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Chapter 596 - 532: Go All Out, Die Without Regrets!

Chapter 596: Chapter 532: Go All Out, Die Without Regrets!

The night deepened, and the vast Ao Xiang Villa quieted down.

Inside Villa No.7.

Ye Fan sat cross-legged on that jade stone infused with Essence Qi, but unlike usual, he was not engaging in Meditation Cultivation or comprehending the "Flying Sword Skill"; instead, he gazed up at the brilliant starry sky, his brows tightly furrowed.

From the afternoon until now, he had constantly attempted to sense the Crimson Golden Crown, yet the Crimson Golden Crown seemed to have vanished forever with no response at all.

Even when he deliberately exhausted all the Mind Power from the Mental Seed, refraining from absorbing Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi to replenish Mind Power, the Crimson Golden Crown still did not appear.

"Could it be that the Crimson Golden Crown is truly damaged beyond repair?"

Ye Fan thought pensively, even considering finding someone to launch a Mind Attack on his consciousness to test whether the Crimson Golden Crown would appear in time to protect him.

"Woo~"

As if sensing the great concern in Ye Fan’s heart, Little Wolf obediently lay down at Ye Fan’s feet, extending its paw and gently rubbing against Ye Fan’s lower leg, comforting him in this manner.

"Little Wolf, I’m fine."

Sensing Little Wolf’s consoling gesture, Ye Fan regained his focus, withdrew his gaze, and reached out to gently stroke Little Wolf’s fur, sharp as needles, saying with a smile.

No sooner had his voice fallen than Ye Fan sensed Su Yuxin’s presence descending from the second floor of the villa, and shortly after, he saw Su Yuxin, dressed in pajamas, stepping out of the hall and into the courtyard.

"Why aren’t you asleep?"

Ye Fan jumped down from the jade stone and approached Su Yuxin, asking with a smile.

"Is it that you’re not confident about crafting the Lifespan Extension Pill?" Su Yuxin didn’t respond but looked at Ye Fan with a worried expression.

"I am confident."

Ye Fan replied, but seeing Su Yuxin’s face still full of concern, he understood he couldn’t deceive her and reluctantly revealed the truth, "I was confident, but now there’s a slight problem."

"I heard from Sister Chu that crafting the Lifespan Extension Pill is an act against nature and can invite divine punishment, which is very dangerous," Su Yuxin’s eyes reflected deeper concern, "If you’re not confident, maybe you shouldn’t craft it?

"I am thinking of a solution to that problem, and my master will come tomorrow to lend a hand. There shouldn’t be any problems," Ye Fan said, feigning ease.

"Master Chu is coming?" Su Yuxin was taken aback.

"Mhm."

Ye Fan said with a smile, "You know, he’s the second-ranked Supreme Strongman on the Dragon Ranking and is also an expert in Alchemy. With him protecting me, even if the elixir crafting fails, there won’t be any danger."

"That’s good then."

Upon hearing this from Ye Fan, Su Yuxin finally set her mind at ease.

"Alright, go to sleep."

Ye Fan lightly stretched out his hand with a smile, softly stroking Su Yuxin’s disheveled bangs on her forehead.

Su Yuxin obediently nodded her head, turned around and went back. But upon reaching the door of the hall, she stopped, looked back at Ye Fan, and noticed he still had a relaxed smile on his face.

At this point, she completely relaxed and stepped into the hall.

Ye Fan turned around, unable to hold back a soft sigh, his smiling face vanished.

Deep down, he didn’t wish to deceive Su Yuxin, but... he didn’t want her to worry even more.

So-called beautiful lies were just like this!

"Since I’ve already decided, why worry about so much? Better to focus on cultivating the ’Flying Sword Skill.’

Ye Fan had never been one to hesitate. Despite the great risks involved in this matter that left him uncertain, once he had comforted Su Yuxin with a beautiful lie, he cast aside further thoughts, immediately discarding all distractions from his mind, leaping back onto the jade stone, and engaging in Meditation Cultivation to recover the exhausted Mind Power.

Before he knew it, the darkness gradually receded, and light returned; as the dawn’s first blush spread across the eastern sky.

"Huff~"

Ye Fan took a deep breath, coming back to his senses from his Meditation State.

Hm?

Just as Ye Fan was about to rise, he suddenly sensed a terrifying presence hurtling rapidly towards Ao Xiang Villa.

The owner of this aura was none other than Chu Xuanji!

Whoosh!

Ye Fan fixed his gaze and saw a stream of Qi roaring towards him, moving as fast as lightning.

"Awoo~"

As Chu Xuanji arrived at Ao Xiang Villa, the sharp sound of breaking the air woke Little Wolf from its slumber; it sprang up with its eyes glowing green, letting out a wolf’s howl.

"This little fellow, having not seen him for days, has become so strong,"

Chu Xuanji floated down to the ground and looked at Little Wolf, robust as a calf, and said with a smile.

"Woo woo~"

After leaving Spirit Mountain, Little Wolf hadn’t seen Chu Xuanji and now seemed quite excited to his arrival, instantly pouncing to hug Chu Xuanji’s legs, eagerly rubbing against him.

"Where did you get a Medicine Furnace from?"

Ye Fan noticed a black Medicine Furnace in Chu Xuanji’s hand and asked with some puzzlement.

"The Lifespan Extension Pill is one of the most miraculous Elixir Pills between heaven and earth, and even in the Ancient Cultivation World it was difficult to craft. An ordinary Medicine Furnace simply won’t do, so for safety’s sake, only a High-level Magical Artifact Furnace will suffice," Chu Xuanji explained as he tossed the furnace to Ye Fan.

"This Medicine Furnace is a High-level Magical Artifact?"

Ye Fan was surprised, knowing that Magic Artifacts were the most precious items in this world and High-level Magical Artifacts were even more elusive, with only a few in existence. A High-level Magical Artifact Furnace in the Ancient Cultivation World was an extremely rare treasure.

"There is only one High-level Magical Artifact Furnace in the world, but it’s not this one."

Chu Xuanji reached this point, and a flash of anger surged in his eyebrows, but it quickly disappeared without a trace, and he continued, "The medicine furnace in your hands belongs to the Yanhuang Organization, and its quality is that of an intermediate magic artifact—you’ll just have to make do with it."

"Even the Yanhuang Organization doesn’t have high-level magic artifact medicine furnaces, so who does?" Ye Fan asked curiously.

"In other alliances."

Chu Xuanji replied casually, his face very calm, but his heart was anything but.

"Oh? The other major alliances don’t have powerful alchemists, yet they have high-level magic artifact medicine furnaces. That’s really incredible."

Ye Fan couldn’t help but exclaim. He then inadvertently noticed a faint trace of anger flashing in Chu Xuanji’s eyes, and had a vague feeling that Chu Xuanji might be hiding something from him.

He hesitated for a moment, but ultimately Ye Fan chose not to ask.

Because he knew that if Chu Xuanji wanted to tell him something, he would do so without being asked. Conversely, if he didn’t want to divulge, no matter how Ye Fan might persist in inquiring, Chu Xuanji wouldn’t reveal a thing.

"Have you sensed the aura of the Crimson Golden Crown? Is it damaged?" Chu Xuanji suddenly asked.

"I have sensed it, and it shouldn’t be damaged," Ye Fan hesitated for a moment and then decided to lie.

"Really?"

As the saying goes, the father knows his son best. Although Chu Xuanji was Ye Fan’s master, he was more like a father to Ye Fan, and he immediately saw through Ye Fan’s lie.

Seeing Chu Xuanji’s suspicion, Ye Fan was about to explain when he suddenly felt a powerful mind force enter his body and surge toward his consciousness!

Ye Fan’s face changed, and his body instantly stiffened on the spot!

"There is no trace of the Crimson Golden Crown’s aura in your body."

Chu Xuanji’s eyebrows rose.

When Ye Fan had used the Heaven-defying Fate Changing Technique to successfully extend Ye Yuanshan’s life and fell unconscious, Chu Xuanji and Master Yan had used their mind to probe Ye Fan’s body, only to be blocked by the Crimson Golden Crown.

Now, as Chu Xuanji probed Ye Fan’s body with his mind, not only did he not encounter any resistance from the Crimson Golden Crown, but he didn’t even sense its aura.

"It’s just hiding itself, like at the beginning."

By now, Ye Fan knew he could not deceive Chu Xuanji any longer and spoke the truth. Then he quickly added, "However, if my consciousness is under attack, it will emerge immediately to protect my consciousness so I don’t have to worry about the spiritual attacks during the Heavenly Tribulation."

"This time..."

Chu Xuanji didn’t say anything else, but with a thought, he once again stirred his mind power, entering through Ye Fan’s Yintang point directly heading for his consciousness!

Mind Power Attack!

To verify the truth of Ye Fan’s words, Chu Xuanji directly launched a mind power attack on Ye Fan. He controlled it precisely, with minimal force, enough to cause only minor harm at most.

Ye Fan, too, had wanted to test whether the Crimson Golden Crown would protect him as before. Sensing Chu Xuanji’s mind power attack, he opened his consciousness and let Chu Xuanji’s mind power attack his own consciousness.

Without any resistance, Chu Xuanji’s mind power easily struck Ye Fan’s consciousness.

Ye Fan’s consciousness shuddered. His body twitched uncontrollably, as if electrecuted, and his complexion instantaneously turned pale!

"It seems that the mysterious Crimson Golden Crown is either not in your body or has been completely damaged."

After probing, Chu Xuanji got his answer, but instead of getting angry over Ye Fan’s lies, his expression grew more solemn.

"It... it didn’t appear because the intensity of your mind attack wasn’t strong enough to pose a fatal threat to me." Ye Fan spoke up to defend himself. It seemed he was trying to convince Chu Xuanji, but perhaps more so himself.

"If you’re so determined to concoct the Lifespan Extension Pill, then let me do it." Chu Xuanji fell silent for a moment before making a decision.

Clearly... he saw that Ye Fan was set on concocting the Lifespan Extension Pill; otherwise, Ye Fan wouldn’t have deceived him over and over again.

"No!"

Ye Fan instinctively shook his head, and then offered an explanation, "According to the rules of the Yanhuang Organization, Supreme Strongmen in the Gang Qi Realm should not get involved in politics. If you concoct the Lifespan Extension Pill to extend my grandfather’s life, that would be a violation of the Yanhuang Organization’s rules..."

"Do you think I care about that damn rule?" Chu Xuanji cut Ye Fan off.

"But... but that would put Master Yan in a difficult position," Ye Fan strained to come up with a reason.

"You don’t need to worry about that; I will go explain to Yan." Chu Xuanji said.

"That still won’t do!" Ye Fan shook his head again.

This time, Chu Xuanji said nothing, merely frowning at Ye Fan.

"You may be powerful, but you absolutely cannot withstand the spiritual attacks of the Heavenly Tribulation. It may lead to the destruction of your consciousness."

Ye Fan grew anxious. He had experienced the power of Heavenly Tribulation and knew well that Chu Xuanji couldn’t withstand its spiritual attacks, "While I may not be able to sense the presence of the Crimson Golden Crown now, as long as it appears, it can keep me safe."

"What if the Crimson Golden Crown does not appear?" Chu Xuanji asked sternly.

"—"

Ye Fan had no response.

"If you don’t agree to let me do it, then give it up and wait until the Crimson Golden Crown shows itself again," Chu Xuanji made a decision.

"I’ve sworn an oath to help my father reach the Red Summit! I’ve also set a contest with Emperor Bai to take the heads of strong people at the Qing bang competition!" Ye Fan was silent for a few seconds, then looked at Chu Xuanji with a determined face and said, word by word, "At this point, concocting the Lifespan Extension Pill is my only chance, and I must take this risk!"

"If the Crimson Golden Crown doesn’t appear, you will undoubtedly die!" Chu Xuanji’s face was full of concern, and his voice was as grave as it could be.

"To die without regrets!!" Ye Fan’s voice was unwavering, resolute!

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