A ruthless bandit from the celestial realm, he began his cultivation journey after kidnapping the Em

As night fell, Ye Chen returned to Tianling Peak...

After getting a free meal from Lin Ningxue, Ye Chen returned to his cave and began to focus on cultivation...

He took out all the pills and used up the last bit of spiritual liquid in the purple-gold gourd to refine them, but the amount of spiritual liquid was too small to refine all the pills...

However, with these pills, Ye Chen felt more confident...

In the time that followed, he frantically consumed pills to boost his cultivation...

Time passed second by second, from night to midday, and then from day to night again...

Ye Chen never stepped out of the cave, not even when Lin Wanli came...

With someone else taking the blame for Cao Hu's affair, he had nothing to worry about and could peacefully focus on his cultivation...

He secluded himself for three consecutive days in intensive meditation...

The spiritual energy of the entire Tianling Peak seemed to have been completely drained; not a trace of it could be felt...

Many disciples were puzzled, wondering where all the spiritual energy had gone.

In the room...

Ye Chen's body was like a giant vortex, frantically absorbing the surrounding spiritual energy, like a bottomless pit with no end in sight...

"Snap!"

A crisp sound emanated from his body, and his aura instantly became incredibly powerful...

A terrifying surge of spiritual energy erupted into the sky, radiating golden light...

Ye Chen suddenly opened his eyes, his aura surging once more...

"Snap!"

A crisp sound rang out again from within his dantian...

Having broken through two realms in succession, the released spiritual power seemed capable of tearing everything apart...

"call..."

Ye Chen quickly withdrew his spiritual power, his aura becoming dozens of times more terrifying than before...

"Is this the Golden Core stage?"

He carefully sensed the changes in the spiritual energy within his body, and a look of joy appeared on his face...

He hadn't expected that after three days of seclusion, he would successfully break through to the Golden Core stage...

My heart started to race with excitement...

It wasn't just a breakthrough in his cultivation level; more importantly, he fulfilled his promise to Liu Ruyan...

"How should I tell that woman?"

Ye Chen muttered to himself, then suddenly seemed to sense something and looked up towards the door...

"Eeya!"

A charming and alluring figure walked in...

Liu Ruyan's beautiful eyes widened in surprise as she looked at Ye Chen on the bed, somewhat incredulous...

"You actually broke through to the Golden Core stage, huh..."

"In such a short time..."

"As expected of someone from an ancient race, truly extraordinary..."

......

She had also left a wisp of her aura on Ye Chen, so she was fully aware of his every move...

When Liu Ruyan sensed the change in Ye Chen's aura earlier, she still found it unbelievable...

After all, Ye Chen has only been cultivating for less than a month, how could he possibly break through to the Golden Core stage?

Liu Ruyan even doubted whether she had misperceived...

When she made a one-year agreement with Ye Chen, she felt that the requirement was a bit harsh, but she didn't expect Ye Chen to complete it ahead of schedule...

"You've come..."

Ye Chen looked at Liu Ruyan with excitement, then immediately got up and walked over...

"Quickly...take me to my sister..."

"We agreed before... that you would take me there as soon as I broke through to the Golden Core stage..."

"Let's set off now..."

......

He looked at Liu Ruyan in front of him and urged her.

"this..."

Liu Ruyan hesitated for a moment...

She hadn't expected Ye Chen to actually break through to the Golden Core stage within a year, and now she was somewhat troubled...

After all, the person who kidnapped Ye Chen's sister was the Demon Sect's patriarch, who was also at the Emperor Realm cultivation level...

If she were to truly oppose them, she wasn't even entirely confident she could save the person...

Meeting Ye Chen's gaze, Liu Ruyan hesitated for two seconds before nodding.

"Alright, I'll take you there..."

She could see Ye Chen's potential, which was undoubtedly limitless in the future. After weighing the pros and cons, she still chose to help him this time...

Liu Ruyan stepped forward, grabbed Ye Chen's arm, and then took a step forward, their figures disappearing from the spot...

Ye Chen felt a sudden darkness engulf him, unable to see anything clearly. His legs felt weak, as if there was nothing beneath his feet. Goosebumps rose all over his body, and he was on edge, terrified of falling...

The flashes, dozens of times in a row, seemed to traverse countless dimensions of time and space...

When Liu Ruyan brought him to a stop, the surrounding environment finally came to a complete halt...

Ye Chen opened his eyes and looked around. It was pitch black, as if he had entered the underworld...

"Where...is this place?"

He couldn't help but ask.

Liu Ruyan, who was standing next to him, glanced at him and said calmly.

"The Demonic Sect!"

"The Demonic Sect?"

Ye Chen looked puzzled.

"The black-robed man who kidnapped Qing'er, is he from the Demonic Sect?"

Liu Ruyan nodded in agreement, "Yes!"

As they were speaking, a figure suddenly appeared in the void...

"Empress of Aquarius..."

"How dare you cause trouble in my Demonic Sect! You're courting death!"

The old man in black robes hovered in the void, his gaze cold as he looked at Ye Chen and Liu Ruyan, a hint of killing intent flashing in his eyes...

"Whether you're courting death or not, we'll only know after we fight!"

Liu Ruyan snorted coldly and immediately charged forward...

The old man in black robes engaged her in a fierce battle, and terrifying martial arts techniques exploded in the void...

Ye Chen stood there, dumbfounded...

Broken mountains, rivers that have stopped flowing...

The battle between experts at the Emperor Realm seemed poised to tear the heavens apart...

With such methods, killing him would be as easy as turning one's hand...

Ye Chen couldn't help but fall into deep thought...

What good would it do him to reach the Golden Core stage? He wouldn't be of any help right now...

While she was pondering, Liu Ruyan was struck away by the black-robed elder's palm, spitting out blood...

"this..."

Seeing this, Ye Chen became extremely anxious...

If Liu Ruyan is no match for him, he'll be finished too...

However, given his strength, he was no match for the old man in black robes...

Am I going to die here?

He seemed to remember something, quickly took out the purple-gold gourd, and began chanting incantations...

"Do you know what this old man's name is?"

Liu Ruyan was taken aback, not understanding why Ye Chen was asking her name at this moment, her mind racing...

"Xiao Hanshan!"

She remembered many tales of the Demonic Sect's patriarch that had circulated in the cultivation world, including the other person's name...

"OK!"

Ye Chen suddenly looked up at the black-robed old man in the void and shouted loudly.

"Xiao Hanshan! If I call your name, would you dare answer?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the old man in black robes flew into a rage...

"Kid, you're asking for it..."

"I'll kill you!"

The black-robed elder snorted coldly, about to make a move, when he was suddenly restrained by a force of law...

"This is..."

He was immediately terrified, and before he could think, he was sucked into the purple-gold gourd...

"this..."

Liu Ruyan, standing to the side, stared in disbelief...

She never expected that this purple-gold gourd would be so terrifying, easily devouring an Emperor-level expert.

"Cough cough cough..."

Liu Ruyan's breathing became erratic, and she coughed up a mouthful of blood...

"How are you?"

Ye Chen hurriedly stepped forward to ask with concern.

Liu Ruyan's injuries were quite serious, and her face was flushed.

"I..."

Liu Ruyan shook her head, wanting to say she was fine, but her breathing became erratic, and she quickly grabbed Ye Chen's arm...

"I need you... to help me..."

A blush crept across her face...

Currently, only by using dual cultivation to absorb pure Yang energy can we quickly heal her injuries...

"Here?"

Ye Chen paused for a moment, his gaze falling on Liu Ruyan...

Snow-white skin, alluring legs...

Her alluring figure is incredibly seductive...

Just as he was about to pounce, he heard a shout...

"The boss..."

"Wake up!"

Ye Chen felt the world spinning before his eyes. When he opened them, he saw a dark-skinned man with a large scar on his face...

"this..."

Ye Chen was instantly stunned...

The scarred man explained urgently.

"Boss, we've struck gold this time! Several cartloads of gold and silver..."

Hearing this, Ye Chen felt as if he had been transported to another world, somewhat unable to believe it. He turned to look around, feeling an overwhelming sense of familiarity...

"How is that possible..."

"Could this... just be a dream?"

He stood up from the large blue stone, turned his head and glanced at the official road below the forest. At that moment, hundreds of simply dressed bandits were surrounding more than ten carriages, inventorying their valuables...

"That woman's carriage..."

Ye Chen stood frozen in place, as if struck by lightning...

Realizing what was happening, he immediately turned and ran into the mountains...

"Quickly...back to the village!!!"