Chapter 71: The future is yours!

Ye Chen, your senior sister is thinking of me?

Hearing that, Ye Chen chuckled.

I haven't seen senior sister in a long time; I kind of miss her cooking.

I wonder how senior sister is doing now? How was everything handled at the Drunken Immortal Pavilion?

Lu Xuan said, "If nothing unexpected happens, we should be able to see your senior sister again soon!"

Ye Chen said excitedly, "When senior sister returns, I want to make pills for her!"

Lu Xuan nodded. "Sure."

He suddenly realized, Ye Chen being able to make pills is a good thing!

Whether it's for the eldest disciple Ji Fuyao, or later taking on a third disciple, fourth disciple… they'll all have pills to eat!

This second disciple who cultivates both pills and martial arts is not bad!

Not long after.

Ye Chen had finished cooking; today's dish was spicy spirit chicken.

Lu Xuan and Ye Chen started eating right away.

Cooked in the Dao Xuan iron pot, with Qingming heavenly water added, it was filled with Dao and resonance; each bite was full of profound mysteries, infinitely wondrous… Of course Lu Xuan couldn't sense that; he could only taste the spiciness.

While eating, Ye Chen contemplated the Dao resonance and profound mysteries; his inner world shone brightly, the grand Dao's heavenly sound reverberating like the great bell and lute.

Soon, Lu Xuan had finished eating and lay down on Yan Chuang.

Ye Chen asked, "Master, I don't know what level of Profound Venerable Realm senior sister is at now; if I work a bit harder, could I surpass her?"

Lu Xuan's mouth curled slightly. "When your senior sister returns, you'll find out."

Ji Fuyao has already reached One-Star Profound Sage!

But he didn't tell Ye Chen.

After all, Ye Chen's cultivation has become rather desperate lately.

If he found out this news, Ye Chen would probably drive himself even harder!

How could he feel good about that… cough cough.

Ye Chen hesitated a moment, then asked, "Master, that Wilderness Heaven Secret seems to be a fragment?"

Lu Xuan nodded.

Ye Chen's Wilderness Heaven Secret, as well as Ji Fuyao's Heaven-Burning Decision, are not complete.

But that's actually normal.

The Wilderness Heaven Secret is suspected to be the technique of that man!

That man swept through the ages, suppressing all enemies in the world; if it weren't for the enemies being extraordinarily strange and able to revive infinitely, he would have already pierced the ultimate realm!

So the Wilderness Heaven Secret couldn't possibly be only a Six-Star Emperor Rank!

If it were complete, it should be No-Grade!

Lu Xuan asked the system, "System, why aren't the Wilderness Heaven Secret and Heaven-Burning Decision complete?"

The system said, "Don't worry. They'll come later."

Lu Xuan said, "Okay."

He felt a bit anticipatory; if the technique were complete, how powerful would it be?

Ye Chen continued asking, "Master, how does one comprehend that invincible posture in the Wilderness Heaven Secret?"

Lu Xuan smiled.

Invincible posture?

He has it too.

The system gave it!

Surpassing a major realm, no logic, just instant kill!

Lu Xuan laughed and said, "The invincible posture is forged in battle!"

Ye Chen pondered, "Forged in battle?"

Lu Xuan said leisurely, "The path of martial arts is a thousand tribulations; the road to invincibility ends in white bones. Fight to the utmost peak, and that is invincibility."

Ye Chen felt stunned and speechless, looking at Lu Xuan, "Master, are you invincible?"

The sound faded!

Ye Chen's jade pendant on his chest trembled slightly, and Herb Flame extended its divine sense, wanting to hear Lu Xuan's answer.

Just how strong is Lu Xuan?

At that moment, Lu Xuan said calmly, "That doesn't matter; what matters is that the future is yours!"

The future is yours!

"Hum!"

In Ye Chen's mind, a flash of lightning streaked across.

"Battle!"

The martial way: fight to the utmost peak, sweep away all enemies in the world!

Lu Xuan continued, "Ye Chen, remember: your opponent isn't someone of the same rank, but your contemporaries!"

Ye Chen blinked slightly.

Herb Flame's soul shot straight out of the jade pendant, and his heart was overcome by a tremendous wave.

Take one's contemporaries as the enemy!

Peak Master Lu has such ambition!

Suddenly, Ye Chen's body trembled slightly; a terrifying aura burst from his physical strength, his martial will blazing like a furnace and vast as the sea.

He understood!

Strike out his era!

Ye Chen sat cross-legged, the image of the Wilderness Heaven Secret constantly flashing in his mind, his martial will becoming increasingly terrifying.

He entered the state of sudden enlightenment!

Yao Yan was utterly shocked.

As expected of Peak Master Lu, a casual pointer can make Ye Chen attain sudden enlightenment!

Lu Xuan let out a soft "Eh".

Then, the system's voice sounded.

"Ding! The host's second disciple, Ye Chen, is comprehending martial will, beginning synchronization."

The voice fell silent!

Lu Xuan's mind was flooded with many insights, these insights domineering and unmatched, gradually converging into two words, "Invincible."

Half a day later.

Ye Chen slowly opened his eyes, excitedly saying, "Thank you for your guidance, Master."

No one responded.

A moment of silence.

Yao Yan said, "Your master has already returned to the cave dwelling."

Ye Chen: "……"

Not long after.

Ye Chen tidied up the thatched cottage and returned to the cave dwelling to cultivate.

He himself knew his realm was still too low, even compared to those true disciples of the Great Dao Sect, he lagged far behind.

Those top true disciples, such as Luo Lingkong, Liu Xuan, and Fang Yan, had already reached the late stage of the Profound Ancestor Realm, great perfection, several months ago!

Now, they have been in seclusion for several months!

Given their talent, they have likely already entered the Profound Venerable Realm!

Moreover, the Grand Profound Sect and the Ancient Qin Clan are likewise hegemonic powers; it is said that their genius monsters are no weaker than those of the Great Dao Sect, only stronger!

Thinking of this.

Ye Chen clenched his fists, a faint smile appearing on his face.

His inner feelings were exhilarated.

He really wanted to impatiently fight the true disciples of the Great Dao Sect!

He wanted to fight the geniuses of the Grand Profound Sect and the Ancient Qin Clan!

Ye Chen's hand signs shifted, his body faintly glowing with divine radiance, he began cultivating the Wilderness Heaven Secret.

At the same time.

Lu Xuan lay on the Profound Ice Bed in the cave dwelling, reading a storybook.

The system's voice sounded out.

"Ding! The host's second disciple, Ye Chen, is increasing his cultivation, beginning synchronization!"

"Ding! The host's second disciple, Ye Chen, has gained insight into the Wilderness Heaven Secret, beginning synchronization!"

The voice fell silent!

A vast amount of cultivation foundation transformed into a river pouring into Lu Xuan's body, his dantian as if heavenly river water poured down, beginning to continuously accumulate.

Comfortable.

……

But at this moment, a major event occurred in the Ancient Qin Clan.

The Ancient Qin Clan announced externally, "The Qin family heir Qin Xiao and Nan Gong Bai Xue will be engaged in one month!"

The news caused an uproar across the realms of Nan Huang.

This time, the Ancient Qin Clan undoubtedly solidified the reputation of Nan Gong Bai Xue as the fiancée.

Everyone knows that although the Nangong Clan's status does not match that of the Ancient Qin Clan at all.

But Nan Gong Bai Xue possesses the Grand Yin Primordial Body, which can assist Qin Xiao.

Qin Xiao's cultivation talent is extraordinarily heaven-defying, famed as possessing the "Emperor's Appearance"!

If combined with Nan Gong Bai Xue's "Grand Yin Primordial Body," the two would be a perfect match, yin and yang harmonizing, Qin Xiao's cultivation would reach even higher.

The powerhouses of the realms debated heatedly.

"It's clear that after that incident in the Great Dao Sect, the Ancient Qin Clan doesn't want any more mishaps. This time Nan Gong Bai Xue has truly been established as the fiancée, and the Nangong Clan's status has risen with her, no one daring to slight them. Truly, when one attains the Dao, the whole family ascends to heaven!"

"Strange? Ye Chen of the Great Dao Sect killed over a dozen genius alchemists of the Grand Profound Sect—could this matter just have passed like that?"

"Hehe. How could this matter possibly be easily overlooked? Between the great sects, wars will no longer break out lightly, but the grudge has been formed! I heard that Senior Yuan Qingzi stepped into the Great Dao Sect, and I don't know what he said to them."

"Don't you know that in past ages, the Great Dao Sect and the Grand Profound Sect, due to conflicting principles, erupted into a sect war— that battle saw rivers of blood, corpses drifting, even several Emperors fell! Only later, as time flowed, the two sects chose to temporarily set aside their differences."

Everyone sighed, involuntarily recalling some hidden secrets of Nan Huang.

The Great Dao Sect and the Grand Profound Sect are the two colossal powers of Nan Huang.

As the saying goes, different paths, no joint schemes!

The Dao Classic and the Grand Supreme Classic clash in ideology—one seeks the Dao with heaven and earth, the other seeks to defy heaven, altogether it is Defying Heaven with the Dao!

However, the heavenly changes have not yet occurred, and the legendary ultimate path has not appeared.

Once the ultimate path opens, the supreme path will manifest, but the time may call for heaven and earth to lament, worthy of being called the Twilight of the Gods!

Above the Emperor Realm lies the Supreme Realm!

Now the hegemons openly known in Nan Huang—such as the Great Dao Sect, the Grand Profound Sect, the Azure Wood Academy, the Yao Clan, and the Ancient Qin Clan—are merely the tip of the iceberg of Nan Huang.

The ultimate path, the supreme path, has not manifested for several ages.

During these several ages, who knows how many hegemon-level forces have been sleeping!

Some hidden-world forces, ancient forces, have chosen to remain silent and retreat into seclusion.

Their names have even been buried in the long river of time spanning several ages, but that does not mean they have truly vanished.

And once the supreme path opens, Nan Huang will no longer be as peaceful as it is now.

Therefore, at present, there is absolutely no need for a great war to break out between the Great Dao Sect and the Supreme Profound Sect.

This is the secret of Nan Huang.

However, only the top-tier forces know about it.

The strong ones of the various prefectures of Nan Huang, for a moment, upon recalling these Nan Huang secrets, felt ripples in their hearts.

Everyone sighed, saying, "In this age, who knows whether the supreme path will manifest or not?"

Soon.

The news of Nangong Baixue's engagement reached the Great Dao Sect.

The sect leader told Lu Xuan and Ye Chen about this matter.

Ye Chen expressed that he didn't care.

This woman no longer has any relation to him.

Moreover, he must kill Nangong Baixue!

Lu Xuan murmured, "Nangong Baixue, there was once an opportunity placed before you, but you did not cherish it. A wrong choice, you will reap what you sow."

At the same time.

The group of true transmission disciples who lost in the inner door competition, after closing their doors for several months, have all emerged from seclusion.

The Great Dao Sect caused a stir.

Seclusion lasting several months.

Just how strong are people like Liu Xuan, Luo Lingkong, and Fang Yan now?

Ethereal Peak.

Here the mist is ethereal, winding about; in the spiritual pool at the summit of the spiritual peak, it is bathed in sunlight, reflecting the rising clouds and glowing rosy hues; each female disciple walks out as if from a painting, their well-proportioned figures captivating.

Steam rises, their perfect curves faintly visible in the mist; the scenery is enchanting, the peaks undulating, making one's thoughts run wild.

Suddenly.

Inside a cave dwelling, a faint fragrance emerged, and a terrifying aura of the Profound Venerable Realm began to spread in all directions.

Brilliant dao radiance surged forth; true transmission disciple Liu Xuan rose into the air, petals scattering beneath her feet, each a condensed brilliant radiance; a faint smile appeared on her face.

She was very satisfied with her seclusion during this period.

In that battle, she lost to Ji Fuyao in the inner door trial, and she felt deeply unwilling.

Only because Ji Fuyao fought across levels and yet could overcome the superior!

But these past months, her illusion arts have advanced again, and having consumed a great amount of heavenly treasures, she has already entered the second level of the Profound Venerable Realm!

Liu Xuan gave a charming smile and murmured, "Junior Sister Fuyao, I don't know if you are still my match now; I have come to Xuan Qing Feng to challenge you to a duel!"

She has already lost once; it's impossible for her to lose a second time!

……