Two Realms: I Will Become the Immortal Emperor

Chapter 338: Chapter 309: Aside from Tributor Chen, Your Group Is All Here

WHOOSH!

The Xuan Peng rode the wind, soaring into the sky and parting the heavens as a great gale arose.

Chen Che stood on the Little Chick’s back. Even without using True Essence to shield himself, the roaring winds could not touch him. For a moment, he felt completely merged with the world, as if he could command all creation with a single thought.

’This is the Golden Core Realm!’

The saying, ”A Golden Core enters my belly; my fate is mine, not heaven’s to tell,” perfectly described this feeling.

Upon reaching this realm, not only did one’s lifespan increase to eight hundred years, allowing them to watch the seasons pass, but all their powers and Divine Abilities would be massively enhanced. At the same time, their perception of the world would leap to a new level, and their every action could borrow the Power of Heaven and Earth.

A Foundation Establishment Cultivator, however, could only crudely sense the world.

Without the aid of Divine Abilities, Magic, or Spiritual Artifacts, even a hundred Foundation Establishment Great Perfection Cultivators would be no match for a single Golden Core True Master. It was an ascent to a whole new level of existence. In the primordial ancient era, the Golden Core Realm was synonymous with being an Immortal.

Of course, Magical Combat between Golden Core Cultivators still came down to Cultivation, physical body, Magic, Divine Abilities, and Magical Artifacts. Although everyone could manipulate the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi, before you could even gather enough of it, my Flying Sword would have already lopped off your head.

Naturally, different Cultivators had different specializations.

’With my current strength, if I were to face Ye Jiuming again, I wouldn’t even need to use my hands.’

With his hands clasped behind his back, Chen Che felt an unparalleled sense of exhilaration.

It was a feeling of being completely reborn.

’As for Thousand Eyes...’

Chen Che frowned slightly. When he had met him before, he had still been in the Foundation Establishment Realm and couldn’t accurately gauge the other’s Cultivation.

However, the other party was severely injured.

He had a premonition that being summoned was not a good thing. This time, he could go and have a proper ”talk” with him.

’Even if I’m no match for him, I can still retreat unscathed.’

SCREE~

The Little Chick beneath his feet suddenly let out a startled cry.

”Hm?”

Chen Che turned his head and couldn’t help but raise an eyebrow.

A streak of Escape Light shot out from the horizon, closing half the distance in just a few breaths. Even the Little Chick’s speed might not be enough to outrun it.

So, Chen Che simply waited where he was.

After a few more breaths, the figure arrived before him, carried by a powerful gust of wind. But upon seeing who it was, Chen Che was quite surprised. He cupped his hands in a salute.

”Fellow Daoist, it’s been a while.”

”I just left the valley and you’ve already caught up. It seems you were only pretending to watch the Meng Family, while your real target was Jinyun Valley! To intercept me so abruptly like this... could it be you plan to ambush and kill me here?”

As he spoke, the Escape Light dissipated, revealing a handsome and dashing young man in a moon-white robe. Coiled around him was an Owl Snake with the face of an owl and the body of a Flood Dragon, making him look like a god or a demon.

The newcomer was none other than Ye Juming.

In the Golden Core Realm, with one’s lifespan greatly extended and vitality abundant, it was possible to reverse aging and regain one’s youth. This current appearance was exactly how Ye Juming had looked in his prime. Hearing Chen Che speak, Ye Juming couldn’t help but let out a loud laugh.

”Chen Che, you little brat, you guessed right! I thought you’d hide in your shell like a coward for the rest of your life. You’ve finally decided to show your face!”

Standing between heaven and earth, Ye Juming’s mood was even brighter than the sky.

The world only knew that he was camped outside the Meng Family’s territory, trying to suppress their rise, but they didn’t know his true target was Jinyun Valley. If Chen Che could refine a Tier Three Middle Grade Yang God Pill, then a Qingxu Guiyuan Pill of the same Grade would surely be no difficult feat.

He had long suspected that Meng Qianxun’s sudden Core Formation was, in all likelihood, related to Chen Che.

If this boy wasn’t killed, the Ye Family would have to be wary of every Foundation Establishment Great Perfection Cultivator in the future. That was why he had rushed over the very moment he learned Chen Che had left the valley.

”Chen Che, you little brat!”

Ye Juming’s face was full of smug satisfaction.

”Back then in Jinyun Valley, you were so arrogant. Did you ever imagine then that you would one day fall into my hands...?”

The sound of the wind ceased. He had clearly sealed the surrounding space with his words alone, preventing Chen Che from escaping.

”Fellow Daoist Ye, to be honest, I truly didn’t expect this.”

Standing on the Little Chick’s back, Chen Che slowly shook his head.

He had originally planned to meet with Thousand Eyes first, then join forces with Meng Qianxun to deal with the Ye Clan. Who could have thought that his enemy would come knocking on his door first?

”What audacity! Who do you think you’re calling ’Fellow Daoist’?”

Ye Juming’s expression turned icy. He was a dignified Golden Core True Master, yet this man’s attitude held not a shred of reverence. Instead, he kept calling him ’Fellow Daoist’—it was boundless arrogance, utterly clueless of his own insignificance!

”You...”

Mid-scolding, Ye Juming raised his hand to grab at him, but his shout turned into a gasp of stunned surprise. For Chen Che had already drawn his sword and taken a step forward.

”Courting death...”

Seeing this, Ye Juming’s eyes filled with a cold sneer.

’A mere Foundation Establishment Cultivator dares to attack me?’

’He must have gotten a taste of victory during the Jinyun Valley tournament and now thinks he can challenge me. Does he not know the gap between Golden Core and Foundation Establishment?’ With a mere flicker of thought, the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi converged, instantly forming a giant palm a hundred zhang wide.

Clearly, Ye Juming planned to capture the boy alive and take him back to his clan to be taught a harsh lesson.

But in the next instant, his eyes flew wide open, a bone-chilling cold seizing his heart.

ZING!

It was like a bolt of lightning flashed past.

SHLICK!

The giant palm, like a hot knife through butter, was sliced in two before his disbelieving eyes. Losing control, the massive palm dissipated on the spot. The sword light flashed past, and in an instant, he felt a sharp pain in his side.

’How is this possible?’

As blood splattered and his upper body toppled...

Ye Juming’s eyes were filled with disbelief. He had actually been split in two by a single sword strike from Chen Che.

”I’ve been calling you ’Fellow Daoist’ all this time. Did you really not understand what that meant?”

Sheathing the Ruyi Wind and Thunder Sword, Chen Che chuckled softly.

”You...”

Ye Juming’s eyes were filled with terror as he finally understood.

The man had also achieved Core Formation.

But the realization came too late...

SWOOSH!

At that moment, the Owl Snake seemed to snap back to its senses. A look of terror appeared in its eyes as its long body shot toward the ground. As it fled, it spat out a cloud of gray-green poisonous mist, attempting to block Chen Che.

’He actually entrusted his Divine Soul to a Demon Beast?’

Chen Che’s eyes narrowed slightly as he sensed Ye Juming’s aura still present within the Owl Snake.

The Ye Race’s second Golden Core Cultivator had only achieved Core Formation a few months ago. His Cultivation hadn’t improved much, but he had already prepared a life-saving Secret Technique for himself. Although he had lost his body, he would be able to live on using the Owl Snake’s body in the future.

”Eat it!”

Chen Che roared with laughter. Before the words even left his mouth, the Little Chick was already upon it, flapping its wings and riding a fierce wind. Its talons hooked the Owl Snake, and before the beast could struggle, it gave a swift, powerful tug.

SNAP!

Amidst a splash of fresh blood, the body was torn in two.

The Owl Snake let out a wretched shriek. Its thrashing was useless. With a series of CRUNCHING sounds, its head was devoured, and in the blink of an eye, only the last half of its tail was left dangling.

’So this is the level of someone who achieved Core Formation just two or three months ago...’

Chen Che glanced coldly at the falling corpse.

Back then, not even a True Master Fake Pill could withstand his Starfire Sword technique. Now that he himself had condensed a Golden Core, the power of this attack was immense; there was no way Ye Juming could have blocked it.

’He received the news almost as soon as I left the valley. It seems the Ye Family has a mole planted in the Market...’

The thought crossed his mind, but it didn’t slow his actions.

He quickly searched the body. Unfortunately, as a Beast Master, Ye Juming carried no Weapons, and his Armor had been split in two. The most valuable things he possessed were the Golden Core inside his body and his Essence Blood.

His Storage Ring, however, was nearly empty, containing only a large number of Spirit Stones and a few Pill Pills. Perhaps after his Core Formation, he had cleared out everything he considered useless.

WHOOSH!

After a moment’s thought, he put the body directly into his Yellow Gourd. A complete corpse of a Golden Core Cultivator was quite rare; he could use it for Alchemy in the future if needed.

Then, the Little Chick spread its wings and continued flying toward Shuzhou.

From the start of the fight to its end, the entire process hadn’t even taken the time to drink half a cup of tea, yet Ye Juming’s two hundred years of Cultivation had all turned to dust.

...

Chen Yin walked briskly through the Imperial Mausoleum.

「Seven days ago.」

Thousand Eyes’s demand for Souls had surged several-fold. He wouldn’t even glance at the souls of ordinary mortals anymore, instead demanding the souls of Foundation Establishment Cultivators. But where could one so easily obtain the souls of Foundation Establishment Cultivators?

The previous stock had mostly been given to Chen Che for Alchemy.

With no other choice, he had to go hunting himself. Shuzhou, a land devoid of Spiritual Qi, happened to be the hiding place for many Tribulation Cultivators, and he could procure their souls with just a little effort.

”What are you doing here?”

Just as he stepped into the Imperial Mausoleum, Chen Yin looked up and saw Chen Xi, who had also just flown in from the horizon. The latter was holding a black pottery jar and landed hurriedly in the mausoleum. Chen Yin couldn’t help but ask in astonishment.

”Ancestor, wasn’t it you who sent someone to Hunzhou to call me back? They said the master needed Souls to nourish his Divine Soul...”

Chen Xi replied with a puzzled expression, gesturing with the black pottery jar in his hands.

The moment these words were spoken, even though he was a soul body and a Foundation Establishment Great Perfection Cultivator, Chen Yin broke out in a cold sweat, his heart pounding with terror.

’Have I been exposed?’

’But... I haven’t done anything yet. Or has someone betrayed me?’

Suddenly, Thousand Eyes’s voice echoed from within the grand hall:

”Since you have arrived, why not enter the hall and pay your respects to me?”

The thought flashed through his mind, but he had been plotting for many years and had long since prepared for the worst-case scenario. Now, he found himself surprisingly calm.

Having come to this conclusion, Chen Yin glanced at his junior and stepped directly into the grand hall. Thousand Eyes was still sitting beneath the Divine Statue with a pottery jar placed before him. As he formed Seal Techniques with his hands, countless Divine Souls converged into a torrent and drilled into his seven facial orifices.

To his great surprise, however, Thousand Eyes was not the only one in the hall. Meng Qianxun, Meng Changtu, and Xiao Chan were there as well.

At the same time, Thousand Eyes stopped absorbing the souls, his eyes gleaming eerily from beneath his mask.

”Very good. Apart from Tributor Chen, all of you are now present and accounted for.”