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

Ye Chen reached out and lifted Xiao He, placing her on the sword: "Point the way."

Xiao He paused for a moment, then quickly pointed north: "Over there! They must have been lured into the formation by Miss!"

The sword light shot into the sky.

Ye Chen pushed his flying sword to its limit, making it several times faster than when he came, with the wind howling past his ears.

Xiaohe was so frightened that she clung tightly to his sleeve, her eyes closed, only daring to occasionally open a crack to look at the rapidly receding mountains and rivers below.

Before long, the sounds of fighting and the roar of magical artifacts could be heard from a valley ahead.

At the valley entrance, a thatched hut enveloped by a protective array was being besieged by more than a dozen cultivators.

The light shield was teetering on the brink of collapse, and it was covered with spiderweb-like cracks.

A corner of the thatched hut curtain was lifted, revealing a pale yet beautiful face, dressed in pristine blue, with weariness and stubbornness in her eyes... It was Xin Ruyin.

She placed her hands on the array plate inside the thatched hut, her fingers flying as she continuously repaired the collapsing protective array. Blood was seeping from the corner of her mouth, clearly indicating that she had overexerted herself.

"Miss!"

Under Xiaohe's terrified gaze, Ye Chen raised his hand, his fingers forming a sword shape, and made a downward slash.

A beam of azure sword light, tens of meters long, cleaved down from the sky, tearing the air apart and creating white shockwaves wherever it passed.

Among the dozen or so cultivators who were besieging them, the leading Qi Refining Peak cultivators didn't even have time to utter a sound before being cut in half by the sword light.

The remaining people were terrified and tried to scatter and flee, but they were completely unable to move. In this sword energy, they were like ants.

In an instant, both body and soul were destroyed.

Are you alright?

As the light barrier dissipated, Xin Ruyin weakly raised her head and froze when she met those dark eyes.

The fear, exhaustion, and despair of the past three days suddenly turned into a choked sob that left me speechless.

Her lips trembled slightly, as if she wanted to say thank you, but her throat tightened, and she only managed a very soft, tearful "Mmm".

Ye Chen reached out to support her, channeling a wisp of spiritual energy into her body to nourish her over-damaged meridians.

"It's alright now."

His tone was calm, yet carried a reassuring certainty.

Xin Ruyin leaned against the windowsill, closed her eyes, and tears silently slid down her cheeks.

Xiao He jumped off the sword and rushed to Xin Ruyin's side, crying:

"Miss! Miss, are you alright?"

"fine……"

Xin Ruyin gently patted her head, then looked at Ye Chen, "Senior saved my life, Ruyin doesn't know how to repay you."

"Come back to the Heavenly Dao Sect with me."

Ye Chen said, "I'm short of an array master. Now that you're here, the mountain-protecting array is your job. I can also find a way to solve the problem of the Dragon Roar Body for you."

...Tiandao Sect?

It's that infamous sect, known as the First Saint Demon Sect by the Seven Factions.

Xin Ruyin recalled the rumors about the Heavenly Dao Sect...

It is said that the sect leader of the Heavenly Dao Sect is a wicked and evil demon who kidnapped Nangong Wan, the youngest elder of the Hidden Moon Sect, as soon as he appeared in the world, and treated her as his own possession, taking whatever he wanted from her.

Later, he even suppressed an entire sect, forcing Huangfeng Valley to surrender.

It's one thing for Nangong Wan to be at the Core Formation stage.

It is said that this person is extremely ruthless and even targets disciples in the Qi Refining stage.

He took the most beautiful female disciples of Huangfeng Valley, Chen Qiaoqian, Dong Xuan'er, and Nie Ying, as his cultivation vessels to help him cultivate demonic arts!

Ah, am I going to become a furnace cauldron too?

But it doesn't look like it...

Xin Ruyin stared blankly at Ye Chen.

The young man's eyes were clear and open, devoid of pity or greed, as if he were stating something utterly ordinary.

She was silent for a moment, then finally nodded gently: "Okay, I'll go with you."

It was already dawn when they returned to the Heavenly Dao Sect.

Ye Chen led Xin Ruyin to a secluded bamboo peak to settle down, and then took out a scroll of array-based scriptures he had brought from the world of Shrouding the Heavens and handed it to her.

This classic text on formations from the Tianxuan Sacred Land records the complete principles of nine ancient killing formations and twelve mountain-protecting formations.

It's not uncommon in the world of "Covering the Sky," but in the world of "A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality," it is a far superior inheritance of array formations compared to the present day.

"This is?!"

Xin Ruyin's hands were trembling slightly when she turned to the first page.

Those beautiful black eyes reflected the divine patterns flowing across the pages of the book, shining with an astonishing brightness.

It was a completely new array system, entirely different from those of the present day!

A genius, an absolute masterpiece!

Xin Ruyin was completely captivated and let go of her worries.

With such a book on formations to learn, she would accept becoming a furnace for her soul!

"Take care of your health first."

Ye Chen used his spiritual power to nourish her meridians, and also used the body tempering secret technique from the Covering Heaven Technique in combination with several kinds of spiritual medicine to treat the innate hidden dangers of the Dragon Roar Body.

Xin Ruyin's originally depleted cultivation foundation gradually stabilized, and signs of spiritual energy circulation reappeared in her dantian.

Although he cannot advance as quickly as an ordinary person, at least he will no longer have his lifespan shortened by the Dragon Roar Body.

Several days later, the first layer of protective formation around the Heavenly Dao Sect was completed.

On the day the formation was completed, Xin Ruyin stood on the mountaintop, her blue dress billowing in the mountain wind.

The girl looked back at the quiet room prepared for her on the bamboo peak, then at Ye Chen who was instructing his disciples in the distance, and a smile appeared on her lips that she herself did not realize.

"Father, tomorrow is the day of the duel. Can we win?"

Han Li's expression was solemn.

"We will win."

Ye Chen smiled slightly.

……

The next day.

Canglang Ridge is a desolate mountain range located at the border between the Yue Kingdom and the Yuanwu Kingdom. It is named for its jagged, wolf-tooth-like shape.

This place used to be deserted, but today it is bustling with activity. Seven-colored lights burst through the air from all directions, completely surrounding the entire mountain range.

Elite disciples from the seven sects of Yue Kingdom lined up at the foot of the mountain, Foundation Establishment cultivators hovered in the air on their magical artifacts, and Core Formation elders held down the fortifications on all sides.

At the mountain peak, eight Nascent Soul level spiritual pressures rose into the sky without any concealment, tearing the clouds within a hundred miles to shreds.

The Grand Elder of the Hidden Moon Sect, Nangong Yue, stood before the Seven Sects Formation, dressed in white as snow, his face as calm as still water.

Behind her stood seven Nascent Soul cultivators, all of whom were Supreme Elders of their respective sects, the weakest of whom was at least in the early Nascent Soul stage.

The strongest one is herself, a veteran mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator, not far from the late stage.

This combined force was enough to sweep across the entire Yue Kingdom, making it a dominant force in the region.

But at this moment, there was no sign of relaxation on the faces of the eight people. They had come out in full force from all six factions, but only three people had come from the other side.

Ye Chen walked at the front, his moon-white robe fluttering in the mountain wind.

Han Li lagged half a step behind, his expression calm, but his gaze remained fixed on the every move of the eight Nascent Soul cultivators opposite him.

Nangong Wan followed behind Ye Chen, her expression complex...

The woman in white standing opposite them was her master, the Grand Elder of the Hidden Moon Sect, the pillar of the Hidden Moon Sect, and the strongest cultivator in the entire Yue Kingdom.

Today, she will witness all of this being rewritten.

"Sect Leader Ye."

Nangong Yue spoke first, her voice clear and cold like an icy spring.

"You founded the Heavenly Dao Sect, absorbed the Yellow Maple Valley, kidnapped my junior sister, and coerced the seven sects of Yue Kingdom. Today's Canglang Ridge agreement, whether to fight or make peace, is entirely up to you."

Ye Chen stopped, glanced at her, then at the seven Nascent Soul cultivators behind her, and suddenly chuckled.

"Eight Nascent Soul cultivators, making such a grand display, just to ask me 'war or peace'?" he said calmly.

"By setting up this formation, you've clearly chosen war. So let's fight."