Chapter: 158

"Direct Disciple Trial Ends here," Mu Xuanyin's voice had turned back to being emotionless and cold. She stared down at Xia Qingyue, who was still hugging Yun Che, before turning her gaze towards Mu Feixue and announcing, "Mu Feixue shall be this Realm King's direct disciple."

A stunned expression appeared on Mu Yunzhi and Mu Huanyi.

The test hadn't even started yet and was disturbed by the emergence of Yun Che from the lake.

For Xuanyin to choose Feixue as her disciple showed her clear bias.

As the master of Mu Huanyi, Mu Yunzhi, of course, wanted her disciple to become the direct disciple of the Realm King.

"But, sect master—"

"What?" Xuanyin's cold gaze turned towards Mu Yunzhi, petrifying her. "Are you trying to go against this Realm King's order?"

"I-I dare not!" Mu Yunzhi instantly fell to her knees and bowed.

In the Divine Ice Phoenix Sect, everyone knew that Xuanyin's decision was the mandate of heaven; going against it meant death.

No matter her reluctance, Mu Yunzhi, of course, did not want to die.

"Good. You may all leave then."

"Husband, I will go and inform Sister Yuechan about your arrival. She has been missing you a lot too."

"Um."

Qingyue tiptoed and gently placed her soft lips over Yun Che's before leaving with the curious Xiaolan, who instantly bombarded her with different questions related to Yun Che.

Only Yun Che, Bingyun, Yun Xuerong (Ice Phoenix), and Xuanyin were left within the Heavenly Netherfrost Lake.

"That's a nice pet. Where did you get it?" Yun Che looked at the huge dragon and wondered if he should also get a pet like it.

"..." Xuanyin stared at Yun Che in silence before she turned around and vanished.

Yun Che wryly smiled.

"I guess I am not liked much."

"My older sister hates everyone related to devils. You are someone contracted with the Evil Infant; it is already a surprise why she didn't attack you."

"My lord, you are contracted with the Evil Infant?" Xuerong's eyes widened, a look of fear appeared within her eyes at Bingyun's revelation.

"Heretic God sealed her at my birth Star Realm. One thing led to another, and I contracted with her. Don't worry. She is a very good girl."

"... Only you can say that Evil Infant is a good girl, my lord. No one during the Primordial Era dared to even come close to it."

"What can I say, I am built differently." Yun Che laughed.

"Yun Che... Why did you come to the Snow Song Realm?" Bingyun looked at Yun Che and inquired. Her expression clearly expressed her distrust.

"Didn't I tell you that already? I came for her." Yun Che smiled and pointed behind him.

Bingyun's gaze turned towards silent Xuerong. She did not know who she was, as she had never met the Ice Phoenix herself, but judging from her sister's response, she knew that Xuerong was important to the Ice Phoenix Sect.

Bingyun wanted to ask who she was, but she decided to wait until she met her sister to ask her.

"Just for her?" Bingyun's suspicion hadn't diminished. She still believed that Yun Che was planning something.

"Well, there is indeed another thing I came for." Yun Che smiled.

He took a step forward, his presence completely vanished from Bingyun's perception, and the next thing she realized, he stood in front of her. Their faces were only inches apart.

Bingyun's eyes widened as astonishment filled her mind at his speed, while Yun Che smirked and softly caressed her face.

"After we marry, I will tell you."

A slight redness appeared on Bingyun's cheeks. This was the first time she had been in such close contact with a man.

Yet, she wasn't a child who would get bashful just from a small contact.

She took a step backward and created some distance between herself and Yun Che, with a slight frown, she said.

"I hope you do not take what Elder Sister just said seriously. She was joking."

"Oh, and why would you say that?"

"... You will understand later." She turned around, causing Yun Che's gaze to trail down to her rounded buttocks, her voice lingering in the cold air. "Elder Sister has a... unique personality where she likes to tease people. She probably didn't mean it when she said that."

She turned around to look at him for a second before turning around and vanishing.

"I hope my decision to trust you isn't wrong."

Yun Che cupped his chin, and a contemplating expression formed on his face.

During the silence, Xuerong approached Yun Che and softly said: "Xuanyin indeed possesses another soul apart from her."

"I know."

Xuerong stared at Yun Che for a second with an antiseptic gaze before she nodded.

"I would expect nothing less from My Lord."

"Rong'er, were you always such a bootlicker? What happened to your cold and collected self?"

"Everything of mine belongs to my lord now. Ice Phoenix died the moment I took the name given by my lord." She paused for a second before continuing. "I have decided to place all my hopes in you, so please do not disappoint me, my lord."

"That makes my shoulders heavy. Can I deny it?"

"Too late."

"Aye. The world really hates a pacifist like me." Yun Che sighed.

"By the way, my lord, have you resurrected any other True God?" Xuerong looked at Yun Che with unhidden curiosity.

"Phoenix and the Golden Crow, though I have no idea where they are right now."

'I should have marked them on my map. What a blunder.'

"I see."

"Why? Are you feeling endangered now that two of your rival beasts are alive, and there is only one of you?" Yun Che stared at her with interest. Ice and Fire always fought with each other; he wondered if such was the case for her too.

"Such childish behavior is beneath me. Also, I won't have any place to interfere when Phoenix and the Golden Crow would be busy fighting themselves. All I hope is that they do not destroy the order during their childish banter."

Yun Che chuckled.

"That indeed is a valid worry."

1

Inside the throne chamber of the Ice Phoenix Sect, a small pond existed.

In the center of this pond, a snow lotus floated; the snow lotus was several times bigger than an ordinary one, and every one of its overlapped petals was the size of a palm. It not only looked exceptionally pure, beautiful, and flawless, but it also shone with a faint, blue and translucent light.

Its root stalk as well as the snow lotus itself seemed to have been made of ice crystals formed by the concentration of purified water. They were truly dazzling to the eye. At a first glance, no one would think of it as something that had naturally grown, and instead would consider it an ice crystal that had been carved in such a way.

Yun Che appeared in front of the pond and stared at the lotus in silence. Behind him, Xuerong had naturally taken the position of a maid, silently standing beside him and observing him.

"Buddha Heart Lotus of Nine Resurrections, surprisingly, one still exists in this world." Thinking that Yun Che might not be aware of it, she explained. Her dreamy voice filled the silence of the empty chamber. "It can temper one's meridians and help in future cultivation. Though this one is still not fully matured, it will tremendously help in your future, my lord, should you take it."

"Rong'er, do you really think I would need external medicines to cultivate my strength?"

"You don't, my lord?" As far as she could remember, mortals always needed external medicines to accelerate their cultivation speed. And even though his soul was that of a True Dragon God, his body was still that of a mortal.

"Rong'er, if that's the case, you don't know anything about me." Yun Che smiled. "Cultivation is the same as breathing for me. Even now, I have to forcefully stop it to not break into the Divine Tribulation Realm."

"But why would you do that, my lord?" Xuerong tilted her head slightly, displaying her confusion. Just this small gesture was enough to make any man mad for her; that's how dangerous the beauty of a True God was for a mortal.

"Because it will cause a scene, a big one at that. I still want to prepare a stage for it. It would be no fun otherwise." Yun Che's eyes narrowed. "There isn't much left that this world can offer me. The least I can do is take everything with a bang, if you know what I mean."

"I don't."

"... Well, just wait; you will understand in due time."

He waved his hand, and the snow lotus in front of him vanished.

He then raised his hand; in front of the curious gaze of Xuerong, small particles started to gather. It looked like small galaxies had formed above his palm before these particles started to condense together.

In the next instant, the same snow lotus formed above his hand, which Yun Che placed back into the pond.

"A fully matured Buddha Heart Lotus? But how?"

"I created a new one. I told you, didn't I? There isn't much this world can offer me any longer." Yun Che's lips stretched as he felt another presence appearing behind him. He turned his head and stared at astonished Xuanyin and said. "Because I can create everything that this world can offer me."

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