Chapter 943: The Time to Depart for the God Realm
"Come in." Mu Bingyun's gaze shifted.
The palace door was carefully pushed open, and Mu Xiaolan entered, holding a jade bowl emitting a slight warmth. She first glanced at Yun Che, then completely ignored his existence and said, "Master, this is a special snow lotus porridge from around here. It's really delicious. Master must try some."
Mu Bingyun gave a slight nod. "Put it over there for now."
Setting down the jade bowl, Mu Xiaolan quickly walked to Mu Bingyun's side and looked her up and down with concern: "Master, how are you feeling today? But judging by your complexion, it's much better than yesterday."
Mu Bingyun smiled faintly and said, "Xiaolan, I happen to have something to discuss with you. I have decided that after I take Yun Che back to Yin Xue Realm, I will let him join our Bing Huang God Sect."
"Ah?" This news made Mu Xiaolan cry out in surprise. Her eyes widened as she looked at Yun Che, and she instinctively objected: "But he's a bad person..." As soon as the words left her mouth, she immediately remembered that her master's poison still depended on him, so she quickly changed her tone: "I... I mean, although his cultivation is somewhat passable, in the Bing Huang God Sect, even if he were to enter the Falling Snow Palace, it would be a bit of a stretch. After all, even at the same realm, those from the lower realm are far inferior to those from the God Realm. His profound strength is at Lord Xuan Realm, Level 5, but I doubt he could even beat someone at Lord Xuan Realm, Level 3 from our side. Most likely, he wouldn't even pass the first test."
Yun Che: "..."
"Yun Che doesn't need to take any tests. I will directly have him enter the Falling Snow Palace, and after some time, I will push him into the Cold Snow Hall. If it weren't for the fear of causing too much controversy and drawing unnecessary attention and trouble to Yun Che, I would have directly taken him into our Ice Phoenix Thirty-Sixth Palace."
Mu Bingyun's voice was soft and calm, but it made Mu Xiaolan's mouth drop open. "Why... why? He's so weak, and he's from the lower realm, and he's so... Master has already agreed to take him to the God Realm, which is already a huge repayment. There's really no need for this. Otherwise, some people with ulterior motives might use this to speak even more ill of Master behind her back."
"...I have my reasons." Mu Bingyun said. Although Yun Che's profound strength had not yet entered the Divine Path, and in the Bing Huang God Sect, he could barely even be considered a half-formal disciple, still... to have the Heavenly Poison Pearl recognize him as its master, to be able to forcibly cultivate the Ice Phoenix God-Sealing Canon without relying on Ice Phoenix blood and without any guidance, and to also possess the Golden Crow bloodline...
How could this be an ordinary person?
But Mu Bingyun couldn't explain this to Mu Xiaolan. Because the fact that Yun Che possessed the Heavenly Poison Pearl must never be leaked. When he arrives in the God Realm, it would be like a tiny duckweed falling into a vast ocean—no one would spare him a second glance. But if the matter of him carrying the Heavenly Poison Pearl were to be leaked...
The eyes of the entire God Realm would instantly lock onto him!!
"Xiaolan, although Yun Che's temperament is a bit wild and unruly, he is by no means a person filled with malicious intent. Although his current cultivation is far inferior to yours, this is limited by his plane. Just in terms of natural talent, if he had been born in Yin Xue Realm, he might not be much worse than you. From now on, within the sect, you must always remember that he saved my life and show him more care and help."
"Oh, since Master has already decided, then I... will naturally obey Master's words." Mu Xiaolan agreed, but her cheeks were slightly puffed out, clearly unconvinced and unwilling. She glanced at Yun Che and said with an overbearing tone, "Did you hear that! When we get back to Yin Xue Realm, I'll be your senior sister. You better listen to your senior sister from now on. If... if I catch you doing anything bad, even if Master protects you, I'll... I'll teach you a good lesson."
"Senior sister?" Yun Che leisurely scanned her up and down. "Are you serious? A little girl of just over ten years old, and you want me to call you senior sister?"
"In the Bing Huang God Sect, the seniority among disciples is not based on age, but on rank. For example, all disciples of the Falling Snow Palace must address disciples of the Cold Snow Hall as senior brothers and sisters, and the same goes for Cold Snow Hall disciples towards those of the Ice Phoenix Palace. Within the same rank, it is based on the time of joining the sect. Therefore, whether by rank or by time of joining, after you join our sect, you will indeed have to address Xiaolan as senior sister." Mu Bingyun explained.
"Hear—that—?" Mu Xiaolan made a funny face at Yun Che with extreme smugness.
"Oh, I see." Yun Che could only respond weakly... It seemed that no matter which plane or which world, the strong always held sway. Perhaps in the God Realm, this law of survival was even more brutal.
"Xiaolan, remember what I said before. The matters of Yun Che treating my poison and cultivating the Ice Phoenix God-Sealing Canon must never be told to anyone, not even your family!" Mu Bingyun's tone was exceptionally cautious.
"I know, Master, you've already reminded me eight hundred times. If anyone asks, I'll just say that the Great Realm King found the method to detoxify the poison." Mu Xiaolan nodded in assurance for the nth time.
"By the way... what stage of the Divine Origin Realm is your profound strength at now?" Yun Che suddenly asked.
"Hmph, I'm at Divine Origin Realm, Level 5... But!!" Mu Xiaolan immediately emphasized, "Although I'm only at the Divine Origin Realm, in our Bing Huang God Sect, I'm a disciple of the Ice Phoenix Palace! The Ice Phoenix Palace generally requires at least the Divine Soul Realm and passing an assessment to enter. But for a super—great genius like me who achieved the Divine Origin Realm at sixteen, I didn't even need to take the test and directly entered the Ice Phoenix Palace. Even Master said that I will definitely enter the Ice Phoenix Temple in the future, and maybe even become a candidate for the Great Realm King's personal disciple like Senior Brother Han Yi... hmm, but I probably can't compete with Senior Brother Han Yi."
"Oh oh oh," Yun Che responded casually, muttering under his breath, "Then you, this super great genius, better be careful. I've heard that the more talented you are, the more likely you are to attract lightning strikes. When you reach the Divine Tribulation Realm, don't get struck to death by the thunder tribulation."
"You you you you..." Mu Xiaolan was so angry she almost jumped up. "Master, you... look at him!"
Mu Bingyun shook her head with a smile, long accustomed to the mutual discord between the two over these days. "Xiaolan is indeed an exceptionally outstanding disciple in the Bing Huang God Sect. Many disciples are accepted into the Ice Phoenix Palace each year, but very few enter at the Divine Origin Realm. On average, it happens once every few years, and the last one was thirteen years ago. If nothing unexpected happens, she will be qualified to enter the Ice Phoenix Temple in a few decades."
"Alas, if it weren't for being held back by me, Xiaolan's current cultivation would certainly be far more than this." Mu Bingyun sighed softly.
Mu Xiaolan immediately panicked. She shook her head vigorously and said, "Master, you must never say such things. Being able to accompany Master is the greatest blessing of my life. If I can accompany and serve Master forever, even if I never enter the Ice Phoenix Temple, I would gladly accept it."
"Moreover, now that Master has fully recovered, our Ice Phoenix Thirty-Sixth Palace will surely rise again soon. Then we'll see who dares to look down on our Thirty-Sixth Palace."
Mu Bingyun reached out and gently caressed Mu Xiaolan's cheek. Although she didn't speak, the depths of her icy eyes revealed a completely softened tenderness.
It seemed that this master and disciple pair had quite a story... Yun Che mused to himself.
"Speaking of which, who is this 'Senior Brother Han Yi' you mentioned?" Remembering how Mu Xiaolan's eyes lit up when she mentioned that name earlier, Yun Che asked with a rather contemptuous tone.
"Senior Brother Han Yi is the most remarkable person among our generation of disciples!" Hearing Yun Che suddenly mention Senior Brother Han Yi, Mu Xiaolan's eyes sparkled again. "Oh no, I should say, he is the most, most, most, most talented person in the entire Yin Xue Realm in the last thousand years. At the age of twenty, he was granted special permission to enter the Ice Phoenix Temple. As for his age... he's about the same as this bad person, but his cultivation is already at the Divine Tribulation Realm. Even in the upper-level star realms, very few can break through to the Divine Tribulation Realm so quickly. So, he is undoubtedly one of the most likely candidates to become the Great Realm King's personal disciple. You know, our Great Realm King only accepts a personal disciple once every thousand years on average. Becoming the Great Realm King's personal disciple is an everlasting glory in Yin Xue Realm, and his status in our Bing Huang God Sect would almost be on par with the various palace masters and elders. His future is even more unimaginable."
"And also, although Senior Brother Han Yi is incredibly powerful, he is nothing like the others in the Ice Phoenix Temple who are arrogant and overbearing. On the contrary, he often selflessly helps and guides the junior brothers and sisters of the Ice Phoenix Palace and Cold Snow Hall. Even towards the Falling Snow Palace, he is gentle and kind. When he sees junior brothers and sisters being bullied by some despicable senior brothers and sisters for no reason, he steps in to stop them. He has helped me many times too! Almost everyone in the Bing Huang God Sect likes Senior Brother Han Yi."
"Moreover, Senior Brother Han Yi is so handsome and elegant, and his family background is so excellent. He is simply the most perfect person I have ever met." When talking about "Senior Brother Han Yi," Mu Xiaolan became effusive, her eyes full of admiration. At the same time, she didn't forget to mock Yun Che: "Compared to some bad people, it's like... the difference between an immortal and a stinky rock, hmph!"
"Oh ho ho, I see that this little girl whose hair hasn't even grown in yet is already thinking about spring." Yun Che said with a grin, resting his chin on his hand.
"Think... thinking about spring?" Mu Xiaolan was confused for a moment before finally understanding the meaning of those two words. Her small face instantly turned bright red, and she jumped up like a cornered rabbit. "You you you you you! Master... look at him! He's bullying me again! A bad person is a bad person, he simply can't change his ways! And Master is still so good to him."
"Alright," Mu Bingyun shook her head with a somewhat helpless expression. "Yun Che, you've worked hard today. During this time before you leave for the God Realm, spend more time with those close to you. You'd also better think carefully and seriously. In my personal opinion, I strongly advise against you going to the God Realm."
"Mm." Yun Che nodded, said nothing more, and rose to leave.
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One month passed very quickly. During this time, apart from regularly driving out Mu Bingyun's poison every day, Yun Che completely stopped cultivating. He spent each day accompanying his parents, family, wife, and beloved ones. Xiao Yaohou had also officially begun accepting Su Linger's healing method. Cang Yue had completely abandoned state affairs and stayed by his side all day long. Feng Xue'er had also never returned to Phoenix City.
Happy times were always short. One month passed quietly without notice.
With all of Mu Bingyun's flame poison purified, the day for Yun Che to depart for the God Realm finally arrived.
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[Recently, updates have been a bit slow. It's not that I have less time for writing, but the God Realm is unfolding on a bit too large a scale, and I need to sort things out properly. Coupled with the fact that the gap between Yun Che and Mo Li is simply too big, too big, too big, too big, too big, too big, too big, too big, too big, too big, too big, too big, too big, too big, too big, too big, too big, too big, too big, too big, too big, too big, to reach that plane in a short time would be both unreasonable and easy to overstretch things. Moreover, in the God Realm storyline, Mo Li is just a trigger, and there are too many earlier foreshadowings. One slight misstep and bugs easily appear. If a bug does appear, I'd have to find a programmer to fix it, which would cost a lot of money, so I have to be extra cautious...]
[Yes, that's right, that's how it is.]
[The transition from killing Xuanyuan Wentian to going to the God Domain has been a bit long, much longer than I expected. Don't ask me why... I'd really like to know too! But the plot development in Yin Xue Realm will be very fast... fast like a roar.]
[There's something I have to rant about. Some people fantasize about Ice Cloud becoming part of the harem, that's one thing, but some even fantasize about the Yin Xue Realm becoming a big harem! And it's not a small number. Harem my ass!! Come on, come on, there are over two hundred billion people in Yin Xue Realm. Show me your harem!]