“Jiang Churan.”
Chen Fan’s eyes glittered. Jiang Churan looked completely different from a decade before.
She was just an average woman when Chen Fan first met her in Chu Zhou City, but then she became elegant and frozen cold, as if she were enveloped in plumes of Deity Qi.
Such unique qualities made her stand out among the female Golden Core and Nascent Soul Cultivators. No wonder the Divine Prince of the Taichu Sect had laid eyes on her, then chosen her to be his Divine Princess long before, asking the Master of Taichu Temple to take her in as a disciple.
Chen Fan lowered his head and whispered, “Maybe Jiang Churan is also one of the ‘Deity Fetuses’ on Earth somehow.”
The cultivation speed of humans on Earth had obviously gone beyond that of cultivators on Planet Tianhuang, Heavenly Jupiter and Planet Zheyuan. A few years after the world changed, there were people who had broken through the Golden Core Level. There were also a large number of Connate Cultivators and tons of Divine Sea and Ethereal Enlightenment Cultivators. If those large sects invaded Earth after a century passed, they would be facing a cultivation planet with Nascent Soul and Soul Formation Cultivators everywhere.
Such a terrifying collective cultivation speed couldn’t simply be explained by the “changes of the world.”
Chen Fan didn’t know why before.
He finally understood after learning about the plan arranged by Master Cangqin and the others. They diluted the Fiend Qi with energy from countless planets and infused the Deity Qi into Earth, nurturing generations of humans on the planet. Even though most Deity Qi had been gathered inside the body of the Deity Fetus, which was Fang Qiong, the rest of it would also scatter into the others.
That included Ye Qincang, Hua Yunfeng, Xie Yan, Ye Nantian and Azure Dragon as well.
They also had the potential of becoming Soul Formation Cultivators. There might not even be one talented cultivator like them in the entire Little South Heavenly Realm in a thousand years, but at the moment there were quite a lot of them on Earth. Countless elites were hidden from society. Looking back, Chen Fan knew Earth hadn’t truly entered a cultivation era, because nobody had passed down real cultivation arts yet.
Jiang Churan seemed to have also benefited from the “Deity Qi,” which was why she had made such a huge progress.
Master Ling Yun laughed and said, “Are you interested in the woman next to Divine General Lin? You can’t touch her. She’s the Divine Princess the Divine Prince of the Taichu Sect chose for himself. He will take her back to the Taichu Divine Realm.”
“Haha,” Chen Fan chuckled and said, “Are you just going to let them block the entrance? No matter how strong they are, they can’t resist a hundred Nascent Soul Cultivators.”
“Of course. The imperishable sects might be powerful, but smaller sects like us can also fight them if we work together. In fact, before Divine General Naran and the others got in, they promised us that they would be in there for three days at most. After that, nobody will be allowed to stop us from entering freely and getting opportunities inside the ‘Origin Divine Palace,’” Master Ling Yun smiled and said.
Chen Fan nodded.
He looked at Jiang Churan again. He had to take her back to keep his promise to Auntie Tang, and to take responsibility as a man from Earth.
“But… What does she think about it?”
Chen Fan sighed.
In front of the magnificent temple.
Jiang Churan stood on the Taichu Heavenly Ship quietly, looking completely different from the other disciples of the Taichu Divine Realm. Many disciples didn’t even bother to talk to her. Even though she was the Divine Princess, everyone knew she was only a woman from a barren planet, who had no background and was just a Golden Core Cultivator. She was much weaker than the peak-stage Golden Core Cultivators and those who were about to become Nascent Soul Cultivators, let alone the elders and Divine Generals.
So, not even the elders seemed to take her seriously.
Jiang Churan only stood silently at the bow as her white dress fluttered in the breeze.
“Are you upset because I forcefully brought you here?” Divine General Lin walked closer with his hands behind him. He looked at the land, which was polluted by Fiend Qi through countless layers of aura.
He was wearing golden armor and a red robe. There was a glint of golden light between his eyebrows and his eyes were shining like swords; he looked extremely handsome. Besides, his Dharma Power was unbelievably powerful. Even if he was just standing there, the disciples on the ship were all acting respectfully.
Although Jiang Churan was upset, she was also in awe of his charm. Nobody on Earth could compare to Divine General Lin, not even the core disciples of the large sects like “Yinlan” or top Overlords like Ye Nantian and Azure Dragon. Many of the female disciples present were also looking at him.
“I guess only the Divine Princes inside the temple can defeat him.” Jiang Churan sighed.
“Of course not.” Jiang Churan bowed.
“I heard that Chen Beixuan exterminated the Taichu Temple and the Wuji Arena. Do you know him? Is he an old friend of yours?” Divine General Lin turned around with golden glitters in his eyes.
“We used to be friends, but I haven’t seen him in a long time,” Jiang Churan said in shock.
“That’s great. You’ll be the wife of our Divine Prince from now on. You may even rule the entire ‘Taichu Divine Realm’ with him in the future. So, how can a superior person have any relation with someone from a barren planet? It’ll defile you and damage the dignity of our Divine Prince,” Divine General Lin said.
Even though he wasn’t speaking loudly, his voice sounded like claps of thunder in Jiang Churan’s ears, making her shake slightly. She clenched her fists and felt as if her body were under the pressure of a huge mountain. After a while, Jiang Churan lowered her head and replied, “I understand!”
Divine General Lin continued looking at the world. “Divine Princess, you grew up on Earth. You’ve never seen what the Realm of Cultivation is truly like and you’ve never met any earth-shattering Overlords or elites, so it’s understandable that you still hold feelings for some people on this small planet.
“However, you’ll see the imperishable sects that rule over thousands of planets, the Soul Formation Grand Cultivators who have power to break the moon, thousands of Nascent Soul Overlords and the peerless elites of an era when you leave the Abandoned Planet Region and go to the Star Ocean. Then you’ll know how little you’ve seen and how ridiculous Chen Beixuan is.”
Divine General Lin chuckled, but Jiang Churan felt the disdain in his words. He despised people, as if they were ants or flies.
Divine General Lin continued, “Chen Beixuan thought that he could fight against us after killing a few Nascent Soul Cultivators and the Ancestral Patriarch of the Kindred, but he doesn’t know there are thousands of cultivators like Elder Lan in the Taichu Divine Realm. We can destroy the planet he’s protecting with a small troop or even with the Taichu Heavenly Ship we’re using right now.
“And I’m talking about the Taichu Divine Realm only. There are other imperishable sects in the Little South Heavenly Realm, including the Wuji Sect, the Niekong Sect, the Changshen Sect, the Fey God Sect and the Devil God Sect, not to mention the most powerful Apollo Palace.
“Chen Beixuan is vulnerable, especially when facing those unstoppable forces. He’s not dead yet only because we don’t have time to deal with him, or I would have killed him with a slash back then. Our Divine Prince doesn’t even have to do a thing.”
Jiang Churan felt a chill down her spine. She could sense Divine General Lin’s arrogance, but she also had to admit that he could definitely destroy Earth by himself.
“Yes, Divine General. I understand,” Jiang Churan lowered her head and said.
Divine General Lin nodded.
He didn’t bring up the subject anymore; such a matter wasn’t worth mentioning twice.
Three days had passed.
More and more cultivators gathered in front of the Origin Divine Palace. Chen Fan even saw the people of the Qiyun Sect he had met at the Connate Southern Gate, including Chen Haifeng who ranked 395th on the Little South Heaven Roll and Zhang Tianqiao.
Meanwhile.
Chen Fan had finally realized why Master Ling Yun was so respectful and why people of the Xuanfeng Sect and the Qiyun Sect were so afraid of him.
Many other Divine Princes of the imperishable sects arrived in those three days. The five Divine Generals made way for cultivators who were ranked in the top hundred of the “Little South Heaven Roll” and invited them to enter the “temple” earlier. Even the top hundred cultivators had such a privilege; he, “Lin He,” was among the top fifty and was even the Divine Prince of the Demon Sun Sect!
Chen Fan had heard later that it was an unspoken rule of the Little South Heavenly Realm to let the Divine Princes enter any secret land for three days first before allowing the others to go.
Master Ling Yun smiled and said, “I don’t think the Divine Generals would stop you if you really want to get in.”
Chen Fan shook his head and remained silent.
After three days, the Divine Generals of the imperishable sects moved their ships aside and opened the temple. When everyone was about to rush inside—
Someone suddenly stood in front of the entrance with hands behind him, blocking a hundred Nascent Soul Cultivators. Then, a calm voice was heard.
“This place belongs to Earth. Nobody can enter without permission.”
At that moment, everyone became silent.