179: Chapter 179 Challenge

[Yesterday I visited eight ancestors' graves, my hands are smoked from cutting grass and are completely useless]

Ji Family, Ji Ziyue's room.

Ji Ziyue sat on the bed, hugging a pillow, her face still red. She thought of what that female Disciple had just said, and her heart beat even faster.

The entire Ji Family knows?

The Holy Lord and the Elders all support it?

She bit her lower lip, an indescribable emotion welling up in her heart. In that emotion, there was shyness, nervousness, and a hint of—joy?

She quickly shook her head and buried her face in the pillow.

"Ji Ziyue, what are you thinking? You're not allowed to think! Not allowed!"

But the more she tried not to think about it, the clearer that face became. Ye Fan's smile, Ye Fan's gaze, and that hint of tenderness in Ye Fan's eyes when he occasionally looked at her.

She raised her head, looking at the moonlight outside the window.

"Ye Fan..." She whispered the name, the corners of her mouth unconsciously turning up slightly.

In the distance, Ye Fan stood in his own courtyard, also looking at the moonlight. In his mind, that smiling face also surfaced.

"Ji Ziyue..." He whispered the name, the corners of his mouth also turning up slightly.

The night breeze blew, and both of their windows swayed gently.

Under the moonlight, two young hearts were slowly drawing closer.

In the Undying Mountain, Xiao Nannan looked at the two faces looking at the moon in the water mirror and couldn't help but smile.

"Teacher, look at them."

Chu Tianjiao followed her gaze and also smiled.

"Being young is nice."

Willow Deity still sat quietly, a smile on her lips. Ancient Kirin Emperor held a teacup and clicked his tongue twice.

"These two kids are interesting."

The night breeze blew, and the branches and leaves of the ancient tea tree of enlightenment swayed gently, rustling.

The human emperor banner scattered golden light rain, appearing exceptionally gentle under the moonlight.

In the Undying Mountain, all was well.

And in some corner of this world, the aura of the great era was becoming increasingly thick.

...

In the first month after the arrival of the Golden Age, the entire Big Dipper Astral Region was immersed in an unprecedented frenzy.

The dissipation of the Azure Emperor's Dao marks was like spring ice melting, allowing the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth, which had been suppressed for ten thousand years, to be completely released.

Spiritual Qi surged like a tide, and Dao Laws were as brilliant as a galaxy. Cultivators were pleasantly surprised to find that Bottlenecks that originally took several years to Breakthrough could now be crossed in a few months; Laws that originally required painstaking meditation to comprehend now flowed into their hearts as naturally as a clear spring.

Disciples of major Holy Lands, Imperial Dynasties, and Great Families went into secluded cultivation one after another. Brand new names began to be praised in the cultivation world. Those once obscure Disciples, under the catalysis of the Great Change of Heaven and Earth, sprouted like bamboo shoots after rain, showing amazing talent and potential.

And in this cultivation tide sweeping the entire Big Dipper Astral Region, the two most dazzling new stars both came from the Eastern Wasteland's Ji Family.

Ji Zi, the son of the Void Emperor, gave up his Bloodline but walked a path of his own.

His Hunyuan Void Cultivation Technique improved day by day, and his transformation between void and reality had reached the Transcendent level. When he struck, he was unpredictable, making Cultivators of the same generation feel awe.

In just a few short months, he broke through from the Dragon Transformation First Change to the Dragon Transformation Third Change, leading his peers by two whole minor Realms, becoming the top existence among the younger generation of the Eastern Wasteland.

Ye Fan, the Ancient Desolate Saint Body, although he started late, his progress speed was equally astonishing.

In constant sparring with Ji Zi and Ji Haoyue, his combat experience accumulated rapidly, and his understanding of the Dao deepened daily. In the third month after the arrival of the Golden Age, he successfully broke through to the Dragon Transformation Secret Realm, officially entering the ranks of the top prodigies of the Big Dipper Astral Region.

"Dragon Transformation Realm."

On the Ji Family's Martial Arts Arena, Ye Fan retracted his fist, feeling the power as vast as the sea within his body, and let out a long sigh of relief. His body was surrounded by a faint golden light; the power of the Saint Body had become even purer under the nourishment of the Dragon Transformation Realm.

Ji Zi stood beside him, looking at him with a flash of approval in his eyes. "From Four Poles to Dragon Transformation in three months—this speed would be top-tier in any era."

Ye Fan shook his head. "Still slower than you. You're already at the Dragon Transformation Third Change."

Ji Zi smiled. "I've been cultivating longer than you. Moreover, I have my father's Legacy. Although I gave up the Bloodline, the insights from those years in the Seal remain. You are different; you started from zero. To achieve this is already remarkable."

Ye Fan didn't speak, just clenched his fist. The Dragon Transformation Realm was only the beginning. The road he had to walk was still very long.

Ji Haoyue walked over from the other side of the field, holding a towel, and handed it to Ye Fan. "Wipe your sweat."

Ye Fan took the towel and wiped the sweat from his face.

Ji Haoyue looked at him, a flash of complexity in his eyes. Three months ago, he was in the Four Poles Secret Realm, and Ye Fan was in the Dao Palace Realm. Now, Ye Fan had reached Dragon Transformation, while he had just broken through to the Dragon Transformation First Change. His former advantage was shrinking bit by bit. But he felt no jealousy, only a stronger fighting spirit.

"Ye Fan, starting tomorrow, I will also go into secluded cultivation," Ji Haoyue said. "The Dragon Transformation First Change is not enough; I want to catch up to you guys."

Ye Fan looked at him and nodded. "Good. When you come out of seclusion, we'll have another fight."

Ji Haoyue smiled. "Alright."

Ji Zi stood to the side, looking at the two of them, a smile appearing on his lips. With them around, the future of the Ji Family would not be bad.

After the arrival of the Golden Age, the major Holy Lands of the Eastern Wasteland also began to display their foundations.

In the Yaoguang Holy Land, the Holy Son of Shaking Light emerged from seclusion. He practiced the supreme secret arts of the Yaoguang Holy Land, and his cultivation had reached the Dragon Transformation Second Change. He was surrounded by a faint Holy Light, his temperament extraordinary.

In the Yaochi Holy Land, the Holy Maiden of Yaochi emerged. She wore white clothes and a light veil, revealing only a pair of eyes as clear as water. Her cultivation was also at the Dragon Transformation Second Change, practicing the "West Queen Scripture" inherited from the Queen Mother of the West. She was surrounded by a faint immortal light, her temperament cold and Transcendent.

In the Jiang Family, Jiang Yifei emerged. He was the most outstanding Genius of the Jiang Family's younger generation, practicing the ancestral "Hengyu Scripture." His cultivation had reached the Dragon Transformation Second Change. He had a handsome face and a gentle temperament, but his strikes were overbearing and sharp, having deeply inherited the true teachings of Emperor Hengyu.

These Saints and Saintesses were all obscure before the arrival of the Golden Age, suppressed into insignificance by Divine Bodies of the Eastern Wasteland like Ji Haoyue. But now, the Great Dao no longer suppressed them, and their talents were completely released, each like an unsheathed sharp sword, showing their brilliance.

Among them, the most eye-catching were none other than Ye Fan and Ji Zi.

It wasn't because of the forces behind them—Ye Fan was only a Guest Elder of the Ji Family, and although Ji Zi was an Imperial Son, he had given up his Bloodline. It was because of what they did.

In the second month after the arrival of the Golden Age, Ye Fan and Ji Zi made a decision—to visit the major Holy Lands of the Eastern Wasteland to spar and discuss the Dao with their peers.

The first stop: Yaoguang Holy Land.

The Holy Son of Shaking Light personally received them. The three sat on the Dao Discussion Platform of the Yaoguang Holy Land, talking about the path of cultivation and exchanging their understandings of the Laws of the Great Dao.

The Holy Son of Shaking Light's Holy Light Art emphasized being upright and magnificent; Ji Zi's Hunyuan Void emphasized the transformation of void and reality, being unpredictable; Ye Fan's Saint Body path emphasized the ultimate of power and will. Three completely different Daos collided on the platform, sparking countless flashes of insight.

After discussing the Dao, the three had a spar. The Holy Son of Shaking Light was at the Dragon Transformation Second Change, Ji Zi was at the Dragon Transformation Second Change, and Ye Fan had just broken through to the Dragon Transformation First Change. Although there was a gap in their Realms, the battle between the three was exceptionally intense. In the end, the three ended in a draw, each gaining something from the encounter.