Steal an Egg

“Nonsense. I’m simply looking forward to seeing how far the Holy Son can go.”

Besides, Ye Chuan had only joined the Taiyi Immortal Sect a few days ago, yet he had already caused the sect’s fortune to soar. He had even raised the Taiyi Immortal Sect’s reputation to its highest point before the entire Tianxuan Continent.

If even someone like him wasn’t worthy of the highest level of authority, then what meaning would there be in keeping the sect’s treasury?

Lu Taixu glanced at Ye Chuan in the projection again. He suddenly felt that granting him access alone might not be enough.

“Also, notify every disciple in the sect. From now on, whenever they encounter Holy Son Ye, they must bow and salute him. No one is allowed to disturb the peace of Moon God Peak.”

The Supreme Elder nodded, then cautiously asked, “What if some disciple fails to recognize his place?”

Lu Taixu’s tone remained calm. “Expel them from the sect.”

In the past, Lu Taixu might still have considered a disciple’s identity and background. But now, he felt that anyone who might displease Ye Chuan should be removed as quickly as possible.

The mission of bringing the Taiyi Immortal Sect into the Central Continent would probably fall entirely on Ye Chuan’s shoulders.

To offend a future Great Emperor over a few foolish disciples—that would be the truly idiotic thing to do.

In the region occupied by the Nine Heavens Sword Sect, Gu Changge gazed at Ye Chuan’s name. The regret in his heart reached its peak at that very moment.

When Ye Chuan had first arrived in that small town, every immortal sect had extended an olive branch to him. The Nine Heavens Sword Sect had also possessed the opportunity to take him away.

It was just that Gu Changge had never imagined that a cultivator at the peak of the Golden Immortal Realm could grow to the point of defeating the Myriad Laws City head-on within just a few days.

How many days had it been?

Even someone from the real world would find Ye Chuan’s rate of advancement absurd after witnessing it.

It was like a few children who had just learned to play a video game. They picked it up for the first time, and then, within a few days, defeated the Top Esports team.

Could something like that really happen?

Hiss… Actually, it seemed possible.

Just like Ye Chuan. A few days ago, he had been a Golden Immortal. Now, he was already a Great Principle Immortal.

An elder of the Nine Heavens Sword Sect said in a low voice, “Sect Master, if only we had offered him more conditions back then…”

Gu Changge did not pursue the matter. He merely looked toward Gu Wufeng, who was steadily advancing through the Burial Sword Valley, and his gaze gradually grew solemn.

“What Wufeng has encountered this time is probably no longer a whetstone.”

The several elders beside him all turned to look at him.

Gu Changge remained silent for a moment before finally letting out a soft sigh.

“It is an entire sky.”

Within the Burial Sword Valley, Gu Wufeng had just severed the ninety-ninth sword intent. The immortal sword before him, which had never been unsheathed, finally revealed an inch of its blade.

His score had surpassed two hundred million, and he still firmly occupied second place. In any previous Myriad Dao Ancient Realm, this result would have been enough to fill the entire Nine Heavens Sword Sect with excitement.

But when the number one hundred and eighty billion appeared on the Heaven’s Chosen Stele, Gu Wufeng still came to a halt.

“…”

He stared at the rankings in silence for a long time. In the end, he merely pushed that inch of exposed blade back into its sheath and continued walking toward the deepest part of the Burial Sword Valley.

Gu Wufeng no longer wanted to catch up to Ye Chuan’s score.

It was not that he lacked courage. It was simply that this matter had already gone beyond courage. Using two hundred million points to chase one hundred and eighty billion would only make him look like a fool.

What he wanted to do now was simply reach the end of the Burial Sword Valley and see how far his sword could truly go.

His sword heart was unwavering.

Beneath the deserted village, Lin Fan likewise saw the change in Ye Chuan’s score. His fingers tightened unconsciously around the Azure Lotus Sword Talisman.

He had just obtained a hidden inheritance, and his score had once again entered the top ten. The confidence he had finally managed to rebuild was nearly shattered by that string of numbers.

Emperor Cangxuan’s voice quickly rang out.

“Don’t look. Don’t look at it. Don’t go looking.”

Lin Fan was silent for a moment. “Master, the Heaven’s Chosen Stele is right in front of me.”

Emperor Cangxuan fell silent as well. In the end, he could only say, “Then take one look, and afterward, continue walking your own path.”

Lin Fan felt that his master’s words were somewhat perfunctory, but he also understood that continuing to fixate on Ye Chuan’s score would bring him no benefit.

At the very least, he had just obtained the Azure Lotus Sword Talisman, and with the guidance of nine-colored fortune, he might still be able to find an even greater opportunity within the ancient realm.

With that thought, Lin Fan withdrew his gaze and continued forward along the azure passage that had appeared behind the underground stone chamber.

Yet before leaving, he still couldn’t help taking one more look at Ye Chuan’s score.

One hundred and eighty billion.

Lin Fan took a deep breath and quickened his pace.

In the Myriad Laws City, Fa Wuxiang had just walked out of the fourteenth Dao Hall. The sleeves of his robe still bore the traces left by spatial blades.

When he raised his head and saw the newly appeared words on the Heaven’s Chosen Stele, his entire body froze in place. For a long time, he did not move at all.

[Ye Chuan has obtained the Myriad Laws City Lord’s Token.]

[Ye Chuan’s current score: one hundred and eighty billion.]

Fa Wuxiang raised a hand and rubbed the space between his brows. He suddenly began to suspect that although he had previously walked out of the Soul Dao Hall, he had never truly escaped the illusion.

“No. All of this is fake.”

“I can’t tell anymore. I really can’t tell anymore. Hahahaha!”

After he finished speaking, the projection of the Heaven’s Chosen Stele before him did not disappear. Instead, Ye Chuan’s name became even more dazzling.

Fa Wuxiang closed his eyes and circulated the Clear Heart Immortal Art once more. He even used a light-based immortal technique to illuminate his sea of consciousness from beginning to end.

The result remained unchanged.

One hundred and eighty billion was still one hundred and eighty billion.

“The illusion shouldn’t be this outrageous.”

Fa Wuxiang lowered his hand. For the first time, exhaustion he could not conceal appeared on his face.

He had cultivated for three thousand years and had always ranked first among all the disciples of the same generation in the Myriad Laws Immortal Sect. After entering the Myriad Laws City, he had consecutively passed through fourteen Dao Halls.

No matter where such a performance was placed, it would be more than enough to earn him the title of a heaven-defying prodigy.

Yet while he was still seriously challenging the trials, Ye Chuan had already beaten the City Lord into submission and even obtained partial authority over the entire Myriad Laws City!

The two of them were simply not on the same level!

Fa Wuxiang stood before the fifteenth Dao Hall. After remaining silent for a long while, he still raised his hand and pushed open the door.

“Even if I can’t catch up, I still can’t stop moving forward.”

Those words sounded as if he were speaking to himself, but they were also a response to the disciples of the Myriad Laws Immortal Sect who were watching him from outside.

Fa Wuxiang admitted that Ye Chuan was monstrous, but he would not abandon his own path because of it. Otherwise, he would not deserve to be the Dao Child of the Myriad Laws Immortal Sect.

At the center of the Myriad Laws City, Ye Chuan paid no attention to the thoughts of those outside. At that moment, he was lowering his head and sensing the changes that had appeared within his body.

After devouring the Myriad Laws True Body, the black-gold power of chaos had become even more condensed, and the various Great Daos had been completely integrated into it.

The most obvious change was still the power of Ye Chuan’s Words of Truth.

After the Three Thousand Great Daos were fused into chaos, the surrounding laws would automatically complete whatever Ye Chuan said, causing reality to develop in the direction he desired.

The ability to make reality obey his words had grown stronger.

Next time, he could turn Lan Xiaoke into a little girl.

After overcoming the trials of the Myriad Laws, Ye Chuan began sensing the auras of the others.

Huli was located to the southeast of the Myriad Laws City. Her aura was relatively stable. Although several disciples from other immortal sects were nearby, no conflict had broken out for the time being.

Lan Xiaoke, meanwhile, was much farther away, in the Beast Plains.

Her aura was moving rapidly.

Behind her were several thousand even more powerful beast auras, pursuing her at an even more terrifying speed.

Ye Chuan stared silently for a moment at the blue light darting all over the token.

He didn’t even need to see it in person to know that Lan Xiaoke had definitely done something she shouldn’t have.

Ye Chuan raised his hand and activated the Myriad Laws City Lord Token. A spatial ripple slowly unfolded before him.

The scene of the Celestial Beast Plains soon appeared on the other side of the spatial passage.

“I might as well go take a look.”

…

The Celestial Beast Plains stretched so far that its end was nowhere in sight. Golden waves of grass rose and fell beneath the raging wind, while countless enormous beasts thundered through the distant valleys.

Lan Xiaoke hugged a white giant egg larger than her own head. Her legs had already become nothing but afterimages as she ran, with several thousand celestial beasts in hot pursuit behind her.

There were crimson lions with twin wings growing from their backs, horned flood dragons ten thousand zhang long, and even several ancient ferocious beasts whose auras approached the pinnacle of the Daluo realm.

They had originally lived in different regions of the Celestial Beast Plains, but now they seemed to have coordinated with one another, all chasing after Lan Xiaoke.

“I told you, I didn’t steal it!”

Lan Xiaoke shouted over her shoulder. The white giant egg in her arms wobbled twice as if joining in her explanation.

But instead of stopping, the celestial beasts behind her let out even more furious roars.

Not long before, Lan Xiaoke had just entered the Celestial Beast Plains when she spotted the white giant egg beside a golden lake.

She hadn’t planned on taking it.

But the egg suddenly rolled down from the lakeside, all the way to her feet, and even lightly bumped against her shoe twice.

Lan Xiaoke thought the thing was round and white, and that it contained an extremely dense aura of life. At a glance, it was obviously worth a great deal of money.

Since it had rolled right to her feet of its own accord, it had to be ownerless.

And anything ownerless that she picked up naturally became hers.

Lan Xiaoke felt that this logic was perfectly sound.

It wasn’t until she picked up the white giant egg that the entire Celestial Beast Plains trembled. Every celestial beast nearby raised its head at the same time.

Only then did Lan Xiaoke realize that they might have some interest in the egg.

But how could she return something she had already found?

So she began running with the egg in her arms.

“Chasing me won’t do you any good!”

Lan Xiaoke ran while speaking earnestly. “It already has the surname Lan now. From here on out, it’s called Blue Eggy. It has nothing to do with you!”

The white giant egg wobbled again in her arms, and a faint golden glow lit up across its surface.

When the celestial beasts behind her saw the golden glow, they seemed to be provoked even further. Their speed increased by another notch.

Lan Xiaoke glanced back at them and decided that they were being completely unreasonable.

The egg had clearly chosen her of its own accord.

What right did these celestial beasts have to snatch it away?

Suddenly, the space ahead rippled. A black-and-gold spatial passage appeared, and Ye Chuan slowly stepped out from the other side.

Lan Xiaoke’s eyes lit up. Hugging the giant egg, she charged straight toward him before deftly hiding behind Ye Chuan.

“Ye Chuan, they want to steal my treasure!”

“Steal an egg?” Ye Chuan patted Lan Xiaoke on the bottom. “How did you manage to provoke this many of them?”

“I couldn’t help it. The starry-sky beasts wouldn’t listen to me,” Lan Xiaoke said.