I Treat You Like a Brother, But You Treat Me Like a Distant Cousin

Sun Immortal Physique...

When Gu Wantang heard these four words, she inexplicably rubbed her legs together.

The attraction of the Sun Immortal Physique to the Taiyin Immortal Physique was simply too great. Because of her Taiyin Immortal Physique... the balance of Yin and Yang forces within her body had long been completely disrupted.

As her cultivation level continuously increased, she had now reached the peak of the Quasi-Emperor realm, the tenth heaven. The imbalance of Yin and Yang had grown larger and larger. Currently, she was only relying on her own power, the Taiyin Immortal Sutra, and a monthly dose of 'Pure Yang Immortal Elixir' to suppress the restless Taiyin force within her.

But now, it was like the moment right before an avalanche. Once she underwent her Emperor Tribulation and ascended to the Great Emperor realm... the long-accumulated Taiyin force would inevitably erupt completely.

Even if she managed to survive the Emperor Tribulation by relying on the advantages of her immortal physique... she would likely be reduced to a mad, lustful demon emperor.

There were quite a few examples of this in the Nine Heavens. It was said that in the Demon Realm, there was once a female demonic cultivator who possessed an Extreme Yin Immortal Physique, even more terrifying than her own Taiyin Immortal Physique. But unlike her own solitary and desireless nature, that demoness chose to indulge herself.

She had long since become a Second Tribulation Immortal. It was said that now, due to her dwindling lifespan... she was wantonly draining the vital essence of male cultivators, causing the deaths of up to a million male cultivators every year...

She didn't want to become like that!

"What's wrong? Wife, are you tempted? With your husband's Radiant Sun Immortal Physique combined with the Sun Immortal Physique... who else in all the Nine Heavens and Ten Thousand Realms is worthy of you besides me?"

Gu Wantang's face flushed red. On the surface, her emotions didn't seem to fluctuate much, but in reality... her thoughts were already beginning to wander.

She was believing more and more in karma. Because she possessed the Taiyin Immortal Physique, she had encountered her destined other half.

"When are you coming to the Nine Heavens? I can barely suppress the Taiyin force within me anymore and urgently need to undergo the Emperor Tribulation... to become an Emperor!" Gu Wantang urged.

"See? Getting impatient again?"

Jiang Che's thin lips curved into a smile. What nonsense about being unable to suppress the Taiyin force and urgently needing the tribulation?

Wasn't that all bullshit? You've been suppressing it for nearly a thousand years, what difference do a few more years make?

This is clearly just...

"You—" A trace of feigned anger appeared on Gu Wantang's beautiful face.

"Don't worry, wife. For you... your husband will smash through the dimensional barrier in a few days and enter the Nine Heavens with dignity... to marry you and bring you home!"

"Pah! Smooth talker! Go die!"

Gu Wantang obviously didn't believe Jiang Che's words were true, thinking it was just one of his tricks to deceive girls.

But for some reason, she wasn't really angry. Instead, the corners of her mouth lifted slightly.

After ending the video call, Gu Wantang was in a rather good mood. She sat on the table with her legs crossed, took out a cup of crimson, magma-like immortal nectar from her spatial ring—it was clearly brimming with pure Yang energy.

The young woman's mind recalled Jiang Che's face from moments ago. "Hmph... he is indeed quite handsome, no wonder he can fool so many girls!"

She had lived in the Taiyin Immortal Palace since childhood and had seen very few members of the opposite sex, let alone those her own age.

If not for the Taiyin Immortal Physique's craving for Yang energy, she might have long since become a budding little lily flower.

And right at that moment, a charming, coquettish voice sounded by her ear.

"Ha... haaah! I slept for so long... Huh? Tangtang, why are you wearing my clothes?"

The Taiyin Mystic Maiden, who had been sleeping for a long time, had rarely awakened. The time when both their souls were simultaneously conscious was extremely short, only about ten minutes a day.

"Wow, you actually video-called Jiang Che? And you're wearing my clothes? I never would have guessed... you're even more daring than I am?" The Taiyin Mystic Maiden giggled.

"Shut up!" Gu Wantang vented her anger at the empty air.

"Oh ho? Is our little husband about to enter the Nine Heavens?" The Taiyin Heart Demon, sharing the same body and soul, had seen their chat history.

"Listen up! You are you, and I am me! Don't keep dragging 'us' into everything! Once I pass the Emperor Tribulation... the first one I'll destroy is you, this heart demon!" Gu Wantang scolded angrily.

"Aiya, aiya! Why so angry? We've been sisterly confidantes for hundreds of years. No one understands you better than I do. And you actually want to destroy me? That breaks my heart," the Taiyin Mystic Maiden said with a pained expression.

......

"What? Bro, you're going to enter the Nine Heavens?"

Jiang Ruoxu was utterly shocked.

"Yeah. Do you want a ride along?"

"Yes, yes, yes! Absolutely going!" The little brother was very excited. After all, Jiang Che was his biggest backer. If the backer was leaving... what was the point of him staying in the Mortal Realm? Moreover, only after entering the Nine Heavens could his "Show-off System" truly reach its full potential!

Jiang Che glanced at Jiang Ruoxu's cultivation level. The little brother had already reached the peak of the Martial God stage!

He placed a large hand on Jiang Ruoxu's shoulder. "Seems you've been slacking off lately. How come your cultivation is only at the peak of the Martial God stage?"

Jiang Ruoxu: "..."

That's already pretty fast, okay? This cultivation speed... reaching the peak of Martial God in just a few years. From what he knew, even a reincarnated Immortal Emperor wasn't this fast!

"Bro, the main thing is... I've been running out of inspiration lately. I'm almost sick of showing off. It's the same few routines over and over. Sometimes forcing a show-off just ends up being really awkward..." Jiang Ruoxu sighed, feeling somewhat mentally exhausted.

"Mentally exhausted? Don't worry... I'll toss you into the Demon Realm later, let you experience the 'gentleness' of those demonesses. Then you won't feel mentally tired anymore," Jiang Che said with a light laugh, like an elder.

Jiang Ruoxu: "..."

Toss me into a pile of demonesses? Is that something a decent person would say?

He had heard about the behavior of those demonesses in the Demon Realm, how they often drained the vital essence of male cultivators.

Bro, you get to feast on delicacies, and you're giving me scraps?

I give you my heart, and you piss on me? I treat you like a real brother, and you treat me like a cousin!

Although, technically, I guess I am a cousin...

"By the way, go ask the people from the Chosen Ones Association. If any of them are willing to follow us into the Nine Heavens, I can take them all in when the time comes."

"Take them all? Bro... wouldn't the cost be a bit too high?" Jiang Ruoxu frowned.

After all, it was currently a descent from the Nine Heavens to the lower realms. For cultivators from the Mortal Realm to return to the Nine Heavens was immensely difficult, and the cost would surely be enormous.

"No cost at all," Jiang Che waved his hand dismissively.

"Bro, they're probably in a similar situation to me. After all, they're all system possessors, and these systems were all made by you. There's no reason for them to stay in the Mortal Realm anymore."

"I'm just asking. Seven days from now... I'll directly use a method to blast open the passage between the Mortal Realm and the Nine Heavens, then board a Realm-Breaking Immortal Ark to enter the Nine Heavens. The spectacle... might be a bit grand. You can livestream it to show off then. Should get you some decent rewards."

Jiang Ruoxu's pupils contracted, but in the end, he just swallowed hard and nodded.

Although he wasn't clear what big move Jiang Che was preparing to make, countless past experiences told him one thing... as long as he stuck with Brother Jiang and followed his lead, if Jiang Che got the meat, he was absolutely guaranteed a taste of the broth.