29: Ye Chen

Lin Xuan still decided to move the sect to a new location, and the Small Immortal Realm was a good choice.

Lin Xuan tore through space and arrived at the Small Immortal Realm, directly moving the All Heavens Star Palace there.

This place was indeed much grander than the Xuanhuang World.

The main hall hung directly above a vast sea of clouds, with immortal mountains rising one after another below, and the spiritual energy was so dense that taking a single breath felt like one's cultivation would increase.

Lin Xuan placed the main body of the All Heavens Star Palace, the dazzling main hall, directly on the largest and tallest immortal mountain, like a lighthouse, visible from afar.

The Lie Tian Divine Tiger was squatting, huffing and puffing as he gnawed on a spirit-infused immortal crystal he had dug out from deep within the immortal mountain, eating so vigorously that his tiger fur bristled: "Roar! Master! This new home is really good! Much better than that broken place, the Burial God Abyss! It's just that this immortal crystal is a bit tough on the teeth."

Lin Xuan ignored him, busy directing a few newly recruited artifact refiners, who were originally Emperor Qinglan's personal laborers: "Over here! Over here! Connect that Nine Nether Hound River, which we moved from the Demon Realm! Lead it under the Weapon Forging Furnace as fuel! Save some Chaos Qi! And over there! Place the Buddhist Realm's Merit Golden Lotus Pond next to the spirit spring, for those two ice blocks, Leng Yuechan and the Zombie Princess, and the White Light Soul to soak in, to dispel bad luck!"

Chu Xinghe squatted to the side, holding his power-saving Star Chart, gesturing at the new territory: "Master! I see that the immortal mountain's ley lines are good.

How about moving the exits of those passages from the Xuanhuang World, Demon Realm, Buddhist Realm, Divine Phoenix Realm, and Qinglan World to the valley behind the main peak? We can make it an All Heavens Transfer Station, so it will be convenient for disciples to go out and kill bugs and return to report in the future! It saves them from running all over the Immortal Realm!"

"Approved!" Lin Xuan waved his hand, "This matter is entrusted to you! Do it quickly! If you do it well, I'll reduce some interest on your divine artifact installment plan!"

Chu Xinghe's eyes turned green when he heard about the interest reduction: "Master, just watch! I'll make sure everything is perfectly clear!" He picked up the formation plate and ran, his enthusiasm for work exploding.

Yun Qingyao, on the other hand, was leading a group of newly recruited Outer Sect Disciples, inventorying the supplies confiscated... cough, legitimately acquired from Emperor Qinglan's treasury.

Spirit stones piled up into small mountains, and various heavenly treasures glittered, making the inexperienced Outer Sect Disciples swallow their saliva.

"Senior Sister Qing Yao, this... this 100,000-year-old Nine Revolutions Soul Returning Grass... where should it be placed?" A disciple held a jade box, his hands trembling.

"Place it in the deepest part of the medicine garden, set up restrictions, and don't let that gluttonous Nine Nether Hound gnaw on it," Yun Qingyao's voice was clear and cold, and she spoke in an orderly manner, "Move that pile of Star Essence Gold to the Artifact Forging Hall for Junior Sister Yue Chan and the others to upgrade their divine artifacts.

And those ancient texts and jade slips, move them all to the Scripture Depository..."

Lin Xuan looked at his eldest disciple's housekeeper-like demeanor, feeling very pleased.

Qing Yao was reliable! She saved him a lot of worry!

Just then—

Ding! Detected that the sect has stably anchored to the Small Immortal Realm!

Triggering main quest: Passing on the Torch, Lasting Fortune!

Quest objective: Seek out and recruit an SSS+ level talent or special physique direct disciple in the Mortal Realm!

Quest time limit: Thirty days!

Quest reward: Unknown (evaluated based on disciple's talent and apprenticeship process)!

Failure penalty: Lie Tian Divine Tiger's growth period extended by one hundred years! Sect fortune -10000 points!

Special hint: The target disciple may possess great fortune, or be an ancient prodigy, or have a special connection with the current calamity, the Insectoid Asura Clan! Please host, keep your eyes peeled!

Lin Xuan: "???"

Again?! System, are you trying to kill me?! I just moved, and my butt hasn't even warmed the seat yet!

And... Lie Tian Divine Tiger's growth period extended by a hundred years? Ten thousand points deducted from sect fortune? This punishment is severe!

He subconsciously glanced at the Lie Tian Divine Tiger next to him, who was happily gnawing on an immortal crystal.

A hundred years? If this glutton matured a hundred years later, how many majestic mounts would he lose?

No! Absolutely not!

"Roar? Master, why are you looking at me? Is there something on my face?" The Lie Tian Divine Tiger felt a bit unnerved by Lin Xuan's gaze, and asked indistinctly, holding the immortal crystal in his mouth.

"Nothing, I just think your fur is shiny and smooth, perfect for a stroll in the Mortal Realm," Lin Xuan stood up with a fake smile, patting away non-existent dust from his backside, "Let's go! Follow me on a stroll!

Pick up... oh no, go to the Mortal Realm for a change of scenery!"

Lie Tian Divine Tiger: "Roar??? Picking up again??? What are we picking up this time? It won't be another zombie, will it, Master?"

"Shut up! How unlucky!" Lin Xuan slapped the Lie Tian Divine Tiger's furry head, tore open space, and stepped in.

The Lie Tian Divine Tiger, holding half an immortal crystal, followed reluctantly... Mortal Realm, Southern Sky Domain, Blackrock City.

Compared to the Small Immortal Realm, this place was like heaven and earth.

The spiritual energy was pitifully thin, and the air was filled with a mix of firewood and livestock smells, a common market scent.

Lin Xuan restrained his aura, like an ordinary rich young master, and strolled through the city with the Lie Tian Divine Tiger, who had shrunk to the size of a kitten and was perched on his shoulder as an ornament.

His Law-Breaking Sword Eyes scanned every person on the street like a radar.

Ding! Target area found!

Three thousand meters ahead, there is a special fortune fluctuation! Intensity: SSS+ level!

Warning: Target state is extremely unstable! Life aura is weak! Being hunted!

"Hmm?" Lin Xuan raised an eyebrow, "Being hunted again? Here they come!" His figure flickered, instantly disappearing from his original spot.

In the depths of a dilapidated alley in the west of Blackrock City, where sewage flowed and garbage piled up.

Several servants in silk robes, with fierce faces, were kicking and punching a figure huddled in a corner, cursing:

"Little bastard! How dare you steal my young master's jade pendant!"

"Bad luck! Killing your parents, and still trying to steal things?"

"Beat him to death! Young Master said, beat him to death and feed him to the dogs!"

The one surrounded in the middle was a teenager.

He looked only thirteen or fourteen, skinny as a rail, wearing tattered single clothes, with his exposed skin covered in bruises and old and new whip marks.

He clutched his head tightly, not making a sound, only his eyes, visible through his dirty hair, were astonishingly bright, with no fear, only a nearly numb, beast-like ferocity and a hint of... desperate death qi.

Even stranger, although the teenager was beaten to the point of spitting blood, a faint but extremely pure... Sword Intent emanated from him?

However, this Sword Intent was extremely chaotic and violent, like countless tiny needles scurrying within his body, constantly destroying his vitality.

"Stop!" Lin Xuan's voice was not loud, but it carried a certain magical power, clearly reaching everyone's ears.

The servants were startled and turned around to see Lin Xuan, dressed in fine clothes (though they didn't recognize the fabric) and with an extraordinary demeanor, making them somewhat wary.

"Who are you? Mind your own business! This kid stole something from our young master!" The leading servant shouted, his voice betraying a false bravado.

Lin Xuan ignored him, his Law-Breaking Sword Eyes directly locking onto the huddled teenager.

Ding! Target scan complete!

Name: Ye Chen

Bone age: 13 years old

Status: Dying! Innate Sword Soul berserk backlash! Life force depleted!

Talent: SSS+ level · Silent Extinction Sword Soul, unawakened, out of control

Physique: Myriad Tribulation Sword Body, incomplete, on the verge of collapse

Potential: ??? Highly compatible with Nirvana Law!

Evaluation: A walking nuclear bomb! A rare sword prodigy throughout the ages! Has natural suppression over the destructive energy of the Insectoid Asura Clan! Strongly recommended for apprenticeship!

"Silent Extinction Sword Soul? Myriad Tribulation Sword Body?" Lin Xuan's eyes lit up.

This stuff sounded powerful!

And he was specially effective against bugs!

He had found a treasure!

"Roar? Master, this kid... feels like he's about to explode?" The Lie Tian Divine Tiger, now a kitten on his shoulder, also sensed the chaotic, violent, and destructive Sword Intent within Ye Chen's body, and his tiger fur bristled slightly.

"Kid, do you want to live?" Lin Xuan walked up to Ye Chen, squatted down, and looked into his fierce yet dead eyes.

Ye Chen didn't speak, just stared intently at Lin Xuan, a hoarse sound coming from his throat.

"If you don't want to die, blink," Lin Xuan said with interest.

Ye Chen still stared at him intently, his eyes frighteningly bright, but stubbornly unblinking.

"Heh, interesting," Lin Xuan smiled.

This stubbornness suited his taste.

He stretched out a finger, and a wisp of pure, indescribably chaotic primordial power slowly extended from his fingertip, ignoring the violent and chaotic Silent Extinction Sword Intent within the teenager's body, which was strong enough to kill a Golden Core cultivator, and gently touched his glabella!

Buzz—!

Ye Chen's body suddenly stiffened!

The Silent Extinction Sword Intent, which had been raging within him like a wild horse, instantly paused its violent aura the moment it touched Lin Xuan's wisp of chaotic primordial power, as if encountering an absolute monarch!

Although still chaotic, the momentum of self-destruction was actually suppressed for a moment!

In Ye Chen's dead eyes, for the first time, an unbelievable light of hope burst forth!

"You little bastard, still daring to glare at people?!" A servant nearby, seeing Lin Xuan dare to touch this plague god and then seeing Ye Chen glare at Lin Xuan, thought he had found an excuse, and swung his stick towards Ye Chen's head!

"Seeking death!"

"Scram!"

Lin Xuan didn't even turn his head, merely uttering a single word.

Puff! Puff!

The four fierce-looking servants, along with the sticks in their hands, instantly exploded into four bloody mists as if struck by an invisible giant hammer!

They didn't even have time to scream!

A thick smell of blood instantly permeated the alley.

Ye Chen's pupils contracted sharply, looking at the four slowly falling blood mists, then abruptly looked at Lin Xuan, his eyes filled with horror and... a deeper trace of fear.

"It's quiet now," Lin Xuan said as if he had just casually swatted a few flies.

He looked at Ye Chen, "Come with me, be my ninth direct disciple.

I'll save your life and teach you to control that thing inside you.

Are you in or out?"

Ye Chen bit his lip so hard it broke, blood seeping out.

He looked at Lin Xuan's eyes, as deep as the starry sky, and felt the destructive power within him, temporarily suppressed but still restless...

He knew this was his only way to survive!

He used all his strength to nod very slightly, but with immense determination.

Ding! Target Ye Chen agrees to apprenticeship!

Apprenticeship successful! Direct disciple +1!

Starting evaluation... Disciple talent: SSS+ level · Silent Extinction Sword Soul (unawakened)! SS level · Myriad Tribulation Sword Body (incomplete)! Potential: Unknown

Apprenticeship process: Host timely prevented target's self-destruction, demonstrated absolute power, target voluntarily became an apprentice in desperation! Process rating: S level!

Comprehensive evaluation: SSS level! Triggering ten thousand times return critical strike!

Ding! Congratulations to the host for receiving the ten thousand times return reward: After the integration of the Chaos Sword Body origin, the host's sword dao realm, physical strength, and affinity with the Nirvana Law will receive unimaginable enhancements!

Ding! Congratulations to the host for receiving an additional reward: 50,000 points of sect fortune! Lie Tian Divine Tiger growth acceleration card (shortens growth period by 30 years)! All Heavens Mall lottery ticket (guaranteed divine grade)!

A series of system notification sounds exploded in Lin Xuan's mind like heavenly music!

Chaos Sword Body origin?! This thing sounded like a super tonic!

Fortune points directly increased by 50,000?! Lie Tian Divine Tiger acceleration card?! And a lottery ticket guaranteed to yield a divine grade item?!

"Hahahahaha!" Lin Xuan couldn't help but laugh three times towards the sky, grabbing Ye Chen, who was still in a daze, like a little chick, "Good disciple! You have good taste! Come home with me! I guarantee you'll live a life of luxury!"

Ye Chen: "..." He felt like he had boarded a pirate ship.

Ding! Detected direct disciple Ye Chen's status: Dying! Innate Sword Soul backlash!

Emergency quest released: Life Extension!

Quest requirement: Within three days, stabilize Ye Chen's berserk Sword Soul and repair the foundation of his Myriad Tribulation Sword Body!

Quest reward: Ye Chen's loyalty greatly increased! Sect Sword Dao fortune +10%!

Failure penalty: Ye Chen dies and his dao disappears! Host gains title 'Sword Dao Bane', damage to sword cultivators halved!

Lin Xuan's smile vanished.

Well, extreme joy turns to sorrow, and there was still a ticking time bomb to deal with.

"System, lottery! Right now! Use that guaranteed divine grade ticket!" Lin Xuan didn't hesitate.

Now was the time when he needed good things to save a life!

Ding! Using 'All Heavens Mall Lottery Ticket (Guaranteed Divine Grade)'!

Drawing... Congratulations to the host for obtaining: Nine Revolutions Life-Extending Golden Elixir (Divine Grade)!

Effect: Contains supreme vitality and creation power! Can extend life, repair foundations, and suppress berserk origins! Below True Immortal, as long as there is a breath left, all can be saved! Has miraculous effects on special physiques/origin backlashes!

"Nine Revolutions Life-Extending Golden Elixir?!" Lin Xuan's eyes lit up even more!

A pillow when you're sleepy!

System, you're finally reliable for once!

Without another word, he directly stuffed the dragon eye-sized elixir, which exuded a golden glow and rich medicinal fragrance, into Ye Chen's mouth: "Kid, swallow it! Good stuff! You're lucky!"

The elixir melted upon entering his mouth, transforming into a warm current that surged into Ye Chen's limbs and bones.

The chaotic and violent Silent Extinction Sword Intent within him, like billions of steel needles stabbing randomly, upon encountering this gentle yet boundless creative vitality, was like boiling water poured on snow, instantly smoothed, enveloped, and slowly combed out!

His Myriad Tribulation Sword Body, on the verge of collapse, also, under the nourishment of this vitality, was like a long-parched land receiving sweet rain, greedily absorbing it, and the damaged foundation began to slowly but steadily repair itself!

Ye Chen's pale face regained a trace of color at a visible speed, his tightly furrowed brows relaxed, and he even let out an extremely comfortable groan.

The destructive power within him still existed, but it was no longer chaotic destruction, but rather guided by a greater force, lying dormant.

It's done! Lin Xuan breathed a sigh of relief.

This disciple was temporarily saved!

Ding! Emergency quest completed!

Ye Chen's loyalty +50 (Current: 60/100)! Sect Sword Dao fortune +10%!

All sword cultivator disciples of the All Heavens Star Palace (Leng Yuechan, Ye Chen) cultivation speed +20%! Sword Dao comprehension +20%!

Almost as soon as the quest completion notification sounded—

Boom! Boom!

On the immortal mountain where the All Heavens Star Palace's new home was located, seven towering auras suddenly erupted!

Red, orange, yellow, green, cyan, blue, and purple light pillars pierced the sky, stirring up the spiritual energy!

Yun Qingyao, Chu Xinghe, Leng Yuechan, Su Yuan, Linglong, Kong Ming, Feng Qiqi, Xue Li.

The eight direct disciples, stimulated by Lin Xuan taking in Ye Chen and the surge in the sect's Sword Dao fortune, coupled with the foundation accumulated from killing bugs and the nourishment of the Small Immortal Realm's dense spiritual energy, all broke through at once!

Early Nascent Soul → Mid Nascent Soul! Mid Nascent Soul → Late Nascent Soul!

Xue Li was already at the early Integration stage, and now she directly reached the mid-stage.

Then there was Leng Yuechan, who was already at the peak of the mid-Nascent Soul stage, and at this moment, her sword qi soared to the sky, showing signs of breaking through to the late-Nascent Soul stage!

And Ye Chen, who had just consumed the divine elixir and whose Sword Soul was temporarily suppressed, also erupted with a faint but pure Silent Extinction Sword Intent, his cultivation skyrocketing like a rocket, from an ordinary person with no cultivation all the way up!

Qi Refining! Foundation Establishment! Golden Core! Until he slowly stopped at the peak of Golden Core! Reaching the sky in one step!

"Roar—!"

The Lie Tian Divine Tiger also let out an earth-shattering roar!

The "Growth Acceleration Card" he had swallowed transformed into a golden light and merged into his body!

The bloodline power of the ancient divine beast was further activated!

His already massive body swelled another circle, and his crimson-gold divine flames became even more condensed and scorching!

The "King" character on his forehead flickered with ancient divine light!

His aura broke through with a roar!

Mid-growth stage → Late-growth stage! One step closer to maturity!

The entire All Heavens Star Palace, the immortal mountains trembled, and spiritual energy surged like a tide!

The newly recruited Heavenly Court soldiers and Outer Sect Disciples all stared dumbfounded at the seven light pillars and the roaring divine tiger, their faces filled with shock and fanaticism!

Lin Xuan stood in the alley, with the excited and bristling Lie Tian Divine Tiger kitten perched on his shoulder, holding the newly acquired, bewildered and weak ninth disciple, Ye Chen, feeling the eight breakthrough auras and the Lie Tian Divine Tiger's growth fluctuations coming from the sect's direction, and then looking at the surging fortune points on the system panel and the "Chaos Sword Body Origin" quietly lying in the item bar...

He grinned, revealing a mouthful of white teeth, laughing like a hardened bandit who had just robbed a bank:

"This wave... is a huge profit!"

"Picking up scraps in the Mortal Realm? The quality of these scraps... is really high!"