Chapter 1370: Phoenix's Shock

A single sentence made Chi Yang Zi's mouth twitch, and he fell silent, focusing on wiping his Zi Jin Hu Lu.

Ye Chen also felt it was pointless to chat further with Chi Yang Zi, so he released Yan Fei from the Hun Dun Ding.

When Ruotian Zhuque emerged, she didn't speak, but her eyes on Ye Chen were filled with indescribable shock. Today, if Ye Chen hadn't mentioned it himself, she wouldn't have known he had slain a Da Di.

Ye Chen smiled without saying a word, summoning his Sheng Ti origin and infusing it into her body. Then, he crushed various healing Sheng medicines, merging their essence to mend her wounds.

Only then did Ruotian Zhuque calm her thoughts and sit quietly in meditation, allowing Ye Chen to refine her Zhuque bloodline.

Not far away, Chi Yang Zi, who was busy wiping his gourd, glanced up. His gaze wasn't on Ye Chen but on Ruotian Zhuque, as if he could see through her bloodline at a glance, and he felt a slight surprise in his heart.

After some time, Ye Chen withdrew his Sheng Ti origin and slowly exhaled a turbid breath.

As for Ruotian Zhuque, her injuries were no longer serious. She sat cross-legged in the misty rain, meditating on her own. After being refined by the Sheng Ti origin, her bloodline had become purer, and occasionally, a Zhuque illusion appeared around her.

Ye Chen glanced at Chi Yang Zi, then sat down cross-legged with his eyes closed. His Xian Yan had been unsealed, or rather, it had been unsealed for some time. Even if Chi Yang Zi hadn't helped him yesterday, he wouldn't have been killed.

In fact, his decision yesterday to stall for time during the siege by rambling on was correct. At least it bought him precious time to break the seal on his Xian Yan, preventing him from being too passive.

As dawn approached, Feng Huang emerged from the depths, appearing more spirited than before.

Seeing Feng Huang come out, Chi Yang Zi quickly stood up and approached her, looking at her with hopeful eyes.

Feng Huang smiled.

"In the tears, a trace of soul has precipitated. I've placed it into the Feng Huang Xian Chi, along with Feng blood and Sheng blood. He will most likely undergo nirvana and be reborn, but it will be an extremely long period."

"That's good, time isn't an issue."

With Feng Huang's confirmation, the old man Chi Yang Zi let out a huge sigh of relief. His spirits lifted instantly, and his demeanor seemed much younger.

"Everything is thanks to that Sheng Ti young friend."

Feng Huang looked toward Ye Chen, who was meditating not far away, and said with a smile,

"It's he who brought hope to us and to Tai Xu."

"What about his Xian Lun Yan? Are you going to take it back?"

Chi Yang Zi asked, tilting his head back to gulp some turbid wine.

"Honestly, I've resented that pair of eyes for five thousand years."

Feng Huang said with a weary smile,

"It's because of them that Tai Xu gained blind confidence, nearly leading the Donghua lineage to total annihilation in Tian Xu."

"So, you don't plan to reclaim the Liu Dao Xian Lun Yan for Tai Xu."

Chi Yang Zi smiled leisurely.

"The Xian Yan belongs to Tai Xu; I have no right to interfere."

Feng Huang spoke softly and gracefully,

"If Tai Xu can be reborn, whether to take it back or not is up to him. Letting it protect that young friend wouldn't be bad."

"Aren't you curious about him, since Tai Xu passed down the Xian Yan?"

Chi Yang Zi couldn't help but laugh.

"He's identical to Liu Dao, so that young friend must be a descendant of Liu Dao."

Feng Huang sat down and gently adjusted her white hair. During this, she subtly glanced at the Xuan Cang Jade Ring on Ye Chen's right finger.

"Tai Xu might have chosen to pass down the Xian Yan because of that."

"He's not just a simple descendant of Liu Dao."

Chi Yang Zi smiled mysteriously and sat down as well, his words full of deeper meaning,

"Do you know whose origin he carries?"

"Could it be Di Huang's?"

Feng Huang furrowed her delicate brows and looked at Chi Yang Zi tentatively.

"Not Di Huang's."

Chi Yang Zi shook his head lightly,

"It's from that epoch-making Da Cheng Sheng Ti."

"Sheng Ti Chen Zhan?"

Feng Huang was startled and looked again at Ye Chen not far away.

"There's even more shocking news."

Chi Yang Zi said leisurely,

"A descendant of Liu Dao, the tenth emperor of Da Chu. He has the Sheng Ti origin but not the Sheng Ti divine treasury, yet he slain a Da Di."

"This..."

Even with Feng Huang's Zhun Di level state of mind, she was so shocked that she suddenly stood up.

"In the years you've been in slumber, too much has happened."

Chi Yang Zi didn't explain further. Instead, he imprinted his earlier conversation with Ye Chen into a jade slip and handed it to Feng Huang. Then, he stood up and said,

"I'm heading out first, to find Fu Xi and see if I can change his fate against the heavens. What nonsense—who in their right mind would teach him the Zhou Tian evolution?"

With that, Chi Yang Zi grumbled as he stepped into the void. Before leaving, he couldn't help but glance at Ye Chen with a look of approval—that was the most astonishing junior he had ever met in his cultivation path.

After Chi Yang Zi left, Feng Huang crushed the jade slip and absorbed the divine sense within. As she read it, her expression turned to one of horror. She hadn't realized that so many changes had occurred in the Zhutian Gate during her slumber.

Suddenly, she looked again at Ye Chen not far away. In her Zhun Di eyes, there was shock and horror. She could hardly imagine how, without reinforcements from the Zhutian Wanyu, little Da Chu had withstood the Tian Mo. Nor could she imagine how a Tian Jing junior had slain a Di.

In that moment, she began to believe that Jiang Tai Xu passing the Xian Lun Yan to him wasn't a coincidence. Through his heaven-defying Xian Yan, Jiang Tai Xu must have foreseen something and entrusted his hopes to that junior.

A gentle breeze blew, stirring her white hair and her state of mind, making her suddenly feel that the long years had passed too quickly, and in an instant, she realized she had become outdated.

Amid the swirling mist, she smiled contentedly and stood up, walking gracefully into the depths, her steps like a dream.

The valley remained peaceful, its beauty dreamlike and illusory. Time quietly ushered in another night.

Another breeze brushed by, carrying the pure moonlight, causing Ye Chen and Ruotian Zhuque, who were meditating, to tremble slightly. Their consciousnesses drifted away, entering a wondrous realm.

Eh?

In the haze, Ye Chen let out a light sound of surprise and slowly opened his eyes. What he saw was a vast land with majestic mountains and surging rivers, outlining a magnificent landscape.

He was stunned, gazing in a daze at the world before him. Wasn't this his homeland of Da Chu? Given his past experiences, he was surprised but not as shocked as before.

However, dreaming back to Da Chu after a hundred years, as a traveler through the dust, his state of mind was beyond words.

A couple of seconds later, he collected his thoughts and focused his gaze on the nine immortal pillars standing between heaven and earth. They towered like the ancient Qingtian Demon Pillars, piercing the nine heavens above and the earth below.

He smiled. Seeing those immortal pillars meant that the Zhutian Sword God and the Da Chu emperors had found Da Chu and were on their way back. Returning to the Zhutian Wanyu was just a matter of time.

As he thought about it, he lifted his foot and stepped into the ethereal void, flying along while surveying the surroundings.

As he expected, Da Chu's origin was destroyed, making spiritual energy extremely scarce. The entire world was eerily silent. Though he saw many people, their highest cultivation was only Ling Xu Jing, with not even a Kong Ming Jing in sight. Everywhere was in ruins, shrouded in gloom.

When he encountered the Haotian family, he couldn't help but stop and saw Haotian Shixue and Haotian Shiyu.

Besides them, there were Li Zhang, Chen Rongyun, and their child. After two hundred years, they had become parents and had lost their former sharpness, gaining the warmth of elders.

With a slight smile, he silently turned away. Though he wanted to look longer, he didn't know how long the dream would last—perhaps he'd wake in the next moment. There were many people he still wanted to see.

Like a wandering traveler in a dream, he drifted through the void, gazing at Chanyuan Ancient City, visiting Panlong Sea Domain, stopping at Yanhuang Headquarters, and going to Dongling Ancient Abyss.

Finally, he turned into a streak of light and flew into Southern Chu, entering Hengyue Sect and landing on Jade Girl Peak.

At the peak of Jade Girl Peak, a figure with white hair stood gracefully, quietly gazing at the starry sky. Her expression was sorrowful and dreamy, her beautiful eyes misty like water, like a exiled immortal in a dream, captivating the heart.

That was Liu Ruyan. Every quiet night, she would stand here, searching for the brightest star.

Ye Chen looked Liu Ruyan up and down, his expression turning a bit strange. Even in the dream, he could still discern her cultivation realm—it was clearly Tian Jing, genuine and undeniable.

As he watched, he couldn't help but sigh. He hadn't realized Da Chu had produced a new emperor, and miraculously, it was Liu Ruyan. In a spiritually barren Da Chu, for her to achieve emperor status against the heavens, her talent must be terrifying. Even with his state of mind, he was amazed.

"You're impressive,"

Ye Chen said, giving a thumbs-up, then turned to leave. Before going, he didn't forget to use a memory crystal to capture images of Yang Dingtian, Xu Fu, and Tang Ruxuan.

Leaving Hengyue, he headed to Qingyun Sect and Zhengyang Sect. Wherever he had familiar places from the past, he left his shadow. After wandering extensively, he flew up to the Tianxuan Gate in the nine heavens.

He arrived just in time. In the small bamboo grove of Tianxuan Gate, people filled the seats: the Zhutian Sword God, Donghuang Tai Xin, and the various Da Chu emperors were all there, along with many others, all without exception Zhun Di.

Notably, his arrival made everyone's brows furrow. They exchanged glances and looked toward the surrounding void.

"Strange, I feel like someone's spying on us."

"Can you see me? That's impressive."

Ye Chen scratched his ear and casually found a corner to squat in, wanting to hear what these Zhun Di were discussing.

"Was it just our imagination?"

After a few seconds, an old Zhun Di murmured.

"Let's continue the previous topic."

A white-haired Zhun Di looked at Donghuang Tai Xin,

"The goddess just said that Hong Chen is the future Ye Chen. This time-travel business is too unbelievable."

"The Liu Dao Xian Yan seizes heavenly fortunes. With Ye Chen's talent, if he can awaken reincarnation, he must also comprehend time and space."

Donghuang Tai Xin said softly,

"The connection between Ye Chen and Hong Chen is undeniable."

"So, Liu Dao is probably also the future Ye Chen."

Xuan Huang pondered.

"No wonder Liu Dao is overwhelmingly strong, even making the forbidden zones wary."

Tai Wang took a deep breath,

"Just how far has the future Ye Chen grown? Has he reached the Di realm?"

"In my early years when I broke my seal and wandered the world, I was fortunate to see Liu Dao once."

Dong Huang spoke slowly,

"With my cultivation, I couldn't see through his level. I only felt immense oppression."

"I've fought him; he's not a Da Di."

The Zhutian Sword God, who had been silent, spoke up.

"In Da Chu, where realms are suppressed, if the deceased Hong Chen were in the Zhutian Wanyu, his combat power would be on par with Liu Dao's."

Yue Huang said leisurely,

"None of us could be his match."

"But why are there two future Ye Chens?"

Zhan Wang frowned,

"From different time spaces?"

"Compared to that, I'm more curious about Ye Chen's relationship with the Xianwu Di Zun."

Tian Zang Huang held an ancient scroll,

"He's identical to the Di Zun. Could this be a coincidence?"