Fang Yuehua and the Lord of Illusory Sound were marveling at Chen Fan's methods. So many Tribulation Transcendence Realm cultivators-what kind of power was this!
Truly terrifying!
Yet the moment they noticed Chen Fan's gaze, their breathing grew uneven.
"Great Emperor, please quell your anger." They hurriedly declared their submission.
They had no idea why Chen Fan had spared them. Could it have been merely because they had chatted earlier? Surely not.
Chen Fan said calmly, "Rest assured, I won't kill you."
Fang Yuehua and the Lord of Illusory Sound felt a weight lift from their shoulders. They did not know why, but they had survived. Everyone else had died!
Even Great Emperor Taihuang had died!
"Thank you for sparing us, Great Emperor," the two replied softly, as though dreaming.
Everything that had just happened remained vivid before their eyes. How could they put it behind them so easily? The threat of death had been all too real.
However.
Their gazes held immense respect for Chen Fan. Not only was he an Emperor Realm expert, he was so young!
There had never been anyone like him before, nor would there ever be again.
Especially Fang Yuehua, recalling what had happened back then... That young man, Chen Fan, had now inexplicably cultivated to become a Great Emperor! There was no mistaking it. Unfortunately, their Divine Dao Holy Land had missed out on a teammate who represented a tremendous opportunity. Otherwise, they too could have formed a beneficial bond with Chen Fan.
Chen Fan pondered his own affairs.
He said, "Sage King Yuehua, naturally, I have a reason for sparing you."
On account of Ling Qingcheng, they were even.
He still had to open this back door for her.
"As for you, Lord of Illusory Sound, you should thank Sage King Yuehua."
It seemed they had rather intended to form a temporary party to raid his home. He had not known earlier, but later, the Lord of Illusory Sound had apparently wanted to leave, only daring not retreat because of Great Emperor Taihuang.
Of course, he had other purposes that required making use of them.
Thank me? Fang Yuehua did not understand what Chen Fan meant. Just what reason was there that she did not know about?
The Lord of Illusory Sound hurriedly knelt in obeisance. A blue-green veil concealed her face, and her voice was exquisitely beautiful, refreshing yet somewhat alluring. "My Illusory Sound Pavilion is willing to submit to you, Great Emperor."
She had no choice. The Heavenly Sound Dao Domain was right beside the Heavenly Abyss Domain, far too close. With an emperor-level power emerging, it seemed she had no choice even if she did not wish to submit.
Had they been far away, his reach would not have extended to them. It was the same principle by which the powers large and small around the Great Desolation Dao Domain all attached themselves to the Great Desolation Holy Land. Of course, Chen Fan was so mysteriously powerful at such a young age, and this place was extraordinary as well. This might not be a bad thing.
Moreover, it had mainly been Yun Lan's earlier words. As a fellow woman, they had made her somewhat wary, and she had become quite interested in Chen Fan's mystery and begun considering retreat. Then she had stood together with Fang Yuehua.
As for Chen Fan telling her to thank Sage King Yuehua, she did not understand the connection.
Chen Fan gave a hum of acknowledgment, with no intention of explaining, then glanced at the two.
"In that case, I also have something I would like to ask you both to help with..."
"It is only right that we ease your burdens, Great Emperor." Both women immediately relaxed considerably. What they feared was Chen Fan having no conditions-that would have been the most terrifying thing.
After all, they still had reason to feel guilty.
Yet Chen Fan's next words left them utterly stunned...
"Good. Help me have a child," Chen Fan said solemnly.
Fang Yuehua and the Lord of Illusory Sound immediately panicked, finding it hard to believe. Could Chen Fan want to do... that...
Chen Fan was indeed powerful and mysterious, but they were no inexperienced young girls! Who knew how many times his age they were!
Chen Fan was so young, yet he was already thinking about this sort of thing!
Bai Fengyao, who had been racing over, heard her master's words. Her steps slowed more and more, the smile gradually faded from her face, and she stopped in her tracks. All that talk of a teacher for a day being a father for life was a lie! Her master actually... actually wanted a child!
And he wanted one with someone else. A bolt from the blue-there was no love left.
"Don't misunderstand," Chen Fan said. "I'm only asking you to whisper in someone's ear and help me have a child."
It was perfectly reasonable for Fang Yuehua to step in as her master. She could absolutely help him! An assist.
As for the Illusory Sound Pavilion, a place of women, women understood women best. Especially with their miraculous sixth sense, they could also whisper a few words to Ling Qingcheng.
Getting this done sooner would put his mind at ease.
Fang Yuehua and the Lord of Illusory Sound froze in embarrassment. Thank goodness, thank goodness. So that was all.
It was not what they had imagined.
"Great Emperor, who might this person be?" Fang Yuehua was somewhat puzzled. Why ask them?
The Lord of Illusory Sound likewise wore a bewildered expression.
Chen Fan said, "You'll know once you meet her."
Turning his head, he discovered his disciple standing rooted to the spot.
"Feng Yao?"
"Master!" Bai Fengyao's little face was solemn.
I guarded your home for you, and you're actually thinking about this sort of thing!
Just then, a group of figures approached.
Ling Qingcheng and Chen Xuandao had finally arrived with several disciples.
The first thing Ling Qingcheng noticed was the battlefield here. It was a scene of utter devastation; a great battle must have taken place. Not to mention those orderly ranks of beings, several thousand figures in all, who seemed to be stronger than her?
Unbelievable. Moreover, the concentration of Spiritual Qi here had already reached a terrifying level!
Yet when she saw that familiar figure beside her Great Emperor husband...
"Master."
Her master had come to the Chen Lineage too?
Upon returning, Chen Xuandao naturally gazed at the two large characters for "Chen Lineage"! His blood surged with excitement. They had risen! All those years undercover had not been in vain, although it had little to do with him.
The sight before him in particular was simply too shocking. They were all experts! The disciples accompanying him also froze where they stood.
Hearing that voice, Fang Yuehua looked over. "Qingcheng?"
Why had her disciple come!
And she had brought an outer sect elder and disciples of the Divine Dao Holy Land. Could they have formed a group to go out training?
Seeing this, Chen Fan smiled.
He reminded them quietly, "You two, remember our agreement."
"Oh, and she is the mistress of this place!" he announced solemnly.
Bai Fengyao hurriedly looked over. The mistress-didn't that mean her master's wife?
She looked beautiful, more beautiful than any woman Bai Fengyao had ever seen. That air about her... except when Bai Fengyao looked in a mirror, yes.
Fang Yuehua was struck as if by a bolt from the blue, her gaze shocked. Her disciple had been stolen!
She had never imagined that Chen Fan would go to Burning Province and actually spirit her disciple away!
"Could it be?" She gave Chen Fan a questioning look.
The Lord of Illusory Sound had realized it too. The mistress of this place was Sage King Yuehua's disciple!
She felt somewhat thrown into confusion.
No wonder Chen Fan had said that earlier. With this connection, their lives could be spared.
Chen Fan nodded.
"Exactly."
Even as a saint, Fang Yuehua could not calm her heart. Having agreed to Chen Fan's request, did that not mean she would have to whisper in her disciple's ear about having... having...
Pfft.
This Great Emperor did not play by the rules!
Still, she was willing to agree to this marriage.
She looked at her disciple's figure.
Who slowly walked over.
Because almost everyone involved had died, word of what had happened here did not spread very quickly.
Yet within many powers, it had already stirred up towering waves.
Saint Realm experts had fallen, Tribulation Transcendence Realm and Dao Palace Realm experts had fallen, and life tablets had shattered. For many powers, these were crushing blows.
They urgently began searching for the cause.
They were determined to get to the bottom of it and avenge their hatred.
For the Great Desolation Holy Land, the sky had fallen.
"The Great Emperor has fallen..."
The many holy masters wore extremely grim expressions.
The Great Emperor had personally gone out to seek the mysterious supreme treasure in White Emperor Province. They had never expected such dreadful news to come back. He had gone out and could not return-it was nothing short of a nightmare!
Even a Great Emperor of his generation could fall!
This also meant the holy land had suffered an unprecedented blow.
But anyone capable of killing an Emperor Realm expert had to be a Great Emperor! In that case, holy masters like them had no chance of taking revenge.
They had the will, but lacked the strength.
[Ding, check-in successful. Congratulations to the host on obtaining the Primordial Gods and Devils Field.]
That day, Chen Fan was collecting his subsistence allowance reward.
"The Primordial Gods and Devils Field!"
It was a secret-realm space for training, containing countless opportunities. Of course, risks existed alongside them.
Chen Fan murmured to himself, "With this, the Chen Lineage will definitely be able to advance another step!"
"Before that, I need to expand our territory."
Their current scale alone was no longer enough. The Primordial Gods and Devils Field was equivalent to a forbidden ground. He did not even know where would be suitable to put it.
If he used it as an overlapping space, opening it to enter when needed, things would be troublesome when he was absent.
After all, he was their only Great Emperor right now.
Moreover, with three thousand Tribulation Transcendence Realm puppets, he had enough to occupy three thousand cities of various sizes!
Unless a city had a Saint Realm expert, in which case it might be rather difficult to conquer without him personally stepping in.
But he had not thought that far ahead yet. They lacked manpower; having territory alone would make managing and controlling it very difficult.
"As our base, this Chen Lineage City must be large enough and stand apart from the rest." Building an impregnable fortress required a great deal of materials.
His burden was heavy, and the road was long.
Chen Fan set those thoughts aside.
"I wonder how things are going with Sage King Yuehua..."
He might as well coax his empress master into having a baby first.
Then he rose and went out.
At that moment.
Inside a great hall.
Fang Yuehua had been perfectly fine when she left, but now she could not return for the time being.
Especially after learning that the outer sect elder Chen Xuandao was actually an ancestor of the Chen Lineage and had even brought disciples back to the Chen Lineage, she had nearly coughed up blood.
Still, she did not dwell on those minor gains and losses. All her thoughts were on her treasured disciple.
Looking at her disciple.
She was filled with a mixture of emotions.
She said, "Qingcheng, what do you think of the Great Emperor?"
This sort of thing was rather difficult for a master. She needed to take it slowly.
Still, to be fair, the concentration of Spiritual Qi here truly made it a sacred place for cultivation. Who knew how many times better it was than their Divine Dao Holy Land.
She had even begun considering moving here with her disciple to cultivate in seclusion. She would absolutely have a chance to touch the Great Emperor realm! It would shorten her cultivation time.
Ling Qingcheng did not hesitate in the slightest. "Master, no one is more suitable than him to be my husband..."