Ye Fan quietly buried the old man in some soft ground as he could not take the risk of being seen by spending too much time digging a grave.
But this was the least that he could do for this old man.
The truth was that by the time he had first seen this old man, he was already dying and it was only due to his golden body that he was able to put off death for so long.
After that he had returned to the tree top with Fairy Xuan Xueqi.
"What did he say to you?" Fairy Xuan Xueqi asked him curiously.
Ye Fan did not want to lie to Fairy Xuan Xueqi since she is his confidant.
Fairy Xuan Xueqi was quiet after she had heard him recounting what the old man had said to him.
Ye Fan asked her, "Do you think that the Dragontooth Continent is but a prison of the immortals?"
Fairy Xuan Xueqi shook her head quietly, "I don't know. Maybe yes. Beyond the oceans of the Dragontooth Continent are probably the other celestial fraternities. No one has ever explored the lands beyond the Dragontooth Continent yet. The Celestial Realm is a vast world and the Dragontooth Continent is equally vast as well. Whether it is a prison or not, it doesn't really matter."
"He also mentioned that there are the nine abyssal realms in this world that we are in. I wonder if this is true?" Ye Fan asked again.
Fairy Xuan Xueqi smiled, "Maybe. Below the desolate mists of the mountains, there may be portals where the desolate beasts thrive in and the nine abyssal realms may be their true home."
Ye Fan slowly nodded as he pondered. "If possible, I may want to go there some day."
Fairy Xuan Xueqi smiled, "And you are going to leave me? No one really knows where the nine abyssal realms are. The portals to that place are ever shifting."
"Xueqi, how do you know that the portals are ever shifting? That old man didn't say anything about this." Ye Fan asked curiously.
Fairy Xuan Xueqi was startled as she quickly said, "I have heard of a myth. That's all. Now that you have mentioned about the nine abyssal realms, I've suddenly remembered this old myth."
"I see," Ye Fan nodded.
Then he flashed the jade key as he excitingly said, "With this jade key here, I may have a chance to become an immortal cultivator. I just need to collect 2 more of these jade keys."
Fairy Xuan Xueqi smiled, "Actually, you are still young and there is no hurry to become an immortal cultivator."
Ye Fan looked at Fairy Xuan Xueqi tenderly, "The jade keys are for you. I will find another way to ascend as an immortal."
Fairy Xuan Xueqi was startled, "What do you mean?"
Ye Fan said quietly, "Even if we were to become a peaked great saint, there is no promise that we would be able to complete a successful ascension to become an immortal. This jade keys may be able to help my Xueqi to become an immortal. The old man said that there is another way to become an immortal and it is through the nine abyssal realms. I am thinking of looking for a way there."
But he was soon laughing softly, "Of course, all these will be for the future. Right now, I have to become a stronger cultivator first. It is good to have some goals first."
Fairy Xuan Xueqi smiled, "You'll become an immortal. As for me, don't worry too much about me. I don't want to become too dependent on you and I will have my own ways. Don't worry, I am still your cultivation master."
Ye Fan grinned, "My Xueqi is not only my cultivation master but my beloved as well."
When he had this, the two of them began to chuckle softly together.
All of a sudden, there was an earthquake that rocked the vicinity!
This startled Ye Fan as he gasped softly, "Is it because the Dao Fruit is descending?"
Fairy Xuan Xueqi quickly moved her fingers as she performed an augury.
After a short while, she was also gasping with great disbelief. "An immortal tomb has suddenly appeared in this vicinity…"
Ye Fan asked curiously, "An immortal tomb? A real immortal tomb?!"
"That's right. It is a real immortal tomb and I don't believe it too. But it is the true." Fairy Xuan Xueqi was still gasping with shock as she looked at Ye Fan.
Then she explained, "Usually when an immortal dies, they will place their immortal tombs in the Celestial Realm. However, it is very difficult for any cultivators to discover or find their immortal tombs. This immortal must be a really powerful immortal in order to place his tomb in this wonderland…"
Ye Fan could not contain his curiosity, "But why should an immortal place his tomb in the lower realm and not in the immortal realm? And will an immortal die?"
Fairy Xuan Xueqi smiled, "The immortal realm may not be as peaceful as you think and immortal dies all the time. They won't be foolish to place their tomb in the immortal realm to allow the other immortals to disturb their final resting place but rather, they will hide it in the lower realm where the mortal cultivators won't have the power to break the profound seal of their tombs or to find it…"
Just as Ye Fan was about to ask her how she had come to know this, Fairy Xuan Xueqi was gasping all of a sudden, "I get it now. That is because the Dao Fruit may belong to this immortal in the first place and he has been nurturing this Dao Fruit in his tomb. Now that it is going to mature, it has created a fissure to this secret wonderland."
Ye Fan said as he pondered, "That means if we want to obtain the Dao Fruit then we have to enter this immortal tomb?"
Fairy Xuan Xueqi slowly nodded, "And the other cultivators will be going there as well and it is going to be quite crowded…"
As she said that, the entire ground was still shaking and a majestic palace could be seen rising from the horizon of the dense forests.
Many of the trees here were more than 50m tall in height and this majestic palace was even taller than most of the trees here!
Ye Fan quietly said, "If this is an immortal tomb then there are bound to be other powerful profound treasures in the tomb as well. And everyone will be fighting to take these profound treasures for themselves. It is going to be a bloody mess."