Dongfang Yunxing saw that Chen Xuan was heavily injured. He knew this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

He attacked without hesitation.

Chen Xuan roared in fury. His plans had been ruined, and he had suffered severe wounds. He wanted nothing more than to tear Dongfang Yunxing apart.

When he tried to mobilize his Spirit Soul realm cultivation to kill the youth, a wave of intense pain surged through his body. Although the white-robed woman's palm had not killed him, it had inflicted unprecedented damage. The agony made Chen Xuan grit his teeth, afraid to circulate too much qi against Dongfang Yunxing.

Dongfang Yunxing was sent flying by a slap, yet instead of fear, joy filled his heart. He had only suffered minor external injuries.

Chen Xuan could not fully wield his Spirit Soul realm power!

Dongfang Yunxing drew his black sword. A phantom of a strange beast appeared along the blade. With one slash, a sword mark condensed in the air, burning with black flames.

It was a superficial understanding of the Undying Nether Scripture, yet it already granted him the ability to fight above his realm.

Chen Xuan's expression darkened when he realized his slap had failed to kill the youth. Not only did Dongfang Yunxing refuse to flee, he even dared to continue attacking. Rage boiled within Chen Xuan. In his peak condition, that single palm strike should have ended the boy.

Dongfang Yunxing flew back once more.

Chen Xuan looked at his palm. A black sword mark burned with searing pain, causing his face to twist. This nobody had actually managed to wound him!

Dongfang Yunxing coughed up large mouthfuls of blood, but his eyes only grew brighter. Without any fear, he charged forward again and again despite his heavy injuries, sword in hand.

Chen Xuan felt his strength draining with every exchange, yet Dongfang Yunxing refused to die, like an unkillable cockroach.

"I can't let this continue!" Chen Xuan's face turned grim.

Dongfang Yunxing broke through his defense and thrust his sword straight at Chen Xuan's vitals.

A flash of white light appeared, and Chen Xuan vanished from sight.

Dongfang Yunxing stared in the direction where Chen Xuan had disappeared, unwilling to accept the outcome. He had been so close—so very close—to killing him and avenging the ninety-nine members of his Dongfang.

But Chen Xuan had still escaped!

Dongfang Yunxing could no longer hold on. His body went limp, and he collapsed, leaning against his damaged black sword.

Inside the Heaven's Mandate Pearl, Su Chen watched as his disciple burned through the last of his strength and fell into exhaustion. He was not surprised that Dongfang Yunxing had failed to kill Chen Xuan. At the final moment, a mysterious power had whisked Chen Xuan away.

"So it's the Transmigrators Alliance," Su Chen realized.

The familiar aura told him everything. In his previous life, he had clashed with that organization many times. Chen Xuan possessed a system.

The Transmigrators Alliance was a troublesome group.

Just as Su Chen prepared to help his disciple escape, he noticed a graceful figure slowly approaching Dongfang Yunxing's location.

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He abandoned the idea of intervening.

"This little guy is about to have some good fortune," Su Chen thought with amusement.

As a proper master, he naturally would not ruin such an opportunity for his disciple.

...

Chen Xuan used the system's Qiankun Shifting Talisman to flee the Ghost Clan ruins.

The memory of that 99-point beauty made his heart ache far more than his physical wounds. His hatred for Dongfang Yunxing deepened. If not for that brat, he would have succeeded.

He did not know Dongfang Yunxing's true identity, but he was determined to kill the one who had ruined his plans.

What puzzled him was that the system had not issued a mission to eliminate the person who had interfered. Still, Chen Xuan did not dwell on it. He needed to heal first. The price he had paid this time was simply too great.

"Profound Connection realm expert…" he muttered.

Chen Xuan was certain that it would not be long before he broke through to the Profound Connection realm himself.

Dongfang Yunxing did not know how long he had been unconscious. He seemed to have had a vivid, erotic dream.

In the dream, there was an incomparably beautiful woman dressed in white, drifting like a celestial maiden from the ninth heaven—pure, holy, and graceful. She looked somewhat familiar.

When Dongfang Yunxing woke up, he discovered a storage ring lying beside him. It bore no traces of ownership, as if it had been abandoned. A faint trace of red also caught his eye.

He immediately understood what had happened. It had not been a dream.

"Master… Master… are you there?"

Dongfang Yunxing called out. A pearl floated over from nearby, and Su Chen's figure emerged from it. He looked at his disciple with annoyance and said, "It's still early. Can't your master even get some sleep?"

Dongfang Yunxing: "..."

He remembered that his master had been a Great Emperor-level expert in his previous life. Did someone of that caliber even need to sleep?

Only after confirming that Su Chen had not disappeared did Dongfang Yunxing breathe a sigh of relief. He glanced around hesitantly and asked, "Master… did I…"

Su Chen yawned sleepily and confirmed, "Yes, exactly what you're imagining."

He raised his hand, pulled the storage ring over, then casually tossed it to Dongfang Yunxing with a carefree expression.

Dongfang Yunxing caught the ring steadily.

Dongfang Yunxing: "..."

He had a strange feeling about all this.

Su Chen's eyes sparkled with amusement. "You lucky brat. That little girl is no ordinary person from this remote place. She likely comes from a Sacred Land-level sect and possesses a special physique. Now everything has fallen into your hands—including resources as compensation."

Dongfang Yunxing finally understood where that strange feeling came from.

This was basically payment for services rendered.

Never mind.

He licked his lips and asked, "Master, do you know which force she belongs to?"

Su Chen spread his hands. "Your master is not familiar with this world yet. But once you grow strong enough, you two will naturally meet again."

Dongfang Yunxing gripped the storage ring tightly, determination flashing in his eyes.

...

Time flew by.

Dongfang Yunxing continued hunting beasts, clearing dungeons, gathering resources, and raising his strength. Under Su Chen's guidance, his progress was astonishingly fast.

He had failed to kill Chen Xuan last time, but he now believed his master's words: Chen Xuan was not so easily slain. There would likely be many twists and turns on the road to revenge. Even so, Dongfang Yunxing's resolve never wavered.

"Master, what is the Transmigrators Alliance?" Dongfang Yunxing asked curiously. He had learned from Su Chen that Chen Xuan belonged to this organization.

"The Transmigrators Alliance is an extremely powerful force that spans the myriad heavens. It even has beings above the true immortal realm. Every member possesses great destiny and carries an external cheat."

Seeing the confusion in Dongfang Yunxing's eyes, Su Chen added, "It's something like your master—something that helps you become far stronger. That is what we call a cheat."

Dongfang Yunxing understood.

The Transmigrators Alliance was truly terrifying. Even someone as extraordinary as his master could apparently be granted to each of their members?

Su Chen did not know what his disciple was thinking. Cultivating hatred toward the Transmigrators Alliance needed to start from small things.

The organization's power made Dongfang Yunxing realize that killing Chen Xuan and avenging the Dongfang would require even greater effort and diligence.

His cultivation had now reached the peak of the Spirit Sea. He was about to break through to the Spirit Soul realm.

A Spirit Soul realm expert could already be considered a powerhouse within the Great Wind Dynasty.

Su Chen casually refined a Spirit Soul Pill using the resources Dongfang Yunxing had collected. Dongfang Yunxing swallowed the pill and began his breakthrough.

...

Chen Xuan was furious. He had encountered that woman who resembled a goddess from the ninth heaven once again. Yet the pure, untouched celestial maiden was no longer a maiden.

Chen Xuan immediately understood what had happened. His rage was so intense that the woman sensed it.

A chilling aura spread through the Great Wind Dynasty's imperial court, silencing everyone.

"It was you!"

The woman who looked like a celestial goddess attacked without warning.

The sudden change shocked everyone present. They knew exactly how noble and untouchable her identity truly was—far beyond what the Great Wind Dynasty could afford to provoke.