Myriad Daos of the Heaven

Ugh...

'Lingchen, that scoundrel. He's serious for one moment, only to reveal his true colors the next.'

Luochen Fairy felt her brow twitch. "I don't have time to discuss this with you. Are you really going to enter Chaotic City in a month?"

Jiang Jichen smiled. "The Six Paths Illusion Realm has never had a master. It belongs to whoever is strongest. For eons, no one has managed to unify it, but I'm sure many have held that ambition."

"I have now unified the Land of Stray Bandits, taking the first step. Naturally, I will take the next. Fairy, you did promise to come with me, you know!"

Jiang Jichen didn't hide anything from Luochen Fairy, directly stating his intentions.

However, Luochen Fairy almost flew into a rage. No longer able to maintain her graceful composure, she felt the urge to send this scoundrel flying with a kick.

"It's to *follow* you, not to be *with* you!"

"Besides, with just us and our meager strength, if we enter Chaotic City... I'm afraid we won't even be an appetizer!"

Although Luochen Fairy had been mentally prepared for Jiang Jichen's plans, hearing it from his own lips still left her shaken.

Jiang Jichen smiled faintly. "Not necessarily. Fairy, you can rest assured. As long as I, Lingchen, am here, I won't let any harm come to you. I can provide for you, and I can protect you!"

Luochen Fairy found that whenever she was alone with Lingchen, her mind could never be at peace, and she couldn't maintain her graceful demeanor.

The feeling left her somewhat at a loss.

"Do as you please. I can't be bothered with you!"

Ultimately, Luochen Fairy thought, 'If I stay here any longer, who knows what will happen?'

So, flustered, she tried to leave.

But Jiang Jichen suddenly grabbed her hand. "Fairy, don't be in such a hurry. With such a beautiful night and lovely scenery before us, we should cherish it. Hmm, how about I tell you a story?"

When Jiang Jichen grabbed her Jade Hand, Luochen Fairy's first instinct was to pull away.

But for some reason, the aura emanating from Jiang Jichen sent her heart into a panicked and flustered state.

For a moment, she forgot to struggle free.

"What story are you going to tell?"

Luochen Fairy found herself asking.

This was, naturally, taken as a yes.

Jiang Jichen pulled her aside to sit on a green stone by the mountain lake, their legs dangling over the water.

The feeling was novel, and it carried a hint of happiness.

Jiang Jichen smiled gently. "I'm going to tell you an anecdote of the Luochen Sect."

Hearing his words, Luochen Fairy paused. "I've already heard it. It's exaggerated and unbelievable. There's no need for you to repeat it!"

However, Jiang Jichen smiled proudly. "I'm talking about the *second* anecdote of the Luochen Sect. And you are its first audience!"

'Since I've already sat down, I might as well listen,' Luochen Fairy thought. 'Let's see what kind of story this scoundrel Lingchen can come up with!'

Seeing Luochen Fairy listening quietly beside him, Jiang Jichen began to speak, his voice rich and magnetic.

"A Fairy seeks the Dao, a Divine King has a dream. The story goes that the Luochen Sect was established and unified the Land of Stray Bandits, but this was merely a corner of the Six Paths Illusion Realm. If it didn't continue to grow stronger, it would be destroyed before long.

The Lingchen Gate Master had women, brothers, friends, and subordinates he needed to protect. Therefore, he had to become stronger.

He wanted to rule Chaotic City and contend with the various powers of the Six Paths. He would face life and death without regret, all to pursue his dream.

So, within Chaotic City, he carved out a bloody path, forging a fearsome reputation and establishing the seventh major power in the city.

Only then would his women, brothers, friends, and subordinates feel safe.

The Lingchen Gate Master had his brothers and friends in his heart, so he would continue to press forward.

But even more so, the Lingchen Gate Master was fearless and invincible because he held the Fairy in his heart.

Luochen Fairy of the Luochen Sect, who dares say Lingchen doesn't love the Fairy?

However difficult the road ahead, what is there to fear? My will alone shall conquer the Six Paths Realm!"

The story Jiang Jichen told was not long; it was very short.

But as Luochen Fairy listened, she was suddenly overcome with a feeling of being deeply moved and shaken.

'Lingchen... he wasn't telling a story about the present, but a story about the future.'

'His ambition, his aspirations, they weren't limited to the Land of Stray Bandits, or even Chaotic City, but... the Six Paths!'

'And that last line!'

'Because he held the Fairy in his heart, he was fearless and invincible!'

'This... was perhaps the most moving declaration of love she had ever heard in her life.'

'This... was enough to move her for a lifetime, regardless of whether it was true or not!'

'This man was telling her a story of the future, while the first anecdote of the Luochen Sect was a story of the past.'

'Luochen Fairy of the Luochen Sect, who dares say Lingchen doesn't love the Fairy?'

'However difficult the road ahead, what is there to fear? My will alone shall conquer the Six Paths Realm!'

Luochen Fairy's mind suddenly flashed back to the confusion and helplessness she felt when she fled her clan.

She didn't dare use her Bloodline Power, afraid that her family would sense it and drag her back.

To be married off to a man she did not love.

And as a concubine, no less—his twentieth one.

In the Heavenly Dao Realm, the strong were even more ruthless. The law of the jungle was far more direct.

She could have had her own top-tier cave residence in the Heavenly Dao Realm, she could have focused on her Cultivation in peace, and she could have held a supreme status.

But she had given it all up, desperately hiding her bloodline and fleeing to this remote, ignored Land of Stray Bandits.

And now, the man beside her wanted to return.

And he wanted to take her with him.

She could have refused. She was afraid.

But when this man told his story of the future, Luochen Fairy suddenly felt no fear.

Towards this man, she felt an inexplicable stirring in her heart and an unconditional trust.

Luochen Fairy's heart trembled. She scrambled to her feet and fled.

Then, her voice drifted back to him. "I will... follow you always, no matter where you go!"

'Was that a confession? Was that a confession? Was that a confession?'

Luochen Fairy repeated the words over and over in her mind.

Watching the woman flee in a panic, Jiang Jichen smiled arrogantly. "Even Luochen Fairy can't escape from my grasp. In the future, when I set foot in the Heavenly Dao Realm, that wicked woman won't be able to escape either. I will conquer her completely, body and soul. Hmph, hmph..."

Now that he was in the Six Paths Illusion Realm, Jiang Jichen no longer feared exposing his past-life identity.

Because this place only permitted the existence of Spirit Infants and those in the Nascent Soul Realm. Those Great Power Figures from the Invincible Domain could not cross the boundary to get here.

As Jiang Jichen's strength increased, his memories gradually reawakened.

At this moment, the image of another woman suddenly surfaced in Jiang Jichen's mind.

That woman was incomparably powerful, one of the few supreme existences in the Heavenly Dao Realm.

In his previous life, Jiang Jichen could only be suppressed and toyed with by her.

The thought of that wicked woman, high and mighty, looking down upon the Ten Thousand Realms, filled Jiang Jichen with displeasure.

'This life, I'll make her cry out in submission beneath me!'

Jiang Jichen thought viciously.

'Then again, that's just a thought for now. The gap between myself and that woman is probably billions of miles wide.'

Even in his past life when he had set foot into the Invincible Domain, he could still only look up to that woman's Cultivation.