"Ten years."
"Do you have the confidence to break through to the Emperor Realm?"
Ten years?
Currently, Chen Yunxuan, who has the highest cultivation among them, has already reached the fifth level of the Immortal Realm. But breaking through to the Emperor Realm within ten years—that’s no easy feat.
In the Tai Xuan World, the most widely known record for the fastest breakthrough to the Emperor Realm was achieved by someone who reached it at a hundred years old.
Though Chen Chang'an didn’t find this record particularly reliable—he suspected Mu Yunyao had broken through to the Emperor Realm in far less time—it still indirectly proved that reaching the Emperor Realm was no simple task.
Hearing Chen Chang'an's words, Chen Yunxuan didn’t feel much pressure. Even without Chen Chang'an mentioning it, this was already his goal.
"Let’s just try and see."
"Even if I don’t break through to the Emperor Realm, I believe I won’t necessarily be weaker than those people," Chen Yunxuan said with a smile.
"Good!"
"No need to feel any pressure. Your current strength already far surpasses your peers, and you can even rival the older generation of experts."
"You’ve become the pioneers of this era."
"Go on. Ten years will pass in the blink of an eye," Chen Chang'an said lightly.
As people grow, parting is the most natural thing. Though there was some reluctance in their hearts, everyone understood they couldn’t stay together forever.
After bidding farewell to Chen Chang'an, Chen Yunxuan, Ye Zhiqiu, and Li Qiye left first.
Gu Xian'er and Gu Fengyao, being girls, felt the sadness of separation more deeply.
"Young Master, after the Heaven, Earth, and Human Rankings are over… could you not send me away again?"
"By then, I should be strong enough to stay by your side, right?" Gu Xian'er asked nervously.
"Alright. After the Heaven Ranking ends, I won’t send you away," Chen Chang'an replied with a smile.
"Thank you, Young Master!"
Hearing his words, Gu Xian'er was filled with joy, wishing the ten years would pass in an instant.
"Chang'an, after the Heaven Ranking ends, let’s get married."
Gu Fengyao’s words left Chen Chang'an momentarily stunned. Married?
Where did this unrealistic idea come from?
"Hmm… we’ll talk about it then."
"Do you like me?"
"Do you know what marriage means?"
"Do you even understand what it feels like to love someone?"
"No, you don’t."
"You’re still young. You don’t understand these things yet."
"Think about it again when you truly comprehend them."
"Alright, that’s enough. It’s time for you to go."
Gu Fengyao, utterly bewildered, was dragged away by Gu Xian'er. It took her a long time to process what had just happened.
"Xian'er, what did Chang'an mean by that?"
"Isn’t he my fiancé? Isn’t marriage the natural next step?"
"Why did it feel like… I was forcing him?" Gu Fengyao asked, frustrated.
"Perhaps the Young Master isn’t ready to consider it yet. Don’t overthink it. Things will work out in time."
"The future is uncertain for all of us, after all."
"Right?"
Gu Xian'er’s words made Gu Fengyao nod in agreement. Though Gu Fengyao was older in age, Gu Xian'er was far more mature in mindset.
Unlike Gu Fengyao, who had always been a pampered young lady, Gu Xian'er had endured much hardship.
If not for Chen Chang'an, she might still be trapped in a brothel, never awakening her Phoenix Immortal Body.
Even if she had only sold her talents and not her body, people would still have looked at her with disdain.
"Fine, I won’t dwell on it. What happens in ten years can wait until then."
"So, where should we go now?" Gu Fengyao asked.
"Let fate decide," Gu Xian'er replied with a faint smile, saying no more.
With the Earth Ranking concluded and most of the crowd at Tai Hua Peak already gone, Chen Chang'an saw no reason to stay.
Not long after leaving, he sensed someone following him.
Exchanging a glance with the big yellow dog beside him, he casually sat down, waiting for the pursuer to reveal themselves.
"Feng Yunnian of the Sealed Immortal Holy Land greets the senior."
Sealed Immortal Holy Land?
Hearing the name, Chen Chang'an frowned.
Hadn’t the Sealed Immortal Holy Land disbanded long ago? Why was someone claiming to be from it now?
"You’re looking for me?" Chen Chang'an asked.
"By the order of our Holy Master, I invite you to the Sealed Immortal Holy Land."
"In three months, our holy land will reappear in the Tai Xuan World."
"We hope you will honor us with your presence."
The Sealed Immortal Holy Land, returning to the Tai Xuan World?
Was this Holy Master a newcomer… or someone from the past?
Chen Chang'an had nearly forgotten about this matter. Yet now, they were resurfacing on their own?
"Where?" Chen Chang'an asked.
"The original site of the Sealed Immortal Holy Land—the Sealed Immortal Platform."
"Understood. I’ll be there."
"Then this junior shall take his leave."
After Feng Yunnian departed, Chen Chang'an glanced at the big yellow dog and grinned.
"Looks like we’ve got something to do again."
"You know, we don’t have any direct ties to the Sealed Immortal Holy Land, but we do have plenty of history with the factions that split from it."
"What do you think their Holy Master wants with us?"
The dog snorted. "To court death, obviously."
"But speaking of which, does your master know about this?"
"If I remember right, your master and the original Holy Master of the Sealed Immortal Holy Land were both champions of the previous Heaven, Earth, and Human Rankings."
"Wouldn’t that make them old acquaintances?"
Old acquaintances?
If it was the same Holy Master from back then, then yes. But that person had already ascended to the upper realm.
Still, Chen Chang'an remembered Mu Ye’s words at the Ten Thousand Beasts Alliance—the original Holy Master had left them with tasks before departing.
"My master probably knows something."
"But who knows where she is now?"
"Honestly, ever since the Gu family incident, I’ve been—"
Before he could finish, his heart suddenly jolted.
Master?
Mu Yunyao, who had been missing all this time, appeared right before him.
"Master?"
Seeing her, Chen Chang'an’s heart raced, his face breaking into a wide smile.
"Master, you have no idea how much I’ve missed you."
"Without you, I couldn’t eat, couldn’t sleep, I—"
"Stop."
"Did you forget about the ‘one dragon playing with two phoenixes’ incident?"
"Uh…"
Mu Yunyao’s words left Chen Chang'an speechless.
Damn, Master… were you eavesdropping?
Is that a hobby of yours?
"Why are you sneaking away when you see me?"
Mu Yunyao frowned at the big yellow dog, who was trying to slink off unnoticed.
"No, absolutely not! I was just… ahem, giving you two some space. You talk."
"I... I'm just a dog, so please don't make things difficult for me, alright?"
ose... to cooperate with the protagonist! Shen Yuan: I have a system! Protagonist: What? System: Holy crap, you're just spilling it out like that? Shen Yuan: Let's team up, we'll split the system rewards! Protagonist: Fifty-fifty split? Shen Yuan: No way! Protagonist: What!? I'm the one getting beaten up, and I don't get half? Shen Yuan: Forty-sixty split, I get forty, you get sixty! Protagonist: Deal! Big brother, come on, hit me! As long as it doesn't kill me, beat me like you mean it! Shen Yuan: Don't worry... I will definitely protect all of you! No one but me can lay a finger on you! Guard our Heaven's Chosen Ones! I'm the only one allowed to bully them!
young master of the Shen family—a figure of immense power and wealth beyond measure—and awakened the "Destined Ultimate Villain System"! His starting scenario? Running into his icy fiancée who shows up with a mountain-descending divine doctor to break off their engagement. The divine doctor arrogantly taunts: "What does your Shen family have besides a bit of stinking money? You're not even worthy of tying Qingxue's shoelaces!" Shen Fei just smiled. He completely defied the usual script: "Fine, I agree to break off the engagement. Also, notify the finance department to withdraw all investments from the Su family." Minutes later, with its capital chain severed, the Su Group teetered on the brink of bankruptcy! The once aloof and proud ice queen CEO was thrown into utter panic. That very night, she went to Shen Fei's villa, casting aside all dignity to beg and plead desperately... From then on, in this world teeming with Sons of Destiny, Shen Fei embarked on a path of extreme dimensional suppression! A mountain-descending divine doctor? Peerless medical skills? Shen Fei: "Reporting you for practicing medicine without a license! I'll gladly take your ancient medicinal cauldron and twin sister assassins." The Crooked-Smiling Dragon King? Commanding a hundred thousand soldiers with a single order? Shen Fei: "Illegal assembly and suspected treason! Let a fleet of attack helicopters sanitize the area and teach you what the state apparatus really means!" A reborn tycoon? Knows all the golden opportunities of the next decade? Shen Fei: "A trillion in capital to reverse and pump the stock market, making you blow your margin and jump on the very first day of your rebirth!" What Chosen Ones? What bearers of Heavenly Fortune? In Shen Fei's eyes, they're all just chives (i.e., suckers/marks) waiting to be harvested! Shen Fei: "Sorry, but as the Destined Ultimate Villain, I don't play by the rules of honor. I only play the game of dimensional suppression."
transmigrates into the world as the sect master of the Heavenly Yan Sect, which is on the verge of being wiped out. He binds a system that grants him cultivation power based on the number of disciples he has: for each disciple, he automatically gains a year's worth of cultivation every single day! Take one disciple: every day he gains 1 year of cultivation power. While others struggle through a year of bitter training, he gets the same just by sleeping through a single night. Take ten disciples: every day he gains 10 years of cultivation power. Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, Nascent Soul—he breezes through all bottlenecks without lifting a finger. Take one hundred disciples: every day he gains 100 years of cultivation power. Even a Soul Transformation Venerable before him can’t survive a single blow. Take ten thousand disciples: every day he gains 10,000 years of cultivation power! With a wave of his hand, he topples empires. With a single step, he crushes the sacred grounds of the universe. ... While others fight tooth and nail for secret techniques, Lin Yan casually hands out Nascent Soul-level cultivation manuals as beginner textbooks. While others strain to find talented recruits, Lin Yan opens his doors to anyone—so long as they’re human. In just three short years, the Heavenly Yan Sect went from a backwater sect made up of three crumbling huts to a sacred land that every cultivator under heaven would kill to enter. ... One day, otherworldly demon gods invade, with a million demon soldiers pressing down upon the realm. Lin Yan, yawning, rises from his lounge chair and glances at the system panel: [Current Disciples: 1.28 million] [Daily Cultivation Increase: 1.28 million years] He waves his hand casually, and the countless demon soldiers are reduced to ashes in an instant. “So noisy… interrupting my fishing.”
't think I'm that capable, I'm just trying my best to stay alive. I've been kind all my life, never did anything bad, yet worldly suffering spared me not one bit. The human world is a nice place, but I won't come back in my next life. A kind young man, who wanted to just get by singing, but through repeated deceits and betrayals, has gone down an irredeemable path.
