Chapter 1282: Sneaking In

In the dead of night, the screams of the Da Luo Shen Zi ceased, turning into a wisp of flying ash. The once-proud godson of the Da Luo Jian Zong ultimately became dust in the river of time.

Meanwhile, Ye Chen sat cross-legged on a cloud, like an ancient monk in deep meditation, his demeanor dignified and serene. Immortal light radiated from his entire body, with thunder dancing around him, and upon listening closely, one could hear the mighty roars of dragons.

By absorbing the origin of the Jiu Yang Zhen Ti, he had gained a tremendous fortune. The Jiu Yang Zhen Ti possessed an essence of pure yang, an extremely dominant bloodline, whose refined elements had fully integrated into his Sheng Ti origin.

In his closed-eyed state, Ye Chen broke through his cultivation, advancing through three minor realms in succession—a culmination of accumulated power. Now, he was fully capable of facing off against a peak Sheng Jing cultivator head-on.

The night passed without incident, and dawn arrived in the blink of an eye.

In the early morning, warm sunlight bathed the entire villa. Over two thousand reincarnated individuals emerged from their rooms, their faces glowing with joy, especially upon seeing so many from their homeland. Their smiles overflowed, evoking a profound sense of warmth and emotion.

"We have seen the Holy Lord!" As Ye Chen appeared, the two thousand reincarnated individuals gathered and bowed respectfully.

Ye Chen smiled faintly, then summoned his Xian Huo, Tian Lei, and the even more dominant Sheng Ti origin. Upon seeing this, the reincarnated individuals sat cross-legged, their eyes filled with excitement, as if they knew what Ye Chen intended. Having their bloodlines refined by the Sheng Ti origin would be a rare and invaluable opportunity.

It was a lengthy process. Indeed, as the reincarnated individuals had anticipated, this was a golden chance. As their bloodlines were refined by the Sheng Ti origin, many began to advance, streaks of divine rainbows shooting into the sky and weaving into splendid scenes.

Only when night fell did Ye Chen withdraw his divine abilities.

That night, Ye Chen led the reincarnated individuals into the Hun Dun Ding, flew out of the villa, and entered the starry expanse. He had decided to keep the reincarnated individuals with him to find a safe place for them. Additionally, they couldn't remain in the ding indefinitely. The space within the Hun Dun Ding was limited, accommodating two thousand people at its maximum. Moreover, it was his natal artifact, meant to fight alongside him. If the Hun Dun Ding suffered severe damage, it could harm those inside, which was why he hesitated to carry them for too long.

The starry sky was vast, and Ye Chen sped through it like a divine ray, his destination clear: the Da Luo Jian Zong. His visit to the Bei Dou Star Domain served two purposes—one to find the reincarnated individuals, and the other to seek out the Da Luo Jian Zong. He needed to use the Da Luo Jian Zong to locate the Zhu Tian Jian Shen. Once he found the Zhu Tian Jian Shen, it would be like finding those from Kun Lun Xu. As eternal giants, they should have a way to retrieve Da Chu.

Naturally, Ye Chen wouldn't charge in directly; he planned to disguise himself.

In the distance, a divine rainbow approached—a young man in white robes, dressed in the Dao robes of the Da Luo Jian Zong. His cultivation was not particularly strong, only at Tian Jing peak, and his bloodline was utterly mediocre.

Ye Chen sauntered over, grinning to reveal two rows of pearly teeth.

The white-robed youth frowned at the sudden approach, mainly because Ye Chen's smile seemed unnaturally odd.

"It's you!" Ye Chen smirked and swung a palm at him.

The white-robed youth's expression changed as he summoned his natal artifact, but it shattered in an instant. In a single exchange, the white-robed youth dropped to his knees on the spot, still clueless as to why Ye Chen had attacked him.

Ye Chen didn't kill the white-robed youth but used a soul-searching technique to extract his memories. The youth's name was Li Kang, a Tian Zi generation disciple of the Da Luo Jian Zong, of the same generation as the Da Luo Shen Zi. After the soul search, Ye Chen used Li Kang's fresh blood to transform into his likeness, mimicking his cultivation aura and bloodline with Zhou Tian evolution. Only then did he set off toward the Da Luo Jian Zong.

Three hours later, Ye Chen came to a stop in a stretch of starry space. In the distance loomed an extraordinarily massive star, larger than any he had ever seen, radiating divine light throughout and surging with overwhelming energy. That was the Zi Wei Star, where the dominant force of the Bei Dou Star Domain, the Da Luo Jian Zong, was located.

"Huh?" As Ye Chen observed, a disciple from the Da Luo Jian Zong returned from outside—a gaunt disciple with a pointed face and shifty eyes, looking every bit like a thief.

Ye Chen glanced sideways at the disciple; Li Kang's memories included him. He was a Da Luo Jian Zong disciple named Zheng Tao, not a human cultivator but a rat demon sword practitioner.

"What are you looking at?" Zheng Tao eyed Ye Chen up and down, his beady eyes gleaming slyly.

"Mind your own business." Ye Chen brushed him off and flew toward the Zi Wei Star.

"Wait for me." Zheng Tao hurriedly followed Ye Chen and poked him with a finger. "Heard the news? They're selecting a new godson up top. All Da Luo Jian Zong disciples are eligible to participate. Stand out, and you might even get to sense the Jian Shen Jian Yi."

"Jian Shen Jian Yi." Ye Chen stroked his chin, his eyes lighting up.

"Doesn't seem like it'll involve us." Zheng Tao scratched his messy hair. "We won't even get a drop of the soup."

The two flew side by side into the Zi Wei Star, landing like twin rays of immortal light at the base of a mountain range. Ye Chen scanned the immortal mountains and couldn't help but sigh in admiration. Even though Li Kang's memories had depicted these mountains, seeing them in person revealed the true grandeur of the Da Luo Jian Zong. The range consisted of nearly nine thousand peaks, each shrouded in swirling mists—a true earthly paradise, dreamlike and illusory.

"Let's go." Zheng Tao had already darted into the mountains, scampering like a rat.

Ye Chen followed, tilting his head to gaze at the massive sword standing tall in the Da Luo Jian Zong, over a thousand zhang high, a symbol of the sect and impressively enormous.

The Da Luo Jian Zong truly lived up to its reputation as the Bei Dou overlord. The entire mountain range formed a profound array, with at least three formations in the Nine Dragons Arching Heaven configuration, and its defensive barriers were overwhelmingly powerful. It was fortunate Ye Chen had sneaked in; a direct assault would take eight hundred years to breach those barriers.

"Incredible." Ye Chen murmured to himself as he went, sensing numerous concealed auras—over fifteen at the Sheng Ren level, more than three hundred at the Zhun Sheng level, scattered across the peaks. Beyond those, the most elusive aura came from deep within the mountains—that of a Sheng Wang.

Ye Chen rubbed his chin and gazed in that direction, thinking that the burly Sheng Wang whom his old man had beaten must be the one from the Da Luo Jian Zong. He could imagine the epic scene.

Retracting his gaze, Ye Chen continued to look around as he walked. The Da Luo Jian Zong was full of Jian Xiu; disciples practicing sword Dao were everywhere, as were those carrying Dao swords, all with exceptional talents. The sect's standards were indeed high.

"Where's the Jian Shen Jian Yi?" Ye Chen muttered to himself, having wandered in circles without finding the so-called sword intent. Li Kang's memories also lacked details on its exact location.

"Ye Shi Di, does the Da Luo Jian Zong have any reincarnated individuals?" As he walked, Duan Yu's voice came from the Hun Dun Ding.

"Oh, I almost forgot about that." Ye Chen slapped his forehead and immediately began divining with his fingers. He had searched every ancient star in the Bei Dou Star Domain, but this was his first time at the Da Luo Jian Zong. As he calculated, his eyes lit up. Who would have thought—there really were some.