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Chapter 183 One Year Later
Yun Chen disappeared for many years.
Guixu Continent, Eastern Azure Domain.
Three years after Yun Chen left.
Qin Xi, Yun Yao, and their relatives explored an ever-expanding area of this world, traveling to many regions, visiting many ancient cities, and even dangerous forbidden areas. Their experiences became incredibly rich, and they witnessed all sorts of things.
With the protection of Yun Chen's immortal emperor spirit body, they naturally wouldn't encounter any mortal danger.
However, after three to five years of trials, everyone has experienced the most vicious malice in the world, suffering betrayal, being framed, and being tricked into killing, almost losing their lives as a result.
After these events, their hearts gradually grew cold, and they withdrew their kindness. Apart from their family, they would no longer easily extend their kindness to anyone they encountered. Instead, they were filled with vigilance, wondering if the other party would try to kill them at any moment.
Just as Yun Chen had instructed them beforehand.
This world is too cruel; it chills the heart.
How can there be such a terrible world?
It is filled with all sorts of unimaginable malice.
People gradually closed themselves off, becoming indifferent and ruthless towards the outside world. This was a form of self-protection. They would only show affection to their family, their only source of true feelings, so that they would not be alienated in this terrible world and could always maintain the purity deep within their hearts.
Strength is paramount, survival of the fittest prevails, and the weak are preyed upon by the strong.
Whoever has the bigger fist has the right to speak.
This is the general environment of the Guixu world, complex and chaotic. It evolved from the original environment polluted by darkness and eeriness, and was created by the dark creatures of this world working together. This history is too long to trace.
After all, the environment is created by living beings, and ultimately it feeds back into living beings.
If you create a beautiful environment, then a beautiful environment will naturally nurture beautiful creatures. If you create a terrible environment, then all those who grow up in such an environment are selfish and self-serving people, evil people who kill and are killed. Where is there any beauty in that?
Might makes right; killing, fighting, plundering, and invasion have never stopped. Most living beings are indifferent and ruthless, embarking on a dark and merciless path.
It's not just the Guixu Continent, but the entire Immortal Realm is like this. All other great worlds are the same. This is the state of affairs in many worlds today, where it's hard to find pure beauty anymore.
However, these creatures cannot be blamed.
It can only be said that it is the environment that makes it possible to survive. If you don't kill others or rob others, you will only be killed and robbed by others. You are destined to die and become cannon fodder on the road to others' growth, an unknown stepping stone, and an ant that others wantonly humiliate and trample on.
If you want dignity and status, you need resources. So what if you have to pay any price and use any means necessary, regardless of whether it's black or white, upright or treacherous? As long as it makes you stronger and allows you to rise above others, what's wrong with that?
Three years have passed, and Yun Yao, now twenty-three, has reached the Great Perfection of the Nascent Soul Realm. Her cultivation speed is incredibly fast, and she has reached the pinnacle in all aspects, sweeping away cultivators of the same realm.
Qin Xi has also entered the Void Refining Realm, the sixth realm below the Immortal Path. He has mastered the power of stars and can cut down large stars in the sky. Of course, he would not be able to do this in the Blue Star Ancestral Land because it is a very special place where he would be restricted by the supreme Immortal Emperor's laws.
The Yun Chuan couple, the Qin Hong couple, and the Chu Yuxuan couple have all broken through their cores and become Nascent Soul cultivators. Under such circumstances, they have no choice but to go through many fierce battles, which has led to many new thoughts and insights.
The Azure Domain is under the jurisdiction of a branch of the Yanhuang lineage.
On this vast land, there are countless cities of all sizes, numerous sects, numerous lineages and families, and all sorts of forces intertwined in a complex web.
As they traveled to more places, they witnessed the full spectrum of human nature. This world was not only full of malice, but also kindness. However, it was as precious as finding gold in dung. It was the purest and rarest anomaly, the most precious treasure in a murky and dark world.
Yun Chen's Immortal Emperor spirit body accompanied everyone, but he was usually in seclusion. Whenever anyone encountered a problem, they would seek answers from this spirit body, as if Yun Chen had always been by their side and had never left.
In the blink of an eye, fifteen years have passed since Yun Chen left.
The changes when the family reunited were not significant.
On the contrary, Ye Mo and Chu Miaomiao's child, Xiao Ye Ze, has grown up. He grew up in this special environment, and in this great melting pot, his family raised him very well, giving him a strong and pure heart.
The entire family's cultivation levels had all reached the Nascent Soul and Divine Transformation realms.
Qin Xi's cultivation progress was exaggerated. Her cultivation level directly entered the Great Perfection of the Integration Realm. She had experienced many battles and was only one step away from transcending the tribulation. In fact, she had been very restrained, immersing herself in each realm to the extreme, and only chose to break through when there was no more room for advancement.
Looking across the Guixu Continent, this level is already considered strong. After passing the tribulation, one enters the Mahayana stage, which is the highest peak below the Immortal Path.
Their daughter, Yun Yao, is even more astonishing. She has already entered the Tribulation Transcending stage. In just over a decade, she has not only broken out of the Azure Domain but has also become famous throughout the entire Eastern World, sweeping aside the younger generation of cultivators. This progress is terrifying. Even many ancient sects in the Eastern World have extended olive branches to her.
The world is filled with the fearsome reputation of Fairy Yun Yao. She is a cold and ruthless witch, a decisive and ruthless person who should never be provoked. Countless people who have ulterior motives towards her have been killed by her. This reputation is earned through her own strength, which makes many people turn pale at the mere mention of her name.
Ye Mo and Chu Miaomiao, a married couple, are both at the Great Perfection of the Void Refining Realm and the Great Perfection of the Divine Transformation Realm, respectively. Even their child, Xiao Yeze, is already a Divine Transformation Realm cultivator. The Immortal Clan is not lacking in talent. Xiao Yeze has grown into a handsome and powerful man with a refined and elegant demeanor, and he already has the ability to stand on his own.
As for Yun Chen's parents, Qin Xi's parents, Chu Miaomiao's parents, and others, they are all growing, with even the slowest progress reaching the Nascent Soul Realm. In just over a decade, they have all made breakthroughs to varying degrees.
On this day, Yun Chen returned.
Meanwhile, Yun Yao was being besieged.
The people who attacked her were not weak either; there were five or six cultivators at the Tribulation Transcending Realm, some younger, some middle-aged, and some older.
"Fairy Yun Yao, obediently submit! You should feel honored to be favored by the young sect master of our Heavenly Sword Dao Sect. Countless proud women in the world would kill for you. This is a chance to rise to the top in one step. At that time, the entire Heavenly Sword Dao Sect will be your backyard!"
The five cultivators pressed closer, aggressive and menacing.
These people come from the Heavenly Sword Dao Sect, a major sect under the countless lineages of the Yanhuang lineage. It is very famous, in charge of three thousand great domains. Its founder was a true immortal, and the sect has a very deep foundation. It holds a very high position in the entire Eastern world and is not someone that ordinary people can provoke.
"kill!"
Yun Yao responded with icy indifference, emanating a strong killing intent. Without uttering a single word, she activated her natal immortal sword, unleashing a torrent of magical power, and swept it forward with great force.
With a soft "poof".
The sword strike was so fast that no one could react. The nearest cultivator in the Tribulation Transcending Realm was beheaded, blood splattering everywhere. The scene was terrifying.
Although the head was immediately shredded into a cloud of blood mist by the sword energy, the cultivator did not die immediately because his primordial spirit escaped. The Tribulation Transcending Realm is still very powerful. As long as the primordial spirit does not die, with the help of many heaven-defying medicines, one can reshape the physical body or directly possess another body and be reborn.
"How dare you!!"
"Attack her together! Capture her alive!!"
The most authoritative elder cultivator was furious. With a single command, the other cultivators rushed forward to surround and suppress him.
Rumble!
In an instant, a terrifying war broke out.
Yun Yao single-handedly fought against the remaining four masters.
Its aura was overwhelming, its shockwaves spreading for hundreds of thousands of miles. Even the stars in the sky were shattered, turning into huge meteorites that crashed down. Mountains tens of thousands of feet high were all blown apart, and forests were leveled. The sky collapsed and the earth cracked, a truly terrifying sight.
In the end, of the five masters, three died and two escaped.
This achievement is truly astonishing.
That was a master of the Tribulation Transcending Realm, who had cultivated for thousands of years and was just about to undergo the Heavenly Tribulation, transforming into a Mahayana cultivator. Yet, at that crucial moment, he was killed and perished, a tragic end that evokes sighs of regret.
Two other people escaped from here in their primordial spirits.
Yun Yao was severely injured, her face was pale, and she was coughing up blood continuously.
Just then, Yun Chen appeared behind her and gently grasped her wrist. Yun Yao was startled and turned around. The moment she saw Yun Chen clearly, her eyes immediately reddened.
"dad!"
She threw herself into Yun Chen's arms, tears streaming down her face.