259: A dead emperor is no better than an ant

It was a long while before Southern Palace Yan finally recovered, her eyes misty as she looked at Mu Wuchen, softly sobbing…

She was an arrogant woman.

From a young age, she had been a favored daughter of heaven; her father, Nangong Zhan, was one of the strongest in the entire Ancient Domain, and she was one of Nangong Zhan's most outstanding descendants…

Her talent was even comparable to Nangong Zhan's back then.

Among the younger generation in the entire Ancient Domain, she could rank in the top ten.

If it were among the young women, she was confident she was second to none, except for Beichen Lintian back then.

But when she followed Mu Wuchen out of the Ancient Domain and arrived in the System World, she saw too many excellent women…

Almost every woman here was an existence that external Heavenly Talents could hardly hope to match.

Although some were still young, their talents were exceptional.

Special physiques, rare in the outside world, were as common as cabbages here; their future achievements were bound to be limitless…

This put immense pressure on her, and at the same time, it was also her motivation to cultivate diligently…

It was precisely because of this that during this breakthrough, seeing Yun Li, who was at the same realm, also breaking through to the Heavenly King stage, she developed a desire not to be outdone, thus causing trouble…

In fact, Southern Palace Yan did not know that if it had been other women who had not undergone improvement by the System Divine Hall breaking through with her, the gap would not have been so great.

But it was Yun Li who broke through with her.

Although Yun Li's realm was not the highest in the System World currently, in terms of talent, she could be considered one of the most monstrous women here…

The reason was simple: Yun Li was one of the earliest women to know Mu Wuchen.

She was almost personally guided by Mu Wuchen…

For Yun Li, the current Mu Wuchen could be a senior fellow disciple, Mu Gege, her Dao companion, and also her teacher…

As for Southern Palace Yan, although she had been in the System World for quite some time, in recent years, Mu Wuchen had been busy in the outside world for most of the time, only occasionally coming to the System World to give some guidance, so she naturally could not compare to Yun Li at this moment…

But for Mu Wuchen, this was not important.

With his help, even a good-for-nothing could become a top talent!

No matter how unstable the realm or how trashy the achieved Heavenly King, he could improve it through resource bombardment…

In his opinion, risking one's life for a moment of bravery was the stupidest thing to do!

However, Mu Wuchen also got a reminder through this incident.

The things that the young girls who arrived earlier in the System World were already familiar with might not be known by the girls who entered later…

Just like Southern Palace Yan at this moment, she came late and did not catch the time when Mu Wuchen allowed the women to choose special physiques; she might very likely mistakenly believe that other people's special physiques were innate…

It seems necessary to arrange for someone to provide advance indoctrination and ideological education to every new girl who enters…

At this moment, Southern Palace Yan was facing Mu Wuchen's needle-like gaze, and behind her was a burning pain, yet she dared not use her power to heal or reach out to rub it…

The reason was that Southern Palace Yan had never seen Mu Wuchen get so angry…

In her impression, Mu Wuchen had always maintained a calm demeanor, undisturbed by favor or disgrace; even when facing great danger or powerful individuals, he seemed to not take them seriously…

This time, facing her impulsiveness, he gave her an unforgettable lesson.

“Do you know why I'm punishing you?”

Mu Wuchen glanced at the troubled and somewhat pitiful Southern Palace Yan in front of him and spoke faintly.

Hearing Mu Wuchen's words, Southern Palace Yan timidly looked at Mu Wuchen, pondered for a moment, and then spoke.

“I shouldn't have risked my life, acted bravely for a moment, and caused trouble for Sister Hua Qingyan and Uncle Mu…”

Mu Wuchen looked at Southern Palace Yan's face, and it truly felt like an elder reprimanding a junior…

Feeling Mu Wuchen's gaze, Southern Palace Yan's legs felt a bit weak, her straight long legs trembling slightly…

Mu Wuchen shook his head and suddenly spoke.

“You're wrong…”

“I'm telling you, the most important thing in this place is your lives…”

“Cultivation, physique, bloodline, resources—I can give you everything, but if you die, then everything ends. With my current power, I cannot save you…”

“Even an ant facing a life-and-death crisis still desires to cling to life, yet you just now sought death in the safest place…”

Saying that, Mu Wuchen paused slightly and continued to add.

“A dead Great Emperor is not even as good as an ant, do you understand?”

Hearing Mu Wuchen's words, Southern Palace Yan's heart sank.

The reason Mu Wuchen had been so angry and punished her just now was not because her impulsiveness had caused him a lot of trouble, but because…

He cherished her life…

Many of the women in the System World were already formidable; if they were sent to the outside world, they could be a significant help to him, and compared to others, they were one hundred percent trustworthy.

For example, during the Ancient Domain war, if Yun Li and the others had been sent to the outside world, many things would probably have been much easier, yet Mu Wuchen did not do so…

The reason was simple: he did not want them to take that risk.

In his opinion, as his own strength grew, he could bring more and more changes to these women…

The Mu Wuchen of the past could probably only allow these women to achieve the Heavenly King or Heavenly Human realm, but now, this realm was no longer his goal…

Mu Wuchen estimated that the women in the System World before him, as long as they had enough time to cultivate, could all break through to the Emperor Realm or even the Supreme Realm without any problem…

As for the final Great Emperor Realm, that would depend on their fortune…

Hearing Mu Wuchen's words, Southern Palace Yan's chest heaved; she suddenly looked at Mu Wuchen and spoke softly.

“Uncle Mu…”

“I… I was wrong…”

Hearing Southern Palace Yan's reply, Mu Wuchen seemed to casually wave his hand…

Feeling Mu Wuchen's movement, Southern Palace Yan lightly glanced at Mu Wuchen's face, then carefully left…

…

After seeing Southern Palace Yan off, Mu Wuchen turned to look at Hua Qingyan, who had just arrived.

She was here to protect Southern Palace Yan during her breakthrough.

Even without him, Southern Palace Yan probably wouldn't have died, but such dangerous behavior had to be stopped…

“Are you used to it here?”

Mu Wuchen looked at Hua Qingyan, smiled slightly, and spoke faintly, as if all the unpleasantness just now had never existed…

Across from him, Hua Qingyan, dressed in a long emerald green dress, unconsciously reached out with her jade-like hands, brushed a strand of hair from her forehead, and then softly replied.

“Mm, it's very good here…”

Saying that, Hua Qingyan even gave Mu Wuchen a sweet smile.

“Aside from the days with Master back then, this period of time here has been the happiest since I was born…”