Chapter 427

Chapter 427: Welcome Next Time

Heaven’s Secret Pavilion.

A youth dressed in pristine white robes, his eyes bright as stars and demeanor carefree, reclined while gently swaying a Taishi chair. He swirled a wine cup in one hand, taking occasional sips, his spirits exceedingly high.

Good news brings joy to the spirit.

After two years, Ye Xu finally cultivated to the pinnacle of this universe, attaining the Three Yuan Proof and becoming one of the world’s most powerful beings.

"Truly wasn’t easy," Ye Xu sighed.

Recalling the past, he’d ventured beyond Heaven’s Secret Pavilion trembling with fear, treading on thin ice, terrified his life would end. From this day onward, he no longer needed to dread such anxieties.

"Though the Heavenly Dao is mighty, it hasn’t reached the transcendent realm," Ye Xu mused. "I cultivate the Creation Heart Sutra, and my prowess has reached the Three Yuan Proof’s perfection. I wonder if I can endure the Heavenly Punishment?"

Anticipation stirred within Ye Xu.

He’d cultivated for years yet never faced a tribulation. Heaven had likely stored up punishment all this while. Experiencing a heavenly tribulation would surely be an intensely unforgettable ordeal.

"Master."

Yi Tianxing returned to Heaven’s Secret Pavilion, still reverent as ever. Upon seeing Ye Xu, he knelt respectfully on one knee, unable to hide his excitement. "This humble one thanks the Master for your generosity!"

"Made the breakthrough?"

Ye Xu’s gaze flickered. He still couldn’t gauge Yi Tianxing’s cultivation level or inner thoughts.

Now an existence of the Immortal Emperor realm, few beneath the heavens escaped his perception. Yi Tianxing must certainly have ascended to the transcendent realm, completing his merit and virtue.

"Do did justice to my expectations," Ye Xu chuckled.

"Since you’ve transcended, why linger in the mortal world?"

Yi Tianxing answered, "In seven days, this old man wishes to bid farewell to his homeland. Meanwhile, he’ll resolve the aftermath of the battle against the Heavens to restore peace."

"You stubborn old man…" Ye Xu sighed. "Renamed as you are, you’re still the human ancestor in your bones."

"Go."

Ye Xu waved dismissively.

"Master, you commanded this old man to labor for a century. I must now break my word," Yi Tianxing said.

"Heh…" Ye Xu offered a peculiar smile.

"Rest assured. Your century-long pledge stands unchanged."

"……" Yi Tianxing gave Ye Xu a puzzled glance. Could it be the Master also planned to return to the Hongmeng Dao Realm?

Ye Xu remained utterly unperturbed.

Once he ascended to the Hongmeng Dao Realm, he’d need hands—and Yi Tianxing presented an ideal helper.

Yi Tianxing took his leave.

"I wonder whether Mad Daoist has gathered the one hundred trillion Star Yuan?" Ye Xu brimmed with anticipation. His transcendent plan wholly depended on supporters like Mad Daoist, Immortal Emperor Mu, and others.

"System," Ye Xu inquired. "How many heavenly secrets points would Ascension to Hongmeng Dao Realm require?"

[Twenty trillion.]

"Fck it!" Ye Xu felt utterly speechless.

The Mad Daoist and the imperial capital only needed nine trillion, why did he want twenty trillion?

"You’re charging too much…" Ye Xu said discontentedly.

[The Creation Heart Sutra cultivated by the host is only the first volume; the second volume remains. Twenty trillion heavenly secrets points come with the Complete Version of the Book of Changes.]

[Once the host transcends, Heaven’s Secret Pavilion will unlock its ultimate authority and ascend to the Hongmeng Dao Realm together with the host.]

"The Book of Changes?" A gleam sparkled in Ye Xu’s eyes; being an Earthling, he had naturally heard of it.

It was the ancestor of all scriptures.

"Is the Book of Changes the strongest classic?" Ye Xu inquired curiously.

[The Book of Changes is the ancestor of all scriptures and the source of all laws—it is the strongest known method.]

The system, for once, surprisingly wasn’t fleecing him.

"Known?"

Ye Xu sharply caught a key point, "Could there be things in this world even the system doesn’t know?"

[Theoretically, no.]

"……"

Words spoken held no meaning.

"After ascending to the Hongmeng Dao Realm and unlocking ultimate authority, will I still remain omniscient and omnipotent?" Ye Xu asked with deep curiosity, "For example, will I still remain undefeated within Heaven’s Secret Pavilion?"

This point had to be clarified.

After all, staying alive was the most important thing.

[Hope the host can maintain the most basic trust in this system.]

"……"

So, was that undefeated… or a coward?

"Taisu requests an audience with the Master."

Just then, the Immortal Emperor Taisu and Immortal Emperor Mu arrived.

"Master, we meet again." Immortal Emperor Mu was lively and animated, appearing like an innocent, playful young girl—nothing like a heavenly-fate-knowing, yin-yang-comprehending mystic diviner, nor an existence at the Immortal Emperor level.

Ye Xu gazed at Immortal Emperor Mu.

At this moment, the veil over Immortal Emperor Mu vanished from Ye Xu’s sight.

Beneath it lay an exquisite, heart-shaped face, free of makeup—pure and lovely—truly a calamity-level beauty.

Unlike the Moon Goddess’s perfection, Immortal Emperor Mu felt far more human.

Name: Mu Fanyin.

Cultivation: Three Yuan Proof completion.

Identity: Descendant of the Mu Family of the Heaven’s Machine lineage in the Hongmeng Dao Realm, descended into the lower realm.

Treasures: Heaven’s Machine Umbrella, Myriad Laws Exquisite Chess Set…

Dao fruit: Mastery over a portion of the Great Dao of cause and effect.

Divine Skill: ……

"Mu Fanyin……" Ye Xu lightly laughed. "Quite pleasant."

Immortal Emperor Mu’s beautiful face changed.

She had never revealed her name in the Qing Xuan plane, and no one knew about it. Yet, Ye Xu blurted it out directly to her face, clearly knowing her background.

"Miss Mu, your beauty is like a flower. Why cover your appearance?" Ye Xu said with a laugh.

"Master’s ability truly impresses Fanyin." Mu Fanyin was someone who had seen great scenes and immediately calmed down. "Today, I came for our previous appointment."

"I know."

Ye Xu said.

"Daoist friend Taisu, you go first." Ye Xu looked toward Immortal Emperor Taisu.

"Master, Taisu came this time to uncover the whereabouts of the Primordial Divine Mountain." Immortal Emperor Taisu began speaking.

Primordial Divine Mountain?

Ye Xu inwardly smiled—the Primordial Divine Mountain was in Heaven’s Secret Pavilion.

No, it should actually have been in the system store.

All the treasures he obtained from the world were stored in the store. If Ye Xu wanted them, he too had to spend money to buy them at a price slightly higher than the original.

But Ye Xu only aimed to increase his cultivation.

Throughout history, he had only bought items from the store twice.

"One hundred billion Star Yuan." Ye Xu said.

"Deal."

Taisu, heart full of hope, immediately produced an innate supreme treasure. It was a golden shuttle she got after subduing Yuanzu, holding the mysteries of space.

"Exchange."

[Congratulations host, obtained one hundred thirty billion heavenly secrets points.]

"To be honest, Daoist friend, the Primordial Divine Mountain is right here in Heaven’s Secret Pavilion." Ye Xu said with a laugh.

……

Immortal Emperor Taisu was stunned at first, and anger surged within him. But in Heaven’s Secret Pavilion, he did not dare act recklessly, forcibly suppressing his simmering rage.

Mu Fanyin silently cursed in her heart.

Last time, they had been tricked over the human ancestor matter, and never expected Ye Xu to repeat his tactics.

"This master is truly skilled at business." Mu Fanyin thought to herself.

Ye Xu glanced at her.

Mu Fanyin vigorously shook her head to drive all thoughts away.

"Since the Primordial Divine Mountain is already in Heaven’s Secret Pavilion, then master must name a price." Immortal Emperor Taisu said.

Among the Five Innate Elements Divine Mountain, only the Primordial Divine Mountain was left for them to gather all.

Immortal Emperor Taisu was determined to have it.

"System, how many heavenly secrets points are needed to buy the Primordial Divine Mountain?" Ye Xu asked.

"Nine hundred billion heavenly secrets points."

"That’s too greedy," Ye Xu thought to himself.

When he had exchanged the Primordial Divine Mountain, it cost only eight hundred billion.

The system could resell it immediately and earn a net profit of one hundred billion.

"One trillion!" Therefore, Ye Xu also quoted a fairly reasonable price.

He didn’t need to work for nothing.

"One trillion?" Immortal Emperor Taisu’s face darkened. Although he possessed the Taiyi Divine Mountain, Taishi Divine Mountain, Taisu Divine Mountain, and Tai Chi Divine Mountain, owning several trillion Star Yuan, these four Divine Mountains were the foundation of his path to enlightenment and could not be sold.

It was incredibly difficult to come up with one trillion Star Yuan.

"I wonder how much this Primordial Gate is worth?" Immortal Emperor Taisu stirred his magic power, and Yuanzu’s Primordial Gate was summoned, flying towards Ye Xu.

"Six hundred eighty billion."

Ye Xu relayed this to Immortal Emperor Taisu.

Immortal Emperor Taisu’s expression relaxed.

Yuanzu’s strength was extremely powerful, even surpassing that of the human ancestor before the first entry into Heaven’s Secret Pavilion. The Primordial Gate was his innate treasure and naturally valuable.

"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!" Immortal Emperor Taisu activated his magic power, and countless magical artifacts and immortal herbs flew out from his Purple Palace. The number was vast, but genuine treasures were scarce.

"Master, this is all I have," Immortal Emperor Taisu said with a bitter laugh.

The Primordial Divine Mountain was too important to him. Apart from the Five Innate Elements Divine Mountains, he could abandon everything else.

"Exchange."

"Congratulations host, you’ve obtained one trillion and seven hundred billion heavenly secrets points."

"He’s too poor," Ye Xu shook his head and sighed.

The renowned Immortal Emperor Taisu could actually only provide one trillion and seven hundred billion heavenly secrets points. The heavenly secrets points Ye Xu could earn were merely one hundred seventy billion.

Going on like this, who knew when he would gather two hundred trillion Star Yuan.

"Buy the Primordial Divine Mountain."

"Congratulations host, you’ve spent nine hundred billion heavenly secrets points; purchase successful."

"Boom!" A few breaths later, the Primordial Divine Mountain manifested inside Heaven’s Secret Pavilion, its aura vast and profoundly mystical.

Ye Xu flicked his finger, and the Primordial Divine Mountain flew towards Immortal Emperor Taisu.

He looked at Immortal Emperor Taisu with a smiling face.

"Daoist friend Taisu, if you encounter any challenges in transcendence in the future, you’re welcome to come back to Heaven’s Secret Pavilion."