Chapter 37 Spirit Ruins Paradise
By now, only thirteen members of Ye Fan’s group remained; the others had all died. Excluding Ye Fan with his strange physique, there were twelve people left, which coincidentally allowed each Blessed Paradise to select two members.
They themselves didn’t have any choice in the distribution, but Zhou Yi, Lin Jia, and the others weren’t worried. According to the seniors from the Spirit Ruins Paradise, this was a kind of opportunity for them. In the end, only Ye Fan was placed in an awkward person. At the beginning, he had been highly sought after, but now, no one paid him any attention.
“If you don’t take Ye Fan, I won’t go with you.” Pang Bo only appeared to be twelve years old at this moment, but his words were still strong-willed. “In the worst case, Ye Fan and I will go to the mortal world to live.”
One of the Spirit Ruins Paradise’s seniors explained, “No mortals are allowed within the Blessed Paradises. If a person like him were to enter, it might not be a good thing for him.”
Ye Fan thought it over and understood that all kinds of things might happen to him. The Blessed Paradises were all full of cultivators; why would they care about a small mortal like him? Even if he had Pang Bo’s protection, it wouldn’t be a long-term solution. All kinds of unpredictable troubles might occur one day.
“Go with them, Pang Bo. Even if I don’t enter any Blessed Paradise, maybe living a calm and ordinary life as a mortal is better.”
“No, I definitely will bring you with me,” Pang Bo firmly countered.
“Fine, we can bring Ye Fan and let him enter with you.” The Spirit Ruins Paradise’s seniors didn’t want Pang Bo to have any grudges in his heart, so they decided to also accept Ye Fan.
“No!” Ye Fan didn’t feel any happiness. Calming down again, he said, “I already told you, I’m not entering any Blessed Paradise. Many thanks to the seniors for your kindness.”
“Ye Fan, this is an opportunity…” Pang Bo hastily tried to convince him.
Ye Fan shook his head. “I don’t need you to try and persuade me.” After carefully thinking about it just now, he completely understood that if he were to enter into a Blessed Paradise he would definitely meet all sorts of troubles. The seniors from the Spirit Ruins Paradise had also hinted this to him.
“If you don’t go, then I also won’t go with them.” Pang Bo was very loyal, and no matter what, he would definitely not cast away Ye Fan away.
Ye Fan laughed, “In the future, I’ll have to count on you, so you better go cultivate properly. Once you’ve become strong, you can just bring me some fine women; fairies, goddesses, sacred ladies…just send a few of them my way, I’m not picky.”
Pang Bo rolled his eyes. The cultivators from the Blessed Paradises also had strange expressions, and some of the female cultivators ruthlessly glared at him.
“Ye Fan, you have to come with me,” Pang Bo once more tried to persuade him.
“Fine, I’ll go with you, but only as a guest for a period of time. I won’t formally enter as a disciple if that is alright with the Spirit Ruins Paradise’s people,” Ye Fan proposed suddenly. He didn’t want to immediately cut away from the immortal path, so he wanted to take a look at how things were in the Spirit Ruins Paradise. But he didn’t want to formally enter a sect.
“Ok, as long as you come, too,” Pang Bo immediately agreed cheerfully. As long as Ye Fan came with him, he could definitely think of ways to keep him there. He immediately turned to look at the Spirit Ruins Paradise’s seniors.
“Fine,” the seniors assented in the end.
Ye Fan and the others were on the eve of departing on a long journey in front of them to places unknown. All of them were looking forward to it, yet also nervous about it. In the end, all of them wished each other well, agreeing to once again meet together one day.
Ye Fan was undoubtedly different. His path had no hope, and he was in a different world compared to the others. Even if they were to meet again one day, it was very likely that he would not be worth anything in the other’s eyes.
“Ye Fan, I’ll give this to you…” Liu Yiyi gave her string of prayer beads over to Ye Fan, quickly running away before he could refuse.
“Actually, being an ordinary person is also good. I wish you a happy life.” Li Xiaoman walked over. After taking a deep gaze at Ye Fan, she turned and left.
“Ye Fan, I hope that everything goes well for you. I believe that with your abilities, you will definitely be able to get along well in the mortal world.” Lin Jia also left.
Afterwards, Zhou Yi and Wang Ziwen also came to say goodbye.
“To be honest, being an ordinary person can also be considered a blessing,” Zhou Yi faintly laughed, lightly patting him on the shoulders. “None of this is worth being dejected about.”
Ye Fan didn’t act agitated, quietly laughing, “The matters of the future are something no one can predict.”
In the end, after saying goodbye, all of them separated.
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After a short time, over ten rainbows soared into the sky, cutting through the tranquil night sky like shooting stars. Gradually disappearing over the horizon, everyone had now left on their own journeys.
While the other Blessed Paradises were leaving, the Spirit Ruins Paradise’s seniors told Pang Bo and Ye Fan, “Our Blessed Paradises aren’t that far from each other. It will be easy to meet again if you wish to see each other.”
The Spirit Ruins Paradise waited for the next day before leaving. Using divine rainbows, their speed was extremely fast. The mountains, plains, and rivers quickly passed by below them.
In the end, their group stopped in front of a misty immortal mountain. This place was auspicious and peaceful, covered with verdant and beautiful trees. Many decorations adorned the space between pavilions and buildings. Spring water showered fluttering cranes, making this appear like a naturally beautiful land.
“Is this the Spirit Ruins Paradise?” Pang Bo couldn’t help but ask. But his next words were rather dampening. In a quiet mutter to himself, he said, “Those cranes look very fat…if I could capture a few and eat them…”
One of the seniors angrily glared at him. “Those are all cranes that have reached spiritual wisdom. Don’t make up random ideas. With your current skills, you have no way to approach them.”
This place wasn’t the Spirit Ruins Paradise; it could just barely be counted as the main gate. Immortal mist hazily covered the air, blocking their sight, making it seem like they were in the middle of clouds. A huge blue stone appeared in front of them, with two ancient characters carved into it: Spirit Ruins!
Pang Bo naturally couldn’t read these ancient characters. Only when a senior beside him informed him of it did he understand that he was now in Spirit Ruins Paradise.
According to legends, this place was the site of ruins from the Ancient Desolation. Later generations scouted it and cleaned it up, eventually making it into a Blessed Paradise. The Spirit Ruins Paradise’s history was extremely long; if you were to follow it to its end, it definitely had its roots in the time of the Ancient Desolation.
Later generations came to explore the ruins, hoping to find some godly objects. But in the end, none of them managed to gain anything.
Many strong cultivators throughout the Paradise’s history had felt that this place was not so simple, but in the end, they couldn’t make any major discoveries.
Passing the huge blue stone, they walked into the immortal mist in front of them. The scenery suddenly changed; the inside was an incomparably magnificent world. It was like they had entered a completely different heaven and earth.
“This is the Spirit Ruins Paradise!”
“It looks just like its own world!”
The seniors were very satisfied with Ye Fan and Pang Bo’s reactions.
This place’s vegetation looked like it had been favored with the very best essence of the sun and moon. Even the plants were an exceptional emerald green, as if they had been carved from green jade. Ancient trees rose into the heavens, and medicinal herbs permeated the air with a spiritual fragrance. Birds fluttered and beasts roamed around gurgling divine springs.
At this moment, Ye Fan suddenly became dazed. His heart suddenly remembered a certain scripture: the one he had obtained from the bronze coffin.