#333 - Chapter 333: The Ruler of Heaven and Earth

The banquet lasted the entire morning before finally ending.

Mu Qianyuan also returned to prepare, notifying the other Star Observation Pavilions to keep a close watch on the sects in each continent, preventing them from causing trouble in Lianyun Continent.

At the same time, he would formulate action plans for the development of the Star River Sect.

To rapidly develop into the number one sect, it was necessary to seize resources, expand territory, and suppress other sects to prevent them from uniting and resisting.

After the banquet ended,

Luo Yangtian also summoned the three Grand Elders and the eight Peak Lords to the Star Observation Pavilion to discuss development matters.

After Ye Kong fished for a while, the fishing rod sank, and with a forceful flick, a burst of light entered Ye Kong's mind.

"Ding, congratulations to the host for obtaining the Great Dao Source!"

"The Great Dao Source allows the host to obtain the power of the Great Dao."

As the system's voice ended, Ye Kong closed his eyes slightly, comprehending the Great Dao Source in his mind.

The so-called Great Dao Source is the essence of all Dao techniques. Ye Kong can see through the essence of all laws and the original power of all Great Emperors at a glance.

It was as if the origin of other Great Emperors was a stream, while Ye Kong's Great Dao Source was a boundless river and sea.

There was an essential difference.

"Not bad." Ye Kong was quite satisfied, then closed his eyes and leaned against the willow tree, quietly fishing.

Lin Yaoyao, Little White, and the others also returned to their thatched huts to cultivate in seclusion, preparing to break through.

They had gained a lot from this millennial competition.

They were originally going to cultivate in seclusion last night, but the banquet delayed them for the entire morning.

Ye Xiaoyao's golden core was too hard, making it difficult to transform into a nascent soul, and Ye Wuxin's body of Buddhist teachings and Buddha light had just been burned, so he had to cultivate again.

The Earth Mother sat beside Ye Kong, quietly waiting for Ye Kong to take her to the Desolate Forbidden Land tomorrow.

At night,

Ye Kong watched Ye Qingjun run into the Xiaoyao Pavilion. After seeing her asleep, he said to the Earth Mother beside him, "Let's go, to the Desolate Forbidden Land."

The Earth Mother was pleasantly surprised when she heard this.

"Are we going now? Actually, there's no rush. We can go tomorrow." The Earth Mother said.

"I don't have that much time during the day. Let's take advantage of the free time at night and go early and return early." After Ye Kong finished speaking, he went down the mountain with his hands behind his back.

The Earth Mother excitedly followed behind, somewhat impatiently.

Following Ye Kong to the Desolate Forbidden Land, she would be very safe.

A quarter of an hour later,

Ye Kong led the Earth Mother into the Desolate Forbidden Land.

As soon as they entered, many divine beasts and demon beasts ran away as if they had seen a fiend.

But when they sensed the Earth Mother's aura, they became like madmen, running to attack the Earth Mother.

The Earth Mother hid behind Ye Kong, somewhat afraid.

She could defeat these divine beasts and fierce beasts in a one-on-one fight, but she was no match for a group.

Ye Kong stood in front of the Earth Mother, took out the Xiaoyao Fan, and with a gentle wave, countless divine beasts and fierce beasts were instantly blown away.

With Ye Kong protecting her, although the other divine beasts and fierce beasts hated the Earth Mother, they could only roar impotently with red eyes, not daring to approach.

"What kind of sins did you commit in the past that all the divine beasts and fierce beasts want to eat you?" Ye Kong said unhappily.

The Earth Mother weakly said, "They all had clans originally."

Ye Kong was stunned when he heard this.

So you almost wiped them all out?

No, you must have wiped out several races, otherwise there wouldn't be so few divine beasts and fierce beasts.

Ye Kong didn't know what to say to the Earth Mother.

The Earth Mother lowered her head, pouting, and tugged at Ye Kong's clothes, afraid of being attacked by divine beasts and fierce beasts.

Fortunately, with Ye Kong around, the group of divine beasts and fierce beasts didn't dare to attack.

After the two walked for a while, the Earth Mother suddenly looked up and said, "I sense Hong's aura."

"Where?" Ye Kong asked.

"Over there." The Earth Mother pointed to Ye Kong's right front.

Ye Kong immediately took the Earth Mother and flew over, flying all the way to the bottom of a cliff.

"Above." The Earth Mother pointed to the top.

Ye Kong took the Earth Mother to the top. At the edge of the cliff, Ye Kong saw several huge ancient characters.

"Lord of Heaven and Earth, Master of the World!"

The Earth Mother read out these words, then said happily, "This was carved by Hong. There's still his aura on it."

"Then where is he?" Ye Kong asked.

The Earth Mother shook her head. She couldn't sense any other aura.

Ye Kong glanced at the cliff and flew directly to the top, standing on the cliff face.

Then he stroked his chin with one hand and said, "Isn't this where Ye Xiaoyao was born?"

Ye Kong was the one who found Ye Xiaoyao here.

The Earth Mother stood on the cliff, looking down from a high place.

She was very familiar with the layout here, but she couldn't sense where Hong's aura was. There wasn't even a grave here.

Ye Kong sat directly on the cliff, quietly waiting for the Earth Mother to search.

The Earth Mother released her divine sense to search, but as soon as she released it, she felt full of malice.

All the divine beasts and fierce beasts wanted to eat her.

And the places where the divine beasts and fierce beasts lived had powerful auras isolating her divine sense detection, preventing her from sensing any aura at all.

"I can't find Hong." The Earth Mother was a little sad.

"If you can't find him, it means there are only three possibilities." Ye Kong said, sitting next to her.

"What three?" The Earth Mother turned her head and asked.

"First, he's not dead."

The Earth Mother shook her head when she heard Ye Kong's words, saying, "Impossible. Although I was asleep, I sensed Hong's aura dissipating. Something happened to him."

"Second, he's dead, but not buried here." Ye Kong continued.

The Earth Mother shook her head, still not believing, saying, "Also impossible. If he wasn't buried here, the Desolate Forbidden Land wouldn't exist."

"Third, he may have completely died and disappeared, without leaving any aura." Ye Kong said the third possibility.

This time, the Earth Mother was silent, because this was very likely the case.

"He's the Lord of Heaven and Earth, the Master of the World. How could he die? Even Emperor Qing didn't die, he..."

The Earth Mother stopped halfway through her sentence.

"What exactly happened during the Dark Turmoil era? Why did he want me to sleep?" The Earth Mother's mind was full of questions.

She had experienced the prosperous age, but not the Dark Turmoil era, which was a chaotic age.

She was asleep.

It was a deliberately arranged sleep.

She woke up and the world had changed, and her old friends were gone.

The powerhouses of the ancient era were either asleep or had perished.

The Earth Mother had asked Xing what the chaotic age was like, but Xing didn't tell her.

Those who knew wouldn't tell her.

Leaving her in a state of confusion.

Ye Kong looked at the dazed Earth Mother and didn't disturb her thoughts. Instead, he stood at the edge of the cliff, recalling the scene when he found Ye Xiaoyao.

Did Ye Xiaoyao have any connection to Hong?