Chapter 487: Traversing the Void

Although the turn of events was completely unexpected.

Yet, the image of Ye Chen was already engraved in everyone's hearts.

Even the Cultivators who stood against him couldn't help but feel a sense of genuine admiration.

He had single-handedly swept away countless powerful foes, ultimately provoking even the ancestors of the four great families into making a move.

Across the entire eastern region of the dynasty, was there anyone else but Ye Chen who could have accomplished such a thing?

In fact, many were speculating that if Luoxia Fairy hadn't interfered, with the power Ye Chen had displayed, even Song Yeming and the others would have been suppressed on the spot!

Unfortunately, the world is unpredictable.

In the end, this young man, regarded by all as the number one figure in Dongxuan Province, had met with disaster and fallen.

Meanwhile, the four great families remained as carefree and untroubled as ever, continuing their reign as the hegemons of Dongxuan Province.

"Ye Chen..."

"I will make you my goal and cultivate with all my might!"

"One day, I will... surpass the man you were today!"

The Undying Demon Lord's entire body seemed to melt into the night. He stood tall at the edge of the training grounds, the heart-shaking scenes he had witnessed that day replaying before his eyes.

In the distance, a group from the Holy Temple was walking out of Dongxuan City.

"Ye Chen's death is truly wonderful news for our Holy Temple."

Master Jialan said with a beaming smile, his pair of murky old eyes seeming to swim with endless mirth.

As long as Ye Chen was alive, he had been on edge, terrified that Ye Chen would come to settle the score with their Holy Temple.

But with Ye Chen's demise, all those threats had vanished into thin air. Their Holy Temple was still the number one power in Yan Province, second to none!

"Indeed."

Master Jingde also sighed in relief.

He was already thankful enough just to have escaped from Ye Chen with his life.

The current situation was the icing on the cake; he was finally and completely free from Ye Chen's grasp!

"So, you see, the one who laughs last is the real winner."

"No matter how brilliant a genius is, if they can't make it to the end, they are ultimately just an insignificant passerby in this vast Cultivation Realm."

The Buddha's Son clasped his hands behind his head. He looked up at the bright moon, his heart suddenly filled with a surge of emotion.

Ye Chen's battle today had been astounding, true, but the four great families were ultimately still standing. With ancestors like Song Yeming watching over them, their foundations remained unshaken.

As for Ye Chen... he would just become a topic of idle gossip.

In a month or two, once the commotion died down, Ye Chen would gradually fade from public memory.

At most, people might occasionally recall the heroic image of the young man facing down countless powerful foes on the training grounds.

But that would be all.

A dead man's influence is limited, after all. As time went on, people would eventually forget Ye Chen.

The Buddha's Son couldn't help but wonder.

'If Ye Chen hadn't died, what would Dongxuan Province look like right now?'

'The three great families would live in constant fear, terrified that Ye Chen would show up at their doorsteps to settle the score. Ye Chen would have solidified his title as the number one figure in the eastern region of the dynasty, his fame spreading throughout Great Hong, his might shaking the world, admired and revered by countless Cultivators...'

'As one of Ye Chen's enemies, that was truly a terrifying outcome.'

'But alas, the ending couldn't be rewritten. Everything was already set in stone.'

With Ye Chen gone, for the Cultivators of his generation, it was as if a great weight had been lifted from their shoulders. They could all breathe a little easier.

'Speaking of which, that young woman, Song Yubing... now that she's lost Ye Chen's protection, it seems the Song family has already started threatening and intimidating her.'

'I wonder if she'll just meekly submit?'

'If she does, everything Ye Chen did for her when he was alive will have been for nothing.'

The Buddha's Son shook his head and smiled self-deprecatingly. 'As an outsider, why am I wasting my time thinking about all this?'

As for Dongxuan Province... he probably wouldn't ever come back.

...

「In a darkness so profound, one could not see their hand in front of their face.」

All of Ye Chen's senses seemed to have vanished. He only knew that his body was like a small boat tossed on a stormy sea, drifting aimlessly, destination unknown.

A faint silver light was circulating over his body.

Within that silver light, the power of the Space Rules intertwined, shielding his body and resisting the assault of the spatial forces from the outside.

It was the power of the Jadeite Golden Seal!

After being knocked into the spatial turbulence by Luoxia Fairy, Ye Chen became certain of one thing.

Luoxia Fairy had no intention of killing him!

Otherwise, she would have simply struck him dead on the spot, rather than knocking him into this godforsaken place.

After all, according to what Luoxia Fairy herself had said, she had arrived much earlier and had witnessed Ye Chen's successive battles.

She was surely aware that Ye Chen possessed the Jadeite Golden Seal and knew how to wield its power.

By knocking him into the spatial turbulence, she knew that Ye Chen, with his Jadeite Golden Seal, had a very high chance of surviving.

'Looks like she wasn't lying to me.'

'She really was sent by Qin Ruotong to save me!'

Ye Chen's eyes were shut tight. He was so weak he couldn't even lift his eyelids; only his thoughts drifted unsteadily.

In the instant before he was knocked into the spatial turbulence, Ye Chen had distinctly felt an utterly terrifying consciousness sweep over his body.

That consciousness alone was enough to further injure Ye Chen's already weakened Divine Soul. The ferocious killing intent it carried felt as if it would bore into his mind, making him dizzy and disoriented.

Fortunately, Luoxia Fairy had acted just in time, knocking him into the spatial turbulence and allowing him to escape that consciousness's perception.

Ye Chen understood. The owner of that consciousness was likely the true assassin sent by Luoxia Fairy's sect to kill him!

'Seriously...'

'If you were trying to save me, why did you have to be so rough and leave me in this state?'

Ye Chen grumbled to himself.

After all, Luoxia Fairy's methods had been far too risky.

'In my heavily injured state, being thrown so recklessly into spatial turbulence... if the Jadeite Golden Seal's power fails to hold back the torrent, won't I be done for?'

'Even if I can barely manage to survive in this spatial turbulence for now... what happens if the Jadeite Golden Seal runs out of power?'

'Besides, it's nothing but a vast expanse of darkness all around me. I can't see a thing, and all I can hear is the WHOOSH of the wind and a sound like waves crashing against rocks.'

'There's no way to even tell where the exit is!'

'In a situation like this, how am I supposed to leave this void and return to the Eastern Wilderness?'

'Don't tell me I'm just supposed to wait here to die?'

Naturally, Ye Chen was unwilling to accept such a fate.

He had fought so hard to survive Luoxia Fairy's move; he was waiting to recover, to storm back into Dongxuan Province and annihilate the Song family, the Murong family, and the Jin family!

And the Treasure Gathering Chamber of Commerce—he wouldn't let them off the hook either!

Ye Chen's breathing was labored.

He couldn't hold on much longer.