ISWI Chapter 998-1000 (Patreon)

Chapter 998: Reshaping the Physical Body!

Manjusaka felt a little embarrassed.

After all, the process of reshaping a physical body would leave her without any immortal robes to cover herself. Wouldn't that mean she would be completely exposed in front of Ye Chen?

But she quickly realized that since she was already planning to offer herself to him, he would see everything sooner or later. It made no difference whether it happened now or later. In that case, there was no need to mind it.

Thus, Manjusaka lowered her soul body's head and said, "Since that's the case, I'll have to trouble Fellow Daoist Ye…"

Seeing that her master had agreed, Su Yuxuan excitedly pulled Ye Chen into the formation.

Manjusaka was slightly stunned, but then she smiled with relief. Her disciple truly cared about her so much.

Thinking that she was about to regain a physical body, Manjusaka felt excited even if it meant being ravaged by Ye Chen right away. She followed closely behind the two and drifted into the formation. For a moment, only the four quasi-immortals still refining the Black Tortoise Undying Fruits and Yan Ruyu remained outside the formation.

Seeing that Ye Chen had not even glanced at her, Yan Ruyu felt increasingly uneasy and anxious. Was Ye Chen really so indifferent toward her now? Had he truly given up on her?

She could see that Ye Chen was not lacking female companions around him. The soul body earlier had even offered herself as repayment, proactively wanting to become his Dao companion.

As for Su Yuxuan, she had almost burrowed into Ye Chen's robe right in front of everyone. There was even less need to mention the other female cultivators. Perhaps Ye Chen really did not need her anymore… It seemed she had truly missed her chance.

Thinking of this, Yan Ruyu's heart grew even more restless. For the first time, a look of loss appeared in her clear eyes…

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Inside the formation.

Su Yuxuan took out all the materials she had prepared in her cave heaven for her master's physical body reconstruction in one go.

Manjusaka was about to instruct Su Yuxuan to help when Su Yuxuan threw herself back into Ye Chen's arms and flew with him to the side. "Master, you can reshape your body first. Senior Brother and I won't disturb you. We'll go over there and have a little private talk…"

Watching the two fly away, Manjusaka's soul body trembled.

Weren't they supposed to help? Were they actually here to have a private session?

The wave of gratitude she had felt earlier suddenly felt misplaced. But seeing that Su Yuxuan had already found a spot to sit, Manjusaka turned her head away and stopped looking. Besides, reshaping a physical body could indeed be done alone. It was not a big problem…

On Su Yuxuan's side, she was indeed very open about it. After all, her master had been hiding in her mind before and had already seen everything there was to see. One more time did not matter.

Ye Chen felt a little embarrassed and half-heartedly resisted, but he was no match for Su Yuxuan's strength and could only helplessly give in…

Thus, inside the formation, Manjusaka had to listen to her disciple's soft moans and gentle cries while preparing everything amid the distracting sounds. She then summoned the precious Origin she had just received from Ye Chen, her eyes filled with excitement.

The next steps were simple. She would activate the origin, stimulate the power of new life within it, and use that power to drive the origin to reshape her physical body. During the reshaping process, she would also need to shatter her own divine soul and reconstruct it together with the body. Only then could the physical body and divine soul fuse perfectly without any flaws.

The process would be very painful. But for a perfect physical body, everything was worth it.

However, right at the beginning, Manjusaka ran into trouble. The immortal corpse's origin was of too high a grade. Even with all her strength, she could not activate it…

Manjusaka had never expected to be stuck at the very first step. After hesitating for a moment, her gaze turned toward Ye Chen, who seemed to be both resisting and actively pressing forward. She felt fortunate that she had brought Ye Chen along. Her disciple was clearly very happy and in high spirits. But at this moment, she had no choice but to inconvenience them a little.

"Senior Ye, I am unable to activate the immortal corpse's origin or stimulate the power of new life within it! Please lend me a hand."

Manjusaka was very straightforward at heart, but she was too embarrassed to approach. She simply stood where she was and bowed as she made the request.

Ye Chen opened his eyes upon hearing her.

She needed help?

Since he had already given away the origin, Ye Chen naturally would not be stingy with assistance. Besides, he was also quite curious. Manjusaka already had a three-thousand-times multiplier even as just a soul body. Once she reshaped her physical body, how much higher would her multiplier rise?

Thinking this, Ye Chen comforted the little demoness a couple of times, gently moved her small feet away, straightened his robe, and drifted over.

After a brief conversation with Manjusaka, Ye Chen understood what needed to be done. He then pointed a finger lightly at the immortal corpse's origin that carried the power of new life.

In an instant, the origin that Manjusaka had been unable to activate no matter how hard she tried began to circulate smoothly. Green light danced as it transformed the origin.

Joy flashed across Manjusaka's face. Without further hesitation, her soul shook. The moment pain appeared on her face, her soul body exploded with a boom. After the explosion, it turned into countless red particles that surged into the origin. It was like sprinkling salt on a dish and then stirring thoroughly to distribute the flavor evenly.

At first, Manjusaka's soul particles did not merge with the origin at all, remaining clearly distinct. But as Ye Chen continued to activate it, the immortal corpse's origin turned into a vortex and shook violently.

At the same time, the various treasures Manjusaka had prepared were constantly thrown into the vortex.

In the blink of an eye, half a day passed.

Manjusaka's soul had begun to merge preliminarily with the immortal corpse's origin. A faint human-shaped silhouette slowly appeared. At this stage, his help was no longer needed. The rest depended on the natural evolution and condensation of the physical body.

Ye Chen withdrew his power and retreated slowly. Together with Su Yuxuan, he watched Manjusaka condense her new body.

As time passed, the soul and origin fused further. The human-shaped figure gradually became more solid. The outline of her figure and facial features could now be seen clearly.

However, after looking a few more times, Ye Chen frowned. "Why does it look like a Heavenly Human Clan member?"

Because behind Manjusaka, six wings had appeared. This was a characteristic of the Heavenly Human Clan. Ye Chen had thought it would take the appearance of Manjusaka's original self.

Upon hearing this, Su Yuxuan explained, "After all, it is the origin of a Heavenly Human Clan True Immortal's corpse… This Origin is clearly far stronger than Master's. When using someone else's Origin, the new body's bloodline, talent, divine abilities, and so on will naturally lean more toward the original owner. Master has already mentally prepared herself. She only wants to resurrect and doesn't care about race or anything like that."

Ye Chen nodded upon hearing this. In such matters, there was indeed no choice. Encountering a female corpse was already extremely fortunate.

Moreover, the Heavenly Human Clan was considered a high-tier race among the myriad races. They were powerful in every aspect. Manjusaka was actually not losing out on this deal.

Manjusaka was currently in the critical stage of evolution. Su Yuxuan was worried that something might go wrong during the process. As for Ye Chen, he was curious about Manjusaka's multiplier after reshaping her body. Therefore, neither of them busied themselves with anything else. At most, they dawdled a little as they patiently waited on the side.

Another two days passed in the blink of an eye.

Manjusaka's body became even more solid. It was now clearly visible. Perhaps because the Asura Clan immortal remnant thought had used it for resurrection and refined the Blood Sea Immortal Scripture, even as the new body took shape, the six wings behind Manjusaka remained three white and three red. Her appearance was also very close to that of the previous Heavenly Human Clan immortal corpse.

However, compared to before, there was now a touch more gentleness mixed with the holiness.

Chapter 999: Private Customization!

Her body was flawless white jade, like a carved sculpture. Her skin was in no way inferior to Yan Ruyu's. If there was one thing Ye Chen felt was not quite perfect, it would be the scale. The smaller size made Manjusaka appear even more holy and pure. But it lacked a certain other flavor. It felt somewhat incomplete.

However, this was not his own body, so there was nothing much to say. Perhaps because the immortal corpse's origin feared Ye Chen, or because it had been activated by him earlier and thus felt close to him… Or perhaps it was Manjusaka's subconscious desire for Ye Chen to be satisfied.

In any case, after sensing Ye Chen's slight disappointment, the power of new life that had almost fully merged into the body suddenly emerged again and began to work… For a moment, it was as if the world was being created anew. Divine mountains slowly rose, valleys gently sank. Domineeringly, majestically, imposingly…

Ye Chen's eyes widened in surprise.

Su Yuxuan shot him a sideways glance and kicked him twice with her small feet.

Ye Chen felt a bit innocent. He had not done anything!

Seeing that the divine mountains were about to rise further, Ye Chen quickly raised his hand to indicate that it was enough. If they rose any more, the proportions would be ruined.

From his many years of experience, scale was important, but proportion was equally indispensable. If the proportions were off, it would only become a burden with no meaning.

The moment Ye Chen raised his hand, the evolution of the divine mountains immediately stopped.

This made Su Yuxuan's gaze even more resentful. No wonder Senior Brother rarely touched her. It turned out he thought her capital was insufficient…

Ye Chen suddenly felt he had no way to explain himself. Besides, Manjusaka had already begun evolving her internal structure and was on the right track. There was no need to keep watching.

Thus, Ye Chen took one last look at Manjusaka's new Heavenly Human Clan body, which was no longer purely holy, and directly took Su Yuxuan with him as he flew to the side. They continued what they had been doing earlier!

This time, Su Yuxuan stopped feeling resentful and became happy again.

…

Outside the formation.

The four quasi-immortals had all finished refining the Black Tortoise Undying Fruits. They had now regained their youthful appearances. Each of them had once been heaven's chosen, dashing and elegant, peerlessly magnificent. However, none of them had left. They waited in place to personally thank Ye Chen.

Elder Shangguan and the loli ancestor planned to return to the Great Yan Continent together with him.

The Nether God Holy Land quasi-immortal could not help but say, "The Heavenly Emperor's heir of this generation is truly domineering and warm-hearted. In my opinion, he will definitely become an immortal!"

The Peacock Clan ancestor also nodded. "Indeed. The Eight-Crowned King is not even qualified to compete with him."

Elder Shangguan was also full of admiration for Ye Chen. "That female cultivator earlier even used repayment as an excuse to offer herself. Simply delusional. A person like Ye Chen who can reach the peak, how could he possibly indulge in lust…"

The loli ancestor, however, felt a little worried. She was afraid that the strongest protector in the history of the Heavenly Desire Sect would be snatched away by other female cultivators.

She also spoke up, "Indeed. How could a top genius be obsessed with romantic affairs? Those who can catch his eye must be extremely few. Only a handful of heaven's chosen daughters would have that honor… Back then, didn't the Heavenly Emperor also avoid women? He only had one or two close female confidantes."

Yan Ruyu waited there. She felt anxious and had many things she wanted to say to Ye Chen. Hearing everyone praise him with short mouths after receiving benefits, her expression grew complicated…

No one knew exactly how many female cultivators Ye Chen had. Yan Ruyu only knew that besides the famous female cultivators in the Central Continent, Ye Chen had an entire harem peak each in the Heavenly Evolution Holy Land and the Heavenly Intent Holy Land. All the elders and disciples on those peaks were female cultivators carefully selected to accompany him.

Besides that, she had also heard that when Ye Chen visited the Nether God Holy Land as a guest, he had even proactively requested to open another branch harem peak there. It was only because the Nether God Holy Land was unwilling that it had not succeeded.

Therefore, when everyone said Ye Chen had unparalleled talent and was a genius of his generation, she had no objection. But if they said Ye Chen did not indulge in women, probably no cultivator in the entire cultivation world would agree.

However, this also made Yan Ruyu even more conflicted. She was undoubtedly the most beautiful woman in the cultivation world. No one could compare with her. Had Ye Chen really given up on her now?

Otherwise, why had he not even glanced at her before directly giving the immortal corpse's origin to Su Yuxuan?

While everyone was discussing and Yan Ruyu was feeling anxious and uncertain, powerful figures arrived outside the Land of Fallen Immortals one after another. Looking at the once-dreaded Land of Fallen Immortals that had now been completely leveled, they all widened their eyes in shock… The Heavenly Emperor's heir had actually flattened the Land of Fallen Immortals?

…

Looking at the massive heavenly pit, the entire scene fell silent. No one had expected that the Heavenly Emperor's heir would quietly flatten an entire forbidden land. But it also explained why the commotion from Ye Chen's earlier battle had been so enormous.

In the current cultivation world, aside from the Eight-Crowned King, only the things inside the Land of Fallen Immortals were qualified to make the Heavenly Emperor's heir go all out.

Everyone curiously observed the area, wondering who the enemy inside the Land of Fallen Immortals had been. But as they looked around, they spotted Yan Ruyu and the four quasi-immortals waiting there. In an instant, their eyes widened.

"You're not my clan's ancestor! My ancestor died long ago. Who are you?"

"Elder, how are you still alive?"

"Father, it's impossible for you to be alive. How dare you impersonate my father? Die!"

Powerful experts from the Peacock Clan and the Nether God Holy Land were present. Upon seeing the two quasi-immortals, they flew over in shock, eyes wide with disbelief.

Some even moved to attack immediately. The faces of the two quasi-immortals instantly darkened. They kicked their respective juniors away.

Once everyone confirmed that the two were genuine, the onlookers became even more astonished. They immediately gathered around, eager to know what had happened! Even the quasi-immortals who should have been dead had survived.

The Peacock Clan quasi-immortal ancestor was relatively more talkative. He briefly explained everything that had occurred earlier. However, he did not mention the Black Tortoise Undying Fruits. He did not want Ye Chen to become the target of everyone's envy.

Everyone present listened in stunned silence. The Land of Fallen Immortals had always been terrifying. Almost no one knew exactly what was inside, only that there were quasi-immortals serving as slaves. It turned out to be the remnant thought of an Asura Clan True Immortal. And the immortal corpses inside had been prepared for her resurrection.

This caused an uproar among everyone. An immortal corpse resurrecting would be unimaginably terrifying. After all, it was the body of a True Immortal. Yet it had been completely erased by a single punch from the Heavenly Emperor's heir, who was still only at the peak of the Great Emperor realm?

This was simply too outrageous. Could it be that the Heavenly Emperor's heir already possessed True Immortal-level combat power?!

Moreover, if he was already this strong at the peak of the Great Emperor realm, what about when he became a quasi-immortal? Wouldn't he be completely unrivaled?

Many cultivators who had firmly believed that the Eight-Crowned King, who had suppressed the world for a million years, was stronger, now began to waver.

At this moment, they felt that the Eight-Crowned King might not be so invincible after all. If he did not take action soon, once Ye Chen became a quasi-immortal, even the Eight-Crowned King might suffer a crushing defeat.

Among those present, the cultivators from the Dao One Holy Land were the most anxious. They wished they could rush forward and kill Ye Chen with a single punch themselves.

However, their own Eight-Crowned King ancestor simply refused to act. He remained steadily seated in the Ninth Stage, waiting for Ye Chen to grow stronger. It was truly infuriating!

Chapter 1000: Twelve Thousand Times!

The crowd listened to the tale of Ye Chen's deeds while staring at the terrifying heavenly pit that had once been the Land of Fallen Immortals.

Their expressions were those of people doubting their own existence. They felt that the Heavenly Emperor's heir had already reached the absolute peak below True Immortal, unrivaled beneath the immortal realm. He might even remain undefeated against a True Immortal.

This was simply too shocking.

As for the Eight-Crowned King, everyone now felt that if he continued to wait, he would no longer even be qualified to be the Heavenly Emperor's heir's opponent.

Previously, they had believed the Eight-Crowned King's steady stay in the Ninth Stage without trying to kill Ye Chen was a sign of supreme confidence and the invincible belief cultivated over a million years of dominance. But now, they felt the Eight-Crowned King was being somewhat arrogant and out of touch.

"What is the Heavenly Emperor's heir doing?"

Someone asked curiously, looking toward the grand formation. This time, no one spoke. Anyone who could reach the quasi-immortal realm was no fool. Praising the Heavenly Emperor's heir was fine. But discussing exactly what he was doing inside the formation was not appropriate. Moreover, Ye Chen was their savior.

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Seven full days later.

Inside the grand formation, a flawless white-jade Heavenly Human Clan body floated in mid-air. Endless laws of heaven and earth formed spirals that poured into the body, causing its aura to grow increasingly terrifying.

Su Yuxuan stole a few glances during a break and asked in shock, "Will Master directly become an immortal?"

Ye Chen immediately shook his head.

Becoming an immortal was not that easy. In theory, there should have been immortal qi within the immortal corpse. But these corpses had fallen too long ago. The immortal qi inside them had long since dissipated. At most, she would become a quasi-immortal. Still, for Manjusaka, this was already a heaven-defying leap.

Seeing that Manjusaka's side was nearing completion, the two of them also sped up a little.

A long time later, Ye Chen carried Su Yuxuan over to Manjusaka.

At this moment, Su Yuxuan's face was flushed, her eyes misty and half-closed. She looked pure yet enchantingly beautiful, extremely alluring.

Ye Chen smiled as he gently tidied the damp strands of hair on her forehead, then looked toward Manjusaka.

At the same time, Manjusaka also opened her eyes. A beam of golden light and a beam of blood light shot skyward.

Ye Chen raised an eyebrow. Manjusaka's eyes were actually different colors.

One was golden, holy and pure, as if connected to the immortal domain. The other was blood-red, with nine nether qi flowing through it, as if linked to the netherworld. This added a unique charm to her already exotic face.

At this moment, Manjusaka slowly stood up. The ground shook for a moment as her body was fully revealed.

Feeling the sensation of once again possessing a physical body, Manjusaka trembled all over. She was excited beyond measure. After trembling for a long time, she finally noticed Ye Chen and Su Yuxuan in front of her. She immediately wrapped her three white and three red wings forward to block their view. Only after a divine light transformed into an immortal robe did she spread her wings again and retract them behind her.

Even so, Manjusaka was still extremely happy. Especially after sensing her own cultivation—Peak quasi-immortal.

Although her soul strength had not kept up yet and there were still many other deficiencies, as long as those were filled, everything would be fine. In other words, not only had she completely resurrected this time, but she had also reached a realm she had never achieved before.

As for her appearance, bloodline, or even race having changed, Manjusaka did not care in the slightest. Strength was the foundation.

However, when she looked down at herself, she felt slightly puzzled. When she had seen the immortal corpse before, she did not remember it having this kind of scale.

Manjusaka secretly glanced at Ye Chen, suspecting this was his handiwork. After all, he had been the one guiding the process of reshaping her body. But this was a minor matter. For a quasi-immortal, it was not a burden at all!

After her excitement subsided, she looked at the two people before her. Toward Su Yuxuan, she felt both affection and deep gratitude. The road to reshaping a physical body had been very difficult. Collecting secret techniques and searching for all kinds of treasures—since she had no physical body, it had all been done by her disciple Su Yuxuan.

She had actually been worried that once Su Yuxuan soared, she would no longer care about her. In the end, she had worried too much. Although Su Yuxuan's style of doing things was even more demonic than her own, she was truly someone who knew how to repay kindness.

As for Ye Chen…

Looking at him, Manjusaka's pretty face flushed red. She remembered what she had promised earlier. Not to mention that Ye Chen had specially modified her body, clearly looking forward to her repayment.

Regarding this, Manjusaka had no intention of going back on her word. However, even though she had lived two lifetimes, Manjusaka had never experienced anything like this. For a moment, she felt too embarrassed to speak.

Ye Chen had plenty of experience. She would wait for Ye Chen to speak, then obediently follow along! In this manner, Manjusaka waited while inspecting her new body. She liked this new body very much.

…

Ye Chen raised an eyebrow as he looked at Manjusaka, a trace of surprise flickering in his pupils.

"Detected that the recipient's multiplier has changed…"

"Manjusaka: Twelve thousand times!"

Ye Chen could not help but raise his eyebrow again.

Was the talent of a six-winged Heavenly Human Clan this high? It had directly broken through twelve thousand? Even fiercer than the chaotic body!

But he quickly realized the reason. First, Manjusaka already had the Nine Nether Blood Soul, which came with a three-thousand-times multiplier by itself. Then there was the physical body.

It was not just the body of a six-winged Heavenly Human Clan member, but also the modifications and enhancements made when the immortal remnant thought had taken over. This could be seen from the wings that were half red and half white, as well as the differently colored eyes.

Manjusaka was not a pure Heavenly Human Clan member. Moreover, her appearance and figure had likely contributed a significant portion of the multiplier. Under these circumstances, reaching twelve thousand times was actually not that surprising.

Ye Chen's expression was simply a little complicated. He had truly not expected that Manjusaka would leap straight to becoming the female cultivator with the highest multiplier around him. It was simply outrageous.

Manjusaka sensed Ye Chen's complicated look and guessed that he might be feeling embarrassed. She bit her teeth lightly and took the initiative to disperse the divine light immortal robe while spreading her wings.

At this moment, Manjusaka looked like an angel in front of Ye Chen. However, the excessive scale removed any sense of holiness.

But this was exactly what Ye Chen preferred.

Manjusaka was being so proactive not only to repay the favor. The main reason was to secure a spot to enter the immortal realm. There were only eight quotas. It was truly too few. But she was now only one step away from becoming an immortal.

As for her disciple, in terms of charm, she honestly found it difficult to compete with people like Yan Ruyu anymore. She could only rely on Ye Chen's old feelings. But who knew how long those old feelings could last?

In this situation, she naturally had to find another way. Her current charm was no weaker than anyone else's. Her disciple had helped her restore her physical body.

So of course she would also bring her disciple into the immortal realm. The two of them working together would definitely win Ye Chen's heart even more.

Therefore, Manjusaka was exceptionally resolute. One could even say that when she had earlier offered to dedicate herself, she had already been thinking along these lines!