Having cultivated myself into an immortal, all I want to do is raise female disciples.

There are also terms like "deadbeat" and "idiot" that seem sarcastic, but are actually blatant displays of affection.

“This is my apprentice, not my lover…” Yunping helplessly raised his dead fish eyes and corrected the old man’s idea: “Do you think I’m the kind of person who falls in love with every woman I meet? That’s not my personality.”

The old man stroked his white beard and narrowed his eyes slightly: "Disciple? You're already planning to train the next generation of successors?"

successor?

Yunping's expression froze slightly. He seemed to understand the old man's meaning, but then he couldn't help but chuckle.

He didn't intend to train a successor. The old man's appearance and tone clearly indicated that he mistakenly thought Yun Ping wanted to train a disciple so that his disciple could regain the Dao and avenge the battle of that year.

In fact, not only this old man, but everyone who knew Yunping's identity and learned that he had a disciple probably thought of this the moment they realized he had a disciple—to train a disciple and then take revenge on those two ancestors.

After all, the two ancestors had torn Yun Ping's body and soul to shreds back then. If he hadn't used some unknown means to revive, there would be no Yun Ping in the three great heavens right now.

To be honest, the hatred between those two ancestors and Yunping was quite significant.

"I just keep it as a pet—"

Faced with the old man's erroneous thinking, Yun Ping acted as if nothing had happened, placing his hand on Ye Yuchan's head and gently rubbing the girl's little head, with a rather calm smile on his face: "These little ones are quite interesting, I can't bear to let them go to those two big shots."

"Big Boss?" Ye Yuchan seemed to have gotten used to Yun Ping patting her head, and instead of shaking off the restless hand, she asked curiously, "What big boss?"

"It's okay, just pretend you didn't hear it—"

"Well--"

Ye Yuchan narrowed her eyes. Her curiosity was not satisfied, so Yuchan puffed out her cheeks and looked at the old rogue with dissatisfaction.

"Speaking of which..."

Zhang Ruoxue, who hadn't said much since entering the cave, asked, "Teacher, are you...an old acquaintance?"

The old man glanced back at Zhang Ruoxue, then looked at Yun Ping—

"This is my apprentice, not my lover."

Before the old man could even ask a question, Yunping interrupted him with an impatient answer.

The old man chuckled, a smile that showed none of the demeanor of the Holy Feather Sect Master, but rather resembled Yun Ping in his rogue form.

"Oh~ You're really amazing. Taking care of two such beautiful female apprentices must be quite a struggle every night, right?"

"Do you believe I can make you experience what torture is in a matter of minutes?"

Yunping sneered as he clenched his fist, making a cracking sound.

"No, no, my old bones can't take your abuse."

The old man quickly took a few steps back to distance himself from Yun Ping, then put on a gentle smile again and looked at Zhang Ruoxue, who had asked the question earlier.

He answered briefly—

"I've known your teacher for many years, though I can't quite remember the exact years."

—Because it has been so long, so long that remembering the year is meaningless.

"Wow..." Zhang Ruoxue blinked and couldn't help but exclaim, "Teacher really knows a lot of people..."

"To be precise, he is not even a person."

Yunping's words surprised both Zhang Ruoxue and Ye Yuchan.

Not considered human? What does that mean?

The two women initially thought it was just a friendly jest, but when they turned to look, the old man showed no anger whatsoever; instead, he wore a mysterious smile.

Seemingly sensing the confusion of his two female disciples, Yunping took the initiative to explain, "What you see now is just a simulated appearance. Its true appearance is not like this."

"After all, this posture is still the most convenient for movement." The old man casually spread his hands, indicating that what Yun Ping said was not nonsense: "Although the cultivation level will drop a lot, it is still enough."

"Huh? No... I'm a little confused."

Yu Chan pointed at the old man in front of her, looking at Lao Yun with a puzzled expression: "You old rogue, who exactly is this old friend of yours...?"

Faced with Ye Yuchan's question, Yun Ping gave a brief but bombshell answer.

"He is one of the twenty-one ultimate forms, the Holy Profound Gold. This current form is just a simulated form. His true form is not that beautiful."

Twenty-one extremes!

Pure and holy black gold!

Yu Chan and Ruo Xue were stunned and stood there dumbfounded. The sudden and huge shock made it difficult for them to process what had happened.

Meeting the Black Dragon King in the Far East Snowfield was one thing, encountering Silver Frost Snow Ice in the Northern Ice Palace was another, and meeting the Imperial Princess in the Lantian Empire was yet another… all of that was still acceptable.

How come I've only been in the Kun Tian Domain for a short time and I've already encountered another extreme opponent?!

The Twenty-One Ultimate Treasures aren't treasures of the Three Great Heavenly Domains; they belong to the most exclusive and extraordinary encounters, something only those with explosive luck could possibly encounter...

Why is another one popping up now?!

"Don't look at me with such shock..." Saintly Xuanjin waved his hand and stared at Yunping with a faint smile: "Your teacher has a much more impressive background than me."

"So..." Zhang Ruoxue looked surprised, "Teacher, you're also an expert?"

"You're kidding me."

Yun Ping mercilessly smacked Zhang Ruoxue on the head, saying, "Do I look like the ultimate teacher to you?"

"picture!"

Zhang Ruoxue nodded blankly.

As one of the students in Yuntian Academy who did not know or believed Yun Ping's identity, the old rogue's identity had always been a mystery to Zhang Ruoxue. Although Yun Ping himself had told Zhang Ruoxue that he was Emperor Wen, she did not believe Yun Ping's words at all.

But things are different now. After so many strange events, even Zhang Ruoxue, who is slow to react, has realized the problem with Yunping's identity.

—But right now, Zhang Ruoxue sees Yunping as the ultimate...

"Alright, alright..." Yun Ping didn't care how Zhang Ruoxue viewed his identity. He himself didn't care about the identities of Emperor Wen and Emperor Wu, so there was no need to deliberately correct him: "Just take me for who I am. Let's end this topic here."

"Oh……"

Although she still had many questions to ask, Zhang Ruoxue nodded, swallowing her doubts for the time being, since Yunping had said the topic was over. She was usually quite obedient to Yunping.

Seeing that Zhang Ruoxue had also calmed down, Yun Ping composed himself, took a deep breath, and then looked at the holy black gold in front of him.

That's enough small talk—

"So, let's get down to business."

"You must have seen the injuries on my Yuchan, right?"

Saintly Xuanjin glanced at Ye Yuchan, a hint of emotion unconsciously appearing in his eyes. He then nodded, "I can see that. If I'm not mistaken, she has been corrupted..."

"Within this world, even I cannot repair this level of erosion; only Yang Queyinghuo could..."

Saintly Xuanjin revealed a knowing look, "So you want to go to the Yangque Fire Domain to find the Yangque Yinghuo."

"That's true—"

Upon hearing the words "Yangque Fire Domain" uttered by the Holy Profound Gold, Yun Ping's heavy expression finally eased—if even the Holy Profound Gold didn't know about the Yangque Fire Domain, then he would have to wonder if the timeline had changed.

"However, I clearly remember this being the Yangque Fire Domain, but when I teleported here—"

"You've noticed how much this place has changed, haven't you?"

Saintly Xuanjin accepted Yunping's words.

He then sighed, a rather complicated expression on his face, and slowly spoke under Yun Ping's puzzled gaze.

"You've come too late. The Yangque Fire Domain already existed 150 years ago..."

"Disappeared."

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I went to slack off yesterday, so I didn't update again, hehehehe...

The broadcasts won't stop for the next few days~ Don't worry everyone, love you all.

13. Casino

The Yangque Fire Domain... has disappeared?

Now, not only Ye Yuchan, but even Yun Ping was taken aback by Shengjie Xuanjin's words.

Ye Yuchan's injuries still depend on Yang Que Ying Huo's help. If something happens to Yang Que Ying Huo, no one in the world will be able to heal Ye Yuchan. At that time, Yuchan will be unable to become a cultivator for the rest of her life, and she will probably have to spend the rest of her life in the wheelchair that Yun Ping made for her.

Thinking of this, Yunping subconsciously turned his head and stared at Ye Yuchan with an unprecedentedly complex expression.

The latter seemed to have noticed this as well. The silver strands of hair at her temples fell slightly as the girl slowly lowered her head to hide the unspeakable disappointment on her cheeks.

Don't be fooled by Yu Chan's occasional teasing and sarcastic remarks, which make her seem perfectly fine. In reality, she's practically crippled right now, and Yun Ping doesn't believe she can be happy at all.

Hearing that Yangque Fire Domain had disappeared was like having the last glimmer of hope extinguished. Looking at Ye Yuchan's drooping head, Yunping felt as if something had tugged at his heart.

Zhang Ruoxue also grasped Ye Yuchan's left hand, which was still uncorrupted, gritted her teeth, and looked up at the holy black gold:

"Um, senior... the Yangque Fire Domain disappeared, you mean..."

"They simply disappeared."

How could the Holy Profound Gold not see through Yun Ping and the other two's thoughts? Helpless, he could only sigh, "One hundred and fifty years ago, no one knows what happened. This place should have been the Yangque Fire Domain, the domain of the Yangque Yinghuo, but due to an incident, the Yangque Yinghuo and its domain disappeared together."

"An unexpected turn of events?"

Yunping accurately captured the key words in Shengjie Xuanjin's words, "What kind of change was that?"

An event that could cause the entire Yangque Fire Domain to vanish...

All he could think of were those at the Great Dao level, or even ancient spirits, or perhaps those two Origin Ancestors... Apart from these beings who were even more terrifying than true half-immortals, it was hard to imagine what could make the vast Yangque Fire Domain disappear into thin air.

But the truth once again astonished Yunping.

"It was raining."

Saintly Xuanjin spoke softly, his tone containing a sense of awe for the unknown, "No one knows when that rain fell, it's just that one day, black rain suddenly started falling from the sky."

"Black...rain?"

Ye Yuchan and Zhang Ruoxue exchanged a glance. In their minds, black rain had never existed in the world.

Yun Ping frowned as well. He was no stranger to black rain; his years of experience had allowed him to see many strange things, including this black rain.