An Unexpected Turn: Villain Becomes Dad

Chapter 290

“Ah!” Seeing the Ethereal Saintess’s clothes rapidly dissolve, Yu Xuan couldn’t help but let out a startled cry.

Her gaze shifted sideways, just in time to catch Yang Chen staring intently. She immediately nudged him, a hint of jealousy in her voice: “Holy Son, don’t, don’t look!”

“Hehe! I’m just checking if there’s any change in the Origin Immortal Liquid!” Yang Chen gave an awkward chuckle. But his gaze still didn’t pull away.

This Ethereal Saintess looked so slender. Who would’ve thought she was so well-endowed?

Their conversation wasn’t hushed at all. But at this moment, the Ethereal Saintess didn’t notice in the slightest. Her beautiful eyes remained tightly shut.

Even the vertical eye on her forehead was closed now. The Origin Immortal Liquid merged into her body, penetrating straight into the origin of her soul.

The cultivation insights of a True Immortal were vast as an ocean. She was fully immersed in it now, her soul completely cut off from the outside world.

“This Origin Immortal Liquid should be able to dissolve all external objects! Only a cultivator’s body can soak in it! And once it fuses with the Origin Immortal Liquid, one becomes immersed in it, with all external perception completely shut off!” As Yang Chen spoke, his gaze turned to Yu Xuan.

A faint blush rose on Yu Xuan’s fair cheeks. But she still stepped toward the pool, one step at a time.

And she softly said: “Holy Son, you, you should come in quickly too! Otherwise, the Origin Immortal Liquid will all be absorbed by the Ethereal Saintess!”

As Yu Xuan spoke, the Origin Immortal Liquid began merging into her delicate body.

Immediately, the white palace robe she wore slowly dissolved.

As the tri-colored immortal light enveloped her, her beautiful eyes gradually closed, and she fell into the same state as the Ethereal Saintess.

Yang Chen lingered on the shore for a moment, secretly comparing whose peaks were higher. Then he too stepped into the pool.

The Origin Immortal Liquid entered his body, flowing straight into his soul. The Origin Immortal Liquid was, after all, the condensed fruit of a True Immortal’s cultivation, encapsulating their insights into the Great Dao they practiced.

And this Aurora Dao Master wasn’t just any ordinary True Immortal. She was a titan of the Immortal Realm.

Although fusing with her Dao fruit would influence one’s own cultivation path, the three of them splitting it greatly reduced that impact. It could be used as a reference without forcing them to fully follow her cultivation path and become mere copies.

As the Origin Immortal Liquid merged into his soul, Yang Chen immediately felt his understanding of the Dao of Light deepen further. The innate origin of light within his soul began to emit a dazzling white divine glow. But then, a portion of that innate light origin started to detach from his soul.

This instantly threw Yang Chen into a panic. The innate light origin had already deeply fused with his soul—how could it detach again? His soul, which had been immersed in comprehending the Origin Immortal Liquid, forcibly broke free from that state.

Yang Chen’s eyes snapped open. In the pool, the Origin Immortal Liquid, which had originally reached waist-deep, had now been absorbed down to knee level.

Though Yang Chen once again caught sight of two extraordinary landscapes, he had no time to admire them now. Because above his head, strands of innate light origin were drifting away from him.

This was unacceptable.

The innate light origin was arguably the most valuable thing in his body, far more precious than even his Primordial Fire. And he’d promised that beautiful woman, Yu Yourong, to split it evenly—if the amount was less by then, she wouldn’t let it go easily.

Yang Chen formed hand seals, halting the further loss of his innate light origin. But the portion that had already escaped surged into the tri-colored crystal coffin in the distance.

Seeing this, Yang Chen’s heart trembled. A bad premonition faintly arose in his mind.

Stepping out of the pool, Yang Chen walked to the side of the tri-colored crystal coffin.

At this moment, the Aurora Dao Master lying in the coffin still had her eyes tightly shut. But at her forehead, a faint tri-colored immortal light was flickering. Then, a faint heartbeat suddenly sounded. The heartbeat was weak, almost imperceptible.

But Yang Chen, with his full attention on the Aurora Dao Master in the crystal coffin, caught it keenly. And that heartbeat came from within the coffin.

Yang Chen’s pupils widened in shock.

Thump!

Thump!

Thump!

After the first heartbeat, more followed in succession. And the sound grew increasingly distinct and heavy.

Yang Chen could even see a slight tremor in the Aurora Dao Master’s prominent chest.

“This? She’s still alive?” Yang Chen stumbled back two steps in shock. He couldn’t help but be stunned. Because the one lying in the crystal coffin was a True Immortal—a titan of the Immortal Realm, no less.

But now, her heartbeat had resumed.

…

In the crystal coffin, the heartbeat of the Aurora Dao Master grew heavier, as if she might awaken at any moment. Yang Chen couldn’t help but want to leave this place quickly.

Because it seemed this Aurora Dao Master needed the innate light origin within his soul. If she were to awaken, the consequences would be unpredictable. He was just about to go wake Yu Xuan.

But a voice suddenly sounded in his mind: “Young man, no need to panic, this seat harbors no ill will toward you! I must thank the innate light origin in your soul for waking my consciousness! Once this seat fully revives, I will return this portion of the innate light origin to you!”

The voice was ethereal and pleasant, like the sound of heaven. However, it carried a trace of weakness. Yang Chen turned his head to look at the tricolor crystal coffin, his eyes full of caution.

Though the Aurora Dao Master in the coffin still had her beautiful eyes closed, her prominent chest rose and fell slightly. But the voice in his mind should be her soul transmitting it.

This Aurora Dao Master had truly come back to life. A giant of the immortal realm who fell a million years ago had revived in this era.

“A great dream spanning eternity, unaware of what year it is tonight? Young man, how many tens of thousands of years have passed since the Battle of Kunlun?”

The voice of the Aurora Dao Master sounded in his mind again. It carried a hint of vicissitude and endless reminiscence.

Yang Chen steadied his mind at this moment.

According to the Ethereal Saintess, this Aurora Dao Master was a giant of the immortal realm who came to aid in the battle in the Kunlun Realm. So she should bear no malice toward the cultivators of the Kunlun Realm. Moreover, this Aurora Dao Master could serve as Yu Zun’s opportunity rather than a calamity.

She was likely worthy of trust.

A gamble, then.

Having made up his mind, Yang Chen clasped his hands and said: “Junior Yang Chen pays respects to Senior Aurora Dao Master! I apologize for the intrusion, please forgive me, Senior! It has been a million years since the ancient battle!”

“A million years?” The Aurora Dao Master let out a faint sigh. “A million years have passed, I wonder how many of my old friends still survive in this world! This seat, a person who was already dead, has now come back to life! Yang Chen, since you were able to awaken me, it seems we are fated! In the future, this seat may take you as a direct disciple and pass down the path I cultivate!”