ISWI Chapter 1187-1189 (Patreon)

Chapter 1187: This Is Bad, I'm One Generation Below the Heavenly Emperor!

As soon as Ye Chen's irresponsible words came out, his scumbag attitude of refusing to take responsibility after the deed was fully on display.

There were actually quite a few scumbags in the Immortal Realm. After all, raising a child required a massive amount of resources and effort. If a cultivator still had room to grow, they naturally did not want to acknowledge the child.

But this was Long Wu—the Seven Extremes incarnation. How did Ye Chen dare? Was he not afraid of death?

Moreover, once all the Seven Extremes incarnations returned, it was equivalent to having a child with a Other Domain Immortal King giant. This was not just soaring to the heavens—he might even be able to enter the Other Domain directly through the child. Yet Ye Chen had actually refused?

For a moment, most of the male cultivators present felt as if they were looking at a role model. Only Xie Linyuan felt a sour ache in his heart. Although he did not know why, his goddess was now carrying Ye Chen's child. Yet Ye Chen had flipped and refused to acknowledge it, saying such heartless words. He was truly despicable. How heartbroken Long Wu must be right now.

At that moment, Xie Linyuan's heart ached once again.

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Long Wu narrowed her eyes, her killing intent surging. Clearly, Ye Chen knew that her embryo was extraordinary and that she had no way to deal with it. That was why he was so fearless.

In an instant, seven-colored immortal light boiled around Long Wu, affecting the heavens and earth. Endless rivers of stars revolved as the void shattered. Even the Great Dao seemed to tremble.

Everyone who felt that aura, which far surpassed Wang Ninth's by who knows how much, was filled with extreme terror. Especially the Immortal Monarch from the Supreme Hall. Only another Immortal Monarch could truly understand Long Wu's terror. He faintly felt that the current Long Wu could already stand shoulder to shoulder with his master, the Other Shore Immortal Monarch.

Had Long Wu also touched upon the half-step Immortal King realm? If so, it was truly horrifying! After all, Long Wu had only been cultivating for ten thousand years. Was this the terrifying talent of a Seven Extremes incarnation?

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Long Wu stared coldly at Ye Chen as if looking at an ant. She did not speak openly but transmitted her voice. "I know you have hidden An Miaoli, preventing me from sensing her. But if you do not cooperate, what is there to stop me from crushing you to death?

"Once I become an Immortal King, my sensing ability will advance further. No matter which realm she is in, I will still be able to find her easily. I am giving you one final choice. Bring me to her, and I will return what belongs to her!

"I can guarantee that once the embryo is returned to her, I will immediately separate and will not fuse with her. On this point, I can swear a heavenly oath. Ye Chen, I have already shown great tolerance toward an ant like you. You had better know when to stop.

"Otherwise, I do not mind letting you understand what the wrath of an Immortal Monarch looks like. And once I become an Immortal King, I will definitely be able to erase that embryo."

Long Wu did not want outsiders to learn about her incarnation, so she chose to transmit her voice. But her tone was filled with cold threats and complete ruthlessness. Whether it was attacking Wang Ninth earlier or anything else, it was all to resolve the embryo—not because she had developed any special feelings toward Ye Chen. If Ye Chen remained obstinate, she would show no mercy.

As for the oath, it was naturally genuine. She would indeed temporarily spare An Miaoli and not fuse with her. But after the embryo was transferred, she would unhesitatingly slap An Miaoli to death.

An incarnation that was no longer pure was unworthy of returning. She would send An Miaoli back into reincarnation to grow again. The Seven Extremes remnant soul would also resurrect anew. For an existence like her, waiting ten thousand or even a hundred thousand years to become complete was not too big a matter.

Hearing the voice transmission and feeling Long Wu's completely unconcealed killing intent, Ye Chen felt no fear. An imprint's aura rose from his body. It had not been fully activated, but it was already enough for Long Wu to sense it.

Long Wu's delicate body instantly tensed. Her pupils contracted sharply. This was the aura of a Heavenly Emperor imprint. Why did Ye Chen possess a Heavenly Emperor imprint in his hands? Recalling the power and terror of the Heavenly Emperor imprint from that day, even Long Wu could not help but frown.

Most importantly, this imprint seemed even stronger than the previous one. It carried the aura of an Immortal Monarch. A Heavenly Emperor imprint at peak Saint Immortal had already caused her significant trouble back then.

The gap between Saint Immortal and Immortal Monarch was indescribable—it was like the difference between heaven and earth. And when the Heavenly Emperor had been at the Immortal Monarch realm, his performance had astonished even the Other Domain.

At that time, some giants had even proactively tried to recruit him, willing to take him as a godson. His dominance could be imagined. Under these circumstances, even though her strength had advanced compared to the battle at Jade Pool Immortal Sect, she had no confidence in certain victory.

In short, perhaps because of the shadow left by being suppressed by a Heavenly Emperor imprint last time, or because of the instinctive wariness toward the Heavenly Emperor deep within her remnant soul, Long Wu's thoughts turned rapidly before she made her decision. She abandoned the idea of using force to coerce Ye Chen into submission.

However, the way she looked at Ye Chen revealed a trace of astonishment. Was the treatment of this successor too good? In the past, there had been other Heavenly Emperor successors walking the Immortal Realm, but she had never heard of them carrying Heavenly Emperor imprints.

Otherwise, with the combat strength of a Heavenly Emperor imprint, those successors would not have fallen so easily. On the contrary, the Wang Family would have been wary long ago and would not have dared to target the Heavenly Emperor's heirs in later generations.

So... Ye Chen's identity was not ordinary. He was definitely not some ordinary Heavenly Emperor successor. Could this treatment mean he was the Heavenly Emperor's own son?

Back then, the Heavenly Emperor had enemies all over the world—both in the Immortal Realm and the Other Domain. Having a child would mean having a weakness. Sending the child to the lower world at birth to sleep until now was entirely possible.

The more she thought about it, the more Long Wu felt this was close to the truth. But she quickly shook her head and stopped thinking about it. After all, if Ye Chen truly was the Heavenly Emperor's son, did that not mean she was carrying the child of the Heavenly Emperor's son? She and the Heavenly Emperor had been great enemies back then. To be reborn only to become the Heavenly Emperor's daughter-in-law and continue his bloodline? This was absolutely unacceptable! This matter had to be resolved immediately.

Long Wu set aside her distracting thoughts, restrained her aura, and transmitted with sincere eyes, "I can swear a heavenly oath! Once the embryo is returned, I will immediately separate. You wouldn't want your child to remain in someone else's body forever, right?"

Long Wu felt she had already shown great tolerance and concession. There was no harm to Ye Chen in this matter either. Ye Chen would get his child back, and she would regain her pure, unblemished state. It was a win-win!

However, Ye Chen's expression showed no ripples and remained ice-cold. "Really? I don't believe it!"

Long Wu's eyes narrowed as she stared fixedly at Ye Chen. Ye Chen stood there calmly, meeting her gaze. Although the difference in their realms was enormous, Ye Chen showed not the slightest fear.

As for Long Wu's seemingly beneficial proposal, Ye Chen did not believe it in the slightest. He did not trust heavenly oaths. He only trusted his own strength. He only wanted to personally take charge of bringing the child back in the future instead of leaving Senior An's safety in Long Wu's hands.

Chapter 1188: Two Losses for Both Sides!

Ye Chen did not trust heavenly oaths. He only trusted himself. Of course, the system had also played some role in helping him reach where he was today. So Ye Chen trusted the system as well. After all, although he did not know the system's origins, it had never let him down. Since the system had said that the Jianmu Tree's origin essence support would allow the child to remain unafraid of Immortal King erasure, it meant that even if Long Wu became an Immortal King in the future, she would still pose no threat to the child.

Under these circumstances, letting the child stay outside a little longer was not a big deal. It could be considered letting the child enjoy some good nourishment. As long as the child did not refuse to acknowledge its real mother later, it was fine. Therefore, Ye Chen had no interest in Long Wu's proposal.

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This time, Long Wu was truly furious... Ye Chen was completely unyielding. Did he really think that having a Heavenly Emperor imprint meant he had nothing to fear from her? Once she became an Immortal King, she would shatter every Heavenly Emperor imprint. But right now, she truly had no solution.

"What exactly do you want?" Long Wu bit her snow-white teeth and spoke word by word. Clearly, she had reached the limit of her anger.

Huo Linglong was astonished. She naturally had not heard the voice transmission between the two earlier. But Long Wu's obvious inability to deal with Ye Chen, along with her current words that seemed sinister but were actually helpless, left Huo Linglong speechless.

Clearly, Long Wu had been restrained. Huo Linglong had originally thought they might die here today with Ye Chen. Yet Ye Chen could actually restrain Long Wu? Could it be related to that child? Just what was so special about that child? Huo Linglong was utterly puzzled.

The onlookers stared at the two with even more shock. This kid had saved Long Wu's life? Or had he discovered some major secret of hers? Otherwise, why would Long Wu, a dignified Immortal Monarch, only need to extend a single finger to crush Ye Chen to death, yet now she was constantly suppressing her rage? Even after Ye Chen had said such words, she still had not attacked. It was truly unbelievable. It could not be because of love, right?

Xie Linyuan looked at the furious yet restrained Long Wu and felt even more heartache. He hated Ye Chen even more for being such a scumbag. After doing that to his goddess, he was not cherishing her properly and was even angering her. If his goddess was willing, he would not mind at all that she had a child. He would treat it as his own. He would even be willing to let the child take his surname if possible...

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Meanwhile, Ye Chen, the person involved, had the most calm and indifferent expression. Facing Long Wu's questioning, he shook his head calmly. "I have no solution... Let's just leave it like this for now!"

Ye Chen believed he would have many solutions in the future, but right now he truly did not. Since that was the case, it was better to maintain the status quo.

Long Wu's fair and beautiful face nearly twisted upon hearing this. What did he mean by leaving it like this? This embryo's influence on her was too great. It was like a thief constantly stealing nutrients from her body and affecting her cultivation.

Although it was not stealing much for now, the impact on her state of mind was enormous. If this continued, it would definitely affect her breakthrough to Immortal King. For Long Wu, who pursued power, this was even more intolerable. Not even a day, an hour, or a second could be tolerated.

At this moment, Long Wu's eyes were dangerously narrowed. The entire heaven and earth rapidly grew icy cold. She stared coldly at Ye Chen and transmitted with indifference, "This spawn has been in my body for one day, constantly absorbing my origin essence, immortal force, and laws... And the rate of absorption is growing larger by the day! It can be said that it has already affected my path and will affect my future achievement of becoming an Immortal King.

"If you continue with this attitude, then let us both perish together. I do not mind fighting a great battle with the Heavenly Emperor imprint. Even if I am heavily injured and my origin essence is damaged, making Immortal King hopeless, so be it. But I refuse to believe that the Heavenly Emperor imprints in your hands are infinite...

"There will eventually be a day when they are exhausted. At that time, you will undoubtedly die. In the end, it will be two losses for both sides, but while I may not necessarily be destroyed, you will definitely die..."

Long Wu had already reached the limit of her anger. If Ye Chen maintained this attitude, then they would both suffer losses.

Hearing this, Ye Chen frowned slightly. He need not worry about the number of his Heavenly Emperor imprints. As long as he continued offering gifts, even without Heavenly Emperor imprints there would be others.

According to the system's multiplier feedback, blocking Long Wu should not prove difficult. Yet if the other party truly chose mutual destruction, an Immortal Monarch locking onto him would still be troublesome. Not to mention the child still rested in her belly.

A bold idea quickly formed in Ye Chen's mind. Gazing at Long Wu's delicate face, he spoke first.

"I cannot let you see An Miaoli, because I do not trust you. No matter how much you threaten, that will not change. But I can compensate you for the losses caused by the fetus's development."

Long Wu stood tall in the sky and sneered with disdain. "With you, a mere Heavenly Immortal?"

It was not that Long Wu looked down on Ye Chen. The gap between them was simply too vast. What one side needed belonged to an entirely different world. A Foundation Establishment Pill that Qi Refining cultivators dreamed of and valued beyond measure would be something a Mahayana cultivator would not even bother picking up from the ground. Ye Chen could never produce anything that moved her heart, let alone something worthy of the word compensation. To Long Wu, the scene was utterly laughable.

Ye Chen paid no attention to her attitude. He simply sank his mind into the small world. In the next moment, amid the reluctant twisting of the young Jianmu seedling, he extracted another bottle of Jianmu sap.

Jianmu possessed endless marvelous uses. It towered between heaven and earth, allowing Ye Chen to travel freely between the Immortal Realm and the cultivation world. It could also gather boundless energy, making cultivation within it twice as effective.

The Jianmu sap, however, was even more miraculous. It could greatly strengthen the physical body and remained effective even for Immortal Kings. Senior An, for example, had gained an enormous boost to her physique.

Though Long Wu was an Immortal Monarch, the sap should still work on her. It would also benefit the child. Giving it away and letting Long Wu gain a little advantage posed no problem.

Ye Chen raised the jade bottle filled with the sap and held it before Long Wu. "This can strengthen the physical body and is absolutely worth more than your losses."

Long Wu swept it with a scornful glance. The next moment, her eyes narrowed slightly, and she snatched the bottle. The instant she sensed the sealed sap inside, her eyes lit up.

"This is Jianmu sap?"

A hint of surprise flickered deep in her pupils. Jianmu was extraordinarily rare, not even found in the Other Domain. In all the great worlds the Other had conquered, they had encountered only two that possessed Jianmu. When they discovered it in the first such world, the Other Domain had been overjoyed to the extreme.

Jianmu offered immense benefits, especially for comprehending the Great Dao, including the Dao of Space, the Dao of Life, the Dao of Cause and Effect, and far more besides. The Other Domain had also uncovered many other marvelous uses.

Jianmu sap, for instance, could be refined into top-tier pills that aided comprehension of the Great Dao and raised the upper limit of the physical body. Although the requirements for alchemy were extremely high, that was no obstacle. Thus, the Other Domain had been determined to obtain Jianmu and transplant it. Yet the first world had been far too unyielding. Preferring death to surrender, it had destroyed itself together with the Jianmu, leaving everyone filled with regret.

Chapter 1189: Swearing to Surpass Ye Chen!

After that, the Other Domain discovered the Immortal Realm and prepared to invade. They sent people to infiltrate in advance. In the process, they discovered the Jianmu Tree in the Immortal Realm as well.

At that time, everyone—including herself—had been filled with anticipation and wanted to break into the Immortal Realm. To avoid repeating past mistakes, they had contacted many top forces in the Immortal Realm.

As long as they were willing to hand over the Jianmu Tree, they would be allowed to surrender. Those major forces had also been tempted. But right after they broke in, the Heavenly Emperor had directly destroyed the Jianmu Tree. Everyone had nearly gone mad. This was also one of the reasons the Heavenly Emperor was hated by both people and dogs in the Immortal Realm. After all, the Heavenly Emperor had truly affected everyone's interests.

Without the Heavenly Emperor, the top forces in the Immortal Realm might have surrendered from the very beginning. There would not have been any large-scale resistance. How could so many things have happened? And without the right environment, the Heavenly Emperor might not have been able to rise either.

What Long Wu had not expected was that Ye Chen actually possessed Jianmu Tree sap. A single bottle like this was enough to refine several divine pills and save her nearly a thousand years of time.

However, Long Wu did not think too much about its origins. She simply assumed it was a legacy left by the Heavenly Emperor. After all, given that dog of a Heavenly Emperor's style, he would definitely have prepared a backup for himself before destroying the Jianmu Tree so decisively. Otherwise, how could he have destroyed it so cleanly?

In short, looking at the jade bottle in her hand, Long Wu's original thoughts of mutual destruction and perishing together faded... This Jianmu Tree sap could indeed make up for her losses. This made her unable to help but glance at Ye Chen. She became even more certain that Ye Chen was definitely not an ordinary Heavenly Emperor successor. He was most likely the Heavenly Emperor's own son. Otherwise, why would the Heavenly Emperor leave Jianmu Tree sap for Ye Chen?

Thus, Long Wu restrained her killing intent. Her expression returned to its usual cold indifference, but her voice had clearly softened considerably.

"This item does have some use... It can make up for my losses for a period of time. But only temporarily! I absolutely cannot tolerate this spawn continuing to exist in my body. You must think of a solution as soon as possible and come find me at the Heaven Immortal Sect. Otherwise, I will come find you again next time! And at that time, it will either be transferring the embryo or your death. There will be no third choice."

Ye Chen had already grown immune to the term "spawn." The child had gone to Long Wu and was truly not treating her as an outsider, eating voraciously and developing rapidly. Through his bloodline connection, even at this distance, Ye Chen could faintly sense that the embryo was indeed developing quickly. The time it spent with Long Wu was equivalent to several years with Senior An. Clearly, it was eating very well. A child not taught is the father's fault. As the father, enduring a few scoldings for the child was nothing.

So Ye Chen nodded seriously. "Next time for sure!"

However, Ye Chen felt a subtle strangeness in his heart. Giving the other party Jianmu Tree sap felt a bit like paying child support in his previous life after a divorce...

Still, given Long Wu's current situation, calling it surrogate fees seemed more accurate. An Immortal Monarch as a surrogate—this was definitely the best surrogate in the myriad realms, right?

Ye Chen's thoughts wandered as his mind drifted. Long Wu could vaguely sense that Ye Chen was thinking about something not very good. But she did not get angry or attack. She simply swept a cold glance at him, turned, and left gracefully. Her graceful figure quickly vanished from everyone's sight. The terrifying pressure of that top Immortal Monarch also disappeared in an instant.

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Long Wu came quickly and left just as quickly. Some words were transmitted privately while others were spoken openly, leaving outsiders confused. They only knew that Long Wu was carrying Ye Chen's child.

Now, watching Ye Chen hand over the jade bottle, Long Wu's attitude soften, and her departure, they were even more astonished. They felt the relationship between the two was even more subtle than before.

Long Wu had looked as if she wanted to kill Ye Chen, yet she had only issued threats without ever attacking. And Ye Chen? A mere peak Celestial Immortal—what could he possibly offer to satisfy Long Wu? Yet Long Wu had accepted the item and left, indicating she had simply wanted an attitude.

Thinking of this, the way everyone looked at Ye Chen became even more different.

The Immortal Realm was not without female immortals who occasionally showed kindness like Bodhisattvas and played around with weak male cultivators of vastly lower realms. But they usually treated them as male pets.

But Ye Chen? He was simply too aloof and dominant. Could this guy have truly conquered one of the Seven Extremes incarnations, Long Wu? In the future, could this kid really enter the Other Domain directly?

For a moment, not only the many eight-layer Saint Immortals, seven-layer Yuan Immortals, and six-layer Ancestral Immortals present, but even the Immortal Monarch from the Supreme Hall could not help but feel a sour envy. They examined Ye Chen, wondering where exactly they fell short compared to this kid.

Only Xie Linyuan's eyes were filled with grief. How could Ye Chen treat his goddess like this? And why was his goddess being so humble?

Xie Linyuan stared at Ye Chen and clenched his fists tightly. He had to become stronger. In the future, he would defeat Ye Chen and make his goddess notice him. If his goddess still ignored him, that was fine too. He would harshly warn Ye Chen and force him to treat his goddess better in the future...

Xie Linyuan's eyes were filled with determination. He had never wanted to become stronger as much as he did at this moment.

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Ye Chen watched Long Wu leave with a calm expression. It seemed the Jianmu Tree sap was quite useful to Long Wu. That was enough. If she came again next time, he would send more. If she was still dissatisfied, he would send even more. After all, his child could also enjoy it. Sending as much as needed was not a loss.

However, thinking of it this way made Ye Chen feel even stranger. This was starting to feel more like paying child support. The only thing Ye Chen found somewhat regrettable was that gifting the Jianmu Tree sap was not recognized by the system.

The same had happened when he gave it to Senior An. If there was a way to further process the Jianmu Tree sap, perhaps it would count. In the future, he could look for ancient texts and pill recipes to see if there were any pills that used Jianmu Tree sap as the main ingredient. That way, he would not feel any heartache even if he sent more child support. He might even send even more.

As for aiding the enemy? That did not exist. If Long Wu could improve faster than him with a single bottle of Jianmu Tree sap, then he could cripple his own cultivation on the spot. Ye Chen was confident. No one could improve faster than he could right now.

"Martial niece, let's go back..." Ye Chen looked at the still-dazed Huo Linglong. Recalling the earlier awkward moment, he felt a trace of guilt. Once they returned, he would prepare the Great Sun Glazed Purification Pool and see if it could help this martial niece.

Of course, these were minor matters. The most important thing was that he needed to go back and gift presents to Nangong Wan and his fiancée. The gains from this trip had been enormous. Ye Chen was already looking forward to what kind of powerful scene his condensed inner universe would be. His Primordial Chaos Supreme Body would also advance another step.

Huo Linglong finally snapped back to her senses upon hearing his words. She gave Ye Chen a complicated look. She wanted to know what Ye Chen had given Long Wu to make her leave. But in the end, she did not ask, nor did she mention Ye Chen's ungrateful offense again. She summoned the immortal boat once more...