Building My Sacred Land

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Compared to Ye Chen's heavy responsibilities,

Xiao Fan was incredibly relaxed and content. He hummed a tune, feeling refreshed, as he returned to the Saint Child Palace.

He believed that a life solely focused on dual cultivation was unreasonable!

There must be a combination of cultivation and meditation.

Balancing work and rest!

Just as Xiao Fan arrived back at the Saint Child Peak and hadn't even steadied himself, unexpectedly, a graceful and charming figure of Xinxi appeared before his eyes.

Xiao Fan couldn't even react in time.

Xinxi wore a standard smile on her face as she asked word by word, "Saint Child, after completing the Transcending Tribulation and returning to the palace, where did you go during the ten-plus days in between?"

While Xinxi asked with a smile, there was an unnamed anger hidden in her gaze. The chilling aura emanating from her made Xiao Fan tremble involuntarily.

Damn, when did she come out? Why can't I even react?

"I went mountain climbing and sightseeing with a friend," Xiao Fan said.

Why the hell am I afraid to tell the truth and have to lie to Xinxi?

Although he didn't know why, he had a foreboding feeling that if he spoke the truth, he might not survive today without losing some skin.

"Which friend?" Xinxi continued to wear her smiling face as she asked word by word.

Danger!

A warning rose in Xiao Fan's heart. If he couldn't come up with a reasonable explanation, he would be in trouble.

When in doubt, let the system handle it.

"System, what should I do?"

[Ask according to the master's command: "As a maid, how dare you inquire about the matters of this Saint Child? Do I need to report to you wherever I go?"]

[Trust me!]

Trying a desperate measure.

Xiao Fan took a deep breath, his gaze becoming firm. With an air of superiority, he coldly said, "As a maid, how dare you inquire about the matters of this Saint Child? Do I need to report to you wherever I go?"

As he said these words, Xiao Fan's heart was in his throat. He knew that Yu Yue and Xinxi, the two sisters, had extraordinary identities. If he angered them, would they swallow him whole?

Hearing this cold and domineering statement, Xinxi couldn't help but tremble, her cheeks turning rosy. Her breathing became somewhat rapid as she softly and weakly said, "I... I know I was wrong. I hope Saint Child won't punish me."

Holy crap!

Xiao Fan couldn't help but exclaim inwardly. So, you're this kind of person.

Having some understanding of Xinxi's situation, Xiao Fan's courage grew. He walked towards Xinxi, only to see her timidly lower her head.

Xiao Fan raised his right hand and lightly touched her flawless and alluring chin, his eyes fixed on her beautiful eyes. Xinxi became flustered for a moment, her gaze evading his.

Then, Xiao Fan lowered his head and used his other hand to stroke her waist-length hair. He lightly touched her cherry lips, saying in a calm tone, "I'm a bit tired now. Please don't ask me anymore, alright?"

Xinxi felt her mind explode, her entire consciousness going blank. A burning blush rose on her face as she dumbly nodded and said, "Okay, okay, I'll leave now, my lord... I'll leave."

"Go down."

"Yes." Xin Xi responded woodenly, but what she received in return was an unparalleled excitement. She asked, "I won't ask you about going out anymore, but Saint Child, can you take me with you in the future?"

She asked with anticipation.

"If you behave, I will take you with me," Xiao Fan said indifferently.

"Xin Xi will listen to Saint Child," she said as she exited the palace. She lightly touched her cherry lips with her jade hand, unable to hide the smile at the corner of her mouth, as if savoring something.

Spring blossomed.

Watching Xin Xi's departing figure, Xiao Fan breathed a sigh of relief, finally escaping a disaster.

As he calmed down, he seemed to remember something.

The script of life!

"System, why don't Xin Xi and Yu Yue have a script of life above their heads?"

All along, he only cared about the script above Son of Fortune's head, but neglected the people around him. It was only just now that he realized, in his memory, these two sisters didn't have a script of life!

[There is none, there's no need for so many whys.]

"There must be an explanation."

[The explanation is that they can control their own destiny, writing their own script of life.]

Damn!

Xiao Fan took a deep breath, damn it, they can write their own script of life. The background of these two sisters is even bigger than he imagined.

"Can you reveal their identities?"

[Yes, they are unnameable existences. After you know their names, they will have a spiritual connection with you. Please confirm if you understand.]

[Please answer "yes" or "no".]

Xiao Fan seemed to have touched upon an unknown territory. Unnameable existences are coming out. Should he play this big?

"No."

"They won't be the ones who raised me and are going to betray me, right?"

[They are indeed interested in your well-being, but it's not betrayal. It's just that if you don't work hard now, you'll have to carry a heavy burden in the future. I don't know if you'll be able to handle it.]

Xiao Fan: ...

Forget it, let's focus on cultivation. As a qualified antagonist, profound cultivation is essential.

I'm not carrying a burden!

However, before secluding himself, he opened the long-collected life script of Ye Chen.

"Let me see how far it has progressed."

[Ye Chen is diligently completing the prescription in the alchemy pavilion, and the progress has already exceeded eighty percent.]

Damn, so fast.

It felt somewhat unreasonable, but as Xiao Fan continued reading, it all made sense.

[Ye Chen is sacrificing his life force to deduce the prescription, thoroughly understanding the required Spirit Medicine, dosage, order, and medicinal effects, at the cost of thirty years of lifespan.]

Impressive determination, even sacrificing one's life, amazing.

But it aligns with Xiao Fan's intention. Give it your all, sacrifice everything for my Sacred Land, hehehehe...

Xiao Fan went into seclusion to cultivate.

On the other side, Ye Chen's eyes were hollow, with dark circles under them, as if he had been rewarded excessively.

In half a month's time, he worked tirelessly for twenty-four hours a day, and even sacrificed thirty years of his life, finally completing the collection of pill formulas in this room.

From the smallest substitute Spirit Medicine to the usage and dosage of Spirit Medicine required for pills, he compiled detailed explanations and drew them into a book, creating an Alchemy Dao scripture.

Inside were his insights from countless years of refining pills. It's not an exaggeration to say that this is the inheritance of an Alchemy Dao Immortal Emperor.

"Not only have I finished organizing it, but I have also added many concepts and theories that are not found in the mortal world. Once this scripture is released, I will definitely gain the full support of the Pill Pavilion."

"At that time, they will surely support me and make me the Saint Child!"

Ye Chen wasn't stupid; he wouldn't do something that was difficult and unrewarding.

To obtain support and overthrow Xiao Fan, he would have to pay a price.

Moreover, with his strength, as long as he broke through his realm and advanced to the Gold Core stage, his lifespan would increase by several hundred years. Thirty years of lifespan was nothing.

Ye Chen was full of anticipation as he walked out of the small dark room, ready to welcome cheers and applause.

"So you finished it so quickly?"

"Hmph, organizing a small pill formula, could it really be difficult for me?"

"Here, take it."

As soon as he stepped out, he handed the Alchemy Dao scripture he had compiled to a disciple of the Pill Pavilion.

The disciple of the Pill Pavilion was stunned for a moment, clearly skeptical. "You're not fooling me, are you?"

"How is that possible? It's just a small task, not worth mentioning," Ye Chen said naturally. If he didn't have dark circles under his eyes, he would be even more confident.

He looked forward to applause, exclamations, admiration, and that feeling of being respected by thousands of people. Don't hold back, shower it all on me.

"Oh, I've received it."

"The disciple from the Sutra Pavilion is waiting for you outside, hurry up and go."

That disciple was only slightly shocked before accepting the compiled Alchemy Dao scripture.

Ye Chen was stunned. Where was their shock and admiration? Show it!

The disciple urged, "What's wrong? Do I need to invite you?"

"I..." Ye Chen wanted to say something, but the disciple from the Sutra Pavilion had already started calling for him from outside. "Hurry up, I've been waiting for so long."

Ye Chen held his breath. His original intention was to shock the elder and make the elder acknowledge his talent and take him in.

But unexpectedly, he couldn't even meet the elder.

How infuriating!

'No matter, as long as I hand this book to the elder of the Pill Pavilian and he sees those astonishing insights, he will definitely beg me to come back,' he sneered in his heart.

Ye Chen left the Pill Pavilion.

Next stop, the Sutra Pavilion.

In the next second after he left, a middle-aged man with an illusory aura walked out.

"Elder, here." The disciple who had just driven away Ye Chen handed him the Alchemy Dao scripture.

"Mhmm." The elder took it and curiously flipped through it.

He stood there, flipping through it for a whole hour, in a daze.

His gaze became more and more fiery as he read, encountering many concepts and alchemy techniques that he had never heard of before.

"Interesting, someone from a small place actually knows so much. You're really impressive."

The elder of the Dan Pavilion couldn't believe it. He had been in the Dan Pavilion for thousands of years and had seen many talented disciples, but none of them were able to fully comprehend and write a great work on alchemy knowledge at such a young age.

This knowledge of alchemy was all accumulated through experience. There were thousands of types of Spirit Medicine in the cultivation world, and just remembering their names would take a long time.

For a teenager to know so many methods and Spirit Medicine was unreasonable, completely unreasonable.

He suspected that there was an ancient monster that had taken over this disciple's body, because that was how the Great Elder had passed it down.

'Fortunately, the Great Elder reminded me beforehand, otherwise I would have really been in trouble. It wouldn't be good for the Saint Child.' The elder of the Dan Pavilion thought to himself.

It's just a pity that he couldn't capture him and have him write prescriptions for me all the time.

Yes, when the Great Elder sent messages to the Dan Pavilion, Sutra Pavilion, Weapon Refining Pavilion, and Formation Pavilion, he had already arranged for Ye Chen's time in each pavilion.

Everyone should have a fair share, no one should monopolize.

Ye Chen quickly sensed that something was wrong.

When he arrived at the Sutra Pavilion, the same words were used, and he was locked in a small dark room to improve the cultivation technique and complete the missing parts of the technique.

This test lasted for half a month.

When he went to the Weapon Refining Pavilion, it was the same.

They only allowed him to improve artifact refining methods and write down the differences between various methods.

No matter how dull he was, he understood the trick.

'They want to secretly make things difficult for me, how ruthless! These disciples must have been bribed. He has such audacity to secretly attack me without the elder's knowledge.' Ye Chen thought.

But he only understood half of it. What he didn't know was that the elder was also on Xiao Fan's side.

I knew he couldn't be so kind-hearted, arranging such good places for me. Ye Chen sneered in his heart.

But I don't care!

As an Immortal Emperor, can you, a mortal, really control me?

Your methods are too despicable, they can't escape my eyes. Since that's the case, I'll use your own tricks against you!

He thought that Xiao Fan's tricks were just to make him work hard, not to kill him. As long as he finished quickly, he could use the time to cultivate.

As long as someone used his methods, the elder would definitely notice and investigate thoroughly. At that time, he could use this matter to accuse him.

'Kid, you've left me with evidence.' Ye Chen thought proudly.

As for Xiao Fan's tricks, he had a plan and would use his own tricks against him.

He meticulously wrote about formation arrangements, formation explanations, artifact refining methods, and artifact refining techniques.

He wrote with utmost seriousness.

Sacred Land would eventually be mine. I'm working hard to build my Sacred Land! Ye Chen thought to himself.

Little did he know, Xiao Fan was thinking the same thing.

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