Chapter 429: Summoned by the Sect Master, What Wrong Have I Done?

Zhou Chen whispered softly into Zi Yan's ear, his warm breath brushing against her earlobe, causing the beauty in his arms to tremble.

"Then… how should it be eradicated?" Zi Yan's voice was as faint as a mosquito's buzz.

"Solitary Yin cannot give birth, and solitary Yang cannot grow."

Zhou Chen lifted Zi Yan's chin, his gaze full of deep affection. "Only through the harmony of Yin and Yang can it be resolved."

"I am willing to use my Origin to help you cross this tribulation."

"It's just… this method requires Dual Cultivation. I wonder if Yan'er is willing?"

Hearing this, Zi Yan blushed so deeply her face almost looked like it was dripping blood.

Dual Cultivation…

That was something only Dao Companions could do.

But at this moment, feeling the warmth of Zhou Chen's embrace and recalling those heart-stirring words of love, her reserve had long since crumbled.

"If it's Senior Brother… Zi Yan… is willing."

This single "willing" was more beautiful than the most wonderful celestial music in the world.

Zhou Chen no longer hesitated. He picked up Zi Yan and, with a flash of his figure, entered the secret chamber deep within Purple Bamboo Peak, casually setting up an isolation Formation.

Red candles flickered; the spring scenery was boundless.

…

Three days later.

Within the secret chamber, a terrifying Aura suddenly erupted.

Zhou Chen sat cross-legged, surrounded by the illusory shadows of thirty-three azure lotuses.

Each lotus contained a type of Heaven and Earth Origin, frantically devouring the Immortal Qi in the Void Realm.

[Ding! Congratulations to the Host for successfully intercepting Gu Ming's Opportunity (Zi Yan)!]

[Congratulations to the Host for obtaining a ten-thousand-fold critical hit return!]

[Congratulations to the Host for obtaining: Thirty-Three Heavens Azure Lotus Immortal Body!]

Zhou Chen snapped his eyes open, two beams of azure light shooting out and piercing through the Void Realm.

The World Tree inside his body grew wildly, and the thirty-three azure lotuses resonated with it, pouring endless immortal power into his entire body.

Second Layer of True Immortal Realm… broken!

Third Layer of True Immortal Realm… broken!

…

Fifth Layer of True Immortal Realm!

In just three days, Zhou Chen's cultivation rose like a rocket, breaking through four Realms in a row to step directly into the Fifth Layer of True Immortal Realm!

This was the terror of the Thirty-Three Heavens Azure Lotus Immortal Body; it absorbed Void Realm Immortal Qi at all times, making his cultivation speed ten thousand times that of an ordinary person.

At this time, Zi Yan, who was lying beside Zhou Chen, also slowly woke up.

After three days of Yin and Yang harmony, not only was the cold Qi in her body completely gone, but her cultivation had also successfully broken through to the fourth layer of the True Immortal Realm.

More importantly, under the nourishment of Zhou Chen's majestic Origin, her Great Yin Jade Marrow Physique had evolved, Awakening the legendary "Great Yin Creation Physique."

Zi Yan looked at the handsome and imposing man beside her, her eyes full of obsession and love.

She knew that in this lifetime, she could never leave this man.

"Husband…"

Zi Yan called out softly, snuggling into Zhou Chen's embrace like a lazy kitten.

Zhou Chen held the beauty in his arms, feeling the surging power within him, a smug smile tugging at the corners of his mouth.

Gu Ming, oh Gu Ming.

Your Opportunity is truly wonderful.

"Yan'er, how do you feel?"

Zhou Chen stroked Zi Yan's hair and asked warmly.

"Thank you, Husband, for your help. This concubine has already broken through to the fourth layer of the True Immortal Realm."

Zi Yan looked up, her eyes full of admiration: "If it weren't for Husband, Zi Yan would likely have suffered Qi Deviation long ago."

Zi Yan leaned lazily against Zhou Chen, her exposed shoulder as white as jade, with a few ambiguous red marks left on it.

Looking at the man who had completely captured her heart and body, her eyes were filled with tenderness and dependence.

"Zi Yan, there's something I need to tell you."

Zhou Chen's voice broke the silence in the room.

"For the next three months, stay here to stabilize your Realm. Don't go anywhere, and certainly don't take a single step out of the Zixia Sect."

Zi Yan was slightly taken aback.

She instinctively wanted to ask why.

As the Zixia Sect Saintess, she was usually busy with affairs; suddenly going into seclusion for three months was no small matter.

But meeting Zhou Chen's pitch-black eyes, the question at the tip of her tongue was instantly swallowed back down.

That was absolute control.

"Yes, Yan'er will listen to Husband."

Zi Yan nodded obediently, like a submissive kitten.

Zhou Chen turned around, satisfied.

Although that leek Gu Ming had run away, there was no guarantee he wouldn't suddenly return. If the opportunity panel still caused them to meet, Zi Yan might be in danger.

Zi Yan was his woman and his private property; he couldn't allow even the slightest mishap.

He pushed open the secret chamber door.

The Aura on Zhou Chen's body changed instantly.

The terrifying pressure of the Fifth Layer of True Immortal Realm was suppressed layer by layer under the operation of the Divine Concealment Art, finally settling at the First Layer of True Immortal Realm.

Even so, he was a very young True Immortal.

In the entire Spirit Realm, he was still a shocking existence.

Just as he stepped out of Purple Bamboo Peak.

An old and majestic voice exploded in his ear without any warning, causing his Sea of Consciousness to vibrate slightly.

"Brat, if you're done, get over to the Zixia Hall."

Zhou Chen's footsteps paused.

He was no stranger to the owner of this voice.

The Zixia Sect Sect Master, True Person Zixia.

It seemed that some things could not be hidden after all.

There was no trace of panic on Zhou Chen's face; instead, he straightened his sleeves, and his figure turned into a streak of light, flying toward the main peak's hall.

Zixia Hall stood majestically above the clouds.

Normally, this was the important place for Sect discussions and was usually bustling with people.

But today, the hall was enveloped by an invisible barrier, and there was no one within ten miles, making it eerily quiet.

Zhou Chen pushed the door open and entered.

The hall was empty and lonely, with only two figures standing on the high platform.

The person on the left wore a purple-gold Daoist robe and had an elegant face, yet he carried a natural Aura of authority; it was True Person Zixia.

At this moment, his face was grim, and his gaze scraped over Zhou Chen like a knife. That look was like watching a wild boar that had uprooted his own cabbage—filled with irritation and a hint of helplessness.

The person on the right was an old man with white hair and a white beard.

The old man sat cross-legged on a prayer mat, his eyelids drooping, with no Aura fluctuations around him, looking just like a Mortal old man on the verge of death.

But the moment Zhou Chen saw this old man's panel, his pupils contracted slightly.

Tenth Layer Immortal King Realm.

The true foundation of the Zixia Sect, that old monster who had lived for hundreds of thousands of years.

"Disciple Zhou Chen pays respects to the Sect Master and the Old Ancestor."

Zhou Chen stepped forward and performed a standard Junior's salute, neither humble nor arrogant, with a calm expression.

"Hmph!"

True Person Zixia snorted coldly, and the terrifying Immortal King pressure instantly surged toward Zhou Chen like a tide.

"You still know you are a Zixia Sect Disciple?"

"Do you know that Purple Bamboo Peak is a Forbidden Land! Zi Yan is the Saintess! You brat have the guts to poke a hole in the sky!"

Facing this overwhelming pressure, Zhou Chen stood tall like a pine tree, his feet rooted to the ground as if they had grown there, without even his hem lifting in the slightest.

The qingping sword inside him vibrated gently, and an invisible Sword Intent silently neutralized that pressure.

"Sect Master, may I ask, if the affection is mutual, what wrong have I done?"

Zhou Chen looked up, staring directly at True Person Zixia, his tone indifferent.

"You…"

True Person Zixia was choked with anger.

What a fine "mutual affection."

Just as he was about to scold him further, the Old Ancestor, who had been silent, suddenly opened his eyes.

They were a pair of cloudy eyes that seemed to pierce through the long river of time.

"Enough."

The Old Ancestor spoke faintly, his voice hoarse, but it caused True Person Zixia's pressure to vanish instantly.

"First Layer of True Immortal Realm?"