Ye Fan had already cultivated into a half-step 5th realm True Origin cultivator now.
He had formed his golden body in which his skeleton had become denser and his bones had even turned golden; even his blood and eyes had also turned golden in color.
This was the mark of a golden celestial and he had become from a cultivation master now.
Although the 5th realm cultivation is the lofty peak that all the cultivators want to achieve since the day that they had all become cultivators, there are still the 6th, 7th and 8th cultivation realm which only the truly powerful cultivators can achieve.
Ye Fan was also able to start his study on the profound mysteries of the 6th sword of his Six Aura Swords but he had decided to put it aside for now as he feared that he would lose his hard gained attainment at the True Origin level.
It was easier on the lower cultivation realms to lose his cultivation attainment but it was not easy to have a gambit at the 5th realm cultivation.
For this cultivation realm, he had his dao cultivation partner Fairy Xuan Xueqi to thank for.
Also, now that he is able to research some of the dual cultivation practices from the celestial-step Omnipotent Immortal Force, he is also able to advance in it now.
He quickly set to consolidate his cultivation and this took him 3 months.
This speed was actually quite fast as many cultivators would actually require as long as 1 year to 3 years' time to stabilize their cultivation core.
Ye Fan was able to achieve this so quickly because he had obtained Fairy Xuan Xueqi's Extreme Yin Divine Body and also her guidance. Plus, he also had a divine sword to quicken the pace for him and the spiritual force energies that were generated by the bronze divine tree were richer than even the mountains of the Profound Cloud Sect.
Finally, one day, Ye Fan said to Fairy Xuan Xueqi and Little Xuefeng. "It is time for us to attempt the climb back to the top."
He smiled to Fairy Xuan Xueqi, "Aren't you curious on the changes that have occurred since we have left?"
Fairy Xuan Xueqi displayed a faint smile before she said, "I am not curious."
Ye Fan: …
He was a little at a loss when she had said that.
But on the other hand, Little Xuefeng was overjoyed that she would be finally be playing outside so she began to jump happily, "I want to play outside! Woah! Woah!"
Ye Fan turned to say to her, "There are many bad people that are more ferocious than the profound beasts that are outside. Be careful that you will be kidnapped by them using some sweet treats."
Little Xuefeng chuckled her protests, "Papa! I am never greedy!"
Ye Fan gently rebuked her, "You are a glutton. You really think that Papa does not know? Then where are your bunnies?"
Little Xuefeng looked around with a guilty countenance before saying with some hesitant, "They have run away. I don't know where they are now. Papa, I've lost my bunnies. Wuwuwuwu…"
Ye Fan quickly looked at her belly and said weakly, "Who says you are not a glutton?"
Little Xuefeng sniffed, "No, Papa. I am really not! You can ask Mama!"
"My Little Xuefeng is never a glutton," whispered Fairy Xuan Xueqi as she gently patted Little Xuefeng on the head.
Ye Fan frowned to Fairy Xuan Xueqi, "It is never too good to give excess love to a child or she will never learn. Being honest is the best way to protect her."
But Fairy Xuan Xueqi simply smiled warmly at Ye Fan and said tenderly, "You are really acting the part of a good Papa. I am a bad Mama."
Ye Fan was startled by Fairy Xuan Xueqi's words but he was also tenderly looking at her affectionate eyes.
As for Little Xuan Xuefeng, she was protesting loudly. "My Mama is a good Mama! Not a bad Mama at all!"
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After 3 days of preparations, Ye Fan was prepared to ascend the Abyssal Chasm of the Death.
He had actually run into a tricky problem before that and that was to whether he should abandon this bronze divine tree.
But Fairy Xuan Xueqi told him that this bronze divine tree was not a native here and was a profound treasure of Little Xuefeng's real mother. So it can actually be transported.
After several days of tinkering with Fairy Xuan Xueqi, Ye Fan finally discovered the array key of shrinking the bronze divine tree into his soul sea.
He was quite astonished by this finding and he wanted to plant the bronze divine tree into Fairy Xuan Xueqi's soul sea instead; this would enable her to resist the poisons in her body better.
But Fairy Xuan Xueqi told him to keep it as she was too heavily poisoned and she may even cause harm to the bronze divine tree. If so, then this would be a great pity as this bronze divine tree was an extraordinary profound treasure that was definitely better than a heaven-step profound treasure.
Finally, Ye Fan had relented.
When they had left the cave which they had called home for the past 100 years, Ye Fan took a second look at the cave.
Little Xuefeng waved a final farewell to her bunny friends that were invisible in the background, "Farewell my cute bunnies…"
Ye Fan then displayed his Omnipotent Immortal Force to envelop Fairy Xuan Xueqi and Little Xuefeng as they ascended the cliff together.
He was able to use his 5th realm cultivation to strongly gripped the sides of the cliff while carrying Fairy Xuan Xueqi on his back as well as Little Xuefeng.
At the same time, he was also strong enough to maintain his Omnipotent Immortal Force for several hours as he went through the thick purple mists that enveloped the Abyssal Chasm of Death.
It was as what the God Beast Helenyus had said to Ye Fan, the Omnipotent Immortal Force could indeed protect him from the purple mists once he had reached the 5th realm cultivation.
He was also able to fulfill his promise to the God Beast Helenyus to bring her child out of the Abyssal Chasm of Death too.
Not only that, he had also managed to prolong the life of his protégé mistress and dao cultivation partner Fairy Xuan Xueqi as well.
It took him several more hours of grueling climbing to reach to the very top of the Abyssal Chasm of Death and he was nearly at his breaking point when he had finally reached to the very top.
For the past hour, he was rapidly losing stamina and his profound strength to maintain the climb and his Omnipotent Immortal Force but his strong willpower to protect his beloved Xueqi and his child Little Xuefeng constantly renewed Ye Fan's resolve.
"I don't blame you if we fall," Fairy Xueqi had told him.
"We won't fall…"
And they had finally made it to the very top.
As soon as they had reached the very top, a powerful vortex sucked them to the heavens and a rift was opened to take them to the outside world.
No one should remain in this trial unless under a special circumstance such as being trapped in the 7 forbidden death zones of the Undermountain Trial and they were long past the trial's time limit.
And so, they were sent outside.
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Author Note:
1. Finally the background story of Ye Fan and Fairy Xuan Xueqi is finally finished ^o^