In the past, it was always Liu Ruyan teasing others—never had she been teased like this by someone else.
Right now, her gaze toward Ye Chen was filled with resentment. If Ye Chen hadn’t been so strong, she definitely wouldn’t have accepted defeat. This terrible man!
Just as Ye Chen was about to leave, he casually glanced at the bed and suddenly froze in place.
“This…” “Sect master, you’re…” Ye Chen’s smile faded as he looked at Liu Ruyan on the bed in disbelief, eyes wide. It was as if his mind had exploded.
He had just discovered a shocking secret.
According to the rumors, the sect master of the Blissful Sect, Liu Ruyan, was licentious and wild, but the reality before his eyes was completely different.
Ye Chen was stunned. This was the Blissful Sect! Aside from the younger disciples, anyone who had practiced the dual cultivation arts had all found a Furnace Cauldron to cultivate with.
Dual cultivation was extremely common in the Blissful Sect.
Yet Liu Ruyan, the sect master, had never taken a Furnace Cauldron?
That was unbelievable. It was like finding out the madam of a brothel was still a virgin—absolutely shocking!
“You’re not allowed to tell anyone! Or I’ll kill you!” Liu Ruyan’s eyes flashed with panic. She forced herself to glare fiercely at Ye Chen as a warning.
She absolutely didn’t want others to know she had dual cultivated with a disciple—and been conquered.
It was too humiliating! She was still the sect master, after all!
“Don’t worry, sect master, I won’t tell a soul!” Ye Chen promised earnestly.
“Hurry up and go… don’t let anyone see you!” Liu Ruyan urged, her face burning red, not even daring to look at him. She was the dignified sect master, yet she had just been bullied by a disciple!
“Alright!” Ye Chen nodded. “Sect master, you… get some rest.”
“Get lost!!!” Liu Ruyan shouted, her face flushing even redder.
“Yikes!” Ye Chen walked out of the hall and casually closed the door behind him. Outside, the night was deep and pitch black. The disciples who had been on duty earlier were already gone, and not a soul was in sight.
Ye Chen confidently made his way back toward the small courtyard, his stomach growling with hunger. He hadn’t expected things to drag on this long—from day until deep into the night.
Just thinking about Liu Ruyan still being a virgin filled him with guilt. If he’d known, he might’ve treated her more gently and not gone so far. After all, he had even taken the Endless Vitality Pill to prove himself.
But what Ye Chen was most worried about now wasn’t that. He’d hit the mark on the first try during cultivation… Ten months later, when Liu Ruyan gave birth, it wouldn’t be something that could be hidden. New chapters come out on novelping(.)com first.
What should he do about that?
Should he step up and admit he was the father?
Ye Chen sank into deep thought. His mind was dazed. He hadn’t expected that he’d actually end up sleeping with the sect master… and even impregnated her. He felt awkward just thinking about it.
While lost in thought, he returned to the courtyard.
“Senior Brother, you’re back!”
“What happened? Why did it take so long?”
“Senior Brother, are you alright?”
Lin Qingxue, Lu Mengyao, and Su Nianwan rushed up as soon as they saw him. They had waited in the courtyard the entire time, worrying nonstop that something might have happened to him. After learning he was still with Liu Ruyan, they had felt a bit more at ease.
Now that they saw Ye Chen return safely, they finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Seeing the three girls crowding around, Ye Chen smiled and waved his hand. “It’s nothing. I made you worry for nothing!” “I was just… discussing some matters with the sect master and lost track of time.” As he said this, a hint of guilt flashed across his face. They had been waiting here, worrying about him, while he had been out playing with a woman?
“Senior Brother, you must be hungry, right?”
“I’ll go heat up the food…” Lin Qingxue said sweetly.
“I’ll help too…” Lu Mengyao added and followed her.
Ye Chen smiled, glanced at Su Nianwan, and waved, “Let’s go in too.” He truly was starving!
Inside a large hall…
After Ye Chen left, Liu Ruyan originally planned to rest for a while. But soon, she noticed something unusual.
She suddenly opened her eyes in alarm, as if realizing something. She quickly dressed and disappeared from the hall in a flash.
At the same time, above the main hall, thick black clouds had gathered. Within the cloud layers, purple lightning flashed continuously, looking extremely strange!
As Liu Ruyan left, the dark clouds above began to move with great speed—as if they were following her.
At the same time, several Supreme Elders meditating in their cultivation chambers across the sect suddenly opened their eyes in unison, their expressions filled with surprise.
“Who is trying to break through?”
They immediately rose and left their chambers to investigate. No matter who it was, as long as it was someone from the Blissful Sect attempting a breakthrough, it was good news for the sect.
At this moment, Liu Ruyan had already arrived at a remote mountaintop. She quickly summoned her natal magic treasure—a Nine Treasures Glazed Lantern that glowed with a soft brilliance.
In an instant, a barrier released by the lantern enveloped the entire area. This was a defensive-type magic treasure.
Liu Ruyan looked up at the dark clouds above, her eyes flashing with nervousness and a hint of excitement. After so many years of effort, she was finally about to break through!
She had waited for this moment for a long time—and she was well prepared.
Facing the lightning tribulation in the sky, Liu Ruyan no longer felt any fear. She had longed to reach the Void Refining Realm for so many years. This bottleneck had hindered her for decades. To her, this was more of a pleasant surprise than a threat.
“Looks like dual cultivation with that brat really does improve cultivation…” Liu Ruyan murmured, a blush rising on her face. She couldn’t help but recall the wild moments with Ye Chen earlier. That feeling—something she had never experienced before—was strangely unforgettable.
Boom—
At that moment, the clouds in the sky condensed completely, and thunder roared through the heavens. A terrifying bolt of purple lightning struck down!
Liu Ruyan had no time to think. She immediately gathered her spiritual energy to shield her entire body and brace herself against the tribulation. Only by enduring the Heavenly Tribulation could she break through to the Void Refining Realm!
Boom!
The first bolt of Heavenly Lightning was absorbed and dispersed by the Nine Treasures Glazed Lantern. But the second and third bolts followed immediately, each one more powerful than the last. The entire mountaintop trembled continuously!
Each descending lightning bolt carried immense Heavenly Might, its pressure suffocating.
Several figures appeared in the sky, gazes locked onto Liu Ruyan, who was enduring the tribulation on the peak.
“It’s Ruyan crossing her tribulation!” one Supreme Elder exclaimed.
“She’s… finally breaking through to the Void Refining Realm?”
Joy appeared on everyone’s faces.
“Good! As long as she endures the tribulation, our Blissful Sect will have one more Void Refining Realm powerhouse!”
The hearts of the Supreme Elders were full of anticipation…