Chapter 3238: It's a Coincidence, Senior!

The call of the Ying Hun had become nothing but an illusion. As Ye Chen watched, this ancient battlefield crumbled inch by inch into dust. The shattered war chariots, the bloodstained banners, and the broken weapons all turned to historical ashes. Even the purple-clothed youth's blood-soaked hand dried up, aging and withering away until it vanished completely into smoke.

Uh...!

Xiao Wa, lost in tears, seemed frozen like a statue, kneeling motionless as if her soul had departed. Her eyes were vacant, her expression numb, with only two streams of tears flowing endlessly.

Ye Chen fell silent, his heart filled with sorrow.

By now, he understood the purpose of the Gu Zhan Chang's existence—it was sustained by the obsession of the Ying Hun, enduring through countless eras of change, all to wait for that person's return.

Now, they had waited, and their mission was complete.

Unfortunately, Xiao Wa had not awakened. The "Xing" character on her forehead radiated an eternal glow, burning to its brightest and repeatedly erasing her memories.

It had fallen into slumber.

Because of its sleep, the outside world was blocked off, and Ye Chen could see nothing.

"Yong Heng Tian."

Ye Chen gazed into the vast sky, murmuring to himself.

What kind of existence was that so-called Yong Heng Tian? A true god? The ruler of the Yong Heng Xian Yu? Or perhaps an indestructible heavenly dao?

After a long while, he collected his thoughts and continued his search for time and space.

In the Tai Gu Hong Huang,

Nu Di stood atop the mountain peak, silently gazing at the sky, already for three full days.

"He still lives."

Di Zun said calmly, glancing at Di Huang and Hong Yan.

The sacred bodies shared honor and suffering alike.

If Ye Chen had perished, Di Huang and Hong Yan likely would not have survived either.

"An old man like me did a quick calculation—it's probably that guy who messed with Nu Di and doesn't dare come back."

Xuan Di stroked his beard, his face full of meaningful implication.

"Nu Di was crying so hard; he must have bullied her badly."

Ming Di said, hands clasped behind his back, claiming to have observed it closely, with the rest left to imagination.

"Is that really true? Can that one still stay out of trouble?"

Gui Di's words were the most profound, referring to Di Zun. Whenever Ye Chen flirted with Nu Di, and whenever Nu Di was in a bad mood, Di Zun would get beaten—not just him, but anyone who looked exactly like Ye Chen would suffer the same fate.

His words resonated deeply with everyone.

Especially Di Zun, whose expression grew the most somber. If she was bullied, I can't handle it—getting beaten half to death every few days, who could stand that?

While there were unserious emperors, there were also serious supreme beings.

Nu Di had returned, but Da Chu Huang Zhe was nowhere to be seen. Combined with Nu Di's demeanor, one could guess seven or eight parts of the truth. No need to ask—it was clear Ye Chen was trapped in some domain, and not just any domain. Since Nu Di had not gone to save him, it was obvious even she was powerless and could only wait silently here.

"He will come back."

This was what everyone wanted to say.

It was still that belief.

No matter when, Da Chu's tenth emperor had never disappointed the common people.

Boom!

Suddenly, the sky rumbled with thunder, accompanied by flashes of lightning.

All the emperors looked up together.

In their sight, seven pitch-black suns appeared, shrouded in apocalyptic colors, with various omens evolving, each foretelling destruction. Even the supreme beings felt their hearts tremble at the sight.

That's right, it was the Tian Mo Chong Qi Sha.

It had solidified further, signaling that the world's end was drawing nearer.

The common people fell silent.

The demons from the outer domains grinned maliciously, especially the first-generation Sheng Mo, whose laugh was the most ferocious. It was only a matter of time. If the heavens could not produce an Huang Di-level figure before the Tian Mo Chong Qi Sha, they might as well wait for the era's destruction. He was in no hurry; he loved seeing expressions of despair.

Outside the universe,

The dim Xu Wang remained as vast and desolate as ever.

Hee-hee-hee!

Xiao Wa awoke, having slept for a hundred years, her memories wiped clean once more, starting anew.

"Where's the time and space?"

Ye Chen had no time to respond to her; he was still desperately searching, often lost in meditation, feeling he needed a method to uncover the time and space. Since it had entered Xiao Wa's belly, it was still in the unknown; he had to turn the blankness into flowing years.

Bang! Clang! Whoosh!

Sounds like these echoed through the unknown every so often.

The gluttonous Xiao Wa ate whatever she saw.

Her belly had truly become a garbage disposal, whether it was mountains, rivers, or meteorites—anything that entered was pulverized back to its original form, becoming part of the unknown.

Because of her, Ye Chen gained many benefits.

Every time Xiao Wa swallowed something, he became especially proactive. If it was divine iron or immortal iron, he would strike first, collecting it into his small realm before it could be destroyed.

In short, he took whatever he could.

The Hun Dun Ding was quite active too. Ye Chen had obtained plenty of divine iron and immortal materials, most of which it had absorbed, its level inching infinitely closer to Huang Di—but only infinitely, as Ye Chen's cultivation suppressed it, making it hard for it to advance ahead of its master.

"Boss, it's a Xu Wang flower."

"I see it."

Ye Chen replied casually.

The wandering Xiao Wa had found a Xu Wang flower and was now squatting in front of it, sniffing it with her little nose. The fiery red blossom was incredibly beautiful, and her eyes sparkled, especially with its fragrance that refreshed the mind and spirit.

The Xu Wang flower trembled lightly, its petals dotted with dew.

Ye Chen narrowed his eyes slightly, certain that the Xu Wang flower recognized Xiao Wa. It might have once been one of her followers, reduced to its original form by an ancient war, then reborn through nirvana, and now, by chance, it had encountered its former commander. Those drops of dew were perhaps tears.

It recognized her, but Xiao Wa did not.

From the look in Xiao Wa's eyes, she seemed ready to devour the Xu Wang flower.

As Ye Chen watched, the little one reached out and plucked it up by the roots, then stuffed the whole thing into her mouth.

"Not a bit of pity for the beauty."

Ye Chen looked up, watching the Xu Wang flower fall from above.

Strangely, the Xu Wang flower did not dissolve; it hovered in midair, taking root in the blankness. Its petals still trembled, spraying out radiant colors and evolving omens, depicting a wonderful great world. In that world, clouds swirled in the mist, hazy and ethereal, with a graceful figure dancing within—it was likely the form the Xu Wang flower took when transformed into a human.

But the omens were just omens, not reality.

Even Ye Chen could not clearly see the true appearance of the Xu Wang flower; it must have been extraordinarily beautiful.

As he watched, the sound of the great dao echoed.

The sound came from the Xu Wang flower, surrounded by mysterious principles.

Huang Di—at least Huang Di level.

Ye Chen murmured, stepping forward step by step to listen carefully to the dao's sound.

In that instant, the Xu Wang flower trembled again.

It must have sensed Ye Chen. If it had human-like emotions, it would surely be surprised that there was a living being inside Xiao Wa's belly—and a quasi-Huang Di at that. It had seen him before; earlier, Ye Chen and Nu Di had glimpsed it.

Who would have thought they would meet again here?

"Qian Bei, hao qiao ah!"

Ye Chen chuckled, stepping forward to build rapport. It was worth getting close; perhaps this Xu Wang flower knew a way to handle time and space, or maybe it could teach him.

The Xu Wang flower did not respond, but its petals shed more dew.

It was crying, though no one knew for whom its tears fell. A thick sadness spread through the Xu Wang, even affecting Ye Chen as he approached, nearly causing him to lose his senses. When he steadied himself and regained clarity, his eyes were wet once more.

"Transcending Huang Di."

Ye Chen murmured, rejecting his earlier guess. Just its sadness alone could make his mind wander; such power must surpass Huang Di, or perhaps it was at Huang Di's peak, with one foot already beyond.

"Everything is in chaos."

In the void, he seemed to hear a woman's voice, ethereal like an immortal melody.

"What's in chaos?"

Ye Chen looked at the Xu Wang flower questioningly; it was she who had spoken.