Chapter 957: Emergence!
Lan Clan Immortal City.
Ye Chen looked at Lan Nuo and could not help but smile. This little cutie Lan Nuo was exactly as he had imagined. She was already cultivating a top-tier palm-type divine ability. All so she could block immortal artifacts with her bare hands just like him.
Of course, Lan Nuo had self-awareness. Blocking immortal artifacts was not something anyone could do. She only aimed to block Extreme Dao weapons. When an enemy's Extreme Dao weapon came crashing down, she would calmly raise her hand and block it bare-handed. The scene would be incredibly domineering. Cultivating this divine ability could cause strange changes in her palms, allowing them to take on many forms. It let Ye Chen experience a different kind of pleasure.
He did not stay long in the Lan Clan Immortal City before leaving. Before departing, he left Lan Nuo with one World-Destroying Black Lotus seed. The World-Destroying Black Lotus he had received as feedback had nine lotus seeds on it.
He had used the Black Lotus itself to condense his black hole, so these seeds could not be planted. Gifting them to Lan Nuo and the others to help them break through to the Great Emperor realm and condense World-Destroying Black Holes was the most suitable use.
When leaving the Lan Clan Immortal City, Ye Chen noticed that the gazes of the Lan Clan members and the cultivators in the city as they looked at him were somewhat strange. But he did not think much of it. After all, blocking an immortal artifact with his bare body was indeed very impressive. It was perfectly reasonable for cultivators to admire him.
Next, Ye Chen went to the Heavenly Emperor Hall. He drank a cup of tea with the golden-robed elder, left him half a catty, and then headed to Yan Qingcheng's closed-door cultivation area. Tasting sea salt and experiencing chaos, he felt quite content.
In this way, another seven days passed.
Ye Chen left behind one World-Destroying Black Lotus seed and prepared to return to the Great Yan Continent to enter closed-door cultivation and break through to the Great Emperor realm.
However, when Yan Qingcheng looked at the World-Destroying Black Lotus seed, her expression became somewhat complicated. After a moment, she spoke proactively: "Fellow Daoist, is Yan Ruyu truly peerless in appearance? If compared to me, who is superior?"
Ye Chen was stunned and looked at Yan Qingcheng in confusion.
Why was Yan Qingcheng suddenly bringing up Yan Ruyu?
He asked curiously, "Why do you ask?"
Yan Qingcheng did not hide anything. "After Yan Ruyu rejected you, you still insisted on gifting her a treasure and even asked Yan Wenwen to deliver it on your behalf. Your attentiveness toward Yan Ruyu made me curious."
Ye Chen: "??? How did you know about this?"
He had been avoiding being a simp for so long, and when he finally had no choice but to do it once, he thought he had kept it well hidden. How did even Yan Qingcheng know?
Yan Qingcheng looked at him strangely. "This matter is known to everyone. Why wouldn't I know?"
Ye Chen:?
Although he did not know how it had happened, Ye Chen suddenly realized that the complex gazes directed at him in the Lan Clan Immortal City were probably not just admiration and awe… His reputation seemed to have taken another small hit.
"You are beautiful!"
At the level of Yan Ruyu and Yan Qingcheng, pure appearance alone could no longer determine superiority. It was more about temperament.
Yan Qingcheng was certainly not lacking. But Yan Ruyu's temperament was more layered, giving people more room for imagination. Even so, Ye Chen still answered without hesitation that Yan Qingcheng was beautiful.
Why?
Those who understood, understood.
Yan Qingcheng revealed a smile. She actually did not mind how many female cultivators Ye Chen had. After all, there were already quite a few. It was just that Ye Chen's attitude toward Yan Ruyu had made her feel a competitive urge. Now that she had received a satisfying answer, she was in a great mood.
"Stay a few more days!"
Yan Qingcheng's voice was gentle as she slowly leaned down.
Ye Chen instantly sucked in a sharp breath. He could not bring himself to refuse.
…
In the blink of an eye, several months passed.
Ye Chen had already returned to Heavenly Evolution Holy Land. He could not help but let out a sigh. Sure enough, as he had expected, even the Great Yan Continent had heard the news. But it did not take long for Ye Chen to think it through.
"When I was weak, I could disregard the world's gossip for the sake of benefits. Now that I am strong, I should care even less. Why should I give up the chance to keep growing stronger just for a bit of face?
"Although I am basically unrivaled in this realm with no opponents left, the Immortal Realm is full of chaos. If I want to achieve true transcendence, I still need to keep growing stronger… So what if I'm called a simp?"
"…"
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In his reflections, Ye Chen discovered the problem he was currently facing. Amid all the praise and admiration, he had almost lost himself and developed the baggage of a "strong expert."
But that was actually the most useless thing. What mattered most to him was still becoming stronger. He spent some time with Senior An and her niece, as well as Elder Lin and her disciple. He also brought Lu Jing out from his world to enjoy some fresh air on the Holy Son Peak.
After handling everything, Ye Chen entered his cave mansion. He summoned the World-Destroying Black Lotus and prepared to enter closed-door cultivation to break through to the eighth layer—the Great Emperor realm.
After this breakthrough, Ye Chen planned to make a trip to the Northern Domain.
The Northern Domain had once been the place where the myriad races were exiled. It was also the ancestral land of many races. The Celestial Prince was still sealed in divine source within the ancestral land of the Undying Celestial Phoenix Clan. He had not emerged for so long; no one knew what he was waiting for.
But Ye Chen saw no need to wait for the other party to revive and come looking for him. Instead, he could take the initiative and strike first. After advancing to the eighth layer and becoming a Great Emperor, He would be able to use the Armament Secret to control immortal artifacts and awaken them for his own use. And as long as he had an immortal artifact in hand, He could go anywhere in the heavens and on earth.
He could directly charge into the ancestral land of the Undying Celestial Phoenix Clan and forcefully suppress the Celestial Prince, no matter how strong the other party was. After gestating for a million years, his origin energy would definitely be extraordinary. It was said he possessed an immortal body and a Sacred Spirit Root. The quality of his origin energy was very likely far superior to the Exiled Immortal's.
Under these circumstances, Ye Chen naturally had to suppress him and gift the origin energy to his fiancée for cultivation.
After dealing with the Celestial Prince, the only one left in this realm who could qualify as his opponent would be the Eight-Crowned King.
However, that person had never come looking for trouble with him, so Ye Chen was too lazy to seek him out. But he was very covetous of the World Tree sapling in the other party's hands.
He already had the World Tree Heart. Paired with the sapling, once they fused and matured, it was said the effect would rival a true immortal root. Gifting that item would definitely bring enormous returns.
So if that person competed with him for immortal qi in the future, as long as he did not anger Ye Chen, Ye Chen would spare his life. He would only take the World Tree sapling as spoils of war.
While pondering these matters, Ye Chen had already sat down cross-legged. He slowly summoned the World-Destroying Black Lotus and sent it flying into his internal world.
Soon, the World-Destroying Black Lotus disintegrated, transforming into strands of reincarnation qi. Under the evolution of this reincarnation qi, a tiny, pitch-black black hole that seemed capable of devouring everything slowly took shape.
At the same time, after the World-Destroying Black Lotus disintegrated, A seed fell. Unlike ordinary World-Destroying Black Lotus seeds, it carried the aura of new life.
Ye Chen split off a wisp of his mind. He planted it on the main peak of the Suspended Peak. However, this item came from another lesser world and was merely a lower-realm immortal root, not the supreme immortal root of the Immortal Realm. In the future, its usefulness to him would be limited. It would most likely only be used to nurture more World-Destroying Black Lotus seeds.
Better than nothing!
After planting it, Ye Chen withdrew his mind and focused entirely on gestating the black hole.
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Northern Domain.
On the sacred mountain of the Undying Celestial Phoenix Clan, the undying flames burned fiercely, never extinguishing. Before the undying flames was the divine source in which the Celestial Prince had sealed himself.
This divine source, which had remained completely silent and motionless ever since the last time his incarnation had fallen, began to tremble today. Endless divine splendor descended from the sky like pillars of light, pouring into the divine source.
Immediately after, the undying flames that had burned eternally on the sacred mountain transformed into a flying phoenix. It raised its head and cried out, the sound shaking the nine heavens.
Then, without hesitation, it charged straight into the divine source. This undying flame had been left behind by the Undying Celestial Emperor who had once awed the myriad races. Now it plunged into the divine source and enveloped it.
The terrifying temperature fully erupted. Endless heavenly and earthly divine splendor surged into the divine source while the terrifying undying flames burned it. Inside the divine source, an extremely profound change began to occur.
Vaguely, the shadow of a spirit could be seen sitting calmly within, as if a holy spirit was about to emerge into the world. Such a massive commotion attracted the powerhouses of the Undying Celestial Phoenix Clan. They gathered one after another, watching with awe.
Their faces were filled with shock. Was the Celestial Prince about to emerge? This was much earlier than the Celestial Prince himself had predicted.
Originally, the Undying Celestial Phoenix Clan had been eagerly anticipating the Celestial Prince's emergence. They had hoped he could suppress everything and seize the immortal opportunity of this era.
But after the Celestial Prince had taken action once, his battle record had been poor. The Eight-Crowned King also had an ancient origin. He stood high above, holding the World Tree sapling, as if he were unrivaled in the world. And among the new generation, the Heavenly Emperor's heir could already slay Quasi-Immortals as a Great Saint and even block immortal artifacts bare-handed. That was even more outrageous.
Under these circumstances, the Undying Celestial Phoenix Clan's confidence in the Celestial Prince had been steadily declining. Now, many of the clan's great experts no longer held much hope for the Celestial Prince. They believed that even if he became an immortal, it would be difficult. Some even hoped the Celestial Prince would emerge later.
No matter who became an immortal—whether the Eight-Crowned King or the Heavenly Emperor's heir—Once that person left, the Celestial Prince could emerge afterward. Although he would not become an immortal, he could still increase the strength of the Undying Celestial Phoenix Clan.
Otherwise, if the Celestial Prince emerged and was killed, the clan's overall strength would suffer a massive loss. In the future Age of Dharma's End, they might not be able to survive.
So at this moment, many powerhouses of the Undying Celestial Phoenix Clan frowned, feeling that the Celestial Prince was emerging too early.
Under the watchful eyes of the Undying Celestial Phoenix Clan experts, the originally solid divine source slowly melted into liquid and flowed. A human figure slowly emerged. Divine light spread above his head, connecting to heaven and earth and absorbing endless essence. The terrifying undying divine flames that burned endlessly did not harm the figure in the slightest. Instead, they were continuously absorbed by him.
Several more days passed.
The abnormal phenomena in the sky finally began to slowly dissipate. And the undying flames that had burned for a million years were completely absorbed and refined by the figure today.
Everything returned to calm.
In the original spot, only one male figure remained. He had snow-white long hair. His entire person was noble and extraordinary, with an outstanding bearing. The aura emanating from him made the three Quasi-Immortals of the Undying Celestial Phoenix Clan present tremble inwardly.
When the Celestial Prince opened his eyes, endless divine flames raged within his pupils. Merely being swept by his gaze made everyone feel as if their own bodies were about to burn.
Finally, the Celestial Prince stood up. A faint smile appeared on his face. "I didn't expect that the undying flames left behind by my father still had such a backup plan… Today, I, the Celestial Prince, have truly achieved perfection and flawlessness, unrivaled in this realm!"