74: Chapter 74 They're both very busy; they're at home awaiting childbirth!

The phantom of the Azure Emperor swayed on the lotus platform, his long beard moving without any wind.

He extended a finger, pointing at Lu Chen in front of him, his chest heaving up and down.

“Kid Lu Chen!” the Azure Emperor said through gritted teeth.

“Not only are you shearing the wool yourself, you even have the nerve to bring a group of disciples to shear me together!”

The Azure Emperor placed his hands behind his back and tilted his chin up.

A pressure belonging to an Ancient Great Emperor radiated outward.

“This old man's Legacy is the core Legacy!”

“It is an Opportunity left for those destined!”

“One must pass the life-and-death trials set by this old man!”

“Heart-Nature, talent, and perseverance—not one can be missing!”

Lu Chen tucked his hands into the sleeves of his black robe.

He took half a step forward with his right foot.

He tilted his head slightly and reached one hand toward the sword-nurturing gourd at his waist.

Placing his thumb against the edge of the gourd's lid, he gave it a gentle upward flick.

Pop. The stopper opened.

“Old man, what were you shouting just now?” Lu Chen picked at his left ear. “The wind was too loud, I didn't hear clearly.”

The remnant soul of the Azure Emperor froze in place, not daring to make the slightest movement.

That Sword Intent was pressed right against his core true spirit.

Lu Chen freed his left hand and patted the bottom of the gourd.

“You just said only those destined can take the Legacy.”

“Then in this world, who is more destined than my disciples?”

“You old fellow called me 'destined' with every breath when you saw me two hundred years ago.”

“Since you and I are destined, then my disciples are certainly also your destined ones.”

Lu Chen's finger tapped gently on the mouth of the gourd.

“Now, tell me, are they destined or not?”

The Azure Emperor's remnant soul looked down at the lethal weapon pressed against his chest.

In his heart, he cursed that this sly Great Emperor was truly capable of doing such a thing.

If this sword strike fell, not only would the Legacy be lost, but even this Secret Realm space would be slashed into nothingness.

He let out a long breath of turbid air.

His illusory hands quickly formed seals in front of his chest.

The twelve-grade creation azure lotus below radiated brilliant azure light.

The petals bloomed rapidly, layer by layer.

An ancient formation map emitting a hazy aura of Chaos flew out from the center of the lotus.

Immediately after, five light orbs swirling with various colors of Innate spiritual light followed, flying into the air.

“[Chaos Azure Lotus Formation Map].” The Azure Emperor ground his back teeth.

“And the top-tier Innate growth Spirit Treasures this old man collected.”

“I've taken them all out for you! Not a single drop is left in this remnant soul's vault!”

With a wave of his hand, Lu Chen distributed the formation map and all five Innate Spirit Treasures to his disciples.

He unhurriedly plugged the gourd lid and hung it back at his waist.

The group of disciples standing behind him were all rooted to the spot.

Leng Qingqiu pressed one hand on the hilt of the imperial sword jiuyou and stood tall.

A monstrous wave surged within her heart.

[Revered Master is begging with a sword in hand, actually forcing an Ancient Great Emperor to voluntarily hand over his core Legacy!]

[The world says Great Emperors are benevolent and must follow rules.]

[Revered Master is doing this to make us understand that only by putting a blade to someone's throat can one set the rules.]

[I must become stronger to keep up with Revered Master's footsteps and kill everyone who dares to be disrespectful to Revered Master.]

The Azure Emperor watched Lu Chen put away the treasures and rolled his eyes.

“Fine! Now that you've taken the stuff, hurry up and get lost. You rogue, you're just like this old man was before. Be careful not to suffer a loss later.”

The Azure Emperor's gaze passed over Lu Chen and landed on Wei Hongyu behind him.

The old man suddenly laughed, a hint of playfulness squeezing onto his illusory face.

“Although this old man was extorted by you, I still find you kid quite pleasing to the eye.”

“Little girl Hongyu had just taken over the Wanbao Chamber of Commerce back then and was still a green young girl. Now she's grown so much.”

“It's just, why was she the one with you when you came to my place two hundred years ago, and she's still the one here today?”

The Azure Emperor stroked the beard on his chest.

“Where is that fiery-tempered girl from the Jiang Family?”

“Didn't you two burn half of this old man's outer herb garden back then to roast that big yellow dog?”

“In order to help you steal this old man's Immortal Phoenix Undying Medicine, that Jiang Family girl and you stubbornly endured three of my heavenly lightning strikes.”

The Azure Emperor pointed at Lu Chen's nose and continued to spill the beans.

“And that little Saintess from the Yaochi Holy Land who is cold all day long.”

“Your mixed bathing back then wasted all the ten-thousand-year spiritual liquid in this old man's pool just for a bath!”

“You stripped off your clothes and jumped into this old man's Ten-Thousand-Year Earth Vein Spirit Pool for a romp in the water!”

“How come only little girl Hongyu is accompanying you today?”

Lu Chen's mouth moved faster than his brain: “Those two are very busy! They're at home waiting to give birth! How would they have time to run around!”

These words echoed within the Chaos space.

The scene suddenly fell into a deathly silence.

Wei Hongyu's right hand, which had been waving her folding fan, stopped.

Her silver teeth were clenched tight, and her chest heaved violently.

Crack.

The jade-bone folding fan in her hand was crushed into a pile of powder.

[What a 'romp in the water'!]

[What an 'enduring lightning to steal medicine'!]

[Lu Chen! You liar! Scumbag, stay away from me!]

The cold Qi on Leng Qingqiu's body erupted.

She was dressed in white, but her face was an eerie crimson.

[There are actually other women around Revered Master?]

[Besides me and a few Junior Sisters, someone else actually laid hands on Revered Master.]

The fox ears on top of Yun Qianyue's head stood straight up.

Her body involuntarily leaned toward Su Xuner.

Su Xuner and Su Qiyue were stunned in place.

Yan Lingji slapped her thigh.

[I knew a powerhouse like Revered Master would definitely have flags flying all over the place outside!]

Lin Bufan and Shen Mengyao looked at each other at the same time.

The two of them simultaneously retreated ten steps back.

[This gossip is juicy, but taking a bite will definitely result in instant death.]

[Old Ancestor's backyard is about to catch fire. Stay far away to avoid getting blood splashed on us.]

The hair on Lu Chen's body stood on end, and a layer of cold sweat broke out on his back.

He even used Shrinking Ground to an Inch.

His right foot stomped hard on the twelve-grade creation azure lotus.

“Old man! Are you f*cking senile?!”

“You've been dead so long your memory is scrambled! That wasn't me at all!”

“Shut your mouth right now!”

Lu Chen shouted in his mind: [Help! This old thing is going to expose all my secrets!]

As soon as he finished speaking, the entire Chaos space fell into a deathly silence.

There was no longer a hint of the usual smile in Wei Hongyu's eyes.

“Waiting to give birth?”

Wei Hongyu's pitch rose by an octave.

“Jiang Yi from the Jiang Family and Yao Xi from Yaochi—those two are at home waiting to give birth? I don't believe it!”

“I'll accept that Jiang Yi was taken by you, but I won't accept Yao Xi. When did you two get together? When did you go to the Yaochi Holy Land to investigate her?”

The Azure Emperor's remnant soul took the Opportunity to break free from Lu Chen.

He wiped his mouth with disgust.

“You kid talk a lot of nonsense. Handle your own romantic debts yourself.”

The body of the Azure Emperor's remnant soul began to become increasingly transparent.

Specks of azure light drifted out from his body.

“This old man's wisp of a remnant soul is about to dissipate.”

“Since the core Legacy has been taken by you, this old man won't keep this Secret Realm either.”

“However, this old man has one last great Opportunity left specifically for you and little girl Hongyu.”

The Azure Emperor waved his large sleeve violently.

The twelve-grade creation azure lotus spun intensely.

A Great Emperor's Spatial Law descended.

Leng Qingqiu, Yun Qianyue, Su Xuner, Su Qiyue, Yan Lingji, Lin Bufan, Shen Mengyao.

The figures of the seven people instantly distorted in mid-air.

Lu Chen reached out to stop it, his fingertips just touching the spatial ripples.

The group had already been forcibly teleported out of the core space by the Azure Emperor.

They were thrown directly outside the barrier of the Azure Emperors Secret Realm.

The vast Chaos space was instantly empty.

Only Lu Chen, Wei Hongyu, and the Azure Emperor's remnant soul, which was about to completely vanish, remained.

The Azure Emperor let out a burst of laughter, leaving only a pillar of light enveloping the area in front.

Wei Hongyu pressed closer step by step.

Her high heels made crisp echoes as she stepped through the void.

“The one from the Jiang Family?”

“The one from Yaochi?”

“Why didn't you treat me the same way?”

Wei Hongyu reached out her right hand and grabbed the collar of Lu Chen's black robe.

“Speak! I want to wait to give birth too!”

Lu Chen's Adam's apple bobbed as he frantically swallowed his saliva.