Chapter 12572 Uninvited Guest

Chapter 12572 Uninvited Guest

Upon seeing this aura, Ni Changjun knew that Ye Chen had successfully subdued the Innate Soul Refining Cauldron and that his cultivation had also advanced.

She was both happy and worried, and said, "Ye Chen, congratulations on your breakthrough."

“However, your breakthrough will surely attract attention. We should hurry up and leave, otherwise my fellow disciples from the Temple of the End will arrive and my wife and I will die here.”

She took a breath and felt a little tired.

It wasn't the fatigue from fighting the ferocious beasts, but rather the fatigue from the yin realm environment.

In the Yin Realm, the Yin energy is dense. If a person lives there for a long time, they will be eroded by the Yin energy and their body will become weak and tired.

Although Ni Changjun had absorbed and accumulated a lot of yang energy when she was at Yangfeng, her bloodline as a Nine Heavens Demon Fox was extremely yin. Living in this yin domain, she was more severely affected by the yin energy, and she was already panting and weak.

"How are you, Ni Chang? You look terrible."

Ye Chen looked at Ni Changjun and frowned with some concern.

Ni Changjun smiled and said, "I am a little tired, you have to make it up to me."

As she spoke, she winked at Ye Chen, adopting a mischievous and cunning expression once again.

Ye Chen's lips twitched slightly, and he said, "Let's leave here first."

This place is not safe to stay any longer; his presence has already given us away, and we must leave as soon as possible.

Ni Changjun hummed in agreement, then took Ye Chen's arm, and the two left together.

However, not long after they left, they saw a strange change in the world. The surrounding mountains, forests, and grasses faded in color, turning into an ink painting. Even the gloomy sky turned into an ink painting scroll.

Furthermore, this eerie aura of ink painting was even encroaching upon Ye Chen and Ni Changjun, threatening to turn them into ink paintings as well.

The sudden change made Ye Chen's face darken. He couldn't smell the slightest trace of the enemy, but the enemy's killing move had already arrived, intending to turn him into a puddle of ink.

"The Emperor's Sword Path!"

Despite the danger, Ye Chen remained calm. He held the Heavenly Emperor Divine Sword at an angle, channeled his spiritual energy into it, and the sword shone with golden light, unleashing the Emperor's Sword Dao.

His eyes turned golden, and his whole body shone with imperial light, directly blocking the erosion of the ink painting scroll.

He and Ni Changjun became the only people still alive in the ink painting.

"This... Senior Brother Mo Yan, is that you?"

As Ni Changjun looked around at the world that had transformed into a traditional Chinese ink painting, her expression stiffened slightly. She then tried to ask a question in a light and playful tone, but her voice sounded rather dry.

"It's me, Junior Sister Ni Chang. Congratulations."

"It seems you have found your perfect match."

A gentle male voice rang out, and then, a refined man emerged from the world of landscape ink painting. He stepped out of the ink painting scroll, and his own form was also ink painting. He had sword-like eyebrows and bright eyes, and was very handsome, but his body was ink painting, as if he would completely collapse into a pool of ink at any moment.

Is this a real person or a mannequin?
Looking at the man in ink painting, Ye Chen was initially unable to make a judgment. He only knew that he could not sense the other party's aura, let alone lock onto his aura.

A man born from ink painting, he had no trace of life, nor could one detect any laws or existence. He was like an ink shadow that could collapse and vanish at any moment.

"Please allow me to introduce myself. I am the true disciple of the Void Heaven of the End God Temple. You may call me Mo Yanjun."

Mo Yanjun smiled slightly and introduced himself to Ye Chen.

The Temple of the End has eight branch temples, and the branch temple he belongs to is called the Void Heaven.

Ye Chen indeed sensed an endless aura of nothingness emanating from him, as if the person himself did not exist.

Ye Chen remembered that Ni Changjun had said that among the eight true disciples of the End God Temple, Li Yejun could only be ranked second, and the real number one powerhouse was this Mo Yanjun!
"So you are Mo Yanjun. It's a pleasure to meet you."

Ye Chen cupped his hands in greeting, unsure of Mo Yanjun's purpose in coming, and offered some pleasantries first.

He remembered that when he was in Yangfeng, he seemed to have seen Mo Yanjun when he scanned the crowd.

But back then, Mo Yanjun was not in this ink-wash style.

"You should have seen me before in Yangfeng."

"I'm sorry, I don't like the human form. Human flesh and blood are too cumbersome."

"I hope my ink-wash style won't scare you."

Mo Yanjun said calmly.

Is human flesh and blood a burden?

Ye Chen thought to himself, "That's not necessarily true." He smiled and said, "May I ask what brings you here, Mo Yanjun? Just now, it seemed you intended to kill me outright?"

If he turned into a puddle of ink, then he was dead.

Ye Chen had seen this method of turning the world into an ink painting on three disciples of the Winterhold Immortal Sect: Xing Lanyin, Mo Xiao, and Li Ling.

But the opponent's method was merely an illusion, making the world appear and disappear.

Mo Yanjun's methods went a step further; they were not mere illusions, but complete transformations, turning the world into a landscape ink painting and directly distorting the logic of the real world.

If a person is also affected by this distortion, they will die immediately.

Wary of Mo Yanjun's strength, Ye Chen did not act rashly, but instead gripped the Heavenly Emperor Divine Sword tightly and resisted with the Emperor's Sword Dao.

Mo Yanjun smiled and said, "I have no ill intentions. I just want to see the strength of the Azure Heaven Emperor."

As he spoke, he glanced at Ye Chen and saw that he was surrounded by imperial radiance and had an extraordinary demeanor. He nodded with satisfaction and appreciation, "Your strength is indeed formidable. No wonder Junior Brother Ming Zhao died at your hands."

"No wonder Junior Sister Ni Chang is in love with you."

Ye Chen noticed that Mo Yanjun's gaze remained indifferent, and even when he saw Ni Changjun and his lover, he showed no sign of strangeness or jealousy.

The other party's Dao heart was obviously very strong. He had no interest in matters between men and women, nor did he seek to break through through dual cultivation like Li Ye Jun.

Looking into that calm and sincere gaze, Ye Chen thought of Ancestor Tianwen.

This Master Moyan was clearly like Ancestor Tianwen, sincerely seeking the Dao, with nothing else in his eyes but the pursuit of the Dao.

Mo Yanjun slightly clenched his fist, withdrawing the Ink Transformation Law, and did not attack Ye Chen again, only smiling:

"I am not here to avenge Junior Brother Ming Zhao, nor to take back the Innate Soul Refining Cauldron."

“The treasures of heaven and earth are meant to be obtained by those who are destined to receive them. You have obtained the Innate Soul Refining Cauldron, and you are even able to refine it. That is your destiny, and I will not take it by force.”

"I'm here simply to discuss a matter for cooperation."

As Ye Chen listened to Mo Yanjun's words, the other party's tone was very calm, but he still vaguely sensed a trace of danger and a hint of potential killing intent.

His intuition is absolutely infallible.

Mo Yanjun definitely wanted to kill him, but he didn't confront him directly, which clearly showed that he was wary.

After all, Ye Chen is no pushover. He has even taken control of the Innate Soul Refining Cauldron, further enhancing his strength. If a fight were to break out, even if Mo Yanjun were to win, he would inevitably have to pay a tremendous price.

Conversely, if Ye Chen were weak, Mo Yanjun would not be polite and would definitely kill him to steal his treasure.

All respect is built on the foundation of strength!
It was Ye Chen's strength that made Mo Yanjun so polite at this moment, and even express a desire to cooperate.

"Oh?"

"I wonder what it is?"

Since the other party was being polite, Ye Chen naturally reciprocated in kind.

Mo Yanjun said, "I have discovered a secret manual, the Great Dao Wonderful Method Zhi Zi Jue, but it is guarded by an Ice Spirit Dragon, and it was first targeted by the people of the Lu Dao Sect."

"I'm not confident I can succeed in seizing it alone; I hope to go with you."

Ye Chen's heart skipped a beat, and he asked, "The Ultimate Word Technique?"

Mo Yanjun said, "That's right. The Yin Yang Divine Dao Sect has deployed a large number of rare treasures in the Yin Domain, including some top-level secret manuals."

"They really went to great lengths to revive the abyss by inciting bloody killings and battles among humans, haha."

"As far as I know, this 'Zhi' technique was originally the method of Emperor Jin Yu. But I don't know how much the Yin Yang Divine Dao Sect paid to obtain this wonderful method, and even gave it away in the Yin Domain."

Within the Yin Realm, the Yin-Yang Divine Path Sect has released a large number of rare treasures, including many secret manuals. Their aim is to incite fierce battles and killings in order to collect dark and negative energy.

But it was truly unexpected that even a top-tier secret manual like the "Zhi" character technique would be released.

Ye Chen was also quite shocked and surprised. He had seen Emperor Jin Yu use the Supreme Word Technique, a wonderful technique that could unleash a supreme aura and transform one into an emperor or sovereign.

From the perspective of the fundamental laws, the Supreme Word Technique and Ye Chen's Emperor Sword Dao are the same, both being manifestations of the Supreme Emperor.

If Ye Chen could obtain the Supreme Word Technique and use it to reinforce the Emperor's Sword Dao, his strength would improve even further.

Thinking of this, Ye Chen also became interested. He licked his lips and said, "So, Mo Yanjun means to cooperate with me to seize the Zhi Zi Jue from the Lu Dao Sect?"

Mo Yanjun nodded, then shook his head and said, "That's true, but the threat isn't just the Lu Dao Sect, there's also the Ice Spirit Dragon!"

“I have explored this Yin Realm. There are twelve exceptionally powerful Yin Beasts here, which can be called kings and rulers.”

"And that Ice Spirit Dragon is a king-level ferocious beast!"

"A large number of ferocious beasts from the ice plains gathered around it, and its environment was icy and snowy with a very harsh climate, making it not easy to get close."

"If we want to obtain the Supreme Word Technique, we need to deal with the people from the Slaughtering Dao Sect, and we also need to deal with this great ferocious beast."

In the end, Mo Yanjun frowned slightly, clearly finding the Ice Spirit Dragon quite troublesome.

Ye Chen's mind raced, and he asked, "Is that Ice Spirit Dragon even stronger than the people from the Slaughtering Dao Sect?"

Mo Yanjun said, "Yes, because of the harmony of Yin and Yang earth veins, the strength that all of us can exert here will not exceed the Life Source Realm."

"But those twelve king-level Yin beasts are not restricted and their strength exceeds the Life Source Realm. I don't know how powerful the Ice Spirit Dragon is, but it is definitely not weaker than the Undying Realm."

"It won't be easy to contend with, or even kill, it."

Ye Chen understood and said, "So, you can't beat them by yourself, so you want to come to me?"

Mo Yanjun smiled and said, "That's right. With the help of myself, you, and Junior Sister Ni Chang, the three of us are enough to slay the Ice Spirit Dragon and seize the Supreme Word Technique!"

Ye Chen began to consider that although he had previously unleashed the aura of the Emperor Sword Dao, which shook thousands of miles away, he had not received any telepathic messages from Ji Siqing and Sun Yi.

In other words, the two women were not within a radius of a thousand miles.

Ye Chen wants to find them, but he has no clue yet.

Cooperating with Mo Yanjun to seize the Ultimate Word Technique sounds like a viable path, offering a chance to obtain great opportunities and enhance one's strength.

Mo Yanjun smiled again and said, "You should know that the rule of this conference is to collect pure Yang fire."

"In the end, the forty-eight people with the most Yang Fire will advance to the finals."

"Besides us contestants collecting Yang Fire, many ferocious beasts are also collecting and vying for it. For the Yin beasts in the Yin Realm, Yang Fire, which is full of pure Yang energy, has a fatal attraction!"

"And as far as I know, that Ice Spirit Dragon has collected a large amount of Yang Fire in the past few days!"

"As long as we kill it, what we will get in the end is not only the Supreme Technique, but also a large amount of Yang Fire!"

Upon hearing this, Ye Chen's heart stirred once again.

The competition has been going on for several days, but the amount of Yang Fire he has collected so far is extremely small and negligible.

If slaying the Ice Spirit Dragon can yield a large amount of Yang Fire, then it would be a very worthwhile investment.

However, Ye Chen was quick-witted and soon noticed a problem. He smiled and said to Mo Yanjun:
"If we join forces and defeat the Slaughtering Dao Sect, and also slay the Ice Spirit Dragon, how will we divide the final spoils?"

"Yang Fire is easy to distinguish, but the Zhi Zi Jue (至字诀) has only one method!"

Mo Yanjun laughed and said, "The Zhi Zi Jue is mine, but as for Yang Huo, it all belongs to Brother Ye."

Upon hearing this, Ye Chen chuckled and said, "You certainly have a good plan, but what if I also want the Ultimate Technique?"

The competition has only been going on for a few days, while the major tournament will last for a month.

With Ye Chen's strength, he was confident that he could collect enough Yang Fire later.

Yang fire is easy to obtain, but the Zhi Zi Jue (至字诀) is a one-of-a-kind technique; if you miss it, it's gone forever.

Mo Yanjun remained unfazed and smiled, "In the end, it all comes down to each person's true skill."

"All, or nothing!"

"If Brother Ye doesn't want to split it evenly, then let's settle this with our true skills."

"The winner takes everything; the loser takes nothing."

These words made no attempt to conceal his murderous intent.

If Ye Chen doesn't want to maintain his dignity, then Mo Yanjun will directly kill Ye Chen without even giving him a single bit of Yang Fire.

He suppressed his murderous intent and put on a kind face: "However, before the final battle, we can at least cooperate and deal with the Lu Dao Sect and the Ice Spirit Dragon together."

Ye Chen looked at Ni Changjun, wanting to hear her opinion.

Ni Changjun sighed, took his arm, and said, "I'll listen to whatever you say."

Ye Chen pondered for a moment, then said to Mo Yanjun:

"We can cooperate, but please give me a day so I can make some preparations."

"We'll set off again in one day."

Upon hearing that Ye Chen was willing to cooperate, Mo Yanjun laughed heartily and said, "Great! It would be wonderful if Brother Ye were willing to cooperate."

"I'll say it again: as long as Brother Ye gives me the Zhi Word Technique, you can take all the other spoils of war. I can give you enough face."

Ye Chen just smiled and said, "We'll talk about it later."

He sat down cross-legged, summoned the Innate Soul Refining Cauldron, threw the Heavenly Emperor Divine Sword into it, and said to Mo Yanjun...

"I am preparing to forge this sword, which will take a day. I would like to trouble you, Mo Yanjun, to protect me during this day."

When Mo Yanjun saw the Innate Soul Refining Cauldron that Ye Chen had summoned, he was quite envious. When he saw the Heavenly Emperor Divine Sword shrouded in black mist, his eyes burned even more intensely.

Even shrouded in black mist, he could still tell that the sword was extraordinary!
However, he remained restrained and did not act recklessly.

After all, he wasn't sure he could afford the consequences of a complete falling out.

All or nothing!
Now is not the time to tear off the mask of civility. If a duel really comes down to it, then if he kills Ye Chen, everything Ye Chen has will be his.

"Brother Ye, please rest assured, I will protect you."

Mo Yanjun smiled politely and then stood by, protecting Ye Chen.

Ye Chen concentrated intently, using the Nine Yang Divine Illumination Scripture to ignite a raging fire and activate the energy of the Innate Soul Refining Cauldron to temper the Heavenly Emperor Divine Sword.

The Heavenly Emperor's Divine Sword is shrouded in the black mist of the abyss. As long as the black mist is dispelled, the sword will be able to shine again!

With a powerful weapon in hand, Ye Chen would feel much more confident.

At this moment, the world around him was still the landscape ink painting world of Mo Yanjun, but Ye Chen did not leave. He forged and tempered his sword in this landscape ink painting world.

This shows his trust in Mo Yanjun and his sincerity.

He also believed that with Mo Yanjun's intelligence, he wouldn't break off relations so easily.

Moreover, with Ni Changjun by his side, Ye Chen was naturally not afraid of Mo Yanjun suddenly launching an attack.

Ni Changjun's aura was somewhat weak at this moment, not as strong as when she was at her peak, but she still had enough fighting power.

Mo Yanjun remained calm and composed, showing no intention of attacking Ye Chen. Ye Chen demonstrated his sincerity in cooperating, and Mo Yanjun reciprocated by wholeheartedly protecting Ye Chen.

When a ferocious beast entered this landscape painting-like world, Mo Yanjun immediately took action, turning the attacking beast into a puddle of ink.

He even killed martial artists who accidentally wandered in without mercy.