CHAPTER 529: CHAPTER 530: THE NEXT PROMISE!

Yang Yan opened his eyes and took a deep breath.

His body was empty, not a trace of Profound Qi remained.

Especially within the hidden kidneys, not only was there no Profound Qi, but not a sliver of Essence Qi either!

It had all been absorbed by the ethereal Empress, but fortunately, he had the Emperor Body and would recover quickly.

"Without Profound Qi, my Emperor Body would be difficult to control!"

His physique was incomparably strong, yet it was too heavy, and he would usually rely on Profound Qi to manipulate it.

Now with no Profound Qi, he felt his body was as heavy as Mount Tai, unable to move.

He could only open the Emperor Body Power buried within him by the Small Burial Immortal Technique, letting it disperse throughout his body, so he could control the Emperor Body!

"Though I lost all Profound Qi and much Essence Qi,

I did not leave empty-handed!"

Inside him, a swirl of cloud-like chaos flowed.

This was the deepest origin from within the ethereal Empress!

"Losing one, gaining another, is not a loss!

And she!" Yang Yan gazed at the cocoon-like mist before him.

The ethereal Empress within was not truly asleep.

She was achieving an alternative Nirvana through the Demon Technique!

"I saw it!"

As his Essence Qi and Profound Qi were uncontrollably absorbed by the ethereal Empress.

He saw the scene within the ethereal Empress’s body!

The ethereal Empress’s Divine Soul hung above a mass of chaos, controlling his Essence Qi to flow into it.

Then chaos merged with his Essence Qi, and a new existence was being born!

"She wanted an alternative rebirth, to return as the strongest!"

The ethereal Empress had been injured by the emperors of the Cloud Immortal Country and exiled to the Endless Void.

And from time to time, she would fall into slumber.

"Once she is reborn, all injuries and weaknesses will be mended!" Yang Yan thought.

The ethereal Empress sought to surpass her current Cultivation level and reach a new pinnacle!

By then, the Emperor Realm would be within arm’s reach.

"Young Master Yang, how are you?" Yuan Le inquired as soon as she saw Yang Yan awaken.

"If you’re alright, hurry and leave!

This place is no safe haven, or you’ll be stuck here like us forever.

Destined to wander with no home or knowledge of the ground beneath your feet," Yuan Yin added.

Yang Yan turned his gaze toward them.

"I’m fine, let’s go!

I’ll take you with me!"

He, of course, had a way to leave!

"No need, Young Master Yang.

Take my sister and go, I will stay here!" Yuan Yin refused.

"Sister, go with Young Master Yang, quickly!"

She knew that her recent actions had crossed the line.

She couldn’t face her sister, let alone Yang Yan!

"Sister, we will go together!

If you don’t leave, neither will I!" Yuan Le said, grabbing Yuan Yin’s hand.

She understood Yuan Yin’s reason for not wanting to leave!

"Sister, you did nothing wrong, nor is it your fault!

Let’s go!

Come with us!"

Yuan Yin gave a bitter smile.

"Sister, I’ve wronged!

Don’t worry about me, go with Young Master Yang.

Leave this place!

Go into the world to see mountains and rivers..."

Before they could finish, a voice from the ethereal Empress echoed from within the mists.

"None of you shall leave!"

The voice came from within the cocoon, chillingly cold.

"Man, your Essence Qi is vast!

And indeed you’re strong, with many hidden means!

Even after being drained by me, you still live!

But you won’t survive much longer!

This land of the Immortal Kingdom is already under my complete control!

It will now follow me into the Endless Void, and none within can escape.

Including you!"

The ethereal Empress’s voice grew faint!

She was also somewhat weakened!

"When I wake, I’ll favor you once more!

Man!

You have pleased me greatly!

Once I awaken, I’ll be even stronger!

By then, I expect you to withstand it!

Retain a Saint Heart like the Buddha, unshaken!

Hahaha!"

The laughter was reckless, causing the mists to ripple unceasingly.

Yang Yan, wielding the Emperor Body Power, pointed with a finger and touched the massive cocoon formed by the mist before him.

In an instant, the cocoon was pierced but did not crumble, instead vanishing without a trace!

Yang Yan knew it would be so!

This ethereal Empress was boundlessly powerful and extraordinary!

"Her formidable Divine Soul has always protected the place of rebirth, never mobilized.

If it did, it would be even harder to resolve!" Yang Yan thought to himself.

Yuan Yin and Yuan Le looked distraught, kneeling together.

"Saint Emperor, please spare Young Master Yang!"

They pleaded with the ethereal Empress, hoping to save Yang Yan!

Yet the ethereal Empress would never grant their plea!

"What do you think you are, dreaming!"

The ethereal Empress was unyielding and cold-hearted, rejecting their requests outright!

"You needn’t plead with her, I have a way to leave!

Unfortunately, I can only take you two, and not those two servants!" Yang Yan said.

In all, it wasn’t a loss nor a gain!

The Profound Qi of his entire being, the Essence Qi within the hidden kidneys, exchanged for some origin power of the ethereal Empress!

Losing two servants, but gaining Yuan Yin and Yuan Le!

Their strength was at the Immortal realm, equaling that of Tianyang Saint and Lin Feixue!

"Young Master Yang, can you really leave?" Yuan Le asked excitedly.

Yang Yan nodded.

"Yes!"

Yuan Le and Yuan Yin glanced at each other, smiling.

"Young Master Yang, then you should go quickly!"

Yang Yan frowned slightly, as the two seemed unwilling to follow him at that moment!

"Let’s go together!"

The Emperor Body Power spread through him, allowing him to easily move toward the two.

But the mist enveloped them, and their figures distanced further from Yang Yan!

"You think you can take them away, filthy man!

Stop dreaming!

If I can’t have you, you won’t have them!" The ethereal Empress’s voice came from nowhere.

Seeing their distance from Yang Yan grow, Yuan Yin and Yuan Le did not feel sad or upset, only smiling.

"Young Master Yang, it’s enough if you can go, don’t worry about us," Yuan Le called out.

"Yes, we will be here, helping you find those two servants," Yuan Yin followed.

Their silhouettes became increasingly blurred.

"We will always think of you, until we meet again!"

Their voices faded away, the mist thickened, nearly reaching the point of being impenetrable.

"Two wretched slaves, I will kill you sooner or later!" The ethereal Empress’s cold voice reverberated through the mist.

Seeing he could not take them, Yang Yan unleashed the Emperor Body Power, shattering the void directly.

He stood within the void, untouched by the surrounding mist, thus he would not leave with the Cloud Immortal Country.

The ethereal Empress could do nothing to him!

And he did not worry that the ethereal Empress would kill Yuan Yin or Yuan Le.

After all, the women who could make him lose control were Yuan Yin and Yuan Le.

As long as the ethereal Empress desired his Essence Qi, she would spare their lives!

She could also use their lives to threaten him!

Of course!

Upon his leaving, even the two servants would be safe, and they would meet again sooner or later!

"Filthy man, are you really willing to leave!

Is there nothing here you long for!" The ethereal Empress’s face emerged from the void’s clouds.

Her eyes stared at Yang Yan, questioning.

Yang Yan did not answer, simply meeting her gaze in silence!

"Men are heartless!

You’ll see!

The origin of me within you grants me the ability to find you anytime after I wake!

Then I will stand at my peak, my power invincible!

You will truly kneel before me, serving me from head to toe!!!"

The cloud contracted and the ethereal Empress vanished completely, along with the entire Cloud Immortal Country.

Before Yang Yan appeared an expanse of yellow sand!

The Emperor Body Power receded, and he stood again upon the sands.

Though he had entered the Cloud Immortal Country for only a day and night, it felt like a world apart!

Were it not for the absence of Tianyang Saint and Lin Feixue beside him.

Were it not for the fact Yang Yan felt somewhat weak in his kidneys, he might have believed the Cloud Immortal Country was just a dream!

"The Cloud Immortal Realm, more or less like this!"

Yang Yan sat cross-legged, gripping the Divine Origin to restore the Profound Qi within him.

"Ethereal Empress, you too shall wait for me!

Next time!

I will not be so passive!"

He closed his eyes to cultivate!

At that moment, in the distance, several figures dressed in Kasaya approached him!