Ye Chen had already planned a few days ago to descend the mountain and explore a fortunate encounter from his previous life.
To prepare for this, he had gone to the Servants’ Quarters to collect cultivation resources and handed them over to Zhao Ling’er and Jiang Qingshu. That way, even without his spirit gathering array on the mountain, their cultivation progress wouldn’t slow down.
Early the next morning, Ye Chen flew his sword and departed from Sword-Hiding Peak…
Blazing Sun Empire.
Outside the capital Yanjing, in a quiet forest…
A delicately dressed young woman walked alone through the dense woods, her expression showing a hint of anticipation as she frequently looked around.
Ever since Su Nianwan was reborn, she had been strolling through this forest daily. In her previous life, it was here that she encountered some noble sons who were out hunting. One of them took a liking to her at first sight and forced himself upon her right here in the woods…
Among those young nobles was none other than the Crown Prince himself.
At that time, Ye Chen happened to be passing by. He stepped in and killed all the young nobles who were trying to harm Su Nianwan, saving her in the process…
Back then, Su Nianwan appeared to struggle, but in reality, she hadn’t resisted at all. When she saw Ye Chen slaughter those nobles, she actually resented him for meddling in her affairs.
However, in order to survive, she pretended to be weak and begged Ye Chen to take her in. That was how she ended up joining the Heavenly Mystic Immortal Sect and began her path of cultivation…
“This time, I won’t let Ye Chen ruin my plans!”
“Even if I can’t become the Crown Princess, as long as one of those nobles takes a liking to me, I’ll still marry into a powerful aristocratic family!”
“I don’t need to cultivate in this life. I can still live in luxury, far above others!”
Su Nianwan mumbled to herself, determined in her heart…
No matter what, she was going to seduce one of those young noblemen today. If she could catch the Crown Prince’s eye again, even better. If Ye Chen showed up this time, she would definitely refuse his help. She wouldn’t let him interfere again.
These days, Su Nianwan had been coming to this forest alone every day, hoping to encounter the hunting nobles again. She remembered the general time frame but had forgotten the exact day.
Afraid of missing this golden opportunity, she chose to come here daily.
The forest was unusually quiet today. Su Nianwan didn’t hear any movement, and her heart sank in disappointment. She had already rehearsed how she would flirt and act seductive, yet those young nobles still hadn’t appeared.
“It should be in the next few days…”
She lowered her head and glanced at the off-shoulder dress she wore on purpose. Her fair skin looked soft and flawless…
Unfortunately, no one was here to appreciate this glimpse of spring beauty.
Elsewhere, outside Yanjing, in a secluded mountain valley…
Ye Chen flew in and landed on a cliff, then with a flash of his figure, entered a cave.
The cave was deep and bottomless. The stone walls were smooth and refined, clearly carved and shaped into a well-crafted abode.
In his previous life, Ye Chen had discovered this cave by accident while shopping for food in Yanjing for some female disciples. Inside, he had found a large stash of Pills and supreme-grade spirit stones!
It was with those spirit stones that Ye Chen and disciples like Liu Hongyu were able to advance so quickly in their cultivation. In just a thousand years, they had all successively reached the Emperor Realm, and Ye Chen himself nearly achieved Proving the Dao and Becoming a Saint…
But in this life, Ye Chen had no intention of sharing these supreme-grade spirit stones with those ungrateful traitors. This time, with the resources all to himself, his cultivation speed would be even faster.
Relying on his memories from his past life, Ye Chen moved swiftly toward the depths of the cave, while releasing his divine sense to survey the surroundings…
He remembered that deep inside this cave, there was a guardian beast—a grade eight demon dragon whose strength could rival the Peak Great Ascension Realm!
In his previous life, Ye Chen had only reached the Peak Great Ascension Realm when he came here. He fought that dragon to a stalemate and had no choice but to take only part of the resources and retreat.
This time, he planned to avoid disturbing the demon dragon and gather as many cultivation resources as possible.
After all, this cave was filled with treasures. If the guardian dragon was provoked, it could destroy the entire cave, making it almost impossible to re-enter.
“Roar—!”
Just as Ye Chen reached the cave’s depths, a deafening roar echoed from ahead!
He recognized that voice instantly.
It was the guardian demon dragon!
Ye Chen immediately became alert, focused his gaze forward, and gripped a celestial-grade spirit sword in his hand.
The next second, two golden lights flared in the darkness, and a massive dragon burst out, baring its fangs and lunging at Ye Chen with its bloody mouth wide open…
“You beast! You’re asking for death!” Ye Chen snorted coldly and charged forward with his sword.
In this life, he had already broken through to the Tribulation Realm. His cultivation was stronger than before, and he was confident in handling the demon dragon.
He just worried that the intensity of the battle might collapse the cave!
“Boom—!”
“Roar—!”
The sword energy from Ye Chen’s strike landed on the dragon’s body, making it howl in pain as its massive body writhed wildly.
Several thick dragon scales fell to the ground…
Furious, the demon dragon lunged at Ye Chen, trying to swallow him whole.
Though the dragon’s defense was terrifying, it still couldn’t withstand Ye Chen’s strikes. Soon, it was covered in several fresh wounds and forced to flee about chaotically.
With overwhelming power, Ye Chen finally subdued the demon dragon…
“Roar…”
The dragon’s growls softened noticeably.
“Do you yield or not?” Ye Chen held his sword and coldly asked.
The demon dragon seemed to understand. Trembling, it lay flat on the ground in submission before Ye Chen.
Seeing this, Ye Chen immediately formed a master-servant contract with the demon dragon, fully subduing it. Only then did he finally relax.
He had expected a fierce battle, but surprisingly, the dragon gave in so quickly.
With a flash, Ye Chen stood atop the dragon’s head and rode it deeper into the cave. This time, no one could stop him.
Soon, they reached an open area filled with supreme-grade spirit stones radiating dense spiritual energy, countless Pills, and rare heavenly materials.
In his previous life, Ye Chen had been too busy fighting the demon dragon to notice these treasures. He had only grabbed a few things and fled.
This time, he didn’t hold back at all. With a flash, he swept up all the supreme-grade spirit stones, Pills, and heavenly materials into his Storage Ring…
The demon dragon—now reduced to a mount—felt heartache but didn’t dare to object.
Amidst a pile of weapons and magical tools, Ye Chen spotted a spirit sword glowing with a faint violet-blue light, exuding a powerful aura.
“This is… an Ultimate Emperor Weapon!”
Ye Chen’s eyes widened in disbelief.
He hadn’t expected to find an Ultimate Emperor Weapon here.
This was a core life-bound weapon that only Emperor Realm cultivators could forge!
Ye Chen flashed forward, gripped the weapon tightly, and pulled it out with force.
A terrifying surge of sword energy burst outward!
“So strong!”
“It really is an Ultimate Emperor Weapon…”
Ye Chen’s eyes gleamed. He had truly struck gold this time.