Chapter 2177 - 2173: Nu Ying and Shun’s Submission

Ye Fan couldn’t destroy that blue clock, but that didn’t mean he had to stay in the underground space. He decided to return to the surface.

However, he wouldn’t leave the blue clock underground either. He planned to take it back to the surface with him, keeping it on him to determine what this thing really was and how much impact it could have on his future.

When Ye Fan held the blue clock in his hand, it seemed to emit a force. This force even carried some repulsion towards Ye Fan, as if showing him its unyielding side. This made Ye Fan very curious, as it was somewhat like the small crystals in his body.

"Young Master, what happened earlier?" Sang Yuan asked nervously, "Are we going back now?"

Ye Fan nodded and said, "I can’t really explain what happened before. What I can tell you is that I can’t change some things for now. Follow me back to the secret realm; there are things I still need time to prove!"

With Sang Yuan, Ye Fan left Earth and returned to the secret realm of Pan Gu.

Meanwhile, in the ancient ruins of the Arctic, Xi He and the Mystic Maiden were still there. The Mystic Maiden looked at Xi He’s expression, seemingly sensing that something had happened below.

"Ye Fan has sealed off the space below, seemingly to prevent anyone from detecting it. Do you know what happened down there?" the Mystic Maiden asked.

Xi He replied, "I can sense that the master has left and returned to the secret realm of Pan Gu from Earth. As for the other things, I have nothing to say!"

The Mystic Maiden sneered, "What are you hiding from me? You think I don’t know that you’ve always kept a secret in your heart, always attacking me, saying I’m unfaithful to Ye Fan. But don’t forget, we are merely prey in a world where the strong prey on the weak. If our cultivation was higher than Ye Fan’s, we wouldn’t be controlled by him!"

"That’s your perspective, and don’t forget, when Ye Fan signed the Blood Oath with you, your cultivation wasn’t higher than his. Did you choose to side with him, or did he choose to keep you by his side? Like Lei Zu, you have an ambition not to remain ordinary. I don’t know what there is for us women to compete over. You know we can’t absorb as much Spiritual Energy as those ancient male cultivators. Pan Gu and Fu Xi are mountains we can’t surpass!" Xi He stated.

The Mystic Maiden shook her head and said, "Don’t make Ye Fan out to be so formidable. Don’t you know that Ye Fan is merely an ordinary human, and his inherent selfishness was sown during the creation of mankind by Pan Gu and Nuwa? One could say the personality of humans is under our control. Why should they rule our ancient cultivation world? I’d rather Pan Gu remain the ruler of the universe than let Ye Fan become the ruler, for it would mean countless changes, threatening even our survival!"

"Say whatever you like. I now feel the master has taken the item; my origin power has also been taken by him!" Xi He suddenly seemed very sorrowful, "It’s precisely because of this origin power that I was born. I have always wondered, was it Nuwa who created me, or was it Pan Gu and Fu Xi, or was I a result of nature’s spiritual energy? Now I seem to understand, no one created me; I came entirely from an energy of the primordial age!"

"You’re taking yourself too seriously. Think whatever you want, it’s your own matter. Since Ye Fan has returned, there’s no point in us staying here. We should return to the secret realm and see what he’s up to!"

With that, the Mystic Maiden returned directly to the secret realm of Pan Gu, and Xi He didn’t linger longer. They both returned to the secret realm and also to the heavenly city. At this moment, Ye Fan was already inside the Hundred Immortals Building.

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After Ye Fan returned with Sang Yuan, even Lei Zu was there. Xi He and the Mystic Maiden also met two other ancient cultivators, who were Nu Ying and Shun.

Xi He stepped forward and saluted, "Master!"

"Hmm!" Ye Fan just nodded slightly because he had just returned. Facing Nu Ying and Shun, he seemed to have some questions, given that he didn’t know these two after waking up.

Ye Fan said, "You may state your purpose here."

Shun and Nu Ying were unaware of Ye Fan’s current condition. Nu Ying said, "Ye Fan, it’s like this: as ancient cultivators, we are now struggling against the Heavenly Tribulation. After Pan Gu and Fu Xi went missing, we can only hope you will help us combat the Heavenly Tribulation!"

"Oh?" Ye Fan frowned and asked, "What’s your relationship with Pan Gu and Fu Xi?"

"Hmm?" Nu Ying didn’t understand Ye Fan’s question. She glanced at Xi He and then answered with her understanding, "We haven’t violated our previous agreement; we haven’t served Pan Gu and Fu Xi. Everything we’ve done was to help humans and cultivators combat the Heavenly Tribulation. Ye Fan, you don’t mean to say that by doing this, we have also gone against your will and that you’re planning to kill us, do you?"

Ye Fan didn’t say much. He could tell these people were his old acquaintances, but evidently, his relationship with them was ambiguous. He couldn’t say if they were enemies or friends.

Ye Fan said, "Xi He, you speak!"

"Yes, Master!" Xi He said calmly, "Don’t assume the master is testing you or anything. The master had previously accepted the Heavenly Tribulation’s power bestowal and now possesses supreme power. He even defeated Pan Gu and Fu Xi before; the master has only lost his memory now!"

"Ah?" Both Nu Ying and Shun were very surprised.

The two exchanged glances, seemingly wondering why such a situation had arisen, then they realized a problem: which side was Ye Fan really on now?

Xi He said, "During the third round of the Heavenly Tribulation, had the master not intervened, the entire secret realm of Pan Gu and the universe would have been destroyed. Now the secret realm of Pan Gu is surrounded by floods and disasters; ordinary humans are on the verge of perishing, and even immortals cannot resist the current Heavenly Tribulation power... The master will still help us fight the Heavenly Tribulation!"

"That’s good!" Nu Ying said, "Since Ye Fan can defeat Pan Gu and Fu Xi, we are willing to obey Ye Fan, from now on acknowledging him as the ruler of the universe!"

The Mystic Maiden sneered, "You’re submitting out of coercion, aren’t you? I don’t believe you’re sincerely convinced. I even think you’re exploiting Ye Fan’s amnesia to gain his trust!"