Chapter 151: Yuan Yao, I Am Thinking of Names for Our Children

Wan Tianming and Man Huzi are basically six of one and half a dozen of the other; there is no telling them apart in terms of strength.

Therefore, Yan Taibai could use the sword Qi left behind by a "Spirit Severing Stage cultivator" to slay Man Huzi with a single strike, and he could just as easily annihilate him.

How could he not be worried?

"As long as we are one step faster than him every time, and obtain the Void Heaven Cauldron before him. Once it is in our hands, we leave the Void Heaven Palace immediately. As long as we return to the Wanfa Sect, even the Spirit Severing Stage cultivator behind him would basically not go to forcibly seize the Void Heaven Cauldron."

"What's more, it has been so many years, and absolutely no one has ever seen the Spirit Severing Stage cultivator behind him."

Tianwuzi spoke up.

"Correct."

The Nascent Soul cultivator who looked like an old farmer echoed.

"It can only be this way. As long as Aunt obtains and refines the Void Heaven Cauldron, this number one treasure of the Chaotic Star Sea, even if the Spirit Severing Stage cultivator behind him takes action personally, he will be unable to do anything to Aunt. Perhaps, once Aunt obtains the opportunity within the Void Heaven Cauldron, she can seize the chance to break through to the Spirit Severing Stage; at that time, hmph hmph!"

Wan Tianming let out a few cold snorts, the implication self-evident.

Afterwards, the three of them discussed some specific details and then said nothing more.

Meanwhile, Yan Taibai was also discussing the matter of the Void Heaven Cauldron with the women.

"Brother Yan, this Wan Tianming also wants the Void Heaven Cauldron; this is a bit troublesome, isn't it?"

Zhou Yuan's willow-leaf brows were tightly furrowed, and she said with some concern.

"No matter. It is fundamentally impossible for them to obtain the Void Heaven Cauldron; how could the Void Heaven Cauldron be so easily obtained by him? If that were the case, it wouldn't have remained until now. You can rest assured; in the entire Chaotic Star Sea, no one understands the Void Heaven Cauldron better than I do."

Yan Taibai smiled, full of confidence.

Seeing this, Yan Ruyan shook her head slightly, though she did not refute him.

Her main goal this time was to obtain the Nine-Curved Spirit Ginseng to refine it into the Nine-Curved Spirit Pill after returning.

By then, whether it was her, Zhou Yuan, or Yan Taibai, all could condense a Nascent Soul.

Once the Nascent Soul was condensed, she could return to the Tiannan Cultivation World, gather the Yan Family members back together, and let the Yan Family regain its glory.

Regarding this matter, Yan Taibai had no objections whatsoever.

"Since Brother Yan says so, this concubine can rest easy."

Hearing Yan Taibai's words, Zhou Yuan finally felt at ease.

Afterwards, they discussed the difficulties that had appeared in the Void Heaven Palace before, so that everyone would be on guard.

As for the Golden Core Stage cultivators who came this time, apart from Zhuo Ruting, Fan Jingmei, Zhou Yuan, and a few others, the rest were not worth trusting; they were people planted in the Miaoyin Sect by both the righteous and demonic paths.

Therefore, Yan Taibai intended to take advantage of this opportunity to clear these people out all at once.

This was also something agreed upon with the Star Palace; moreover, according to the timeline, after the Void Heaven Palace opened, the Anti-Star Alliance formed by the alliance of the righteous and demonic paths would also emerge.

The Chaotic Star Sea was about to fall into great chaos. After Yan Taibai found Biling Island to condense his Nascent Soul and advance to the Nascent Soul Stage, he would return to the Tiannan Cultivation World with Yan Ruyan.

Now, the strength and divine abilities of the two of them were already enough to solve most problems.

Furthermore, it had been so long; it was time to go back and check on the situation.

Especially the people of the Yanyue Sect.

His master Qiong Laoguai, Nangong Wan, Nishang Xianzi, and the others.

Just as Yan Taibai was thinking about his general plan for returning to the Tiannan Cultivation World, fewer and fewer cultivators were entering the hall, until finally, there were none left.

At this moment, old acquaintances from the Star Palace arrived. As soon as the two entered, the amiable one among them smiled and spoke.

"This time, the Void Heaven Palace has opened. Because our two Holy Lords of the Star Palace are currently in seclusion, they are unable to come to preside over this treasure hunt. Instead, we two Enforcement Elders will represent the Star Palace to supervise this grand event..."

After a long-winded string of nonsense, many Golden Core Stage cultivators in the hall felt slightly relieved, but for the righteous and demonic paths, these were not good words, and they clearly understood that the Star Palace had no good intentions.

After finishing, the Xuangong Erlao greeted Yan Taibai to show goodwill, then sat cross-legged at the entrance of the hall, one on the left and one on the right, ignoring any commotion in the hall caused by their previous words.

Yan Taibai had no intention of paying them any mind, continuing to sit cross-legged and close his eyes to rest amidst the surrounding beauties, under the envious gazes of everyone.

Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, four more days passed. After a series of rumbling sounds rang out.

It was seen that a white jade stone door had descended at the hall entrance.

Immediately, the entire hall was sealed off, and the white jade door was shrouded in white light, clearly having had a powerful Restriction placed upon it. At the same time, there was another loud noise; clearly, the palace gates had also closed.

For a time, the entire hall was filled with panic, but upon seeing that the Nascent Soul cultivators showed no change, everyone felt relieved.

Afterwards, the Xuangong Erlao opened their eyes, first smiling gently and kindly at Yan Taibai, then stood up and headed toward the front of the hall under the surprised and knowing gazes of the other cultivators.

Before the Xuangong Erlao even reached the spot, the ground at the end of the hall began to shake.

The next moment, several stone slabs on the ground were seen emitting a dazzling white light.

Finally, under the astonished gazes of the many confused cultivators in the hall, a small Transmission Array about a zhang in size appeared there.

And in the hall, with so many high-level cultivators present, no one had discovered it; one can imagine just how powerful it was.

At this time, the Xuangong Erlao also walked to the front of the Transmission Array, bowed to inspect it, and then spoke.

"There are no problems with this Transmission Array. Passing through this Transmission Array leads to the outer hall of the Void Heaven Palace. Fellow Daoists, please take care of yourselves."

As soon as the words fell, the Xuangong Erlao stepped onto the Transmission Array one after the other. Suddenly, after two flashes of white light, their figures vanished without a trace.

Seeing this, the many cultivators in the hall looked at each other. Just as they were considering whether to go up, the most anxious trio of Wan Tianming appeared on the Transmission Array first.

Without the slightest hesitation, they teleported away, fearing they would be a step too late.

Seeing this, the other cultivators in the hall followed suit, boarding the Transmission Array and then disappearing. It was not until the very end that it was the turn of Yan Taibai and his group.

"They really are fast enough." After the many cultivators had left, Yan Taibai smiled lightly.

Saying this, he took the lead and stepped into the Transmission Array; Yan Ruyan followed closely behind, as did Zhou Yuan.

Afterwards, everyone disappeared from the Transmission Array one by one.

When he reappeared, Yan Taibai found himself on a desolate little dirt slope. Looking around, the only person he could see was a person in black robes.

As for Yan Ruyan, Zhou Yuan, and the others, they were nowhere to be seen.

Clearly, they had all been randomly teleported to other places. Yan Taibai was not surprised by this, only feeling that his luck was a bit poor; with so many people, not a single one had ended up with him.

As for safety, he was not worried at all. Yan Ruyan, Zhuo Ruting, Fan Jingmei, Zhou Yuan, and Ziling Xianzi—any one of them was enough to rival a late-stage Golden Core cultivator, not to mention there was the care of the Xuangong Erlao.

Of course, it was not as if there were no others; there was also a person in a black robe in the distance.

Although they were covered extremely tightly by the black robe, they still could not escape Yan Taibai's perception; it was a woman, and a great beauty of exquisite charm at that.

Facing Yan Taibai's gaze, the woman under the black robe felt a surge of panic on her jade face, and then she gave a slight bow toward Yan Taibai.

Next, one could see her loose robe sleeve lift, and a green light shot out from the cuff, landing in front of her; it was actually a small Spirit Beast that looked like a monkey.

This little monkey was no more than a foot tall, its entire body covered in emerald green fur that faintly glowed. Most peculiar was its nose, which was highly raised and incredibly large, occupying more than half of its face, making it look truly somewhat eerie.

The moment it appeared, Yan Taibai's eyes narrowed slightly, and his gaze deepened a fraction.

"The Qingyang Sect's Tihun Beast is actually with you, Miss. I presume you must be the Miss Yuan Yao whom the Qingyang Sect has been hunting down for the secret murder of their Young Sect Master!"

Without waiting for the black-robed woman to enter the Ghost Mist ahead, Yan Taibai chuckled and spoke words that made the black-robed woman...

To be precise, they made Yuan Yao incredibly panicked, and she then rushed into the Ghost Mist regardless of everything.

Fortunately, the Tihun Beast on her shoulder reacted in time, its huge nose spraying out a yellowish-brown glow. The Ghost Mist seemed to possess a spirit of its own and was extremely afraid of this yellowish-brown glow, directly parting to open a path.

Yet it was precisely this path that left Yuan Yao miserable; she wanted to leave but dared not, otherwise, these Ghost Mists alone would be enough to claim her life.

Under these circumstances, Yan Taibai still followed behind her as if taking a leisurely stroll, unhurried and with a smile on his face, which made Yuan Yao increasingly uneasy, naturally causing her speed to increase somewhat.

Regarding this, Yan Taibai did not care in the slightest, only having Golden Sword Qi swirling around his entire body, the sword qi...

Facing this sharp sword qi that seemed capable of destroying anything, the Ghost Mist was even more afraid than when it encountered the Tihun Beast's glow, opening an even wider path, and even the road ahead of Yuan Yao became a bit broader.

Seeing this, Yuan Yao felt slightly more at ease, and her speed slowed down a little.

After all, with Yan Taibai's strength and divine abilities, capturing her would be effortless. Since he was acting this way, either he was purely looking to toy with her a bit before capturing her, or he had no ill intent.

If it were the former, then it was her fate, and if it were the latter, then there was no need to worry.

In any case, she could not run and could not escape, so Yuan Yao simply chose to gamble and slowed her speed down even further.

She was just about ten zhang in front of Yan Taibai, and Yan Taibai was also observing Yuan Yao's little monkey, the Tihun Beast, with great interest.

It was not that he had no interest in Yuan Yao, but rather that the little monkey Tihun Beast was more attractive.

The Tihun Beast also seemed to sense Yan Taibai's gaze and chattered incessantly, but Yuan Yao paid it no mind.

Just like that, following a "crack" sound, Yuan Yao stopped and, gritting her teeth, chose to bow down to look.

It was merely a pile of white bones, wrapped in a layer of shimmering green clothing, indicating it was not ordinary attire.

Beside it, there was also a broken sword shattered into several pieces, its texture crystalline and transparent, appearing as if its spirituality still remained.

"It seems to be a fellow Daoist who fell here. Since you have encountered it, Miss, you might as well pick it up! At the very least, it will be of no small benefit for your next stage."

Seeing this, Yan Taibai chuckled and reminded her.

Hearing this, Yuan Yao nodded her head, her voice charming, soft, and pleasant as she said.

"Many thanks to Fellow Daoist Yan for yielding; this young woman is deeply grateful."

After speaking, she picked up the green clothing and casually buried the remains.

"So it was the once-famous Yuzhenren from several hundred years ago. This must be the Bihuo Treasure Garment he refined before entering the Void Heaven Palace. This treasure garment is refined from century-old ice silkworm silk; ordinary flames cannot get close to it, and it can be considered a somewhat famous treasure in the Chaotic Star Sea. To think he didn't even make it past the first stage; what a pity."

Seeing the green clothing, Yan Taibai chuckled and introduced it.

After listening to Yan Taibai's introduction, Yuan Yao stored it into her Storage Bag and then gave a curtsy to Yan Taibai to express her thanks.

"Many thanks, Fellow Daoist Yan."

"No need. I have heard a little about your situation, Miss, and I do sympathize with you. As for the Qingyang Sect, if you do not mind, Miss, after the Void Heaven Palace concludes, you may head to the Miaoyin Sect. I believe the Qingyang Sect would not dare to say much."

Yan Taibai shook his head and chuckled as he extended the invitation.

"Many thanks for Fellow Daoist Yan's kind intentions, but this matter is of great importance, and this young woman still needs to consider it."

Yuan Yao bowed again and thanked him respectfully.

"No matter, take all the time you need to consider, Miss."

Yan Taibai said, not minding at all.

"Mm!"

Hearing this, Yuan Yao finally felt relieved and continued forward.

Her heart became increasingly at ease, and she felt much more trusting toward Yan Taibai.

The distance between the two grew closer and closer, and after another period of time had passed.

Bursts of thin, low sobbing sounds echoed all around; the sound was like the mournful, ghostly wailing of a woman, sharp yet low, seemingly broken yet continuous, making one feel incredibly irritable and restless upon hearing it.

The moment it entered her ears, Yuan Yao's delicate body trembled slightly, and her eyes even took on a hint of confusion, but then a cold shout like a thunderclap startled her awake, her cheeks flushing red with a hint of shyness.

"Gouhun Ghost Sound!"

This is an innate spell of high-level ghosts and demons in the cultivation world. Once unleashed during battle, it can cause the opponent's blood to flow in reverse if their cultivation is far below one's own, making them unable to control themselves and dance wildly; it is truly an extremely sinister ghost technique!

"Miss Yuan Yao, what on earth are you thinking about? It is merely a bit of ghost sound; how could it make you lose your composure?"

Yan Taibai walked up, blinked, and asked, full of curiosity.

Instantly, as the intense, reassuring scent of a man rushed toward her, Yuan Yao's delicate face turned as red as a sunset, covered in shyness. Fortunately, it was hidden by the black robe, so it was not seen by Yan Taibai, and she could only explain in a panic.

"N-nothing!"

Naturally, she could not say that she had even thought of what to name the child she would have with Yan Taibai.

After all, the sense of security Yan Taibai had brought her along this journey was truly immense; not only was there no danger, but she had even picked up quite a few good things under Yan Taibai's reminders along the way.

Dharma Treasures, Spirit Stones, or other items.

It made her have to wonder if Yan Taibai had taken a fancy to her, just like the Young Sect Master of the Qingyang Sect.

Yuan Yao had always been quite confident in her own beauty. If Yan Taibai had taken a fancy to her, she would not mind using Yan Taibai's power to resurrect her Senior Sister Yan Li. As for what price to pay or what to give, she was well aware of that.

"Oh!"

Regarding Yuan Yao's answer, Yan Taibai only said "Oh," and walked side-by-side with her; the faint, delicate fragrance made his mood improve quite a bit.

Having a beautiful woman for company always makes one's mood much more pleasant.

Therefore, Yan Taibai was relaxed and at ease, while Yuan Yao was secretly annoyed at her own wild thoughts just now, as well as the words that had almost slipped out.

(End of chapter)