Chapter 852: The Nourishment of Pupil Power

Carrying Sun Hao, Ye Chen disappeared in the blink of an eye.

Once again, he appeared in that remote, godforsaken mountain valley.

Casually, he hung Sun Hao on a tree, then extracted Sun Hao's Tianyan Benyuan.

"It has the ability to seal, that's pretty good." Ye Chen said, suspending the purple Tianyan Benyuan in the palm of his right hand. "I wonder if these two types of Tianyan Benyuan can fuse."

As he spoke, Ye Chen extracted the Xuan Dao Tianyan Benyuan from his right eye and suspended it in his left palm.

Now, both palms held a illusory eye, each a Tianyan Benyuan swirling with mysterious power—one for seeing through things, the other for sealing, each with its own strengths.

Buzz! Buzz!

Soon, the two Tianyan Benyuan began to tremble, as if sensing a threat, yet also repelling each other.

"No luck, their innate attributes are different." Ye Chen shook his head helplessly. His Xuan Dao Tianyan was fire-based, while Sun Hao's was wood-based. Though not naturally opposing, they couldn't fuse.

Buzz!

Just then, his left eye's Xianlun Yan trembled on its own, causing his entire mind to buzz.

In the next moment, a strange scene unfolded—the Six Paths Xianlun Yan drew the two Tianyan Benyuan toward it.

To Ye Chen's astonishment, the two Tianyan Benyuan merged into his left eye one after the other—or more precisely, the Xianlun Yan devoured them.

As the Xianlun imprint spun rapidly, Ye Chen clearly felt it forcefully absorbing the two Tianyan Benyuan. He could even sense that, after devouring them, the Xianlun Yan's Tongli had greatly strengthened.

"Can it really work like this?"

Ye Chen stood there stunned, never realizing that the Six Paths Xianlun Yan could devour Tianyan Benyuan, or that Tianyan Benyuan could enhance the Xianlun Yan's Tongli.

"What a surprise, truly an unexpected surprise." Ye Chen laughed awkwardly. "Using Tianyan Benyuan as nutrient for Tongli—you're really demanding."

Ye Chen felt awkward about it. Tianyan was incredibly rare; as far as he knew, only a few people possessed it. For the Xianlun Yan to boost its Tongli, it required Tianyan Benyuan—that was an astronomically high price!

"Boss, do you have any tasks for me? If not, I'm off to find my little Yueyue." While Ye Chen was still in shock, a message came from his Xingchen Daoshen.

"Little Yueyue?" Ye Chen raised an eyebrow. "Who's that?"

"The Shengnu of Xingyue Gong! Hehehe." Xingchen Daoshen grinned slyly, rubbing his hands.

"If you're saying that, then I do have a task for you." Ye Chen stroked his chin meaningfully. "Use your wits fully—go to Bei Chu and cause as much chaos as possible. Make it as big as you can."

"This is right up my alley." Xingchen Daoshen chuckled, rubbing his hands obsequiously. "That said, Boss, can we talk about something?"

"Go ahead."

"When you have time, help me propose marriage!" Xingchen Daoshen said, a bit sheepishly.

"The Shengnu of Xingyue Gong?" Ye Chen looked at him with interest. "That's got to be her!"

"But I've heard that once someone becomes the Shengnu of Xingyue Gong, they remain unmarried for life." Ye Chen stroked his chin.

"You can handle that, Boss—I believe in you." Xingchen Daoshen stroked his chin earnestly. "If not, we could always just kidnap her. You're good at that anyway."

"Don't mess around—I’ve never kidnapped anyone."

"That doesn't matter; you're responsible for this." Xingchen Daoshen shook his head, acting like a rascal. "Who asked me to be your Daoshen? I'm derived from you, so you have to handle my lifelong affairs."

"You put it that way, and it does make sense." Ye Chen stroked his chin. "Kidnapping isn't entirely out of the question."

"Perfect! With that said, I'm set." Xingchen Daoshen grinned widely, cracking his knuckles. "Now I'm full of energy. Just watch, Boss—I'll turn everything upside down when I get back."

With that, Xingchen Daoshen cut off contact with Ye Chen.

Meanwhile, Ye Chen continued stroking his chin, thinking that Bei Chu was about to get lively. Compared to himself, his Daoshen was indeed more cunning and capable.

Temporarily setting that aside, Ye Chen slapped Sun Hao awake.

Sun Hao opened his eyes, his head still buzzing, leaving him in a daze.

A couple of seconds later, once he regained his senses, he roared angrily, "Ye Chen, you'd better let me go, or you'll die a horrible death!"

"Oh, come on!" Ye Chen said with a sigh and a tut. "You don't seem to grasp the situation! Do you know who I am? I'm the Shengzhu of Tian Ting. That kind of intimidation won't work on me."

At that, Sun Hao deflated completely.

Ye Chen had a point— in terms of strength, Tian Ting was far superior to Shixue Dian. Threatening him with Shixue Dian was pointless; it was more likely Ye Chen threatening him.

"Come on, sleep some more." Ye Chen slapped him again, sending him back into dreamland.

Then, Ye Chen placed his palm on Sun Hao's head and used the domineering Sou Hun Shu.

Uh!

Even in his sleep, Sun Hao's face twisted in pain, and Ye Chen forcefully seized all his memories, good or bad.

Afterward, Ye Chen used a secret technique to erase any memories related to himself from Sun Hao's mind.

He did this to stir up trouble in secret. He didn't want Sun Hao blabbing everywhere after being ransomed back. For now, Shixue Dian still didn't know he was alive—that was a major advantage.

Hm?

As he thought about it, Ye Chen frowned and looked in a certain direction.

There, clouds churned and killing intent soared, with shadowy figures like a black ocean covering the sky, shaking the void with thunderous booms. It was a massive army of cultivators, so numerous that even Ye Chen felt a tingle on his scalp.

"Shixue Dian's Eighth Branch Hall." Ye Chen focused his vision and saw the fierce characters on their war banners.

Seeing this, a smile crept onto Ye Chen's lips.

"Looks like a farce is about to unfold."

As he spoke, his body gradually turned illusory. The Eighth Branch Hall's army was too vast; even with his current combat power and cultivation, he had to avoid them for now.

The farce he mentioned was, of course, related to the rumor of Shixue Yanluo's death.

The nine branches of Shixue Dian were always competing openly and secretly. Hearing of Shixue Yanluo's death, they would rush back to Shixue Dian to fight over the Dianzhu position.

Naturally, as branch hall masters, whether Shixue Yanluo was dead or not, they had to go back and check. What if he was? Then the Dianzhu position would be up for grabs.

"From what I can tell, the masters of the other branches are probably on their way too."

Just before his body fully faded, Ye Chen's lips curved into a playful smile.

"Xue Qiong, that includes you, right?"

Boom! Boom! Boom!

As he spoke, the army from Shixue Dian's Eighth Branch Hall thundered across the sky, moving at an extraordinary speed.

Hm?

In mid-flight, Xue Liao, the master of the Eighth Branch Hall, narrowed his eyes and glanced downward, his brow furrowing slightly.

"Hall Master, what’s wrong?" A commander asked Xue Liao curiously.

"I sensed a familiar aura." Xue Liao said casually. "It's nothing. Keep marching. We must reach Shixue Dian headquarters before the other branches. I’m determined to claim the Dianzhu position."

"Understood."

"How unexpected!"

As soon as the Eighth Branch Hall's army passed, Ye Chen emerged from the void space, his gaze following the dark mass of troops until it settled on Xue Liao.

"I was just worrying about finding more Tianyan Benyuan." Ye Chen smiled faintly. "Xue Liao, I'll come chat with you another day."

With that, Ye Chen donned a black robe, created a clone, and took Sun Hao away, waiting for the right moment to cause more chaos.

As for himself, he sped off in another direction.

"While Shixue Dian is putting on this show, I'll pull off something big."