Chapter 677

Chapter 677: What Shen Xitang Fears the Most

Lu Ye still had no idea that Yin Qingcheng was still struggling to grasp what the Ultimate Emotion Dao truly was.

But even if he knew, Lu Ye wouldn’t care.

Because if Yin Qingcheng thought about it a little longer, she might even become a saint.

These women had long been off Lu Ye’s radar since a thousand years ago, let alone now.

Of course, not being on his radar doesn’t mean he forgot them; it meant they became the people he was most familiar with yet also most detested.

They weren’t even enemies; they were just plain annoying.

After all, if they were enemies, Lu Ye would have taken care of them ages ago.

Honestly, Lu Ye was quite satisfied with the outcomes for these women now.

First, they were having a rough time. Despite having decent powers and some achievements, they were no ordinary people—they had been emperors in their past lives.

In their previous lives, they were Dao Companions of the Celestial Lords, emperors.

In the entire world, countless beings treated them with respect; wherever they went, they were regarded with courtesy—better than how people treated Lu Ye.

That was how it had been in their past lives.

Everyone wasn’t foolish; the Nine Lives Celestial Lord practiced the Great Dao of Guarding. If he visited, ignoring the Nine Lives Celestial Lord wouldn’t matter—after all, he wouldn’t get mad. Even if he did get mad, they were all allies; surely, he wouldn’t turn against them.

But when it came to the Dao Companion of the Nine Lives Celestial Lord, it was a different story.

Those women, aside from Shangguan Huanling, who was a bit easier to handle, the rest were impossible to please. If one angered them, they could really stir up trouble, and the Nine Lives Celestial Lord would come to his Dao Companion’s aid.

Many often lamented that if the Nine Lives Celestial Lord didn’t have a Dao Companion, he would be the perfect Nine Lives Celestial Lord.

Moreover, in their past lives, Lu Ye was practically their servant.

With the mindset that as a man he had to earn a living, the women lived a life of luxury—anything they desired was within reach.

And what about this life?

Because Yue Hongling’s memories played back in the Nine Heavens.

Everyone knew exactly what those women were made of.

Wherever they went, even though no one would bully them, as soon as they were seen, people would hastily retreat and, after leaving, couldn’t help but spit and curse, “What a joke.”

All the resources for cultivation had to be earned by themselves.

Any questions about cultivation could only be resolved through their own exploration.

In terms of cultivation, resources, status, and even morality, the difference for each woman was like heaven and earth.

If in their past lives, they had relied on their capabilities to ascend to emperorship, living this lifetime would have been quite comfortable.

If this time, they didn’t have memories of their former lives, they would also live quite comfortably.

Unfortunately, they carried the memories of their past lives but none of the benefits—they felt unbearable pain from such a stark contrast.

That’s why Lu Ye relished their suffering.

You could say his mentality had darkened.

But honestly, isn’t it thrilling?

Those who betray should swallow a thousand needles.

…

Lu Ye was still putting on a show.

Unknowingly, he had already hoodwinked six more Celestial Lords.

He took a deep breath, calming his frantic gasping.

His trembling body regained stability.

He pointed again at the fake eye, “Come on, let’s keep going!”

The Dark Abyss God snorted, “Alright, we’ll continue—who’s scared?”

In the midst of all-out battle, strangely, no beings felt fear; the figure within the chaos appeared surprisingly reassuring.

Not only that, but over time, this realm was clearly improving—a fact felt by all beings.

During the previous battle against the Reincarnation Celestial Lord, nearly every divine being felt an overwhelming fear deep within.

It was as if the world were about to collapse.

Being part of Heaven and Earth, a change in the realm naturally elicited a series of responses from the beings.

Now, everything had returned to normal.

Furthermore, it was on the path to improvement.

All beings felt unusually at ease.

While engaged in battle, Lu Ye began contacting the system.

“System, how’s everything feeling now?” Lu Ye inquired.

“Ding, quite well.”

“Spill some real truths, don’t be vague with me.”

Lu Ye couldn’t help but scold; this useless system had picked up the bad habit of cursory updates.

“Ding, alright, it’ll take a long time to return to normal levels. At this rate, it should take about a hundred years to restore to a normal state.”

Lu Ye…

“How much world source have you lost due to the time regression?” Lu Ye asked, dumbfounded.

“Ding, it’s not just me that’s drained the world source. When I took over this realm, the source had already been severely depleted; even without my time regression, this realm would still continue to weaken.” The system explained.

“So, it was during the Little Heavenly Dao’s term that the world’s source took a significant hit?”

“Ding?”

The Little Heavenly Dao made a confused noise.

“Ding, that’s right!”

“Ding?”

The Little Heavenly Dao wasn’t sure if she was to blame, as she hadn’t had consciousness before—who knew what happened then?

The operation of the realm is under the domain of the Heavenly Dao; the Dao is the program, and the results are beyond its concern.

There wasn’t even a backup of memories; it wasn’t even paying attention.

So the Little Heavenly Dao didn’t even know how to argue back.

A hundred years!

How little time had passed since the start of the battle? Lu Ye suspected that the Great Sage of the Nine Heavens and the Invincible Sword Saint must have refined one or two sources of the Derived World into this realm.

Thinking of this, Lu Ye paused.

“Could it be… the Derived Worlds were originally part of this realm? It’s just that, for some special reason, part of this world’s source was split into three thousand portions, creating so many Derived Worlds?” Lu Ye voiced his speculation.

“Ding, if the Derived Worlds have their own Heavenly Dao, then they are independent realms; if there’s no Heavenly Dao, that possibility does exist.” The system provided a means of identification.

“Hmm, let me stress this one last time; if you feel like you can’t hold on, make sure to tell me right away. You absolutely cannot push through yourself. If another incident like the last time happens, don’t blame me for being harsh!” Lu Ye coldly chastised.

“Ding, host, why are you being rude to your sister?”

Talking about other matters, the Little Heavenly Dao didn’t have any problems, since she didn’t understand.

But bullying her sister? That was definitely something she couldn’t overlook!

“Hmph, whatever she fears the most, that’s exactly what I’ll do to her!”

Upon hearing this, Shen Xitang felt a jolt in her heart.

No!

She definitely can’t handle being caught in a storm!

Not even in her wildest dreams!