Chapter 267

Yu Yourong turned around, the anger and shameful annoyance on her face having mostly dissipated, restoring her dignified and elegant demeanor.

“The Yin-Yang Mirror opened a secret realm left, and your master has entered it. It will be three to five years before she can come out!”

“I see, that’s a bit of a pity!” Yang Chen nodded.

No wonder he hadn’t seen his master during this time.

The opening of the Fallen Immortal Secret Realm was a grand event in Central Continent. If his master could have entered it with him, even though she had the fate of a villain, he could have helped her seize one or two opportunities.

“A pity? Hmph, that secret realm was left by the Founder of Heavenly Dao Holy Land. Although the Founder also benefited from the ancient inheritance in the Fallen Immortal Secret Realm long ago, she has long surpassed her predecessors!

“That secret realm descended three thousand years ago when the Founder of Heavenly Dao Holy Land broke through the barrier between the Immortal Realm and the Kunlun Realm! The inheritance within it is all from the Immortal Realm! For your master to enter it is her great fortune!”

“The Founder of Heavenly Dao Holy Land descended three thousand years ago?” Yu Yourong’s words left Yang Chen somewhat shocked.

The Founder of Heavenly Dao Holy Land was a figure from a million years ago—how could she still descend three thousand years ago? Could it be that person was still alive?

Yang Chen’s shocked expression made Yu Yourong’s lips curve into a slight smile as she slowly said: “This matter is a secret of the Holy Land, known only to this seat and a few core elders! Now that you are the Holy Son, the future master of the Holy Land, you are qualified to know!

“In the Kunlun Realm, after passing the three tribulations of becoming an immortal and achieving the True Immortal realm, one can ascend to the upper realm, which is the Immortal Realm!

“The Founder of Heavenly Dao Holy Land’s true form was a holy spirit born of heaven and earth, naturally gifted with extraordinary talent. After entering the Immortal Realm, she even established a faction called the Heavenly Dao Holy Land Immortal Palace!

“Over the past million years, all the predecessors of our Heavenly Dao Holy Land who ascended to the Immortal Realm have joined the Heavenly Dao Holy Land Immortal Palace!

“A True Immortal’s lifespan ranges from thirty to fifty thousand years, yet the Founder of Heavenly Dao Holy Land has lived for over a million years and has become a major power in the Immortal Realm. One can imagine that her realm has likely far surpassed those ancient immortals in the Fallen Immortal Secret Realm!

“For your master to receive the inheritance by the Founder, by the time she emerges again, she will likely have undergone a complete transformation! Hmph, if this seat had known earlier that the inheritance site required the Yin-Yang Mirror to open, it wouldn’t have been your master’s turn to enter!”

Yu Yourong’s words carried an enormous amount of information. During this time, Yang Chen had read quite a few ancient texts. But the descriptions of the Immortal Realm in them were sparse, merely stating that it was a world even True Immortals yearned for.

Now it seemed that the Immortal Realm was likely a higher-level world compared to the Kunlun Realm. Somewhat similar to the relationship between the Northern Spiritual Domain and the Central Continent.

A founder who had lived for a million years and hadn’t died, carving out a domain in the Immortal Realm. The key point was that she hadn’t forgotten the descendants she left behind in the Kunlun Realm.

This founder was pretty decent. The inheritance she descended must have been carefully selected for her descendants, something extraordinary.

Damn it, why didn’t they call me for such a good thing? The Yin-Yang Mirror—I’m half its owner too!

As if sensing the grievance in Yang Chen’s eyes, Yu Yourong said with a hint of mockery: “At that time, you hadn’t yet become the Holy Son and weren’t considered a core figure of the Holy Land. Naturally, such a secret couldn’t be told to you! Moreover, the Founder of Heavenly Dao Holy Land was a woman who cultivated the Power of the Lunar Yin. The inheritance she descended naturally revolves around the Power of the Lunar Yin. What would a fire cultivator like you do there?”

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“The Founder of Heavenly Dao Holy Land was a woman?” Yu Yourong’s words made Yang Chen pause in surprise.

Although he had been in the Heavenly Dao Holy Land for some time and had even become the Holy Son, he had never seen a statue of the Founder of Heavenly Dao Holy Land. Moreover, the various records in the Holy Land’s texts never specified the Founder’s gender. So, he had subconsciously assumed the Founder was a man.

But now, this Founder was a woman?

“Though the Founder established the Heavenly Dao Holy Land, she was indifferent to fame and fortune, forbidding the Holy Land from erecting statues to worship her. Combined with the passage of over a million years, some elders or peak masters in the Holy Land might also assume the Founder was male!

“But in truth, the Founder was a woman—peerlessly beautiful, with talent that astonished both past and present! Three thousand years ago, this seat, accompanying the Holy Lord of that time, had the honor of glimpsing a phantom image of the Founder! Though it was just a single glance, it remains unforgettable for a lifetime!”

Yu Yourong’s expression clearly showed deep reverence and admiration for the Founder of Heavenly Dao Holy Land.

“Peerlessly beautiful? Talent that astonished past and present? How does she compare to you, Holy Lord?” Yang Chen asked curiously.

“This seat is but a firefly—how could I dare compare myself to the Founder!” Yu Yourong responded instinctively, but after speaking, her phoenix-like eyes glared at Yang Chen.

“Yang Chen, this seat warns you: you’d better not harbor any wicked thoughts! This seat can overlook your behavior! But if you ascend to the Immortal Realm in the future and the Founder senses it, beware for your life!”

“What is the Holy Lord saying? This disciple has always respected teachers and revered the Dao!”

“Heh, you respect teachers and revere the Dao?” Yu Yourong was so exasperated by Yang Chen that she laughed.

This bastard’s mind was filled with pristine images of his master and martial aunt. Him, respecting teachers and revering the Dao? And now, it even included her, the Holy Lord.

At this thought, a sudden idea sprang up in Yu Yourong’s mind.

Possessing the Innate Radiance Essence, it wouldn’t be long before she faced the three tribulations of becoming an immortal and ascended to the Immortal Realm. And with this bastard Yang Chen’s talent, he would surely ascend to the Immortal Realm in the future as well.

Moreover, the gap in strength between them would quickly narrow.

In the Immortal Realm, in an unfamiliar environment, with similar cultivation levels and the bond from dual cultivation of their primordial spirits, and both being disciples of the Immortal Palace, without the distinction of Holy Lord and Holy Son, the two of them…?

The sudden emergence of this thought caused a flicker of panic in Yu Yourong’s heart.