166: Happy Cohabitation Life

The flying boat streaked across the sky like a dark red meteor. After piercing through several thin layers of astral wind, it finally descended slowly before a mountain range that looked as if half its peak had been sliced off.

This was Yunmiao Mountain.

Lin Chen stood up from the pilot's seat and casually patted Yun Xi, who was still slumped on the control console with a dazed look in her eyes. At this moment, Yun Xi's snow-white skin still bore a lingering flush—the traces left behind from Lin Chen's aggressive 'cultivation transfer' during their voyage through the sea of stars. Shivering, she draped a black cloak Lin Chen had tossed her over her shoulders and forced herself to stand, guiding the boat to dock on a deserted platform halfway up the mountainside.

"Master, we have arrived... This is the ancestral land of our Yunmiao Sect." Yun Xi's voice carried a hint of guilt and the exhaustion of a survivor.

The hatch slowly opened.

Lin Chen had assumed that even if the Sect had fallen from grace, a Legacy of ten thousand years should still retain some immortal elegance. However, when he saw the scene before him, his lips couldn't help but twitch twice.

The mountain gate had already collapsed halfway, and the plaque engraved with the words 'Yunmiao' lay face down in a foul-smelling ditch beneath the stone steps. The main hall in the distance was even more pathetic; the roof was riddled with large holes, and several pillars with peeling paint leaned precariously to support the swaying beams. Wild grass grew taller than a man across the mountainside, and one could even see a few unintelligent wild rabbits hopping around on what should have been the martial arts training grounds.

"Sect Master Yun, this is the ten-thousand-year Legacy you spoke of? A top-tier paradise?" Lin Chen stood with his hands behind his back, glancing sideways at the young woman who looked as if she wanted to bury her head in the dirt. "To me, this looks more like a mass grave for dumping bodies in the wilderness."

Yun Xi's pretty face instantly turned red down to her neck. She gripped the edges of her cloak tightly and stammered an explanation, "In... In the beginning, the Yunmiao Sect was quite famous in the Central Heaven Domain... It's just that half a month ago, it was bathed in blood by that witch from the 'Heavenly Yin Holy Land' and her people. All the Magic Treasures and Spiritual Veins were stripped away. Now... now only the base of the Mountain-Protecting Formation is still intact. As long as... as long as it's repaired, and with the Immortal Crystals Master brought out, it can still be lived in!"

Her voice grew smaller and smaller until it was barely a whisper.

Lin Chen sighed, though he wasn't truly angry. For him, a blank sheet of paper was better for drawing. What he valued was not the buildings, but the terrain—Yunmiao Mountain sat atop a geomagnetic node of the Central Heaven Domain. As long as the Formation was restarted, they could hide their presence without anyone being the wiser.

"Go, dig out the Formation Core," Lin Chen commanded coldly.

The two arrived at the ruins behind the main hall. Yun Xi exerted a tremendous amount of effort to clear a white jade platform covered in profound runes from a pile of rubble. Although the jade platform was dim and lusterless, the complex patterns hidden within still spoke of its former glory.

"Master, repairing this Formation requires a very strong 'Immortal Essence' to guide it. I... with my current cultivation, I'm afraid I can't sustain it..." Yun Xi looked at Lin Chen with some difficulty.

"Sit on the Formation Core. I'll do it."

Lin Chen sat cross-legged and slapped the high-grade Immortal Crystal he had obtained from the mining area into the center of the Formation.

[Ding! Damaged Mountain-Protecting Formation (Yunmiao Nine Illusions Formation) detected!] [System function activated: Stealing the Sky and Changing the Sun!] [The host can utilize the Formation's resonance to accelerate the conversion of the Lower Realm 'Human Emperor Spiritual Power' in his body into Immortal Realm 'Chaos Immortal Essence'!]

As the System's voice faded, Lin Chen abruptly pressed both palms against the center of Yun Xi's back.

Boom—!

A violent force, like a flood breaking through a dam, instantly surged into the Meridians of the Formation. The previously dead white jade platform erupted with a piercing dark-green light, and those ancient runes began to light up one by one, emitting bursts of muffled thunder.

At the same time, the power within Lin Chen's body was undergoing an earth-shattering transformation. Due to the backflow of the Immortal Realm's Laws, the energy in his body began to condense and transmute frantically. This conversion process was extremely painful, as a scalding heat like molten lava rampaged through his Meridians.

"Ugh!"

Lin Chen groaned, and the skin across his entire body instantly turned crimson. This high temperature not only scorched him but also conducted through his palms into Yun Xi's body.

As the assistant to the Formation, Yun Xi was forced to press tightly against Lin Chen. Under that scorching heat, she had no choice but to shed her cloak, allowing her jade-like body to be exposed directly to the air.

She could feel the wild, domineering, and aggressively masculine aura emanating from Lin Chen. This was completely different from the feminine and subservient male cultivators of the Immortal Realm who sought longevity. Even in pain, Lin Chen still displayed a wildness that dominated everything.

This aura caused Yun Xi's body to unconsciously produce an extremely shameful desire.

"Master... so hot... Yun Xi is going to melt..."

She murmured in his ear like a dream, her delicate body trembling violently from the extreme tingling sensation.

As the last trace of the Immortal Crystal's energy was exhausted, a thick cloud of mist suddenly rose around the main hall. This mist was more than just a barrier; it was saturated with an astonishing amount of Immortal Qi.

[Ding! Base established successfully!] [Mountain-Protecting Formation restarted. Current stealth Rank: Earth Immortal Rank!] [Functions unlocked: Immortal Field Farming, Immortal Beast Husbandry!]

The moment the Formation restarted, the power within Lin Chen's body finally settled. He slowly opened his eyes, a sharp flash of light passing through his dark gold pupils.

Although the main hall was still drafty, the sense of desolation had been masked by the thick mist.

Lin Chen stood up and glanced at Yun Xi, who was still panting in his arms with a flushed face.

"This Sect Master's bedroom leaks, but it's sturdy enough. I'm taking it." Lin Chen pointed to the only relatively intact room in the rear hall. "As for you, sleep on the floor by the bed tonight. If I have need, attend to me at any time."

Yun Xi was so ashamed she wanted to find a hole to crawl into. She, a dignified Sect Master, had now been reduced to sleeping on the floor in her own bedroom. But looking at Lin Chen's tall and majestic back, which seemed as untouchable as a god, she bit her lip and finally lowered her head submissively.

"Yes... your servant obeys."

That night, within the mist of Yunmiao Mountain, what echoed was no longer the low growls of Yao Beasts, but bursts of heart-racing, bird-like soft moans.

In this simple stone house, the first base in the Immortal Realm was officially established.