Chapter 79: Copying the engravings of the Dao Inscriptions (1/2)

Chapter 79: Copying the engravings of the Dao Inscriptions

“Where did the person who went there to gather medicine and discover the ‘source’ go?” Ye Fan asked.

It was recorded in ancient texts that ‘source lands’ could often have multiple pieces of ‘source’ and if one could find that ancient cave, there may be other discoveries within as well.

Old uncle Jiang sighed: “Once he returned to the town and sold that piece of ‘source’ to the Li family, he disappeared after barely a day. Many people guessed that the Li family was unwilling to pay and secretly committed some bloody atrocities.”

Ye Fan immediately understood, the Li family must have killed to silence him, a ‘source’ was simply too important to a cultivator and they would not allow this person to spread the news.

“It seems this will be slightly problematic……”

“Big brother, what’s the problem? Ting Ting will help you.” Little Ting Ting’s head was tilted and her large blight eyes were blinking as she innocently said.

Ye Fan laughed as he rubbed her nose: “Ting Ting is so obedient…….”

Finishing breakfast, Ye Fan left the small store and walked two rounds around the Li family residence from a distance. The tiles and walls inside were ruined and there were over thirty houses that had been completely burnt down.

At this moment, sounds of beasts roaring could be heard from outside the town and dust was kicked up. A tall mount rushed into the small town, its appearance was like a horse but was covered in green scales, its speed was exceptional and within the blink of an eye it had appeared before the Li family main door.

“Dragon Scaled horse!” Ye Fan was startled, he knew this unique beast, its body was covered in green scales and it was like a horse, its strength was immeasurable and when it galloped its speed was several times that of a horse. In a single day it could easily travel four to five thousand miles easily, not knowing fatigue and needed no rest in between.

A normal person would find it hard to possess such a unique beast and even cultivators at the Sea of Bitterness stage would find it difficult to subdue it. The Dragon Scaled Horse had phenomenal strength and usually only cultivators at the Spring of Life stage would subdue them before giving them over to juniors who could not ride on mystical rainbows.

The green scales of the Dragon Scaled Horse flashed as its tail whipped about and it roared towards the sky, it was simply an amazing spirited horse. on the saddle sat a young man of twenty five to twenty six years of age, his skin was fair, lips thin and his eyes seemed to have a sinister coldness within them.

The people of the Li family were in an uproar as the large door was opened and someone began to shout as he ran inwards: “Young master is back!”

Ye Fan calmed his nerves, this cultivator of the Li family should only be at the Sea of Bitterness stage, otherwise he should have ridden on a mystical rainbow over.

“I’m definitely going to acquire this ‘source’!”

Now was not the time to act and not long after Ye Fan once again entered into the deep forest. Looking at the golden book within his sea of bitterness, he realised that the introductory words were getting more blurry and seemed that they were on the verge of completely disappearing.

“Why is this happening……” Ye Fan constantly contemplated this question as he muttered: “It’s fortunate that I’ve already comprehended the parts that are about to disappear.”

Thereafter, he continued to study the Dao Scripture and each time he would have different insights. It was a long time later before he stopped and began to mold the cauldron above his sea of bitterness.

Nineteen divine symbols melted together, like a lump of divine metal, dazzling and resplendent, no matter how Ye Fan attempted to mold it, it simply did not shape into a cauldron.

Within this timeframe, Ye Fan had attempted to mold it into a flying sword and although it was not perfectly done, it still had the rough shape of a sword and if he continued to mold it, it would certainly be successful one day.

“Why is so difficult to mold a cauldron?”

Ye Fan melted the golden lump that was in the shape of a sword as he began to mold again, each try ended in failure and he could only mold it into a lump without any form, even a rough outline had not been made.

“If it goes on like this how many years would it take before I complete a cauldron that is brimming with Dao aura . If I just waste my time like this, it would really be like attempting to use a wicker basket to draw water, only ending up with nothing.

The process of molding a cauldron not only required the utilisation of the qi essence of life, it also required one to have a high level of concentration and finally Ye Fan was too fatigued and had no choice but to stop.

Above the sea of bitterness, the bean-sized lump of divine metal was bright and dazzling, even a hundred refinements had not caused it to take shape.

“This piece of ‘divine metal’ can already be considered a half crippled ‘artifact’, I wonder if I can control a weapon artifact like the green wooden treasure.”

Ye Fan was feeling regretful that he did not have any treasures, he was unsure if he could create a ‘defensive artifact and would have wanted to test it out if he had one. Suddenly, he saw the golden book that had been squeezed by the aurichalcite to the side of his sea of bitterness as he thought: “I’ll try to control it.”