Chapter 1402 - Blood Primeval Fruit

“It seems that Ye Kuang has spread word about me.”

A chilling light flickered in Chen Fan’s eyes.

The Black Wind Dual Fiends knew that he was the champion of the martial meet and had an Immortal Breakthrough Pill. Clearly, this leak came from the Hua Alliance.

As for who gave the Hua Alliance that information, there were only two sources: Ye Kuang and Mo Xue.

Mo Xue could be ruled out, as he had no grudge against Chen Fan. As for Ye Kuang, he had the means and the motive.

“Very well, Hua Alliance and Ye Kuang, I’ll let you live for a little longer. But when my cultivation rises, I’ll settle every score. Old and new!”

At present, Chen Fan was already a Void Immortal at the peak of the middle stage, just a step away from the late-stage. Once he advanced to the next stage, he would likely have combat strength comparable to a sixth-stage half-immortal.

Yet this final step refused to give way; his accumulation wasn’t enough for him to cross the barrier, leaving him frustrated and grim. Had he already crossed that threshold, he wouldn’t be in such dire straits, hunted by the Black Wind Dual Fiends.

Chen Fan surveyed his surroundings. Just as he was about to leave and explore other places, a roar from an ancient beast suddenly resounded from afar.

He was startled and immediately rushed towards the source.

“

Roar, roar, roar

!”

The beast’s cries reverberated again and again. In a flash of light, Chen Fan streaked across the sky, faster than lightning, and arrived at a valley hemmed in on three sides by cliffs rising over a hundred thousand feet high.

This valley was massive, with a radius of hundreds of kilometers. A cacophony of roars rose and fell within it—hundreds, perhaps more than a thousand, ancient beasts crying out together.

The Immortal Conferral Ancient Realm held not only endless opportunities but also countless dangers, and much of that danger came from the beasts that dwelled within.

These creatures bore ancient bloodlines; each one was formidable, often unrivaled among peers of the same level.

Their furious roars resounded in the sky, like sharp blades cutting through the heavens. When Chen Fan looked closer, he saw a tide of beasts, surging and falling in dense waves. Even the weakest among them were Void Immortal-level beasts, each with territories of their own.

Hundreds of Void Immortal-level ancient beasts gathered in one location was an overwhelming sight that defied imagination. Only those who stood here could understand the crushing sense of oppression.

If these ancient beasts charged together, it would be a terrifying stampede no different from a natural disaster. Their iron hooves would leave the ground trampled and shattered.

Chen Fan’s gaze swept the battlefield. The beasts had split into two camps, each led by a terrifying overlord with an aura that chilled the air.

One was elephantine, its body towering a dozen meters high, a living hill that loomed in the distance. The other was ape-like, upright upon its feet, its glossy fur gleaming like black armor under the sun.

These two monsters were eighth-stage half-immortals, just a step away from the ninth stage. Should they cross that threshold, they would ascend into the ranks of overlords within the Ancient Realm. Yet once one broke through to the Immortal Platform realm, the realm’s rules would trigger, forcing them out, exiled by its ancient laws.

In the ancient realm, ninth-stage half-immortals were rulers.

The two colossal beasts before Chen Fan had already reached the peak of the eighth stage; thanks to their ancient bloodlines, each could contend with a ninth-stage half-immortal without fear.

Following the two ancient beasts were numerous half-immortal ancient beasts, many even at the seventh stage.

It was a clash of titans, two mighty camps staring each other down, poised to fight to the death. What they sought was unclear; even if it were territory, such ferocity seemed excessive.

What Chen Fan did not expect was the sudden appearance of the Black Wind Dual Fiends. He had assumed the brothers had already left, yet here they were, lurking nearby with greed flashing in their eyes.

Chen Fan remained motionless, hiding in the dark while the Heaven and Earth Furnace concealed all of his aura, watching in silence.

The younger one in the Black Wind Dual Fiends stared intently at the confrontation happening in the valley with a look of greed on his face.

“Brother... is that a Blood Primeval Fruit?”

“That’s right. These beasts are gathered to sacrifice blood—fresh, endless blood—to feed it, pushing it through its final metamorphosis. I never thought we’d stumble upon such fortune. The heavens are truly looking out for us.” The older one in the Black Wind Dual Fiends stared intently into the valley. “They say this fruit ripens only once every hundred years, maturing only after being nourished by rivers of blood. And once consumed... one’s cultivation soars instantly!”

Chen Fan shook all over when he heard those words.

He had read an introduction on this rare type of natural treasure of heaven and earth in the sect’s jade booklet.

Even before metamorphosis, the Blood Primeval Fruit ranked as a top-grade spiritual fruit. After metamorphosis, it became an immortal fruit, capable of instantly granting decades of cultivation and elevating one’s strength in a single leap.

Only now did Chen Fan fully grasp why so many ancient beasts had gathered in this valley. It turned out that they were going to use the fresh blood of those ancient beasts to nourish the Blood Primeval Fruit and cause it to undergo its final metamorphosis.

Once it successfully metamorphosed, the fruit would rise in rank to an immortal fruit. Whichever of the two overlord beasts devoured it would immediately step into the ninth-stage half-immortal realm, perhaps even touch the threshold of true immortality.

Thinking of this, Chen Fan’s eyes also lit up involuntarily, and his breathing became slightly hurried.

He had a mid-grade immortal elixir, the Immortal Breakthrough Pill. If consumed, he could probably reach the peak Void Immortal realm at once. Yet that would be reckless, even wasteful. The pill’s true worth only revealed itself when used to break through to the Immortal Platform realm.

As for immortal stones, while he had no shortage, they had so far failed to push him past the barrier of late-stage Void Immortal.

However, things would be completely different if he obtained the Blood Primeval Fruit. With it, he could break through at once, stepping firmly into late-stage Void Immortal.

His combat strength would become comparable to a sixth-stage half-immortal realm. Even in the vast Immortal Conferral Ancient Realm, he would no longer be counted among the weak, nor would he need to fear the pursuit of Gai Huang, Hua Alliance, and the others.