150: Chapter 150 Ye Fan's Journey to the Ji Family to Find the Truth

From Lingxu Cave-Heaven to the Ji Family, Ye Fan traveled for a month.

During this month, he experienced many things.

He encountered Yao Beasts, bandits, and Cultivators who wanted to snatch his source stones.

Anything below the Four Poles Secret Realm, he handled himself.

For some powerful crises that exceeded his strength, that little flag helped him resolve them.

Ye Fan liked this flag more and more.

"Little Gold, oh Little Gold, tell me, who exactly sent you?"

Sometimes, he would talk to the flag.

The flag remained silent.

Ye Fan didn't mind, continuing to talk to himself.

"Is it that void mirror? It must be it. It gave me source stones, and it also sent you to protect me. What kind of relationship do you have? Master and servant? Friends?"

The flag remained silent.

Ye Fan sighed.

"Forget it, even if you don't say, I can guess. Anyway, you are good to me, and I will remember this favor. If there is a chance in the future, I will definitely repay you."

The flag trembled slightly.

Ye Fan didn't know what that meant, but he smiled and continued on his way.

One month later, Ye Fan finally stepped into the territory of the Ji Family.

The Ji Family was worthy of being one of the oldest Families in the Eastern Wasteland; their territory was astonishingly vast. Ye Fan stood on a mountaintop, looking out, and saw cities lined up on the distant plains, with continuous pavilions, and palace after palace shining in the sunlight.

That was a city.

A giant city ten times, a hundred times larger than Lingxu Cave-Heaven.

Ye Fan was stunned.

He knew the Ji Family was big, but he didn't expect it to be this big.

The city walls of that city towered into the clouds, and the city gate was wide enough for a dozen carriages to drive through side by side. People came and went at the city gate; there were Cultivators, Mortals, merchants, and Loose Cultivators, making it extremely lively.

Ye Fan watched for a long while before regaining his senses.

He took a deep breath, came down from the mountaintop, and walked toward the giant city.

After walking for most of the day, he finally arrived at the city gate.

Several guards stood at the city gate, all with Wheel Sea Realm cultivation, inspecting the people coming and going. Ye Fan walked over, they glanced at him, and did not stop him.

After entering the city, Ye Fan was even more shocked.

The streets inside the city were wide, with shops lined up on both sides. There were those selling Medicinal Pills, those selling Magical Artifacts, those selling talismans, and those selling Spirit Medicines. People were coming and going on the street; there were Cultivators riding exotic beasts, noblemen sitting in carriages, and Loose Cultivators carrying bundles, as lively as a market in the Mortal world.

Ye Fan walked in this city, feeling like a country bumpkin who had entered the city.

He wandered around the city for two days, gathering information while familiarizing himself with the environment.

On the third day, he learned an important piece of information.

The Ji Family was recruiting people.

Not recruiting Disciples, but recruiting guards.

A large Family like the Ji Family needed a large number of guards to protect their territory and clansmen. These guards did not need to be of the Ji Family Bloodline; they only needed to have a certain level of cultivation, and if they passed the assessment, they could enter the Ji Family to work.

When Ye Fan heard this information, his eyes lit up.

Being a guard would also work.

As long as he could enter the Ji Family, he would have the opportunity to come into contact with people inside the Ji Family, and have the opportunity to inquire about information regarding that void mirror.

He decided to sign up immediately.

The place for registration was on a square in the north of the city.

When Ye Fan arrived there, the square was already crowded with people.

He did a rough count, and there were at least a thousand people.

These people were some Loose Cultivators, some children of small Families, and some even came from other domains to try their luck. Their cultivation levels were uneven; some were in the Wheel Sea Realm, some in the Dao Palace Realm, and occasionally he could see a few experts in the Four Poles Secret Realm.

Ye Fan found a corner to stand in and began to observe.

A high platform was set up in the center of the square, and several old men were sitting on the high platform, all of them great experts of the Sendai Realm. They looked at the crowd below with expressionless faces, occasionally whispering to each other.

A huge stone tablet stood next to the high platform, with a few lines of text engraved on it:

"Requirements for recruiting guards:

1. Age must not exceed fifty.

2. Cultivation must not be lower than the Dao Palace Realm.

3. Pass three assessments: Cultivation test, combat power test, Heart-Nature test."

After reading it, a smile appeared on the corner of Ye Fan's mouth.

Age not exceeding fifty—he was only in his early twenties this year, which met the criteria.

Cultivation not lower than the Dao Palace Realm—he was already in the Dao Palace Realm, which met the criteria.

Three assessments—he had confidence.

Just then, someone patted him on the shoulder.

Ye Fan turned around and saw a middle-aged man standing behind him.

The man was wearing a brocade robe, with a kind face, but there was a sharp gleam in his eyes. His cultivation was in the Dao Palace Realm, similar to Ye Fan's.

"Little brother, are you also here to sign up?" The man asked with a smile.

Ye Fan nodded.

"Yes."

The man looked him up and down, a flash of surprise in his eyes.

"Little brother doesn't look very old, but your cultivation is not low. You're in the Dao Palace Realm, right?"

Ye Fan did not deny it.

"I broke through by luck."

The man laughed.

"Luck? Being able to break through to the Dao Palace Realm in your early twenties is not something that can be done by luck. Little brother is being modest."

He paused, leaned closer, and lowered his voice:

"Little brother, are you interested in teaming up?"

Ye Fan was slightly taken aback.

"Teaming up?"

The man nodded.

"Yes, teaming up. Among the three assessments, one is a live combat assessment. At that time, we will be divided into several groups for a melee. If you fight alone, it is easy to be eliminated. But if you team up and cooperate with each other, the chances of winning will be much higher."

He held out his hand.

"My name is Zhou Ming, from a small Family in the Southern Domain. How about it, do you want to do it together?"

Ye Fan looked at him, silent for a moment.

Then he smiled.

"Okay."

He reached out and shook hands with Zhou Ming.

"My name is Ye Fan."

Zhou Ming was a talkative person.

After teaming up, he began to talk endlessly, introducing the situation of the Ji Family to Ye Fan.

"The Ji Family, that is one of the oldest Families in the Eastern Wasteland. Their ancestor, the Void Emperor, was a figure who shook the world back then. It is said that he suppressed an entire forbidden area by himself, killing the Supremes until they were terrified."

"Later, the Void Emperor passed away, and the Ji Family relied on the void mirror and the foundation accumulated over generations to continue to this day. Nowadays, the head of the Ji Family is Ji Haoyue, who is the Divine Body of the Eastern Wasteland. Even at a young age, he is already at the Peak of the Four Poles Secret Realm."

"By the way, the Ji Family also has a little princess named Ji Ziyue. That girl is quirky and clever, and it is said that she is beautiful and has great talent, but she is a bit naughty. Many Saints from various Holy Lands are eyeing her."

When Ye Fan heard the name Ji Ziyue, his heart stirred slightly.

But he didn't show it, just nodded.

"Is that so?"

Seeing his indifferent reaction, Zhou Ming was a little surprised.

"What? Little brother, are you not interested in the Ji Family?"

Ye Fan shook his head.

"It's not that I'm not interested, it's just..." He paused, "It's just that there are some things I want to figure out."

Zhou Ming did not press him, just smiled.

"Alright, then let's pass the assessment first. As long as you can enter the Ji Family, you can slowly figure out anything."

Ye Fan nodded.

The two stood in the crowd, waiting for the assessment to begin.

An hour later, the assessment finally began.

An old man on the high platform stood up, his voice spreading throughout the venue like thunder:

"Everyone, come forward in turn to test your cultivation!"

The crowd began to surge.

Ye Fan and Zhou Ming followed the crowd, moving forward slowly.

When it was Ye Fan's turn, he walked to a test stone and pressed his hand on it.

The test stone instantly lit up with a dazzling light.

That was the light of the Dao Palace Realm.

The old man in charge of the test glanced at him, a trace of surprise flashing in his eyes.

"In your early twenties, Dao Palace Realm? Not bad."

He wrote a few strokes on a piece of paper and handed it to Ye Fan.

"Take this and go to participate in the next round of testing."

Ye Fan took the paper and nodded.

Zhou Ming also passed the test smoothly. Holding their vouchers, the two came to the other side of the square.

Quite a few people who had passed the first round of testing had already gathered here. Ye Fan did a rough count, and there were about two or three hundred people.