Everyone held their breath. This demonic beast was incredibly powerful! Fang Yuehua and Mo Qingyin sensed it most clearly of all-it was even stronger than they were!
They had no idea where the Great Emperor had found it.
Bai Fengyao stared at the Imperial Qilin, her eyes shining.
The presence of an emperor beast! Since leaving her Lineage, she had not ridden an emperor beast in ages!
She immediately turned into a well-behaved girl, clasping her ponytail with both hands behind her back, hoping her master would agree to a certain request...
Yun Lan was stunned. It really was him!
She quietly pushed back the Nine Heavens Thunder God Wood she had been about to take out.
What a coincidence! Chen Fan was that senior! And she had benefited from his kindness, only to turn around and offer him a gift...
Suddenly, giving away the Nine Heavens Thunder God Wood no longer made her flesh ache in the slightest. It made her liver ache.
Heaven had played an enormous joke on her! She was embarrassed enough to claw out a luxurious sect with three bedrooms and a living room.
Su Chanyue knew nothing of this. Looking at the Imperial Qilin, she was not envious in the slightest. And there was that woman.
Master's wife?
Chen Fan had found himself a wife so quickly! She had taken the place that should originally have belonged to Su Chanyue!
Though it was none of her business, was that not far too fast?
Her face was full of bitterness.
Chen Fan and Ling Qingcheng leaped down from the Imperial Qilin's back, looking like a pair of immortal cultivation partners.
"Sect Master of the Falling Cloud Sect, we meet again so soon." Chen Fan was somewhat surprised to see Yun Lan, but not all that surprised.
His words left everyone puzzled, including Su Chanyue. Her master had met Chen Fan? But she did not dare ask.
Ling Qingcheng naturally knew, but she was now more interested in the woman beside Yun Lan...
Yun Lan was also a Sage and possessed considerable composure.
"Senior..." Uh, that form of address did not seem appropriate.
"Great Emperor, I shall never forget your kindness, even after all my teeth have fallen out."
She nodded in acknowledgment.
But Chen Fan must have known all along! Still, she dared neither say anything nor ask.
Chen Fan hummed in acknowledgment. "May I ask what brings you here this time, Sect Master?"
Everyone settled into position to eat melon.
Yun Lan was caught in embarrassment. "Great Emperor, I came hoping to clear up some misunderstandings..."
Meanwhile, Su Chanyue looked at Chen Fan with a jumble of feelings. They had met again, yet Chen Fan did not spare her so much as a glance. The woman beside him, however, had already locked onto her.
She silently met Ling Qingcheng's gaze.
"Misunderstandings? Sect Master, what misunderstandings could there be between us?" Chen Fan asked in return.
Bai Fengyao, on the other hand, was having a staring contest with the Imperial Qilin.
Yun Lan felt immense pressure. How could that senior have turned out to be Chen Fan!
After a brief hesitation, she said, "Great Emperor, everything was my doing. I was the one who disagreed with the previous arrangement and decided to send Chanyue here..."
"Sect Master, there is no need to bring up the past." Chen Fan changed tack. "However, what price can the Falling Cloud Sect pay?"
"Chen Fan!" Su Chanyue could not hold back when she heard this. He was making things difficult for the Falling Cloud Sect, saddling her with the blame for dragging it down!
They had, after all, once been engaged, and their families had ties going back generations. Even after what had happened, why did a mighty Great Emperor have to quibble like this! It was normal for him not to show her any consideration, but this had nothing to do with her Lineage. Out of respect for her Lineage, he should not have acted this way!
"Shut up!" Chen Fan immediately brought his oppressive might down, pinning Su Chanyue in place.
Su Chanyue's face instantly turned deathly pale.
"Hold your tongue," Yun Lan hurriedly warned her disciple at the same time.
A Great Emperor's might was not so easily fettered by sentiment!
Ling Qingcheng narrowed her eyes, her gaze instantly turning cold. You dare address my husband by name? Whatever you called each other before, I must mark this down against Su Chanyue now!
"I told you, there is nothing whatsoever between us," Chen Fan said coldly.
Of course, that was not entirely true, because he had set his sights on the entire Falling Cloud Sect! The greatest sect in the Heavenly Abyss Domain carried some weight.
As for the friendship between their Lineages, he could do without it.
Su Chanyue's delicate body trembled. She could not speak at all. Though Chen Fan had decisively agreed to break off their engagement, there was no longer the slightest affection to speak of...
Yun Lan hurriedly said, "Please quell your anger, Great Emperor. The Falling Cloud Sect is willing to follow the Chen Lineage's lead!"
"Master..." The price was too steep. Su Chanyue's voice had gone hoarse.
"Excellent." Chen Fan smiled. "In that case, Sect Master, I shall personally visit the Falling Cloud Sect in the coming days!"
Since Su Chanyue does not want to join my Chen Lineage, she can be a subordinate worker instead.
Heh heh~
The Chen Lineage needed to expand and needed people to manage its affairs. Otherwise, if he had to handle everything himself, he would be no different from a Great Emperor wage slave.
Before Yun Lan could respond, Su Chanyue felt things could still be salvaged and hurriedly blurted out, "Master, the Nine Heavens Thunder God Wood!"
It was a reminder. There was no need to pay such an enormous price. Had they not agreed to merely offer gifts and an apology? The value of the Nine Heavens Thunder God Wood should have been about enough.
For a moment, Yun Lan was struck utterly speechless. This...
That had belonged to him! How could she have the nerve to take it out and give it back to him!
"Sect Master, it seems there are some things you have not told her." Chen Fan smiled.
He was not interested in his bargain fiancée, but Yun Lan was acceptable.
Su Chanyue was bewildered. What things? Even a supreme treasure like the Nine Heavens Thunder God Wood was no use!
At her level, she naturally could not understand.
Yun Lan did not explain. "The Falling Cloud Sect shall most certainly welcome your personal arrival, Great Emperor!"
At this point, she had no choice. For her disciple's sake, she had lost an entire sect...
Of course, it was also for herself. Chen Fan had saved her life! The cycle of karma simply could not be stopped. She would gamble-gamble on the Chen Lineage's future! On supreme glory!
[Ding! Subordinate force subdued: the greatest sect in the Heavenly Abyss Domain, the Falling Cloud Sect. Reward: the Chen Lineage estate will automatically be upgraded to Nine Heavens Thunder God Wood construction, rendering it indestructible.]
Chen Fan's spirits surged. He absolutely refused to pass up a single chance to show off.
He immediately swept his hand.
At that same moment, the entire Chen Lineage estate began undergoing renewal and reconstruction.
Everyone was momentarily bewildered, unsure why the Great Emperor had suddenly... What did this action mean?
The next instant, once they noticed the change, every one of them wore a look of horror!
The might of a Great Emperor!
With a casual wave of his hand, the entire Lineage had...
"Nine Heavens Thunder God Wood!"
Heavens.
The entire Chen Lineage estate, vast as it was, had become constructed of Nine Heavens Thunder God Wood!
It was terrifying beyond belief. They had no idea where so much Nine Heavens Thunder God Wood had come from.
They were dumbfounded. Was he not afraid of getting his backside electrocuted in the middle of the night?
But they were overthinking it. The lightning within was soon erased.
Yun Lan was dumbstruck too. What was a little flesh aching?
As for Su Chanyue, there was no need to even mention her. It was all Nine Heavens Thunder God Wood!
Used to build an estate?
So the clown was me.
Chen Fan was not satisfied. His expression was stern, and he even wanted to show off once more.
He swept his hand again.
A stream of clear spring water surged out of the system space.
As the ceaseless flow of Nine Heavens Divine Spring Water emerged, the air throughout the estate took on an incomparably clear and refreshing quality.
A single breath advanced both spirit and soul.
"The Nine Heavens Divine Spring!" Everyone went numb on the spot.
So much!
What treasure land had the Great Emperor dug up!
Yun Lan had never seen such extravagance either! She was utterly shocked.
If she could stay here, so many precious resources and opportunities might help her break through to the Emperor Realm!
Unbelievable.
Su Chanyue was drooling to the point of tears. A heaven-defying opportunity had originally been within easy reach. She, too, could have enjoyed supreme glory and climbed to the pinnacle of cultivation. Now, it was gone...
In the end, the Nine Heavens Divine Spring Water formed a spring, mirroring the Pangu Blood Pool, their arrangement just like the eyes of yin and yang.
Chen Fan was very satisfied.
"Imperial Qilin, guard the entrance and see our guests out..."
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