ISWI Chapter 1375-1377 (Patreon)

Chapter 1375: Manjusaka Cried!

The time Ye Chen had spent covering them with the light screen was the most difficult and longest period the five men had ever endured in their lives. How terrifying Ye Chen was could only be understood when one stood opposite him.

At this moment, they were truly afraid. Especially when Ye Chen's indifferent gaze swept across them, that sensation of facing death made their livers and gallbladders nearly split. Every heart was filled with regret over their previous decisions.

The pale-faced Great Luo Golden Immortal resentfully scanned the other four. Had they not created complications, how would it have come to this?

The four likewise looked resentfully at him.

This enraged him further—you still dare glare at me? I just said we should leave, and you insisted on courting death. Otherwise, how would it have reached this point?

Yet the four also had reasonable grounds. Had you not activated that divine art and found the two women's tracks, everyone would already have returned to the Dao Academy. How would we be waiting here to die?

In short, both sides resented each other.

Ye Chen did not know the five men's thoughts; he only noticed that they still seemed rather unconvinced. His eyes narrowed at once. Instantly, the five felt the void around them solidify and begin compressing inward, nearly about to crush their flesh and blood.

This made their hearts even more terrified.

Someone immediately wailed. "Ancestor Ye, we failed to recognize Mount Tai. We truly know we were wrong."

"Fellow Daoist Ye, we truly did not know this woman was telling the truth. Otherwise, we would have treated her with the utmost courtesy. How would it have come to this?"

"Senior Ye, we are after all from the Dao Academy and were acting for Chief Ye Bai. Please, Senior Ye, for the sake of Chief Ye's face, show magnanimity."

"…"

The four begged for mercy. The pale-faced man in the center went even further. He directly raised his hand and offered the jade box containing the Five-Transformation Nirvana Lotus, then cleanly knelt down.

"Fourth Ancestor Ye, it was I who failed to recognize Mount Tai and, because of this Five-Transformation Nirvana Lotus, offended the Fourth Ancestor's dao companion. Yet I have always held reverence toward Fourth Ancestor Ye.

"Therefore, the moment I heard the two female immortals claim to be Fourth Ancestor Ye's dao companions, I immediately prepared to leave. Those who wished to harm the two female cultivators were the other four; it has nothing to do with me whatsoever."

The moment those words left his mouth, the remaining four men's faces turned ugly. Ye Chen raised a hand, accepted the jade box, glanced at the multicolored Nirvana Lotus inside, and raised an eyebrow.

This item was useful for enhancing the flesh and blood of the Ancestral Immortal realm. It had arrived at just the right time… When he returned to the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, he could gift it to Shen Qingge. Therefore, Ye Chen had no intention of turning around and giving it back to Little Demoness. He simply stored it directly into his inner cosmos.

Su Yuxuan, standing to the side, raised an eyebrow at the scene. She was not angry, but rather felt heartache. In the lower realms, Senior Brother had never been like this. He looked down on every good thing and casually tossed whatever he obtained to her.

This time, however, he had directly put it away. It seemed that upon reaching the Immortal Realm, Senior Brother had truly fallen on hard times. She herself had always been poor and felt nothing much, yet for Senior Brother this counted as a decline in the family fortune, and he was certainly finding it especially difficult to adapt. She felt sorry for Senior Brother…

Ye Chen did not know Su Yuxuan's thoughts. He merely raised a hand lightly. "Since you yourselves will not choose a method of death, I will help you choose!"

In the next moment, Ye Chen could not be bothered to listen to them any further. He pointed a finger lightly. Instantly, an incomparably vast Reincarnation Mixed Origin Great Luo law shot directly from Ye Chen's fingertip and enveloped the four peak Great Luo Golden Immortals aside from the kneeling man.

The moment the Reincarnation Mixed Origin Great Luo law covered them, the four still looked somewhat blank, not knowing what was happening. In the next moment, their faces underwent a drastic change. They could clearly sense that they were rapidly aging. Flesh, soul, and origin were all beginning to decay at extreme speed.

One must know that a Great Luo Golden Immortal's lifespan was a full five hundred thousand years. The oldest among the four was only around a hundred thousand years old. Yet at this moment their hair rapidly turned mottled white.

The power within their flesh continuously drained away. Their skin grew wrinkled and aged. Even their cultivation continuously declined. After only a few breaths, several of them actually dropped in realm, and both the drop and the aging speed grew ever faster.

In the blink of an eye, they reached the edge of immortality and mortality. This continuous weakening sensation filled the four with extreme terror, even more unbearable than simply being killed. They roared in fright. "Reincarnation law! This is the Reincarnation Great Luo law!"

"Ye Fourth, you cannot do this!"

"We were acting for Chief Ye, Prince Ye. Once this matter is known, Chief Ye will certainly strike to suppress and kill you!"

"If you have the guts, then kill me!"

The four roared, yet Ye Chen paid them no mind. The power of reincarnation continued to boil. This was a method Ye Chen had long possessed yet never used, because he had never encountered anyone worthy of it. After he mastered the Mixed Origin Reincarnation Great Luo law, the power of reincarnation advanced further still. Today, he was essentially using the four as an experiment.

Another moment later, the four had already weakened to the point that they could no longer make a sound. They had become white-haired old men, unable even to straighten their bodies, frail as withered leaves.

Their remaining lifespan was scant; they could linger for at most one or two years before meeting their end. At this moment, the four men's faces were ashen. This unprecedented sensation of weakness was truly more unbearable than being killed. The more one had experienced power, the less one could accept weakness.

Ye Chen could not be bothered to look at the four any longer. He narrowed his eyes and gazed at the pale-faced Great Luo Golden Immortal who was forcing himself to remain calm yet was in truth trembling with fear.

Watching the fate of his companions, the man's face grew even paler.

Ye Chen spoke indifferently. "Was it Ye Bai who ordered you to seek this Five-Transformation Nirvana Lotus?"

The man hurriedly shook his head. "If I can return, I will never speak of this matter. I will say we failed to find it… Any punishment I will bear myself."

Ye Chen shook his head. "The reason I am allowing you to live is so that you may return and tell Ye Bai that the people were killed by me and the item was also seized by me. If he wishes to take revenge, come to the Jade Pool Immortal Sect and seek me out."

Those four were too useless; their origin essence was garbage beyond belief. Placed in the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, they would not even qualify as outer disciples of the War God Academy.

Ye Chen looked down on that meager origin essence. Sending it out would not even make up one percent of what was needed and was not worth mentioning.

As for this Ye Bai, Ye Chen had heard Huo Linglong mention him several times—something about the heir of the ancient imperial Ye Family of the Immortal Realm, whose cultivation advanced extremely quickly, and who was said to be even younger than Ye Chen himself.

In short, he had been praised as quite impressive. Only such a figure was worthy of Ye Chen harvesting origin essence. This was also the main reason Ye Chen had left the pale-faced cultivator to deliver the message—to fish out a few more.

The pale-faced Great Luo also reacted at this moment and stared at Ye Chen in shock. Ye Chen actually had the courage to fight Chief Ye? That was far too confident!

Yet he was extremely pragmatic and immediately nodded in agreement. "I have remembered Ancestor Ye's words. I will return at the fastest speed and report today's events to Chief Ye exactly as they occurred… Does Ancestor Ye need me to embellish a few sentences so that Chief Ye will be more likely to come seeking revenge?"

Ye Chen raised an eyebrow at the words. This man truly possessed the potential of a turncoat. Nevertheless, Ye Chen still waved a hand. There was no need. He neither stirred up trouble nor provoked it; simply stating the facts was enough.

Seeing Ye Chen wave, the pale-faced Great Luo immediately understood. Ancestor Ye meant there was no need for further words, and he could act as he saw fit.

The pale-faced Great Luo shot away with explosive force. At this moment, only four despairing old men who could barely walk remained. No one paid them any further attention.

Ye Chen stroked Su Yuxuan's soft little head and spoke gently. "All the other problems have been handled. Next it is your turn…"

Su Yuxuan felt a little curious. After all, Senior Brother had fallen on such hard times. How would he help her? Yet on her face there was not the slightest trace of doubt, only admiration and emotion. "Senior Brother, you are truly good…"

Thinking that the coming gift-giving scene would be somewhat cruel, Ye Chen raised a hand and laid down an immortal formation, then prepared to take Su Yuxuan and Manjusaka inside.

Before entering, Su Yuxuan looked at the despairing dead old men and casually slapped them.

The four exploded with a bang.

Sensing Ye Chen's gaze fall upon her, Su Yuxuan smiled sweetly. "Unless they are thoroughly dead, I cannot rest easy… What if they are lucky and recover, then come seeking revenge against me?"

Ye Chen raised an eyebrow. It seemed Little Demoness had truly suffered quite a few beatings in the Immortal Realm and was becoming more and more steady in her methods. He did not mind this small matter, however.

After entering the formation, Ye Chen raised a hand and formed an isolated space, sealing Little Demoness inside. "I need to discuss with your master the matter of helping you cultivate. There are some words that are inconvenient for you to hear…"

Little Demoness was slightly stunned and somewhat astonished, yet she still obediently nodded. In her heart, a slight suspicion arose. Could Senior Brother be thinking of that? Was he sending her away because her skin had not yet recovered and he feared it would affect his interest? Other people would not do something so beastly. With Senior Brother, however, it was truly uncertain.

After isolating Su Yuxuan, Ye Chen looked toward the somewhat restrained Manjusaka. Manjusaka hesitated slightly yet still spoke in a low voice. "Senior Ye, right here? Why not call Yuxuan over as well? Her feet are fine…"

Ye Chen: "…"

What exactly were these women thinking? The reason he had isolated Su Yuxuan was of course to give a gift to Manjusaka. After all, Su Yuxuan had become his dao companion when her multiplier was still very low. Even though it had now reached twenty thousand times, gifting her would only produce the basic double feedback.

Manjusaka was different. When she became his dao companion, it was already ten thousand times, and she could still trigger critical and critical-hit feedback. Her present fifty thousand times was still a little low, yet it was still better than giving directly to Little Demoness.

Therefore, Ye Chen waved a hand. "We can discuss that later. You are Yuxuan's master. I can see that you truly care about Yuxuan. Therefore, next I intend to give you a gift so that you may help Su Yuxuan restore her skin."

Hearing this, Manjusaka was immediately stunned. Ye Chen truly possessed such a treasure? Yet this left her heart even more puzzled. Why not give it directly to Yuxuan and instead transfer it through her?

Still, Manjusaka felt a measure of fear toward Ye Chen, so even though she did not understand, she nodded and agreed. Ye Chen smiled faintly, and his figure suddenly trembled…

The previously astonished Manjusaka, watching the scene before her eyes, immediately reddened her eyes and covered her mouth to prevent any sound from escaping. At this moment, she understood why Ye Chen had insisted on sending Su Yuxuan away…

Chapter 1376: Senior Ye, You Are a Good Man!

Manjusaka had originally assumed Ye Chen would take out some origin treasures related to skin. After all, Ye Chen appeared to have only recently broken through to the Ancestral Immortal realm. Perhaps when he refined his skin at the Great Luo Golden Immortal stage, he had some treasures left over.

Yet when she clearly saw the scene before her eyes, Manjusaka's entire body stiffened in place, and her eye sockets instantly grew moist. For no other reason than that Ye Chen was actually refining his own skin. Starting from the feet and working upward, as the skin was refined, the smooth and perfect muscle lines were revealed in every minute detail.

Manjusaka's mouth fell open, her reddened eyes filled with shock and incredulity. For immortals, being injured was actually a very simple matter. Even if someone flayed their skin, they could recover in an instant.

Ye Chen, however, was refining the origin of his own skin. Once the entire skin origin was refined, it was like digging it out by the roots. It could never be restored in the future. Why go to such lengths?

The scene before her eyes made Manjusaka understand everything. Why he had sent Su Yuxuan away. Why he was giving the gift to her. It turned out Ye Chen was afraid Su Yuxuan would feel heartache if she saw it.

At this moment, Manjusaka's heart was mixed with guilt, envy, and regret. Deep down, she had always held a prejudice against Ye Chen, believing he was simply lustful. His lavish spending was only because he had backups, even better ones. Under such circumstances of course Ye Chen could be generous.

Yet at this moment she finally understood how profound Ye Chen's feelings truly were. Unwilling to watch Su Yuxuan suffer, he had refined the origin of his own skin without the slightest hesitation. There truly existed such a deeply affectionate man in the world.

The regret in Manjusaka's heart swelled even further. Had she known earlier that Ye Chen was this kind of person, she truly should have chosen to stay by his side back then and guide his cultivation. She believed that if she had done so, she would certainly be more than she was now.

"Senior Ye, if you do this, what about the future?"

Skin was an important component of the physical body. Ye Chen was giving the skin origin to Su Yuxuan; how would he advance to higher realms in the future? After all, the higher the realm, the higher the requirements for the physical body.

Hearing this, Ye Chen, who had already refined up to his lower abdomen, smiled. Having shielded his senses, Ye Chen felt nothing at all. Since feedback would return afterward, he felt not the slightest psychological pressure.

While his hands continued without pause, he spoke. "It is of no consequence. I have my own methods to resolve it. Right now the most important thing is to make Yuxuan suffer less. I do not mind…"

The moment those words left Ye Chen's mouth, Manjusaka felt even more moved and her eyes grew redder. She remained silently without words, quietly waiting as she watched Ye Chen, after a short while, refine the entire origin of his skin.

At this moment, Ye Chen's entire body blossomed with divine light that perfectly concealed those well-proportioned muscle lines. He resembled a god of light descending upon the world.

"It is done. This skin origin is hereby gifted to you… Go help Yuxuan recover on my behalf! As for me, I am a little tired and will rest first…"

Hearing this, Manjusaka grew even more silent. Looking at the mass of skin origin that flew before her, she revealed an even more horrified expression. This skin origin was as deep as the sea, its foundation unimaginable; it had probably already reached the legendary king level. Ye Chen must have poured endless painstaking effort into this skin at the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm. Yet now he was giving it away without the slightest hesitation.

She looked at Ye Chen with an extremely complicated gaze and carefully cradled the origin. "Senior Ye, you are a good man… I greatly regret that because of my prejudice, I did not choose to stay by your side back then. Finally, I thank you on Yuxuan's behalf!"

The luminous Ye Chen raised an eyebrow. In Manjusaka's eyes, however, Ye Chen was merely a mass of light, so she could see nothing.

As for Manjusaka's words, they also caused Ye Chen to recall the past. Indeed, had that five-hundred-fold old grandmother been able to stay by his side back then, she would certainly have allowed him to grow even faster.

After all, at that time the female cultivators around him topped out at only one or two hundred times. Yet this did not affect anything. Therefore, Ye Chen said no more and merely waved a hand, telling Manjusaka to go quickly.

Manjusaka assumed Ye Chen was in so much pain and exhaustion that he could not speak. Her eyes grew even redder as she lowered her head and offered Ye Chen a deep salute. Then her fair hand gently waved, opening a space, and she directly entered the space where Su Yuxuan was located.

At that very moment, the system prompt finally sounded within Ye Chen's mind, causing him to smile involuntarily. As expected, there was feedback. Although he had isolated his senses and felt nothing, standing here naked without skin or face was still rather awkward. Recovering sooner was better.

"Congratulations, Host. Gift successful…"

"Gift given: Origin of own skin.

"Fifty thousand times feedback in progress…"

"Detected that the gift given by the Host to the recipient…"

"Triggered maximum critical feedback!"

"Triggered critical hit feedback…"

"Triggered special easter egg feedback…"

Oh? Seeing the later part Ye Chen raised an eyebrow. He had actually triggered a special easter egg reward again?

It seemed Manjusaka was truly deeply moved. Yet upon thinking about it, it made sense. He had gone so far as to become skinless and faceless for Su Yuxuan; a little shock was only natural. Ye Chen continued reading downward.

"Feedback: Dao-Transforming Skin!"

Light flashed once more across Ye Chen's body.

What was this thing? The strength of Ye Chen's previous skin should already have surpassed that of an Immortal King. Ye Chen had originally assumed that even though Manjusaka's multiplier was not high, with all the various bonuses, it should still have been able to produce Immortal Emperor-level skin for him. The result, however, was this so-called Dao-Transforming Skin. What was that?

Ye Chen did not understand and silently continued reading the explanation.

"For an Immortal King wishing to break through to a higher realm, one must first fuse with the Dao, merging the Great Dao into oneself. This realm is the Quasi-Immortal Emperor! The process requires the consumption of tens or even hundreds of thousands of years before there is any possibility of success.

"After successfully fusing with the Dao, one must then transform oneself into the Dao. If successful, one becomes an Immortal Emperor. This requires hundreds of thousands or even millions of years to succeed.

"Dao-Transforming Skin can contain the three thousand Great Daos and transform into the three thousand Great Daos…"

"All time is greatly shortened, and containment and transformation into the Great Dao become far easier…"

Reading the introduction, the light covering luminous Ye Chen flickered uncertainly and flashed violently. Ye Chen was shocked. He had never expected that this so-called Dao-Transforming Skin would actually possess such an effect.

It would allow him in the future to more easily achieve the Quasi-Immortal Emperor realm and even the Immortal Emperor realm. One must know that he possessed a steady foundation for becoming an Immortal King.

Yet what the path after Immortal King was, Ye Chen did not know. On the Immortal Realm side, he had never even heard of powerhouses above Immortal King. On the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths side, even though there were quite a few Immortal Kings, he had never seen them either.

Looking at the introduction of this Dao-Transforming Skin, Ye Chen finally understood what a Quasi-Immortal Emperor was and what an Immortal Emperor was. An Immortal King comprehended the Great Dao.

A Quasi-Immortal Emperor fused with the Great Dao. An Immortal Emperor transformed the body into the Dao! With this Dao-Transforming Skin, the path of his advancement to the highest levels would be walked far more steadily…

At that thought, Ye Chen could not help looking with satisfaction toward the direction where Su Yuxuan was. Little Demoness truly was his lucky star!

Yet very soon Ye Chen no longer had the mind to think about these things. The system feedback began to be issued. New skin started from the top of his head and gradually covered Ye Chen's entire body.

A tingling, numb sensation spread, feeling especially pleasant…

On Su Yuxuan's side, she idly swung her small feet while waiting in boredom. Although she could understand, Su Yuxuan still felt a sense of loss and even a little loneliness. After all, she had finally managed to meet Senior Brother, yet Senior Brother had sent her away and first played a round with her master.

Even knowing that Senior Brother's temperament was exactly like this, Su Yuxuan still felt a little uncomfortable. Not long afterward, however, the space was opened. Her master, wearing a complicated expression, entered.

Su Yuxuan widened her eyes in slight surprise. "Has Senior Brother fallen so low that even time has become shorter?"

Manjusaka did not answer Su Yuxuan's teasing and merely shook her head lightly. Then one hand stretched out… A mass of skin origin floated before Su Yuxuan.

In that instant, Su Yuxuan felt her Blood-Purifying inheritance become restless at once, as though it had seen an unimaginably rare treasure. Her entire physical body radiated an indescribable longing.

Su Yuxuan was shocked.

Previously, she had also obtained several heavenly materials and earthly treasures that nourished the skin. Her physical body had reacted, yet the reaction was not large. What was this? Why was her inheritance so agitated, as though it had seen the most precious nourishing sacred object?

Su Yuxuan even faintly felt that after using this item, the Blood-Purifying Immortal Body she would obtain in the future might even surpass the original Blood-Purifying Immortal King. What kind of treasure was this exactly? Had Senior Brother not fallen on hard times? How could he still take out such a supreme treasure?

Su Yuxuan forcibly suppressed the longing and looked at her master in astonishment. "What is this?"

Manjusaka lowered her head and spoke softly. "This is the treasure Ye Chen prepared for you to restore your skin…"

Su Yuxuan immediately smiled. "Of course I know this is what Senior Brother gave me. To be honest, when Senior Brother put away the Five-Transformation Nirvana Lotus earlier, I thought that after falling on hard times, he had become stingy… I never expected he still treats me so well! What I wanted to ask is, what kind of treasure is this?"

Manjusaka remained silent for a moment before speaking with heavy solemnity. "This is Ye Chen's skin origin…"

The smile on Su Yuxuan's face instantly froze. An expression of disbelief appeared. "What?"

Manjusaka nodded. "Correct. Ye Chen refined his own skin into origin right in front of me… He truly loves you very much! Yuxuan, you must cherish him well!"

When she spoke the final words, Manjusaka's tone was earnest and heartfelt. At this moment, Su Yuxuan felt as though she had been struck by lightning. Senior Brother had actually gone this far for her sake? This… how could it be allowed?

Senior Brother's talent far surpassed her own by countless times. Losing his skin was equivalent to losing the possibility of growing stronger in the future. How could this be allowed? The Immortal Realm had only a little more than nine hundred years left before it was finished. If Senior Brother stagnated, would he not be doomed to die?

Moreover, without skin, there would no longer be any possibility of being favored by the Other Domains in the future. Senior Brother would die then as well. Even someone as conscienceless as Su Yuxuan could not accept such a situation.

Tears streaming down her face, she immediately rose and prepared to return the origin. Yet Manjusaka raised a hand and stopped Su Yuxuan, who was about to go find Ye Chen…

"Yuxuan, do not go anymore… You know Ye Chen's temperament. Something he has given away he will never take back…"

Chapter 1377: You Smell of Her Perfume!

"Since he has given the skin to you… he will never take it back. Cultivate well and do not make him worry anymore. Moreover, he is very tired right now, so it is best not to disturb him further!" Manjusaka spoke softly.

Su Yuxuan's body stiffened in place. A long while later, she nodded lightly. "Senior Brother… he truly loves me so much…"

Manjusaka nodded in agreement. Ye Chen truly did love Su Yuxuan deeply. Such profound feelings even made Manjusaka feel a little jealous…

Su Yuxuan remained silent for a long time. She quietly sat cross-legged and circulated the Blood-Purifying Demon Scripture, beginning to refine Senior Brother's skin origin. In her heart, she had already decided. From now on, she would no longer leave. She would quietly stay by Senior Brother's side and together watch the brilliance and cruelty of the Immortal Realm's destruction in the future…

Soon, Su Yuxuan gathered her mind and formally began refining Ye Chen's skin origin. Very quickly, her eyes widened… Why was Senior Brother's skin origin so profound?

In the inheritance, the Blood-Purifying Immortal King had described in detail the various constitutions, various skin realms, and the amounts of origin that the skins of various immortal beasts and strange creatures could provide. Yet no matter which description it was, none of them were even in the same order of magnitude as Senior Brother's skin origin…

The greater the shock, however, the more Su Yuxuan wanted to cry. At the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm, Senior Brother must have poured endless painstaking effort into pushing his skin to such a height. Yet now he had given it to her without the slightest hesitation and, afraid she would feel sad, had even sent her away. He truly loved her so much!

Suddenly, however, Su Yuxuan opened her eyes and looked toward her master. "Master, Senior Brother's skin origin is enormous. For me to refine it will take at least several months… Master, why not go keep Senior Brother company first…"

Manjusaka, whose emotions were complicated, was stunned at the words. It was not that she did not want to. On the contrary, unlike the previous simple flattery toward Ye Chen, the present Manjusaka had truly been conquered by Ye Chen's actions. She was willing from the bottom of her heart. Yet Ye Chen currently had no skin or face—how could they do it? Without the protection of skin, touching him would probably be very painful, would it not?

Su Yuxuan spoke lightly. "You can have Senior Brother simulate a layer of membrane. That way, direct contact with the flesh can be isolated. Although it will affect perception somewhat, Senior Brother likes this and should not mind… At the same time, you can also use the art of soul intercourse… Did Senior Brother not teach it back then?"

Hearing this, Manjusaka felt a little embarrassed. Yet she did not hesitate for long and still nodded. Ye Chen was so good. She also wanted to do something. Immediately, Manjusaka turned, tore open the space, and walked outward…

On Ye Chen's side, the system reward was issued very quickly. In the blink of an eye, he had already fully recovered.

Ye Chen carefully inspected his own skin and discovered that compared with before there were not many changes. The strength was also about the same as before. In some places, it had even weakened.

Characteristics that had originally existed, such as invulnerability to all laws, had directly disappeared. Yet in truth, given the strength of Ye Chen's skin, whether or not it possessed miscellaneous characteristics like invulnerability to all laws or resistance to the erosion of time held little significance. They could only be called icing on the cake.

This, however, brought the greatest change—it had become purer. When sensed, it was ordinary and unremarkable, like the skin of a mortal.

At this moment, Ye Chen suddenly recalled the action of the Devouring Empress who was said to have ultimately transformed from a Chaos Immortal Body into a mortal. Could it have been for the same reason? Was it preparation for achieving the Quasi-Immortal Emperor realm or even the Immortal Emperor realm? Otherwise, it truly made no sense.

Ye Chen silently pondered and then sensed a spatial fluctuation—someone was about to come out. After a brief consideration, Ye Chen allowed his body to bloom with divine light once more. His entire person transformed into a luminous figure.

Su Yuxuan needed not only skin but also flesh and blood. The Ancestral Immortal realm was precisely the best stage for enhancing flesh and blood. When it was raised to the extreme, he could give Su Yuxuan another wave.

Under such circumstances, it was better not to let Su Yuxuan and Manjusaka know that he had recovered so well. That way, he might even trigger another critical hit and produce a special easter egg reward. He simply did not know whether Su Yuxuan needed bones. Otherwise, Su Yuxuan could directly package all of his cultivation results.

After Ye Chen once again transformed into a luminous figure, Manjusaka had already walked out once more. Looking at Ye Chen who still sat cross-legged there, her eyes revealed regret and heartache. She lightly approached and spoke softly beside Ye Chen: "…"

Ye Chen, after listening: "???"

Yet the proposal was indeed a little tempting. After thinking for a moment, Ye Chen reluctantly nodded. Very soon, Manjusaka threw herself into the divine light.

Although Manjusaka could see nothing, she could feel the sensation of skin. She knew, however, that this was a membrane Ye Chen had simulated to protect the flesh and blood.

Therefore, she spoke softly. "Fellow Daoist Ye, doing this must have cost you a considerable amount of tactile sensation… Why not release your divine soul to make up for what is lacking…"

On Ye Chen's side, he not only felt no loss; on the contrary, the new skin's perception of everything was even more acute…

Perhaps because of its purity, the sensation had even climbed to a higher level than before. Every minute detail could be clearly felt. In an instant, a three-dimensional construction could even appear within his mind. Yet Ye Chen found it inconvenient to explain and could only reluctantly nod, likewise releasing his divine soul.

The great formation was divided into two places. In one, Su Yuxuan was earnestly cultivating, repairing herself and advancing to a higher constitution. In the other, Manjusaka was carefully and with heartache consoling Ye Chen.

Just like that, a full seven days later, Manjusaka finally walked out of the divine light.

Ye Chen took out a jade talisman and presented it to Manjusaka.

Looking at the divine talisman, her eye sockets grew slightly red. Back in the lower realms, she had seen Ye Chen give this jade talisman to quite a few female cultivators, yet never to herself.

Now she finally had one of her own. Yet she keenly discovered that the jade talisman given to her differed in many ways from the one Su Yuxuan had crushed earlier. Even the runes were strange, as though they came from a different civilization.

Ye Chen smiled faintly. This divine talisman was one he had obtained through critical feedback while in the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths. Its effects were countless times better than the previous jade talismans. It could directly generate traction force and contained spatial laws.

In the future, if Su Yuxuan or Manjusaka encountered danger again, he would no longer need to laboriously rush over. He could simply communicate with the jade talisman, control space, and descend by tearing the void… This would further reduce accidents.

Ye Chen explained the functions of the jade talisman in detail, causing Manjusaka's eyes to widen. These functions were truly too powerful. Ye Chen was giving the gift to avoid Su Yuxuan meeting with accidents.

When he himself reached the peak of the Ancestral Immortal realm, and his flesh and blood also reached the limit, he could rush over at the first opportunity to give gifts. Yet this talisman itself had been obtained through critical feedback and therefore could not produce feedback.

Luminous Ye Chen stretched lazily and stood up. "Guard this place carefully… I will leave next. If any further accidents occur afterward, I will arrive at any time."

Ye Chen was leaving?

Manjusaka revealed a look of surprise, her eyes filled with particular reluctance.

To Ye Chen, however, the multipliers of the two women were too low. Daily gift-giving was also unsuitable. Better to return. Next time, when the flesh and blood were perfected he would give again.

Therefore Ye Chen spoke softly. "I am now an Ancestral Immortal and precisely need to enhance my flesh and blood… Moreover, I also wish to search and see whether there is any opportunity to restore my skin. Therefore, I will not stay longer."

Manjusaka felt some reluctance. "Will Senior Ye not wait for Yuxuan to emerge from seclusion? Yuxuan will certainly very much wish to see Senior."

Ye Chen shook his head. "Next time!"

Manjusaka knew that Ye Chen did not wish to see Su Yuxuan's sorrowful appearance, nor did he wish his own miserable state to be seen by Su Yuxuan. That was why he wanted to leave.

After hesitating for a moment, Manjusaka still could not help speaking. "Why does Senior Ye not stay a few more days? I still wish to thank Senior once more on Yuxuan's behalf…"

Hearing this, Ye Chen's heart softened a little. It had nothing to do with wings. He simply felt Manjusaka's sincerity and could not bear to hurt her goodwill.

Therefore, Ye Chen nodded lightly. In the end, he stayed another seven days before drifting away under Manjusaka's reluctant gaze.

Very soon, Ye Chen flew back to the Jade Pool Immortal Sect in a cheerful mood and landed atop Transcendence Peak. Just as he was about to admire the scenery of the Divine Pool, he saw that his fiancée was also cultivating inside.

Upon seeing Ye Chen, his fiancée made no attempt to conceal anything and immediately flew up.

Along the way, divine light transformed into rainbow robes…

When she landed before Ye Chen, his fiancée lightly sniffed, then narrowed her phoenix eyes. "You smell of another woman's fragrance… Did you not say you were going to collect origin for me? Where is the origin?"

Ye Chen: Ahba ahba…

Was this not a little too coincidental…

Under such circumstances, explanation was useless. Therefore, under Huo Linglong's contemptuous gaze, Ye Chen directly lifted his fiancée into his arms, entered the cave abode, and began constructing his fiancée's three-dimensional model…

Just like that, after several leisurely days, Ye Chen returned to the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths and once more entered the shattered Kunlun space to begin cultivation, continuously refining Ancestral Immortal laws.

Ye Chen was slightly surprised to discover that the new skin was truly translucent. It possessed super-strong compatibility with every law. Secondly, the divine abilities and techniques he unleashed also became even more powerful, because when they surged from the skin, there was not the slightest loss. This Dao-Transforming Skin was truly absurdly powerful.

On Su Yuxuan's side, after a full seven months, she finally opened her eyes once more. Beneath her dress, the skin was completely renewed. Compared with her previous skin, it was even more translucent and fair, perfect as cream…

Yet it was not only that. Apart from the many characteristics and phenomena the Blood-Purifying Immortal Skin itself possessed, Su Yuxuan also sensed numerous extraordinary qualities within the skin. Timeless immortality, invulnerability to all laws, astonishing recovery power, and at the same time…

In short, the new skin far surpassed the Blood-Purifying Immortal Skin by countless times. Moreover, it far exceeded the highest skin grade of the king level. Su Yuxuan knew that all of this was the benefit brought by Senior Brother's skin. This made her eye sockets grow even redder…

Unable to wait even a moment, she immediately strode out by tearing through the void. Yet when she saw that outside there was only her master alone, her small face immediately showed astonishment… Then she dejectedly lowered her head. So Senior Brother had already left…