ISWI Chapter 929-930 (Patreon)

Chapter 929: Become My Resources for Immortality!

Soon, the news from the Immortal Path reached the Lan Clan.

Lan Nuo rose gracefully and arrived outside the secluded chamber where Ye Chen was in seclusion. Just as she was about to activate a transmission talisman to inform him, the doors of the cave residence opened. A tall, straight figure walked out with a smile on his face and looked toward her.

Lan Nuo's face lit up with joy. Who else could it be but her Master, whom she had been thinking about day and night? But the moment she sensed Ye Chen's aura, she was shocked again. Her Master's aura had already reached the peak of Saint King? In just two and a half years?

She herself possessed the Sacred Spiritual Root and had the Heavenly Position Bamboo Root, yet she had only advanced to the mid-stage. Her Master had already reached the peak? This was simply too absurd.

"Master, your cultivation speed is too shocking! Not even the genius of the Immortal Realm could advance this fast…"

Lan Nuo's eyes were filled with pure admiration. Ye Chen smiled and gently pulled her delicate body into his arms. After consuming the Heavenly Will Fortune Fruit, he had not felt any obvious difference. But the cultivation effect of the supreme immortal root—the Heavenly Will Immortal Tree—was truly terrifying.

For a full two and a half years, his immortal-grade Heavenly Heart Imprint had never stopped refining. It had almost started smoking from the sheer speed. He had finally pushed his cultivation to the peak of Saint King.

What he needed to do next was very simple.

First, kill Alkaid. Then head to the Heavenly Desire Sect. After that, break through to the Great Saint realm. Breaking through to Great Saint required merging his Heavenly Heart Imprint with his cave heaven to promote it into a world. Many cultivators would use various treasures during the process to strengthen the foundation of the new world.

But Ye Chen did not need to collect anything. Most treasures were useless to his cave heaven. His cave heaven was the Primordial Cave Heaven, its grade shockingly high and its foundation unimaginably deep. Even though it was still only a cave heaven for now, no Great Saint in the current world could find a single person whose internal world surpassed his.

Moreover, the amount of Heavenly Position laws contained in his Heavenly Heart Imprint was vast beyond imagination, and its grade was immortal-grade. Not to mention that he would soon give out more gifts and receive another massive surge. Once the two merged, Ye Chen suspected he could directly reach the peak of Great Saint upon breaking through.

The next step would be preparing to break through to the Great Emperor. Quasi-Immortal would then be only one step away. In short, everything was stable.

Ye Chen was not in a hurry. Sensing the genuine joy radiating from Lan Nuo's heart, he was willing to spend more time with her before going to kill Alkaid. That guy had been hiding for so long anyway. There was no harm in letting him live a few more days.

…

Looking at Ye Chen, Lan Nuo also wanted to do something. She had been looking forward to it for a very long time. But she knew important matters came first. Her Master was very interested in Yan Ruyu.

Although deep in her heart she did not really want her Master to have more women (the more women there were, the less time he would spend with her), if she kept silent and allowed Yan Ruyu to perish, even if her Master did not blame her, he would still feel sad. She did not want to see her Master sad.

So Lan Nuo spoke softly, "Master, Alkaid is not dead. He has reappeared in the Seventh Realm! Afterward, he went to the Eighth Realm and pledged himself to the Exiled Immortal. The Exiled Immortal personally killed two Great Emperors. Alkaid has now reached the peak of Great Saint, and his Chaos Body may already be complete. He intends to make a move against Yan Ruyu… According to the latest news, Yan Ruyu is trapped inside a blessed land. Together with her is Yan Wenwen of the Peacock Clan."

Ye Chen's brows rose at once…

Alkaid had been hiding for so long, yet he had jumped out on his own? Had he gone mad? Or had the Child of Fortune's power activated? And why was Yan Ruyu being targeted again?

Ye Chen felt it was because of him. Whether it was the previous Celestial Prince or the current Alkaid, both had targeted Yan Ruyu because of his interest in her.

To be honest, Ye Chen felt a little embarrassed. Yan Ruyu was suffering an undeserved calamity. But the fact that Yan Wenwen was also there made Ye Chen frown.

Unlike Yan Ruyu, Yan Wenwen counted as one of his women. Ye Chen truly hated it when someone made a move against his women.

The aura around him instantly turned cold. He gently stroked Lan Nuo's hair and said softly, "I'll come see you next time…"

Ye Chen planned to have someone return and gift Lan Nuo a Heavenly Position Immortal Herb after he dealt with Alkaid. He would also take care of Yan Qingcheng, Yao Yuezhi, and the others. Everyone would get one. After all, the effects of a Heavenly Position Immortal Herb were still a level higher than the Heavenly Position Bamboo Root.

Lan Nuo sighed softly in her heart when she heard this. She had known that the moment she spoke, Ye Chen would leave. Still, she felt no regret. She only spoke with some worry, "Alkaid is the Devouring lineage's inheritor and possesses countless methods… It is said that the Devouring lineage has collected seven of the Nine Secrets! They also created many divine techniques specifically to counter the Nine Secrets. Alkaid suddenly stopped hiding and targeted Yan Ruyu. He is most likely trying to lure Master to the Seventh Realm and has definitely made many preparations. Master, please do not take this lightly! Otherwise… let me accompany you!"

Lan Nuo was not showing off. She was genuinely worried. The opponent was at the peak of Great Saint. At the Great Saint realm, the cave heaven advanced into a world. One could wield the power of a world, and combat strength increased far beyond imagination.

First to Third Heaven was equivalent to early Mahayana. Fourth to Sixth Heaven was mid Mahayana. Seventh to Ninth Heaven was late Mahayana. Saint King and Great Saint were separated right at the dividing line between the mid and late stages. The gap in strength between the two realms was enormous.

Ye Chen smiled at her words. With Alkaid's personality, he had naturally made countless preparations. Peak Great Saint. His Chaos Body had probably already been elevated to the Innate level.

He had even sought out the Exiled Immortal and most likely obtained a Quasi-Immortal array? Perhaps there were other trump cards as well. But so what?

Ye Chen smiled lightly and said to Lan Nuo, "Don't worry. In the face of absolute strength, all schemes are futile…"

Lan Nuo's eyes brightened at once.

Soon after, the experts from the Heavenly Evolution Holy Land also arrived.

After a few simple pleasantries, Ye Chen rose gracefully and boarded the immortal ship directly.

The elders sensed Ye Chen's skyrocketing cultivation and were all shocked beyond words. They had originally wanted to urge him to be careful. Now they felt there was no need to say anything.

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Seventh Realm of the Immortal Path.

Alkaid sat calmly in the void. Below him lay a shattered blessed land. Within the faintly visible remnants of its arrays, two graceful figures could be seen.

Alkaid did not spare the figures below even a glance. He had never cared for female beauty. He had once had a fiancée, yet he had never been moved by her. His heart was set solely on immortality. This was also why, whenever he thought of Ye Chen, he felt restless and extremely unwilling.

Any true expert would sink into lust for women?

The Eight-Crowned King, in order to grow stronger, had chosen to sleep continuously with the World Tree even after becoming an immortal, enduring nearly a million years.

And the Celestial Prince?

He had also slept for a million years.

Everyone was willing to pay any price for strength.

But Ye Chen?

He was addicted to women and willing to give away anything to obtain them.

A person with such weak will did not deserve that peerless talent. Since he did not cherish it, he could offer up his entire origin as resources for Alkaid's path to immortality!

Chapter 930: Yan Ruyu's Disgust!

Sitting aboard the flying ship, Ye Chen and Feng Baiyu sat facing each other.

Feng Baiyu could not stop praising the spiritual beef from the Lan Clan. Only after a long while did he finally get to the main topic.

"That Exiled Immortal is said to be exceptionally skilled in arrays. He can form arrays with a wave of his hand, drawing upon the spiritual veins of mountains and rivers. It is said that he once shattered a blessed land that had not yet been born. When he killed a Great Emperor in the Eighth Realm, he used seemingly unrelated divine techniques to construct a grand array that slowly ground his enemy to death. He may have prepared a Quasi-Immortal array for Alkaid. You must be careful."

Feng Baiyu shared what he knew about the Exiled Immortal and urged Ye Chen to stay vigilant.

Ye Chen nodded. He still had no particular feelings toward the Immortal Realm, and naturally, no hostility toward the Other Domain either.

But toward the Exiled Immortal, Ye Chen had already marked him as a future origin. He even suspected the man might truly be the reincarnation of someone killed by the Heavenly Emperor. Otherwise, why would he harbor such strong enmity toward him?

Still, Ye Chen was rather curious about the Other Domain. Was it like two countries waging war against each other, or something else entirely? He decided that when he killed the Exiled Immortal, he would ask him directly.

"Since Alkaid has pledged himself to the Exiled Immortal, why didn't he simply drag the person to the Eighth Realm? Wouldn't that give him a higher chance of victory?"

Ye Chen felt somewhat puzzled. It seemed like Alkaid was practically asking to be killed.

Feng Baiyu raised an eyebrow. "That is the Eighth Realm!"

Ye Chen was momentarily stunned, then immediately understood. Clearly, the other party was worried he would not dare to go. This was truly…

To be honest, even Ye Chen himself was not entirely sure just how strong he had become. Against a Quasi-Immortal, it was hard to say. After all, he had never seen one fight.

But against a Great Emperor…Ye Chen felt he might not necessarily be afraid. He had come all this way perfectly. The improvements in every aspect had long since blurred the boundaries between realms. Or rather, the current realm-based combat divisions no longer applied to him.

If Alkaid had truly stayed in the Eighth Realm, Ye Chen would have genuinely wanted to meet that Exiled Immortal. But since he had returned to the Seventh Realm, Ye Chen was in no hurry to seek out the Exiled Immortal.

On one hand, Alkaid's origin should be enough for his fiancée to digest for quite some time. He could deliver the Exiled Immortal's origin next time and see his fiancée again.

On the other hand, Ye Chen was not someone who liked taking risks. Compared to thrilling challenges, he much preferred crushing his opponents without injury. Once he broke through to Great Saint and his cave heaven advanced into a nascent ancestral world, killing a Great Emperor should be as simple as raising his hand.

Ye Chen did not dwell on it any longer. He turned to Feng Baiyu and said, "Holy Master, I'm almost about to become an immortal. Do you think the Immortal Realm is chaotic right now? If I ascend, will I be captured to mine or conscripted into the army?"

Ye Chen was bored and casually chatting. He truly did not know much about the Immortal Realm.

Feng Baiyu's mouth twitched. "You think True Immortals are cabbages? Mining?! Even in the Immortal Realm, True Immortals are considered the upper echelon. And anyone who manages to ascend from the harsh lower realms, unless their potential is exhausted, will attract the interest of Immortal Realm forces.

"Many major powers are willing to recruit them. Some with outstanding talent even have daughters directly married off to them. When the Chaotic Ancient True Immortal ascended, a top-tier Immortal King clan extended an olive branch and offered to marry out one of their female geniuses."

Ye Chen raised an eyebrow. "Even Chaotic Ancient was looked upon favorably by an Immortal King clan? Then the genius of the Immortal Realm doesn't seem all that impressive. Once I ascend, I'm afraid I'll have to choose a consort directly."

Feng Baiyu's mouth twitched again… His fists hardened!

…

Ye Chen was not nervous at all. The Lan Clan was not far from Immortal City, and with their hurried journey, it took only three days. The Heavenly Evolution Holy Land's immortal ship arrived at Immortal City.

Ye Chen no longer relaxed. His eyes turned icy cold, his aura became murderous, and he strode toward the teleportation array.

The cultivators in Immortal City had long known Ye Chen would come. But feeling the killing intent radiating from him now, they all felt a chill in their hearts.

Alkaid Holy Son had moved against Yan Ruyu. The Heavenly Emperor's heir was clearly furious. Alkaid had made thorough preparations. The upcoming battle would undoubtedly be a world-shaking one.

Countless experts were waiting here, and many had already entered the Seventh Realm early to watch the fight in person. On one side was the Devouring lineage's inheritor. On the other was the Heavenly Emperor's heir. When two supreme orthodoxies clashed, who would emerge victorious?

…

Ye Chen paid no attention to the gazes around him and stepped onto the teleportation array. He first entered the Sixth Realm, then directly headed for the array leading to the Seventh Realm.

The moment Ye Chen arrived in the Seventh Realm, someone was already waiting ahead to guide him.

Ye Chen thanked the person, his aura surging. He transformed into a Kun Peng, stepped on the Movement Secret, and shot forward at extreme speed toward Alkaid's location.

His surging killing intent was completely unrestrained, soaring into the sky. Although his feelings toward Yan Wenwen were rather ordinary—only slightly higher than toward Lin Ke'er and Sun Ruoxin—she was still his woman.

This person had to die. If the Alkaid Holy Land was behind this, they would have to pay the price as well. In short, Ye Chen truly hated it when someone targeted his women or used them to threaten him…

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Inside the shattered blessed land.

Yan Wenwen looked up at the void with some worry in her eyes. Feeling uneasy, she turned to Yan Ruyu beside her and asked, "Ruyu, do you think Ye Chen is a match for Alkaid Holy Son?"

Yan Wenwen had been lured here by false news. She had only just found Yan Ruyu when Alkaid Holy Son had trapped them both inside the ruined blessed land.

Beside her, Yan Ruyu was so beautiful it was almost indescribable. Her face was flawless, her temperament bright yet captivating, holy and aloof. She seemed to embody the very word "beauty."

Yet the moment she heard Ye Chen's name, Yan Ruyu frowned, her voice carrying a trace of cold indifference. "I don't care… No matter who dies in this battle, I only hope to make things clear with him and sever all ties… I don't want my cultivation path to be disturbed by him anymore!"

Yan Wenwen sighed when she heard this. Over the past few days, she had already noticed that Yan Ruyu felt no goodwill toward Ye Chen at all. In fact, there was even clear distaste.

To be honest, Yan Wenwen could understand. After all, because of Ye Chen, Yan Ruyu had been targeted by the Celestial Prince's incarnation.

Now, while exploring a blessed land and about to leave, she had been trapped again by Alkaid Holy Son. Almost every danger had been brought about because of Ye Chen. It was perfectly normal for Yan Ruyu to feel dissatisfied.

Still, Yan Wenwen tried to speak on Ye Chen's behalf. "Ruyu, doesn't this show how deeply Ye Chen cares? You're not even his woman, yet outsiders firmly believe that if you're in danger, he will definitely rush over at the first moment. A male cultivator with such responsibility can make any female cultivator feel at ease."

At least Yan Wenwen herself felt quite at ease.

Yan Ruyu's frown deepened. "Whether he cares deeply or not has nothing to do with me! I only want to cultivate in peace and walk my own path. I don't want to be disturbed by anyone. Besides, all my troubles were caused by him in the first place. He should take the initiative to resolve them. What does that have to do with 'caring deeply'?"