Chapter 12532: Getting there first

Chapter 12532: Getting there first
"Pfft!"

A mouthful of blood, mixed with fragments of internal organs, gushed out from Su Wujiu's mouth. He was blasted away like a cannonball and then crashed heavily to the ground.

Ye Chen, who had just been cursed by the abyss and appeared to be weakened, was now incredibly domineering and fierce, his muscles bulging, as powerful as a martial god.

"Big brother……"

Upon seeing this, Xi Yue was immediately stunned.

This was not Ye Chen's own power, but the power of Jun Tianwu, the patriarch of the Jun Tian family.

That move, "Heavenly Martial Dragon Fist," is also Jun Tianwu's martial arts style.

At this moment, Jun Tianwu, in the Samsara Graveyard, raised his hands upwards, transferring his blood essence and physical strength to Ye Chen.

The Reincarnation Graveyard is Ye Chen's natal magic weapon, essentially a part of his body. Therefore, when the power of the Juntian Martial was transmitted to him, Ye Chen received it almost seamlessly and unleashed it in an instant, blasting Su Wujiu away.

"That guy's got some tough bones, he's still not dead."

Jun Tianwu looked at Su Wujiu and saw that Su Wujiu had been blasted away, coughing up blood and seriously injured, but he was still alive.

It must be said that, having inherited the physical body of the Storm Ancestor, his physical strength is indeed ferocious.

Without wasting words, Ye Chen strode forward, determined to kill Su Wujiu completely.

Su Wujiu's eyes were filled with resentment and venom; he hadn't expected that he would still be no match for Ye Chen.

"Spatial Escape Technique, Instantaneous Teleportation in the Void!"

Seeing Ye Chen rushing up, Su Wujiu dared not be negligent. He mobilized the last of his spiritual energy, made a hand seal, and immediately the surrounding space rippled.

Then, with a whoosh, Su Wujiu vanished into thin air.

No, it didn't disappear into thin air.

It's a spatial technique, teleportation through the void!

Ye Chen himself also possessed considerable spatial law power. Upon seeing Su Wujiu's method, he knew that the latter had used a mysterious spatial escape technique to instantly teleport away.

The Yin-Yang Heavenly Continent has a harsh environment, immense gravity, and incredibly strict and robust laws. Flying here is difficult, let alone teleporting through the air.

Even with Ye Chen's spatial laws, it would be difficult to achieve.

"It is a blessing from the God of the Universe!"

"The God of the Universe is here, and even bestowed a blessing upon Su Wujiu?"

Ye Chen felt a chill run down his spine. There was only one explanation for such sophisticated spatial techniques: behind Su Wujiu, there must be a vast and supreme figure who wielded the highest spatial laws and could even disregard the rules of Yin Yang Heavenly Continent.

That person, besides Yu Shen, is none other than Yu Shen.

"Have the God of the Universe and the Golden Feather Emperor joined forces?"

Ye Chen became wary. He had inherited the God of Time, which would inevitably be unacceptable to the God of the Universe.

If Yu Shen and Jin Yu Dijun cooperate, that would be bad.

In the darkness, he did indeed sense a trace of the aura of the Universe God, which was vast and of the same origin as the God of the Universe, sharing the same origin in time and space.

Ye Chen is the new God of the Universe, in charge of the God of Time. Therefore, even though the secrets of Yin Yang Heaven Continent are elusive, he still sensed the presence of the God of the Universe in the dark.

The rain stopped.

A cool breeze blew after the rain, and Ye Chen fell into deep thought.

"Big brother……"

The little girl named Xiyue silently came to Ye Chen's side, called out softly, and sounded quite worried.

Ye Chen came to his senses, but felt a wave of fatigue in his body. It was because the power of Jun Tianwu was fading from his body, and he felt a sense of emptiness.

And a heart injury brings another dull, persistent pain.

He swayed slightly, and Xi Yue hurriedly reached out to support him, asking, "Are you alright?"

Her body was still quite young and tender, and it was quite difficult for her to support Ye Chen.

When Ye Chen's palm touched the cold skin on her arm, he was instantly stunned, as if he had been electrocuted.

In that instant, Ye Chen had a very strange feeling.

It's a feeling of being connected by blood, of being bound by blood and bone.

The moment Ye Chen touched Xi Yue's body, and their bodies made contact, all the causes and effects, which had been hazy, became clear. A sentence exploded in Ye Chen's mind:
She is my daughter!

"She's my daughter!"

For a moment, Ye Chen almost suffocated, staring wide-eyed at Xi Yue, feeling more and more that she looked like him.

"Who...who is your mother?"

Ye Chen asked, his voice trembling slightly.

Xi Yue blinked, puzzled, and asked, "Big brother, why are you suddenly asking this?"

Ye Chen asked, "Tell me, who is your mother?"

"Hmm..." Xi Yue thought for a moment, seemingly hesitant about whether to tell Ye Chen, and finally said...
"I can tell you, but you must keep it a secret and not tell anyone else."

Ye Chen said, "Okay."

Xi Yue hummed in agreement, then formed several hand seals to isolate the secrets of heaven, looking mysterious, and said:

"My mother, well, she never actually told me who she was, so I've always called her Mother."

"But a few months ago, my cultivation broke through to the Burning Lamp Realm, and Sister Ni Chang taught me many supernatural powers and secret techniques. Now I can deduce the secrets of heaven on my own."

“I’ve deduced my mother’s past, and you’d never guess that my mother was…”

He paused here.

Ye Chen stopped breathing and asked, "Who is she?"

Xi Yue said, "She is actually a Pillar God! One of the Seventy-Two Pillar Gods!"

Ye Chen felt as if he had been struck by lightning, his mind went blank for a moment, and he stammered, "Is...is that so?"

Xi Yue gave a mysterious hum and said, "Yes, you didn't expect that, did you?"

"Actually, I never imagined that my mother was actually a pillar god, and even one of the Eight Underworld Gods, Oni-hime."

"No wonder Mother has been living in seclusion all this time; she must be afraid of attracting trouble, right?"

"After all, those lunatics from the Slaughtering Dao Sect talk about killing people and devouring the Dao every day. If we get caught by them, we'll probably be skinned alive, dismembered, and have our marrow sucked out."

Upon hearing this, Ye Chen's blank mind instantly returned to normal, and he inexplicably got goosebumps all over his body again, saying:

"Who is your mother? One of the Eight Underworld Gods, Ghost Blade Princess?"

"Isn't it the Goddess of Love, Feng Qingxue?"

Ye Chen believed that Xi Yue was his daughter with Feng Qingxue.

But to everyone's surprise, she said that her mother was not Feng Qingxue, but Gui Dao Ji from the Eight Underworld Gods.

Although he and Feng Qingxue had only been separated for a few days, and even if they had a daughter, she shouldn't be ten years old.

But the world beyond the stars cannot be judged by common sense.

Beyond the starry sky, in many different regions of the world, time flows at different rates.

In the starry sky, even ordinary martial artists at the Sun and Moon Realm have the means to manipulate time. It is not difficult for them to make a baby grow into an adult in a single day.

In the starry sky, the most difficult thing is to seek the truth.

Like Ye Chen before, he and Feng Qingxue were in love for ten thousand years, which was just pure love between a man and a woman. Even after ten thousand years, their cultivation levels did not increase at all.

There are also some divine herbs and medicines that, in order to mature, also need the "Dao" and must be immersed in the spiritual energy of heaven and earth in the great world. Simply using the means of time to force growth will not yield truly useful spiritual medicines.

Therefore, it is quite reasonable that Ye Chen and Feng Qingxue had a ten-year-old daughter after only being separated for a few days.

The moment Ye Chen touched Xi Yue's body, the feeling of being connected by blood made him instantly believe that Xi Yue was his daughter.

The moon of yesteryear, the moonlight of the past, that love that lasted for ten thousand years, the entanglement in the river of love, a moon hangs in the sky, and Ye Chen still remembers that moonlight of yesteryear.

He was ready to reunite with Xiyue, but to his utter surprise, she said that her mother was not Feng Qingxue, but Guidaoji.

As Ye Chen listened to her words, he felt that they were perfectly in sync, fitting together seamlessly without the slightest error.

That's right, Xiyue wasn't lying; her mother's name was Guidaoji.

It's not Feng Qingxue.

Xi Yue looked at Ye Chen and said, "Great Goddess of Love, Feng Qingxue? No, my mother is Ghost Blade Princess."

"Then what about the spell you used earlier? How come it had the aura of the Great Love Law?"

Ye Chen gritted his teeth, gripped Xi Yue's shoulders tightly, and roared on the spot, still unable to believe it.

Earlier, when he and Su Wujiu were about to have a conflict, Xi Yue tried to mediate by forming a hand seal and performing a hand seal that calmed both of them down.

Those hand seals and techniques clearly carry the aura of the law of great love, capable of calming disputes and influencing people with a heart of great love and compassion.

That must be Feng Qingxue's magic!

She is Feng Qingxue's daughter!

Ye Chen looked at Xi Yue with eyes that were almost bleeding, still hoping that she was Feng Qingxue's daughter.

Seeing Ye Chen's almost explosive expression, Xi Yue panicked and shrank back, saying:

"Big brother, please...please calm down."

"That spell, you mean the 'Compassionate Light and Peaceful Seal'?"

"That's what Sister Ni Chang taught me."

Ye Chen asked, "And who is Sister Ni Chang?"

Xi Yue said, "Sister Ni Chang is called Ni Chang Jun. She is one of the eight true disciples of the End God Temple. I wonder if you have heard of her?"

"She is on par with powerful figures like Li Yejun, Mo Yanjun, and Feng Huangjun. Hmm, you probably haven't heard of her, since the Temple of the End only recently decided to emerge from seclusion."

Ye Chen was panting heavily when he said, "This Lady Ni Chang, does she possess the Law of Great Love?"

Xi Yue said, "You should know a little about it, right? The Temple of the End has eight major branches: Void Heaven, Reincarnation Heaven, Hunting Heaven, Annihilation Heaven, and Indulgence Heaven, etc. Sister Ni Chang is the true disciple of Indulgence Heaven."

"Zongqingtian has a deep understanding of all kinds of emotions, including both small love and great love. Sister Nishang is also a person who reveres great love."

"She told me about the Goddess of Love, Feng Qingxue, but unfortunately, she never got to meet her."

Ye Chen frowned and said, "The Eight Great Branch Palaces: the Heaven of Indulgence, the Heaven of Nirvana, and the Heaven of Reincarnation? How come there's also a Reincarnation Palace? Could it be that they also master the Law of Reincarnation?"

Xi Yue said, "Hmm, I should probably grasp a little bit of that."

"The Temple of the End seeks the end of the world, first destroying it and then creating it. To destroy the world, one needs to master various powerful laws of the Great Dao. Therefore, they have studied all kinds of top-level Great Daos, including the Dao of Reincarnation."

"However, their path of reincarnation is naturally not as powerful as yours, big brother."

In the end, Xi Yue complimented Ye Chen again, maximizing her emotional appeal; she genuinely liked and was grateful to Ye Chen.

If Ye Chen hadn't intervened, she would likely have been surrounded and killed by the ferocious beasts.

Ye Chen fell into deep thought. The laws of the world are just so many, coming and going: time, space, cause and effect, reincarnation, destiny, light, darkness, destruction, protection, and so on. Those who sincerely seek the Dao will naturally explore all the great Daos.

Therefore, it is not surprising that the Temple of the End is studying the cycle of reincarnation.

Furthermore, it's not surprising that they delve into the path of universal love.

Feng Qingxue is the Goddess of Great Love, the master of the Way of Great Love, just as Ye Chen is the master of the Way of Reincarnation, but that does not mean they are the only ones.

Ye Chen remained silent, gathering his thoughts.

Xi Yue's Great Love Technique was not learned from Feng Qingxue, but was taught to her by a woman named Ni Changjun from the Temple of the End.

She is not Feng Qingxue's daughter, but rather the daughter of Gui Dao Ji, one of the Eight Underworld Gods.

As for why Ye Chen felt a blood connection, it might be because he inherited the lineage of the Desolate Ghost Emperor and was himself one of the Eight Underworld Gods.

Xi Yue is a descendant of the Eight Underworld Gods, so he can be considered his junior. But would that create a feeling of blood connection?
Ye Chen frowned, unable to make sense of the cause and effect.

If he were on the other side of the starry sky, his Primordial Spirit Eye would be enough to see clearly, but the Yin-Yang Heavenly Continent is too chaotic. Here, the cause and effect are too complicated for Ye Chen to see clearly.

"Big brother, what's wrong? You look terrible."

Xi Yue looked at Ye Chen and saw the worry in his eyes, which also made her a little worried.

Ye Chen looked at Xi Yue and noticed that her appearance was somewhat similar to his and Feng Qingxue's. Could it really be a coincidence?

His feelings were complicated. Finally, he let out a long sigh, patted Xiyue's little head, and said, "I'm fine. Can I see your mother?"

He was still unwilling to give up and wanted to see for himself whether Xiyue's mother was Feng Qingxue or Guidaoji.

“Uh…” Xi Yue immediately looked embarrassed and said:

"My mother is in seclusion and it's probably inconvenient for her to see outsiders."

"Moreover, the flow of time in the place where my mother lives is different from that in the outside world. One day outside is equivalent to several years inside."

"Every time I come in and out, I have to endure the friction and impact caused by the different laws of time. It's very troublesome. I also sneaked out."

Finally, Xi Yue put her hands behind her back, looking a little embarrassed, and said, "I need to earn some Dao Crystals to go back and buy lots and lots of medicinal herbs for my mother to use to nourish her body. I can't go back empty-handed."

Ye Chen was startled again and murmured, "Is the flow of time different from the outside world?"

Xi Yue said, "Well, big brother, it's fate that we met. Can we be friends?"

"The Yin-Yang Star Sea is just ahead. I've heard that there are many rare and precious materials in that sea, and even hidden Dao Crystal veins. If I can mine some rare and precious materials, or even find some Dao Crystals, I'll be rich."

"My mother is in poor health. I need to buy lots and lots of medicinal herbs to help her recover."

As she spoke, she reached out her hand, wanting to make friends with Ye Chen, mainly hoping to curry favor with him. Ye Chen was the Lord of Reincarnation, and if she could get close to this powerful figure, she would have no worries on her journey to the Yin-Yang Star Sea.

Ye Chen paused for a moment, then finally extended his hand and shook hands with Xi Yue, saying, "Okay, let's be friends."

"Yay!" Xi Yue clapped her hands with joy and jumped around on the spot. Then she jumped onto Ye Chen and asked him for a hug, looking innocent and naive.

Ye Chen hugged her briefly before putting her down, thinking how wonderful it would be if she were his daughter.

"Are you all alone? You're only ten years old, and you've come to such a dangerous place all by yourself?"

After calming himself down, Ye Chen asked again.

Xi Yue is indeed only ten years old. She doesn't have the kind of youthful appearance that lasts forever. Her cultivation level is probably at the early stage of the Burning Lamp Realm. To be able to cultivate to such a level at the age of ten is to be considered a top genius even in the entire other side of the starry sky.

There must be a master guiding her behind the scenes.

Firstly, her mother is Ghost Blade Princess, and secondly, she has an older sister named Ni Chang, who is a true disciple of the Temple of the End. However, it is really too outrageous that she was able to advance to the Burning Lamp Realm at the age of ten.

Although her cultivation level in the Burning Lamp Realm is not weak, she is only ten years old, and her Dao heart must still be very immature. It is extremely dangerous for her to go out alone to adventure and train.

The reason she was surrounded and attacked by the beasts earlier was probably related to her immature Dao heart. The ferocious beasts sensed her weakness and immediately surrounded her like sharks smelling blood.

Otherwise, ordinary ferocious beasts would not easily provoke beings at the Burning Lamp Realm.

Xi Yue said, "Yes, I am all alone."

"Sister Ni Chang said that the Star Sea Destiny Plate is lost and is floating in the Yin-Yang Star Sea. She told me to try my luck and see if I have a chance to find it."

"If I could get my hands on the Starry Sea Destiny Compass, I could glimpse fate and predict my father's whereabouts."

Ye Chen's heart tightened suddenly, and he asked, "Who is your father?"

Xi Yue said, "Hmm, I don't know either. My mother never told me. I've lived with my mother in Shiqiuxu since I was little, and I've never been outside."

Ye Chen said, "Is that so?"

Xi Yue said, "Yes, this time I came to find the Star Sea Fate Plate. Sister Ni Chang said that many people are eyeing this artifact, and I probably won't be able to get it. She just told me to come and gain some experience."

"If we can't get that treasure, there are also many rare and precious materials in the Yin-Yang Star Sea that we can mine."

"If I accidentally die, there's no need to worry too much, because my lifeblood has already dripped into the Primal Dao Embryo of the Temple of the End. Even if I die, I can be resurrected in the Primal Dao Embryo."

"However, Sister Ni Chang said that there is great terror between life and death, especially since I am only ten years old. Once I die, my Dao heart will be clouded, and it will take a very long time to recover."

"So, it's best to stay alive if possible. I'm very grateful to my older brother for saving me."

As she spoke, she grabbed Ye Chen's arm, her eyes filled with gratitude as she looked at him.

"You're welcome." Ye Chen gently patted her head again, thinking that it was perfect that she had the Temple of the End protecting her, and he didn't need to worry too much about her safety.

"Big brother, I have this. Let's go to the Yin-Yang Star Sea together tomorrow to find the Star Sea Fate Plate."

Xi Yue then took out a compass with a pointer on it.

Ye Chen asked, "What is this?"

Xi Yue said, "This is a treasure-hunting device that Sister Ni Chang gave me. She said it can be used to find the whereabouts of the Star Sea Destiny Orbit Disc."

Ye Chen's heart stirred, and he said, "So you have this too. Let's set off now!"

He was afraid that if he arrived too late, someone else would beat him to it.

After all, many people are watching this Star Sea Destiny Orbit Disc.