Shrouding the Heavens: Simultaneous Transmigration, Heavenly Emperor's Stern Father

"Holy Maiden...I..."

Xu Daoling collapsed to his knees, the luster of the jade leaf in his hand completely extinguished.

He looked up at the stunningly beautiful face that was exactly the same as the one in the ancient painting, his lips moving as if he wanted to say something...

The great figure from Yaoguang who was heartbroken for her six thousand years ago, he also glanced at her from afar when the Tianxuan Holy Land was destroyed...

But in the end, he couldn't say anything. In the blink of an eye, his body seemed to have gone through ten thousand years, from old age to decay, and from decay to dust.

The three elders of the holy land vanished into thin air in an instant.

Dead silence.

The sacred mountain returned to utter stillness.

Tianxuan Saintess slowly turned around, her gaze falling on Ye Chen and the other two. It swept over Ye Chen, then over Ye Fan, and finally settled on Xiao Nannan's face.

The little girl had stopped crying, but tears still clung to her face.

She looked up at the Heavenly Maiden, her clear eyes filled with nothing but pure, unguarded curiosity, devoid of fear.

The Holy Maiden Tianxuan took a step toward the little girl.

Ye Chen did not move.

He stood there, watching the scene with an almost cruel calm, then reached out a hand, gently pushed Ye Fan's back, and whispered two words.

"leaf!"

Ye Fan turned around.

Seeing his father point to the mountaintop, his meaning was clear... Son, your time to test you has come. You hold her off, I'll take Nannan up first.

"Dad, you can't do this to your son!"

"How am I supposed to hold this thing off?"

Ye Fan was almost in tears!

"Ye Zi, don't worry, you'll be alright. You're destined to become the Heavenly Emperor's man!"

Ye Chen bent down, picked up the little girl who was still staring at the Heavenly Maiden, and ran towards the mountain peak.

Tianxuan Saintess moved slightly, blocking her way.

Ye Chen took a step forward and met her gaze. His face showed no fear or provocation, only a calm and composed demeanor.

He slowly said, "Your Highness, the Tianxuan Holy Land is not dead. If you wish to inquire about any old friends, I will answer to the best of my knowledge."

The Holy Maiden Tianxuan gazed at Ye Chen for a long time.

There was no murderous intent in those calm, still eyes, only an indescribable scrutiny and bewilderment.

Ye Chen slowly exhaled.

His back was soaked with cold sweat as he turned and strode to the top.

A moment later, atop the mountain, Ye Chen and his little girl squatted by the spring, scooping up water from the divine spring with their tiny hands and bringing it to their mouths.

Good heavens, we've finally reached the summit of the holy mountain.

It hasn't been easy for me to get here!

I'll take responsibility for Ye Fan's suffering!

"Your Holiness, is reconciliation possible?"

When the Holy Maiden of Tianxuan blocked his way, Ye Fan had no choice but to desperately summon the Golden Book, only to have it knocked down with a flick of his finger.

Then, the Holy Maiden of Tianxuan reached out her slender hand and plunged it straight into his sea of ​​suffering.

Just as her fingers touched the green copper block in the sea of ​​bitterness, the green copper block trembled slightly!

The Holy Maiden of Tianxuan was struck as if by lightning, letting out a painful scream. She was thrown back and fell into the abyss.

Ye Fan was taken aback; nothing was wrong!

Dad was right after all!

This once again proves how valuable a father is!

Everything was going according to Father's plan!

But what exactly is this green copper block? Even the Heavenly Maiden was sent flying by its power! The replica of the Desolate Tower couldn't suppress her, but my green copper block is comparable to a miniature Desolate Tower?!

Ye Fan was filled with doubts.

But now was not the time for deep thought. He forced himself to walk to the top of the mountain, where he smelled a refreshing fragrance and saw nine strange little trees and a bubbling spring.

Then, he plunged headfirst into it.

The sacred medicine and the divine spring pulled him back from the brink of death. This was the ultimate opportunity that the three elders had dreamed of but had given their lives for, and it ultimately fell into their hands.

After a long while, Ye Fan recovered, his expression complex, a bellyful of questions he didn't know which to ask first.

"father……"

Ye Fan finally spoke, "You just said I was going to die..."

"Tactical coordination," Ye Chen said without changing his expression.

"Then when did I get a younger sister... Does that mean you have an illegitimate daughter?"

"Starting today, there will be more."

Ye Chen walked towards the small tree bearing the sacred fruit. "You have a problem with that?"

Ye Fan paused for a moment, glanced at the little girl who was still drinking from the divine spring and had her face covered in smears, and unusually, did not refute him, but instead asked:

"Who exactly is she?"

Ye Chen picked a sacred fruit and glanced back at the little girl.

The little girl was looking up at him with a smile, her eyes crinkling, seemingly having completely forgotten the danger she had just experienced.

"A very important person," Ye Chen said.

He looked into the little girl's clear eyes, and through those eyes, he seemed to see another person...

That figure that waited for two hundred thousand years in the deepest part of the desolate forbidden land.

Even when the Ruthless Great Emperor was reincarnated as a mortal, even as just a perpetually hungry little girl, she still retained that essence of her Dao.

The Holy Maiden of the Wilderness, Tianxuan, recognized her.

Or rather, he recognized the soul sleeping within her body.

"Little girl, from now on, you are my daughter, Ye Chen's own daughter."

The little girl looked up at him, her big eyes glistening with tears.

She reached out her dirty little hand and grabbed Ye Chen's clothes.

Ye Chen was filled with mixed emotions.

The ancient forbidden land that the entire Eastern Wilderness is helpless against.

The sacred mountain, which countless lives had been lost to conquer, became easily accessible because of the presence of a little girl.

The little girl didn't know who she was, or what kind of soul lived inside her body.

She was simply drawn to Ye Chen and Ye Fan on a whim, because they were the people who were truly good to her.

At the summit of the sacred mountain.

At the very center of the mountaintop is a spring pool about two meters square, its bubbling water exuding a rich life force.

Nine small trees grow around the spring pool, shaped like dragons, vigorous and powerful, as if carved from jade.

At the top of each sapling is a sacred fruit, golden yellow, shining brightly, and exuding a fragrant aroma.

The sacred fruit of the Nine Wonders Elixir of Immortality.

"It's time to reap the rewards of victory."

Ye Chen stepped forward, wanting to pick the sacred fruit.

Just then, a figure emerged from the mist on the mountaintop.

It was a woman, dressed in white, with a beauty that surpassed even the snow, her appearance so perfect that she seemed impossible to exist in reality, with skin as smooth as ice and bones as pure as jade, otherworldly and ethereal.

But her eyes lacked the luster of a living person; they held only an empty, lifeless stillness.

Tianxuan Saintess

The first holy maiden of the Eastern Wilderness six thousand years ago, after the destruction of the Tianxuan Holy Land, she became a wild slave and has been guarding this holy mountain ever since.

"Why is it here again? It's like a persistent ghost!"

Ye Fan's face turned deathly pale!

Why all the twists and turns? You fell down, so you should have stayed at the bottom of the abyss! You were about to reach the sacred fruit, what are you doing coming up here?

The Holy Maiden Tianxuan was unaware of Ye Fan's true feelings.

She stood before the nine sacred trees, quietly watching Ye Chen and the other two.

Ye Chen stood in front of Ye Fan and Xiao Nannan, about to speak, when Xiao Nannan peeked out from behind him, looking curiously at the Heavenly Princess.

"Sister, you are so pretty," the little girl said earnestly.

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P.S.: Two more chapters at midnight, please stay tuned! This is the worst fanfiction I've ever written; it's over 100,000 words long and hasn't even made it into the first round of recommendations...