Cloud's End: I Am the Five-Katana Immortal Venerable

"Pfft—"

Jiang Che couldn't hold back his laughter.

Fine, he admitted it. He had long anticipated that his little brother would pull a stunt like this, which was exactly why he deliberately set up this play.

The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind. You might make a killing, but there was absolutely no way I would take a loss.

"Husband... why don't you come with me to the Demonic Domain Borderlands?" Yun Ya nestled in Jiang Che's embrace, looking just like a wife about to part with her husband.

As long as Tian Chan wasn't mentioned, Yun Ya was a very normal girl. But the moment Tian Chan was involved... she would instantly turn into a yandere, and only a yandere towards Tian Chan.

"Go with you to the Demonic Domain Borderlands?" Jiang Che raised an eyebrow, not knowing what this girl had up her sleeve.

"Mm..." Yun Ya nodded. "Tian Chan is highly likely to turn to the dark side because of my death... If she truly goes dark, no one will be able to keep her in check. Senior Sister Tian Chan might very well fall into the path of evil spirits because of this..."

Clearly, although Yun Ya was a yandere and desperately wanted to see Tian Chan's pitiful, remorseful state with her own eyes, she still had a bottom line. She only wanted to torment Tian Chan's heart and would never truly threaten her life.

Sometimes, people were just such complexes of contradictions!

"Alright, your husband will do as you say!" Jiang Che said dotingly.

Lately, it had been peaceful singing and dancing during the day, and partying every single night. He felt like he was about to waste away completely, so going out for a stroll sounded pretty good.

He heard that a rather badass Heavenly Horse Evil Exalt had recently appeared over at the Demonic Domain Borderlands. Speaking of which, he hadn't ridden a horse yet. He could consider taking it in as a mount.

"Husband, Ya'er recently found some inspiration and composed a new zither piece. Would you like me to play it for you?"

"Play it at once!"

...

The Demonic Domain Borderlands.

Tian Chan had been restless lately. The news from the borderlands battlefield was almost entirely shocking and tragic—constantly reporting this immortal's defeat or that battlefield's collapse. Furthermore, she was now being watched by two Evil Emperors from the Evil Spirit Plane.

The strength of that Fallen Heavenly Dao from the Evil Spirit Plane was even more terrifying than before. She could defeat her previously, but now, she could at most fight her to a draw!

Once the opposing Fallen Heavenly Dao tied her down, the other Evil Emperor, the Chaos Demonic Ape, would ruthlessly strike, dealing a devastating blow to the Nine Heavens Borderlands.

Next was Junior Sister Yun Ya. She could now be certain... she had definitely forgotten many things regarding Junior Sister Yun Ya.

But why were these memories suddenly appearing in fragments now?

She was a Supreme Immortal Exalt. Who could silently alter her memories?

Even a Supreme Immortal Emperor would absolutely not have such an ability!

So there was only one possibility left: she had sealed her own memories.

In her youth, she must have done something that made her regret it for the rest of her life, or perhaps committed an unforgivable sin she could not face. Thus, she could only forcibly seal away that segment of memory. Once the memory was uncovered... she would likely face endless, agonizing pain.

Yes! That must be it!

In an instant, Tian Chan broke out in a cold sweat. Originally, she had wanted to thoroughly dig out these memory fragments, but now... she was afraid.

Although she could not be certain just how terrifying these memory fragments were, just from the sparse fragments she could see... she had definitely done something that wronged Junior Sister Yun Ya, or perhaps... she had witnessed something so despairing that she sealed off that memory.

She was scared, terrified, and did not want to face it!

Even... she was now a bit afraid of facing Junior Sister Yun Ya.

However, the more one feared something, the more likely it was to happen!

"Palace Master Tian!"

Yun Ya had arrived!

"J-Junior Sister!" Tian Chan turned around, her gaze toward Yun Ya extremely complex. Her Junior Sister Yun Ya's face was now full of smiles, looking as though she was living very happily by Jiang Che's side.

But she... felt like years were passing like days, spending almost every day and night in endless torment.

But as long as Junior Sister Yun Ya was happy, that was enough.

"Senior Sister Tian Chan..." Yun Ya called out in a hushed voice, looking somewhat playful.

"I received a treasure from my husband, and my cultivation base has now risen significantly. Guess what my cultivation level is now?"

Tian Chan was taken aback and then used her divine sense to perceive Yun Ya.

She was instantly dumbfounded!

Immortal... Immortal Exalt???

How was that possible?

Yun Ya had only just broken through to the Third Tribulation Immortal Lord realm a few hundred years ago, and her realm hadn't even stabilized yet. How could she have broken through to become a Fifth Tribulation Immortal Exalt in such a short period of time?

She had become an Immortal Exalt just like her. The last time she saw Yun Ya... she was still a Third Tribulation Immortal Lord. It had been less than a month, and she had already passed two tribulations to become an Immortal Exalt?

Wasn't this a bit too absurd? This was the Immortal Realm, not the Qi Condensation stage. You couldn't just skyrocket in levels whenever you wanted. What immortal didn't take thousands or tens of thousands of years to pass a single tribulation?

"Senior Sister Tian Chan, my current realm is no worse than yours now!"

The reason she was able to rapidly soar to the Fifth Tribulation Immortal Exalt realm was indeed closely related to Jiang Che!

Jiang Che possessed an Immortal Emperor-level Immortal Dao Origin, and he also had an incredibly powerful dual cultivation technique. Coupled with the enhancement of various miraculous pills and medicines... her cultivation rose rapidly like a rocket.

Of course, if it were only these things, it would still be far from enough. The main reason was... Jiang Che had rented a short-term Immortal Exalt Origin for her.

[Immortal Exalt Origin: Allows the user to temporarily obtain an Immortal Exalt-level life origin and gain Immortal Exalt-level combat power.]

Yun Ya smiled, her smile innocent and brilliant.

As her husband had said, the happier she smiled now, the more sorrowful... Senior Sister Tian Chan would be later.

"Right..." Tian Chan chimed in.

She felt a lively aura from Yun Ya that she hadn't felt in a long time; she herself hadn't felt it in ten thousand years.

"Senior Sister, Senior Sister, I now hold a half-step Dao artifact in my hands, and my cultivation has reached the Fifth Tribulation Immortal Exalt realm. I also have trump cards gifted by my husband. I feel like defeating an Immortal Emperor wouldn't even be a problem!"

Tian Chan nodded.

"Senior Sister, I heard that the Evil Spirit Plane has a Heavenly Horse Evil Exalt that is giving you a huge headache. How about I make a move? I can definitely kill him!" Yun Ya said proudly.

"Wh... what? No! Absolutely not!" Tian Chan instantly snapped back to her senses.

Yun Ya wanted to duel the Heavenly Horse Evil Exalt one-on-one? Wasn't this a joke!

One had to know that the Heavenly Horse Evil Exalt currently had an illustrious battle record on their Nine Heavens side. He was an existence who slaughtered Immortal Exalts without rival. His Heavenly Horse Battle Spear had shattered the Dao hearts of who knew how many Nine Heavens Immortal Exalts.

People would actually die!

"Why not? Senior Sister... I'm already a Fifth Tribulation Immortal Exalt! And I control a half-step Dao artifact... I don't want to just be a pretty vase!"

Yun Ya spoke with extreme seriousness.

Tian Chan: "......"