To hell with the so-called supreme leader, I'll take matters into my own hands

Ye Mengyao was moved to tears.

"Jiang Che, will my cultivation speed improve after gaining the Invincible Dao Heart?"

"Well—" Jiang Che pondered for a moment.

"I’ve already thought about how to enhance your talents. When you reach the Divine Transformation stage, I’ll take you to exploit the Heavenly Dao’s resources. By then, you’ll at least attain an Immortal Physique. If you’re ambitious, you can aim even higher!"

"Leave everything to me!"

Ye Mengyao nodded repeatedly. Her biggest fear was becoming a mere ornament, gradually forgotten by Jiang Che.

But after this incident, she realized one thing—she held a significant place in Jiang Che’s heart, and he truly loved her deeply.

Jiang Che only needed to love her, while Ye Mengyao had many things to do—like striving relentlessly to grow stronger!

Ye Mengyao took the Jingwei’s Heart from Jiang Che’s hand. The moment she touched it, the feather instantly melted into her palm and vanished.

"Huh? Where did it go?"

Ye Mengyao gasped in surprise, her face filled with anxiety. Though she didn’t know what it was, she was certain it was incredibly precious!

But the next second, she froze. Her entire aura seemed to shift, becoming sharper and more intense.

Yet beyond that, there were no other changes.

"Yaoyao, do you feel anything different inside you?" Jiang Che asked.

Ye Mengyao furrowed her delicate brows, deep in thought.

A growling sound came from her stomach, and the girl’s face flushed crimson. "I’m hungry..."

Jiang Che: "..."

Well, nothing mattered more than his wife’s needs!

Fortunately, Jiang Che had now mastered the basics of time manipulation, allowing him to compress time around him by up to four times.

For instance, during the three days that passed externally, Jiang Che had actually spent twelve days within Ye Mengyao’s spiritual consciousness.

Even if Ye Mengyao had truly fallen into darkness, those twelve days would have been enough for Jiang Che to bring her back.

Activating time compression!

A terrifying surge of rule-based power instantly spread, forming a domain that enveloped the room.

Such time-compression abilities were typically used by experts to turn the tide in battle. But in the hands of a "master" like Jiang Che, it took on a whole new meaning.

Using time manipulation to woo girls? No one else would dare to be this extravagant.

Extreme time compression drained spiritual energy at an astronomical rate. An average Divine Transformation cultivator could barely sustain it for a few minutes.

But was Jiang Che an average Divine Transformation cultivator?

Using the time domain, he gave Ye Mengyao and Yu Wan'er some special treatment—a completely innocent kind, of course.

Like catching jellyfish in the Deep Sea Dragon Palace, or casually browsing the various underwater races and taking whatever sea creatures they fancied straight to the cooking pot.

In no time, the entire Dragon Palace was thrown into chaos, especially among the shrimp soldiers and crab generals—the fear of Jiang Che, the Great Demon King, resurfaced in their hearts.

"Haha, Wan'er, how can you eat so much? You’re almost turning into a little piggy!" Ye Mengyao covered her mouth, her eyes curved in amusement.

Yu Wan'er let out a burp, her round belly looking as if she were four months pregnant.

"Jiang Che, I’m pregnant. You have to take responsibility!" Yu Wan'er patted her belly.

"Tch, here’s some medicine—get rid of the baby!" Jiang Che smirked and handed her an "abortion pill" (actually a digestive tablet).

Yu Wan'er: "You—you—you... Watch out, or I’ll run away with the baby! You’ll chase, I’ll flee—"

"Reading too many romance novels, huh? ‘Run away with the baby’?" Jiang Che shot her a glance. He didn’t dare let this little troublemaker get pregnant.

She was already enough of a handful without a baby. If she actually got pregnant... she’d be unstoppable!

"Wuwuwu~ Yaoyao-jie, look at him..."

Ye Mengyao didn’t intervene. She was in an excellent mood—it had been nearly half a year since she last spent time alone with Jiang Che.

Her world was small, so small that it could only hold Jiang Che... well, maybe with Yu Wan'er squeezed in too.

Though it’d be even better without Wan'er.

Poor Yu Wan'er had no idea her beloved Yaoyao-jie was starting to find her annoying.

...

"Jiang Che, if I walk the Path of Heartlessness... will I lose myself?"

That night, Ye Mengyao lay in Jiang Che’s arms, her voice tinged with worry.

Her earlier bet with the Supreme Forgetfulness Immortal had been made in a fit of anger, and with Jiang Che backing her, she had been fearless.

But now, the more she thought about it, the less confident she felt. After all, that was an actual immortal. Just practicing the "Supreme Forgetfulness Scripture" for a short while had already made her lose herself.

"Uh... Yaoyao, are you really this unreliable?"

Jiang Che was speechless. With such an unstable Dao Heart, how could she possibly resist the Path of Heartlessness?

No wonder the Supreme madwoman had tricked her so easily in just a few days.

"Don’t worry, Yaoyao. With the Jingwei’s Heart, your mind is clear. Try cultivating the ‘Supreme Forgetfulness Scripture’ once. I’ll be here—nothing will go wrong."

Jiang Che reassured her.

"Mm!" Ye Mengyao didn’t refuse. She nodded, trusting Jiang Che unconditionally.

Soon, she entered a meditative state, her entire demeanor shifting instantly. Her once-tender gaze turned cold and detached.

Coupled with her snow-white hair, she now bore a faint resemblance to the Supreme Immortal.

Ye Mengyao’s aura also grew stronger, exuding a terrifying pressure—though only at the late Shattering Heaven stage, it carried the might of Divine Transformation.

"Yaoyao?"

Ye Mengyao glanced sideways at his call, but her aura remained distant.

"What nonsense ‘Supreme’? I’ll do it myself!"

Arrogant—unbelievably so!

After her bold declaration, she pressed close to Jiang Che, her gaze icy yet haughty.

"You... guess who I am now?"

Her voice had shifted from a girl’s soft tone to a mature, domineering one.

Jiang Che was amused. Who knew Ye Mengyao had a thing for role-playing?

Come to think of it, Ye Mengyao’s current state was likely a dual-soul situation, with the Supreme’s remnant soul sealed away by his system’s Dao power.

But if he released the Supreme’s soul temporarily, letting her take over Ye Mengyao’s body... wouldn’t that mean...

Ahem. It definitely wasn’t about lust—just about exploiting the Supreme’s resources.

Yes, purely for resource exploitation.

"Huh? Jiang Che, don’t you like it?" Ye Mengyao tilted her head, the cold aura vanishing instantly.

"I do."

"Jiang Che, when I was cultivating the Supreme Forgetfulness Scripture earlier, even though I entered a state of detachment, my soul remained conscious!"

"It’s as if the scripture was tailor-made for me. In that state... my cultivation speed was incredibly fast—even faster than when we... dual-cultivate!"

Ye Mengyao exclaimed in delight.