ISWI Chapter 911-912 (Patreon)

Chapter 911: Senior An Could No Longer Hold Back…

After Ye Chen broke through to the Saint King realm, he settled quietly in Senior An's cave residence to stabilize his cultivation. He paid no attention to the escalating rumors surrounding the Heavenly Position Spiritual Herb.

The elders, however, remained quite concerned. They came daily to ask whether he intended to set out.

Ye Chen stayed unmoved. He would only reply with one calm sentence: "If it is mine, I gain it by fortune; if not, it is my fate."

Then he continued to reside peacefully in Senior An's cave. The detoxification sessions grew less frequent. With Senior An by his side, even just her quiet companionship brought him profound peace.

In this way, two months slipped by in the blink of an eye.

One day, Ye Chen rose leisurely, preparing to bid Senior An farewell.

"Immortal Roots are hard to find. The Chaos Azure Lotus may have already vanished into the river of history… If we cannot locate it, then so be it. In the future, I will not accompany you to the Immortal Realm. That way, no matter how terrifying the Seven Extremes Heavenly Maiden may be, she will never reach us.

"If there is still a spot available, please, Fellow Daoist Ye, reserve one for Yuyi. I only hope that before you leave, you can leave behind a bloodline with me… Yet for cultivators, bearing descendants is exceedingly difficult. Perhaps we should prepare in advance."

Senior An, who had just let down her hair, spoke with a slightly complicated look in her eyes.

Hearing her words, Ye Chen smiled gently. He suspected Senior An might be growing impatient herself. And it was understandable. After so many years of detoxification—seeing yet never truly touching— even a Buddhist saintess would probably long to return to the secular world.

But with his own effort and the system, even if the Chaos Azure Lotus had turned to ash, he was certain it would still be fed back to him. The only question was time.

As for slots to enter the Immortal Realm? That was a trivial matter. Almost everything he gave away through the system returned to him—often multiplied. Even if he gave a mere slot to the least promising Luo Bingling, it would come back as eight thousand slots.

He did not yet know the exact form of the return. But as long as he wished, he could bring the entire Heavenly Evolution Holy Land to the Immortal Realm and lead the whole sect in ascension with ease. There was no real problem.

So Ye Chen reached out tenderly and caressed Senior An's cheek.

"Senior An need not worry. The Chaos Azure Lotus will be found. Both you and Yuyi will enter the Immortal Realm. As for that Seven Extremes Heavenly Maiden—if she does not come, fine. If she dares to show herself, it remains to be seen whose clone will be refined in the end…"

Ye Chen spoke with unshakable confidence. Who said Senior An was merely a remnant soul? Once his strength reached a sufficient height, he could simply refine the Seven Extremes Heavenly Maiden's true body as a clone and feed it back to Senior An to replenish her. In that way, Senior An would become the true self.

Feeling the surging confidence radiating from Ye Chen, a flicker of admiration appeared in An Miaoli's usually cool phoenix eyes. Who could have imagined that the young man who once gifted her treasures the moment he saw her at the auction would grow into someone standing at the very peak of the Immortal Realm?

Senior An had always been forthright. She looked deeply into Ye Chen's eyes and spoke first.

"But… what if I want it now?"

Sincerity had always been her deadliest weapon. For the eternally aloof Senior An to speak so openly was, to Ye Chen, an absolute killing blow. He nearly lost control. Yet he remembered what that wisp of Seven Extremes remnant soul had said before it dissipated: if he broke his body before obtaining the Seven Extremes Immortal Body, he would never achieve perfection.

That outcome was something Ye Chen could not accept. He was supremely confident that he would one day ascend to immortality and enjoy eternal life. But whether he could share that longevity with those around him was another question entirely. Life-extension medicines had their limits.

Therefore, he hoped every woman by his side could possess the highest aptitude, so that under his nourishment, they too could attain immortality. Otherwise, living forever alone—watching the people he cherished pass away one after another—would be too cruel for him to bear.

So Ye Chen gently wrapped his arms around An Miaoli and spoke softly.

"In truth… I want it too. But I still hope Senior An can obtain the immortal physique, so that in the future you may enjoy eternal life and stand forever at my side. So please, Senior, wait just a little longer. If, when I break through to Quasi-Immortal, I still cannot obtain the Chaos Azure Lotus, then we will wait no more."

An Miaoli could feel the depth of Ye Chen's affection for her. She gently patted his back and murmured, "All right…"

After bidding farewell to Senior An, Ye Chen returned to his own peak. He planned to bring Lu Jing back into the Cave Heaven, then set out at once. To his surprise, Lu Jing—who had once begged to enter the Cave Heaven—now refused to go. Instead, Lin Ke'er and the other women suddenly wanted in!

Whether it was Lin Ke'er, Sun Ruoxin, Caidie, or Yun Qianyue, none of them held much weight in Ye Chen's heart. They had simply been fortunate enough to cross paths with him at the perfect moment. Coupled with his possessive nature as a man, that was the only reason they remained by his side. Without those circumstances, he would likely have forgotten them long ago.

Unlike Lu Jing, these women were too restless and impatient. Ye Chen had no intention of letting the Cave Heaven become overly lively just yet. With a casual wave of his hand, he turned them down.

As for Lu Jing, who stood there with an expression that screamed "just let me slack off," Ye Chen had no intention of sparing her. He wanted to see exactly where her limits lay.

Under Lu Jing's tearful, pleading gaze, he grabbed her and pulled her straight into the Cave Heaven, then flew toward the Cloud Summit Heavenly Palace.

Once again dragged back inside, Lu Jing seriously began to question her entire existence. The rejected Lin Ke'er and the others were left equally dumbfounded. Those who wanted to go couldn't; the one who didn't want to go was forcibly taken. Truly, character determines destiny…

…

"Are you heading to the Immortal Path now?"

When Feng Baiyu saw Ye Chen arrive, he gave a faint smile and spoke. Almost immediately afterward, streaks of light shot out from deep within the Heavenly Evolution Holy Land. They were all the terrifyingly powerful elders of the holy land, each fully prepared for the journey.

Feng Baiyu looked somewhat helpless, yet he understood their enthusiasm. Turning to Ye Chen, he said, "The news of the Heavenly Position Spiritual Herb appearing really is too convenient… Normally, a fully matured Heavenly Position Spiritual Herb cannot be hidden. Yet no word of it being found has come from the Sixth Realm. It's very possible someone is waiting for you there—setting up a killing trap."

"With your current achievement as a Saint King and the astonishing talent and cultivation speed you've displayed, the danger may not be limited to the Immortal Path itself. Bringing several elders along to protect you is perfectly reasonable this time…"

Ye Chen had no objections whatsoever. The elders might have their own motives, but they harbored no ill intent. As for occasionally gifting them treasures as thanks for their protection, that meant nothing to him. Let them have what they wanted.

"In that case, I'll have to trouble the Holy Master and the elders… However, since that Heavenly Position Spiritual Herb seems to have been left specifically for me, I'm in even less of a hurry. Before heading to the Immortal Path in Central Continent, I plan to make a stop at the Heavenly Intention Holy Land—to see my fiancée."

Feng Baiyu's mouth twitched. Even though the Heavenly Position Spiritual Herb situation was suspicious, Ye Chen's heart was truly vast. He really didn't care at all?

He had just spent two full months holed up in a female elder's cave residence within the holy land. The moment he came out, he was off to see another woman. To be so fond of play while possessing such terrifying combat power—it was honestly hard to comprehend.

Unable to hold back, Feng Baiyu asked, "You're not planning to visit the Heavenly Desire Sect after the Heavenly Intention Holy Land, are you?"

Ye Chen smiled and shook his head. "No, not the Heavenly Desire Sect for now…"

He definitely would not go there yet. But he had a feeling that by the time he returned, the timing would be just about right to pay the Heavenly Desire Sect a visit and present some "gifts."

…

The elders naturally had no objections. Wherever Ye Chen went, they followed—ready to serve without complaint.

Just as Ye Chen was about to leave the holy land, a clear and pure figure blocked his path. It was Dantai Xuan, the Holy Maiden of the Heavenly Evolution Holy Land, who had only recently returned.

Ye Chen looked at her curiously, unsure why she had come.

Dantai Xuan spoke with a serious expression. "Junior Brother, the remnants of the Law of Human Desire within my body have mostly dissipated. I'm worried that once it fully disappears, the Supreme remnant soul will counterattack. So from now on, I wish to cultivate inside the Divine Maiden Furnace until I break through to Saint King!"

Ye Chen: "…"

Hadn't he already suppressed the Supreme remnant soul? It couldn't possibly break free in the short term, so what counterattack was she talking about? Could Senior Sister simply be craving the experience of the furnace again?

But that didn't seem right. She had always appeared so clean and pure—how could she be so fixated on the Divine Maiden Furnace?

Ye Chen therefore assumed she must have her own legitimate reasons. And bringing her along didn't seem like much trouble. She was already at mid-stage Saint. It probably wouldn't take even a year before she reached peak Saint and began preparing to break through to Saint King—she would also need the Heavenly Position Spiritual Herb.

Moreover, she could trigger critical hits, and her gratitude seemed to flow endlessly without ever running dry. Under those conditions, having her along meant one more excellent candidate to gift treasures to once the Heavenly Position Spiritual Herb was obtained.

With that in mind, Ye Chen nodded. He proactively summoned the Divine Maiden Furnace. A delighted look crossed Dantai Xuan's face. Without the slightest hesitation, she leaped inside. Once the lid closed and Ye Chen activated the furnace at full power, he faintly heard a relieved sigh from within…

Along with a transmitted voice: "Junior Brother, I'm still a little worried… When my cultivation reaches peak Saint, could you please check the Supreme remnant soul's thoughts for me again?"

The corner of Ye Chen's mouth twitched. He suspected Dantai Xuan wasn't truly concerned. But he had no proof. As a fellow disciple, he could hardly refuse such a reasonable request outright. So he reluctantly agreed—though he set a strict limit: one week of probing at most, not a single day more…

…

After placing his senior sister inside the furnace, Ye Chen officially departed from the holy land. He flew straight toward the Heavenly Intention Holy Land. The Heavenly Intention Holy Land was practically his second home.

When Ye Chen arrived, the reception was even grander than what he received at the Heavenly Evolution Holy Land. An ancestor even emerged from seclusion to converse with him personally!

But Ye Chen's mind was not on these people. After exchanging a few brief pleasantries and excusing himself, he drifted lightly toward his fiancée's cave residence. Having not seen his righteous fiancée for so long, he missed her dearly.

Most importantly, he was extremely curious whether her demonic body had fully formed yet. He was also greatly looking forward to the experiment of whether her demonic body offering itself would affect his critical hit rewards…

Chapter 912: Immortal King Scripture: Heaven-Immortalizing Divine Art!

"Qingwu, I'm coming in…"

Ye Chen didn't mind that his fiancée hadn't come out to greet him. That was simply her personality. Even though deep down she was probably aching to climb onto him, her face still carried that signature proud expression. He sent a voice transmission outside Yi Qingwu's cave residence. When no response came, he stepped inside without hesitation.

Pushing open the cave door, Ye Chen's eyes lit up at the sight of the two figures seated before him. His fiancée was rightfully hailed as the foremost young female cultivator of the Great Yan Continent—her beauty needed no elaboration. She perfectly embodied every fantasy a cultivator could have of a goddess. Now, two nearly identical figures sat facing him. The visual impact was overwhelming.

At first glance, Ye Chen could find no difference between them. Even their auras were exactly the same. His fiancée had indeed shed her demonic body.

At the same moment, a system notification rang in his mind!

"Detected change in gift-recipient multiplier. Updating…"

"Yi Qingwu: 6,500 times!"

A faint smile curved Ye Chen's lips. He hadn't expected that shedding the demonic body and birthing the divine embryo would actually raise her aptitude further. It seemed the evolved divine body matched his acquired Chaos Body even more perfectly.

What disappointed him slightly, however, was that only one notification sounded. The system gave no indication of a new compatible gift recipient being detected. Clearly, the two were one and the same. Even with the naked eye, Ye Chen couldn't tell them apart.

But when he gently activated the imprint, one of the figures began to tremble involuntarily. That was obviously the shed demonic body. The other, naturally, was now the true main body.

His deliberate activation finally broke Yi Qingwu's pretense of closed-eyed silence. She opened her eyes, her voice like heavenly music: "What are you here for? Why aren't you still staying in the Heavenly Emperor Hall? Or perhaps in An Miaoli's cave residence?"

Ye Chen smiled. It seemed his fiancée knew everything about him in surprising detail. She was clearly quite concerned. And perhaps a little jealous. He actually rather enjoyed this side of her. Still, important matters came first; experiments could wait.

Ye Chen sat down in front of her true body and spoke gently: "While I was on the Immortal Path, I was ambushed by the Devouring True Inheritance—Alkaid Holy Son—and obtained some further insights and fragments toward advancing the Indestructible Heavenly Art. For some time now, I've been trying to complete it. To that end, I deliberately built a good relationship with this generation's Chaos Body, exchanging secrets about the Chaos Body.

"After breaking through to Saint King two months ago, I gained new comprehension of the will of heaven and had fresh ideas for the technique, so I secluded myself for those two months to keep refining it. Unfortunately, human effort has its limits. In the end, I could only push it to the point of approaching an Innate Chaos Body, but it still falls short of truly achieving one! That's why I came here today—to gift this scripture to you, my fiancée. So that you can continue elevating your physique.

"As for what comes after, I won't give up on completing it. Even an Innate Chaos Body isn't the limit—I intend to obtain a technique for you that can elevate all the way to an immortal physique…"

With those words, Ye Chen raised his hand. A golden jade slip flew from his palm and floated before Yi Qingwu. Shock and guilt flickered across her porcelain-pale, peerlessly beautiful face as her eyes widened in pleasant surprise. She hadn't really been that jealous—just a little. Her earlier words had only been an excuse to tease him.

But now, after hearing him speak, joy mingled with a storm of complicated emotions in her heart. The Indestructible Heavenly Art was an immortal scripture. Even after she had achieved an Acquired Chaos Body, Ye Chen still wasn't satisfied and had kept working tirelessly for her future?

Building rapport with the Chaos Body had been to understand it better and perfect the technique. After breaking through to Saint King, instead of rushing to see her, he had closed up because he sensed something and wanted to refine the art for her sake. Ye Chen really thought of her every single moment. He loved her far too much.

The script she had carefully prepared in her mind was completely overwhelmed; she no longer knew how to respond. Even the cold look she usually wore proved impossible to maintain.

"I'll accept the technique! But don't think that doing this will win my heart… You may be powerful, and I can't resist you, but I will never let you defile my true body! You're only worthy of the demonic body I shed!"

Her voice, usually like celestial music, lost its chill and with it some of its edge. Yet the content of her words made Ye Chen's eyes brighten. The next moment, the demonic body rose on its own, determination in every line, and threw itself into Ye Chen's arms.

Meanwhile, Yi Qingwu's true body lifted her jade hand, drew the golden jade slip close, and tucked it against her chest. An acquired Chaos Body was already overwhelmingly strong. She could feel just how powerful she had become. She naturally looked forward to advancing even further.

But right now, she had something far more urgent to attend to. Her beautiful eyes watched the demonic body's actions. After a brief hesitation, her true body also rose and stood before Ye Chen.

…

Ye Chen was stunned by his fiancée's initiative. All those words—weren't they just her way of offering herself outright?

At the same moment, another system notification rang in his mind and drew his attention away.

"Congratulations to the host on a successful gift…"

"Gift presented: Deduced remnant fragments of the Indestructible Heavenly Art's subsequent stages…"

"Feedback in progress…"

"6,500× feedback multiplying!"

"Detected that the gift holds extreme importance to the recipient…"

"Top-notch critical hit feedback triggered…"

"Feedback obtained: Heaven-Immortalizing Divine Art!"

"Heaven-Immortalizing Divine Art: Immortal King Scripture created by the Devouring Female Immortal…"

"Allows continuous devouring to achieve the Chaos Immortal Body! Ultimately transforms immortality back into mortality…"

Ye Chen stared at the feedback in shock. His fiancée had actually exploded an Immortal King Scripture. This was absurd! And it was none other than the Heaven-Immortalizing Divine Art created by the Devouring Female Immortal! Not only could it achieve an Innate Chaos Body, it could go further to a Chaos Immortal Body. Her future potential was simply incalculable.

As for the final step of transforming immortality back into a mortal body… Ye Chen didn't fully understand the purpose yet, but he guessed it might represent a form of ultimate transcendence. Perhaps once one reached the Immortal King realm, an immortal physique no longer served as an advantage and could instead become a shackle.

In any case, this feedback was heaven-defying. And it suited his fiancée perfectly. With this scripture in hand, her path to achieving an immortal physique would be completely smooth and unobstructed.

Best of all, Ye Chen no longer had to worry about her lacking sufficient origin energy. He could now vigorously support her physique advancement while continuously receiving ever-higher multiples of origin feedback in return. That would allow his own Primordial Chaos Supreme Body to finally reach perfect completion!

The thought brought an irrepressible smile of delight to Ye Chen's face. Of course, he couldn't hand her this scripture just yet. He would wait another week. Right now, more pressing matters awaited. His fiancée's demonic body had gone straight to the main act from the very beginning.

For the briefest moment, hesitation flickered in Ye Chen's heart. But he quickly relaxed. Clearly, his fiancée had grown impatient—enough to shed her demonic body so urgently. And now she was playing it so roughly, diving right in. He couldn't keep rejecting her at moments like this.

If the demonic body counted, and she later became his true dao companion, then so be it—he would accept it! Her multiplier would only keep rising anyway. Under double bonuses, even a single gift could yield ten thousand times—or even tens of thousands. No real problem there.

With that decided, Ye Chen closed his eyes.

Seeing his reaction, anticipation surged in Yi Qingwu's heart. Unlike Dantai Xuan's dual souls, Yi Qingwu possessed one soul and two bodies. In essence, she remained a single person.

When Ye Chen finally drew in a sharp breath of cool air, her true body staggered and nearly lost her footing. But moments later, she let out a soft, deeply satisfied sigh.

…

Though it was a demonic body, its structure and Qi pathways were identical to the true body. After all, it had once been her very flesh.

Ye Chen drifted away in ecstasy, floating as though among the immortals… Yet he soon forcibly pulled a thread of clarity back and checked the system. To his surprise, there was no reaction at all. But no reaction was the best possible reaction. It meant the system had not registered Yi Qingwu as a Dao companion.

That was excellent news for Ye Chen. Though he had prepared for the worst, preserving the high multiplier and critical hits would maximize his gains and perfect his Primordial Chaos Supreme Body far faster.

The current situation was a perfect win-win. He enjoyed the pleasure without losing any critical-hit benefits. The same held true for his fiancée. Truly, both of them won twice over.

After being tense for so long, Ye Chen finally relaxed completely. He planned to exchange a few words with her. But the next moment, he realized he couldn't speak. Only the rich fragrance of osmanthus kept pouring into his nose.

Ye Chen froze.

This… How did it feel exactly like what had happened to Senior Dantai Xuan before—only now it was happening to him? Was this the cycle of heaven's retribution? Good and evil both receive their due in the end?

Helpless yet powerless to resist, Ye Chen could only surrender to fate…

…

In the blink of an eye, seven days passed.

His fiancée—still pristine and untouched—showed no sign of stopping. But Ye Chen forcibly interrupted. Under her gaze—puzzled, regretful, charming, and carrying just a hint of reproach—he smiled and spoke.

"Qingwu, don't be in such a hurry yet… An elder from the Devouring lineage contacted me. He's waiting outside the Heavenly Intention Holy Land. There may be good news."

At those words, genuine curiosity sparked in his fiancée's eyes. Ye Chen had ties to the Devouring lineage? Now that he knew her thoroughly and no longer hid anything from her, Ye Chen explained directly.

"The Devouring lineage's Heaven-Devouring Demon Jar and Ghost-Face Mask—both immortal artifacts—are in my possession. With them, I subdued a Great Saint elder of the Devouring lineage. I'm essentially their true inheritor now.

"I've had them searching for any follow-up stages of the Indestructible Heavenly Art, since legends say the Devouring Female Immortal also created an Immortal King law… I found some clues inside the Heaven-Devouring Demon Jar and sent them to verify in their ancestral land. They may have results now! So I'll step out for a moment and return right away."

With that, Ye Chen gently set both versions of Yi Qingwu aside. Then he hurriedly left the cave residence. Behind him, the true body and demonic body watched his departing figure with eyes brimming with emotion!

Ye Chen had actually infiltrated deep into the Devouring lineage and become their true inheritor? Clearly, he had done it all for her. How much had he sacrificed for her in places she never even knew about? He truly loved her so much!