Chapter 578: Chapter 31: Want to Understand More
“Little Tiger, come back!”
Wang Xiaoxian shouted, her cultivation far beyond ordinary, shaking the void to transmit a message to a place in the distance. The effect was comparable to a pager.
Not long after, ripples appeared in front of Wang Xiaoxian. She reached out, probed inside, and grabbed a striped tail, pulling a little tiger back.
“Master, I’m back!” The little tiger, Ya Xin, hopped around Wang Xiaoxian.
Ye Changsheng looked closely. This little tiger was Ya Xin. She had been rescued from the Huangt ruins. After Ya Xin broke through to the True Immortal Realm, she decided to follow Wang Xiaoxian.
Ye Changsheng remembered that Wang Xiaoxian had only intended to keep Ya Xin as emergency rations. He never expected that she would be so hungry that she would keep Ya Xin alive.
“Ah, Ye Changsheng, why is it you! And… ew, isn’t that someone? We’ve met before.”
The little tiger had some impression of the little fox.
“Awoo awoo?”
“Yingyingying?”
“Awoo!”
“Ying!”
Ya Xin and Zhong Yanhan began an encrypted conversation in the language of the demon race. In the past, Ye Changsheng would have been completely confused, but now that he had learned some demon race languages from his Master, he could understand some of it.
It was mostly mutual amazement: “You’ve also reached the True Immortal Realm?”
“Little Tiger, what did you find this year?” Wang Xiaoxian asked Ya Xin.
“Ah, I, I this year, just, just… only this little bit…”
The little tiger shook its body, and a few Immortal Crystals fell out.
Wang Xiaoxian picked them up and immediately became angry, “You only managed to get this little this year? Have you been slacking off? This is much less than last year!”
“No! I’ve been following Master’s orders, targeting the weaker Immortals,” Ya Xin whimpered, covering her head fearfully, “Wuwuwu, Master, with the Taiyi Immortal Sect and the Lu Family Sacred Clan at war, there are no Immortals wandering around the Spirit Venerable Realm anymore. They’ve all gone to other worlds to take refuge!”
“Even so… this is too little, not even enough to fill my teeth. I’m going to starve to death!” Wang Xiaoxian was so angry she felt faint. “If it’s like this, I might as well stew you for soup!”
“Wuwuwu, no, Master, tiger meat is sour, and it has a strong gamey smell. It’s very unappetising!”
Ye Changsheng observed the human and the tiger and finally understood. “Good heavens, Wang Xiaoxian, you’re truly shameless!”
“What nonsense are you talking about!” Wang Xiaoxian grew flustered.
“You actually condoned your spirit beast to rob Immortals and snatch Immortal Crystals from them.”
Ye Changsheng had guessed correctly. The reason Wang Xiaoxian hadn’t starved to death was because she had Ya Xin go out and do such shameless things.
Wang Xiaoxian looked away. “I’m not robbing, I’m… borrowing, do you understand! When I return to my Immortal King peak, this Immortal King will naturally not mistreat those people. Besides, I only ‘borrow’ from bad Immortals, I’ve never laid hands on good Immortals!”
“You’re hopeless. You’ve learned bad habits from that darn Panda.”
Wang Xiaoxian fidgeted with her fingers, feeling wronged. “I had no choice…”
“Now you do. As long as we eliminate the Lu Family Sacred Clan, any number of Immortal Crystals will be readily available,” Ye Changsheng hinted.
“Right! Then I must get to work!”
Wang Xiaoxian used her Divine Sense to receive the Huangt Sect’s treasure furnace, transferring control temporarily. She was then shocked.
“Little Ye, how do you have this!! This is Old Huang’s most treasured possession!”
“Oh, you know it.”
Ye Changsheng thought, “As expected, Wang Xiaoxian is knowledgeable. It seems she was indeed the sect leader of some ancient divine sect.”
“Of course, I remember. Old Huang used the Samadhi True Fire within to roast me, almost burning me to death. I’ve always really wanted to…”
Wang Xiaoxian was practically drooling.
“Wang Xiaoxian, this treasure furnace is mine now. Don’t get any funny ideas, or I’ll call the Taiyi Sage to deal with you.”
“No, no! I won’t!”
Wang Xiaoxian reacted quickly. It seemed the Taiyi Sage had disciplined her quite a bit over the past decade.
“Little Tiger, set up the formation according to my instructions and assist me in the spell. I’m going to break the bloodline curse that the Saint placed on these unfortunate few here.”
“Okay!”
Ya Xin quickly followed Wang Xiaoxian’s instructions and began setting up the formation.
…
It would take Wang Xiaoxian some time to break the Lu Family Sacred Clan’s bloodline curse, so Ye Changsheng did not stay to disturb her. Instead, he went to another peak.
Within the Taiyi Immortal Sect, there were many abandoned mountain ranges. Most inheritances had been broken since time immemorial, leaving them quite desolate.
Now, Ye Changsheng, wearing the elder’s robe of the Taiyi Immortal Sect, arrived at an abandoned peak called Juyuan Peak.
After Ye Changsheng and the Taiyi Sage cooperated, the Taiyi Sage granted Ye Changsheng the identity of an elder of the Taiyi Immortal Sect and assigned Juyuan Peak to him.
Originally, only Upper Immortals could establish their own teachings. He was now the only officially recognized elder of the Taiyi Immortal Sect who had received special dispensation, and according to sect rules, he had the qualification.
“Although it’s not necessary, the Taiyi Sage still gave me this identity.”
Ye Changsheng looked at the desolate Juyuan Peak with a slight headache. After tens of thousands of years, the original buildings of Juyuan Peak had disappeared and merged into the mountain range. Rebuilding it would require a great deal of effort.
“Changsheng, you’ve become an elder of an Immortal Saint force now. That’s amazing,” the little fox looked at him with admiration.
“It’s better to have an identity when acting in the Myriad Worlds, otherwise, it’s easy to attract unnecessary trouble,” Ye Changsheng said.
“Then, will we be starting the classic storyline mode now? A desolate lineage, a seemingly weak peak master, few disciples, being mocked by other short-sighted peak masters, and even a group of arrogant cultivators who come to provoke—”
“What kind of development would that be? The entire Taiyi Immortal Sect knows the Taiyi Sage’s attitude towards me. How could anyone dare to mess with me?”
“Alright, what a shame~”
“What’s there to be ashamed of?” Ye Changsheng said. “I don’t intend to take being a peak master seriously either.”
“Then why did you accept it, Changsheng?”
“Because I want you to be the peak master of Juyuan Peak,” Ye Changsheng said. “For Xiao Han’s future development, I can scout for excellent resources in advance and prepare.”
“Me?!” The little fox was surprised. “Changsheng, after I came to the Myriad Worlds, I realized my cultivation is very low. How could I possibly be the peak master of a top Immortal Saint force, let alone an elder of the Taiyi Immortal Sect?”
“Just listen to me, and you’ll improve quickly.”
“Mhm, okay. Then I have another question. Am I, am I currently considered…”
The little fox’s voice gradually lowered.
What was her status now?
Was she the first disciple of Juyuan Peak? Or perhaps the wife of the peak master of Juyuan Peak…
The little fox felt too embarrassed to ask, so she simply lay at Ye Changsheng’s feet, wagging her snow-white tail.
“The sun has set,” Ye Changsheng suddenly remarked.
The twilight cast its glow upon the young man. The little fox watched from the side, feeling that Ye Changsheng’s face looked a little lonely.
“Changsheng!” the little fox said, raising her voice.
“What is it?” Ye Changsheng turned back.
“You’ve never told me why you want to become an Immortal Emperor.”
“Right, that’s true… Mmm.” Ye Changsheng hesitated, unsure whether to reveal his matter with Luo Yingying.
“Is it because of other girls?” the little fox asked.
After a moment, Ye Changsheng gently nodded.
“Then… can you tell me about that girl?”
“…”
“I want to know. I want to understand you better, Changsheng.”
“Alright,” Ye Changsheng replied.
