Ye Fan completed all the steps of ascension, and his body officially entered the ranks of the Immortals. He instantly disappeared from where he was, leaving the human realm.

As for whether he went to the Immortal realm or somewhere else, even Xi He, who was stationed far away to handle troubles, did not know. Xi He only knew one thing, and that was that Ye Fan should not be returning for the time being.

"Do you think entering the Immortal realm is so easy to return from? The Immortal realm is a place of no return. It’s too dangerous there. Even now, I can’t reverse back. As to whether you’ll be safe inside, that’s also your own matter!" Xi He seemed unwilling to help Ye Fan, although she still showed him respect in name.

With Ye Fan’s disappearance, it seemed that a hegemon from the human realm had been lost, but Xi He knew that now the troubles were truly beginning. Perhaps the opening of the Immortal realm gate was a trap to lure Ye Fan into the Immortal realm.

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"What should we do now?" Sang Yuan, who had been waiting in the Pan Gu secret realm, also learned of the situation. She seemed even more worried than Xi He because her cultivation level wasn’t high enough to stabilize the Pan Gu secret realm. Perhaps she once had that ability, but now with ancient mighty beings and people like Ye Fan of high cultivation levels appearing one after another, the order of the Pan Gu secret realm had been redefined.

Beside her, a female cultivator said, "Divine Envoy, now that the young master has suddenly ascended, those of us left in the second-tier secret realm..."

"Do you still have the mind to worry about them? Even if you gather them all, what good will it do? I alone could kill them all, and a hundred of my cultivation level might not be equal to one ancient mighty being. In this world, hoping to survive is simply dreaming!" Sang Yuan scolded sternly.

The female cultivator looked somewhat frustrated and said, "But now, without the young master, I don’t know how to ensure the secret realm won’t be disturbed..."

Sang Yuan said, "Isn’t there still an ancient mighty being helping us now? The Divine Mother is still here, though she was sent to Earth by the young master. Her cultivation has mostly recovered, and although there’s still a gap compared to the young master, she should be able to deal with ordinary troublemakers. Moreover, there are ancient cultivators like Xi He whose cultivation surpasses that of the Divine Mother... The greatest concern now should be the other ancient mighty beings, led by Nuwa. We don’t know whether they are awake yet, and there’s that mysterious power... With the young master entering the Immortal realm, there’s no need to be overly tense. Everything should proceed according to the emergency plan that was in place when the young master entered the second-tier secret realm!"

The female cultivator stood there silently, but she felt that things were very troublesome now, extremely troublesome, and knew that her status was too low to take charge of everything.

Sang Yuan said, "Now that the young master is in the secret realm, but the Madame is still inside, we should follow the Madame’s arrangements. Besides the Madame, there are also two old madames whose words carry weight, but for now, don’t mention the young master entering the Immortal realm to the two old madames, or that will cause more trouble for yourself..."

The female cultivator respectfully bowed, "I will remember the words of the Divine Envoy, and I will handle the current matters well so as not to disappoint you, Divine Envoy!"

"Then what are you waiting for? Go do your work. I don’t want to see anyone idling around!" Sang Yuan said angrily.

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In the secret realm, Lu Xiaoman had just met Ye Fan earlier and knew about Ye Fan’s ascension. Although she was worried, she still supported Ye Fan in her heart. As long as Ye Fan could achieve a higher level of cultivation, it was a form of progress. Lu Xiaoman internally wanted to be the woman behind Ye Fan. As long as Ye Fan sought progress in his cultivation, she would support him.

After Ye Fan left, Lu Xiaoman felt uneasy, not knowing how to describe her feelings. She always felt that things might not be going smoothly for Ye Fan, as ascension had a chance of failure, and if it failed, Ye Fan might be in trouble...

The more she worried, the more bad things she thought about, and eventually, Lu Xiaoman became restless, losing even the motivation to cultivate.

She originally wanted to cultivate to the Nascent Soul Stage earlier to reduce some trouble for Ye Fan. At least, she could help him a bit. She didn’t expect to achieve it all at once, but given the current situation, it seemed difficult to reach the Nascent Soul Stage.

"Sister, stop cultivating. Brother-in-law has already left. No matter how much you practice, he won’t see it. Haven’t you ever thought that maybe brother-in-law is just making excuses and doesn’t really want to help you cultivate?" Mo Xiaoyan always poured cold water on Lu Xiaoman’s hopes at inappropriate times. "Sister, brother-in-law’s cultivation has reached a terrifying level. If he wanted to help someone achieve higher cultivation, just pressing his hand on their back and moving a bit should do the trick..."

Lu Xiaoman retorted irritably, "Do you think your brother-in-law is teaching you martial arts?"

"What martial arts? It’s healing. In those movies and TV shows, don’t they just tear off the girl’s clothes, and the guy slaps her back a few times, then the girl’s injuries heal, or she gains higher cultivation, but the girl also ends up liking the guy and has to give herself to him..." Mo Xiaoyan spoke without any concern for the consequences.

"Xiaoyan, what you’re saying is completely nonsense. You know how hard your brother-in-law is working to cultivate. If you’re not helping him, at least don’t say sarcastic things here. Have you not considered how much suffering your brother-in-law has gone through to cultivate these days? He bears a lot of pressure now. We can’t help him, and you expect him to sacrifice his cultivation to help us? How is that possible?" Lu Xiaoman said in a stern tone.

Mo Xiaoyan pouted, "Brother-in-law hasn’t even said anything, and yet sister is defending him so much. It seems like brother-in-law has quite the network of connections, with so many women around him, and none of them get jealous, they all speak up for him..."

Because of Mo Xiaoyan’s sarcastic words, which didn’t endear her to anyone, Lu Xiaoman said, "If you can’t speak properly, leave. I don’t want to hear your nonsense. Xiaoyan, let me make it clear once again: no matter what happens to your brother-in-law, I will stand by his side. If you say anything bad about him again, I won’t forgive you. Your brother-in-law is protecting you, protecting all humans. He’s doing great things, and you can’t slander him!"

"Hmph!" Mo Xiaoyan snorted softly, not daring to say more.

She didn’t want to strain her relationship with her sister, thinking, "I won’t fall out with you. The only connection I have with that jerk Ye Fan is that he’s my brother-in-law. If I lose you, my sister, how will I ever be worthy to meet my brother-in-law?"