7: Chapter 7: Ancestor Tianyuan!

A cold, clear voice reached everyone's ears.

Everyone stared blankly at the beautiful woman standing in mid-air.

Their eyes were filled with intense astonishment.

"Isn't that the founding Grandmaster of the Tianyuan Holy Sect? Why has she appeared here? Didn't rumors say she had entered a life-or-death seclusion and perished?"

"She has appeared here—could it be, is it possible, that she has reached the Saint Realm?"

"Tsk tsk! Ancestor Tianyuan has not perished. It seems another powerhouse at the Saint Realm is about to appear in our Eastern Region!"

...

In the Void Realm, dozens of Divine Senses began to communicate secretly.

The intention they originally held to kill Zhou Yuxuan, who had just finished his Breakthrough, vanished completely.

"Everyone, why have you not retreated yet? Do you intend to stay and exchange a few moves with me?"

Sensing that the dozens of Divine Senses in the Void Realm had not been withdrawn, the beautiful woman's expression suddenly turned cold, and she spoke with a threatening tone.

Instantly, the owners of those Divine Senses in the Void Realm felt a chill shoot from their soles to the back of their heads, and an intense sense of crisis welled up in their hearts.

Intuition told them that if they did not withdraw their Divine Senses, not only would they face great danger, but even the traditions behind them would be jeopardized.

Immediately, these powerhouses withdrew their Divine Senses, without causing any disturbance.

It was as if nothing had happened in the surroundings.

Once it quieted down.

The Elders of the Tianyuan Holy Sect finally regained their composure; they had previously been helpless against the powerhouses who were wantonly spying on the Tianyuan Holy Sect.

Now, with just a few words, the appearance of Ancestor Tianyuan had scared them away.

With excited expressions, they bowed respectfully toward the beautiful woman.

"We pay our respects to the Grandmaster! We welcome the Grandmaster's exit from seclusion and her Breakthrough to the Saint Realm!"

Following the Elders' lead, the Disciples who knew the beautiful woman's identity also bowed with excited expressions and exhilaration in their hearts.

"Disciples pay respects to the Grandmaster! We welcome the Grandmaster's exit from seclusion and her Breakthrough to the Saint Realm!"

The beautiful woman swept a glance over the crowd. From her beautiful eyes, one could not tell if she was happy or angry. Apart from the anger she displayed while scolding the powerhouses just moments ago, she had now returned to her original indifferent expression.

"Everyone rise," Ancestor Tianyuan said with a faint wave of her hand.

Immediately, everyone felt a gentle force lifting them up.

"Sect Master Ji Shengyuan, when the Holy Son of Tianyuan emerges from seclusion, bring him to my place of seclusion."

After leaving this instruction for the current Sect Master of the Tianyuan Holy Sect, Ancestor Tianyuan disappeared.

...

At this moment, inside the Holy Sons Palace.

He, who was currently comprehending a Saint-grade Cultivation Technique, did not know what a great commotion he had caused in the outside world.

Nor did he know that the phenomenon produced during his Breakthrough had caused the entire Eastern Region to boil over.

Soon, a few days passed.

Zhou Yuxuan slowly opened his eyes, a sharp light flashing within his bright pupils.

Four top-grade Dao Treasures, each emitting a different aura, were circling around him.

"I have finally finished comprehending this Saint-grade Cultivation Technique. The top-grade Dao Treasure, the Four Symbols Spirit Sword, is quite surprising; it is actually perfectly compatible with this God-Slaying Flying Sword Technique."

Zhou Yuxuan said calmly. Under his control, the originally hundred-meter-long Four Symbols Spirit Sword gradually shrank, eventually turning into finger-sized spirit swords, which he then put away.

Immediately after, Zhou Yuxuan said inwardly.

"System, open personal panel!"

[Ding! Loading host panel!]

[Name: Zhou Yuxuan]

[Identity: Holy Son of Tianyuan, Young Master of the Zhou Family]

[Talent: Villain Halo (Unknown), Immortal Body: Chaos Azure Wood Immortal Body (Immortal Body)]

[Cultivation: Golden Body Realm (First Layer)]

[Cultivation Technique: Tianyuan Grand Canon (Seventh Layer), God-Slaying Flying Sword Technique (Perfection), God-Extinguishing Finger (Fourth Layer)...]

Looking at his panel, Zhou Yuxuan was very satisfied.

After all, before his predecessor met Ye Yanran, he was not a sycophant, but a straight man who avoided women and only knew how to Cultivate.

The Cultivation Techniques he practiced were not weak at all; they were extremely formidable.

It was only later, when Ye Yanran joined the Tianyuan Holy Sect, that the original body was forcibly dumbed down by the dog author, becoming a sycophantic Saint who did not Cultivate and only knew how to crazily fawn over Ye Yanran.

This led to the original body eventually meeting a tragic end.

Thinking about the tragic end he would soon meet, Zhou Yuxuan could not help but sneer.

"Su Chen, it won't be long before you, too, will go to Hell!"

Muttering to himself, Zhou Yuxuan put away the panel.

Immediately after, he walked toward the outside of the Holy Sons Palace.

"Creak!"

As soon as the door opened, he saw the two guards stationed by the door looking at him with worship and respect.

"We respectfully welcome the Saint's emergence from seclusion and his Breakthrough to the Golden Body Realm!"

Looking at the two guards, their faces filled with fervent worship, Zhou Yuxuan was puzzled.

These two guards before him, in his memory, were the two guards sent by the Family to protect him. Both possessed the strength of the Dharma Aspect Realm and were decent muscle.

However, because of his sycophantic behavior, these two guards had always been cold and indifferent toward him. If not for the fact that he was the Young Master of the Zhou Family, they might have left long ago and stopped doing this humiliating job. After all, the Dharma Aspect Realm—not to mention the entire Shengyuan World, even just in the Eastern Region—was a formidable strength, capable of holding the position of an Elder in a transcendent Sect.

Why would such people be willing to lower themselves to fawn over a young girl from a remote Imperial Dynasty?

Zhou Yuxuan did not expect that his minor Breakthrough would actually cause these two, who were usually indifferent, to look at him with such worship.

"Ahem! Uncle Zhou, Uncle Chen, thank you for protecting me these past few days. When we return to the Family, I will certainly report this to the Family and give you a generous reward!"

Hearing the Young Lord, who was usually cold toward them, Zhou Yuxuan now seemed to have a bit more human touch.

The two guards waved their hands repeatedly.

"We dare not, we dare not, Young Lord, this is all our duty."

Zhou Yuxuan smiled without speaking. He was not intentionally fawning over these two guards; he was winning them over. After all, his usual sycophantic behavior had caused these two to harbor no small amount of resentment.

Furthermore, he still had a Villain Investment function that had not been triggered yet.

In his memory, although these two held some resentment toward him, they were loyal people.

In the original plot, after Su Chen broke through to the Profound Pill Realm, relying on his peerless combat power and Saint-grade Cultivation Technique, he beat the original body half to death.

It was these two guards who risked their lives to buy precious escape time for the original body.

He did not want such loyal people to die so easily.

At this time, a middle-aged man wearing a plain long robe walked over.

"Yuxuan, you have finally emerged from seclusion!"

"Your Breakthrough this time caused quite a commotion; even the founding Grandmaster of our Holy Sect was alarmed, and she wishes to see you."

"See when you have time to go and meet the Grandmaster?"

The person speaking was none other than the current Sect Master of the Tianyuan Holy Sect, Ji Shengyuan.

Hearing his words, Zhou Yuxuan was stunned.

He had not expected that his simple Breakthrough would actually bring out Ancestor Tianyuan, who should not have appeared yet.