Chapter 1319: Extra Reward

Xue Fa Sheng Ren's screams had long since vanished.

He had been destroyed, leaving behind only his pure Yuan Shen power. Ye Chen channeled this power into Xiao Feng and Fu Ling's divine seas.

It had to be said that with the nourishment of a saint's Yuan Shen power, Xiao Feng and Fu Ling's complexions had gained a touch of rosiness. Although they still hadn't awakened, their auras had indeed become much thicker and more robust.

Time to go home!

Ye Chen stood up, stored Xiao Feng and Fu Ling back into the cauldron, and turned to escape from the space black hole.

It was still night, and this stretch of starry sky was far from peaceful.

Skeleton King Hall members were everywhere, each one fierce and menacing, searching planet by planet for Ye Chen's trace.

Ye Chen sneered and turned to leave.

After three or five hours, he finally returned to the ancient star of the Long Wu family.

Upon Ye Chen's return, Long Wu was the first to appear on the mountain peak. Dao Zhi and that lowly donkey called Qi Wang also showed up, all staring at the lively Ye Chen with endless sighs and exclamations of amazement.

In recent days, in this starry sky, events like the ancient tomb zombies, domineering heavenly tribulations, the destruction of Quasi-Emperor experts, and the pursuit by Skeleton King Hall—all of them seemed to involve Ye Chen's shadow. He had truly defied the heavens.

Ye Chen glanced at the three of them, then summoned the great cauldron and various magical artifacts, releasing the reincarnated people from Da Chu.

What followed was an especially emotional scene.

As fellow people from the homeland, their reunion was filled with warmth and deep sentiment, with tears streaming down everyone's faces.

This sight left Qi Wang utterly baffled, his massive donkey brain struggling to make sense of it. Anyone connected to Ye Chen seemed to be anything but normal.

It wasn't until late at night that the mountain peak finally grew quiet.

As for the nearly ten thousand reincarnated people, they had all departed and were temporarily settled in the Long Wu family.

As for the unconscious Xiao Feng and Fu Ling, they remained in the Chaos Cauldron, nourished by its Chaos Qi to strengthen their bodies.

On the mountain peak, only Long Wu and Ye Chen were left—oh, wait, that unreliable Qi Wang was still wandering nearby, occasionally glancing over, especially fixated on Ye Chen.

"Undeniably, a month ago, you put on a pretty good act," Long Wu said meaningfully, handing over a jug of wine while continuing to sigh in amazement.

"From what you're saying, you were there the day I underwent my tribulation," Ye Chen replied with a smile, taking the wine jug.

"Only you could stir up that much commotion. I didn't even need to calculate to know it was you," Long Wu said with a grin. "Just a half Saint Body, and you managed to touch the Dao imprints of two great emperors—no less than Taixu Long Di and Dou Zhan Sheng Huang, both renowned for their attack prowess among the 130 emperors."

"I nearly got wiped out," Ye Chen said, taking a deep breath, still feeling a lingering fear from that night.

"When you advance to Quasi-Saint, you'll touch the Dao imprints of two great emperors. I wonder how many you'll attract when you reach Saint level," Long Wu sighed. "It'll probably be earth-shattering."

"Advancing to Saint isn't just the self-Nirvana of the Heavenly Human Five Decays, right? Is there also heavenly tribulation and divine punishment?" Ye Chen asked, looking at Long Wu in surprise. "Don't kid me—I've seen the Heavenly Human Five Decays."

"Ordinary cultivators advancing to Saint won't trigger heavenly tribulation or divine punishment, but who asked you to be an Archaic Saint Body?" Long Wu shrugged. "A bloodline on par with emperors means every kind of tribulation will be different from others. You should know that well. Your Saint tribulation includes not just the Heavenly Human Five Decays, but also heavenly tribulation and divine punishment—it's certain, and extremely domineering."

"Can I consider this an extra reward?" Ye Chen said with a wry smile, feeling quite frustrated.

"That's why you shouldn't rush into tribulation without being prepared," Long Wu said, patting Ye Chen on the shoulder. "Two emperor Dao imprints almost destroyed you—what about three, four, or even more?"

"I get it," Ye Chen replied, rubbing his brow hard, shuddering at the thought of the Saint tribulation.

"Let's talk about something else," Long Wu changed the subject. "A month ago, a section of starry sky collapsed. I heard a supreme expert was slain, causing a huge stir in the star domain. Was that related to you?"

"It was," Ye Chen collected his thoughts and said slowly. "In the space black hole, I encountered a terrifying existence—a pitch-black lotus flower, suppressed by the Dun Jia Tian Zi. It was a Quasi-Emperor level heavenly demon."

"Heavenly demon? Quasi-Emperor level?" Long Wu's face changed, shocked that the supreme expert slain was a Quasi-Emperor, and a heavenly demon at that. This was alarming news.

"From my guess, that Quasi-Emperor heavenly demon was in a weakened state when sealed. It slumbered in the space black hole for who knows how many years before recovering to its peak," Ye Chen continued. "Once it recovered, it broke the seal. Strangely, it could freely traverse the black hole."

"I'm curious—how did you escape from a Quasi-Emperor level heavenly demon?" Long Wu asked, staring straight at Ye Chen. "As far as I know, the Immortal Wheel Heavenly Illumination is ineffective against heavenly demons."

"It was the Six Paths that saved me and slew that Quasi-Emperor heavenly demon," Ye Chen finally revealed the secret of that night.

"He's still in this star domain?" Long Wu was truly startled, deeply shocked by the Six Paths.

"No," Ye Chen shook his head lightly. "He must have sensed the heavenly demon's aura, crossing who knows how many star domains to get here. It wasn't to save me—it was to kill that Quasi-Emperor heavenly demon."

"How strong must he be to slay a Quasi-Emperor?"

"Let's not talk about him. Let's discuss the Tian Ling family on Tian Ling Xing," Ye Chen shifted the topic. "The Tian Ling family, a million li from your family's ancient star—you must know about them. There are Da Chu reincarnated people there, namely Shangguan Yu'er and Hua Xu, both saintesses of the Tian Ling family. Find a way to contact them when you can. They'll have each other's back, and it could provide a safe haven for the reincarnated people."

"The Tian Ling family," Long Wu said with a tsk. "That's one of the major powers in this star domain!"

"I just hope that when Da Chu returns to the myriad realms of the heavens, all the Da Chu reincarnated people are still safe," Ye Chen said, looking up at the starry sky, as if he could see through countless star domains to that beautiful land.

"As you said, the Sword God and the Da Chu emperors set out a hundred years ago, so they're probably already back in Da Chu by now."

"You're a Taixu Ancient Dragon soul with vast knowledge. Can you predict the exact time for Da Chu's return?"

"Even you can't calculate it, so how could I?" Long Wu said with a smile and a shake of his head. "What I can say for sure is that bringing Da Chu back to the myriad realms won't happen overnight. It could be a year, two years, three, ten, or even a hundred, a thousand years."

"I just hope that Da Chu, with its damaged origin, can hold on until then," Ye Chen said, his words laced with worry.

"Don't think about it anymore. In two hundred years, you've been through too much. Take a rest," Long Wu said with a laugh.

"I can't rest," Ye Chen replied with a slight smile, stretching lazily. "I've found all the reincarnated people in this star domain, so it's time for me to move on. There are more out there to find."

"What about your Chi Mei curse?"

"That's why I'm here this time," Ye Chen said, taking a deep breath. "I have no other choice. The only thing I can think of is to use one curse to counter another. It's dangerous, but not impossible."

"Give me some more time, and I'll definitely find a way to lift it," Long Wu said hurriedly.

"I can't delay any longer," Ye Chen said with a faint smile. "My cultivation is too shallow to suppress the Chi Mei curse. It's constantly eroding the pupil power of my Immortal Wheel Eye. I nearly got backlashed when I used Heavenly Illumination earlier. If it goes on, my Dao foundation will suffer."

"Are you sure you want to do this?" Long Wu frowned at Ye Chen. "Curses aren't to be taken lightly."

"I've come this far—don't hesitate."

"Then let's give it a try," Long Wu said, standing up and swatting a palm toward the nearby Qi Wang.

Qi Wang was still wandering around when the palm wind hit him unexpectedly, sending him flying off the mountain peak. Curses echoed back: "Your grandmother's! Are you crazy?"

Long Wu completely ignored the scolding. With that troublemaking donkey around, how could he focus on breaking the curse? If Qi Wang came over and caused chaos, it would be a mess.

Meanwhile, Ye Chen had already set up a barrier, enveloping the entire mountain peak to prevent any mishaps.

Long Wu also got to work, adding seals to the barrier. This matter concerned Ye Chen's life and death.

Once done, the two stood facing each other, just three zhang apart, like stone statues, their expressions equally solemn. What came next would be extremely dangerous.