12: Oh no, I've become Tang Monk's flesh!

In the following days, Ye Wen followed through on his earlier promise, bringing human food to Ye Fan and Pang Bo every few days.

At the same time, he watched Ye Fan grow step by step.

“Host, it is time to go collect the protection fee today.” After Ye Wen finished his Cultivation, the System's voice reminded him.

“Protection fee? What protection fee?” Ye Wen looked puzzled.

“It's going to that woman's place to collect energy! Didn't she say so? Her body is at your disposal in exchange for looking after her brother—though I don't know if he's really her brother, but that's how it is anyway.”

“We have already set him on the path of Cultivation, and he will soon open his Sea of Bitterness. It's time to collect some protection fees. If you can get her pregnant with your child, that would be even more perfect.”

The System's voice was very urgent.

Hearing the System's words, Ye Wen remembered.

True, he hadn't been to the Ruthless Empress's place for several months.

“Then what are we waiting for? Let's go quickly. While we're at it, let's see if I can fleece some wool from her. I have nothing right now.” Ye Wen possessed great talent, but he lacked any Cultivation Technique or Heart Sutra.

“Let's go, let's go. This time we must get something from her. If she doesn't give anything, we won't come back.” Ye Wen didn't linger and immediately left at high speed.

After bidding farewell to Wei Wei, Ye Wen rushed toward the Ancient Desolate Forbidden Zone.

Three days later.

Ye Wen returned to the Ancient Desolate Forbidden Zone and went straight to the Ruthless Empress's palace.

However, when he saw the Ruthless Empress, he found she had fallen back into that unconscious state.

“This woman is ascending to a higher Realm and isn't conscious. This won't do; let me wake her up.” As the System spoke, it directly struck out with a burst of power.

When the attack landed on the Ruthless Empress, her body trembled, and she slowly opened her eyes.

“Hey, we've already set your brother on the path of Cultivation. He's well-fed, well-watered, and well-served. Now it's time for you to repay my master.” The System's voice rang out, and the Ruthless Empress heard it.

She then fixed her gaze on Ye Wen. “As I thought, there is an existence within you that I cannot see through. It was her who acted those previous two times, wasn't it?” The Ruthless Empress's gaze pierced through Ye Wen's body, trying to see the entity within.

But no matter how she inspected him, she could not see through the owner of that voice.

She only knew that Ye Wen carried a very powerful existence that could easily subdue her. Could it be an Immortal? But that was impossible.

There are no Immortals in this world; this tiny fishpond cannot raise a True Immortal.

“So what if it is? Now is not the time for that. I'm here to collect on your promise.” Ye Wen said with a proud face. In his heart, the System was like a mother chasing after him to feed him.

“Look, this is your brother. He is about to open his Sea of Bitterness. I spent a lot of effort to get him to this point so quickly. Your brother has the Barren Ancient Sacred Body; you know it's a cursed Physique, so it took a lot of work.”

Ye Wen took out a Memory Stone and handed it to the Ruthless Empress.

The Ruthless Empress took it and soon saw her brother in the projection.

She was absolutely certain that this was her brother's Reincarnation, he just hadn't recovered his memories yet.

“The curse of the Barren Ancient Sacred Body... the existence behind you should have a way to solve it, right?” The Ruthless Empress did not believe a True Immortal would be unable to solve it.

Although she was unwilling to believe the one behind Ye Wen was a True Immortal, she currently couldn't prove that the entity wasn't one either.

“Me? It's not impossible to solve the curse on that kid, but the price to pay is heavy. Unless you can conceive my master's child—if you do, I'll lift the curse on your brother, how about it?”

“While lifting the curse, I'll also give him some surprises to double his Cultivation speed. You know that this isn't hard for me; it's just a matter of the cost.”

Hearing the System's reply through Ye Wen, the Ruthless Empress looked at Ye Wen. “Offspring? You are merely in the Dao Palace Realm. Leaving an offspring so early is not good for your path of Cultivation.”

“Why don't you take a look at my master's Physique?” The System reminded the Ruthless Empress.

“Physique?” The Ruthless Empress looked at Ye Wen. After a careful inspection, a look of realization appeared on her face.

“A Yin-Yang Physique... No wonder you set your sights on me. I see.” At this moment, the Ruthless Empress understood why the entity behind Ye Wen had targeted her.

The Yin-Yang Physique was a powerful Physique that allowed one to engage in Dual Cultivation with a Dao Companion to enhance one's Aptitude and Cultivation speed.

It was a Physique that could advance in an utterly unreasonable manner as long as there were enough women.

The more powerful the Dao Companion, the more powerful the Yin-Yang Physique could become.

No wonder he had transformed from a Mortal to the third level of the Dao Palace in less than a year.

The Ruthless Empress thought for a moment and said, “Conceiving your offspring does not depend on me, but on you. The gap between us is too vast; you are currently insufficient to make me pregnant.”

“You must at least wait until the Saint Realm to have a chance of getting me pregnant. Reaching the Saint Realm should not be difficult for you.”

“In the coming days, come here once every week, and I will help you.”

The Ruthless Empress's answer surprised both Ye Wen and the System.

They didn't expect this woman to actually be willing.

“You're really willing?” Ye Wen asked in a low voice.

“Why wouldn't I be? The existence behind you can help my brother return. As long as my brother can return, I will do anything. It is just bearing your offspring; it matters not to me. If this body can help my brother return, I am naturally willing.”

“Not to mention you are a man with the Yin-Yang Physique. Dual Cultivation with you is also beneficial to me; the benefits I receive are more than you can imagine. Given that, why wouldn't I be willing?” The Ruthless Empress looked at Ye Wen in confusion. Did he not know how formidable his own Physique was?

“Am I really that amazing?” Ye Wen was stunned.

“Host, your Yin-Yang Physique is strictly speaking the Yin-Yang Body. Although they differ by only one word, the gap is like that between a grain of sand and the ocean. This woman saw through the essence of your Yin-Yang Body. Damn it, she actually figured it out.”

The System's words made Ye Wen ask in shock, “What are the effects of the Yin-Yang Body? It can make an Empress close to the Red Dust Immortal level so willing to bear my child? System, answer me honestly.”

Hearing Ye Wen's words, the System said helplessly, “Host, this is hard for me to answer. Anyway, you just need to know that to those at the Great Emperor level or above, you are extremely delicious.”

“By the way, don't let those Supremes find out. If they know you have the Yin-Yang Body, those old fogies will come out early to devour you.”

The System's words made Ye Wen gasp.

“I've... I've become Tang Sanzang!”

“Ahem... To those old fogies, you are more attractive than a ten-thousand-year-old Emperor. So Host, you'd better keep yourself well hidden.” The System dealt another blow to Ye Wen.