35: Chapter 35 Character Customization Game, Yan Ling Ji's Physical Body Reconstruction

The air inside the main hall seemed to stagnate.

On the left was Wei Hongyu, shaking her folding fan with a hidden dagger in her smile; on the right was Yao Xi, lightly stroking her spirit fox with a faint, ghostly gaze.

Directly in front was his eldest disciple, Leng Qingqiu, her face blushing like peach blossoms as she shyly awaited the "midnight sermon."

These three women gathered together were simply more dangerous than a Great Emperor's Tribulation.

"Um, Chief Wei, Holy Lord Yao."

Lu Chen cleared his throat, attempting to break the suffocating silence.

"It's getting late, and you both are occupied with a myriad of daily affairs. Should you perhaps..."

"I'm not busy. I want to see how you... occupy yourself with affairs."

Wei Hongyu closed her folding fan, crossed her long, slender legs, and leaned back against the chair in a languid posture.

"The Wanbao Chamber of Commerce hasn't had any big business lately. The scenery at Yunxiao Holy Land is exceptionally fine, so I'd like to stay for a few days to investigate some investments."

"Investigate?" Lu Chen's mouth twitched. "What do you want to invest in?"

"Invest in people," Wei Hongyu said, her eyes burning bright as her red lips parted slightly.

"I feel that Emperor Yun, as a potential stock, still has a lot of room for appreciation."

Beside her, Yao Xi let out a light laugh, unwilling to be outdone.

"Since Sister Wei isn't leaving, then I shall also be thick-skinned enough to stay for a few days. After all, my previous discussion of the Dao with Fellow Daoist Lu was not fully satisfying. I'll take this chance to have a good, 'deep' exchange."

She emphasized the word "deep," making Lu Chen's scalp tingle.

Is this the Shura Field?

This was too stimulating; Lu Chen felt his old man's heart couldn't quite take it.

Just as Lu Chen was considering whether to throw these two women out or carry Yunxiao Mountain away overnight, a mechanical voice like heavenly music suddenly rang in his mind.

[Ding! Detected that the host has possessed the 'Nine-Leaf Heavenly Heart Lotus' and 'Zhexian Jade Body' for too long without use. Triggering emergency nurturing mission!]

[Mission Content: Reshape the Physical Body for Yan Lingji, allowing her to reappear in the world.]

[Mission Reward: Imperial Rank Formation · Myriad Immortals Mountain Protection Formation.]

[Failure Penalty: Host's charm value locked to negative, automatically and brainlessly attracting all 'Ruhua' and 'Siyu' types within a hundred thousand miles.]

The System was usually a dog, but today it was exceptionally dog-like!

Lu Chen stood up abruptly, his expression switching from "life is not worth living" to "solemn and dignified" in the blink of an eye.

"Nonsense!"

Lu Chen shouted, his Imperial Might rippling slightly.

The two women, who were about to clash, were startled, and even Leng Qingqiu looked up in daze.

"This Emperor just had a sudden realization; a fleeting opportunity of the Great Dao was passing by!"

Lu Chen's face was serious as he stood with his hands behind his back, his eyes gazing deeply into the depths of the hall.

"This is an insight concerning Immortal Ascension. I must go into seclusion immediately; not a moment can be delayed!"

"Senior Brother Mo!"

Outside, Mo Wentian, who was pressing his face against the wall watching ants move house, shuddered. "Junior Brother, I am here!"

"See the guests out! For the next seven days, even if the sky falls, no one is allowed to disturb this Emperor's seclusion!"

After speaking, before anyone could react, spiritual power flashed beneath Lu Chen's feet, and he vanished into thin air.

Leaving behind several people staring at each other in the hall.

Wei Hongyu and Yao Xi glanced at each other, both seeing the suspicion in the other's eyes.

Gaining insight into the Great Dao? Who was he kidding! This was clearly a flight in panic!

...

In a secret chamber in the back mountains of Yunxiao Holy Land.

Lu Chen manifested his form and let out a long breath. He performed over a dozen hand seals, sealing the secret chamber's door tightly.

Then he sat cross-legged on the Ten-Thousand-Year Cold Jade Bed, his mind sinking into that ancient-looking storage ring.

"Come out, stop sleeping."

Buzz—

The storage ring vibrated slightly, and a wisp of crimson smoke drifted out, condensing into an exquisitely graceful figure in mid-air.

A head of red hair, burning like fire, was draped casually. She wore a high-slit crimson cheongsam-style long dress. Although a soul body, it could not hide her breathtakingly fiery curves.

Especially those eyes brimming with flirtatiousness; just one look was enough to make one feel hot all over.

Yan Lingji.

A former Peak Half-Saint Alchemy Imperial Master. She was supposed to be the "old grandpa in a ring" for some broken-engagement-trope Trash, but she had jumped ship halfway to follow Lu Chen as the "old grandma in a ring."

"Master, hello!"

Yan Lingji stretched, her languid voice carrying a hint of charm.

"You finally remembered this little one? I thought Master had forgotten this old flame in that pitch-black ring."

Lu Chen glanced at her, ignored the remark, and waved his hand.

Clatter.

Two items appeared out of thin air in the center of the secret chamber.

On the left was a lotus emitting nine-colored divine light, its petals like transparent crystal—the Nine-Leaf Heavenly Heart Lotus.

On the right was a body lying on a white jade platform.

It was a nearly perfect female body, white as mutton-fat jade, emitting a faint aura of celestial spirit.

Though it lacked facial features and was merely an embryo, the holiness and perfection radiating from its very bones were enough to make any woman in the world feel ashamed of her own appearance.

Zhexian Jade Body.

This was a top-grade material from a previous System check-in. Rumor has it that after an Upper Realm True Immortal fell, the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi interacted to nurture this Innate Dao Embryo.

Yan Lingji's originally languid expression froze completely the moment she saw this body.

She floated above the jade body, her hand trembling as she reached out, wanting to touch it yet fearing she might profane this perfect work of art.

"This body is an Innate Dao Embryo? No, it's even purer than a Dao Embryo!"

Yan Lingji turned her head sharply toward Lu Chen, her eyes filled with insurmountable shock.

"Senior, you're giving this kind of precious treasure to me?"

Although she knew Lu Chen was a Great Emperor, this gesture was too terrifying.

It was like asking for a bowl of water and having the other person gift you an entire ocean.

"It'll do."

Lu Chen's tone was flat, as if he weren't giving away a celestial body but a common object.

"I'm a picky person. Since you're one of mine, having too poor a Physical Body would embarrass me when I take you out."

He pointed at the faceless jade body.

"This thing is highly plastic. You can reshape it according to your original appearance, or you can sculpt the face yourself. However, I suggest you use your original face; after all, I'm used to seeing it."

Yan Lingji took a deep breath, trying to calm her surging soul body.

She gave Lu Chen a deep look, her eyes rippling. Her previous playfulness retracted slightly, replaced by a trace of unprecedented solemnity and fervor.

"Senior's great kindness is beyond Yan Lingji's ability to repay."

She floated in front of Lu Chen, her soul body leaning forward slightly. Her seductive face was only an inch away from his, her breath like orchids.

"Since I've received Senior's grace of rebirth, does this mean I'm born anew because of you, Master?"

Lu Chen raised an eyebrow. "What are you trying to say?"

Yan Lingji pressed a finger to her lips, her eyes flirtatious like silk.

"Since I'm born anew because of you, Master, should I change how I address you and call you... Godfather? Or does Master prefer some other title?"

"Enough of that."

A wisp of golden flame ignited on Lu Chen's fingertip.

Boom!

The moment the flame appeared, the temperature in the secret chamber rose sharply, and even space began to distort.

This was the Great Emperor's Origin Dao Fire, capable of incinerating the myriad worlds of the heavens.

"The process will be very painful."

Lu Chen looked at Yan Lingji, his gaze turning serious.

"I will use my fire to forcibly meld your Divine Soul with this Zhexian Jade Body. The slightest slip will result in your Soul Flying Away and Spirit Scattering."

"And."

Lu Chen paused, his gaze sweeping over the jade body.

"During the refining process, not only will you have no clothes to wear, but your Divine Soul will also be stripped completely bare. You will have no secrets left."

Looking at that terrifying golden flame, Yan Lingji showed no fear at all; instead, she revealed an extremely radiant smile.

With a turn of her figure, she proactively plunged into that white-jade-like body.

Her voice came from within the jade body, carrying a hint of madness and resolution, along with her signature charm.

"As long as I can live another life and follow Senior to see the scenery of the heavens..."

"Never mind having no clothes; even if you had to dig me out to show Senior, this little one would be willing."

"Come, Master."

"It doesn't matter even if you break me."

Lu Chen took a deep breath, closed off his hearing, and blocked out this enchantress's wild words.

"Rise!"

He formed hand seals with both hands. The golden Great Emperor's Dao Fire erupted, instantly enveloping the Nine-Leaf Heavenly Heart Lotus and the Zhexian Jade Body that had fused with Yan Lingji's Divine Soul.

Amidst the raging fire, the originally flawless white jade body began to flush red, and facial features began to slowly emerge—it was Yan Lingji's face.

Only now, that face was filled with agony, yet she bit her lip hard, refusing to let out a single scream.

Lu Chen's expression was solemn as his fingers flicked repeatedly, sending countless complex Dao patterns into the fire.

This was a creation that defied the heavens and changed fate.

It was also his first true act of "creation" in this world.

Only Lu Chen didn't know...

As he began refining the Physical Body, a mass of nine-colored auspicious clouds gathered above the entire Yunxiao Holy Land, and faintly, the sound of a phoenix's cry resounded through the nine heavens.

Wei Hongyu and Yao Xi, who were not yet far from the mountain, looked up abruptly. Seeing the heavenly phenomenon, their faces changed drastically.

"Is someone becoming a Saint? No! This is the Qi of Creation!"

"What is Lu Chen doing in there!"