646: He's back.

"Archaic Star Domain, I have returned."

Yang Lingchen muttered to himself while secretly becoming vigilant, using the yellow springs diagram to completely conceal the Vast Heaven Jade and his own Qi.

With his current strength, almost no one in the entire Archaic Star Domain could threaten him, except for Yang Tianlang.

However, Yang Lingchen did not choose to go to the Desolate Ancient Central Continent. He planned to visit Dongzhou first. After all, he was once a Wentian Palace Disciple, and now that he had returned, he naturally had to go back and see.

At the same time, Dong Xuanji, Zhou Ruobing, Su Yuyan, Snow Heartless, and Summer First Snow all came from Dongzhou and had many relatives and friends there, so returning to Dongzhou was very necessary.

Yang Lingchen planned to stay in Dongzhou for a period and then head to the Central Continent.

Before the great battle with Yang Tianlang, he would first set up the Interstellar Teleportation Array. After all, he was not alone now, so he needed to plan his retreat route carefully.

Yang Lingchen returned to Wentian Palace. After chatting with Chen Daotian for a while, he left a large amount of resources for the Wentian Sect.

Afterward, Yang Lingchen took his women and children to the Great Zhou Sacred Dynasty and the Sects of Snow Heartless and Summer First Snow, respectively.

He stayed with these Three Great Powers for a while and left behind some resources.

These Three Great Powers were extremely happy about Yang Lingchen's arrival.

After all, the resources Yang Lingchen left behind were extremely generous. In resource-poor Dongzhou, these resources were definitely something they had never seen in their lives.

Finally, Yang Lingchen made a trip to the Eastern Emperor Pavilion.

The current Pavilion Master of the Eastern Emperor Pavilion was Dong Chenyang. Yang Lingchen was not stingy at all with this nominal son, also leaving him a large amount of resources and Cultivation Techniques.

Faced with such a generous Yang Lingchen, Dong Chenyang's cries of "Father" were exceptionally affectionate.

Currently, all of Dongzhou was under Yang Lingchen's control. The upper echelons of the major forces had previously all been controlled by him, so Yang Lingchen was definitely a god-like existence in this area.

After staying in Dongzhou for two months, Yang Lingchen finally left Dongzhou with his women and children.

His next target was naturally Yang Tianlang.

However, Yang Lingchen did not plan to appear in public.

In order to understand what had happened in the Archaic Star Domain during this time, Yang Lingchen bought an ancient desolation ranking of events and watched it carefully.

From the ancient desolation ranking of events, he learned that the Haotian Immortal Kingdom was now considered the sole dominant power in the Archaic Star Domain.

Three of the former Five Great Super Forces had announced their submission to the Haotian Immortal Kingdom. Only the Yaochi Holy Land had sealed its Mountain Gate and stopped concerning itself with secular affairs.

The main reason for this situation was that Yang Haotian had inherited the Imperial Throne of the Haotian Immortal Kingdom.

Under the overwhelming power of Yang Haotian, the major forces in the Desolate Ancient Central Continent had no choice but to announce their submission to the Haotian Immortal Kingdom.

After carefully reviewing the ancient desolation ranking of events, Yang Lingchen finally locked onto his first target: Taoyuan Holy Island.

He had originally resolved to destroy this force because they had hunted him down and kidnapped Mu Qingcheng back then.

Having set his target, Yang Lingchen flew straight toward Taoyuan Holy Island.

He planned to first control Taoyuan Holy Island, and then sweep forward all the way until he annihilated the Haotian Immortal Kingdom.

Back then, he had made a grand promise to his women: that in the future, he would ensure they became the most powerful women in the Archaic Star Domain, and even the entire Realm of the Gods.

Now that Yang Lingchen had returned to the Archaic Star Domain, he naturally had to fulfill this promise.

Taoyuan Holy Island, the largest Inland Island in the Archaic Star Domain, was surrounded by a massive lake. Although it was called a lake, its area was extremely vast.

Yang Lingchen's flying speed was fast. It only took him seven days to fly above Taoyuan Holy Island.

"Surrender or perish."

Yang Lingchen's voice carried a chilling killing intent, and a terrifying pressure completely enveloped the entire Taoyuan Holy Island.

"Look quickly, it's Yang Lingchen."

Some sharp-eyed Taoyuan Holy Island Disciples immediately spotted Yang Lingchen in the Void Realm.

Immediately, the entire Taoyuan Holy Island fell into chaos, as they could sense that Yang Lingchen was absolutely not joking.

"Yang Lingchen, how dare you! How dare you come to my Taoyuan Holy Island and act so presumptuously!"

Just then, a cold voice rang out. Immediately afterward, a white-haired elder walked out. This person was the Old Ancestor of Taoyuan Holy Island, He Wushuang.

Yang Lingchen couldn't be bothered with nonsense and slapped him directly.

Facing the slap coming from Yang Lingchen, He Wushuang tried to dodge but found that he couldn't move at all.

"Slap!"

Following the crisp sound of the slap, He Wushuang's body spun hundreds of times before stopping. His entire right face was unrecognizable, and all his teeth scattered onto the ground.

"I only give you one chance: surrender or die."

Yang Lingchen's voice, like an envoy from Hell, entered He Wushuang's ears once more.

"He Wushuang greets Master."

He Wushuang didn't have time to think, immediately kneeling in the Void Realm and respectfully bowing down before Yang Lingchen.

"Very good, you made the right choice." Yang Lingchen sneered, and a terrifying Soul Mark instantly entered the depths of He Wushuang's Sea of Consciousness.

Faced with Yang Lingchen's Soul Mark, He Wushuang dared not resist in the slightest; after all, he didn't want to die.

"Gather all the high-ranking officials of Taoyuan Holy Island for me." Yang Lingchen issued his first command.

Since he intended to unify the Archaic Star Domain, Taoyuan Holy Island was naturally the best pawn. To control Taoyuan Holy Island, he needed to control all of its high-ranking officials. Only in this way would Taoyuan Holy Island unconditionally serve him.

Subsequently, all the high-ranking officials of Taoyuan Holy Island were gathered by He Wushuang. Under the overwhelming suppression of Yang Lingchen, all the high-ranking officials of Taoyuan Holy Island had Slave Seals planted on them.

Among them, the most unwilling was the Grand Elder of Taoyuan Holy Island, Huang Shahai. He had previously hunted down Yang Lingchen, yet only a few years later, Yang Lingchen's cultivation level had reached a point that was far beyond his reach.

However, facing such a powerful Yang Lingchen, Huang Shahai had no choice but to obediently allow the Soul Slave Seal to be planted.

Yang Lingchen did not make things difficult for him. After all, unifying the Archaic realm was next, and killing him pointlessly would indeed be a pity.

At the same time, the news of Yang Lingchen's return immediately spread throughout the entire Archaic Star Domain... to the Yaochi Holy Land.

"Master, he has returned," Xiao Tianci said respectfully.

"I know. Keep a constant eye on his movements," Xiao Qingxue replied.

"Yes, Master," Xiao Tianci answered respectfully.

Afterward, Xiao Qingxue arrived at an elegant Separate Courtyard.

Inside this elegant Separate Courtyard, a woman possessing peerless beauty was practicing her sword.

"Sister Qingxue, why have you come?" Seeing Xiao Qingxue arrive, the woman stopped practicing her sword.

"Jinrou, he has returned alive," Xiao Qingxue said calmly.

"Really?" The long sword in Su Jinrou's hand involuntarily fell to the ground as she asked excitedly, "Where is he now?"

"He has subdued Taoyuan Holy Island. His next step should be a decisive battle with Yang Tianlang," Xiao Qingxue stated.

"I want to go see him," Su Jinrou whispered.

"Now is not the time," Xiao Qingxue continued. "You are the greatest motivation for his revenge. It is not suitable for you to appear yet."

"Mhm, as long as he is safe." A faint smile appeared on Su Jinrou's beautiful face. "I knew he wouldn't die. He will definitely Defy the Heavens and Change Destiny."

"You have so much confidence in him?" Xiao Qingxue asked curiously.

"Of course. I have witnessed his growth, from weak to strong, from the Small World to the Middle World, and then to the Great World. Every step he takes is incredible. He is like a Son of Destiny, always unpredictable." A hint of adoration showed on Su Jinrou's face.