Chapter 1148: The Unreadable Long Wu!
Ye Chen had originally planned to say only a few simple words. But the unexpected discovery changed his mind. He decided to speak a little longer so he could observe her more closely.
To be honest, while her appearance was cute, it was only average. For someone like Ye Chen who had seen countless beauties, she was the type he would not have glanced at twice in a crowd without the system multiplier. Since her looks were ordinary, her talent had to be extraordinary.
Ye Chen narrowed his eyes. A faint chaotic light swirled within them as he tried to see through the female cultivator named Long Wu. At the same time, he continued speaking. "Allow me to add a few more simple points…"
The next moment, however, he raised an eyebrow. He could not see through her. A hazy fog seemed to shroud her, blocking all insight. Yet in the next instant, he caught a glimpse of a Supreme Yin Body surrounded by yin energy. That was impossible. An ordinary Supreme Yin Body would only produce a multiplier of four or five thousand times.
This truly surprised him. His Heavy Pupils were no ordinary eyes. They had been enhanced by countless precious treasures, his physique, spiritual root, and various other boosts. Even when he had examined Wang Xuanji before, he had seen through her with ease. Yet this woman remained completely opaque to him.
Either she possessed an extremely special physique, or her cultivation far surpassed his own. Ye Chen narrowed his eyes, growing more intrigued.
Infiltrating the Jade Pool Immortal Sect? He had no intention of exposing her. He had encountered all kinds of dangerous women before. Even the most cold-hearted ones could be moved by him. It was not a problem.
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"Fourth Ancestor, that should be enough. We still need to assign the disciples…"
The elder sent a helpless voice transmission after Ye Chen had stretched "a few simple words" into nearly half an hour. The allocation of new disciples still needed to be completed, or they would be here until evening.
Ye Chen nodded with some reluctance, offered a brief closing remark, and sat down.
The elders of the Jade Pool Immortal Sect quickly began calling names and assigning disciples according to their aptitude.
"Luo Ling, inner sect disciple, assigned to Hundred Flowers Peak!"
"Zhang Meiyu, outer sect disciple!"
"Liu Ruyan, inner sect disciple, assigned to Jade Flower Peak!"
"Zi Xue, inner sect disciple, assigned to Hundred Flowers Peak…"
The called disciples were led away one after another by elders from different peaks.
When the name Zi Xue was announced, the adorable female cultivator Ye Chen had been watching was taken away by an elder from Hundred Flowers Peak. Ye Chen smiled. Even her name was fake.
At that moment, the woman glanced up at him and frowned slightly. Sensing her gaze, Ye Chen responded with a warm, friendly smile.
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Long Wu frowned as she glanced at Ye Chen. As a remnant soul of the Seven Extremes Heavenly Maiden, she possessed memories from her previous life and top-tier concealment techniques. She was confident that no one below the Immortal King realm could see through her true identity. The Jade Pool Immortal Sect had no Immortal King.
She had not expected that right after entering the sect, she would feel constantly watched. Moreover, a silent but powerful probing force had tried to penetrate deep into her body to uncover her true essence. It left her somewhat puzzled.
But once she realized it was the male ancestor of the Jade Pool Immortal Sect, she stopped caring. She had heard plenty of rumors about him these past few days. Most described him as a man with an insatiable appetite for women. Clearly, he had set his sights on her.
Long Wu paid no attention to the matter. As long as it did not interfere with her plans, nothing else mattered. If anyone did get in her way, she could crush a mere Celestial Immortal with ease, no matter how talented he might be.
She glanced over once, then turned away and silently sensed the location of her avatar. As she flew toward Hundred Flowers Peak with the elders, she felt the distance between herself and her avatar shrinking steadily.
When she stood atop Hundred Flowers Peak, her gaze shifted to the neighboring Transcendence Peak. A few quiet questions revealed everything she needed to know. Yet her brows soon furrowed.
The neighboring peak belonged to that ant of a Celestial Immortal. Several female cultivators lived there, but all of them had entered the sect as Dao companions of an old ancestor.
This made Long Wu want to kill Ye Chen. Her own avatar should have remained pure and untouched. Still, she recalled that the avatar contained a wisp of her soul, which would gradually awaken and seize control of the body. With that in mind, her worry eased.
As long as her soul fragment remained, no male cultivator could take advantage. The problem was minor.
Soon afterward, Long Wu received even more important news: Immortal Monarch Yue Yao had entered seclusion and had not appeared for several years. This closed-door cultivation would clearly last a long time, and she would likely remain unaware of any disturbances outside.
This reassured Long Wu further. With Immortal Monarch Yue Yao in seclusion, she could slaughter the entire Jade Pool Immortal Sect without issue. Yet the matter concerned her avatar. Once she fused with it, her strength would surge dramatically, and her connection to her other avatars would grow far stronger. She could not afford any mistakes.
She decided to avoid making a scene. Instead, she would wait until nightfall before heading to Transcendence Peak.
Long Wu calmly accepted the elders' arrangements and received a disciple's cave residence. Once inside, she tossed aside the introductory cultivation manuals, sect rules, and various resources they had given her. She sat down cross-legged and waited patiently for night to fall.
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On Ye Chen's side, the pleasant surprise had put him in an excellent mood. On the way back to Transcendence Peak, he handed out many gifts. This drew delighted laughter from the female disciples, who grew warmly affectionate toward him. Some even invited him to cultivate together.
The Jade Pool Immortal Sect possessed the Jade Maiden Heart Sutra, which allowed two cultivators to press their palms together and circulate their techniques through each other's bodies. The method produced better results than solo cultivation and made it easier to comprehend laws. The only drawback was that it often generated intense heat, so most cultivators performed it in water.
Ye Chen had little interest in the technique. He knew far simpler and more direct dual cultivation methods. He would share them with the female disciples next time.
When he flew back to Transcendence Peak, Ye Chen planned to refine another imprint. In half a year, he would leave the sect to compete for the Great Sun Origin Core. He did not worry about ordinary Celestial Immortals or Profound Immortals, but the contest involved major powers. He could not rule out the possibility that some elders or ancestors might act shamelessly and strike from the shadows. Refining another imprint would give him better insurance.
He had already reached the peak of Celestial Immortal. Any imprint he produced now should prove even stronger. With luck, he might even obtain an Immortal Monarch imprint.
Yet the moment he reached his cave entrance, Ye Chen raised an eyebrow and looked into the distance. The door to Senior An's cave had opened. Senior An stepped out, her skin luminous and carrying a maternal grace, yet still possessing that untouched, otherworldly aura.
Ye Chen noticed that Senior An rarely frowned. A trace of panic and unease lingered between her brows. The sight made his own brows furrow at once, and a pang of heartache struck him.
What had happened? Had Senior An fought with the fiancée?
Chapter 1149: The Arrival of the Seven Extremes!
But Ye Chen quickly dismissed the thought. Senior An was not the type to act like that. His fiancée, while prone to jealousy, valued her dignity and would never fight over a man in such an undignified manner. Could it be that the big pepper was causing trouble again?
Seeing that Senior An had come looking for him, Ye Chen walked over proactively and gently took her small hand with concern. "Senior, what happened?"
The warmth of Ye Chen's hand brought An Miaoli a sense of security. Yet the red mark between her brows continued to flicker, unable to suppress her growing unease.
"I feel restless. The Seven Extremes Immortal Physique inside me is stirring, and I have this constant feeling of being watched…I suspect the main body of the Seven Extremes Heavenly Maiden may have discovered me."
Her remnant soul had already been purged, so this feeling came purely from her intuition. Still, Ye Chen did not take it lightly.
"When did this feeling start?" he asked immediately.
An Miaoli thought carefully. "There was a brief moment when I became an immortal, but I was too focused on the child at the time and didn't pay attention to it. Then today, shortly before you left Transcendence Peak…"
Ye Chen narrowed his eyes and cast a cold gaze toward Hundred Flowers Peak. Senior An was not the nervous type. Her feeling could not be baseless. The sensation during her ascension likely meant she had been detected during the tribulation. And today…
Today was the day the new disciples entered the sect.
The image of Long Wu's plain yet adorable round face immediately appeared in Ye Chen's mind. That woman definitely had issues. She was most likely one of the Seven Extremes Heavenly Maiden's incarnations.
Killing intent flashed in Ye Chen's eyes. If she had come with some scheme aimed at the Jade Pool Immortal Sect, he would be willing to move and nurture her for the sake of her three hundred thousand times multiplier. He could give her whatever she wanted, even help her obtain it. But if she had come for Senior An, there would be no room for discussion.
She had to die.
Ye Chen had already looked into the Seven Extremes Heavenly Maiden. He knew the Heaven Immortal Sect had taken in one of her incarnations, who had reached the Immortal Monarch realm. This was probably her. No wonder the multiplier was so high.
An Immortal Monarch…
The imprint in his mind was only a Heavenly Emperor divine sense at the Saint Immortal realm. While Ye Chen believed the Heavenly Emperor was powerful enough to fight, and this was not the main body of the Seven Extremes Heavenly Maiden, Senior An's safety left no room for risk.
Without hesitation, he activated the transmission talisman Jade Moon Immortal Monarch had given him. If trouble arose, he could call for her at any time. With her help and the Heavenly Emperor imprint, they should be able to trap this incarnation of the Seven Extremes Heavenly Maiden. Then he could turn her into an origin to nourish Senior An.
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However, the moment the talisman activated, a haughty voice came through instead. "Fourth Ancestor Ye, what do you need from Master? Before Master entered seclusion, she specifically left the transmission talisman with me. If you have any requests, I will fulfill them."
It was not Jade Moon Immortal Monarch. It was Huo Linglong.
Huo Linglong was actually quite displeased about this. She was supposed to be Master's most favored disciple, yet Master had shown such concern for Ye Chen. It gave her a strong sense of crisis.
Ye Chen frowned deeply. Huo Linglong? Her multiplier was lower than the opponent's, and so was her cultivation. She would not be of much use.
"Can Senior Sister not come out for a while?" Ye Chen asked, disappointed.
Huo Linglong heard the disdain in his voice and her fists tightened. She, a Saint Immortal, had just been looked down upon by a mere Celestial Immortal. Ye Chen was far too arrogant.
"Master is in secluded death cultivation. No one can contact her. You're only a Celestial Immortal. What matter could possibly require an Immortal Monarch to appear in person? As long as it's an internal affair of the Jade Pool Immortal Sect, there is nothing I cannot handle."
Ye Chen felt rather disappointed. He increasingly sensed just how weak the Jade Pool Immortal Sect had become. If they still had an Immortal King, the Seven Extremes Heavenly Maiden's incarnation, Long Wu, probably would not have dared approach, let alone infiltrate.
Still, Huo Linglong was a peak Saint Immortal after all. Better than nothing.
"Then I'll trouble you to come to Transcendence Peak right now, my dear niece. Keep your movements quiet and conceal your tracks as much as possible…"
The indifferent tone in Ye Chen's voice made Huo Linglong grit her teeth in irritation. Nevertheless, she rose gracefully into the air, concealed her aura, and flew toward Transcendence Peak.
For Ye Chen to suddenly request help from an Immortal Monarch-level expert, the matter had to be serious. This might also give her a chance to uncover the secrets behind his decision to join the Jade Pool Immortal Sect.
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Huo Linglong arrived quickly. Dressed in red robes, she looked stunningly beautiful. The ten crimson nails on her fingers were particularly dazzling. However, perhaps because Ye Chen had stared too much in the past, she had become more guarded today. Her current dress perfectly covered her cleavage, yet it only made her figure appear even more imposing and magnificent.
"Speak. What exactly is going on?"
Huo Linglong glanced at An Miaoli, inwardly lamenting that such a fine pearl had fallen into the wrong hands, then asked directly.
Ye Chen pointed in the direction of Hundred Flowers Peak and said seriously, "Among the new disciples who joined today, one is an Immortal Monarch who has infiltrated the sect. She is currently on Hundred Flowers Peak. I suspect she is the incarnation of the Seven Extremes Heavenly Maiden accepted by the Heaven Immortal Sect. Do you know her name?"
Huo Linglong immediately frowned. She had deliberately avoided attending the ceremony because she did not want to see Ye Chen, but she had still swept her divine sense over all the new disciples earlier and found nothing amiss. How could a mere Celestial Immortal like Ye Chen have noticed anything? And how could he be so certain it was the Seven Extremes Heavenly Maiden's incarnation from the Heaven Immortal Sect?
After a moment of thought, she replied, "The one from the Heaven Immortal Sect came from an ordinary mortal family. I believe her name is Zi Xue."
Ye Chen now had complete confirmation. It really was her.
"The new disciple named Zi Xue on Hundred Flowers Peak is Long Wu," he declared firmly.
Huo Linglong frowned slightly, but given Ye Chen's mysterious background, he probably would not make such a claim lightly. Recalling the recent rumors that the Seven Extremes Heavenly Maiden had arrived in the Boundless Continent, she felt increasingly convinced.
Yet the Seven Extremes Heavenly Maiden possessed boundless combat power. Even this single incarnation was undoubtedly a top-tier existence, and she had already reached the peak of the Immortal Monarch realm. Huo Linglong finally understood why Ye Chen had insisted on calling for her master.
"It's fine. Since I am within the Jade Pool Immortal Sect, I can activate the remnant soul of the Western Empress ancestor in case of danger. While I may not be able to suppress her, driving her out should not be difficult. But why would she come to our Jade Pool Immortal Sect? And it feels like she is targeting you?"
Huo Linglong was no fool and had spotted the key point.
Ye Chen glanced at her without much hope and simply said, "I will go with you later."
He then turned to An Miaoli. "Senior An, please enter my inner universe for now. Once everything is settled, I will bring you out again."
This was the safest approach.
Huo Linglong's pupils contracted as she looked at An Miaoli.
An Miaoli nodded gently. If it were any other danger, she would naturally face it alongside Ye Chen. But she carried the child she had conceived with him. Nothing could be allowed to go wrong.