Chapter 12556 Special Techniques

Chapter 12556 Special Techniques
The mountains and fields are teeming with ferocious beasts. Ye Chen had not run for long when he heard the earth suddenly tremble and a roar tore through the forest, causing the leaves of ancient trees to curl and scorch.

In an instant, a black shadow pounced out like a black lightning bolt. It was a black tiger demon with dark gold patterns on its head. Its size was comparable to a small mountain. Its left eye burned with blood fire and its right eye was filled with ice crystals. Before its claws even arrived, its demonic power had already carved a trench several feet deep into the ground.

Ye Chen's hand holding the sword paused slightly, only to find that the Primordial Divine Remains within his body were shrouded in black mist, leaving him with only 30% of his power.

The black tiger demon pounced with incredible speed. He dodged to the side to avoid a fatal blow, but his robes were torn by the demonic wind.

The tiger's tail swept across like a steel whip. Ye Chen raised his hand to block it. Amidst the clang of metal against metal, the tiger demon was actually shaken and staggered.

Seeing the tiger demon's fangs lunging at his neck, Ye Chen's lips curled slightly, and with a flick of his left finger, a wisp of almost transparent black energy drifted out.

The black mist, carrying an aura of death, instantly froze the tiger demon and struck it in the face!
"Aow!" The tiger demon screamed and flew backward, crashing into an ancient tree and breaking it. Black holes were corroded into its face, and its flesh sizzled.

Ok?
Ye Chen's expression changed slightly.

My current strength has too much influence; if it were before, I could have killed him with a single thought.

But this black energy... this wisp of devouring black energy comes from the fragments of the Frenzied Devouring!
The Frenzied Devouring Fragment was not covered by the abyssal black mist, so Ye Chen could use it. Although with his current strength, he could not unleash much of the Frenzied Devouring Fragment's power, it was more than enough to deal with such a ferocious beast.

These Frenzied Devouring Fragments can be considered Ye Chen's only two trump cards at present; the other trump card is the Impure Earth Fragment.

He died because of the abyss, and was reborn because of the abyss's defilement; such is the fickleness of fate.

He leaped into the air, stabbing the ferocious beast with his sword. He then opened his hand and activated the power of the laws of the Frenzied Devouring Fragments, forming a vortex of devouring energy in his palm, which absorbed the essence of the Black Tiger Demon's blood and qi.

Ye Chen felt a warm and refreshing sensation throughout his body, like drinking a sip of hot soup. He sighed contentedly and continued on his way.

He proceeded cautiously, using the Frenzied Devouring Fragments to absorb and conceal his own aura. He did not disturb any more ferocious beasts along the way and arrived at Xiyue's location smoothly.

This place, however, is a mountain range, surrounded by numerous restrictions.

These restrictions are like smoke; once inside, one can only wander in the smoke, unable to find the true entrance to the mountain range.

Even if they wanted to break the restriction, they wouldn't know where to begin.

"interesting."

"Fortunately, Xiyue and I are one."

"Time and space return to one, escape!"

Seeing that the restriction was strange and highly deceptive, Ye Chen did not try to break it by force. Instead, he locked onto Xi Yue's location and activated the law of spacetime unification.

Then, his body involuntarily flew forward, as if attracted by something.

This is the attraction of time and space!
Ye Chen directly pierced through space and time, passing through layers of smoke and restrictions, and successfully entered the mountain range.

He kept his aura concealed, so he didn't alert anyone, and flew towards the direction where Xi Yue was.

Ye Chen's steps were moving forward, partly due to his own movement and partly due to the attraction of time and space.

Soon, he arrived deep in the mountains and met Xiyue in a clearing covered with lush grass.

As Xi Yue meditated on the grass with her eyes closed, a mysterious, faint black aura swirled around her as she breathed.

That faint black aura actually carried an aura of annihilation, subtly obliterating space and causing spatial rifts to appear in the space around her.

Upon finally seeing Xi Yue, Ye Chen's eyes widened, his heart pounded, and he felt both excited and inexplicably bittersweet.

Xi Yue still looks like the little girl she used to be, but her skin looks smoother and has a more translucent and lustrous feel, with a faint glow. More importantly, her cultivation has also advanced to the half-step Divine Illumination Realm, and there is divine light hidden in her body.

"Well?"

Xi Yue, who was practicing her martial arts with her eyes closed, seemed to sense Ye Chen's arrival. She frowned slightly and opened her eyes.

As soon as she opened her eyes, she saw Ye Chen standing not far in front of her, and she was immediately stunned.

"Eh?"

"what?"

"Big brother, who are you?"

"This is the Bodhimanda of Beginningless Nirvana. How did you get in?"

Xi Yue was instantly surprised, finding it unbelievable.

This mountain range is protected by numerous restrictions, which contain laws from beyond this world. Few people in the Starry Sky and Yin-Yang Heavenly Continent can break these restrictions.

"The past month..."

Ye Chen called out softly and took a step forward.

Xi Yue suddenly stood up, retreating warily, and asked in surprise, "Who are you? Do you know my name?"

She paused, then, seeing that Ye Chen's eyes were clear and bright, clearly showing he was kind-hearted and meant no harm, she felt slightly relieved and continued:

"You'd better leave quickly, big brother. My master doesn't welcome outsiders. If he finds you, he'll definitely kill you!"

When Xi Yue spoke of "master," there was a hint of reverence in her tone.

"Master? Whom did you take as your master?"

Ye Chen recalled that a month ago, Xi Yue was picked up by an old man, and he immediately became alert.

"Big brother, don't worry about these things, just go!"

"Otherwise, if my master finds out, you're dead!"

Xi Yue was a little anxious and kept urging Ye Chen to hurry up.

She was kind-hearted and didn't ask how Ye Chen had broken in. She just wanted Ye Chen to leave, otherwise, if her master arrived, Ye Chen would surely die!
"You are my daughter, come with me!"

Ye Chen looked at Xi Yue and said directly.

"what?"

"Am I your daughter?"

Xi Yue was momentarily stunned. "Big brother, are you kidding me?"

She paused, then looked at Ye Chen's face, and her body trembled again: "Wait! Big brother, you really do look somewhat like me!"

Ye Chen smiled slightly and said, "It's because you and I are similar."

"My name is……"

He wanted to give his name, but just as he was about to speak, it felt as if he had been hit on the head with a blunt object. His head spun and his vision went black. A huge wave of palpitations and an inexplicable sense of dark panic surged up like a tide.

This is the curse of the abyss!
The encroachment of darkness!

The abyss slain him, severing all the secrets of heaven related to him. Anyone who wants to restore the dynasty will suffer the curse of the abyss, and Ye Chen himself is no exception.

In an instant, Ye Chen felt as if he had fallen into a dark hell, unable to breathe.

When Xi Yue saw that Ye Chen's expression had changed, she panicked and asked worriedly, "Big brother, what's wrong?"

Ye Chen gritted his teeth, clutching his heart, enduring the damage from the Abyss Curse, and said to Xi Yue:

"My name is Ye Chen, and I am your father."

After these words were spoken, the darkness of the abyss curse dissipated like dark clouds, revealing the clear sky once more.

Ye Chen whistled through the darkness and made it through smoothly, showing that although the darkness of the abyss was terrifying, as long as one could endure it, one could reach the light.

The best way to deal with fear is to overcome it!
Ye Chen did not use any alias; he simply used his original name.

"Ye Chen?"

"my father?"

Xi Yue was stunned. The sudden appearance of a stranger who looked somewhat like her and claimed to be her father was too shocking. She was a little dazed.

Ye Chen said, "Give me your hand." He stepped forward and extended his hand.

Xi Yue hesitated for a moment when she saw Ye Chen's outstretched hand, but then she looked into his clear and firm eyes and finally reached out her own small hand and clasped Ye Chen's hand together.

The moment their hands touched, it was as if lightning flashed through Xi Yue's mind, and many memories that had been buried and forgotten surged up like a tsunami.

She remembered. The person she couldn't forget, the very important person, was Ye Chen, her father!

She suddenly remembered all the past scenes, the moments she spent with Ye Chen, their close embrace when time and space were unified, and the endless years in the Heavenly Chess Game.

Her face showed utter shock, disbelief, and disbelief.

Recalling the tragic scene of Ye Chen being annihilated by the sword from the abyss, she felt both heartache and immense excitement.

"You are my father, my father!"

Xi Yue stared wide-eyed, still unable to believe it.

"Yes."

"You remember everything?"

Ye Chen smiled. It seemed that things weren't as bad as he had imagined. Although the Abyss had erased all traces of his existence, his beloved, his closest relatives, and the deep bonds he had formed with them were still there. Even if the surface was erased, the root of his existence would not be forgotten.

It's like a big tree. The abyss cuts off the tree's trunk, but the tree still has roots. Given the right opportunity, the roots can sprout and grow again, and the tree can grow back.

Ye Chen and Xi Yue had a deep bond. The moment they met, it was like a thunderbolt striking a prairie fire, and Xi Yue immediately remembered the past.

"I remember now, big brother... no, father, father!"

Xi Yue burst into tears, throwing herself into Ye Chen's arms. Tears streamed down her face as she clung tightly to him, her voice trembling, "Father, you...you're not dead? You...you've come back to life?"

She found it unbelievable that someone could be resurrected after being destroyed by the abyss; it was simply too heaven-defying.

Ye Chen gently stroked her hair and smiled, "Father is very powerful, how could he die so easily?"

Xi Yue hummed in agreement and continued to hug Ye Chen tightly.

The father and daughter were reunited and embracing, but a moment later, a voice as strong and deep as a pine tree rang out from behind:
"Xi Yue, what are you doing?"

Upon hearing the voice, Ye Chen and Xi Yue were both startled. Turning around, they saw an old man, thin as iron, with skin as rough as pine trees, standing behind them with a cane, staring at them with a cold gaze.

"master!"

Xi Yue was startled and quickly let go of Ye Chen's embrace. Like a little girl who had done something wrong, she stood to the side with her hands hanging down, nervously clutching the hem of her clothes, her voice trembling with fear.

Ye Chen's expression also darkened as he looked at the old man, sensing a faint but palpable threat.

The old man had a very special aura. Judging from his cultivation level, which was only around the Life Source Realm, he carried an air of superiority and majesty.

They are people from outside this world!
Ye Chen guessed it immediately after just one glance.

This old man must be from outside the world!

The Yin-Yang Heavenly Continent was born. This new continent is not entirely new; on the contrary, it carries many traces of the past world!
However, those traces of the past world do not belong to the other side of the starry sky, but to beyond this world!

Even before the creation of the Starry Sky Beyond and the Boundless Space-Time, a world beyond this world already existed.

Traces of some otherworldly existences were mixed into Yin-Yang Heavenly Continent, and together they were born on the other side of the starry sky.

As Master Tianwen once said, there are still some geniuses from outside the world in Yin Yang Tianzhou.

It's not surprising that the old man in front of us is from outside this world.

If Ye Chen were in his prime, he could easily deal with the old man at the Life Source Realm, but now it would be difficult.

After his rebirth, he no longer possessed the powerful strength he once had.

However, Ye Chen still has two trump cards: the Fragment of Impure Earth and the Fragment of Frenzied Devouring. If he really wants to fight to the death, he has the confidence to do so.

"Who are you?"

The old man stared at Ye Chen, his tone stern, as if interrogating a thief.

Although on the surface Ye Chen was only at the half-step Divine Illumination Realm, the old man intuitively felt that Ye Chen was not simple.

It's truly unbelievable that they could break through his restrictions and sneak in here without anyone noticing.

Ye Chen composed himself and said, "I am Ye Chen, and I am Xi Yue's father."

The old man asked, "Father?"

Xi Yue stepped forward and said, "Yes, Master, this older brother is my father, the most important person to me."

The old man was displeased and said, "Isn't the most important person in your heart me, your master?"

"My father and mother are dearer than my master!"

“If your master hadn’t taken you in a month ago, you would have been eaten by the ferocious beasts in the mountains long ago.”

Xi Yue felt a wave of panic and instinctively wanted to say "yes," but Ye Chen was right beside her, and she was unwilling to agree against her will.

The most important and closest person in her heart is undoubtedly Ye Chen!

Ye Chen frowned upon hearing the old man's threatening tone and said, "May I ask how you are addressed, senior? I am naturally very grateful for your help in saving Xi Yue."

The old man said, “I am not human, but a pine tree, a demon-suppressing pine planted by the Dao Ancestor Wushi himself. You can call me True Lord Lingsong.”

Ye Chen remained wary and asked, "The Primordial Dao Ancestor? Is it... one of the Seventy-Two Pillar Gods?"

Upon hearing this name, he felt a tremor in the heavens. The Wushi Daozu mentioned by Lingsong Zhenjun must be one of the seventy-two pillar gods!

Ling Song Zhenjun exclaimed in surprise, "You actually know that the Dao Ancestor is a pillar god! The Dao Ancestor's secrets have long been buried outside the world, and few people in the world know his name."

Although there are seventy-two pillar gods, many of them have had their names completely erased and have long been lost in the abyss.

Therefore, even some top-tier experts on the other side of the starry sky cannot know all the names of the seventy-two pillar gods.

The Primordial Dao Ancestor, as mentioned by True Lord Lingsong, is an even more secretive existence!

Ye Chen has an extremely keen sense of intuition; as long as there is a clue, he can see through the secrets.

"Since you are the Demon-Suppressing Pine planted by the Dao Ancestor Wushi, you must be a highly accomplished Daoist. You should know that with Xiyue's body, there is no ferocious beast that could devour her."

"Even without your help, Xiyue will not have any accidents."

"She is capable of handling things independently!"

Ye Chen looked at Ling Song Zhenjun with a rather indifferent expression.

Previously, Ye Chen had given Xi Yue special training at the Wentian Chess Game, and Xi Yue had become quite powerful, with the flesh and blood power of the Xuanjia Rhinoceros within her body also being greatly stimulated.

With her physical strength, even an ancient ferocious beast might not be able to take her down.

In other words, even without the protection of True Lord Lingsong, Xiyue would not be in any danger.

This Lingsong Zhenjun, claiming to be the savior of Xiyue, is surely taking credit for Heaven's work.

Upon hearing Ye Chen's somewhat cold words, True Monarch Lingsong's expression immediately darkened. He snorted and said:
"Fellow Daoist, are you questioning me?"

"Fine, I'll let you calm down first!"

After saying this, True Lord Lingsong struck his cane, and a terrifying scene unfolded. A faint blue spiritual light burst forth from his body, seeping into the earth, causing it to tremble violently.

The ground cracked open, and more than a dozen lush green shoots sprouted out, growing at an extremely rapid pace. In the blink of an eye, they grew into more than a dozen enormous pine trees that reached for the sky.

The pine trees were lush and verdant, radiating the spiritual light of the Great Dao. Their roots, like dragon veins, stretched across the earth. Then, the earth cracked open again, and seven or eight demonic monsters, resembling Asuras, rushed out from underground, roaring as they pounced on Ye Chen.

This sudden turn of events surprised both Ye Chen and Xi Yue.

Ye Chen tried to dodge, but his ankles were already entangled by tree roots. The seven or eight humanoid demonic monsters arrived in an instant, tightly grabbing his hands and feet, rendering him unable to move.

"Daddy!"

Xi Yue cried out, but was grabbed by the waist by a tree root and dragged to the back, completely separating her from Ye Chen.

"Senior, what does this mean?"

Ye Chen was grabbed by the hand and foot, but he remained calm and composed, because he had the fragments of the Impure Earth and the Frenzy Fragment in his hands, and he had the confidence to fight to the death.

However, it's not time to go all out yet.

Because the current Ling Song Zhenjun does not want to kill him, but only wants to temporarily imprison him.

Ling Song Zhenjun smiled slightly and said, "Fellow Daoist, I just want you to calm down."

"You just stay here and watch."

"You can take Xiyue away if you want, but Xiyue must repay me first."

After a pause, he turned to Xiyue and said, "Xiyue, you don't want to see your father suffer either, do you? Be a good girl and cultivate your technique to the sixth level as soon as possible to help me dispel the demonic seed."

"When the time comes, I will naturally let you leave."

When Xi Yue saw Ye Chen being captured, she was so anxious that she almost cried and shouted, "Release my father first!"

Ling Song Zhenjun simply said, "Practice your technique to the sixth level first."

Ye Chen's heart stirred, and he asked, "What kind of cultivation technique is it?"