Swallowing the Stars: Starting with Optimizing the Five Hearts Towards the Sky

Chapter 693 Older Brother

"You wish to see the Celestial Venerable?" The woman in palace attire was taken aback, but did not refuse, for she knew that the Celestial Venerable recognized her.

"That's no problem at all."

The elegant lady in palace attire said respectfully, "However, I do not have sufficient authority and need to report to the higher-ups at Xuan Yu Lou. Please wait a moment in the private room, senior."

"Hmm." Chen Yuan nodded and followed the palace-dressed beauty to the so-called "private room," a luxurious cave with a diameter of 100,000 kilometers.

After the other party brought him in, they took their leave. Chen Yuan wasn't in a hurry and sat on the chair in the reception room to wait patiently.

A moment later, the beautiful woman in palace attire did not return, but a familiar aura suddenly descended, and Xuan Tianzun, dressed in a black and red robe, entered the cave.

"Chen Yuan, you wanted to see me—"

Halfway through his sentence, Xuan Tianzun suddenly looked surprised: "Wait, what's wrong with your aura?"

"Greetings, Celestial Venerable." Chen Yuan bowed slightly, then smiled and said, "The avatar I met with the Celestial Venerable last time did not contain much divine power. This time, I used a slightly stronger avatar, hence the change in aura."

"No wonder—" Xuan Tianzun suddenly realized, "I knew that someone valued by Senior Yuan could not possibly be just a mere half-primordial bloodline. It turns out he was just an avatar."

"By the way, is this clone your main battle clone?" he asked curiously.

Chen Yuan thought for a moment and then told the truth: "No."

"Hiss—" Xuan Tianzun gasped in shock. A divine body at the half-primordial invincible level isn't even considered a main battle clone? Just how strong is this person?

After a long while, he finally came to his senses and gave a wry smile: "I'm sorry, last time I saw that your strength was mediocre, I was a bit negligent in my attitude and offended you. It was my fault."

As he spoke, Xuan Tianzun bowed to Chen Yuan, who quickly helped him up, saying, "Your Excellency is too kind. I don't think there's anything wrong with your attitude."

This is the truth. When the two met last time, although Xuan Tianzun's tone wasn't particularly friendly, it was still polite enough. Chen Yuan didn't feel that he had offended anyone.

When Xuan Tianzun heard the other party say this, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

In his eyes, Chen Yuan could not possibly be a junior of Lord Yuan, but the fact that he was being given special attention by the lord meant that his identity must be extraordinary.

If it were just a matter of identity, then so be it. Since they would most likely never meet again, when they met last time, Xuan Tianzun's attitude was simply to "serve this great Buddha well and then send him away as soon as possible."

But things are different now. Chen Yuan has already proven his strength. If even this clone, who has just entered the semi-prime invincible level, is not enough...

Neither of them were main combat clones, so their true strength must be at least among the top experts in the God Emperor Invincible.

There is even a strong possibility that he is a cultivator at the semi-primordial level of the Fusion Dao!

Every single one of these powerful individuals is destined to be at least a world-class Chaos Origin expert in the future. Therefore, it's not surprising that they are being taken special care of by Senior Yuan. They are simply not people that someone like him, a high-level Chaos Origin expert, can afford to offend.

Although Xuan Tianzun was also curious as to why he had never seen such a powerful figure in the original land, Senior Yuan's care was genuine.

Perhaps Senior Yuan had other plans, but that was beyond the knowledge of a high-level Chaos Origin life form like him.

Seeing that the other party did not hold a grudge about what happened last time, Xuan Tianzun smiled and said, "By the way, Chen Yuan, since you are valued by Senior Yuan, your status is no less than ours. We can address each other as equals."

"My real name is Xuan Wuji. You can call me Old Xuan, or Brother Xuan if you like."

Old Xuan? Brother Xuan?

Chen Yuan felt strange; neither of these two titles was appropriate for him. He also called Yuan "brother."

But after thinking about it, he realized that calling him "Brother Xuan" would offend too much, so he could only call him "Brother Xuan".

"Ah, that's right."

Xuan Tianzun grinned: "Since we call each other brothers, then I'll also shamelessly call you Brother Chen. Brother, you've come here this time..."

But what urgent matter is it?

Getting to the point, Chen Yuan's expression became serious: "This time there really is something I need Brother Xuan's help with."

"Brother, just give the order, and I will do my best to fulfill it." Xuan Tianzun waved his hand. In any case, even if the two of them did not have this relationship, he still had to do his best to fulfill Senior Yuan's request.

"My request is very simple."

After a pause, Chen Yuan said, "I would like to see Senior Yuan, but I haven't entered the Initial Land yet and don't have a way to contact the lord. I need to trouble you, brother."

"Of course, Brother Xuan need not worry. I know that the lord is busy with affairs and cannot be disturbed normally. Therefore, I will bear the consequences of any contact this time."

When he first heard this request, Xuan Tianzun hesitated.

After all, as Chen Yuan said, although these advanced Hunyuan beings have the contact methods of the various lords, they would be severely punished if they rashly contacted the lords without any major event.

But since the other party had said so, and recalling Senior Yuan's special instructions, Xuan Tianzun gritted his teeth and nodded emphatically.

"Okay, I'll help you with this, brother."

Seeing this, Chen Yuan smiled and said, "Thank you, Brother Xuan."

"Haha, it's a small problem. I'm glad I can help." Xuan Tianzun was a little scared, but he still laughed heartily. No matter what, he couldn't go back on his word now that he had spoken.

"Please wait a moment, brother."

Xuan Tianzun had sweat on his temples, but he still mustered his courage and dialed the contact number of Lord Yuan.

"Xuan Wuji?" The voice of Lord Yuan suddenly echoed in his mind. "What is it?"

"Senior Yuan," Xuan Tianzun swallowed hard, mustering his courage to say, "Last time you instructed us to look after a cultivator named Chen Yuan."

"Chen Yuan? Yes, that's true."

Lord Yuan's tone suddenly softened, a hint of a smile appearing on his face: "Tell me, what troublesome request did this kid make that made you contact me specifically?"

Upon hearing this, Xuan Tianzun breathed a sigh of relief. Very good, it seems that Senior Yuan did not hold it against him.

"It's like this." His tone was no longer tense. "Senior Yuan, Chen Yuan said he wants to meet you, but he doesn't have your contact information, so he asked me to pass on his message."

"Oh, I see. — That was my oversight; I forgot to leave him my contact information."

Yuan smiled and said, "Okay, I understand. Tell him to wait a moment, I'll be right there."

After saying that, he immediately disconnected.

Xuan Tianzun was still in shock. Senior Yuan was coming in person? Just for Chen Yuan?

Chen Yuan's name also contains the character "Yuan," so could the two really be related by blood?

He opened his eyes, gave Chen Yuan a deep look, and nodded, saying, "It's done. Senior Yuan said he'll be here soon."

"Oh?" Chen Yuan was a little surprised. He thought that Brother Yuan would contact him on his own initiative, but he didn't expect him to come in person.

As if on cue, an old man appeared silently in the cave the next second; it was none other than Lord Yuan.

"Brother Chen," Yuan laughed, "I'm sorry, it was my oversight, I forgot to leave you my contact information."

"Brother, if there's anything you need, just tell me, and I'll take care of it for you personally."

Chen Yuan smiled and said, "It's just a small matter. It's kind of you to make such a special trip, Brother Yuan."

"Brother, I've come mainly to apologize for you." Yuan looked embarrassed. "After all, it was my oversight, and I've troubled you to find someone to pass on the message."

"Not at all, brother, you flatter me—"

On the other side, Xuan Tianzun stared at Chen Yuan and the other person, his mouth agape in disbelief, deeply shocked by their relationship.

Yuan, Brother Yuan?