Chapter 897 - 893: Suppression - Invincible Young Master in the City - NovelsTime

Invincible Young Master in the City

Chapter 897 - 893: Suppression

Author: Hard to express oneself
updatedAt: 2025-08-15

CHAPTER 897: CHAPTER 893: SUPPRESSION

Ye Fan wasn’t aware of the Evil Spirit Banner; he only knew that what he held in his hand was the Suppression Refining Banner, which he got from Bai He, who claimed it was an ancestral heirloom.

Suppressing the turbulent spiritual energy within his body, Ye Fan replied, "Sect Master, the item in my hand was acquired from a loose cultivator disciple."

"Suppression Refining Banner?" Hua Wu’s expression froze momentarily as several senior disciples of the Xuan Sect, including Master Hui Ning, made their way to the back mountain.

The strike Hua Wu delivered just now was so powerful that it even triggered the formations on Shuangfeng Mountain set to guard against sneak attacks, causing disturbance even over at the Tian Sect.

Master Hui Ning, second only to Hua Wu in status within the Xuan Sect, approached, observing the Suppression Refining Banner in Ye Fan’s hand, and said, "Senior Sister, is this the Evil Spirit Banner, the treasure of the first great sect, the Celestial Sea Sect, from the ancient times?"

Hua Wu nodded slightly and said, "Although I have never seen the Evil Spirit Banner, the description in the ancient script should match it. During the Ancient War, this banner suppressed over six thousand evil spirits, and only the first great Celestial Sea Sect of that time could contain it. At that time, our Tianxuan Sect had not yet emerged..."

Zhuo Junwu once said that the Pan Gu Secret Realm can be divided into three major eras: ancient, middle, and later ancient stages. We are now in the later ancient stage, during which the current seven great sects gradually formed.

Because a great war occurred between the ancient and middle ages, only legends about the ancient times remain. It is said that in the Pan Gu Secret Realm, not only could one transcend tribulations, but even immortals could exist. Thus, powerful cultivators gathered, undying and unperishing, attacking each other until the Ancient War erupted.

After the Ancient War, the Pan Gu Secret Realm underwent earth-shattering changes; the world transformed, and the spiritual energy even became severed. Coupled with the countless lives lost among cultivators, the Pan Gu Secret Realm activated a restriction, forcing cultivators seeking tribulation to leave the realm, or face heavenly thunder strikes. This marked the beginning of the Middle Ages.

The Middle Ages were almost a barren phase for the Pan Gu Secret Realm, with many small sects rising as some large sects began to decline.

Ye Fan guessed that the so-called first great sect, the Celestial Sea Sect, likely declined during the Middle Ages.

"Return, and reflect in isolation, never to set foot in the Xuan Sect’s domain again, or face the Nine Thunder Punishment!" Hua Wu angrily said to the disciples of the Tian Sect, instilling fear in them. The Nine Thunder Punishment is the highest penalty in the Tianxuan Sect’s doctrine; enduring nine thunders would obliterate even Nascent Soul experts, let alone their Golden Core Stage disciples.

The Tian Sect disciples hurriedly lifted the brother lying on the ground, intending to use qi force to return along the back mountain path but were blocked by Hua Wu’s emitted qi force.

"No discipline, no wonder the Xuan Sect has been so chaotic in recent years. From now on, anyone treading the wrong path will be dealt with as a traitor and spy!"

The Tian Sect disciples obediently took the main path from the Xuan Sect down the mountain.

After they left, Hua Wu assessed Ye Fan and said, "Come in and explain everything!"

Everyone could sense the anger on Hua Wu’s face. Ye Fan had not yet learned the Tianxuan Sect’s cultivation techniques, yet with his late Foundation Establishment strength, he defeated an inner sect Golden Core Stage disciple. Additionally, he held what was said to be the "Evil Spirit Banner," leaving Hua Wu with no good impression of him.

Ye Fan led the way in front, Qing Xu followed with her head hung low. She had shown some vigor earlier, but seeing the sect master so furious, she, after all, was a young girl and now felt as though she had made a mistake, needing Ye Fan, the older brother figure, to shoulder the blame.

Inside the main hall of the Xuan Sect, Master Hui Ning first spoke, "Senior Sister, wasn’t it said that the Evil Spirit Banner hasn’t appeared for thousands of years? Why is it on him? Was it taken to Earth and brought back by him?"

Hua Wu scrutinized Ye Fan and said, "That’s a question for him to answer."

Ye Fan said, "This item was not brought back from Earth by me, but acquired from a hunted loose cultivator disciple."

He didn’t reveal Bai He’s involvement because he feared that the matter would arouse suspicions about Bai He in the Tianxuan Sect and disadvantage her. Ye Fan felt indifferent towards Bai He, but since she served him as her master, he bore the responsibility to protect her as a servant.

"Could an ancient magic artifact like the Evil Spirit Banner fall into the hands of a normal loose cultivator?" Hua Wu frowned.

Even Master Hui Ning was puzzled, saying, "Senior Sister, given that it supposedly suppressed six thousand evil spirits, it’s only a magic artifact?"

"The classification of magical items in ancient times differed from that after the Middle Ages. The Evil Spirit Banner itself does not qualify as a treasure but serves as a prison for suppressing evil spirits, hence no specified classification. In ancient texts, it’s categorized as a magic artifact with special efficacy," Hua Wu explained, then looked at the banner in Ye Fan’s hand. "But this item hasn’t vanished for thousands of years. After the Celestial Sea Sect split, over seventy sects inherited some cultivation techniques during the later ancient stages, and this item was acquired by the Jiang Yu Sect in the Great Sorrow Region. However, the Jiang Yu Sect was destroyed by the Diyuan Sect over two hundred years ago. Everyone believed this artifact was in Diyuan Sect’s possession ever since, but unexpectedly, it appeared here."

Being a Sect Master, Hua Wu was informed of matters far more than elders like Master Hui Ning who mostly stayed indoors cultivating and teaching disciples.

Newcomer Ye Fan had never heard of the Jiang Yu Sect, let alone the Diyuan Sect’s annihilation of the Jiang Yu Sect. He speculated that Bai He’s mother was likely affiliated with the Jiang Yu Sect. After the sect’s destruction, this magical item was passed to Bai He, who merely used it to absorb others’ spiritual energy until she encountered him.

Master Hui Ning was somewhat nervous, asking, "Will this item threaten the stability of the Pan Gu Secret Realm?"

Hua Wu pondered and lightly shook her head, saying, "Even the suppression of six thousand evil spirits by the Evil Spirit Banner is only mentioned in ancient texts, which are legendary codes from the Middle Ages. The actual use of this item remains unknown. However, observing that for tens of thousands of years the Evil Spirit Banner has posed no harm to the mortal world, the ancient text’s record is likely false."

"Then how does Senior Sister plan to handle this item?" Master Hui Ning inquired further for instructions.

Hua Wu assessed Ye Fan, contemplating, "Since a Golden Core Stage disciple was injured by it, its power is still formidable. Moreover, Qing Neng hasn’t reached the Golden Core Stage yet—I’m concerned about his future inability to control it and must seek someone to temporarily safeguard it."

Her words suggest using her authority as the Sect Master to pressure Ye Fan into surrendering the Suppression Refining Banner.

Ye Fan stated, "Under Sect Master, this item is entrusted by my master and cannot be handed over!"

"Didn’t you just say it was obtained from a loose cultivator disciple?" Hua Wu’s tone turned cold again.

"What I said earlier was because I was unaware of the implications behind this banner. If it tarnished my master’s reputation, it would be inappropriate," Ye Fan offered a reasonably valid excuse.

All of you keep mentioning "Evil Spirit Banner," it doesn’t sound like a good thing. If it were something that belonged to my Li Huo Sect, I’d worry it might tarnish the sect’s reputation.

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