Chapter 428: Fan Wuye the sister-con? The mortified Immortal Lord

It was no wonder Fan Wuye was nervous. Though he was rigid, somewhat thick-headed, or perhaps just simple-minded, he was no fool.

He had always harbored a vague feeling that Chu Yang harbored impure motives toward Ye Tao...

But upon careful reflection, Chu Yang had so many beauties by his side, even the legendary first beauty of the Great Thousand World, Luo Shen, constantly by his company.

Surely the renowned King Chu could not possibly have lecherous designs on a girl with the mental capacity of a child?

Yet, apart from that, what else did Ye Tao possess that was worth Chu Yang's plotting?

Whenever he thought this way, Fan Wuye would feel mortified afterward, thinking he was merely blinded by concern.

If Chu Yang knew his thoughts, he would certainly be impressed.

Because he indeed had a motive, or perhaps it couldn't be called a plot; he was simply interested in Ye Tao's bloodline.

He had no intention of using various schemes to obtain it. For this girl with an incomplete mind, Chu Yang felt a touch of compassion.

He didn't want to leave a shadow in the young girl's heart, so he intended to speak openly with the Immortal Lord.

If he just asked for some of Ye Tao's essence blood, he assumed the Immortal Lord would not refuse.

The group flew along, and looking down from above, the Northern Wilderness Continent was less of a continent and more of an "island."

Because this continent was shattered and fragmented, the earth a brownish-red, as if soaked in blood.

One could imagine how cruel the wars fought here in the distant ancient era must have been! The Northern Wilderness Continent, also known as the Northern Wilderness Hill, was once an incomparably glorious super-continent, but since the Great Ancient Decisive Battle, it had become the number one forbidden zone in the Great Thousand World.

The Immortal Emperor had sacrificed his life to seal the Heavenly Evil God with the Great Thousand Demon-Slaying Array, and it was in that battle that the entire Northern Wilderness Continent was smashed to pieces.

Ever since then, the descendants of the Immortal Emperor, the Gravekeeper lineage, had guarded this place generation after generation, sealing off the Northern Wilderness Hill and forbidding any outsiders from approaching.

Of course, even without the Gravekeepers' seal, no one would dare to easily set foot in this forbidden zone.

Even a Heavenly Sovereign would not idly run here to jump about...

Who knew if the Heavenly Evil God might suddenly break the seal? Taking a step back, even if the seal of the Great Thousand Demon-Slaying Array was stable, who knew if the Heavenly Evil God had means to influence the outside world while ignoring the seal? That level of existence was truly unfathomable, and only a giant-level figure like the Immortal Lord could use the Great Thousand Demon-Slaying Array to firmly suppress him.

Every thousand years, the Great Thousand Palace would issue "Great Thousand Invitations" to the many powerhouses of the Great Thousand World, inviting them to gather at the Northern Wilderness Hill under the Great Thousand Covenant.

These powerhouses would join forces to activate the Great Thousand Demon-Slaying Array to erode the Heavenly Evil God's life imprint.

When sealing the Heavenly Evil God back then, the Immortal Emperor had said it would take 49,000 years to completely erode the Heavenly Evil God's life imprint.

The Great Thousand Palace issued a Great Thousand Invitation once every millennium, summoning powerhouses to jointly push the Great Thousand Demon-Slaying Array, meaning a total of forty-nine times were required.

To date, the Great Thousand Palace had issued forty-eight Great Thousand Invitations, and now only the final one remained.

However, there were still several hundred years left until the next millennium mark.

Everyone knew that when the final millennium mark arrived, it would inevitably trigger another decisive battle between the Great Thousand World and the Outer Evil Tribe.

And this time, both sides would fight to the death!

Because the Outer Evil Tribe knew very well that without the Heavenly Evil God, their ambition to occupy the entire Great Thousand World would be stillborn.

The powerhouses of the Great Thousand World likewise knew that if the Heavenly Evil God escaped, only destruction awaited the Great Thousand World.

The group soon arrived at the central region of the Northern Wilderness Hill. Just as Fan Wuye had said, the Immortal Lord had clearly received the news long ago and sent two gray-robed Gravekeepers to welcome them.

The two first nodded lightly toward Fan Wuye as a greeting, then bowed in unison to Chu Yang and Luo Shen: "King Chu! Senior Luo Shen! The Old Ancestor has been waiting for a long time!"

Hearing this, Fan Wuye was stunned, and Chu Yang's eyes narrowed.

Waiting? He glanced at Luo Shen beside him; the one the Immortal Lord used the word "waiting" for was likely this resurrected ancient powerhouse.

Led by the two Gravekeepers, the group ventured deep inside, soon arriving among a patch of desolate hills.

There was a small village here, looking unremarkable, with smoke curling from chimneys, full of the atmosphere of human life.

This was where the Gravekeeper lineage resided, the legendary Grave of Ten Thousand!

Just as they walked into the village, a Gravekeeper looked at Fan Wuye and said: "Grand-Uncle Master, the Old Ancestor asks that you first settle Senior Luo Shen properly..."

Fan Wuye nodded thoughtfully, and after giving Chu Yang a look, he took Luo Shen and Ye Tao away first.

Fan Wuye was a personal disciple of the Immortal Lord, and the Immortal Lord held an extremely high seniority in the Gravekeeper lineage, so even though Fan Wuye was young, he was a figure of the Grand-Uncle Master level.

Following behind the Gravekeeper, Chu Yang narrowed his eyes. The other party had sent everyone away, bringing only him to see the Immortal Lord; it seemed this giant-level figure had only wanted to see him from the very beginning.

In other words...

Was that "waiting" also aimed at him?

Chu Yang was somewhat puzzled. Even though the talent and strength he displayed were monstrous, he was, after all, a junior, and his strength was still far from that of the Immortal Lord.

Why would the other party be so polite?

Even though Chu Yang had defeated Mo Hetian in one move, that didn't mean he possessed the strength to crush a mid-stage Saint Product powerhouse.

That battle had been a surprise attack; otherwise, facing such an old-school mid-stage Saint Product powerhouse, even if he could win, it would have cost him considerable effort.

With some doubts in his heart, Chu Yang followed the two Gravekeepers, soon arriving deep in the village.

There was a small courtyard here; the courtyard looked no different from the others, yet it gave off a sense of being out of place.

It was a unique "momentum," similar to the "momentum" Chu Yang had once felt from the Great Thousand Demon Buddha.

"King Chu, please!"

The two Gravekeepers stood on either side of the courtyard gate, gesturing for Chu Yang to enter.

Chu Yang nodded and strode into the courtyard.

As soon as he entered, the door of the thatched cottage in the courtyard slowly opened.

Walking into the thatched cottage, Chu Yang saw at a glance the black-robed old man sitting cross-legged on a stone bed.

The old man had white hair, a withered frame, and his entire body exuded an aura of twilight, as if he could lie in a coffin at any moment.

His eyelids were lowered, as if he were dozing off, yet a terrifying aura emanated from him.

Chu Yang bowed and said politely: "I am Chu Yang, greetings to the Immortal Senior!"

The Immortal Lord lifted his eyelids, his somewhat turbid old eyes staring at him, and a smile suddenly appeared on his furrowed old face. His voice was somewhat hoarse: "Little friend, no need for formalities..." His gaze fell on a stone stool not far away, and he added: "Little friend, please sit."

Chu Yang nodded, not standing on ceremony, and sat directly on the stone stool, facing the Immortal Lord.

Their eyes met, both seeing a hint of scrutiny in the other's gaze.

Chu Yang was sizing up this giant-level figure who shook the Great Thousand World, and he also wanted to see if there was any bloodline aura on this descendant of the Immortal Emperor that was identical to Ye Tao's.

Although he was certain Ye Tao's bloodline had nothing to do with the Immortal Emperor, since the Gravekeeper lineage had adopted her, Chu Yang did not believe the Immortal Lord would be completely unaware.

But in the end, he found nothing unusual. The Immortal Lord was also sizing up Chu Yang, though compared to scrutiny, it was more of appreciation.

"It is hard to imagine that a lower plane could produce a talent like little friend!" The Immortal Lord praised without reservation.

Chu Yang smiled and said: "The rising stars who are famous in the Great Thousand World today mostly come from lower planes."

The Immortal Lord shook his head: "They are different. Without little friend, I fear that apart from the Flame Emperor and the Martial Ancestor, no one could possess such achievements today."

Chu Yang's eyes narrowed slightly. This Immortal Lord stayed behind closed doors, yet he knew everything about the Great Thousand World. He had only revealed this on the Ice Spirit Continent not long ago, yet the Immortal Lord already knew.

"Senior invited me here, may I ask for what purpose?" Chu Yang went straight to the point.

The Immortal Lord's eyes narrowed, and then he said: "Originally there was only one matter, but after hearing about some of little friend's recent deeds, it became two matters."

Chu Yang frowned, somewhat confused.

The Immortal Lord did not beat around the bush and said directly: "The first matter is a request I have, and I hope little friend can agree!"

Chu Yang said: "Senior, please speak. If it is within my power, I will naturally not refuse."

He had let Fan Wuye help hold the fort, which counted as owing a favor to the Grave of Ten Thousand, so he naturally didn't mind returning the favor.

The Immortal Lord took a deep breath: "I wish to entrust Little Tao to you!"

Chu Yang was stunned; he never expected the Immortal Lord's request to be this.

And he caught the keyword in the other party's words, which was... entrust? This word was usually used for entrusting one's life between lovers or the final request of an elder before death.

Chu Yang knew very well that the Immortal Lord looked like he could kick the bucket at any moment, but in reality, he was far from the end of his lifespan.

So this naturally couldn't be the second possibility, which meant...

Chu Yang frowned: "Immortal Senior, Brother Fan and Little Tao are traveling together. Along the way, I could see that Brother Fan and she share a deep bond. How could I take what another loves?"

The Immortal Lord shook his head: "Not so. I have confirmed with Wuye repeatedly that he only views Little Tao as a younger sister, not with romantic feelings."

Chu Yang raised an eyebrow; recalling Fan Wuye's many actions, this guy was actually a sister-con?

But he still shook his head: "Senior, I have just met Little Tao. Moreover, her mind is like a child's. Such a girl should be carefree; why let her add unnecessary troubles?"

The Immortal Lord stared at Chu Yang. "Little friend, are you minding that her mind is incomplete?"

Chu Yang could vaguely feel a pressure; this old guy was clearly angry.

He shook his head and laughed: "Senior, you misunderstood. I just feel..."

Chu Yang narrowed his eyes slightly, the energy singularity in his dantian rhythmically pulsing, and the aura he emitted was vaguely able to contend with the Immortal Lord.

He looked directly at the other party and said softly: "If she is merely being treated as a tool for breeding offspring, it is too unfair to Little Tao!"

The Immortal Lord's pupils shrank, and his old eyes, which had always been half-closed, suddenly widened.

He never expected that Chu Yang would be able to guess his intention in an instant!

But he was, after all, a figure who had experienced too many storms, and he quickly calmed his mind, sighing: "It was I who was inferior. Little friend can treat Little Tao with sincerity, which can be considered her good fortune..."

Chu Yang shook his head: "I know Senior is doing this for the Great Thousand World, but I have the confidence that with my own strength, I can wipe out the Outer Evil Tribe!"

Their words were sharp and meaningful; if there were bystanders, they would be completely confused.

In fact, the Immortal Lord's purpose was simple: he wanted to use Chu Yang and Ye Tao to...

Produce an unprecedented monstrous descendant!

The Immortal Lord knew very well that even just through the means Chu Yang had displayed, one could see the leopard through the tube and see his talent and foundation, which were not inferior to the former Immortal Emperor, and perhaps even vaguely stronger.

And Ye Tao possessed an extremely powerful bloodline, but unfortunately, her mind was incomplete, she could not cultivate, and she even feared battle.

Unable to cultivate, yet just by consuming medicinal herbs, she possessed the cultivation of a Heavenly Sovereign at such a young age; the terror of her bloodline could be imagined.

The child she gave birth to, even if it only inherited half of her bloodline, would be enough to defy the heavens.

Not to mention that with the talent Chu Yang had shown, any offspring he sired would also be a dragon among men.

If the two combined, and then inherited Chu Yang's mantle, plus the inheritance of the Grave of Ten Thousand...

One could imagine what a terrifying existence would be created!

The Immortal Lord was confident that such a person would inevitably be able to rival the Immortal Emperor, or even surpass the Immortal Emperor, and be able to leave their full name on the Firmament List! As long as such a supreme powerhouse sat in the Great Thousand World, why worry that the Evil Tribe would not be destroyed?

But unfortunately, the moment he set his sights on Chu Yang, it was destined to be a futile effort.

Let his son, or even grandson, conquer the world?

Are you kidding? Even putting Chu Yang himself aside, even if Sun Wukong grew up completely, he might not be inferior to a Sovereign-level powerhouse! Wiping out the Outer Evil Tribe was just a matter of time for him; Chu Yang just wanted to try to cultivate the Sacred Heart Demon-Refining Art to its peak during this process.

The Immortal Lord seemed to have aged significantly in an instant. He had always treated Ye Tao as the apple of his eye; otherwise, Ye Tao would not have become the little princess of the entire Gravekeeper lineage.

Only he knew how much he had struggled when making this decision.

Now hearing Chu Yang's refusal and having the matter laid out directly, the Immortal Lord felt both a sense of relief and a sense of mortification.

He was a figure of the "immortal" level, yet he had lost face in front of a junior...

Just when the Immortal Lord was wondering how to handle the situation, Chu Yang suddenly said:

"Senior, I am very interested in the bloodline on Little Tao. Could I ask for some essence blood? Perhaps I can try to integrate this bloodline into myself and master a portion of its power!"

Chu Yang wore a smile. This was one of the purposes of his trip to the Northern Wilderness Hill. He hadn't known how to bring it up before, but since the Immortal Lord had taken the initiative to mention this matter, he naturally had to take advantage of the situation. (End of chapter)