Chapter 467 - 418: Generous Dowry

Chapter 467: Chapter 418: Generous Dowry

"Xiaohui, I’m back." A smile touched Fang Yang’s eyes.

"Hee hee, Ah Yang... no, hus-husband... let’s drink our wedding wine," Sen Hui giggled, tilting her head slightly.

She gazed at Fang Yang, her long, limpid eyes filled with a tenderness as thick and sweet as honey.

Her single word, "husband," sent a shiver through Fang Yang, and a fire ignited within him.

.........

「The next morning.」

The newlywed couple, Fang Yang and Sen Hui, went to pay their respects to Han Wu, the Sub-Venerable.

After seeing them off, Han Wu flicked the sleeve of his Daoist robe.

WHOOSH. The Divine Light Mirror materialized, casting its faint glow into the void.

In the blink of an eye, a frost-white portal materialized, leading to the Profound Control Blessed Land.

With a mere thought, Han Wu’s figure appeared within the Profound Control Blessed Land.

Such a feat was nothing short of astonishing.

This was because the Profound Control Blessed Land was one of the lands refined by the Thunder Saint Venerable.

Furthermore, it was the Blessed Land of every generation’s Celestial Destiny holder in the Xuan Realm, serving as a subtle symbol of that very title.

To say nothing of others, even the Thunder Control Great Saint would face immense difficulty entering the Profound Control Blessed Land.

And yet, Han Wu, the Sub-Venerable, had entered with such ease.

Of course, the primary reason for this was that Sen Yue had disappeared!

"Yue’Er, I will bring you back." Han Wu’s eyes filled with determination.

He then took a single step and arrived directly on the eighty-first floor of the Heaven-Reaching Pagoda.

On the eighty-first floor of the pagoda, a ball of divine light floated in the air.

This divine light would sometimes take the form of a Muddy Black True Dragon, and at other times, a pure-white immortal crane.

Currently, the light was suppressing a peculiar war halberd.

This was Sen Yue’s brand.

It was suppressing the remnants of the Celestial Destiny Mark.

What Han Wu was doing now was releasing those remnants.

He intended to let Fang Yang achieve a perfect Celestial Destiny without having to directly confront Sen Yue’s divine might.

After all, even with his Kunpeng and Golden Crow, it would take Fang Yang at least five years to erase Sen Yue’s brand!

"ROAR—"

A dragon’s roar echoed, shaking the Blessed Land to its core.

Following the roar, Han Wu retracted the divine light.

The remnant of the Celestial Destiny Mark, no longer suppressed, dissolved into a shower of black light and scattered, returning to the world.

......

The cosmos maintains a natural balance of fate and spiritual energy.

The total amount is more or less constant.

If one increases, the other must decrease.

The moment Han Wu took Sen Yue’s brand, Fang Yang sensed a change.

The next moment, he closed his eyes and activated the magic of the Three-Fire Lamp Scripture to observe his own fate.

His vision transformed!

RUMBLE...

A peculiar war halberd descended from the heavens, crashing into the luminous aura of his fate.

A deafening roar erupted as golden waves churned and sparks flew.

In that instant, the Kunpeng formed from his fate leaped forth and swallowed the war halberd in a single gulp.

And just like that, he successfully inherited the Celestial Destiny of the Xuan Realm.

He had become, in the truest sense of the word... a Young Venerable!

’The Celestial Destiny Mark of the Xuan Realm is complete.’

’I was able to inherit it easily without revealing my Dream Emperor Dharma Aspect.’

’So this was the Tier Seven opportunity they spoke of.’

Fang Yang’s thoughts raced like lightning.

He quickly put all the pieces together.

At this moment, he had risen by inheriting the destiny Sen Yue left behind.

He had become the one and only Young Venerable in all the Eight Domains of Heaven and Earth!

If his Celestial Destiny Mark from the Hong Realm also reached completion...

...then he would gain another immense fortune, building upon the foundation of the Great Sun Dragon Lady.

Sen Yue belonged to the Taiyin.

The Dragon Lady belonged to the Taiyang.

When Taiyin and Taiyang unite, they give birth to the Profound Mysteries of Chaos.

The future of this Young Venerable was simply immeasurable!

...

「At the same time.」

The expressions of young Saints like Muri Guang Huang and Hei Liwu went blank for a moment.

Fang Yang had achieved a perfect Celestial Destiny. He had fully stepped into the realm of a Young Venerable!

In an instant, the young Saints were overcome with either gloom or utter despair.

They understood completely that from this day forward, Fang Yang would be like the sun and moon to them—an insurmountable presence.

This change was so profound that even the Yu Zither Immortal, deep in her secluded cultivation, sensed it.

"Fang Yang?!"

The Yu Zither Immortal’s phoenix eyes snapped open, her gaze flickering with shock and disbelief.

According to her predictions, it should have taken Fang Yang at least a year or two to achieve a perfect Celestial Destiny.

But how much time had actually passed?

’Something major must have happened in the interim.’

In an instant, a storm raged within her heart, refusing to be calmed.

......

Fang Yang had become a Young Venerable!

Once again, Fang Yang’s name spread throughout the Eight Domains. The entire universe trembled as if struck by a great earthquake.

Without a doubt, Fang Yang was destined to be even more terrifying than the Great Sun Dragon Lady and Sen Yue!

The world trembled. Even the great lineages of the Saint Venerables, though they had been prepared, were still profoundly shaken.

Master of the Golden Crow! Kunpeng Ancestor!

Celestial Destiny of a Realm! Young Venerable!

Each one of these titles was enough to command the attention of the entire Eight Domains.

Now, combined, it was clear to everyone that an invincible powerhouse was slowly making his debut!

They all knew that at the very minimum, Fang Yang’s future was guaranteed to be on par with Han Wu, the Sub-Venerable.

And with the special nature of the Kunpeng, it was feared that not even the Eight Domains could contain his ambitions.

If all went well, he was destined to soar, capable of forging a path to the Immortal Realm all on his own!

This was a storm of unparalleled magnitude, eclipsing all that had come before.

Even fledgling demons in the distant Red Flame Demon Country paled at the mere mention of Fang Yang’s name.

The ancient demons of the Celestial Demon Palace felt their nerves tighten, and they hastened their plans to relocate their various demon clans.

The world was in an uproar, and the Eight Domains quaked!

...

Meanwhile, the entire Fang Clan was ecstatic, celebrating with unbridled joy.

Lu Yao, the acting chieftain of the White Feathered Eagle tribe, was also overjoyed for Fang Yang.

On one hand, she had personally witnessed his meteoric rise.

On the other, she wholeheartedly approved of Sen Hui as their new matriarch.

「Heavenly Realm.」

Daoist Mansion of Eternal Life, Bipolar Annex.

While Chen Ying was happy for Fang Yang, her expression was also tinged with sadness.

As for her older sister, Chen Kui, she felt a pang in her heart and began to doubt herself.

’If only I hadn’t stopped my sister from giving the Fire Eagle Essence to Fang Yang that night.’

’Would my sister be in Sen Hui’s place today?’

The storm Fang Yang had created continued to grow, sweeping across the world.

......

「Before he knew it, winter had given way to spring.」

At this moment, Fang Yang was residing in a palace among the clouds, studying a collection of texts on the Dream Dao.

These texts were part of Sen Hui’s dowry.

They included records of Sen Yue’s sweet dreams and nightmares, as well as Han Wu’s illusions of the mortal realm...

Beyond that, thanks to his marriage to Sen Hui, Fang Yang had essentially inherited all the forces Sen Yue had left behind.

He had achieved the impossible, like a snake swallowing an elephant, ascending to the heavens in a single step to become the undisputed Celestial Destiny of an entire realm!

However, these forces currently recognized Sen Hui’s authority and had not yet fully submitted to his.

But he was in no hurry to deal with this.

He understood that money, personnel, and violence should not be concentrated in the hands of a single person.

Whoever controlled all three was, for all intents and purposes, a monarch.

And in this world, supreme power could be attained through the might of a single individual.

Violence was the ultimate arbiter.

Therefore, Fang Yang chose to firmly grasp the greatest source of violence.

Sen Yue’s forces would fall into his hands sooner or later, which was why he was not anxious.

’The perks of being the Celestial Destiny... at least one Great Saint will be assigned to protect me at all times...’ Fang Yang thought, his gaze lowered.

Not long ago, the Thunder Control Great Saint had personally sought him out and informed him of many things.

One of these was that if he ever left the Great World of Thunder Control...

...then at least one Great Saint would be assigned to protect him at all times.

With such protection, he could rise quickly and safely, sprinting toward the realm of a Tier Eight Great Saint.

......

「Night fell.」

The Sen Clan Residence, within the core palace complex.

At this moment, Mrs. Sen was staring down at a ball of divine light.

Within the light, an Evil Dragon and an immortal crane coexisted, transforming back and forth with profound mystery.

Suddenly, Mrs. Sen looked up, her gaze fixed on ’Father Sen,’ Han Wu the Sub-Venerable.

Her expression was icy.

"The matter with Xiaohui is settled, and I have afforded you plenty of dignity in the process."

"So, Sen Di, it’s time you told me... is the Demon Emperor’s heir truly Cang Qiurou!?"

Cang Qiurou was Sen Hui’s biological mother.

On that day, the appearance of the World Tree’s soul had aroused the suspicions of the Great Saints.

They suspected that the Demon Emperor’s heir was, in fact, Han Wu’s deceased wife, Cang Qiurou.

In the end, however, Han Wu’s denial led the Great Saints to suppress their doubts.

After all, if the Demon Emperor’s heir truly was Cang Qiurou, then the woman was simply too cruel.

With Sen Yue and Sen Wei still trapped inside the Demon Emperor’s dream realm, for her to act this way showed she had absolutely no mercy to spare!

(Author’s Note: Romance scenes are really hard for a green caterpillar like me to push forward. Even when I try to keep it simple, it still comes out all choppy and stuttering. Grr!)