An Unexpected Turn: Villain Becomes Dad

Chapter 279

“Though I’m a descendant of that ancestor, that was still a True Immortal! If this continues, once the True Immortal power surges, it might harm the child! I was so focused on absorbing it quickly earlier that I overlooked this!” Empress Yan’s face was full of worry.

From within the Yu Kong Seal, Ji Qingyou immediately sneered: “Heh, you overconfident fool! How could a mere third-stage Void Refinement cultivator like you withstand the essence of a True Immortal’s blood and flesh? Release this Empress now, and I can absorb the immortal blood from your body! And I’ll let bygones be bygones regarding what happened earlier!”

Yang Chen ignored Ji Qingyou, placing his hand on Empress Yan’s shoulder to examine her condition. At this moment, Empress Yan’s meridians and organs were filled with crimson immortal blood.

Though the immortal blood wasn’t rampaging due to her bloodline connection, it was still the essence of a True Immortal’s entire body. Even the slightest trace of True Immortal power spreading out was beyond her current cultivation stage to control.

Her body might endure the fluctuations of True Immortal power, but the fetus was far too fragile.

After some thought, Yang Chen said: “I have an idea—you can transfer some of the True Immortal blood into my body! That way, with less True Immortal blood, you’ll be able to manage it!”

“Transfer it into your body? But you’re not of the Yan Clan—if the immortal blood resists and goes berserk, it’s not something a Void Refinement cultivator can withstand!” Empress Yan hesitated.

But Yang Chen didn’t explain further. Instead, he carved out a cave in the stone wall beside the valley. He forcibly pulled Empress Yan inside.

Moments later, the cave echoed with the melodious cries of an oriole.

Inside the Yu Kong Seal, Ji Qingyou’s face darkened beyond measure.

“These damned shameless lovers, doing such disgraceful things right in front of this Empress! Yan Honglian, you’re the real wretch—can’t you keep your voice down?”

…

A month later, Yang Chen emerged from the valley.

At this moment, his cultivation had reached the fifth stage of Void Refinement.

The True Immortal blood, though only a small portion indirectly absorbed from Empress Yan, still brought him immense benefits. Although he didn’t possess the Yan Clan’s bloodline, his Solar Divine Physique could be said to embody the purest essence of the sun. The blood of that ancient Yan Clan True Immortal didn’t reject him much; in fact, it felt almost akin to the same origin.

The rich solar energy within it allowed Yang Chen’s cultivation to rise by three stages in just a month. Moreover, most of the True Immortal blood he absorbed remained stored in his body, unrefined.

In the cave, Empress Yan was still in secluded meditation. She had now reached the sixth stage of Void Refinement. However, the benefits Empress Yan gained far exceeded Yang Chen’s.

Because the True Immortal blood contained the essence of that Yan Clan True Immortal’s entire being—not only was it imbued with potent True Immortal power, but it also carried a legacy within it.

In the future, as long as Empress Yan slowly integrated this True Immortal blood, not only would her cultivation soar, but she would also inherit all the cultivation insights of a True Immortal.

“Damn junior, hurry up and let this Empress out! You shameless couple, going at it nonstop for a month—I’m truly fed up!”

At this moment, Ji Qingyou, inside the Yu Kong Seal, noticed Yang Chen’s emergence and immediately shouted in anger.

For this past month, this shameless pair had barely paused. It had nearly driven her to a mental breakdown. She wanted to block out the sounds, but being suppressed in the Yu Kong Seal, she couldn’t do so. She could only listen to those lascivious noises every day.

Hearing this, the corner of Yang Chen’s mouth curved into a slight smirk. Originally, he had intended to block out the sounds. But Empress Yan had stopped him.

The two of them had been best friends for thousands of years and had just turned into enemies, so he didn’t want to spoil Empress Yan’s mischievous fun.

Thus, he let Ji Qingyou listen to a full month of their antics.

“Senior Empress, how are we a shameless couple? Haven’t you ever experienced the joys of love?”

“Hmph, what kind of figure am I? I cultivate the Heartless Dao, my Dao heart as firm as a rock—how could I stoop to the stage of that wretch Yan Honglian and willingly degrade myself!” Ji Qingyou’s voice was filled with haughty disdain.

Yang Chen raised an eyebrow.

Cultivating the Heartless Dao? No wonder Empress Yan wanted her to listen for a month. It seems she aimed to break Ji Qingyou’s Dao heart.

But judging by Ji Qingyou’s tone of disgust, this month must have had quite an impact on her.

“Senior Empress—” Yang Chen was about to add a few more jabs at Ji Qingyou when he suddenly sensed something unusual in his body.

With a flash of light in his hand, he retrieved the jade token given to him by Second Elder Yu Qingkong. At this moment, the jade token was glowing with a faint red light.

This jade token could sense Yu Xuan’s location and condition. Its sudden red glow meant that Yu Xuan was currently in a bad state and wasn’t too far from his position.

As for Yu Xuan, he didn’t have any particular attachment to her. But he still needed to use her to harvest Yu Zun’s luck. Moreover, as a female protagonist with a destined fate, Yu Xuan had entered the Fallen Immortal Secret Realm alongside Yu Zun, the Child of Destiny, so she was bound to encounter great opportunities.

Now, it was likely that Yu Zun’s opportunity had arrived, putting Yu Xuan in danger … He couldn’t miss out on the Child of Destiny’s opportunity.

Yang Chen used the Yu Kong Seal to set up a spatial barrier at the cave entrance. Then he flew off in the direction indicated by the jade token.

“Yang Chen, the True Immortal blood has already been absorbed by you two, and this Empress no longer has designs on it—can you let me go? The Fallen Immortal Secret Realm only opens once every tens of thousands of years. This Empress finally got in—wouldn’t it be a pity to stay suppressed in the Yu Kong Seal the whole time? If you release me, I swear that once we’re out, I won’t cause you any trouble!

“You may not know, but Honglian and I are inseparable best friends. The harsh words from before were just a moment of impulse. With thousands of years of friendship, we’ll reconcile in no time!”

From within the Yu Kong Seal, Ji Qingyou’s tone gradually softened, even carrying a hint of pleading. However, Yang Chen didn’t have time to deal with her and simply stored the Yu Kong Seal away.

Releasing her? That was absolutely impossible.

The only reason he’d managed to suppress her, the Empress Destiny, last time was because he caught her off guard.

If he let her go, this woman would undoubtedly seek brutal revenge. She might even return to the valley to cause trouble for Empress Yan.

After all, while Empress Yan had absorbed the True Immortal blood into her body, most of it remained unrefined.

If someone ruthless enough acted, they could refine Empress Yan herself and extract the True Immortal blood again.

This old hag had become the Empress Destiny—she was definitely a ruthless character.