Chapter 1603: Exposing Shameful Behavior

Upon entering the Thousand Desolation Divine Sect, an invisible sense of oppression immediately washed over them.

Compared to ordinary sects, the atmosphere here was noticeably more solemn. At a glance, several types of disciples, dressed in different colored outer garments, meticulously guarded their respective areas, their gazes stern and unmoving.

"If you want to sneak in, couldn't you just use stealth?" Qianye Ying'er said.

She knew very well what revealing her true face would cause. Back then, when she wasn't accustomed to wearing a veil, every man who saw her, from mortals to Divine Emperors, would display various indecent behaviors.

Her disdain and revulsion towards men also gradually formed during this process.

"Do you really think I'm just here to destroy this Thousand Desolation Divine Sect solely for Yunshang?" Yun Che said coldly.

"And resources, right?" Qianye Ying'er pursed her jade lips. "Between those two, which one is 'incidental'?"

Yun Che was able to break through from Level One Divine King to Level One Divine Master in less than a year. The greatest aid was the last divine power bestowed by the Ice Phoenix Divine Spirit.

If he relied solely on conventional cultivation, he wouldn't know how many years it would take.

Now, Yun Che had reached the Divine Master Realm. At this level, even with his unparalleled talent, each breakthrough required immense effort and a very long time... Even if breaking through a minor realm only took a shocking ten years, filled with hatred, he was unwilling to lie dormant for what was, to him, a very brief period.

The vague Law of Nihility he had grasped allowed him to directly convert the profound energy within profound crystals into his own cultivation. This was undoubtedly a power that defied the heavens.

As long as he had enough profound crystals, his cultivation speed would far surpass ordinary cultivation, and there would be no risks or difficulties involved.

The prerequisite, however, was a sufficient supply of profound crystals!

The profound crystals and profound jades plundered from the Nine Luminaries Heavenly Palace were nearly thirty percent depleted just to aid his breakthrough to the Divine Master Realm. And the energy required for advancement within the Divine Master Realm was many times greater than that needed for the Divine King Realm... Furthermore, due to the unique nature of his profound veins, his breakthroughs were inherently much more difficult than those of ordinary profound practitioners.

Therefore, besides Qianye Ying'er helping him integrate the devil blood and cultivate the Eternal Calamity of Darkness, the most crucial task for him was to acquire vast amounts of resources by any means necessary!

The Thousand Desolation Divine Sect beneath their feet, though relatively young in history, was still a major World King Sect in an Upper Star Realm. If its resources could be plundered dry, it would undoubtedly be a considerable boon for Yun Che.

However, the difficulty would likely be not far from annihilating the entire Thousand Desolation Divine Sect.

"Beneath us, there's a huge offensive profound formation. I've detected over three thousand formation veins," Yun Che suddenly said. "If it's triggered, I probably won't die, but you definitely will."

With the progression of the Eternal Calamity of Darkness, his perception of dark profound energy had become incredibly sensitive.

A large power always possessed its ultimate trump card. The hidden massive offensive profound formation below was likely the Thousand Desolation Divine Sect's final and most terrifying barrier; once forcibly activated, it would undoubtedly shake the heavens and earth.

Conversely, if the formation veins of this massive profound array were disrupted and destroyed, and its inherent power forcibly triggered...

"Heh, I truly thank you for that." Qianye Ying'er scoffed with disdain. "What do you intend for me to do?"

"Nothing much," Yun Che said. "Just standing there obediently will be enough. Someone will naturally deliver the opportunity directly... and it will be the most perfect opportunity."

"What if it fails?"

"Then we'll just force our way in." Yun Che showed not the slightest hint of apprehension. He suddenly reached out, pinched Qianye Ying'er's delicate chin, and looked at her face as he said, "Besides, I don't believe it will fail... Beauty, depending on its degree, will cause men to have different reactions."

"Some make people glance, some make people infatuated, some arouse desire, some cause people to lose their minds, and some even drive them mad. Which kind do you think you are?"

With a "smack," Qianye Ying'er forcefully slapped Yun Che's hand away. She sneered, "This tool of yours is really useful!"

"However, there's one thing you need to remember." Qianye Ying'er's golden eyes narrowed slightly, her gaze piercingly cold. "If anyone goes 'mad' to an excessive degree, no matter who they are, if they dare to touch even the hem of my clothes, I will absolutely not tolerate it. I'll tear them to pieces on the spot! I don't care what your plan is!"

"Do you understand?!"

"..." Yun Che looked at her and suddenly chuckled softly. "I actually quite like your current expression of disdain for men."

Qianye Ying'er: "???"

Because Yun Che had deliberately delayed, by the time they arrived at the Thousand Desolation Crown Prince's Palace, the Crown Prince's birthday banquet had already begun.

Before the palace gates, Yun Che and Qianye Ying'er's brows twitched simultaneously.

Inside the palace, there were numerous Divine Master auras, including four peak Divine Masters. However, there was no aura of a Divine Sovereign.

The Thousand Desolation Sect Master isn't here?

The Thousand Desolation Crown Prince's 120th birthday banquet was undoubtedly a grand event capable of shaking the entire Thousand Desolation Realm. As the Thousand Desolation Sect Master and the Crown Prince's father, he should have been the most prominent person present, and likely the host. Yet, they repeatedly confirmed that there was no Divine Sovereign Realm aura in the hall.

Although the reason was unknown, it currently seemed not to be a bad thing.

"The Bai Clan from the Eastern Region has arrived!"

The Thousand Desolation Crown Prince, the future World King of the Thousand Desolation Realm, celebrating his 120th birthday, would undoubtedly draw tributes and heavy gifts from all directions. Few would dare to arrive late... And the "Bai Clan from the Eastern Region" clearly had no right to be late.

Before Yun Che even stepped inside, an undisguised cold scoff rang out: "The Bai Clan has been declining over the years; it's said they're almost a second-rate force in the Eastern Region. Yet, their arrogance seems to grow ever larger! To dare to arrive late for a grand event like His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's 120th birthday banquet is simply outrageous!"

The speaker was a middle-aged man seated at a side table. He was not well acquainted with the Bai Clan, nor did he hold any past grudges. Yet, his initial words were a clear flattery directed at the Thousand Desolation Crown Prince.

Offending the minor Bai Clan to gain a glance of attention from the Thousand Desolation Crown Prince was a guaranteed profit with no loss; why wouldn't he do it?

Following his words, voices of agreement immediately rose.

"Indeed, it's truly improper."

"We all arrived days in advance, brimming with excitement. It's a great honor for the Bai Clan to even receive an invitation; to dare to arrive late shows they have no regard for their lives."

From the main seat in the grand hall, the Thousand Desolation Crown Prince wore a faint smile, neither affirming nor denying the criticisms of the crowd, and casually glanced towards the palace entrance... And with that single glance, his brain felt as if it had been violently struck by something, his soul as if suddenly hijacked by a devil. His eyeballs, and every part of his body, froze rigidly in place.

The shouts of condemnation within the hall also abruptly ceased at that moment, transforming from uproar directly into an almost terrifying silence.

Yun Che strode in, but no one's gaze lingered on him; they didn't even notice him... Because all the brilliance in the world, and indeed the light in everyone's eyes, had converged entirely on the woman behind him.

Back then, when Yun Che first saw Qianye Ying'er's true face, the first thought that surged into his mind the moment he regained his senses was "terrifying"... Her presence could erase all the brilliance a person had ever seen in their lifetime, along with their reason and will.

Especially her golden pupils; even devoid of any emotion, they were like a maddening golden abyss, making people willing to sink into eternal oblivion, even if it meant dying a thousand or ten thousand deaths.

Qianye Ying'er had seen such scenes too many times to count. Even Divine Emperors would display utter infatuation in front of her. As early as when she was just a teenager, all men in the world were nothing but base, inferior beings in her eyes.

It was a pity, however, that someone like her had now fallen to the point of being manipulated by a man... Not only she herself, but no one in the Three Divine Regions could have imagined that the unreachable Brahma Monarch Goddess, whom even gazing upon was blasphemy, would meet such an "end."

Yun Che stood firm in the hall and announced loudly: "Bai Qi of the Bai Clan from the Eastern Region respectfully congratulates His Royal Highness the Thousand Desolation Crown Prince on his 120th birthday. We were delayed due to unforeseen circumstances on our journey, and humbly ask for the Crown Prince's clemency."

Under the rather resonant sound, it was as if a dream had dispersed. Long-held breaths were finally released, though in a rather disordered manner. Everyone present, whether youths not yet sixty years old or regional overlords whose lifespans exceeded ten thousand years, was in the same state.

After Yun Che spoke, there was a long silence in the hall, with no one responding. The Thousand Desolation Crown Prince then slowly and stiffly rose from the main seat, his eyes fixed straight ahead, like a puppet on strings.

He was no ordinary profound practitioner, but the Crown Prince of the Thousand Desolation Divine Sect. Never in his life had he displayed such an infatuated state.

"Cough, cough!" A light cough suddenly sounded next to his ear. Though not heavy, the cough directly shook his soul, making the Thousand Desolation Crown Prince suddenly sober up a little.

This old man was Divine Kui Daoist, the Vice Sect Master of the Thousand Desolation Divine Sect, the second-in-command, and at the peak of the Divine Master Realm.

"Oh... heh, heh," the Thousand Desolation Crown Prince's facial features twitched erratically; he couldn't maintain his usual dignified and calm demeanor. "So it's... it's... it's..."

"It's the Bai family's young man," Divine Kui Daoist transmitted via sound, once again using a sound to clear his soul. The Crown Prince's disgraceful appearance made him frown deeply, but he didn't sigh in disappointment, because even he didn't dare to look at Qianye Ying'er a second time—and before this, he had long regarded women as mere 'rosy skeletons,' abstaining from female company for a full ten thousand years.

"It was the Bai family's young... the Bai family's young master." After Divine Kui Daoist cleared his soul twice with sound, the Crown Prince's sanity was finally pulled back by a small margin. It was only then that he realized he had actually stood up.

For him, the Thousand Desolation Crown Prince, to stand up to greet someone from the Bai Clan, this scene was truly...

"Present your gifts and take your seats," Divine Kui Daoist called out.

"Uh, about that..." Yun Che, however, did not step forward to present gifts, a clear look of difficulty appearing on his face.

"What? Could it be that your congratulatory gift was robbed by villains on the way?" Divine Kui Daoist scoffed coldly... but as he spoke, he kept his head lowered and his eyes closed, deliberately avoiding a glance at Qianye Ying'er.

"No, no," Yun Che quickly said. "For His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's 120th birthday, it is a great fortune for our Bai Clan to receive an invitation, so how could we dare to arrive empty-handed? It's just that... our clan instructed that this gift must be presented to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince privately."

As he spoke, his gaze seemingly inadvertently, yet nervously, flickered towards Qianye Ying'er.

Although it was a very subtle movement, who among the crowd didn't understand? The Thousand Desolation Crown Prince's posterior, which had just settled, instantly sprang up again, and his lips actually began to tremble violently. "Oh... oh! So that's how it is... Ah-ha... Hahahaha, the Bai Clan's presence is already a great effort; the congratulatory gift itself is not that important. By the way, may I ask what this... young lady's name is? Is she a member of your Bai Clan?"

He could feel the distortion in his voice and the tremor in his words, even sensing that his current appearance was "utterly disgraceful." Yet, he couldn't control it, nor did he have time to care... In his heart, there was only burning heat, excitement, and exhilaration... so excited that he was in a daze, so exhilarated that he almost wanted to go mad.

This display was far more disgraceful than Yun Che had anticipated.

After all... the one by his side was the Brahma Monarch Goddess!