Chapter 303: Returning to Huashan to See Yang Chan, Unexpectedly Getting a Scolding from a Sister-Complex [Apologies, I overslept whi

【Apologies, I overslept while on a business trip~ This chapter makes up for yesterday's. Also, wishing everyone a Happy Singles' Day!】

"A True Spirit projection?"

Fang Longye cast his gaze toward the Dao Source Sea, and upon sensing that brilliant spark of spiritual light within the mark, he raised an eyebrow.

Following the tight connection with his own True Spirit, he tried moving his mind, and his True Spirit once again submerged into that mark within the Dao Source Sea.

He swapped places with that True Spirit projection.

Fang Longye examined himself, sensing this True Spirit projection where his true body was obscurely located.

It looked exactly the same as his real True Spirit, with no difference at all. Even that unique quality inherent to innate beings was identical.

"Truly, the wonders of creation are profound~"

Fang Longye could not help but marvel.

However, regarding this point, the ancient texts had already recorded it; having anticipated it long ago, although he marveled, he mostly thought to himself that it was indeed as expected.

What truly concerned him were the changes in other aspects.

First was the change in his field of vision.

As he had attained the rank of Taiyi Loose Immortal, looking at the Dao Source Sea was no longer like the complete mass of fog it had been before.

Although he still could not see the full picture, it had finally opened a corner of reality to him.

When he was at the Golden Immortal Realm, the vast and mighty Dao Source Sea in his eyes was vast, obscure, high and invisible, deep and unfathomable, lonely and empty.

Apart from the various Great Daos intertwining, nothing else could be seen.

But now, looking at it from the perspective of a Taiyi Loose Immortal, he discovered that this Dao Source Sea was anything but quiet.

It was completely filled with the auras of other cultivators.

Countless marks and traces were branded within the Dao Source Sea, shining brightly, each distinct from the other.

Some were like rising flames, clustered in groups; some were like blooming lotuses, shining brilliantly; others were like star lamps in the sky, illuminating the surroundings... all kinds of auras filled the space-time, revealing their extraordinary nature.

These were merely existences at his own level; there were also some existences in the Dao Source Sea that had cut across and intercepted a tributary.

The entire tributary was suffused with a unique Great Dao aura; Fang Longye knew that these existences were likely Taiyi Golden Immortals who had already attained the Dao.

There were others, like a great sun hanging in the sky, golden radiance brilliant, transcending everything.

Even the Taiyi Golden Immortals capable of evolving a tributary of the Great Dao paled in comparison to these great suns that spanned the world.

Like stars, they were forced to orbit and guard them.

Although he could not see the full picture at all, Fang Longye knew that these great suns must be Daluo or existences even higher.

As for the traces of Hunyuan Saints in the Dao Source Sea, Fang Longye did not see a single one.

He did not know if these existences at the pinnacle had already transcended the limitations of this Dao Source Sea, or if, at his current realm, he was simply not worthy of seeing their marks and traces.

Aside from his vision entering a realm previously invisible, having stepped into the rank of Taiyi Loose Immortal, he could now treat distance as nothing.

Except for some special places, such as the Heavenly Court, the Underworld, the dojos of various immortals and great powers, and world-renowned Cave Heaven Blessed Lands, he could arrive in an instant and come and go freely in any other place, even the eternal Zhou Tian Star Sea.

This was not a unique ability of his, but one that every immortal god at the Taiyi realm possessed.

Of course, theory is theory. In reality, even if existences at the Taiyi level possess such an ability, they would not use it lightly.

Aside from facing their own dojo or lair, even in places they were familiar with, they would not mindlessly teleport directly there.

For no other reason~

Firstly, if visiting others, doing so would be an extremely rude gesture. Secondly, heaven knows if one might provoke some characters who should not be provoked.

Take the Zhou Tian Star Sea for example; Fang Longye could now faintly sense its location and could teleport there in a single thought.

But he was certain that if he were to teleport there just like that, he would definitely encounter immeasurable danger.

The Zhou Tian Star Sea is no benevolent place. On the surface, it is managed by the Heavenly Court, but in reality, no one knows how many old monsters are hidden within.

This is also why so many Taiyi Golden Immortals in the Honghuang still travel honestly, just like Golden Immortals.

Even Daluo and those with Great Divine Abilities are no exception. Of course, once one reaches their level, the reason is more about pomp and circumstance rather than these concerns.

However, this is only the conventional situation. If one truly needs to escape, or senses some opportunity, or is seizing a treasure, then one cannot care about so much.

Fang Longye examined all the various changes after his attainment of Taiyi Loose Immortal one by one.

Among these changes, the increase in strength was the least worth mentioning. Even though, compared to before, he had practically become an existence of another dimension.

"Hoo~"

Fang Longye exhaled, suppressed all his thoughts, and smiled.

This period of closed-door cultivation had finally achieved his goals perfectly. It lived up to his previous expectations~ Not bad!

What should he do next?

His thoughts turned, and suddenly his heart skipped a beat.

"It is time to return to Huashan!"

His tone was inexplicable, carrying a deep meaning.

For no other reason~

Since Yinglong Laozu had said he would propose marriage to that three-eyed fellow at Guanjiangkou on his behalf, wasn't his marriage to Yang Chan a done deal~

But at the moment, the two of them were only at a stage beyond ambiguity. In such a situation, shouldn't he hurry back and properly cultivate their relationship? What if the little rich girl had a stubborn temper, was dissatisfied with her marriage being arranged, and decided to pull an immortal-hero version of running away from the wedding on him?

Wouldn't he end up with nothing? By then, there would be nowhere to cry~

After making up his mind, Fang Longye did not hesitate and immediately activated the decree in his hand, heading straight out of this Grotto-Heaven.

He had intended to tell Yinglong Laozu.

Who would have thought that Yinglong Laozu was no longer in the Dongting Longgong, so he had to settle for second best and see his own convenient father-in-law.

After some idle chatter with the Dongting Dragon Lord, he expressed his intention to leave, and then immediately left the Dongting Longgong, heading toward Huashan.

For Fang Longye, Huashan was reached in an instant; it did not take much time at all.

There was nothing bashful about him; he entered Huashan with practiced ease.

It was just after the rain had cleared, and the mountain was filled with swirling mist.

Under the brilliant sunlight, the clouds and rain were filled with golden hues, crimson rainbows, and cinnabar clouds, stretching out in an endless expanse—a sight of incomparable beauty.

The light of the sky, the color of the water, and the vapor of the clouds intertwined within Huashan, casting mottled halos that grew and shrank, occasionally interspersed with the clear, bright cries of cranes from the mountains.

It was truly a fine place for quiet cultivation.

However, Fang Longye's thoughts at this moment had absolutely nothing to do with this magnificent Immortal Realm Blessed Land before his eyes.

One could even say they were completely out of place.

"This time, I must properly cultivate my relationship with my dear Chan'er; it would be best if I could make it a done deal right away~"

Fang Longye chuckled to himself, heading toward Yang Chan's dojo while brewing improper thoughts in his mind.

"Hmm~" He stroked his chin and pondered with ill intent: "This is the Honghuang world; the concept of time is different from my previous life. I don't know how long my wedding preparations will take, but perhaps we could even have a shotgun wedding!"

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but let out a cunning laugh.

"Hehe, by then, maybe the kid will already be running around! I'll definitely give that cheap brother-in-law of mine in Guanjiangkou a huge surprise!"

"Eh?"

Just as he was smirking, he inexplicably shivered for some reason.

He immediately felt something was amiss and couldn't help but lift his eyes to scan his surroundings.

This shiver was no good sign. He was already a Taiyi Loose Immortal; was it normal for him to shiver? No matter how he thought about it, it wasn't normal~ Fang Longye followed his intuition and looked over, only to see an auspicious cloud appear in mid-air, and standing upon it was a young man with three eyes.

A Slingshot hung at his waist, he held a Three-Pointed Double-Edged Saber in his hand, a spirited hawk was perched on his shoulder, and at his feet lay a seemingly lazy divine dog.

"Erlang Shen Yang Jian."

His image was too distinct; Fang Longye recognized him at a glance.

Damn! It was actually the brother-in-law he had just been muttering about in his heart~

He scrutinized Yang Jian standing on the auspicious cloud. A handsome man with refined features; in terms of looks alone, he was definitely no weaker than himself.

He wore a Three-Mountain Flying Phoenix Hat, a Jade Belt adorned with floral patterns and eight treasures, a hawk perched on his shoulder, Xiaotian Quan at his feet, and the cold light of the Three-Pointed Double-Edged Saber in his hand illuminated the four directions.

He was truly heroic and dashing, his gaze radiant.

Only, looking at his cold expression, one knew he had come with ill intent; he was likely here specifically to find trouble with him.

The mission fails before it even begins!

Fang Longye wanted to cry but had no tears.

Before he could give his brother-in-law a big surprise, this cold-faced brother-in-law had given him a "surprise" first~ A moment ago, he was planning to woo the man's sister and have a dragon-baby with her, and the next moment, the man appeared right before him.

It made it seem as if this sister-complex could hear his inner thoughts.

It was terrifying!

"Bro... Greetings, Qingyuan Miaodao True Monarch!" In his panic, Fang Longye almost blurted out "Hello, brother-in-law."

Yang Jian ignored his greeting.

Instead, he opened the third eye on his forehead, emitting a strange light that seemed capable of illuminating the sun, moon, and stars, and stared fixedly at him.

"Good! Good! Good!"

A moment later,

Yang Jian closed his third eye and clapped his hands, laughing loudly.

Seeing this, Fang Longye's heart stirred.

Could it be that this brother-in-law sees that I am peerlessly talented, handsome, and dashing—even surpassing him—and that I am truly the only perfect son-in-law in the Three Realms, so he has simply set aside his sister-complex and intends to marry his sister to me?

He thought shamelessly.

"Good, very good! Only if you are thick-skinned and sturdy can I use a bit more strength!"

Yang Jian stared at Fang Longye and sneered continuously, his gaze cold as he looked him up and down, seemingly pondering how to dismantle the parts of his body.

These words and actions completely shattered Fang Longye's blissful fantasies.

His expression turned ugly in an instant.

If you asked him to compete with Yang Jian on who was more handsome, he would have some confidence. But when it came to fighting, he currently couldn't beat Yang Jian.

"Second Brother~"

Fang Longye put on a shameless face and tried to cozy up to him.

"Hmph! Who is your Second Brother?!"

Yang Jian snorted coldly.

He tore through the void, opened up a separate realm, and kicked Fang Longye inside.

Before he could even stand steady,

A fist had already smashed into his face.

"Ah, ah, ah!..."

Fang Longye's face had blossomed, though not from joy, but from being beaten.

From his continuous, unending screams, one could tell he was currently having a soul-stirring, bone-chilling time. Of course, not in a pleasurable way, but in pain.

His entire person was sealed by Yang Jian and treated like a punching bag, beaten until his soul swayed, his skin tore, his bones broke...

How could that not be considered soul-stirring and bone-chilling?

"Damn it! I'll screw your ancestors~"

Fang Longye didn't dare to make a sound on the surface, didn't even dare to make threats, and only dared to curse in his heart.

It wasn't that he was truly such a coward.

At first, he had cursed and made threats, but he had only been beaten even harder~

"This can't go on, I'll be beaten to death by this sister-complex!" Fang Longye thought to himself after "using his face to withstand a punch from Yang Jian."

"Got it!"

He thought of a way.

A flash of light appeared; he had used a trump card, a gift from Dongting Dragon Lord—a Jade Talisman edict carrying the power of Yinglong Laozu.

He unlocked the seal Yang Jian had placed on him.

Enduring the pain that felt like his muscles and bones were being pulled and snapped, Fang Longye exerted all his strength, and like a bent shrimp, he stood up shakily.

"Hah!"

He did not think of fleeing; instead, with a loud shout, he kicked off the ground and threw himself forward, meeting the fist Yang Jian was smashing toward him again without hesitation.

Regarding Fang Longye's actions, Yang Jian only wanted to say it was like a mayfly shaking a tree or a mantis trying to stop a chariot—simply overestimating his own capabilities.

Even though this avatar of his had controlled its power to the level of a Taiyi Golden Immortal, it was not something a small fry like Fang Longye could withstand.

Since he had unlocked his seal, he didn't think to activate his Spirit Treasure to escape, but instead came forward. What kind of brain-damaged behavior was this? Had his brain really been beaten broken?

Yang Jian thought this to himself, yet the movements of his hand did not slow down in the slightest, and he still struck a punch toward Fang Longye.

Furthermore, the force of this already fierce punch increased by thirty percent, causing the void itself to tremble incessantly.

Bang! With a loud noise, Fang Longye was sent flying backward as expected, like a meteor, struck by Yang Jian up to the nine heavens.

"Now is the time!"

Ignoring the fact that Yang Jian was kicking over again, treating him entirely like a football, Fang Longye took out all the talismans that carried the power of Yinglong Laozu.

He stacked them together and activated them all.

Together with his own divine weapon and Spirit Treasure, he blasted them toward the spatial barrier of this boundary heaven.

This was the reason he hadn't used the Yinglong Laozu talismans at the beginning, because they weren't enough.

It wasn't Yinglong Laozu herself, just a few talismans carrying her power; for a monster like Yang Jian, who was a Great Luo, it really wasn't enough.

Boom! The barrier of this boundary heaven, which Yang Jian had opened casually, shattered in an instant, flying in all directions like shards of glass.

From the moment he was punched by Yang Jian at an altitude of ten thousand miles, to him activating the Yinglong Laozu talismans, to the current shattering of the boundary heaven's barrier, it had all happened in the blink of an eye.

Yang Jian had no time to stop him.

Fang Longye used all his strength to rush out of the boundary heaven, and instead of choosing to flee elsewhere, he shifted through the air to Yang Chan's dojo.

As soon as he entered Yang Chan's dojo, he began to shout, "Miaojun, help! Your second brother is going to kill me!"

Yang Chan had been in a palace, recalling what her second brother had said to her, her face flushed with shyness, her eyes lost in fantasy.

Suddenly hearing the wailing of a familiar voice, she hurried out of the palace.

A "pig's head" came into her view.

"Fang Lang?"

Yang Chan looked for a long while before recognizing who the "pig's head" in front of her was.

"Miaojun, save me! Your second brother can't stand me being in love with you, and he wants to put me to death!"

Seeing Yang Chan's figure, Fang Longye hurried to her side.

"No way?"

Yang Chan looked in disbelief at Fang Longye, who was sporting a "pig's head."

Her second brother had just come over specifically to tell her about her marriage to him. How could he have beaten him up so severely the moment he stepped out? "How is it impossible?!"

Fang Longye displayed his injuries and said, "Could it be that I fell and got like this myself?"

Sensing the residual attack Aura of the injuries all over Fang Longye's body, Yang Chan was astonished.

It really was her second brother who had beaten him! (End of chapter)