262: Lingyanyun's Millennium Plan

Haoyue Demon Palace, Palace Master Hall.

"Old Ancestor, the situation is a bit grim this time! The Firmament Sacred Land has allied with seven other top forces. How should we respond?"

Ling Tun said anxiously, his face filled with worry and his brows tightly furrowed.

"No matter, as long as Yan Daotian doesn't come in person, just leave everything to Yang Lingchen to handle."

Ling Yanyun responded calmly, without a trace of panic, as if this great crisis was nothing but fleeting clouds in her eyes.

"Yang Lingchen? Can he do it?"

Ling Tun had doubts and couldn't help but ask, his gaze revealing suspicion about Yang Lingchen's ability.

"If this Seat says he can, then he can."

Ling Yanyun glared coldly at Ling Tun, the majesty in her eyes making Ling Tun's heart tremble.

"Yes, what Old Ancestor says is right."

Ling Tun quickly bowed his head respectfully, not daring to say more.

"Tell Yang Lingchen that this Seat is waiting for him on Yanyun Peak."

After Ling Yanyun finished speaking, her figure flickered, instantly disappearing from the Palace Master Hall, leaving Ling Tun alone with a grave expression.

"Yes, Old Ancestor." Ling Tun said... After half a month of Cultivation, the Spiritual Qi in the haotian jade space where Yang Lingchen was located was as dense as fog.

Yang Lingchen's eyes were tightly closed, his body glowed, and his Aura continuously climbed. Finally, his cultivation level successfully broke through to the Heavenly Emperor Realm's third layer.

Just then, Ling Tun's urgent voice came from outside Yang Lingchen's residence: "Yang Lingchen, Old Ancestor wants to see you."

"Sister Yanyun is looking for me?"

Yang Lingchen murmured, then quickly opened his eyes, got up, and walked out of the haotian jade space.

"Senior, what does Old Ancestor Yanyun want with Junior?"

Yang Lingchen cupped his hands towards Ling Tun, asking with a puzzled expression.

"You Stinky brat, you've caused big trouble, do you know that?" Ling Tun said unhappily, his face grim.

"What's wrong, Senior?" Yang Lingchen had been in seclusion for the past half month, fully immersed in Cultivation, and indeed knew nothing about what was happening outside.

"The Firmament Sacred Land has allied with seven other top forces, planning to launch a demon-extermination war against us." Ling Tun said gravely, his voice filled with deep worry.

"Senior, rest assured, Junior will take full responsibility for this matter."

Yang Lingchen said solemnly, his eyes firm, revealing a resolute courage.

"Bastard, you are the Saint of my Haoyue Demon Palace, how can you bear this alone?"

"Besides, with Old Ancestor here, our Haoyue Demon Palace won't fall." Ling Tun reprimanded, his gaze showing both satisfaction with Yang Lingchen's responsibility and concern for the situation.

"Senior is right to admonish me. As long as they dare to come, Junior will be at the forefront." Yang Lingchen said, exuding a fearless Aura.

"That's more like it." Ling Tun smiled and said, "Old Ancestor wants you to go to Yanyun Peak, hurry up!"

"Yanyun Peak?" Yang Lingchen's eye twitched, and he blurted out.

Recalling the scene he saw on Yanyun Peak that day, his heart raced, and his blood boiled. That enchanting scene still lingered in his mind.

"Yes! What's wrong?" Ling Tun said.

"Oh! Nothing, I'm going now." Yang Lingchen finished speaking, then transformed into a streak of light and flew towards Yanyun Peak.

He flew for a short while and soon arrived at the foot of Yanyun Peak.

He skillfully and quietly broke through Yanyun Peak's defensive formation, then flew towards the peak.

"Sister Yanyun! I'm here."

Yang Lingchen arrived in front of the grand hall on Yanyun Peak. With his keen perception, he could sense that Ling Yanyun should be taking a hot spring bath.

"Come here!"

From the hot spring pool at the peak, Ling Yanyun's soft voice came, as if carrying an irresistible magic.

"Is... is it convenient?"

Yang Lingchen asked cautiously, his heart filled with conflict and nervousness. He didn't want to walk in and see something he shouldn't, which would inevitably lead to another beating.

"Less nonsense! Get over here." Ling Yanyun's cold voice came again, carrying an unquestionable authority.

"Oh... oh...!" Yang Lingchen quickly walked around the stone wall, heading towards the hot spring pool with a nervous heart.

This was a natural hot spring pool, with moderate water temperature and mist swirling around. Standing by the spring, one felt as if they were in a dreamlike fairyland.

At this moment, Ling Yanyun was only draped in a thin layer of snowy gauze, which shimmered faintly in the mist, revealing her perfect body lines.

She was in the hot spring, like a fairy bathing in a celestial pond, breathtakingly beautiful.

"Sister Yanyun."

Yang Lingchen calmed his racing heart, then softly called out, his voice trembling slightly.

"Come and bathe together!"

Ling Yanyun's voice was ethereal, devoid of any emotion, as if this was just a perfectly normal invitation.

"Huh?" Yang Lingchen's eyes widened, unable to believe his ears.

"Sister Yanyun wants me to bathe with her?" Yang Lingchen was secretly astonished.

"Is this not an illusion?" He shook his head, trying to clear his mind, but the scene before him remained so real.

"Still standing there?" Ling Yanyun's beautiful eyes glanced at Yang Lingchen, with a hint of annoyance.

"Oh...! Oh...!" Yang Lingchen quickly took off his long robe, then gently jumped into the hot spring pool.

The moment he entered the water, the warm spring water enveloped him, but it couldn't calm his inner tension and excitement.

"Come here and give this Seat a shoulder rub." Ling Yanyun said calmly, as if all of this was perfectly natural.

"Okay!" Yang Lingchen responded, then gently walked behind Ling Yanyun, his hands slightly trembling as he began to massage her.

Ling Yanyun leaned back into Yang Lingchen's embrace, closing her eyes to enjoy it.

Her skin was like snow, soft to the touch, and Yang Lingchen's heart beat even more fiercely.

After adapting for a while, Yang Lingchen wasn't as nervous anymore.

After all, no matter how strong Ling Yanyun was, wasn't she still his woman? What was there to be afraid of? If she wanted to kill him, she would have done so long ago.

Thinking this, Yang Lingchen gradually relaxed, and his movements became more natural.

"Next, the Eight Great Sects will besiege my Haoyue Demon Palace. Since you caused this, you shall resolve it!" Ling Yanyun said, her tone flat but carrying an unquestionable authority.

"Sister Yanyun, what Realm are the strong Cultivators dispatched by the Eight Great Sects this time?" Yang Lingchen asked, his brows slightly furrowed as he began to strategize how to respond.

"Yan Daotian, the Old Ancestor of the Firmament Sacred Land, is at the ninth layer of the God Emperor Realm. The Old Ancestors of the other major Sects are roughly at the fifth layer of the God Emperor Realm."

Ling Yanyun spoke, her expression still calm, seemingly unconcerned by these powerful enemies.

"Sister Yanyun, this... how can I withstand it?"

Yang Lingchen said, his voice revealing a hint of helplessness and worry. Faced with such powerful enemies, he felt immense pressure.

"Of course this Seat knows you can't withstand it. However, this Seat can block those you can't, but the others will have to rely on you and Ling Tun."

Ling Yanyun said, her gaze fixed on the distance, as if she could already see the impending battle.

"Sister Yanyun, besides these Old Ancestor-level figures, what about the strength of the others?"

Yang Lingchen asked, knowing that understanding the enemy's strength distribution was crucial for devising a strategy.

"Yan Gucheng and She Xianger of the Firmament Sacred Land are at the fourth layer of the God Emperor Realm. The Palace Masters or Sect Leaders of other Sects are all around the second layer of the God Emperor Realm." Ling Yanyun said, her voice clear and calm.

"Sister Yanyun, I can handle the others, but I can't beat Yan Gucheng and She Xianger!" Yang Lingchen said, a troubled expression on his face.

"Of course this Seat knows you can't beat them." Ling Yanyun said lightly, "What if this Seat gives you all the remaining yin essence of my main body?" Her lips curved slightly upward, with a hint of a mysterious smile.

"Cough... cough...! Sister Yanyun, what are you saying? I don't understand." Yang Lingchen coughed lightly, a trace of embarrassment on his face, his eyes somewhat evasive.

"Don't you want it?" Ling Yanyun said faintly, her gaze fixed on Yang Lingchen, as if trying to see through his thoughts.

"Sister Yanyun, your yin essence is still there?" Yang Lingchen asked in surprise, his eyes wide, looking at Ling Yanyun in disbelief.

"Nonsense, you only broke the virgin yin essence of this Seat's dao body. The yin essence of this Seat's main body is naturally still there, but because you broke this Seat's dao body, three tenths of this Seat's main body's yin essence was also lost."

Thinking of this, Ling Yanyun became furious. She glared fiercely at Yang Lingchen, her eyes seemingly spitting fire.

"Sister Yanyun, I'm sorry, it's all my fault." Yang Lingchen's face showed a hint of apology.

"Hmph! You ruined this Seat's thousand-year plan, do you know that?"

At this moment, Ling Yanyun's voice was extremely cold, and the surrounding temperature seemed to drop a few degrees.

"Thousand-year plan?" Yang Lingchen asked, looking up at Ling Yanyun with a puzzled expression.

"Even if I told you, you wouldn't understand. With this Seat's talent, I should have already broken through to the God Lord Realm. Do you know why this Seat has been delaying the Breakthrough?" Ling Yanyun asked, her eyes revealing deep helplessness and unwillingness.

"Because of the people from the Divine Realm, right?" Yang Lingchen said, recalling the secrets he had heard in the God Slaying Palace Ruins.

"You know about the people from the Divine Realm?" Ling Yanyun looked at Yang Lingchen in surprise. She hadn't expected Yang Lingchen to also know this great secret.

"I heard Senior Qingxuzi mention it in the God Slaying Palace Ruins. It is said that there is a degenerate Family in the Divine Realm that treats the Cultivators of our Tianfeng World as captive prey. Once someone breaks through to the God Lord Realm, they are captured and their Bloodline is refined to supply their descendants' Cultivation." Yang Lingchen said with a grave expression.

"If it weren't for you, you scoundrel, destroying this Seat's dao body, in a hundred years, this Seat would have Body Integrated with my dao body. By then, what would there be to fear from these minions of the Divine Realm?" Ling Yanyun said coldly, a furious glint in her eyes.

"Yes, it's all my fault, but Sister Yanyun, you must control your cultivation level now and absolutely not break through. I estimate they've already set their sights on you." Yang Lingchen quickly reminded her, his face full of concern and worry.

"Of course this Seat knows. Over the years, those people have secretly come to check on my situation every few decades. They thought I didn't know, hmph!" Ling Yanyun said, the corners of her mouth curving slightly into a disdainful smile.

"Sister Yanyun, you haven't broken through for so many years, haven't they noticed anything unusual?" Yang Lingchen asked, his heart filled with doubt.

"Of course they know I'm delaying my Breakthrough, but they don't have much time to spare for me." Ling Yanyun said, a hint of cunning in her eyes.

"Are they being held back by something?" Yang Lingchen asked, his curiosity completely piqued.

"Indeed, they are being held back by someone."

Ling Yanyun's voice was elegant as she continued, "In the last hundred years, a mysterious God Lord Realm expert suddenly appeared in the Tianfeng World. This person's whereabouts are strange and unpredictable, and she also possesses a Secret Treasure that conceals her Aura. Therefore, for the past few decades, these minions of the Divine Realm have been focusing their extra energy on this person."

"That's good." Yang Lingchen breathed a sigh of relief, then said, "Sister Yanyun, don't rush to break through yet. Wait for me for a year. By then, when I break through to the ninth layer of the God Emperor Realm, we can break through to the God Lord Realm together, and I will definitely protect you."

Yang Lingchen's eyes were firm, filled with determination.

"You protect me?" Ling Yanyun's beautiful face revealed a charming smile, which held both surprise and a hint of doubt.

"I protect you, what's wrong with that?" Yang Lingchen's eyes were fearless, looking directly at Ling Yanyun.

At this moment, he had also thrown caution to the wind. No matter how strong you are, you're still my woman. You can't possibly eat me, can you?

"Pfft!" Ling Yanyun chuckled and said, "This Seat has killed countless people in my life and has never enjoyed the feeling of being protected. This time, this Seat will give you a chance."

Her eyes were filled with tenderness and anticipation.

"Sister Yanyun, you look so beautiful when you smile."

Yang Lingchen gazed dazedly at Ling Yanyun, his hands unconsciously wrapping around her soft waist.

"What do you... want to do!" Ling Yanyun smiled alluringly, her once cold face now radiating undeniable tenderness. Her smile was like a spring breeze, intoxicating.

"Of course I want to...!"

Yang Lingchen's breathing gradually quickened, and he could no longer suppress his inner emotions.