Since his rebirth, Chen Jiuyang had always observed this world without stepping into it.
He could vaguely guess the direction of this era's great changes.
Because he was weak, he dared not show himself, nor did he wish to enter the world and attract attention.
Chen Jiuyang was chatting about everyday matters with Ji Lengyue when Lian Sheng, sensing his presence, walked in from the flower shop opposite. With a forced smile, he said, "You really know how to hide yourself, don't you? It took you a full year and a half before you dared to show your face."
Chen Jiuyang, with Ji Lengyue in his arms, smiled and replied, "Oh? Are many people looking for me?"
"What do you think?" Lian Sheng said. "You annihilated a quasi-emperor level great demon in one move. The Heavenly Court and forbidden lands dispatched supreme experts to search for you, yet they couldn't find any trace of you."
"With such combat power, anyone who doesn't have you under their watch would be restless."
"Heh heh..." Chen Jiuyang chuckled. "Then they don't need to worry anymore."
"Oh?" A sharp glint flashed in Lian Sheng's eyes. "Are you planning to enter the world? Or do you have some other plan?"
"No particular plan..." Chen Jiuyang said lightly. "Just revenge."
"Revenge..." Lian Sheng was somewhat startled. "With your cultivation and combat power, is there still someone you would plan for such a long time to take revenge on?"
It was the first time she had learned of Chen Jiuyang's true objective.
"That's right," Chen Jiuyang nodded slowly. "After working hard for so many years, I finally have a little strength to dare to say this."
"Who is your enemy?" Lian Sheng inquired.
Chen Jiuyang chuckled and said, "You'll find out soon enough. Hurry up and cultivate, I'll be waiting for you on the road ahead."
"What do you mean?" Lian Sheng's pupils contracted. "Have you already become an immortal?"
Chen Jiuyang merely smiled and said no more.
Ji Lengyue, sitting in Chen Jiuyang's arms, couldn't quite understand their conversation.
Chen Jiuyang patted Ji Lengyue's buttocks and said, "Zi Xuan and the others have been gone for over a year with no news. I'm going to look for them. You continue to guard the shop."
"Oh, okay." Ji Lengyue wasn't jealous.
After so many years, she had come to accept Yao Zi Xuan and the others as sisters she would spend the rest of her life with.
Then, Chen Jiuyang activated his primordial spirit to sense the hidden measures he had left on them to protect them.
A moment later, he sensed them.
Then, Chen Jiuyang showed a pained expression. "I repeatedly warned them not to go to places controlled by either faction, yet they still went..."
He sensed that Yao Zi Xuan, Qiu Yi Han, and Qin Rou Yu were in the Burial Emperor Mountain.
Chen Jiuyang had never been to this forbidden land, the Burial Emperor Mountain, but what place among the major forbidden lands wasn't dangerous?
Each forbidden land had its own peculiar laws.
But fortunately, they hadn't truly entered the Burial Emperor Mountain yet, only lingering at the edges. It seemed they had encountered some trouble.
Thus, Chen Jiuyang could easily resolve it.
With a flicker of his body, Chen Jiuyang, now a Golden Immortal, didn't even need to tear space to travel millions of miles in an instant.
In terms of combat power, Chen Jiuyang's strength had reached the level of a mortal world Golden Immortal.
Outside the Burial Emperor Mountain, a massive, purple mountain range appeared.
There was nothing above the mountain range, no clouds, as if this were a forbidden zone.
All life was forbidden, exuding a terrifying aura.
"Burial Emperor Mountain..."
Chen Jiuyang stood outside the Burial Emperor Mountain, sensing the strange and terrifying aura of the primordial great dao.
"Which era's Great Emperor fell here, leaving behind their dao marks and primordial great dao..."
"The immortal path can still be cultivated into the martial path, and one can prove oneself as a Great Emperor?"
Chen Jiuyang was somewhat surprised, finding the difficulty immense.
For example, at his current Golden Immortal realm, he could not cultivate the martial path at all.
This Burial Emperor Mountain combined the primordial great dao of the immortal path with the power of the Heavenly Heart Imprint of a martial dao Great Emperor.
"Very peculiar... no wonder it became a forbidden land after its demise. Perhaps among the more than one hundred human Great Emperors, this one was an extremely special existence."
Achieving emperorship through both immortal and martial cultivation was unheard of.
"It seems their descendants have occupied this forbidden land..."
"Never mind, let's first see what trouble they've gotten into. No news for over a year..."
In Chen Jiuyang's eyes, immortal energy appeared.
Threads of karma materialized in his vision.
After becoming an immortal, Chen Jiuyang could see the threads of karma connecting him to his loved ones.
This was also a hidden authority granted by the Book of Life and Death; the killing power of the Book of Life and Death relied on these threads of karma.
Following the threads of karma, Chen Jiuyang completely located the three women.
They were currently trapped inside a ruined cave dwelling. Enemies were outside, and it was safe inside.
Yet, under these circumstances, they couldn't activate the protective measures Chen Jiuyang had left for them.
This was because they were not in a dangerous situation.
Chen Jiuyang was amused and exasperated.
Then, he extended a finger and pointed at the mountain where the ruined cave dwelling was located.
"Whoosh!!!"
"Swish swish swish!!!"
Immense immortal power erupted from Chen Jiuyang's fingertip.
"Shua!"
In just an instant—
The mountain where the ruined cave dwelling was located was forcefully ground away, vanishing instantly.
"Huh? What the hell!"
"What happened!"
A group of cultivators guarding the outside of the ruined cave dwelling, in the blink of an eye, discovered that the mountain before them had silently disappeared.
"This is ghosts!!!"
This group of cultivators was greatly terrified.
What kind of existence could obliterate a mountain with a mere flick of a finger, without alerting anyone?
Even a martial dao saint walking the world couldn't achieve this, could they?
Then, they soon saw such an existence.
A figure appeared in the sky, dressed in a moon-white, bamboo-patterned long gown, with hair like a waterfall. He exuded heroic spirit, walking as if on level ground above the ruined cave dwelling.
Many people around looked at him, and then— "Crack—"
They felt as if their spiritual consciousness and primordial spirits were about to shatter.
"Aaaahhhh!!!"
Many people on the scene let out screams.
Their cultivation was too low, and it had no causal connection with Chen Jiuyang. Casually looking at Chen Jiuyang, a Golden Immortal in the world, would result in punishment by immortal might.
Mortals cannot gaze directly upon immortals.
Unless you know them.
Chen Jiuyang ascended to this place and, with another finger, pointed out and removed the formation of the ruined cave dwelling.
He then saw Yao Zi Xuan, Qiu Yi Han, and Qin Rou Yu, who were trapped inside.
"Jiuyang..."
The three women sensed Chen Jiuyang's aura and were initially filled with disbelief.
They had been trapped here for nearly half a year, trying every method, and were on the verge of despair.
Who would have thought that Chen Jiuyang would suddenly appear before them?
"You guys, you never listen. I told you not to come near this area, and look, you've gotten into trouble."
Chen Jiuyang landed and looked at them with a smile.
"Let's go back, and I'll spank all of your butts."
Then, with a wave of his hand, he swept the three women away and disappeared from the scene.