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

Tianxuan Saintess lowered her head and looked at the dirty little girl.

Her eyes remained vacant, but her lips moved slightly as if she wanted to say something, yet no sound came out.

The Holy Maiden of Tianxuan stood on the edge of the cliff, her robes fluttering gently in the wind. Her gaze, spanning hundreds of feet, met Ye Chen's in the void.

There was no hostility in his gaze, nor the deathly aura one would expect from a slave; there was only an indescribable expression.

"...Could it be that he has regained a sliver of his consciousness?" Ye Chen suddenly spoke:

"Although the Tianxuan Holy Land has been destroyed, the Tianxuan lineage has not been extinguished."

He paused, looking into the eyes of the Heavenly Pivot Saintess, "Of the three heroes of Heavenly Pivot from six thousand years ago, some are still alive."

The figure of the Holy Maiden Tianxuan trembled slightly.

For the first time, a flicker of emotion appeared in those empty eyes.

"Tianxuan".

Ye Chen spoke, striking while the iron was hot. His voice wasn't loud, but it clearly pierced through the mountain wind: "Your old friend is still in this world."

The Holy Maiden of Tianxuan was silent for a moment, then gently turned her head, and for the first time, a slight emotion appeared on her face, which was untouched by worldly affairs.

She raised her slender finger, pointing to herself, then to Ye Chen—a gesture of inquiry…

Six thousand years of silence seemed to have rendered her speechless, but her meaning was clear: Who is he? Where is he?

"He is not dead."

Ye Chen slowly said, "He is in the Eastern Wilderness, in a place you would never expect. That most dazzling youth in the Tianxuan Holy Land six thousand years ago is still alive."

Six thousand years have passed, and he still wanders somewhere in the Eastern Wilderness, driven mad, but he is not dead! If you wish to see him, I can bring him to you next time!

Ye Chen opened his palm.

A photo stone appears in the palm of your hand.

In mid-air, the image of the old madman, acting crazy, appeared.

Tianxuan Saintess reached out her hand, her fingertips lightly touching the illusory figure, but then withdrew it as if she had been branded with a hot iron.

That instant.

Six thousand years of time seem to have been compressed into a single point.

Instead of retracting her hand, she moved it upwards.

Before anyone knew it, two lines of bloody tears streamed down her face.

Bang!

The image stone exploded, and the illusory image in mid-air vanished.

The little girl skipped and hopped over, pulling a handkerchief from her bosom.

The Holy Maiden Tianxuan paused, her fingers gently landing on the little girl's head, her fingertips passing through the girl's hair, the movement stiff yet incredibly gentle.

The little girl didn't flinch, but looked up at her with her big eyes full of trust, and suddenly spoke:

"Sister, are you hungry?"

Tianxuan Saintess slowly withdrew her hand, took two steps back, and cleared the path to the sacred tree.

Without hesitation, Ye Chen stepped forward and carefully picked off more than a dozen sacred fruits, storing them in his jade bottle.

He also took out a section of the sacred tree sapling and transplanted it, roots and all, into the divine spring inside the jade bottle.

The little green bottle has the power to turn decay into magic, and the divine spring is the source of all things' growth.

If these two things are combined, perhaps the Nine Wonders Immortal Elixir Fruit can truly regrow in the mortal world.

Compared to the dozen or so sacred fruits, the nine sacred trees are a never-ending treasure.

His greatest gain from this trip was not these few sacred fruits, but this sapling.

After doing all this, Ye Chen turned to look at the Holy Maiden Tianxuan.

The Holy Maiden of Tianxuan stood still, her white robes fluttering in the wind, her empty eyes seeming to hold something more indescribable than before.

Ye Chen thought for a moment, then separated a wisp of pure divine power from the origin of his Devouring Heaven Demon Art and condensed it into a black jade talisman.

His demonic powers originated from the ruthless lineage, sharing the same cause and effect with this forbidden land.

This jade talisman was a tether he deliberately left behind, providing the Holy Maiden of Tianxuan with a possible connection to the outside world, and also serving as proof of his promise...

If I can find Tianxuan's old friend someday, I will definitely bring him here for a chat.

"This is for you."

Ye Chen placed the jade talisman under the sacred tree.

Tianxuan Saintess's gaze fell on the jade talisman, then she slowly raised her head and looked at Ye Chen.

At that moment, the corner of her mouth seemed to twitch... not in a smile, but not indifferent either.

The Holy Maiden Tianxuan stared intently at Ye Chen, something slowly melting in her calm, still eyes.

She didn't ask any further questions, but simply nodded slightly, then raised her right hand, and a jade talisman appeared silently in front of Ye Chen, landing in his palm.

The jade talisman felt warm to the touch and faintly exuded her aura.

The jade talisman is engraved with a trace of the Holy Maiden of Tianxuan, which allows one to connect with her and other old friends of Tianxuan when necessary.

"I will definitely bring him to see you."

Ye Chen spoke solemnly.

The Holy Maiden of Tianxuan trembled slightly.

She stared at Ye Chen one last time, then turned and walked step by step toward the edge of the cliff.

Her white clothes fluttered in the wind, like a snowflake about to melt into the night.

"Uncle, that lady is so pretty!"

The little girl's voice suddenly rang out, innocent yet earnest, "But she looks so sad."

Ye Chen did not answer.

Ye Fan silently chewed on his sacred fruit, which tasted sweet with a hint of bitterness.

He couldn't tell what he was thinking. Was he relieved to have survived the forbidden area, or was he saddened by the cultivators who perished there?

Or both.

Ye Chen turned his gaze away from the edge of the cliff and put the jade talisman into his sleeve.

As the three left the desolate forbidden land, a long sigh came from behind them.

That was the voice of the Holy Maiden Tianxuan. After six thousand years, she finally uttered the voice that a living person should have.

After leaving the forbidden area, Ye Chen entrusted the little girl to Ye Fan's care, and then began his seclusion in the temporarily opened cave.

Nine sacred fruits floated in front of him, radiating brilliant golden light.

These sacred fruits are the result of the Nine Wonders Elixir of Immortality being divided into nine, each containing different divine effects... some govern divine consciousness, some govern innate talent, and some govern one's origin.

For an ordinary cultivator, obtaining even one would be an immense stroke of luck.

Ye Chen, however, intended to devour nine of them at once using the Devouring Heaven Demon Art.

boom--!

He swallowed the nine sacred fruits.

The dark divine power of the Devouring Heaven Demon Art opened up like an abyss, devouring all the golden energy transformed from the nine sacred fruits.

The power of the sacred fruit exploded within his body, like a golden sun rising from his dantian.

The deity of the lungs sat upright in the Dao Palace, actively absorbing the divine power of the sacred fruit. The deity's form became more solid at a visible speed, and the outline of its facial features gradually became clear.

At the same time, the second divine treasure... the Divine Treasure of the Heart, burst open under the immense energy impact of the sacred fruit.

A crimson lotus flower bloomed in the Taoist palace, and a second deity was born within the lotus.

It was a deity whose entire body was wreathed in crimson flames, completely different from the pure white of the Lung God. Its aura was intense and domineering, yet it also possessed an independent consciousness.

The two deities gazed at each other across the void, simultaneously forming hand seals. Two completely different divine powers intertwined and circulated within Ye Chen's body, forming a cycle of yin and yang.

Outside, the five elements and five energies surged into the sky once again.

The weather this time was even more astonishing than when I broke through to the first level of the Dao Palace.

Five-colored beams of light pierced through the sky!

The two thickest streaks, one red and one white, shot straight into the sky, tearing the clouds apart into a huge vortex.

Dao Palace Second Heaven, Breakthrough!