11: Ye Fan and Pang Bo's cultivation

The news of Weiwei's pregnancy was not spread by Ye Wen, and since Weiwei had been staying on the peak, no one knew she was pregnant.

Thus, Ye Wen continued his daily life on the mountain peak with the pregnant Weiwei.

Another month passed.

During the month since his return, Ye Wen spent every day in Dual Cultivation with Weiwei on the mountain.

Occasionally, he would visit Ye Fan and Pang Bo to check on their Cultivation.

Ye Fan's Barren Ancient Sacred Body had been identified by the Sect Head and the others.

He was subsequently left to grow on his own, while Pang Bo, Lin Jia, and Liu Yiyi were highly favored by the Sect Head and the others; the cultivation talent and foundations of these three were very impressive.

Pang Bo in particular carried a trace of the aura of the ancient Yao Race.

Ye Fan and Pang Bo were arranged to stay on a small hill, and the Sect Head tasked Wu Qingfeng with teaching them.

Liu Yiyi and Lin Jia were placed on a different mountain peak along with other female Disciples.

Two months later.

Weiwei's optimal cultivation time had passed, so Ye Wen reduced the frequency of Dual Cultivation with her.

“Weiwei, I'm going to see some friends; I'll be back tonight.” Ye Wen gave the resting Weiwei a few kisses, then got up, changed his clothes, and left.

Riding a Rainbow Light, Ye Wen arrived at the small hill where Ye Fan and Pang Bo were. Upon landing, he saw them alongside Elder Wu Qingfeng.

“Good morning, Elder Wu. You've come to call on Ye Fan and the others so early.” Ye Wen greeted the three of them with easy familiarity.

Looking at Ye Wen, Wu Qingfeng showed a kindly smile and said, “These two are good seedlings, they just can't stand the loneliness. Now, they've more or less grown used to life here.” Hearing Elder Wu's words, Ye Wen looked toward Ye Fan and Pang Bo.

“You two seem to have accepted this place. Since that's the case, you can begin your cultivation. I'm not worried about Pang Bo, but as for you, Ye Fan... you possess the Barren Ancient Sacred Body. This Physique can be peerlessly powerful, fearing no one of the same rank, but unfortunately, the Sacred Body suffers from a curse; the Four Extremities is its limit.”

“However, I believe you, Ye Fan, can break this curse.” Ye Wen's words significantly changed Pang Bo's perception of him.

“Thank you.” Ye Fan hadn't expected Ye Wen to have such confidence in him. When he first heard he possessed the Barren Ancient Sacred Body, Ye Fan thought he was about to soar.

But the subsequent words from the Sect Heads had knocked him straight from heaven down to Hell.

This Barren Ancient Sacred Body was practically a negative debuff.

“Elder Wu, I'll have to trouble you from here on. They've just entered the Sect and don't understand much about cultivation.” Ye Wen said to Elder Wu, then took a palm-sized Source Stone from his robe and handed it to him.

Elder Wu looked at the Source Stone being handed over, his eyes widening in shock as he looked at Ye Wen.

“Shh, Elder Wu. I obtained this by chance while out adventuring; it's my Opportunity. I have a few more pieces, so I'm giving you one to help look after me now that I've entered Lingxu Grotto-Heaven. Don't refuse it. Also, it's best if they don't know about this, otherwise it'll be quite troublesome.”

Source Stones could be considered the hard currency of the Shrouding the Heavens world, but in a small place like the Yan State, they were non-existent, or at least low-level Cultivators had no chance of encountering them.

Hearing Ye Wen's words, Elder Wu initially wanted to refuse, but seeing the sincerity in Ye Wen's eyes, Wu Qingfeng finally accepted it.

“This Source Stone is incredibly precious and can accelerate one's cultivation. Since you've obtained such an Opportunity, Ye Wen, you must work hard and advance to the Four Extremities soon. As for Ye Fan and Pang Bo, I will teach them as if they were my own Disciples.”

Seeing Elder Wu accept the Source Stone, Ye Wen said with a grin, “Naturally. For the sake of my goals, I wouldn't dare neglect my cultivation.” The conversation between Ye Wen and Elder Wu was incomprehensible to Ye Fan and Pang Bo, but they were deeply shocked.

This was definitely bribery, absolute bribery.

To bribe an Elder right in front of them—Ye Wen's status in Lingxu Grotto-Heaven was terrifyingly high.

Even an Elder treated him with such respect.

“Here, these are for you.” After chatting with Elder Wu, Ye Wen pulled another bag from his robe and tossed it to Ye Fan.

“This is hundred herb liquid; it's used to help you open your Sea of Bitterness. This stuff is useless to me now, so I'm giving it to you. Although Disciples of Lingxu Grotto-Heaven get one bottle every three months, the cultivation world follows the law of the jungle.”

“Even if you receive your hundred herb liquid, you'll be targeted. They will come to snatch it, so when the time comes, just fight back. As long as you don't kill them, it's fine. If they dare to call for backup, just give them my name.”

“But since I've given you so much hundred herb liquid, that one bottle from the Sect won't matter much anyway.”

“Just stay here and focus on cultivating with Elder Wu. Strive to open your Sea of Bitterness as soon as possible.”

Ye Wen's words made Ye Fan and Pang Bo gasp. It turned out a powerful backer was right beside them; they hadn't expected Ye Wen to be so formidable, a big shot within this Sect.

They were definitely sticking with this backer.

“Ye Wen, take me under your wing, I'll be your lackey.” Pang Bo said very seriously.

“Stop joking around. I'm only at the Dao Palace realm; wait until I advance to the Four Extremities. I'm leaving now, I need to go back and Cultivate too.” Having said that, Ye Wen prepared to leave.

But suddenly remembering something, Ye Wen stopped again and turned back to Ye Fan.

“Here, you haven't touched this in months, right? I roasted these personally, give them a taste.” Ye Wen handed two roast chickens to Ye Fan and Pang Bo.

Seeing the red, glistening roast chicken, Ye Fan and Pang Bo didn't hesitate for a second, grabbing them and immediately starting to munch.

“Ah! The taste of meat! Mmm, this is bliss! Ye Wen, you're a true brother, knowing we were lacking grease.” Pang Bo laughed happily, his face full of smiles as he gnawed on the roast chicken.

Ye Fan was the same. God knows what they had been eating for the past three months—nothing but medicinal herbs. It had been absolute torture for them.

“Ye Wen, eat less mundane food; it will affect your cultivation.” Elder Wu couldn't help but sigh at the sight.

“It's fine, it's fine. A tiny bit of mundane Qi can be refined by me in an instant, and I'm already used to it. These two are the same.” Ye Wen watched them finish the roast chicken and smiled. “Then I'll be going. I'll bring you a roast chicken every three days from now on. You'd better Cultivate well.”

“Don't worry, brother Ye Wen, I will. Just wait until I open my Sea of Bitterness, I'll come find you.” Pang Bo gave Ye Wen a thumbs up.

“Many thanks, Brother Ye Wen.” Ye Fan also gave Ye Wen a grateful thumbs up.

“Good, I'll wait for you to open your Sea of Bitterness. See you later.” With that, Ye Wen manifested his Divine Bridge and left.

Elder Wu looked at Ye Fan and Pang Bo and said, “I'm pleased with your desire to chase after Ye Wen, but you'll have to work hard. Ye Wen is already at the Second Layer of the Dao Palace. His talent is extremely strong, and he is the Sect Head's personal Disciple. You must do your best.”

“Next, I will teach you how to Cultivate.” Having accepted the gift, Elder Wu naturally intended to perform his duties seriously, not to mention that Ye Fan and Pang Bo were indeed very good seedlings. Especially Ye Fan; the Sect Head and the others didn't think Ye Fan could even step onto the path of cultivation, and even if he did, he wouldn't go far.

However, he had a premonition that Ye Fan would bring surprises and shock everyone.

“Yes, Elder Wu, we will study seriously!” the two replied.

Ye Fan and Pang Bo answered Elder Wu very seriously.

And so, Ye Fan and Pang Bo embarked on their cultivation journey following Elder Wu.