Rebirth of the Supreme Immortal Emperor-Chapter 376 - 373: The Unique Ye Chuxue!

"Miss Ye, your toad is quite loyal, isn’t it!"

Gongzi Yuu looked at the tearful Ye Chuxue, he spoke teasingly, reveling in a sense of retaliation.

Ye Chuxue wiped the tears from her face vigorously with the back of her hand, still holding her head high, her gaze fixed on Gongzi Yuu.

Gongzi Yuu felt a sudden jolt in his heart; he couldn’t deny that at this moment, Ye Chuxue was extraordinarily charming. Even he felt the urge to be captivated by her.

However, when he remembered she belonged to Li Chen, a nameless rage erupted within him like a volcano, rising relentlessly.

Fine then, if I, Gongzi Yuu, can’t have her, I shall destroy her myself. No one else shall have her!

With this thought, Gongzi Yuu suddenly shouted, and a counterclockwise vortex condensed over the palm of his left hand. Within it, one could vaguely see water flowing gently.

Moreover, wisps of cold emitted from these streams, plunging the surrounding temperature by more than ten degrees instantly. It was as if in just a moment, the comfortably warm golden autumn had turned into a piercingly cold and harsh winter. Everyone present was engulfed by the sudden blast of cold, uncontrollably shivering.

Gongzi Yuu looked at Ye Chuxue again, hoping to see terror and fear on her face.

However, Ye Chuxue, despite wrapping her arms around herself and chattering her teeth, still had a bright and unwavering look in her eyes.

Gongzi Yuu flew into a complete rage and struck his palm towards Ye Chuxue.

The icy water flows, invisible and colorless, easily entered Ye Chuxue’s body.

Ye Chuxue couldn’t help but shudder fiercely, her already pale face now even paler, with a faint layer of white frost forming on it.

From her expression, it was clear that she was enduring a torment of pain unimaginable to ordinary people.

Yet, even so, she still kept her head raised proudly, her eyes shining with spirit.

After a full fifteen minutes, the frost on Ye Chuxue’s face gradually receded.

However, the face that reappeared had lost its former radiance.

One could clearly see the frown lines on her forehead, the crow’s feet at the corner of her eyes, and her graying hair... This was no longer the fresh, eighteen-year-old young girl, but rather a woman past sixty.

"Chuxue, your face?"

Tang Wan’er, being closest to Ye Chuxue, covered her mouth with her hand, as if she had seen a ghost in broad daylight, emitting an unbelieving gasp.

Ye Chuxue subconsciously touched her face, all of a sudden feeling as if the sky had collapsed.

However, her seemingly frail body did not collapse.

Gongzi Yuu was quite satisfied with his own handiwork and even recited poetically with a sense of leisure: "Once a lotus flower of peerless grace, now turned into broken root grass. One who pleases others with beauty, how long can their favor last? Miss Ye, now that your beauty has faded, do you think he will still love you?"[Note 1]

After the initial panic, Ye Chuxue once again lifted her proud head.

Her beauty was gone, but her smile remained. Even those eyes were as clear and bright as ever.

"Gongzi Yuu, you are mistaken. I, Ye Chuxue, have never relied on looks to please others. Whether a lotus or broken root grass, I am still Ye Chuxue, the one and only Ye Chuxue!"

Ye Chuxue’s voice was soft and even somewhat weak, but her tone was exceptionally firm. Especially her last sentence, "I, Ye Chuxue, am still Ye Chuxue, the one and only Ye Chuxue," made Gongzi Yuu’s icy heart tremble.

Gongzi Yuu, a staunch believer in the "might is right" principle, now saw his beliefs shake in an instant, as Ye Chuxue’s weak body erupted with a power that contradicted his creed.

He could easily slay Grandmasters, making them grovel at his feet, begging for mercy, but he could not make a frail woman bow her head.

A person can be destroyed but not defeated![Note 2]

In a way, Gongzi Yuu, slayer of the State Preceptor of Malaysia, was defeated, and it was a humiliating defeat.

In a rage, grinding his teeth so hard they might shatter, he said, "Miss Ye, the thing inside you is called the Thousand-year-old Ice Soul. For each day it exists, it will take ten years of your lifespan. The life span of an ordinary person is but a hundred years. In other words, you have at most six or seven days left to live. Go to Li Chen quickly; I believe he has a way to save you!"

With that, he gave Ye Chuxue a meaningful glance and strode away with big steps.

After Gongzi Yuu had completely left, Tang Wan’er stepped forward to support Ye Chuxue and asked anxiously, "Chuxue, how do you feel?"

"Cousin, I’m okay..."

Ye Chuxue forced out a pale smile, but before she could finish her sentence, darkness overcame her vision, and she fainted.

Seeing this, the Tang Family was thrown into complete disarray.

"Quick, dial 120, call an ambulance, call an ambulance!"

...

"Grandma, this won’t do, we must find a way to locate Li Chen. Otherwise, Chuxue will definitely..." Halfway through her sentence, Tang Wan’er was already too choked up to continue.

Old Lady Tang, leaning on her cane, asked with a hoarse and trembling voice, "Where is Li Chen now?"

Suddenly, a deathly silence ensued; no one could answer her question.

After a good while, Tang Zhiyong finally said in a low voice, "Brother-in-law seems to have gone into closed-door cultivation, but as for where he’s cultivating in seclusion, I think only Cousin Chuxue would know!"

Everyone fell silent; it was precisely to keep this secret that Ye Chuxue had met with this great calamity. Even if she weren’t unconscious, it wasn’t certain that she would reveal his whereabouts.

...

Meanwhile, at the Lingnan Divine Dragon Pond:

Li Chen had been in closed-door cultivation here for more than ten days. The Spirit Gathering Array built from eighty-one pieces of top-grade jade covered the entire Divine Dragon Pond, with spiritual power from miles around converging here like hundreds of rivers flowing into the sea.

He had already mastered the Heaven and Earth Unlimited Heart Method recorded on the Heavenly Master Token. The critical moment for breaking through the phase with the Five Thunders Heavenly Technique inscribed on the Zhang Ling Sword had also arrived.

The Five Thunders Heavenly Technique originated from the great Heavenly Master Zhang Daoling, who evolved it from the "Three Pure Thunder Technique" imparted by Lord Tao.

Thunder—the command of Heaven. Those who master its method can summon thunder, control lightning, pray for rain, invoke fair weather, exorcise evil spirits, dispel locusts, cleanse plagues, and refine wandering souls.

Li Chen began to silently recite the main principles of the "Five Thunders Heavenly Technique" in his heart, drawing the surrounding spiritual power into his body in an attempt to break through the Big and Small 36 Circuits.

Thunder is born from the energy of Yin and Yang. According to "The Luo River Chart," following the numbers of the Five Elements, three in the east, two in the south, one in the north, four in the west, with the progenitor five in the center. And since thunder moves through the central energy of heaven and earth, hence the term Five Thunders.

Eastern Wood Thunder resides in the Liver Palace, Southern Fire Thunder in the Heart Palace, Western Mountain Thunder in the Lung Palace, Northern Water Thunder in the Kidney Palace, and Central Earth Thunder in the Spleen Palace. By severing the Five Leaks, one becomes motionless and tranquil, embodying the Tao; by sensing and thus connecting, one utilizes the Tao—such is the marvel of the Five Thunders.

When the Five Thunders arise together, they can align Heaven and Earth!

Now, Li Chen had already broken through the Eastern Wood Thunder, Southern Fire Thunder, Western Mountain Thunder, and Northern Water Thunder, only the Central Earth Thunder remained to be conquered.

However, at this most critical moment, he suddenly felt unsettled. Indistinctly, he felt as though something had happened.

At first, he didn’t take it seriously, assuming that this was just the backlash from cultivating the "Five Thunders Heavenly Technique," and that he could suppress it forcefully.

However, the more he tried to suppress it, the stronger the feeling became.

Suddenly, as though he had realized something, his face turned pale.

The True Yuan he was directing into his body became chaotic along with his agitated mind, raging uncontrollably like a wild horse breaking free.

"Ptui!"

Li Chen could no longer hold back and spat out a mouthful of fresh blood towards the sky.

The fresh blood fell like a waterfall onto the surface of the water, tainting the crystal-clear pond with a glaring shade of red.

Li Chen didn’t bother to wipe the blood from the corner of his mouth and exclaimed in alarm, "Not good, something has happened to Chuxue!"

...

Note One is from Li Bai’s "The Emperor’s Lament for Yang GuiFei."

Note Two is from Hemingway’s "The Old Man and the Sea," one of the author’s favorite books.

Those things about the Five Thunders Heavenly Technique all come from Taoist secret techniques, such as "The Luo River Chart," and after looking through Baidu Baike all morning, I’m exhausted.

The battle of destiny is about to begin. Humbly asking for free recommendation tickets to cheer on Li Chen!