With the tendons in her wrists and ankles severed, Wang Yuyan had been carried in Ye Changge's arms the whole way.
"My dear disciple, why are you blushing?"
"Master, am I?"
Wang Yuyan was dying of embarrassment. You're holding me and still asking why I'm blushing. This is too much bullying.
After returning to the main hall, Ye Changge took out the rewards.
"My dear disciple, this is your eldest senior brother, Lei Qianshan."
"Greetings, eldest senior brother."
"No need to be so polite, junior sister. If you need anything from now on, just tell your senior brother."
Lei Qianshan spoke excitedly.
His junior sister was so beautiful. It had barely been any time at all, and Master had already arranged a junior sister for him. This was simply wonderful.
"Yuyan, many of your meridians have been severed. I have a method here that can help restore them to normal, and even revive your Samsara Physique."
As he spoke, a streak of light flashed and vanished straight into Wang Yuyan's mind.
The Samsara Method was the cultivation method best suited to the Samsara Physique.
"I'll put these cultivation resources in the cultivation room. Whatever you need, just go and take it?"
At his words, both smiled excitedly.
Lei Qianshan did not stand on ceremony either. He quickly picked out a thunder flower, some thunder grass, and a lightning-type martial technique before going off to cultivate.
"Thank you, Master."
"My dear disciple, cultivate right here. If anything goes wrong, I'll be able to help you."
Ye Changge spoke as he looked at Wang Yuyan.
Watching Wang Yuyan enter a state of cultivation, Ye Changge turned to the system panel.
Host: Ye Changge. Race: mongrel. Cultivation: Great Emperor Realm. Disciples: two. Eldest disciple, Lei Qianshan, possessor of the Supreme Bone of Thunder, ten-star talent. Second disciple, Wang Yuyan, possessor of the Samsara Physique, the ninth reincarnation of the Reincarnation Great Emperor, ten-star talent. Faction: master of the Primordial Forbidden Zone. Subordinates: two. Cao Zhengchun of the Eastern Depot; Yagyu Tajima no Kami, head of the Yagyu Clan.
Looking over it all, Ye Changge smiled faintly.
"System, next time, just use rewards like increases to the forbidden zone's Spiritual Qi directly."
"Understood, host."
As the voice faded, torrents of terrifying Spiritual Qi surged, and the Spiritual Qi throughout the forbidden zone instantly became more than twice as dense.
"System, use the Quasi-Emperor Summoning Card."
"The Quasi-Emperor Summoning Card has also been used successfully. Successfully summoned Xiongba, Middle-Stage Quasi-Emperor, and Aotian, Early-Stage Quasi-Emperor."
At this, Ye Changge smiled.
Xiongba was the great villain in Dominate the World, his favorite classic screen production, a peerless master who had nearly become a demon.
With his Three Parts Return to Origin Qi, he killed whoever he met. A single sphere could knock a full-health Wuming down to low health.
Aotian was also a character from Dominate the World, known as its number-one king of showing off. Handsome, with first-rate swordsmanship, he had Pay Respects Manor behind him. His master, Sword Demon, was one of the greatest experts of the age, whose Six Meridians Divine Sword swept the world without a rival. Aotian had also formed his own sword heart and could be called one of the age's greatest heavenly prodigies.
Now that he had summoned them here, he naturally would not disgrace them.
"Xiongba pays his respects, young master."
"Aotian pays his respects, young master."
Ye Changge disliked being called sect master or master of the forbidden zone, so he had them call him young master. This form of address had been engraved deep in their memories when they were summoned.
"Good, good. Cultivate on Elders' Peak for now. Once more elders and disciples revive, I'll assign you suitable positions."
"Yes, young master."
"Yagyu, show them around."
"Yes, young master."
The three vanished, and Ye Changge smiled faintly.
Before he could take a rest, the system's voice rang out again.
"Ding-dong! In three days, the three sects, one pavilion, and two holy lands will hold a disciple recruitment assembly at One-Line Sky. A top-tier ten-star heavenly prodigy will appear there. Host, remember to go and take them as your disciple. Successfully recruiting them will bring plentiful rewards."
"One-Line Sky?"
The three sects were the Sword Sect, Saber Sect, and Artifact Sect. The Sword Sect welcomed all sword-wielders under heaven. The disciples it trained were always among the first to charge forward to kill the enemy, naturally possessing a hot-blooded spirit that left others in the dust. It was a place people revered and believed in.
The Saber Sect welcomed the domineering people of the world. The disciples it trained became either kings of a territory or rulers of a nation. Throughout the Heavenly South Region, such places were as rare as phoenix feathers and qilin horns, something everyone longed for but could not attain.
The Artifact Sect was where the world's artifact refiners belonged. The Heavenly Spirit Continent had countless professions, but artifact refining and pill refining alone commanded the greatest respect. A fine divine weapon could often be a means of preserving one's life. An artifact refiner could match three to five disciples of other professions at the same cultivation realm, and so the Artifact Sect became an object of everyone's pursuit.
The one pavilion was the Pill Pavilion.
Like the Artifact Sect, the Pill Pavilion held lofty status and authority in martial artists' hearts. Was it a profession that martial artists did not want to provoke or offend?
A single pill could save a life, improve talent, enhance one's physique, awaken a bloodline, and more.
It held a position of great consequence on the Heavenly Spirit Continent.
The two holy lands were the Five Elements Holy Land and the Yin-Yang Holy Land. Only holy lands with a Quasi-Emperor presiding over them could recruit disciples at One-Line Sky.
A holy land like the Nine Heavens Holy Land, with only a supreme weapon guarding it, had no such qualifications.
Recruiting disciples on the outskirts was also permitted. The central area naturally belonged to the designated major factions.
After gaining a general understanding, Ye Changge thought no more about it and began building a fire to roast meat.
There were few people in the forbidden zone to begin with, and before long, Cao Zhengchun, Yagyu Tajima no Kami, and the others arrived.
The aroma was simply too rich. Even a Saint could not resist it.
"Young master, your cooking is wonderful! I'm going to eat thirty jin today."
Aotian called out excitedly from far away.
Cao Zhengchun and Yagyu Tajima no Kami froze at his words, then burst out laughing.
"Elder Ao, have you settled in comfortably?"
"Yes, yes. But this aroma is just too good. I really want to eat thirty jin."
"Hahaha!"
Everyone burst out laughing at his words.
Even Aotian, so blunt and brimming with unbending pride, had such an endearing side. Naturally, everyone was delighted.
Soon, three hours passed.
Everyone returned to cultivate.
Wang Yuyan successfully restored her meridians, and a towering presence instantly soared into the sky.
"Hahaha! I've finally restored my meridians! Wonderful, wonderful!"
"Destruction, just you wait! In this life, I'll exterminate all nine generations of your clan!"
Wang Yuyan was incomparably excited.
The presence of the Spirit Transformation realm emerged from her body.
Behind her, a phantom of the Reincarnation Empress appeared, its terrifying presence shaking heaven and earth.
Fortunately, the Primordial Forbidden Zone was shrouded in an emperor-grade formation.
Not a trace of that presence leaked out.
"Good, good. She's already recovered. As expected of the Reincarnation Empress."
Ye Changge was very satisfied as he watched.
"My dear disciple, your meridians have recovered. Remember to cultivate diligently. Take this sword as well."
At the sight of the Reincarnation Sword, Wang Yuyan felt a certain familiarity, a familiarity that came from her soul, as though it had always been part of her body.
Whoosh!
Rumble!
Wang Yuyan instinctively drew the Reincarnation Sword. A wave of Extreme Dao might spread outward, its terrifying presence leaving her dumbstruck.
Only after a long while did she stammer.
"An... Extreme... Dao... Emperor... Weapon..."
She had never imagined that it would actually be an Extreme Dao Emperor Weapon, much less the legendary Reincarnation Sword.
Rumor had it that the Reincarnation Sword could wield authority over life and death, slashing Nine Nether above and Yellow Springs below. It was terrifying beyond measure.
And Master had simply given it to her.
Wasn't this far too casual?
"Master, this is too precious. I can't accept it."
"Only when paired with the Samsara Physique can this sword unleash its true might. Just don't let your master down."
"I..."
Before she could finish speaking, Ye Changge had already vanished.