ISWI Chapter 943-944 (Patreon)

Chapter 943: Deceiving the Master!

Ye Chen had not originally planned to stay long at Elder Lin's place. Gifting his fiancée was the real priority. Besides, his fiancée was indeed more to his liking than Elder Lin.

However, Elder Lin's astonishing research spirit had led her to develop a brand-new use for the demonic patterns together with her disciple, which greatly intrigued Ye Chen. As a result, he ended up staying a full half month before reluctantly leaving, having already arranged their next meeting. He also left behind a large number of treasures beneficial for the Mahayana stage.

Once Ye Chen departed, the cave mansion finally returned to calm. Li Feihuang's eyes were glazed over, her body limp, and saliva even dripped from the corner of her mouth… Her condition did not look very good.

Yet even so, a smile of heartfelt happiness bloomed on her face. She had finally taken another step forward with the Holy Son. What she had missed back then, she had now taken back with her own hands. The Holy Son's obsession with her also made her very happy.

Still, Li Feihuang shot her master a slightly resentful look… Her master had never told her in advance that the demonic patterns could be used this way. Most importantly, she herself had been turned into one of the props. That was simply too much…

Lin Qingtan noticed her disciple's resentful gaze and smiled. "This was all for your own good. Look how much the Holy Son liked it. In the end, he spent almost all his time around you, and he stayed a full half month… In the past, the Holy Son never stayed with me for so long."

Li Feihuang felt something was off about her master's words, but could not pinpoint what it was. Still, she said with a touch of resentment, "Master, you should have told me beforehand. I was really scared at the time, especially when the demonic patterns were so cold that I trembled and lost my composure…"

Lin Qingtan's lips curved up at once. "Let me tell you, the Holy Son loves seeing you lose control. That's the essence of it… That's exactly why I didn't tell you!"

Li Feihuang thought her master made sense. She nodded seriously. "I can also form flame demonic patterns with my Phoenix Fire. Next time I'll suddenly tie Master up… And bring the Holy Son some fresh excitement…"

Lin Qingtan's eyes widened… This rebellious disciple actually wanted to drag her master into it! Too much! But when she recalled how excited the Holy Son had looked at the time… It seemed… rather nice too…

…

Aboard the flying ship heading toward Heavenly Intention Holy Land.

Ye Chen felt extremely pleased. In his previous life, he had dabbled in many things and seen all kinds of fantasies, but he had known they were impossible to realize. Yet now? Almost everything had come true. Even tentacles had appeared. It was truly outrageous. This trip to the cultivation world had definitely not been in vain. He was thoroughly satisfied.

Sometimes Ye Chen wondered whether the main driving force behind his constant cultivation was actually for these very things. Logically speaking, he was not that kind of person. After thinking it over, he concluded that the simp system had influenced him subconsciously.

How despicable!

After shifting the blame, Ye Chen cleared his mind of distractions and focused on comprehending his own state. Once a cultivator reached the Great Saint realm, they continuously absorbed energy from the surrounding world to strengthen their internal world and themselves at the same time.

When their internal world reached the limit they could currently bear, they could begin breaking through to the Eighth Realm of the Mahayana realm—the Great Emperor stage.

A Great Emperor realm cultivator experienced massive improvements in physique, Qi, and spirit. More importantly, black holes would form inside their internal world. These black holes functioned like actual black holes, enhancing the world's foundation while absorbing external Qi at far higher efficiency, like a whale swallowing the sea, far surpassing the Great Saint stage. Mastering black holes also allowed the cultivator to wield the power of their world on a whole new level—a qualitative leap.

In addition, black holes could compress external spiritual qi and energy, raising its quality and bringing even greater benefits to cultivation. But the most crucial aspect was their role in combat. By summoning a black hole, one could devour an enemy's attacks and draw them into their own world to neutralize and digest them. The advantages were endless.

Ye Chen had already made his plans. The travel time on this journey was perfect for stabilizing his cultivation. Once he returned to Heavenly Evolution Holy Land, he would begin condensing black holes and break through to the Eighth Realm to achieve the Great Emperor realm.

In this manner, the flying ship from Heavenly Evolution Holy Land arrived at Heavenly Intention Holy Land. The two sects were now as close as one family. When the ship approached, Heavenly Intention Holy Land even proactively opened its mountain gate and welcomed them inside with great pomp.

The higher-ups of Heavenly Intention Holy Land had long since come to understand Ye Chen. They simply smiled and greeted him, then let him go find their Holy Maiden, Yi Qingwu. Afterward, they invited the elders of Heavenly Evolution Holy Land to the main peak.

Not long ago, Heavenly Intention Holy Land had received an invitation from Feng Baiyu regarding an operation against Alkaid Holy Land. Such a large-scale move would surely yield substantial gains. The senior leaders of Heavenly Intention Holy Land were all very interested…

As for whether it would succeed? With someone as cunning as Feng Baiyu involved, there probably would not be any problems.

…

"Detected change in the gift target's multiplier…"

"Updating!"

"Yi Qingwu: 6,400 times!"

The amount of origin energy required to advance to the Innate Chaos Body was still enormous. Even Alkaid had needed the help of the Exiled Immortal to achieve it. The difficulty was obvious.

The last time Ye Chen had gifted her, the origin energy had not been particularly abundant. Raising her multiplier by four hundred times had already been quite good. But once his fiancée refined Alkaid's origin energy, she would surely reach seven thousand times.

The more he thought about it, the more Ye Chen sighed at how lucky the Divine Maiden of the Heavenly Desire Sect was. His fiancée still had to cultivate on her own. Every improvement in aptitude demanded a massive amount of origin energy.

As for the Heavenly Desire Sect? As long as their protector was strong enough, they could directly skip three major realms, with their aptitude skyrocketing by hundreds, thousands, or even several thousand times at once. That was true lying down to win. Even flatter than Lu Jing's.

"Why are you here?"

When his fiancée Yi Qingwu saw Ye Chen, her expression was icy, as if she did not want to see him at all.

Ye Chen grinned. He loved this side of his fiancée—the way she clearly grew aroused the moment she saw him, her hidden stream trembling, yet her face remained coldly indifferent, like frost. The contrast was intoxicating.

Ye Chen paid it no mind and spoke gently, "Because I missed you, so I came."

His fiancée let out a disdainful cold laugh. "The four generations of Divine Maidens from the Heavenly Desire Sect have all entered your cave heaven. You must be so happy that you've forgotten everything else. Do you even have time to miss me?"

The corners of Ye Chen's mouth curved upward.

His fiancée was jealous!

He did not explain further and simply continued in a gentle voice, "Last time I went to the Immortal Path and killed Alkaid's Holy Son. The harvest was decent… But I was still not satisfied. So I specially went to the Heavenly Desire Sect. Since the Heavenly Desire Sect has no immortal artifact protecting it, I thought someone might try to assassinate me…"

"Unfortunately, I gained nothing. That's why the only gift I brought you this time is the origin energy of Alkaid's Holy Son… However, Alkaid devoured many king bodies and ultimately achieved the Innate Chaos Body. The scale is still quite impressive. I believe once you refine this origin energy, you will be able to reach the Innate Chaos Body yourself. Surpassing it may not even be impossible…"

Halfway through his words, Ye Chen took out a ball of astonishingly powerful origin energy and presented it before Yi Qingwu. Compared to when he had first obtained it from Alkaid, this ball of origin energy had shrunk considerably. Mainly because Ye Chen had worried that the Alkaid might have left some hidden moves inside after learning about the harvesting. He had therefore sent the origin energy into the Devouring Heaven Demon Jar and refined and purified it over a hundred times. As a result, it had shrunk a lot, but it was now far purer and completely free of any hidden dangers.

Staring at the powerful origin energy before her and listening to Ye Chen's words, his fiancée, who had wanted to mock him a few more times, fell silent…

Ye Chen was thinking about her every single moment. He had even used himself as bait to fish for opportunities. With Ye Chen's current aptitude, countless people wanted him dead. Even Quasi-Immortal old antiques might take action. They might even bring immortal artifacts. And the Heavenly Desire Sect had no immortal artifact. One could imagine the danger involved.

Yet Ye Chen had not cared at all. He had single-mindedly gathered origin energy for her. He… really loved her so much…

…

This ball of origin energy carried considerable weight, its value almost beyond imagination. After all, it belonged to an Innate Chaos Body. Yi Qingwu did not refuse. Because refusing would truly hurt Ye Chen.

Filled with emotion, she put on a face of disgust and said coldly, "So what if you're trying to please me? There is no place for you in my heart… I still have not forgotten my real fiancé… And you are nothing but a despicable villain who murdered him and stole his wife… At most, you can only obtain my body. As for my heart, it will forever belong to Ying Tiansheng…"

The moment Ye Chen heard those words, the corners of his mouth hooked upward. This was exactly how his fiancée was. Whenever she was overwhelmingly moved and wanted to repay him, she would bring up Ying Tiansheng again—even though the grass on his grave was already three meters tall. She did it to provoke a certain interest in him.

And Ye Chen genuinely enjoyed it. Although Ying Tiansheng's divine soul had long been refined into a vegetable inside his Human Emperor Banner, this special feeling was indeed thrilling.

Immediately, Ye Chen's lips curved as if he had been provoked. In the next instant, the marks on her soul was activated and began to tremble. Her pretty face flushed with a charming red, yet her brows and eyes remained cold and sharp. "You think you can make me submit like this? Go—"

The next moment, the exit of her cave heaven appeared around her. A doppelganger that looked exactly like her—identical in appearance and even wearing the same clothes—burst out with a mighty aura and suppressed toward Ye Chen.

But in mere moments, Ye Chen suppressed it with a casual flip of his hand.

A smile appeared on Ye Chen's face. The doppelganger was the demonic body his fiancée had shed, and its consciousness belonged to her as well. Therefore, both its temperament and expression were identical to hers.

Since his fiancée had taken the initiative to send her doppelganger over, he naturally would not refuse. With unified consciousness between her main body and the doppelganger, they shared the same sensations. Her pretty face instantly turned red.

Gritting her teeth, she charged at Ye Chen as well. "How dare you humiliate my doppelganger…"

Ye Chen merely swept his gaze over her. His fiancée's main body instantly found herself unable to move another step. With a casual wave of his hand, he suppressed her and placed her before him.

For a time, inside the cave mansion, aside from Yi Qingwu's unwilling voice, there was only the gradually rising, rich and refreshing fragrance of osmanthus flowers… It was as if countless osmanthus blossoms had bloomed all at once. The scent left Ye Chen refreshed and intoxicated.

At the same time, the system prompt finally sounded in his mind.

"Congratulations to the host for successfully gifting…"

"The gift presented by the host is: Origin…"

"6,500 times feedback in progress…"

Chapter 944: How Dare He?

"6,500 times feedback in progress…"

"Detected that the gift presented to the target is extremely important to her, triggering intense emotional fluctuations…"

"Top-notch critical hit feedback activated!"

"The host possesses the Primordial Chaos Supreme Body. Feedback converted into 0.05% completeness of the Primordial Chaos Supreme Body…"

"Host's Primordial Chaos Supreme Body upgraded to: 0.1%!"

Listening to the system notification in his mind, Ye Chen, who had already been quite excited, felt his mood become even more delighted. Alkaid had devoured many divine bodies. The physique origin was indeed powerful. It had directly raised him from 0.05% to 0.1%, bringing him one step closer to possessing the complete Primordial Chaos Supreme Body.

In an instant, countless warm currents surged within Ye Chen's body, washing through him and bringing massive changes.

Yi Qingwu had originally been trying to set the mood, occasionally calling out Ying Tiansheng's name to make Ye Chen exert himself even more. But at this moment, because of the changes in Ye Chen, she could only let out muffled groans. She could not even shout anymore…

…

Perhaps his fiancée was too moved. She worked especially hard at adjusting the atmosphere. She even tried to take advantage of the moment when Ye Chen could not tell them apart and offer her entire self to him.

However, Ye Chen still cared a great deal about the critical hit. Since his fiancée had not yet reached the immortal body, he naturally would not touch her. Besides, she now had a doppelganger. It allowed him to enjoy both the critical hit and the pleasure at the same time.

So, after keenly distinguishing the main body from the doppelganger by counting the number of marks, Ye Chen forcefully suppressed his fiancée when she tried to overstep her bounds. He even reached into her cave heaven, pulled out the whip he had gifted her earlier, and used it as punishment…

In this way, half a month passed in a blur of passion. Only then did Ye Chen drift away contentedly.

His fiancée's brows and eyes remained coldly aloof, yet a trace of reluctance lingered in her gaze. "You're finally leaving! Where are you going next?"

Ye Chen smiled. "To the Immortal Path, to kill that Exiled Immortal from the Other Domain… He has targeted me time and time again. It's time to pay him a visit and deliver a return gift!"

Yi Qingwu did not believe a word of it. Ye Chen was not a magnanimous person, but she also knew he was not the type to hold grudges so tightly that he could not sleep until they were settled.

There were times when Ye Chen was quite lazy. Unless it involved clear benefits, he would not take the initiative.

For example, Yi Qingwu knew Ye Chen possessed the Forsight Secret. If he had wanted, he could have located Alkaid long ago. Yet Ye Chen had waited until Alkaid reached great completion and became ready for harvest before making his move to collect origin energy for her.

It was clear that most of the time, without benefits, Ye Chen could not even be bothered to seek out his enemies. Only if he happened to encounter them would he casually slap them to death.

The Exiled Immortal was the same. Although he had targeted Ye Chen, he had caused no real trouble. Yet now Ye Chen was acting completely out of character and taking the initiative to find him.

It was obvious that Ye Chen was doing it to harvest origin energy for her. He wanted her to advance to the immortal body as soon as possible. He… really loved her so much!

Thinking of this, Yi Qingwu's beautiful eyes blinked gently, growing slightly moist. She could not help but speak up to keep him. "Can't you not go?"

The Other Domain had been able to suppress the Immortal Realm and act as the invaders, so their strength was undoubtedly formidable.

Moreover, it was said that the Other Domain had existed for countless times longer than the Immortal Realm. Their foundation must be terrifying. A true immortal's reincarnation was already not to be underestimated, let alone one from the Other Domain.

Under such circumstances, with an entire major realm of difference, Yi Qingwu felt genuine worry for Ye Chen's safety.

When Ye Chen heard her words, he smiled. His usually tsundere fiancée had actually taken the initiative to ask him to stay. She was really adorable.

Still, he firmly shook his head. "No."

He had only just broken through. It was impossible for him to immediately start advancing to the Eighth Realm and gestating black holes. That might lead to instability, even if the chance was small. There was no need for him to rush.

After all, he was already progressing fast enough. During this idle period, he naturally needed to do something productive. The Celestial Prince was still sealed inside a divine source in the ancestral land of the Undying Celestial Phoenix Clan, protected by an immortal artifact. Before he could use immortal artifacts himself, going there would bring no benefit.

Therefore, the Exiled Immortal was currently the best target to kill. He could learn more about the Immortal Realm and the Other Domain while harvesting another batch of origin energy for his fiancée. So Ye Chen left cleanly and decisively, without the slightest reluctance.

Yi Qingwu watched his departing figure, her eyes filled with deep emotion. She was certain that no one else in this world could love her as deeply as Ye Chen did.

Recalling how Ye Chen would always accelerate the moment he heard Ying Tiansheng's name, Yi Qingwu decided to check the sect's treasure vault to see if there was a portrait of Ying Tiansheng. She could hang it directly at the entrance of her cave mansion. She believed that the next time Ye Chen arrived and saw the portrait, he would not even give her a chance to speak before suppressing her outright!

…

"Does the Holy Son intend to collect treasures in the Central Continent this time in preparation for breaking through to the Great Emperor realm and condensing black holes?"

"Our Heavenly Intention Holy Land's treasury contains a treasure that can help condense a variant black hole."

"Of course, its effect is only average, but if the Holy Son needs it, feel free to take it directly…"

"Here is the treasury token. I give it to you now. You may enter whenever you wish!"

The Supreme Elder of Heavenly Intention Holy Land spoke with great generosity as he pressed the token into Ye Chen's hand.

This treatment was something even Yi Qingwu did not receive. It was enough to show the current attitude of Heavenly Intention Holy Land's higher-ups toward Ye Chen. They even addressed him as "Holy Son," deliberately blurring the lines.

The people from Heavenly Evolution Holy Land present all twitched at the corners of their mouths. If outsiders heard this, they would think Ye Chen was the Holy Son of Heavenly Intention Holy Land instead!

In truth, gifting the token was merely adding flowers to the brocade. Everyone knew Ye Chen's style of doing things. Aside from his insatiable appetite for women, he truly had no flaws. Not to mention that Heavenly Intention Holy Land probably had nothing he would fancy. Even if they did, they would not be stingy.

After all, every time the elders of Heavenly Evolution Holy Land went out with Ye Chen, they received all kinds of top-tier benefits. If Ye Chen took something from Heavenly Intention's treasury, could he possibly take it for nothing?

He would definitely repay them many times over. Perhaps they too could enjoy the good life of having enlightenment tea delivered to their closed-door cultivation chambers…

Ye Chen looked at the token and smiled. He indeed had no interest in it. Anything he casually took out from his own internal world would be far more valuable than anything in Heavenly Intention's treasury.

However, the token could be used as a gift. A treasury token from Heavenly Intention Holy Land would be inappropriate and useless to give to others. But giving it to his fiancée Yi Qingwu would be perfect. He wondered what kind of treasure the system would feedback to him. Could it directly give him a higher-grade treasury?

Even though the system's cooldown had already ended, Ye Chen was in no hurry to deliver it. Once his fiancée finished refining this batch of origin energy, her multiplier would definitely break through seven thousand times. It would be better to wait until next time, so the feedback would be even stronger.

After all, a difference of just over five hundred times might result in an entirely different level of reward. As for the variant black hole condensing treasure mentioned by the Supreme Elder, Ye Chen cared even less.

With his Primordial Ancestral World, the black hole he condensed would naturally be extraordinary. Ordinary treasures, even after system feedback, would be completely useless to him. They might even affect the grade. Therefore, unless it was a top-tier rare treasure, it was better not to use anything at all.

So Ye Chen waved his hand and said, "There is no need for any rare treasure. The purpose of this trip is only to suppress the Exiled Immortal!"

The moment his words fell, the elders of Heavenly Intention Holy Land present, along with the female disciples from the Holy Son's side peaks who had come to see him off, all widened their eyes in shock…

The Holy Son intended to defy the heavens and suppress a peak Great Emperor realm Exiled Immortal?

This news was simply too shocking. The further one advanced in cultivation, the greater the gap between realms became. Not to mention that the opponent was the Exiled Immortal who had once achieved the true immortal realm.

The Holy Son was truly domineering.

…

The news spread like a tidal wave. It soon reached the Central Continent. The Heavenly Emperor's heir was going to kill the Exiled Immortal, causing an uproar among countless cultivators.

Many great powers trembled with shock. They followed Ye Chen's movements closely, speculating when he would arrive in the Central Continent and when he would reach Immortal City.

Discussions about Ye Chen's unexpected move were endless. After all, everyone in the outside world knew that, given their past grievances, a battle between Ye Chen and the Exiled Immortal was inevitable.

But no one had expected it to happen now. And no one had expected Ye Chen to be the one taking the initiative to seek out the Exiled Immortal.

According to their calculations, the Exiled Immortal had repeatedly targeted Ye Chen despite the latter's far lower cultivation, which clearly showed fear and wariness on his part. Because of this, everyone had assumed that once the Exiled Immortal reached the Quasi-Immortal realm, he would be the one to find Ye Chen.

Yet the situation had completely reversed. Ye Chen was the one striking first. The Heavenly Emperor's heir of this generation was truly arrogant.

The Central Continent had also learned that Ye Chen had broken through directly to the peak of the Great Saint realm, leaving them astonished by the depth of his foundation. They sighed at his invincibility and how he had once again shattered the records of the cultivation world. If the opponent were an ordinary Great Emperor, or even a peak Great Emperor, they all believed Ye Chen would win.

The problem was that the opponent was the Exiled Immortal—the Exiled Immortal from the Other Domain. A being who had once achieved true immortality. His mastery of formations was unrivaled.

One side was the greatest genius in the history of the cultivation world. The other was a former immortal who had been banished. It was truly difficult to judge who was stronger.

Yet many people had already surged into the Eighth Realm. They wanted to witness this battle.

Everyone knew that this fight could be considered the ultimate clash below the Quasi-Immortal realm. No one in the future would ever be able to surpass it.

Moreover, given the dominance of both parties, the scale of this battle would surely exceed the Great Emperor level and reach the intensity of a Quasi-Immortal war. No one wanted to miss such a grand confrontation.

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Eighth Realm of the Immortal Path.

High above in the sky, the Exiled Immortal made no attempt to conceal his presence. He sat calmly in the high heavens, as if overlooking all living beings in the Eighth Realm. His white robes were purer than snow, untouched by dust. His long hair cascaded like silk, and his bearing was captivating.

A hazy halo surrounded his body. It resembled moonlight yet also faint starlight—soft in radiance, yet dazzling to the eyes. His very existence seemed to dim the entire Eighth Realm. He possessed a transcendence above all things, as if he did not belong to this world at all and had merely paused here for a brief moment.

The Great Emperors of the Eighth Realm could see the Exiled Immortal simply by raising their heads. Their eyes were filled with awe and fear. Although they were all Great Emperors, the gap between them was like that between clouds and mud. Being in the same realm as such an existence would only bring them despair.

In the future, the Heavenly Emperor's heir would surely reach the Great Emperor realm as well. He would probably become another peer who filled them with despair.

In previous eras, these Great Emperors might still have had a chance to advance further and compete for Immortal Qi. But in this life, they could only serve as spectators. They could only watch these supreme existences overcome their immortal tribulations and achieve true immortality.

However, when the news from the outside world arrived, all the Great Emperors were shaken. Even the transcendent Exiled Immortal high in the sky raised his eyebrows, revealing an expression of disbelief…

He had not yet gone to find Ye Chen. Yet Ye Chen had come looking for him instead? How dare he?