Chapter 29 A mighty Immortal Emperor sweeps away fallen leaves? Ten thousand divine elephants crush the void barrier!

Forbidden Sea, the deepest part of the Undersea Divine Palace.

At this moment, the atmosphere became extremely tense, yet filled with an absurdly comedic color.

Luo Xue, the dignified Supreme Ice-Pure Immortal Emperor of the Nine Heavens Immortal Realm, was currently kneeling on the ground without any decorum, her hands tightly clutching the hem of Lin Yuan's trench coat. Her beautiful, watery eyes were filled with an extreme longing to be "kept" and "taken in."

As long as she could cling to this thick thigh before her, who hid tens of thousands of gods and demons within his body, returning to the Immortal Realm and slaying the traitors would be nothing more than a single word from him, wouldn't it?

However, her pitiful appearance completely ignited the heaven-toppling rage of the "original crew" of the Nine Heavens Carefree Immortal Palace!

"Presumptuous! How can a wild woman of unknown Origin like you touch the corner of the Young Master's clothes?!"

The Head Maid, Tantai Jinyue, took a step forward. Her demonic might of the Void Returning Stage, mixed with the Evil Qi of her Purple-gold Battle Skirt, ruthlessly crushed down towards Luo Xue. She slapped Luo Xue's hand away, standing in front of Lin Yuan like a protective mother leopard.

"You want to be a Chambermaid? Have you asked the Nine Netherworld Karmic Fire in my hand?!"

"Roar! Roar!"

Xiao Bing, the Incarnation of the Chaotic Ice Ancestral Dragon, also circled in mid-air with perfect coordination, breathing out frigid dragon breath: "Exactly! The positions in this Immortal Palace are already full! This Dragon is in charge of cooling and blowing wind, this demoness is in charge of serving tea and pouring water, and Old Wan is in charge of being the explanatory dictionary! You, who just thawed out, what irreplaceable value do you have besides being a bit good-looking?! Get lost already!"

Even the remnant soul of Demon Venerable Wanhua, hiding in Lin Yuan's Sea of Consciousness, chimed in via sound transmission like a sycophant: "Master is wise! The hearts of women from the Upper Realm are the most calculating; keeping her is definitely a disaster! Why not let this old servant extract her Immortal Dao Origin to serve as a supplement for Master!"

The three major employees shared a common hatred, being extremely exclusionary.

Luo Xue was scolded harshly by this group of "ants from the Lower Realm." If this were the Immortal Realm, she would only need a single glance to turn them into ashes. But at this moment, in the face of Lin Yuan's unfathomable pressure, she forced herself to suppress her Immortal Emperor's temper, her eyes turning red with grievance.

"Alright, all of you shut up. The noise is giving me a headache."

Lin Yuan massaged his temples casually, interrupting this intense workplace jealousy.

He looked down at Luo Xue kneeling on the ground.

To be fair, the appearance of this Upper Realm Empress was indeed peerless under heaven. That cold and noble Immortal Dao temperament she possessed made even Tantai Jinyue seem slightly inferior. But when Lin Yuan recruited people, he never looked at their background, only at whether they could work.

"You want to stay?" Lin Yuan's tone was flat.

"Yes! As long as Senior takes me in, this little girl can endure any hardship!" Luo Xue nodded repeatedly, like a woodpecker.

"Fine."

Lin Yuan waved his hand casually. "It just so happens that my courtyard has been expanded recently and lacks someone to clean. Since you want to do it, I'll give you a 'probationary period.' But let me be clear, here with me, there is no Upper Realm Empress, only a working handyman."

After saying that, Lin Yuan turned to look at the Tantai Jinyue, who was standing as if facing a great enemy:

"Jinyue, you are the Head Maid of the Immortal Palace. This new intern will be handed over to you to lead from now on. You teach the rules and assign the work. If she doesn't do well, I will hold you responsible."

As soon as these words were spoken.

Tantai Jinyue's beautiful eyes instantly lit up with an extremely ecstatic and yandere light!

Not only was the Young Master not charmed by this green tea bitch, but he even handed her over to be disciplined by me?! This completely established her absolute legitimate status as the 'Great Housekeeper of the Immortal Palace'!

"This servant obeys! Young Master, rest assured, this servant will 'properly' train this new sister and will never let her disturb the Young Master's peace!"

Tantai Jinyue puffed out her chest with great pride, her gaze towards Luo Xue already filled with the authority of a 'workplace veteran teaching a rookie.'

Luo Xue, a dignified Immortal Emperor, looked at this demoness from the Lower Realm who only had a Void Returning Stage cultivation, her heart filled with grief and indignation.

A fallen tiger is bullied by dogs! To think that she, a generation's Immortal Emperor, would actually have to work as an intern handyman under a demoness from the Lower Realm?!

But at the thought of the terrifying extreme Dao blood Qi within Lin Yuan's body, Luo Xue gritted her jade teeth and forced herself to swallow this breath of Immortal Qi: "Thank you... thank you, Head Maid, for taking me in. I will definitely work hard."

"Very good."

Lin Yuan nodded with satisfaction. Since the family matters were handled, it was time to take stock of the spoils of war from this trip.

"Old Wan, has the treasure vault of this Undersea Divine Palace been emptied?"

"Reporting to Master! Not even a single strand of seaweed is left! This old servant even forcibly extracted the three top-grade 100,000-year water-system Spiritual Veins from beneath this Divine Palace!" Demon Venerable Wanhua claimed credit with great pride.

"Good job. Let's go home and divide the loot."

Lin Yuan turned around gracefully and stepped onto the purple-gold divine seat floating in mid-air.

Xiao Bing roared to the heavens with all its might, pulling the divine seat; Tantai Jinyue stood majestically on the left side of the divine seat.

And that newly awakened Upper Realm Immortal Emperor, Luo Xue, was extremely miserable. She didn't even have a seat and could only follow behind the divine seat like a punching bag, lacking any prestige as she flew.

"Boom—!"

The purple-gold divine seat turned into a dazzling stream of light that pierced through the deep sea. Laden with the oldest and most massive foundation of wealth in the Shenhuang Continent, it charged out of the Forbidden Sea with extreme arrogance, speeding towards the direction of the Eastern Wilderness.

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Two hours later.

Eastern Wilderness, Taixuan Dao Sect.

When that extremely flashy purple-gold divine seat descended once again over the Taixuan Main Peak, the entire Sect erupted in a wave of mountain-toppling and sea-shaking cheers.

"Old Ancestor is mighty! Old Ancestor is invincible under heaven!"

Qingxu Immortal Master led all the Disciples of the Sect, kneeling in greeting with extreme fervor.

Lin Yuan sat on the divine seat and casually untied the "Bronze Seafood Basket" hanging from the armrest, tossing it to Qingxu Immortal Master below.

"Qingxu, there are three pieces of old seafood in this basket that have lived for hundreds of thousands of years. They are brothers of that King Crab from before. Take them to the kitchen; steam what needs to be steamed, and braise what needs to be braised. Give the Disciples some nourishment."

Qingxu Immortal Master caught the basket in a flurry.

When he saw clearly inside the basket—the three Star-Devouring Demon Squid, Flying Sea Ray, and Nine-Headed Poisonous Python, which had been shrunk countless times but still emitted terrifying Divine Might of Ancient Sea Gods.

The dignified Sect Head of the Soul Transformation Stage was so scared that his hands trembled, and he almost threw the basket away!

"These... these are the three Great Ancient Sea Gods of the Forbidden Sea?! The Old Ancestor went to get some stock and wiped out their entire foundation in one go?!"

Qingxu Immortal Master was so excited he almost had a cerebral hemorrhage. How were these ingredients? These were clearly the top mobile Treasure Troves of the Shenhuang Continent! By eating these three Sea Gods, the Taixuan Dao Sect could definitely mass-produce dozens of Void Returning Stage experts overnight!

"Thank you, Old Ancestor, for bestowing such supreme Opportunity!!!"

The entire Sect once again fell into a frenzy of gratitude and worship.

Lin Yuan didn't bother with their fervor and drove the divine seat directly back to the Nine Heavens Carefree Immortal Palace in the back mountain.

Once the gates were closed, the interior of the Immortal Palace became Lin Yuan's absolute private Domain.

"Clatter, clatter, clatter—!"

With a casual wave of his hand, Lin Yuan dumped out all the endless treasures that Demon Venerable Wanhua had scavenged from the Undersea Divine Palace onto the open ground in the backyard of the Immortal Palace!

In an instant!

The light of jewels and treasures soared to the sky! Countless ancient Immortal Plants emitting 100,000-year medicinal fragrances, piles of top-grade deep-sea Spirit Stones, and three top-grade water-system Spiritual Veins as translucent as dragons formed a massive mountain of treasures in the courtyard, emitting terrifying Spiritual Qi fluctuations!

The Spiritual Qi was so dense that even the air inside the Immortal Palace turned into viscous spiritual liquid, dripping down!

"Gulp..."

The newly brought back Empress Luo Xue couldn't help but be secretly shocked as she looked at this mountain of treasures.

Such a scale, even if placed in a first-rate Sect of the Immortal Realm, would be considered an extremely rich foundation. What exactly does this youth want to do?

However, before Luo Xue could recover from her shock.

A very ordinary broom made from ten-thousand-year spiritual bamboo was ruthlessly thrown at her feet with a "thud."

Luo Xue looked up in bewilderment, only to see the Head Maid Tantai Jinyue with her arms crossed, looking down at her with extreme coldness:

"What are you staring at? Did you really think you came here to enjoy yourself?"

"Do you see the fallen leaves in that thousand-year Bodhi Tree forest in the back mountain? And Xiao Bing's dragon nest? They're all too dirty to look at!"

"From today on, your daily task during the probationary period is to sweep this Immortal Palace inside and out until it's spotless! If you're missing even one leaf, you don't get to eat today!"

Luo Xue, a dignified Immortal Emperor, looked at the broken broom on the ground, her whole body trembling with rage!

"This is too much! To think that she, the Supreme Ice-Pure Immortal Emperor, who was once a supreme existence worshipped by ten thousand immortals, has now fallen to the point where a demoness from the Lower Realm is ordering her to sweep the floor and clean a pet's nest?!"

"You... don't push people too far!" Luo Xue gritted her silver teeth, a flash of humiliation and anger belonging to an Immortal Emperor appearing in her eyes.

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"What? Do you have an objection? Then get out of the Nine Heavens Carefree Immortal Palace!"

Tantai Jinyue showed no mercy at all, sneering, "In this Nine Heavens Carefree Immortal Palace, Young Master is the sky! As the Head Maid, I am the rules! If you don't want to do it, pack your bags and leave right now!"

Luo Xue subconsciously looked at Lin Yuan, who was lying on the recliner, only to find that Lin Yuan had his eyes closed and was completely ignoring the argument, essentially tacitly approving of Tantai Jinyue's actions.

"I... I'll sweep..."

Luo Xue closed her eyes in humiliation, two lines of clear tears falling. She bent her noble waist with extreme difficulty, picked up the broken broom, and dragged her heavy footsteps toward the Bodhi forest behind the mountain.

However, the moment this aggrieved female Emperor from the Upper Realm reluctantly swung the broom and swept away the first pile of fallen leaves, her body suddenly stiffened!

"Hum—!" An incredibly profound, terrifying supreme Dao Law that even transcended the limits of her cognition instantly surged into her Sea of Consciousness along the extremely ordinary broom!

Luo Xue widened her eyes in horror, staring fixedly at those seemingly ordinary "fallen leaves" on the ground!

How could those be ordinary leaves?!

Those were the [Chaotic Dao Rhyme Fragments] birthed after the extreme Qi and blood, inadvertently released by the fifty thousand Divine Elephant Particles within Lin Yuan's body during his daily breathing, contaminated the plants in the courtyard!!!

In this Immortal Palace, even a single fallen leaf or a speck of dust contained supreme fortune capable of driving even the Celestial Venerables of the Immortal Realm insane, all due to the long-term influence of Lin Yuan's Heaven-Defying Physique!

"This... this... how is this possible?!" At this moment, Luo Xue's Dao Heart underwent an incredibly crazy reshaping!

With that one sweep of the broom just now, the Immortal Dao Origin within her body, which had been dried up due to the Reincarnation Seal, had incredibly recovered by a tiny bit!

"Sweeping... is actually more effective than my ten thousand years of bitter seclusion in the Immortal Realm?!"

Luo Xue's breathing instantly became heavy, and the originally aggrieved and humiliated look in her eyes completely transformed into extreme fanaticism and madness at this moment!

"Mine! It's all mine! These fallen leaves are all my supreme Opportunity!"

"No one is allowed to snatch this cleaning job from me!!!"

Under the incredulous gazes of Tantai Jinyue and Xiao Bing, the Upper Realm female Emperor, who was on the verge of tears just a second ago, had instantly transformed into an insanely fanatical "ruthless sweeping machine"!

She didn't even care about her demeanor as an Immortal Emperor, sticking her butt out and fanatically sweeping the fallen leaves inch by inch, while greedily absorbing the dissipating Chaotic Dao Rhyme, her smile brighter than any flower.

"Is this woman's brain... frozen in ice?" Tantai Jinyue watched the crazed Luo Xue with extreme speechlessness.

However, as long as she worked honestly and didn't seduce the Young Master, Tantai Jinyue couldn't be bothered to care about her.

...

At this moment, Lin Yuan, lying on the recliner, had completely blocked out the external noise. His attention was entirely focused on the massive mountain of resources piled up from the treasure vault of the Undersea Divine Palace before him.

"I've held back for over three months; it's time to upgrade my Physical Body again." Lin Yuan slowly sat up. He didn't perform any hand Seals, just silently chanted in his heart, "Heaven Swallowing Demonic Art, fully activated."

"Boom—!!!" The moment Lin Yuan's voice fell, the originally clear sky above his head instantly collapsed into an incredibly terrifying absolute black hole with a diameter of tens of thousands of feet!

This wasn't ordinary Spell-based devouring; it was the ultimate extreme Dao Law that completely stripped away all matter, energy, and even light! The black hole rotated slowly. The endless resources below, piled up like a mountain and containing a million years of Luck from the Forbidden Sea, didn't even have room to resist; they instantly turned into a brilliantly colorful torrent and were violently and continuously sucked into that terrifying black hole!

A hundred-thousand-year Immortal Plant? Devour! Top-grade Deep Sea Divine Iron? Devour! Those three ten-thousand-foot-long top-grade water-element Spiritual Veins? They were extracted from the earth with extreme brutality and swallowed whole by the black hole, just like slurping noodles!

"Hum hum hum—!" As this terrifying energy, enough to burst ten thousand Soul Transformation Stage Cultivators, entered his body, the fifty thousand [Divine Elephant Particles] that had already awakened within Lin Yuan let out extremely greedy and joyful, terrifying hisses!

The energy was perfectly refined by the Heaven Swallowing Demonic Art, turning into the purest primordial Qi and blood, crazily scouring the unawakened cellular particles in Lin Yuan's limbs and bones! Fifty-one thousand! Sixty thousand! Eighty thousand! Ninety-nine thousand nine hundred!

"Rumble rumble—!!!" When the last trace of Spiritual Vein energy was completely drained, an incredibly terrifying ancient thunderous sound, like a cosmic big bang, erupted within Lin Yuan's body!

A full one hundred thousand! One hundred thousand [Divine Elephant Particles] representing physical strength had thoroughly and perfectly awakened within Lin Yuan's body!!!

At this moment, quantitative change triggered an earth-shattering qualitative change!

"Crack crack crack—!" The instant Lin Yuan slowly stood up from the rosewood recliner, he didn't even intentionally mobilize any power. Merely his Physical Body, which now possessed the [Power of One Hundred Thousand Ancient Divine Elephants], contained such terrifying power that it had completely surpassed the absolute limit that the Shenhuang Continent, this [Lower Realm] plane, could withstand!

With Lin Yuan as the center, the space within a hundred-foot radius instantly became covered in dense, terrifying spatial cracks, like a mirror struck by an incredibly heavy iron hammer, resembling a spiderweb! Through those cracks, one could even clearly see the extremely dangerous Void Realm turbulence!

"My God..." The sweeping female Emperor Luo Xue was pressed directly to the ground by this terrifying physical force. She looked in extreme horror at the space around Lin Yuan, which was constantly collapsing and being desperately repaired by the Laws of heaven and earth.

"Physical Body crushing the Void Realm barrier?! His... his Mortal shell's power has already reached the point where it can forcibly tear through the Lower Realm and ascend in broad daylight?!"

Even more absurdly, because the space around Lin Yuan was being violently crushed, strands of mysterious, milky-white gas exuding an extremely high-level and profound aura were actually, and very rarely, seeping out from the depths of those spatial cracks!

"Immortal Qi!!! That is the Upper Realm Immortal Qi that can only be received by breaking through the plane barrier!!!" The remnant soul of Demon Venerable Wanhua, hidden in the Sea of Consciousness, screamed crazily while looking at those strands of white gas!

In the cultivation world, only old monsters at the Great Perfection of the Undergoing Tribulation Stage, after surviving a life-and-death Lightning Tribulation, could barely open a tiny Heavenly Gate to receive a sliver of Immortal Qi to cleanse their Physical Body and thus ascend to the Upper Realm.

But now! Lin Yuan hadn't even undergone a Lightning Tribulation, hadn't even used any magic power, and just by standing there, the terrifying mass of his Physical Body had actually... "crushed a leak" in the barrier between the Upper Realm and the Lower Realm?!

Those strands of extremely precious Upper Realm Immortal Qi drifted uncontrollably along the spatial cracks right in front of Lin Yuan. Lin Yuan took a casual deep breath. "Huu..." That pure Immortal Qi, enough to drive all the old monsters of the Shenhuang Continent into a frenzy of slaughter, was inhaled into Lin Yuan's nostrils with extreme nonchalance.

"Hmm... The air in the Upper Realm is indeed of better quality than the Lower Realm; it's a bit like the minty scent after rain." Lin Yuan commented very casually, as if what he had just inhaled wasn't some peerless Immortal Opportunity, but just a puff of an ordinary e-cigarette.

However, just as Lin Yuan was comfortably experiencing the qualitative change in his Physical Body brought about by the "Power of One Hundred Thousand Divine Elephants" and incidentally freeloading off the Upper Realm Immortal Qi, at the other end of the extremely distant plane barrier—[Nine Heavens Immortal Realm].

Inside an extremely ancient True Immortal palace exuding endless immortal might, a supreme Golden Immortal, sitting cross-legged and shrouded in Immortal Dao Laws, suddenly opened a pair of immortal eyes that seemed capable of piercing through the Major Thousand Worlds!

"Hmm? Why did the Lower Realm barrier suddenly break a little? Even causing Immortal Qi to leak?" A trace of extremely majestic cold light flashed in the Golden Immortal's eyes. He quickly calculated with his fingers, only to find the heavenly secrets in complete Chaos.

"Daring to steal the Origin of the Immortal Realm? Ignorant Lower Realm ant. It seems it is time to issue a decree and let those 'agents' in the Lower Realm clean up those unruly variables..."