there were some people who brazenly dared to act like this, but they all met tragic ends. n.o.body is able to shake the Sacred Lands and Ancient Desolation n.o.ble Families.”

“Calm down and think about it. He probably won’t be able to escape alive…”

“What do you know? How could someone like Peac.o.c.k King possibly back down now? That youngster probably is the same as him. It’s possible he’s also a senior sovereign.”

At this time, Ye Fan had become the focus point. Not only was his name memorized, even his face was branded deep within their minds.

By now, even if Ye Fan wanted to be low-key, it was impossible. From today onwards, the majority of people within the southern region would know of him.

He was standing side by side with the Peac.o.c.k King and so many people a.s.sumed him to be an existence on the same level. Other than the Ji Family’s people, most of the cultivators didn’t know what was happening and a.s.sumed him to be a world-famous expert.

“You still haven’t left? Did you not hear what I said?”

The Peac.o.c.k King’s words weren’t harsh and were actually very calm, but they still caused people’s hearts to tremble. He had swept through the southern region before. He was already frightening eight hundred years ago, and now he was even more terrifying.

“Peac.o.c.k King, you are a senior sovereign. We naturally won’t make enemies of you. But you also don’t need to be like this…” Ji Hui’s face was green and she slowly said spoke a few words, not daring to say anything aggressive.

Behind her, all of the disciples were raging. It was extremely rare since ancient times for an Ancient Desolation n.o.ble Family to set out, yet still be suppressed. But no one dared to flare up. Otherwise, all of the people here might lose their lives if their opponent wished it.

What was a sovereign? With the wave of a hand, call the clouds; with the turn of a hand, call the rain. One hand could cover heaven and earth. They stood at the top of the pyramid and looked down on all others. Once they made a move, even the mountains and rivers would be moved.

Ji Hui waved her hand and everyone slowly retreated. With unwilling anger, they flew into the distance.

“I won’t see you off, then!” Ye Fan called out from behind.

A powerful existence descended from the Ancient Desolation was something that had existed for countless years without weakening. For them to retreat due to a person shouting at them caused them to feel even more depressed, but they had no choice but to fall back.

Otherwise, there would probably only be one ending for them; they would be completely exterminated.

If the Peac.o.c.k King wished to kill them, there was no way they could resist.

There was also a reason why he didn’t immediately attack. If he were to just indiscriminately attack all the time, that would be completely disregarding the consequences. If so, the southern region’s demon races would probably also fall into danger. The Ji Family would bring out their full power to annihilate them, turning their land into a river of blood.

Within the huge city below, everyone was looking at each other in dismay. The news that the Ji Family had retreated, as well as everything else that had just occurred, would definitely spread throughout the entire southern region.

“Not bad, you have some smarts.” The Peac.o.c.k King turned to look at Ye Fan and laughed.

But Ye Fan couldn’t really laugh at this time. He had been at the very end of his line and was ready for a final death struggle to create a small hope of life.

But now, with the Peac.o.c.k King here, although the current danger had been resolved, from a long-term viewpoint, his situation was still extremely bad.

After all, the Peac.o.c.k King was a sovereign of the demon race. With him acting like this, not only the Ji Family, but even the Flickering Light Sacred Land might start to have bad designs on him.

“Many thanks to senior!” Ye Fan bowed.

“It was nothing worth mentioning.” The Peac.o.c.k King laughed and said, “It looks like you have nowhere to go right now. How about you come with me?”

Ye Fan truly hadn’t had any options before this, so he could only go with the Peac.o.c.k King. Otherwise, once the Ji Family returned, the same trouble would just occur again.

The sun released thousands of rays of light that lit of the wandering roads. The Peac.o.c.k King brought Ye Fan quickly into the distant horizon.

After they left, the city below was still clamoring. Quite a few cultivators soared up. What had happened here was simply too shocking.

In the distance, the Ji Family’s people were all grinding their teeth in fury. Many of them were raging and shouting.

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In the nation of Jin, the Xixia mountain range had become a barren land upon which not even a single blade of gra.s.s grew upon.

Not long ago, the Peac.o.c.k King had had a great battle with Nan Gongzheng, destroying this place completely.

Ye Fan hadn’t expected the Peac.o.c.k King’s temporary residence to be here. Deep within the Xixia mountain range, the Peac.o.c.k King flew another three hundred kilometers away from the barren land to arrive at his destination.

Precipitous mountains rose high above in this place. They were extremely tall, but they were also elegant. Clouds and mist lingered around them, and many streams, pools, and waterfalls could be seen around these mountains.

There was a short stone mountain not far from there that appeared extremely ordinary. It looked bare with only a few vines twisting around.

After arriving here, the Peac.o.c.k King reached out his hand, causing a sky full of stars to appear here. A clear sky fell down that was filled with gentle light. A gate immediately appeared within the stone mountain.

Ye Fan followed behind him and entered into the dusky channel.

In a short time, a light appeared in front of them. The fresh air of plants came with the breeze. Birdsong filled the ears.

This was a completely new world!

The sweet fragrance of flowers and the singing of birds filled this place. It was beautiful and picturesque, the plants an emerald green, the lake’s water completely clear, the small streams like jade.

In this distance, a mountain range was barely discernible. This place was filled with vitality.

This place was a completely different s.p.a.ce, isolated from the outside world. It was around twenty-five kilometers wide, and everything was very fresh and natural.

“Are you pleased?” asked the Peac.o.c.k King.

“For senior to shelter me is a great favor. I’m very satisfied.”

“This s.p.a.ce was left behind by ancient sages. By the time I found it, it was damaged to the point of being on the verge of collapsing. I later restored it to its initial state.”

To be able to make this s.p.a.ce was a shocking power that Ye Fan yearned for.

“I temporarily set up residence here. There’s also an old friend of yours here…”

The Peac.o.c.k King found a place for Ye Fan before leaving this s.p.a.ce, saying he was going to welcome an old friend.

This s.p.a.ce was like a holy land. All kinds of animals were here, none of them frightened by seeing people. Five-colored deer leisurely roamed over the fragrant meadow. Cranes could be seen all around. A white rabbit actually snuggled into Ye Fan’s embrace, causing him to not know whether to laugh or cry.

The residence arranged for him was a tranquil wooden house, natural and refined. Quite a few vines twined over it. There were no towering plants surrounding it, only a very flat lawn.

In front of the wooden house was a lake whose water was so clear that its bottom could be seen. It shone brightly.

It could be said that the scenery was very elegant and suitable to cultivation. Ye Fan felt very tranquil in this place, feeling a natural aura.

After being chased for so many days, arriving at such a peaceful and auspicious holy land was definitely a nice turn of events for Ye Fan. He felt like he might break through his realm at any time here.

Not long after, Ye Fan saw a friend. It was the demon race’s beautiful Qin Yao. They could be said to be old friends meeting again.

She was just as he remembered. Lovely and charming, her figure had a devilish seduction to it that was hard to resist.

“I really never thought I would see you here…” Her laugh was very sweet and the red mole between her eyebrows flickered brightly.

Yan Ruyu was also here, but had just entered seclusion a short time ago. Last time, many of them had been killed or severely wounded. Only a couple top elites were able to escape from that place.

Qin Yao walked up and pinched Ye Fan’s cheek. With a magnetic voice, she said, “You really have great guts to force the Demon Emperor sacred heart out like that. What did you do to it?”

Ye Fan didn’t take this lying down. He raised his jaw and said, “It ran away on its own. What was I supposed to do about that?”

“You little kid, your body is full of mysteries. How did you get here?”

“The Peac.o.c.k King brought me here…” Ye Fan didn’t try hiding it.

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Not long after, Qin Yao left. She only came back three days later.

“Little kid, the disturbance you created really wasn’t small…” Qin Yao brought quite a bit of news.

News of Ye Fan’s standoff with the Ji Family’s elders had spread widely throughout this region.

Some people had already placed him on the same level as the younger generation’s outstanding heroes like Ji Haoyue, the Flickering Light Sacred Lady, Hua Yunfei, Yan Ruyu, and Li Youyou.

Although they didn’t know his cultivation base of his background, his fame definitely wasn’t inferior to those people. It was a completely shocking affair for him to stand off against the Ji Family’s experts.

Ye Fan was speechless in the face of this news. He knew that the danger level had just increased again.

“I really am curious why the Ji Family would send out this many people to kill you…”

Ye Fan didn’t say anything in reply to Qin Yao’s questions. He pushed aside all of it and placed the blame on them.

“Wasn’t it all because I was with you guys last time and noticed by them? It means I was almost killed because of you.” After saying this, Ye Fan once more began inquiring about Pang Bo.

“Don’t worry. He isn’t in any danger.” Qin Yao didn’t want to explain much about his current situation.

Over the next few days, Qin Yao would occasionally return to the wooden house, but she wasn’t able to pull anything out of him.

In this s.p.a.ce, night was only a bit dim, not dark. Moonlight constantly spilled down.

The sound of water gurgling came from the small lake in front of the wooden house. Qin Yao was like a mermaid as she broke through the water. Her long black hair sparkled with water droplets.

“Kid, what are you looking at?” Qin Yao laughed. Her skin shone as she brazenly provoked him.

Ye Fan was sitting on the sh.o.r.e, pleased by the sight in front of him. “I’m looking at a bewitching woman bathing.”

“Haha….” Qin Yao laughed. Her beautiful body was vaguely visible within the water. “According to the news, you seemed to have obtained a secret art from the Ji Family and it was only due to this that they chased after you. Is it true?”

Ye Fan was startled. If the outside heard knew this, then not only would he have to deal with the pursuers from the Ji Family, but the other great powers would eye him with greed.

An enticing laugh rang out as Qin Yao broken through the water surface. Mist curled around her jade-like body. Her large curves could vaguely be seen as she stepped out of the water and put on clothes with just a spin.

With her bewitching body and angelic face, her long neck and thin waist, her slender legs swaying gently, she was a charming beauty, her black hair sparkling with water droplets. She was definitely a rare beauty within this generation.

Her bare shoulders could be seen as her muslin robe trailed along the ground. Her appearance was definitely at a peak level of enticement. Her two arms had a snowy l.u.s.ter that could bewitch people, her body vaguely visible as she arrived in front of Ye Fan.

“Are you really not going to tell me the truth?” Her jade-like arm reached out and held Ye Fan’s chin. She licked her red lips in an erotic manner, her soft voice capable of causing gooseb.u.mps.

“I really have nothing to say. You’re just overthinking it. Also, don’t think you can trap me with s.e.xiness. Otherwise you might end suffering twice the loss without gaining anything…”

Qin Yao’s tall figure had a slender yet full waist and two large curves. Her bewitching laugh rang out once more as she said, “What does a young boy like you know?”

“If that’s what you’re going to say, then I won’t hold back anymore.”

“What do you want to do?” A light shone in Qin Yao’s eyes as she provoked him.

As a modern man Ye Fan had long since thrown off the awkwardness and innocence of youth. Since she was teasing him like this, he naturally wouldn’t be afraid of anything. Seizing Qin Yao’s tender waist and feeling her gentle body in a very invasive way, he said, “In order to prove I am a man and not a little kid, I can only open my gate of desires!”