Chapter 43 — Lin Yan’s Death! The 36 forms of the Heavenly Demon Stone Carving technique!

Yang Chen brought Lin Yan into a mountain cave and threw him behind a stone wall. He sealed Lin Yan’s body and mouth, allowing him only to listen but not move or make any sound.

A moment later, a red light descended in front of Yang Chen.

“Yang Chen, why have you come here?” Empress Yan frowned as she sensed Yang Chen’s intentionally released aura. “Where is Lin Yan?”

Instead of answering her question, Yang Chen stared at her directly.

At this moment, Empress Yan had fully resculpted her physical body. Her skin was porcelain white with a rosy glow, like translucent jade. Her long, smooth blue-green hair cascaded over her shoulders with a soft luster. Her neck was slender, and her collarbones exquisite.

A red, long dress hugged her alluring figure, accentuating her enticing curves. Below the hem of the dress, a glimpse of her slender, snow-white calves was visible.

“Yang Chen, what are you looking at?” Empress Yan snapped coldly, sensing Yang Chen’s lecherous gaze. “Mind your eyes!”

Yang Chen came to his senses and smiled, “Senior Empress Yan, you were able to regain a physical body thanks to me, yet you haven’t even thanked me. Can’t I take a couple of glances? However, Senior Empress Yan, you made the right choice by not just leaving right away!” Yang Chen continued.

“Or else! Hmph!” Empress Yan let out a cold snort.

She had considered leaving immediately. However, this little bastard was truly vexing, having that cultivator from the Soul Cult monitor her nearby. Reluctantly, she had to come here.

Empress Yan asked again, “Where is Lin Yan?”

“Lin Yan?” Yang Chen glanced nonchalantly towards the inside of the cave. “He has been taken away by disciples of the Xuantian Sect to be executed!”

Empress Yan was stunned, her expression unnatural.

“Is Senior Empress Yan feeling sad?” Yang Chen asked.

“No, not at all!” Empress Yan shook her head, but the sorrow in her eyes was unmistakable. After all, she and Lin Yan had a master-disciple relationship.

Empress Yan sighed deeply and said solemnly, “Lin Yan brought this upon himself with his actions! However, all of this is inextricably linked to you!”

Yang Chen nodded, “Indeed, it is inextricably linked to me. I failed in my responsibility as a father!”

“Tsk!” Empress Yan clicked her tongue in disdain. This guy had gone so far, yet he was still taking advantage of Lin Yan.

It was because of this bastard’s constant harping about being Lin Yan’s father that drove Lin Yan to madness. Otherwise, if Lin Yan had cultivated properly, how could he have strayed onto the demonic path?

At this moment, Empress Yan suddenly felt a thieving hand on her waist. Her brows furrowed, her expression turning icy as she scolded, “Yang Chen, what are you doing? Take your filthy hands off me!”

“Senior Empress Yan, have you forgotten what you promised me earlier?” Yang Chen’s voice sounded by her ear, carrying a hint of heated breath that made her shudder.

“I …” Empress Yan was taken aback.

“Surely Senior Empress Yan isn’t going back on her word, is she?” Yang Chen’s voice rang in her ear.

“You … stay away from me!” Empress Yan said hurriedly. “I will naturally keep my word!”

“Since Senior Empress Yan will keep her word, why am I being pushed away?” Yang Chen not only didn’t move away but instead draped his arms around Empress Yan’s slender waist, feeling its softness and incredible suppleness.

“You bastard!” Empress Yan cursed under her breath, a flicker of killing intent flashing in her beautiful eyes.

Yang Chen caught it. “Senior Empress Yan, do you want to kill me? Heheh, if I die, you won’t be able to live either, Senior Empress Yan!” Yang Chen mocked. “In your current state, although you’ve resculpted your physical body, you have no cultivation base at all. You only have your soul’s power! Moreover, once in battle, you’ll have to worry about protecting your physical body, so your combat strength is even weaker than before. Even Yan Jue from the Soul Cult could kill you. Aren’t I right, Senior Empress Yan?”

“You shameless bastard!” Empress Yan cursed, but the killing intent in her eyes receded, for Yang Chen was right.

If she killed this bastard now, she would certainly die too. Moreover, she had just resculpted her physical body, so she didn’t want to die even more.

But to agree to this bastard’s condition of letting him have a kiss? She was a powerful Fire cultivator who had lived for tens of thousands of years and had her dignity!

Her previous agreement was made under duress. But now …

“Yang Chen, can you change the condition?” Empress Yan said helplessly. “After all, I am so much older than you!”

But Yang Chen shook his head firmly, “No! I will keep my word, just like Senior Empress Yan. I said I would kiss you, so I will! Besides, although you are older in age, Senior Empress Yan, you have a unique charm in my eyes!”

“You … you deviant!” Empress Yan gritted her teeth, but she was helpless.

She could only close her beautiful eyes. She would just consider this as being bitten by a dog.

“You … hurry up!” Empress Yan relented.

“As you wish, Senior!”  Yang Chen replied.

…

Half a quarter of an hour passed. Yang Chen watched Empress Yan straighten her disheveled hair before flying out of the cave, a smirk appearing at the corner of his mouth.

[Ding! The host forced Lin Yan to hear the sound he least wanted to hear, causing his state of mind to completely collapse. Plundering 1000 points of Providence Luck from Lin Yan, the host has gains 1000 VPs!]

[Ding! The host has kissed Empress Yan, allowing the Green Lotus Heavenly Flame within him and Empress Yan’s Earth Core Red Fire to intertwine in dual cultivation, indirectly severing all ties between Empress Yan and Lin Yan. Plundering 2000 points of Providence Luck from Lin Yan, the host has gained 2000 VPs!]

The system’s voice rang out, and Yang Chen nodded with satisfaction.

Excellent, excellent. With 3000 luck points, he had completely stripped Lin Yan’s junior of all his providence luck.

Yang Chen sat cross-legged on the ground, green flames blazing from his body. However, amidst the green, a faint reddish tint was intermingled – one of Yang Chen’s objectives.

The original work had mentioned that the Green Lotus Heavenly Flame was nurtured from the Earth Core Fire. And the Earth Core Red Fire was the most concentrated form of the Earth Core Fire.

So strictly speaking, the Earth Core Red Fire and the Green Lotus Heavenly Flame shared the same origin. The two types of fire had an inexplicable connection. When intertwined, they could evolve each other.

For cultivators possessing them, this was equivalent to dual cultivation.

“Tsk tsk! Not bad at all!” Yang Chen mused. “With the intertwining of these flames, my strength has also increased! I wonder if Senior Empress Yan felt it too, and if she’ll come seeking me again in the future? After all, the old lady has resculpted her physical body but needs to cultivate from scratch. It would take her hundreds of years just to reach the Nascent Soul realm, let alone the Soul Transformation realm!

“If Senior Empress Yan loses patience, she might really come find me. At that time …” Yang Chen clicked his tongue. “After all, Senior Empress Yan has a rather extraordinary feeling!”

Yang Chen stood up and walked behind the stone wall, looking at Lin Yan who had a hideous expression on him.

“Junior Brother Lin Yan, did you enjoy the gift your father gave you?” Yang Chen released the restraints on Lin Yan.

“Ah!” Lin Yan immediately erupted in curses. “Yang Chen, you mother*****r! I will definitely kill you, slice you into a thousand pieces! I won’t let you die an easy death!”

“Alas!” Yang Chen shook his head. “Junior Brother Lin Yan, it’s not good to curse! Did you see me curse you? You’ve received your gift, so I should send you off properly! Oh yes, let me put your mind at ease – I will take good care of your mother! Oh, and you have a new younger brother named Yang Zhuo. He looks just like you!”

“You bastard, bastard! I’m going to kill you, kill you!” Unable to get up, Lin Yan could only spew profanities.

A cold smile appeared on Yang Chen’s lips. With a wave of his hands, Lin Yan’s eyes went wide as he instantly died.

The curses fell silent.

“Alas! To personally kill my own stepson, I actually feel a tinge of sadness!” Yang Chen sighed and walked out of the cave.

[Ding! The host has killed Lin Yan and gained one Villainous Grand Gift Package!]

Hmm? A grand gift package?

Yang Chen was taken aback but immediately said, “Open it!”

[Ding! Grand Gift Package has been opened successfully; the host has obtained the 36 forms of the Heavenly Demon Stone Carving technique!]

“The 36 forms of the Heavenly Demon Stone Carving technique?” Yang Chen’s expression turned solemn.

The name of this cultivation technique sounded rather domineering. Its grade shouldn’t of a low grade.

Yang Chen began comprehending it.

A few days later, his eyes suddenly opened, a flicker of ethereal light passing through them. Yang Chen looked extremely excited.

The 36 forms of the Heavenly Demon Stone Carving technique! Each form was a supreme divine ability!

The cultivation method he had previously practiced was the Xuantian Sect’s, Xuantian True Technique, rumored to have been created by the founding ancestor of the Xuantian Sect. It was already one of the most supreme techniques in the Northern Spiritual Realm.

But compared to this 36 forms of the Heavenly Demon Stone Carving technique, it was still inferior.

Yang Chen took a deep breath. Although the Heavenly Demon Stone Carving technique was immensely powerful and abstruse, fortunately he had villainous points to directly exchange for its comprehension.

Once he had cultivated it, his combat prowess would undoubtedly soar.

Just as Yang Chen was about to select a few carvings to comprehend, his gaze sharpened as he sensed fluctuations of spiritual energy in the distance.

Soon after, two figures, one white and one black, landed in front of him one after the other.

As the light dissipated, Yang Chen saw an elegant beauty in a Daoist robe with her hair in a bun, wielding a long sword as she coldly glared at the black figure.

“Wei Hu, you have such audacity!” The beauty’s voice rang out. “Killing fellow disciples is a capital offense!”

The black figure held a large blade, its aura several grades stronger than the beauty’s. “Leng Yu Yan, I’m giving you two choices now! Either hand over the Tri-Moonlight Flower, or die!”

Yang Chen watched this scene unfold from within the cave. He originally didn’t want to get involved, as this was simply the way of the cultivation world – priceless treasures inevitably led to bloodshed and plundering.

However, the system’s voice left him stunned.

[Ding! Detecting Providence blessed female protagonist, Leng Yu Yan!]

Hmm? Female protagonist? Is a new Child of Destiny going to appear?