Chapter 332 - 328: Changing Ones Mind

Chapter 332 - 328: Changing One's Mind

"But you knew that already, right?" His tonal voice was uncharacteristically low, deep, and for the first time revealed a chilling air. Long Chen, however, didn’t retreat nor deny those words. He simply met Wei Wuyin’s gaze relentlessly and fearlessly.

The women were startled by Wei Wuyin’s words and actions, even the Grand Imperial Sages were taken aback, looking at Long Chen curiously. He knew? If that was true, why make requests that would never be able to be fully fulfilled? Was it just for the image of trying? A manipulation?

Most of them revealed confusion, but Wu Baozhai was unsurprised. The moment she saw Wei Wuyin, she knew why he was here, why Long Chen asked for his presence and brought Qing Qiumu here. While most would think it was due to wanting Wei Wuyin’s tactful permission or ensuring he didn’t interfere with the orders, it was far deeper than that.

In the end, Long Chen remained silent.

Wei Wuyin scoffed.

While Long Chen definitely wasn’t aware about the finer details, he had to have known that a newly ascended Realmlord would find it extremely difficult to forge a body, let alone a decent one in his first attempt. It would essentially be desiring an imperfect product from the get-go.

As for Lin Ziyan, if the best medical personnel was unable to better her condition, then the Alchemic Dao was her only alternative. As for the earthly treasure nonsense? She was thoroughly crippled, how would she refine these treasures? Would her fragile body be able to withstand such fierce energies and essences? A single incorrect thought in her mind and all the effort might be for naught, her life being ended then and there.

Na Xinyi?

There was absolutely no way Wu Yu hadn’t told Long Chen about the Absolute Yin-Creation Pill or the Primal Yin Dark Pearl. After all, the incident happened while the former was directly in the latter’s possession. But to Na Xinyi, the Primal Yin Dark Pearl was similarly useless to her. While she wasn’t thoroughly crippled, the Primal Yin Dark Pearl was an Astral-level material, meaning it possessed the innate quality of the Astral Core Realm. Perhaps if she was in the Astral Core Realm with a complete Three-Point Yin Physique would she be able to cultivate with it or refine it for her use. But now?

Impossible.

With her cultivation still at the Qi Condensation Realm, it was merely a hopeful dream.

Wei Wuyin similarly became surrounded by Tuo Bihan’s spatial force, not even bothering to look at Long Chen. "I’ll send her back in a few days." With that, he ignored everything else and vanished alongside Tuo Bihan and Lin Ziyan.

Witnessing their abrupt departure, many were left speechless.

It took a long while before Zen regained her bearings, and looked to Long Chen. "Will you change your order?" Her question was laced with a little frustration. Today she came to a distinct realization that the sect had been thoroughly hijacked by Wei Wuyin. A youth no older than fifty years old had sat in the Grand Throne and casually decided the state of things for the sect that brokered no refusal. If this wasn’t a true Grand Prince, she truly didn’t know what was.

In her mind, it surely wasn’t Long Chen. A wisp of dissatisfaction emerged in her heart. They had both come to the sect at the exact same time, with the exact same cultivation base, and yet in a decade their two positions were so vastly different it was mind-boggling. While Long Chen faintly had the cultivation advantage, could he truly match up to Wei Wuyin’s one centimeter-sized Astral Core?

It brought not only her but the other Grand Imperial Sages thoughts to what Wei Wuyin had said before: "What is the meaning of the titles Grand Prince or Grand Monarch if you’re not above all in your generation?"

Is it even possible for Long Chen to ever be above Wei Wuyin?

Long Chen took a deep breath. Regardless, he had accomplished his desire. He didn’t believe that Wei Wuyin would go against his word as he was an extremely prideful individual. It’s certain that Lin Ziyan will make a full recovery. As for Hong Ru, there were eighth-grade alchemical products that could be used together to create a suitable body for her, he knew this already.

A heavy boulder had been lifted from his shoulders, and an uprising of happiness emerged in his heart. With these two tasks leaving his to-do list, he could fully focus on his own cultivation and surpass everyone in his generation, including Wei Wuyin.

"Yes, I wish to change my third request. The allocation of Gateway Spots..." Long Chen decided to change his request so easily that he hadn’t even looked or asked for Na Xinyi’s opinion. He wasn’t aware of her current emotional state that was ever-shifting.

There were wisps of disappointment, frustration, and sadness within those dull grey eyes that had once snatched the colors of the world away. Her hands were tightly clenched into fists beneath her sleeves, trembling with every passing second.

A touch on her shoulder jolted Na Xinyi out of the abyss of emotions, causing her to lift up and see Lian Yu’s gorgeous countenance. She had a pitiful look in her eyes, one that stoked the negative emotions within Na Xinyi’s heart to an even greater level. But the next words spiritually transmitted to her were piercing and fierce, leaving her unable to respond.

"You should’ve listened."

Would things really be different if she wholeheartedly gave herself to Long Chen? Or was this simply the truth of her eventual fate, left behind and considered less important? She didn’t know, but her heart felt as if it was wrenched into a thousand pieces by those words.