A man from the Big Dipper, starting his charlatanship at Mount Tai.

A vast and powerful pressure surged into the sky!

Divine light soared into the sky, and celestial radiance shone in countless directions. A massive divine source floated in mid-air, within which was sealed an unparalleled goddess.

She lay quietly within the divine source, her eyes closed, as if in a deep sleep. Her seven-colored fairy dress shimmered with light, its hem spreading like clouds, her skin as white as jade, glowing softly in the divine light. Her long, black hair cascaded down her body, adorned with several jade hairpins carved from divine silkworms, each one exquisitely sculpted.

Her beauty was so perfect it seemed otherworldly; her eyebrows were like distant, misty mountains, her nose was straight and delicate, and her lips were as pale as cherry blossoms. Even in her sleep, she exuded a cool and noble aura, as if a celestial being had descended to earth.

But what's most striking is her chest.

A jet-black spear pierced through her chest, its shaft wreathed in eerie death energy, a stark contrast to the boundless life force within her divine source.

Where the spear pierced, the seven-colored fairy dress was stained dark red with blood, and the bloodstains have not dried even after thousands of years.

Jiang Taixu's pupils constricted as he stared intently at the woman within his divine source. He could tell at a glance that this woman's cultivation level far surpassed his own! She was a high-level Saint King, perhaps even... a peak Saint King!

"This, this is..." Ye Fan swallowed hard.

Lin Xiu: "This is Princess Divine Silkworm."

"The Fighting Saint King's fiancée, the Holy Prince's... aunt."

"Auntie?!"

The Holy Prince trembled violently, his fiery golden eyes widening in shock. He lunged at the Divine Source, his claws trembling as he pressed them against its surface, staring intently at the woman inside.

"It really is...it really is Auntie! But...wasn't she nailed to death by Kun Zhou at the end of the ancient era?" The Holy Prince remembered that before he was sealed away, the news that Princess Divine Silkworm had died was being spread everywhere.

Lin Xiu stood with his hands behind his back and slowly spoke:

"Princess Divine Silkworm was born in Divine Silkworm Ridge. She was exceptionally talented and showed amazing talent from a young age. She grew up and broke through barriers all the way. Later, she was betrothed by her family to the Fighting Saint King of the Fighting Saint Ape lineage."

"At the end of the ancient era, the Fighting Saint Emperor failed to transform into a Fighting Immortal and died after overturning the Undying Emperor's Daoist temple. Some forces that had a grudge against the Fighting Saint Ape clan took the opportunity to launch an attack, intending to exterminate the Fighting Saint Ape lineage."

"Princess Divine Silkworm was preparing to protect the Fighting Saint Ape clan because of her marriage agreement with them. However, she was ambushed from a distance by the Great Sage Kunzhou with the God-Slaying Spear. The spear pierced through the Immortal Platform and she fell into the void."

"Everyone thought she had perished, but little did they know that her last breath of life had not been extinguished. She was sealed in divine essence liquid at a great cost, to be saved in the future."

With each word Lin Xiu spoke, the Holy Prince's gaze sharpened.

Upon hearing the words "Kunzhou," the Holy Prince's golden hair stood on end, his fighting spirit soared, and he gritted his teeth.

"Kun Zhou! This grudge... will be avenged sooner or later!" The killing intent in the Holy Prince's eyes was almost tangible.

Chapter 183: Breaking through the immortal platform? The Holy Son of Ashes

After making those harsh remarks, the Holy Prince turned to look at Lin Xiu:

"Brother Lin just said... that she still has a chance of survival?"

Lin Xiu placed his hand on the Divine Source, carefully sensing it for a moment, and then copied the Daoist essence of the Divine Silkworm Princess. He nodded and said:

"Princess Divine Silkworm does indeed still have a sliver of life left, but this sliver of life is too weak, like a candle flickering in the wind, and could be extinguished at any moment."

“Aside from the elixir of immortality, there is almost no cure in the world.”

Upon hearing this, a resolute glint flashed in the eyes of the Holy Prince.

"I'll go to Mount Sumeru! Uncle might have a way!"

Perhaps because he received information about the Fighting Saint King from Lin Xiu, the Holy Prince did not choose to handle it himself as in the original story, but instead chose to seek help from the Fighting Saint King.

After all, if one were to truly seek the elixir of immortality, it would certainly be much easier for someone whose strength surpasses that of the Battle Saint King of the Primordial Era than for a junior like him.

Having said that, the Holy Prince turned to leave.

But Lin Xiu called out to him.

"Wait a minute."

“Your Highness, if you go to Mount Sumeru now, the Fighting Saint King may not see you. Even if he does, he may not be able to help you.”

"Why?!" The Holy Prince frowned.

"Firstly, the Fighting Saint King is not particularly fond of this marriage. If it were the Holy Prince who was on the verge of death, it would be fine, but if it were the Divine Silkworm Princess, the Fighting Saint King might not be willing to descend Mount Sumeru."

"Secondly, even if the Fighting Saint King were willing to help, the elixir of immortality wouldn't be so easy to find."

"If you trust me, you can temporarily leave Princess Shencan here. There are saints stationed in Tianxuan Holy Land, which can ensure that her divine source is not damaged and her life force is not dissipated."

"As for the treatment method... I actually have some ideas, but I cannot guarantee 100% success at the moment."

"If Your Highness fails on your end, how about trying my method?"

The Holy Prince hesitated for a moment, looked at the sleeping woman in the divine source, and then at Lin Xiu.

Finally, he nodded heavily.

"Okay! I believe you!"

"But I must go to Mount Sumeru. I must ask my uncle in person no matter what!"

Lin Xiu smiled.

"Alright, go ahead. With Princess Shencan here, she will not be lost."

The Holy Prince gave Lin Xiu a deep look, then gazed intently at the woman in the Divine Source. With a stomp of his foot, he transformed into a golden light that shot into the sky and vanished into the horizon in the blink of an eye.

Only after the Holy Prince left did Ye Fan finally speak.

"Holy Lord, don't you still have at least one or two sets of Holy Fruits? Why not just use the Holy Fruits to save her?"

Lin Xiu glanced at Ye Fan.

"Little Leaf, you're quite generous. Sacred Fruits are so precious, one is fine, I can ask you for more. But to heal Princess Divine Silkworm, we need at least several."

"Moreover... what I wanted was never simply to save the Divine Silkworm Princess."

Ye Fan was taken aback.

"So what do you want?"

"The scriptures of the Fighting Saint Emperor, the secret techniques of the Fighting Saint Ape clan," Lin Xiu said calmly.

“The Holy Prince doesn’t owe me a great favor yet. I need to wait until he repeatedly runs into obstacles and is at his wit’s end before I make my move. Only then will he owe me a huge favor, and only then can I obtain the Holy Emperor’s Scripture from him.”

Ye Fan's lips twitched.

"Holy Lord, your scheming... is far too deep, isn't it?"

Lin Xiu chuckled.

"Is it too deep? I just intend to give the Holy Prince more experience. Otherwise, how will he know the value of human relationships?"

"Moreover, according to my calculations, even using the Sacred Fruit might not be enough to revive Princess Divine Silkworm. Her injuries are too severe; her Sendai was pierced by the God-Slaying Spear, and her life force is almost gone. To revive her in one fell swoop, we would need a complete Immortal Elixir."

Lin Xiu remembered that in the original novel, Princess Shencan simultaneously consumed Ye Fan's sacred fruit and a sacred peach obtained by the Holy Prince from Yaochi, which brought her back to life and allowed her to gradually recover.

A single sacred fruit is far from enough to heal Princess Divine Silkworm.

Of course, if it's a set of nine... it can indeed be restored to its full potential in one go.

.......

"Huh? A complete elixir of immortality is this expensive?!"

Ye Fan swallowed hard, then suddenly remembered something and hurriedly asked:

"By the way, Holy Lord, you just said you have a way to cure Princess Divine Silkworm, but the success rate isn't 100%?"

Lin Xiu: "......"

Lin Xiu smiled without saying a word, but Ye Fan immediately understood the answer from Lin Xiu's reaction.

Ye Fan: "Alright~ I knew it! Holy Lord, you actually have a way! Quickly confess! The success rate you mentioned isn't 100%!"

"Bai, are you just trying to fool the Holy Prince!"

"Of course not! Do you think I'm the kind of person who enjoys lying to others?"

Of course you are! If you aren't, then who is?

"So, Your Majesty, what do you mean...?" Although he was inwardly complaining, Ye Fan still asked respectfully on the surface.

"At least for now, I am not confident that I can save Princess Divine Silkworm without using the elixir of immortality."

"According to my calculations, the sacred fruit I replicate will probably only be effective on Princess Divine Silkworm after I become a saint."

"However, if we only need to pull her back from the brink of death, back to a point where she can be slowly healed with other divine medicines... with me, a half-step Great Power, plus one of your Sacred Fruits... that should be enough."

Lin Xiu knew that Ye Fan's experience in the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Land was different from the original story. Because he felt that what Lin Xiu asked him to pick must be something good, Ye Fan picked a few more sacred fruits the first time he picked them, and he still has them now.

Ye Fan's face twitched. He felt that Lin Xiu was really calculating, thinking of using Lin Xiu's Sacred Fruit instead of his own.

However, Ye Fan didn't really have much of an opinion about this.

Because if he fails to break through the Four Extremes, it is estimated that only a complete immortal elixir can save him.

Although there's the option of gathering herbs in the Ancient Sacred Land as a safety net, it's safer to have a set of Sacred Fruits in hand just in case.

If he gives Lin Xiu a sacred fruit first... then when Lin Xiu needs a sacred fruit, Lin Xiu can't just stand by and watch him die, can he?

It shouldn't be that bad, right?

At most, we'll just put him in debt, making him owe a second elixir of immortality?

.......

【Wait!】Besides the elixir of immortality, Ye Fan noticed another important matter.

[As Master Lin just said, with his near-Great Power level and my Sacred Fruit, it was only possible to pull Princess Divine Silkworm back from the brink of death.]

So... he's about to advance to the half-step Great Power realm?

Could it be that his seclusion this time is to break through to the half-step Great Power Realm?

But... isn't he only at the fifth stage of the Dragon Transformation?

[Having advanced to the half-step Great Power realm in just one month, building upon the Five Transformations of Dragon Transformation?]

[Haha! Impossible! Absolutely impossible!]

[The Holy Lord is probably just digesting what he's gained during this period. In my opinion, it will take at least one or two years for the Holy Lord to advance to the half-step Great Power Realm!]

Ye Fan really didn't want to believe his own thoughts, after all, the higher one's realm, the more difficult it becomes to continue improving.

If Lin Xiu could really reach the Sendai realm in a month, why would he bother cultivating so diligently? Wouldn't it be better to just let Lin Xiu give him Daoist empowerment?

He went from a fifth-level dragon transformation to Sendai in just one month?!