The Female CEO's Personal Bodyguard

Chapter 3295 The Immortal Emperor's Promise

The moment the Seven-Colored Immortal Lord appeared, he attracted everyone's attention.

"Hey, is that the Seven-Colored Immortal Lord?"

"Wasn't he captured by the demon lord? He escaped?"

"Who's that next to him? He looks familiar."

"That's the Little Killing God! Lin Chen, who led the team back from the Demon Realm, is now the deputy commander of the First Legion!"

"Ah, it's him. Why is he appearing with the Seven-Colored Immortal Lord? Could it be that the Seven-Colored Immortal Lord's return is related to him?"

"Regardless, the return of the Seven-Colored Immortal Lord is a great thing. After all, the Demon Lord kidnapped the Immortal Emperor's disciple right in front of him, and the Immortal Emperor was powerless to do anything about it. It was really too frustrating."

Amidst the murmurs of the crowd, Lin Chen led the Seven-Colored Immortal Lord to Mu Tianjun's tent.

The Immortal Emperor is not someone Lin Chen can meet whenever he wants. Besides, Lin Chen's direct superior is Jiang Yunfeng, and then Mu Tianjun. It was Mu Tianjun who asked Lin Chen to enter the Dao Cauldron for cultivation. Now that he has returned, it is only right and proper that he should pay his respects to Mu Tianjun first.

As Mu Tianjun was inspecting the losses of the human army, a guard rushed in with delight to report: "My lord, the Seven-Colored Immortal Lord has returned!"

Mu Tianjun suddenly stood up, his face filled with surprise and delight: "You're back? Where's Lin Chen?"

The guard replied, "Deputy Commander Lin and the Seven-Colored Immortal Lord are outside together."

"This kid actually managed to save the Seven-Colored Immortal Lord!"

Mu Tianjun was overjoyed and strode out. He saw the two people waiting at the door and burst into laughter: "Immortal Lord, your safe return is a great joy!"

The Seven-Colored Immortal Lord laughed and said, "It's all thanks to Lin Chen, otherwise, I'm afraid I wouldn't have been able to come back."

Lin Chen's gaze fell on Lin Chen, his admiration undisguised: "You're really something, kid. No wonder you were appreciated by the Great Wilderness Saint. You didn't disappoint everyone's expectations and successfully brought back the Seven-Colored Immortal Lord."

Lin Chen humbly replied, "The Immortal Lord also deserves credit for gathering all the information in advance; it wouldn't be enough for just me."

Mu Tianjun laughed and said, "No matter what, it's good that you're back. You don't need to say anything to me. Let's go see the Emperor together and explain everything once."

"it is good!"

Led by Mu Tianjun, the three quickly arrived at the Immortal Emperor's residence.

Upon seeing the Immortal Emperor, the Seven-Colored Immortal Lord immediately bowed and said, "Master, your disciple has returned!"

The Immortal Emperor laughed loudly, "As soon as you appeared at the foot of the mountain, I sensed your presence. You are a blessed person to have escaped from the Demon Lord."

Seven-Colored Immortal Lord said solemnly, "It was all thanks to Lin Chen, the commander of the First Legion of the War God Temple, that I was able to escape from Lord Enchantress's clutches. Without him, I would probably have ended up as a corrupted demon."

The Immortal Emperor hummed in agreement, his gaze falling on Lin Chen's face. After examining him for a moment, he smiled and praised, "Heroes emerge from among the young. Lin Chen, you have rendered a great service by saving the Seven-Colored Immortal Lord this time. What reward do you desire?"

Lin Chen hesitated for a moment: "Can I ask for any reward?"

The Celestial Emperor nodded: "Bring it here and take a look."

"Putting it out for a look" means you tell me first, and I'll consider whether it's feasible. Lin Chen understood the subtext, but still frankly said, "This time, I used the Seven-Colored Immortal Lord's Dao Cauldron to cultivate, and my strength has reached the peak of the Great Luo realm. Now that the war with the Abyss Demons is so intense, I hope my strength can be even greater. Firstly, so I can better protect myself, and secondly, so I can more effectively strike at the Abyss Demons. I wonder if there's a way for me to break through to become a Quasi-Saint?"

The Immortal Emperor showed no surprise and smiled, saying, "Breaking through realms depends on comprehension. If you don't understand it yourself, even if others help you, it won't help. After all, cultivation is your own, and realm is your own."

"Although I am a saint, I do have some methods to help you forcibly advance to the level of quasi-saint. However, I do not recommend doing so. You are young and have already reached the peak of the Great Luo realm. Given time, you will surely succeed in becoming a quasi-saint, and you may even have the opportunity to become a saint in the future. If you use the method of forcing your growth to enter the quasi-saint realm, it will be equivalent to cutting off your future path to immortality."

"Quasi-saints who achieve enlightenment through such methods are far inferior to quasi-saints who break through through self-comprehension, and have no future to speak of."

Upon hearing what the Immortal Emperor said, Lin Chen gave up his idea.

If there's a shortcut, Lin Chen wouldn't mind finding it; but if taking that shortcut comes at a huge price, then it's naturally unnecessary.

The severing of one's path to immortality would have extremely serious consequences.

Lin Chen was still hoping to become a saint someday.

Lin Chen thought to himself, "I've saved your eldest disciple now. If you're truly kind, please don't interfere when I become a saint in the future. Let me break through to the next realm peacefully. Then I'll thank you."

Lin Chen cupped his hands and said, "Thank you for your guidance, Your Majesty. I understand."

The Immortal Emperor pondered for a few seconds: "Entering the Quasi-Saint realm requires your own comprehension. However, if you enter the Quasi-Saint realm, I can give you some of my insights into the Sacred Path to help you comprehend the Great Dao. Consider it a small token of gratitude for saving Cong'er."

Lin Chen instantly understood—that was the Demon Emperor's Holy Dao Orb!
Back then, the Demon Emperor forcibly pushed Cheng Tuo into the path of sainthood using his own insights into the path of sainthood, but the result was not good. Cheng Tuo could only be considered a pseudo-saint, and his combat power and realm were far inferior.

However, setting aside the possibility of forcing growth, and merely taking the sage's enlightenment as a reference, whether it leads to success or not is another matter, but it is indeed an extremely remarkable aid.

Lin Chen cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty!"

The Immortal Emperor glanced at the Seven-Colored Immortal Lord and sighed: "Cong'er is my eldest disciple. The Enchantress Lord kidnapped him right in front of me, but I was unable to save him and even had to kill him with my own hands. I feel very ashamed about this. Fortunately, you were there to save him. Otherwise, I'm afraid many bad things would have happened afterward."

Just then, the Demon Emperor appeared, accompanied by the Shadow Saint, who was like a human black hole, and the Little Demon Emperor.

"I heard your apprentice has returned?"

The Demon Emperor flew in, his gaze first sweeping over the Seven-Colored Immortal Lord before landing on Lin Chen.

"So you're Lin Chen, the little brat who destroyed my Demon Saint Valley and stole my Holy Dao Orb?"

As the Demon Emperor stared at him, Lin Chen felt an invisible aura, as powerful as a mountain, pressing down on him relentlessly.

Lin Chen smiled bitterly; he had finally been caught by the Demon Emperor.

Fortunately, he already knew roughly what the saints had discussed about him. Now that he had saved the Seven-Colored Immortal Lord, and with the two realms joining forces, no matter what, the Demon Emperor wouldn't lay a hand on a junior like him.

"We were on different sides in the past and fought our own battles, which may have offended you. I hope you will forgive me, senior."

The Demon Emperor sneered, "I'm a very petty person. What if I don't forgive you?"

Lin Chen spread his hands, saying quite nonchalantly, "I'm just a Great Luo Immortal. If you insist on arguing with a junior like me, then there's nothing I can do but submit to your judgment..."

(End of this chapter)