Chapter 1017: Lord of Ten Thousand Realms
Mu Bingyun slightly raised her brow and said, "If that's the case, it would be best to select an elder to accompany him for safety, after all, his cultivation level is truly too low."
"Better not," Mu Xuanyin shook her head. "I plan to let him go alone."
"Alone?" Mu Bingyun was slightly surprised, then fell into thought.
"If he can't return alive, or fails to obtain the Qilin horn, then I won't bother helping him with so much effort. After all..." Mu Xuanyin's gaze seemed to carry a hint of resentment. "The price is truly too great. I am the dignified Yinxue Realm King, yet I have to expend so much energy for this little brat. I always feel it's somewhat unwilling."
Seeing Mu Xuanyin's expression, which resembled a child sulking, Mu Bingyun smiled softly and shook her head. "Although Yun Che's profound strength is still low, he is after all your personal disciple, and the news has already spread. In the Yinxue Realm, no one would dare to touch him, so how could there be danger?"
"That's not necessarily true." Mu Xuanyin narrowed her eyes slightly. "Some people's courage might be greater than the heavens. How that little brat obtains the Qilin horn and how he returns alive will depend entirely on his own ability."
"..." Mu Bingyun didn't press further. After a short while, she changed the subject. "In that case, let Xiaolan go with him. Since Xiaolan joined the sect, she has not been able to see her parents. The Ice Wind Nation Lord's thousand-year longevity celebration will certainly be attended by her parents as well, so this can allow their family to reunite. It can also soothe her homesickness."
Mu Xuanyin lightly pressed her lips together, looking timid and pitiful. "You're really exceptionally good to that little girl. Ah, if one day you no longer care for your elder sister, what would I do..."
Mu Bingyun looked helpless. "You're being mischievous again."
Mu Xuanyin let out a soft "pfft," then said in a sweet, soft voice, "But you should tell your little Xiaolan to be careful. The little brat I just took in is very dangerous to women."
"..." Mu Bingyun nodded in agreement. "Indeed."
"So you noticed too. Hmm... even Feixue was made restless by his charm. Your little Xiaolan..." Mu Xuanyin's watery eyes shimmered with mischievous waves. "Might just fall right into the tiger's mouth. Then she'll be thinking of him day and night, and might not even have time to care about you, her master."
"Feixue?" Mu Bingyun's beautiful eyes showed surprise, then she shook her head firmly. "Impossible. Feixue's nature is similar to mine; she simply cannot develop feelings for a man. Yun Che refused the dual cultivation matter, so she might feel some gratitude, but it's absolutely impossible for that to cause any romantic stirrings."
"That's exactly why I say he is dangerous to women."
Thinking of Mu Feixue's dazed and lost expression when she left that day, Mu Xuanyin's brow slightly curved.
Mu Xuanyin lazily rose from her ice chair. As her slender waist twisted, her pale, soft snow-white bosom trembled, the ice phoenix pattern on it rising and falling frequently, straining and stretching.
"Mmm..." Mu Xuanyin's fragrant lips gently parted, the sound falling on the ears like a soul-devouring, bone-melting sigh. "Time to go peek at that little brat again. I locked him in the Minghan Heavenly Lake and ordered him to obediently cultivate Moon-Breaking Shadow Flick, yet he's been secretly cultivating the Golden Crow World-Incinerating Record. Ah, I've scolded and beaten him so many times, but he still won't listen. So worrying."
Mu Bingyun: "..."
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The fourteenth day of Yun Che being confined in the Minghan Heavenly Lake.
Though it was called being "confined," a place like the Minghan Heavenly Lake was a lifelong luxury for ordinary Ice Phoenix disciples. Yun Che spent seven days fully comprehending and mastering the divine arts of the last three levels of the Golden Crow World-Incinerating Record, but he did not practice them. The remaining time was spent entirely on cultivating Moon-Breaking Shadow Flick... after all, when Mu Xuanyin left, she had ordered him to focus all his efforts on cultivating Moon-Breaking Shadow Flick, promising she would personally test him later.
If he disappointed her... the consequences would be severe.
Perhaps because he had a mature Star God Remnant Shadow as a foundation, Yun Che's progress in cultivating Moon-Breaking Shadow Flick was extremely fast... and after getting started, it became faster and faster. When he exhausted himself from training, he would dive into the Minghan Heavenly Lake and quickly recover his energy and profound strength... much faster than on the Star-Plucking Stone.
His profound strength also grew rapidly in this process... but this growth rate was still far too slow compared to the goal of reaching the Divine Tribulation Realm within two years.
High above, Mu Xuanyin silently watched as Yun Che continuously teleported and flickered in the flashes of cold light. Although he was still far from the realm of "stationary shadow," his teleportation speed and intervals were already quite mature, barely usable in actual combat.
Such progress was absolutely unprecedented in the history of the Yinxue Realm.
After training to the point of complete exhaustion again, Yun Che let out a long breath and was about to dive into the heavenly lake. But just as he turned, he suddenly found a snow-white figure standing before him. Her gaze was icy cold, releasing an endless chill of majesty.
Yun Che quickly stepped forward and bowed. "Disciple pays respects to Master."
After bowing for a long time, Yun Che received no reply. Only an icy, bone-piercing majesty pressed coldly on his body and soul, as if countless ice shards were pointed at his throat, making his whole body stiffen, not daring to move.
Could it be... she's going to settle that day's account? Yun Che thought with a cold shiver.
"Your progress is passable. It seems you don't need my guidance by your side. That saves me worry."
The icy voice held no anger, and the meaning could be considered praise. Yun Che immediately heaved a sigh of relief. "Thank you for your approval, Master... Your disciple is dull-witted. In the future, if I encounter difficulties, I will still trouble you for guidance."
"Dull-witted? Hmph! Get up."
Mu Xuanyin let out a cold snort, then furrowed her brow. "Che'er, answer me honestly... Why do you carry the aura of a true dragon on your body!"
Yun Che's heart tightened, and for a moment, he didn't dare to answer.
"And it's not just any ordinary true dragon aura."
Mu Xuanyin stared at him, her icy gaze making Yun Che feel as if his consciousness and soul were pierced. He hesitated for a while, then finally chose to tell the truth. "To answer Master, besides the phoenix and golden crow, your disciple has also received the inheritance of the... Dragon God."
"Dragon God!?" A flash of surprise passed through Mu Xuanyin's eyes. "The Dragon God you speak of, is it the Primordial Azure Dragon, the beast lord of the ancient god era and the chief of the dragon race?"
"Yes." Yun Che nodded.
"...No wonder," Mu Xuanyin said, partly in surprise and partly with some understanding. "Your profound strength is abnormal, related to the Evil God's power. And your body is equally abnormal. So it turns out you bear the bloodline of the Dragon God."
"Hmph, speaking of which, the planet you came from is truly extraordinary, to have so many divine legacies. The phoenix and golden crow are one thing, but the Dragon God as well!"
Yun Che: "..."
"Since it's the Dragon God's inheritance, that means the Dragon God bloodline in you is the original bloodline, the first-generation Dragon God bloodline." Mu Xuanyin's icy eyes narrowed, a cold light gathering. "If the Dragon God Realm learns of this, they will undoubtedly be extremely interested in you."
"Dragon God Realm?" Yun Che murmured... He clearly remembered that name, which the Primordial Azure Dragon had mentioned to him.
"Among the four divine regions of the Divine Realm—East, West, South, and North—the Western Divine Region is the strongest," Mu Xuanyin said indifferently. "Of the seventeen ruling realms in the four divine regions, the Western Divine Region holds six. Among them, the Dragon God Realm is the foremost of the six ruling realms, the de facto ruler of the Western Divine Region, and the... universally recognized strongest star realm in the Divine Realm!"
"Strongest... in the Divine Realm?" Yun Che's eyes widened slightly.
The strongest in the Divine Realm meant the strongest existence in the entire chaos space!
Mu Xuanyin continued, "More than seventy percent of the Eastern Divine Region are humans, with other races less than thirty percent. In contrast, more than seventy percent of the Western Divine Region are demon beasts. The Dragon God Realm consists entirely of true dragons, whose physical talents far surpass all other races, and they have inherited the Primordial Azure Dragon's legacy."
"Being true dragons themselves, they are immensely powerful from birth, and their compatibility with the Dragon God's divine power is unmatched. Their strength is only natural! The Realm King of the Dragon God Realm is called the 'Dragon Emperor,' the number one person in the entire Divine Realm today. Even the strongest Fantian Divine King of our Eastern Divine Region is no match for him."
Yun Che listened, his heart trembling. The dragon was the lord of all beasts, and indeed the lord of all living beings. Humans were born weak, while even a newborn dragon could shake mountains and stir seas. If they also received the divine power of the ancient Dragon God, becoming the foremost of the entire Divine Realm was indeed only natural.
Wait... Dragon Emperor? Then...
Seeing Yun Che's brow twitch, Mu Xuanyin glanced at him sideways. "Have you heard of the Dragon Emperor's name?"
"Ah?" Yun Che shook his head. "No, I haven't. However, your disciple once heard from Senior Sister Xiaolan... ah, Junior Sister Xiaolan about someone called the 'Dragon Empress,' who is said to be ranked alongside the 'Divine Maiden.' Could she also be from the Dragon God Realm?"
Dragon Empress and Divine Maiden... That day, Mu Xiaolan had said they were known to everyone in the Divine Realm, peerless women who gathered all the splendor of the Divine Realm.
Mu Xuanyin gave Yun Che a indifferent stare. "'Divine Maiden' refers to the Fantian Divine Maiden of our Eastern Divine Region. And the 'Dragon Empress' is the wife of the Dragon Emperor."
"...I see." Yun Che nodded. Indeed, if the Dragon Emperor was the recognized supreme being of the Divine Realm, then no one but his wife would dare to call herself the Dragon Empress.
If the legendary "Dragon Empress and Divine Maiden" were indeed as Mu Xiaolan described, gathering all the splendor of the Divine Realm, then only such extraordinary women could match the number one person in the chaos, standing at its pinnacle.
"But you don't need to worry too much," Mu Xuanyin said. "Although the Dragon God Realm has an overbearing draconic might, they are not domineering or tyrannical, nor are they stubborn or conservative. They never restrict intermarriage with other races and are respected by all realms in the Western Divine Region. They may be curious about your bloodline, but they won't resort to extreme measures. Perhaps, because you possess the original bloodline, they might invite you to the Dragon God Realm. If you refuse, they should not force you."
"...Your disciple understands. Thank you for informing me, Master."
Compared to those sects and star realms that fear their bloodlines leaking out, the Dragon God Realm indeed had the demeanor of the lord of all living beings and the foremost of the Divine Realm. However, Yun Che still deeply engraved the words "Dragon God Realm" into his soul... because he not only had the Dragon God bloodline, but also the Dragon God's soul and the Dragon God's marrow.
When the Primordial Azure Dragon had bestowed these upon him, it had clearly told him... the Dragon God's soul and the Dragon God's marrow were the only ones of their kind in the world!
That meant he was the only person in the world with the Dragon God's soul and marrow! The Dragon God Realm might not be too sensitive about his bloodline... but there was no guarantee how they would react to the sole remaining Dragon God's soul and marrow.
Although he was in the Eastern Divine Region and might never go to the Western Divine Region in his lifetime... he still had to be cautious and not repeat the mistake he made with the "Star God Remnant Shadow."
Mu Xuanyin said solemnly, "Since you are in the Divine Realm and insist on going to the Zhou Tian Realm, you must understand more about the Divine Realm. But before that, you have a more important task to do."
"What task... please instruct me, Master."
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