ISWI Chapter 1350-1352 (Patreon)

Chapter 1350: Is This Good? No!

At this moment, the Tuoba Immortal King was communicating with the Western Empress, his face full of concern. "Moon Arrival Fellow Daoist, is your true body still locked in battle with the Seven Extremes Heavenly Maiden?

"I heard she has already recovered one split soul, and her combat strength has soared. Are you unharmed? Do you need me to intervene and help?"

Upon hearing this, the avatar of the Western Empress within the water screen remained calm. "There is no need for help. The current Seven Extremes is still unable to threaten me."

The Western Empress spoke lightly, yet the actual situation was somewhat more severe.

The Seven Extremes Heavenly Maiden was far too terrifying. She was truly worthy of being the most ancient existence of the Fifth Realm. She had once destroyed one wisp of the other's split soul and believed it could prevent the future unification of the seven souls. She never expected that the split soul she had completely annihilated in both form and spirit would actually be reborn and return.

Moreover, it had fused with another split soul, increasing its combat strength by far more than several dozen times. The current Seven Extremes Heavenly Maiden, with only two split souls fused, already possessed the combat strength she had displayed during her previous life's invasion of the Immortal Realm. She had been battling the Western Empress beyond the heavens for nearly two years without a decisive outcome.

The Western Empress scarcely dared to imagine how terrifying it would become once the Seven Extremes Heavenly Maiden fully recovered and the seven souls united. She might truly reach a realm above the Immortal King.

Truthfully, the Western Empress now genuinely felt the Immortal Realm was finished. Unless the Heavenly Emperor could return, a single fully recovered Seven Extremes would likely be enough to completely shatter the Immortal Realm.

Yet the Western Empress was open-minded by nature and did not worry too much about these matters. She had already paid everything she should have paid in her previous life. Being able to reincarnate with her true spirit in this life was both a fortune and the final help the Heavenly Emperor had given her. In this life, as long as she could protect those few disciples of hers, it would be enough.

Thinking of her new disciple Ye Chen, the Western Empress smiled. She had been too busy during this period and had not visited for a long time. In a few days, she would go and hug Ye Chen. She especially liked the way Ye Chen was not actually shy yet pretended to be shy…

Moreover, she knew why Ye Chen was arching his back in her arms. Even if it was a natural reaction, it showed that this disciple of hers truly possessed great courage. The Western Empress even began to suspect. Could Ye Chen truly be the Heavenly Emperor's biological son?

The Heavenly Emperor back then had also been lawless and never taken Immortal Kings seriously. Ye Chen rather gave the feeling of surpassing the blue and excelling the blue. Yet was Ye Chen a contingency the Heavenly Emperor had left behind?

At this thought, the Western Empress became slightly distracted.

The Tuoba Immortal King, seeing her appearance, grew even more worried. "Moon Arrival Fellow Daoist, if you have any need, you must not be polite with me…"

The Western Empress calmly waved her hand, declining the Tuoba Immortal King's concern. She casually asked, "How has that proud disciple of yours been recently?"

Upon hearing this, the Tuoba Immortal King immediately could not suppress a smile.

"That little fellow, well, he has been rather average recently. After he advanced to the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm, I arranged some secret realm tasks for him, wanting to give him a little pressure so he would not grow complacent.

"And the result? Every time he arrives at the entrance of a secret realm, the others take one look at him and scatter at once. Every single time he is alone inside the secret realm, the treasures of the secret realm fall into his hands without the slightest effort.

"Is this good? No! There is not the slightest tempering effect. How is he supposed to grow?

"Yet in the upcoming arena contest for the Ancestral Spirit Blessed Land, the other Great Luo Golden Immortal realm prodigies will certainly not yield. When that time comes, this little fellow will finally know that there are always people beyond people and heavens beyond heavens!

"If Moon Arrival Fellow Daoist has free time, then you might as well go to the scene and give this little fellow some pointers on my behalf."

The Tuoba Immortal King spoke earnestly, yet the Western Empress could hear the pride in his words. She was nevertheless somewhat astonished. No one even dared to compete with him for the secret realms?

It was a little outrageous.

Back when she herself cultivated in the War God Academy, she had been the undisputed number one of her realm, terrifyingly strong. Yet the prodigies of the same realm from the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths had shown not the slightest fear of her when opportunities appeared. They had been astonishingly brave.

When the Heavenly Emperor came to the War God Academy, he had also mixed there for a period. He too had been challenged every day and targeted whenever opportunities arose. Yet when it came to Ye Chen, no one dared to compete at all?

The prodigies of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths were never cowards. For things to reach this point could only mean that Ye Chen had already grown strong enough to drive them to despair, making them believe that even if they fought with their lives on the line, they would not have the slightest chance of victory.

Thinking of how strong her disciple had become, a faint smile also appeared on the Western Empress's face. Yet she still shook her head. "I will not go to watch the arena…"

The Tuoba Immortal King was not surprised.

Moon Arrival Fellow Daoist had never liked joining in the excitement.

Immediately afterward, however, the Western Empress continued. "As for giving pointers, if I have free time, I will properly guide him for you!"

Hearing this, the Tuoba Immortal King's eyes lit up. The care and willingness to suffer losses he had shown over these years had produced results. Moon Arrival Fellow Daoist would certainly not actually guide his disciple for him. Yet the fact that she could speak such polite words already showed that she had grown much closer to him and even regarded him as a friend.

At this thought, the smile on the Tuoba Immortal King's face grew even more brilliant.

After reluctantly ending the communication, the Tuoba Immortal King followed his usual routine and had the elders report matters related to this disciple of his. When he heard that Ye Chen was being jointly targeted by the top hundred ranking disciples of the Great Luo Golden Immortal sequence, he immediately frowned.

This arena battle had a full one thousand quotas. If the top hundred joined forces against Ye Chen, what about the remaining people? They would clearly follow suit without the slightest hesitation as well.

These prodigies were all disciples of various aristocratic families, great clans, and sects from every realm. Behind them stood the support of their Dao traditions, and their trump cards could be described as endless.

Besieged by so many prodigies, even a powerhouse of the Ancestral Immortal realm might not necessarily survive. Ye Chen's situation was naturally even more precarious.

At this thought, the Tuoba Immortal King immediately grew furious.

What exactly was wrong with this War God Academy? An anti-discrimination regulation had already been issued, yet they still dared to join forces so openly and target someone. It was far too excessive!

As a dignified Immortal King, the Tuoba Immortal King of course could not personally go down and threaten those Great Luo Golden Immortal realm disciples.

He flew directly to the forbidden grounds and convened another meeting, demanding that such behavior be strictly cracked down upon.

This time, however, almost no one supported him. The academy head did not even come.

The vice academy head spoke calmly upon hearing this. "This is a matter among the disciples. We should not interfere. It does not conform to the rules of our War God Academy!"

The other Immortal Kings spoke with mocking sarcasm. "Oh, the fine disciple you, Tuoba, accepted is powerful, so the other disciples are not allowed to join forces? Why not simply have them stand in a line and let your disciple kill them one by one!"

"If whoever is stronger should simply obtain all the benefits, then our War God Academy need not even exist. We might as well have the Wisdom Dao Immortal King calculate all the prodigies, draw up a ranking, and distribute benefits one by one."

"Anyone who becomes an Immortal King knows that personal strength alone is useless. Luck, background, and worldly connections are all necessary. Otherwise, when the entire world becomes one's enemy, even an Immortal King will fall!"

"That Ye Chen is far too arrogant. He deserves this tribulation!"

"You have made me rather want to watch this arena as well."

"When the time comes, I will bring the new tea produced from my family's blessed land, and we can all watch together…"

Several Immortal Kings took pleasure in the misfortune.

Back then, their descendants had died at Ye Chen's hands. Although it had not been a major matter, they had still felt somewhat displeased. Now that it was the turn of the Tuoba Immortal King's disciple to fall, they of course would not miss it!

Chapter 1351: Does the Tuoba Immortal King Know?

The attitude of the others left the Tuoba Immortal King somewhat worried.

Although this disciple of his was disobedient and insisted on marrying a bottomless pit, he had not delayed his cultivation and still satisfied him. If he truly fell during this contest for the usage rights of the blessed land, he would regret it for the rest of his life.

After hesitating for a moment, the Tuoba Immortal King chose to seek out an ally. He immediately flew toward the main peak where Moon Arrival Immortal King resided.

Standing before the cave abode entrance, the doors opened automatically. The tall yet peerlessly beautiful figure of Moon Arrival Immortal King walked out slowly and looked at the Tuoba Immortal King with a slight frown. "Why have you come?"

The Tuoba Immortal King was long accustomed to Moon Arrival Immortal King's coldness. He spoke at once. "Moon Arrival Fellow Daoist, I have come this time to request something of you…"

Moon Arrival Immortal King raised an eyebrow slightly and said nothing, merely looking at the Tuoba Immortal King calmly.

The Tuoba Immortal King then spoke directly. "That disciple of mine has been targeted…

"Although the War God Academy has issued some anti-discrimination regulations, in the end they still do not wish to see a prodigy from the Nineteenth Realm rise and eventually break the current division of interests.

"Therefore, they have given secret instructions, causing the disciples to join forces and target my disciple in the upcoming arena. This is clearly an attempt to cut off my disciple's path of the Dao!"

The Tuoba Immortal King was furious.

Moon Arrival Immortal King remained silent and continued listening.

The Tuoba Immortal King continued. "As his master, I cannot sit by and watch my disciple fall or be crippled. As for having my disciple abandon this arena and avoid the edge, that is absolutely impossible. If he retreats, his invincible will would be equivalent to being broken.

"Moreover, this Ancestral Spirit Secret Realm can allow this disciple of mine to rapidly elevate his cultivation. If he misses it, many blessed lands and secret realms that can only be entered at the Ancestral Immortal realm will be beyond his reach.

"One slow step leads to slow steps at every turn. In the end, he would miss the battlefield of the prodigies of the two realms and find it difficult to rise rapidly. In the future, he would very likely fail to break through the Imperial Pass in time and share in the cake of the Immortal Realm."

For the cultivators of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, apart from those like Shen Qinghuan who possessed a powerful background and lacked nothing, most cultivators required opportunities. And for the cultivators of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, the greatest opportunity was actually the invasion of other realms.

During the process of invasion, one could obtain resources and opportunities beyond imagination. Many Immortal King clans and great powers of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths had risen precisely from invasions.

The strength of the Immortal Realm was something everyone understood clearly. Had it not been for that monstrous Heavenly Emperor, even the Nineteenth Realm alone pouring out in full force would have been enough to fight. Yet the Heavenly Emperor had already been confirmed to have fallen, leaving not the slightest trace behind.

Under such circumstances, invading the Immortal Realm was a pure welfare game.

It was said that the other side was full of surrender factions.

First, use the surrender factions to eliminate the hardliners, then turn around and eliminate the surrender factions. It truly would not be difficult at all. Precisely because of this, more than nine hundred years later, when the invasion of the Immortal Realm began, the various powers of every realm were frantically contending for the chance to serve as the vanguard army.

Yet to join the vanguard army and possess a status that allowed one to share in the cake within it, the minimum requirement was the Immortal Monarch realm. Under such circumstances, if Ye Chen wished to reach the Immortal Monarch realm within nine hundred years, he absolutely could not miss this Ancestral Spirit Blessed Land.

Upon hearing this, Moon Arrival Immortal King's expression remained unmoved, yet her mood was complicated.

Tuoba Immortal King actually wanted to cultivate Ye Chen, who had come from the Immortal Realm, so that when the time came, he could serve as the vanguard army to attack the Immortal Realm…

One could only say he truly had ideas.

Moon Arrival Immortal King's expression remained indifferent. "You have said so much. So what?"

The Tuoba Immortal King's expression grew serious. "Moon Arrival Fellow Daoist, your speaking rights within the War God Academy are higher than mine. If you can put in a few words for me, it may cause the academy to intervene and stop this targeting."

The Tuoba Immortal King was not joking.

Moon Arrival Immortal King's status was truly transcendent. Her strength was also extremely formidable.

Moreover, her temperament was cold and decisive in killing. She even dared to provoke the Seven Extremes Heavenly Maiden, that female god of slaughter. Therefore, within the War God Academy, the other Immortal Kings always gave Moon Arrival Immortal King face.

Moon Arrival Immortal King frowned upon hearing this, feeling some resistance. "Help by speaking a few words?"

The Tuoba Immortal King hurriedly spoke. "It will not be help for free. If Moon Arrival Fellow Daoist needs anything from my side, Moon Arrival Fellow Daoist may speak freely…"

The Tuoba Immortal King had already prepared to bleed heavily for Ye Chen's sake.

Moon Arrival Immortal King calmly swept several glances over the Tuoba Immortal King, then shook her head. "There is no need for a transaction…As for your disciple's side, I will look into it and see the situation."

The Tuoba Immortal King's face immediately filled with delight upon hearing this. Although Moon Arrival Immortal King had not directly agreed, she had also not opened her mouth to demand treasures from him in exchange.

What did this mean? Moon Arrival Immortal King truly regarded him as a friend. When friends helped each other, it naturally could not be turned into a transaction.

At this thought, the Tuoba Immortal King immediately bowed. "Many thanks to Moon Arrival Fellow Daoist for your help! Yet the gratitude that ought to be given must still be given. I cannot allow Fellow Daoist to help for nothing.

"During this period, I have gained some insights while comprehending the incomplete Eight-Nine Mysterious Art. I am willing to gift my insights to Daoist. They may bring Daoist some help! My disciple's future prospects are entrusted to the Moon Arrival Fellow Daoist."

As his words fell, the Tuoba Immortal King took out a jade slip.

Looking at the jade slip, even Moon Arrival Immortal King's usually calm and unrippled eyes could not help producing a trace of fluctuation, appearing somewhat complicated.

The Tuoba Immortal King, sensing Moon Arrival Immortal King's emotions, grew even more delighted.

Although Moon Arrival Immortal King did not want it, he had to give it. After all, that was his own disciple, not Moon Arrival's. How could he allow Moon Arrival to expend effort for nothing?

Moreover, by actively giving it, he could better let Moon Arrival Immortal King feel his sincerity.

The Tuoba Immortal King looked at Moon Arrival Immortal King with utmost sincerity.

Moon Arrival Immortal King remained silent for half a moment before nodding. "Since you have this intention, I shall accept it. I will look after your disciple's side."

The Tuoba Immortal King trusted Moon Arrival Immortal King completely and immediately nodded. He did not even wait for Moon Arrival Immortal King to issue a dismissal before taking the initiative to leave.

Only Moon Arrival Immortal King was left standing in place. After a long while, she shook her head and returned to her cave abode.

…

"My skin is about to undergo a transformation…It feels as though something is about to be nurtured."

Under the nourishment of so many indescribable supreme treasures, the strength of Ye Chen's skin advanced almost a thousand miles in a single day.

It now emitted a fluorescent glow, flawless. If magnified countless times, one could even see countless laws and Dao rhythms evolving upon Ye Chen's skin, undergoing an evolution that was difficult to describe.

Ye Chen felt that by the time he completely refined the three thousand Mixed Origin Great Luo Dao Fruits, his skin would also have been elevated to its limit.

A satisfied smile appeared on Ye Chen's face. Yet he soon raised an eyebrow as a familiar majestic aura descended.

It was the Tuoba Immortal King.

Ye Chen thought of his true identity with the Western Empress. Combined with the concern and care the Tuoba Immortal King had shown this disciple of his, he could not help feeling a sense of guilt.

He immediately rose and went outside the cave abode to bow. "Greetings, Master!"

The Tuoba Immortal King's expression was solemn. "Ye Chen, do you know what mistake you have committed?"

Hearing these words, Ye Chen's eyes widened at once.

This was bad. Had the Tuoba Immortal King learned about the matter between himself and his master?

Chapter 1352: Moon Arrival Immortal King's Initiative!

This was bad. The matter had been exposed… What should he do? Would the Tuoba Immortal King want to destroy him?

Although he also possessed trump cards, the Tuoba Immortal King was truly a good person. He did not want to turn against the Tuoba Immortal King, much less form a grudge.

Returning to the Immortal Realm was also a good choice. Yet if that happened, it would become difficult to continue gifting to Shen Qingge. There was only one person with an eight hundred eighty thousand times multiplier.

Moreover, she could keep up with the elevation of his cultivation. And her sense of gratitude was still very abundant. Such a person would be even harder to find in the Immortal Realm.

Ye Chen's heart was thrown into chaos for a moment.

On the Tuoba Immortal King's side, seeing Ye Chen become so panic-stricken after just one sentence from him, a satisfied smile also appeared.

Although the previous incident had been quite unpleasant, this disciple of his still held great respect for him, did he not? Otherwise, why would a single reprimand from him cause such fear and trepidation?

As for the previous matter, the Tuoba Immortal King had also let it go. Ye Chen was, after all, a young man. In matters of the heart, he preferred to follow his own desires rather than curry favor with the powerful or focus on benefits.

This was also normal. It could even be said that this was precisely the mentality a young person ought to have. He should not have felt dissatisfied because of it. It was he himself who had been petty.

Therefore, the Tuoba Immortal King's expression softened somewhat. "Ye Chen, I previously taught you that you must treat others with kindness. Make more friends and fewer enemies.

"Yet what about you? You did not listen to me at all. In the Multiverse Great Luo Dao Fruit secret realm, you slaughtered freely. How many enemies did you create?

"Now it is bad. The entire top hundred ranking disciples of the Great Luo realm intend to join forces to assassinate you upon the arena, bringing you endless danger.

"Had you restrained your killing intent back then, only executed the chief culprits, and left some room for leniency when handling matters, how would you have been targeted to such an extent?

"Now this matter is delaying your future path of the Dao. If you lose the opportunity of the Ancestral Spirit Blessed Land because of it, how enormous will your loss be?"

Ye Chen was stunned upon hearing this.

That was all? It was not that the matter between himself and his master had been discovered?

Ye Chen immediately relaxed. Joy even appeared in his eyes.

He was being targeted? The top hundred ranking disciples of the Great Luo Golden Immortal sequence intended to join forces against him?

This was truly… too wonderful!

Ever since he advanced to the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm, he had not obtained even a single strand of origin power. He felt as though his fiancée's side had already gone hungry.

It had truly given him a headache. Yet Ye Chen had not expected that these Great Luo Golden Immortal disciples of the War God Academy had remained so cautious not because they were stingy, but because they wanted to send him a large wave.

At this thought, Ye Chen could not help revealing a comfortable smile on his face. He even could not resist confirming once more. "Master, are you certain it is the top hundred ranking disciples of the Great Luo Golden Immortal sequence who intend to target me?"

The Tuoba Immortal King spoke with worry. "Not only that. Since the top hundred are all making a move against you, will the remaining nearly nine hundred people simply sit and watch? They will clearly make a move as well.

"It can be said that when the time comes, anyone upon the arena who sees you will immediately strike to kill you."

Ye Chen's eyes completely lit up this time.

One thousand people all intended to make a move against him?

This was simply a buffet. One meal would probably be enough to completely fill his fiancée. Moreover, his Primordial Chaos Supreme Body might also reach completion directly.

At this thought Ye Chen felt as though he had eaten ice cream in the hottest days of summer, refreshed beyond measure. He immediately spoke to the Tuoba Immortal King. "Many thanks for Master's reminder. This disciple will certainly be careful afterward."

Ye Chen had already made up his mind. Afterward, in order to avoid scaring people away, once he stepped onto the arena, he would not retaliate against anyone who made a move against him. He would simply allow them to attack him. He would keep running upon the arena.

When he had lured everyone behind him so that they were chasing and attacking him, he would then wave his hand and strike with thunderous force, directly slapping all of them to death. He would absolutely not give them any chance to surrender or for external great powers to intervene.

In short, after two years of no business, the opening would feed him for a hundred years. This made Ye Chen look forward to the upcoming arena battle even more.

On the Tuoba Immortal King's side, seeing that Ye Chen remained confident, he could not help shaking his head. "It will not be that easy. None of the top hundred of the Great Luo Golden Immortal ranking are simple.

"You are indeed strong. Your skin also appears to have been elevated by treasures until it is nearly approaching the king grade. Yet when besieged by so many people you are absolutely not their match.

"However, you need not worry. I have already found someone to handle this matter for you and prevent the situation of you being besieged…

"You only need to cultivate properly and respond with full strength when the time comes."

Hearing these words, Ye Chen immediately grew anxious.

No! What I want is precisely to be besieged!

Ye Chen sometimes only hated that he lacked the Heavenly Emperor's taunting halo. Back then, the Heavenly Emperor had been surrounded and attacked in every manner in the lower realms, and after arriving in the Immortal Realm, he had still been surrounded and attacked.

In the middle, he had been favored by the Other Domain, betrayed by the Immortal Realm, and come to the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths for further study, only to continue being surrounded and attacked.

In short, every day there had been people thinking of killing the Heavenly Emperor. Yet when it came to him, everyone simply refused to fight him. Now that he was finally about to be besieged, how could he miss it?

Ye Chen was about to dissuade the Tuoba Immortal King at once.

The Tuoba Immortal King then continued calmly. "I will give Moon Arrival Immortal King another treasure and request Moon Arrival Immortal King to handle this matter.

"Moon Arrival Immortal King stands high above and possesses extremely high status. I believe she will handle it properly for you."

Hearing this, Ye Chen immediately swallowed the words of dissuasion.

He had requested Master's help? And even gifted treasures to request Master's help?

This…

Ye Chen said nothing more. He only looked at the Tuoba Immortal King with an increasingly complicated gaze.

This relationship was truly a little strange. The Western Empress was helping her own disciple yet could still receive gifts.

Previously, it had been the same. The treasures the Tuoba Immortal King prepared for him had been traded from his master. He and his master, the Western Empress, were practically eating the Tuoba Immortal King's food and drinking the Tuoba Immortal King's drink. Yet when they hugged, neither of them ever mentioned the Tuoba Immortal King.

For a moment, Ye Chen's sense of guilt rose once more.

Seeing that Ye Chen's mood had lowered, the Tuoba Immortal King knew Ye Chen was moved. He immediately smiled. "Enough. There is no need for such delicate feminine posturing. Since you are my disciple, I will naturally look after you.

"As for the previous matter of you defying me, it cannot be blamed on you either. Since you have chosen that Shen Qingge, then treat her well. In the future, this master of yours may find some treasure that can help your Dao companion replenish her origin."

Hearing this, Ye Chen lowered his head even further.

The Tuoba Immortal King was very satisfied with Ye Chen's sense of gratitude. He smiled and waved his hand. "Yet even if an Immortal King intervenes, you must still strive to elevate yourself.

"After all, even without being targeted, what follows will still be a bitter battle. If your strength is insufficient, you may not be able to steadily obtain the quota.

"Moreover, when the time comes, remember that harmony is most precious. Do not be as heavy with killing intent as last time!"

Ye Chen restrained his emotions and nodded seriously.

The Tuoba Immortal King said no more and drifted away in a pleasant mood. He did not know how Moon Arrival Immortal King would resolve the problem. Yet since Moon Arrival Immortal King had said she would look into it, there was most likely a method of resolution.

Everything was secured.

Ye Chen stood blankly in place, gazing for a long time in the direction the Tuoba Immortal King had departed. Only then did he shake his head and return to his cave abode with heavy steps. That very night, a tall guest who had not visited for a long time stepped into Ye Chen's cave abode…