Heaven-Surpassing Divine Emperor

Jiang Chen returned to the meditation chamber.

Although he had just broken through to the Human King Realm, his spirits weren’t high. Instead, he was somewhat silent.

The Black Emperor stood obediently on his shoulder, not saying a word.

It could sense the somberness in Jiang Chen’s aura.

In silence, Jiang Chen summoned the Eight Trigrams Roaming Dragon Cauldron and refined a batch of Spirit Pills for Zifeng Jun, enough to restore his injuries and cultivation.

After that...

He took out the hundred catties of Profound Celestial Mother Marrow.

The Profound Celestial Mother Marrow wasn’t cold. On the contrary, it exuded a faint warmth. Just being near it made one feel refreshed and clear-minded, as if one’s very spirit had been purified.

Gazing at the Profound Celestial Mother Marrow before him, ripples stirred in Jiang Chen’s heart.

’To obtain this Profound Celestial Mother Marrow, I traveled from the distant Cloud Domain, got embroiled in the conflict of the Icefield Three Races, and faced countless near-death experiences in the Profound Celestial Ancestor Realm.’

But it was all worth it!

’With this Profound Celestial Mother Marrow, the Profound Celestial Ice Coffin I refine will be even more effective than one made from Profound Celestial Ice Marrow. It will be enough to buy me more time!’

"Refine!"

A cyan-gold light flickered in Jiang Chen’s eyes as he activated his Divine Thought, enveloping the Profound Celestial Mother Marrow.

The artifact refining memories of the Celestial Demon Emperor Venerable were incredibly vast!

They were more than enough for Jiang Chen to refine the Profound Celestial Ice Coffin!

WHOOSH!

Clusters of True Essence Flames transformed into Fire Lotuses. Thousands upon thousands of these Fire Lotuses floated up and down, surrounding the Profound Celestial Mother Marrow.

Ordinary True Essence Flames would never be able to melt the Profound Celestial Mother Marrow!

But Jiang Chen’s Profound Yellow True Essence was different!

It was the progenitor of all essences.

The Emperor of True Essences!

Under the heat of the Profound Yellow True Essence Flames, the Profound Celestial Mother Marrow slowly began to melt.

Though it weighed a full hundred catties, it was only about the size of a water bucket. Under the heat of the Profound Yellow True Flame, it melted into a crystal-clear liquid that radiated a seven-colored light.

Jiang Chen extended his hands into the air, and his vast Divine Thought transformed into a pair of invisible palms.

These intangible palms of Divine Thought moved in sync with his hands.

They began to knead the liquid of Spiritual Light.

As Jiang Chen kneaded, the seven-colored liquid transformed from the Profound Celestial Mother Marrow constantly changed shape. First, it was rolled into a cylinder. Then, with patting motions from above and below, his hands shaped it into a rectangular coffin, large enough for a person to lie in.

"Sever!"

With a low roar from Jiang Chen, the Spirit-Slaying Sword moved with his Divine Thought, carving a hollow space into the center of the Profound Celestial Mother Marrow.

The crystal-clear Profound Celestial Mother Marrow shone with a brilliant, seven-colored radiance.

Jiang Chen’s Divine Thought stirred. "Profound Celestial Ice Coffin—solidify!"

SWISH! SWISH! SWISH!

Streaks of golden Divine Patterns shot out from his eyes. These golden Divine Patterns were mystical characters, so strange that even Jiang Chen didn’t know their meaning.

They were an ancient script known only to the Celestial Demon Emperor Venerable!

It could make a Profound Weapon stronger and purer!

As the golden Divine Patterns attached themselves to the Profound Celestial Mother Marrow, the seven-colored light on the Ice Coffin grew even more brilliant, and streams of Spiritual Qi were sealed within the hollow space. Jiang Chen’s hands moved like a blur, shaping the remaining Profound Celestial Mother Marrow into a lid and carving Inscriptions upon it.

"Spirit Sealing Array!"

The Inscriptions carved on the Ice Coffin formed a Grand Array.

It was powerful enough to seal all the Spiritual Qi emitted by the Profound Celestial Ice Coffin within the Spirit Coffin, preventing even the slightest wisp from escaping.

HUMMM!

The Profound Celestial Ice Coffin was complete. It slowly descended to the ground.

Jiang Chen gently ran his hand over the coffin, not missing a single corner. After a thorough inspection, he took a pillow and blanket—made from the feathers of a Black Feathered Swallow and Celestial Silkworm Silk he had prepared long ago—from his Storage Ring and carefully spread them inside the Ice Coffin. Only then did he look at the Black Emperor. "Little Black, bring Qingyi out."

"Mhm!"

The Black Emperor nodded.

It shed its usual lazy demeanor and flew before the Profound Celestial Ice Coffin, releasing its Devouring Space.

A figure in green slowly floated out.

She landed in Jiang Chen’s arms.

Then, a white figure flew out. It was Little White.

Little White had been keeping Xiaoo Qingyi company inside the Devouring Space. It landed beside the Profound Celestial Ice Coffin, and the Black Emperor landed on its head, gently patting it.

Little White looked at the Black Emperor, a hint of confusion in its azure eyes.

The Black Emperor raised a fleshy wing, making a "shushing" gesture, and sent a telepathic message: "Let’s go out. We’ll leave this place to Jiang Chen and Qingyi."

"Okay!"

Little White, being very intelligent, nodded. It tiptoed away without a sound, carrying the Black Emperor out of the meditation chamber.

Inside the meditation chamber, only Jiang Chen and Xiaoo Qingyi remained.

He held Xiaoo Qingyi’s body in his arms, carefully placed her inside the Profound Celestial Ice Coffin, and covered her with the blanket.

He gazed at her quietly.

His fingers gently traced across her face. Her skin was cool to the touch, and her breathing was so faint it seemed it could stop at any moment.

Looking at the beautiful woman lying in the Profound Celestial Ice Coffin.

The corners of Jiang Chen’s mouth lifted into a warm, gentle smile. "Qingyi, back when I was cultivating, you always used to wait for me with a delicious meal. Even if I trained late into the night, the moment I finished, you’d bring me a hot meal right away. I always complained that you didn’t get enough rest. But this time... you’re the one who has to sleep for a long, long time."

"But that’s fine. You get a good, long rest this time. When you wake up, I still want to eat the food you make!"

"Qingyi, wait for me!"

"It won’t be long. I will definitely wake you up. When that time comes, we will never be apart again!"

He gently held the beautiful woman’s smooth, soft hand.

He pressed her somewhat cold palm against his cheek, rubbing it gently. His eyes, unblinking, never left Xiaoo Qingyi’s peerlessly beautiful face.

He carefully smoothed a few stray strands of her dark hair back from her forehead.

Jiang Chen slowly stood up and gave her one last look. "Qingyi, wait for me."

The coffin lid slowly levitated.

It settled onto the Profound Celestial Ice Coffin and gradually closed.

BOOM!

After the lid sealed shut.

A brilliant, seven-colored light pulsed erratically before suddenly retracting, converging entirely within the Profound Celestial Ice Coffin.

It enveloped Xiaoo Qingyi!

"Wait for me!"

Jiang Chen took a deep breath, and a drop of his Essence Blood fell onto the Profound Celestial Ice Coffin.

He was treating the Profound Celestial Ice Coffin like a Profound Weapon, binding it to himself and merging it into his body.

If Jiang Chen lived, the Profound Celestial Ice Coffin would exist.

If Jiang Chen died, the Profound Celestial Ice Coffin would be destroyed!

"Together in life and death!"

This was the greatest promise Jiang Chen could make to Xiaoo Qingyi!

Jiang Chen remained in the meditation chamber for the better part of half a day before finally leaving.

「Outside the meditation chamber.」

Zifeng Tianhen and the others had been waiting for a long time. They all looked at Jiang Chen with nervous eyes, especially Zifeng Jun. His face was pale, and his aura was completely inert. He looked as if he were grasping at his last straw, asking apprehensively, "Jiang Chen, that... that thing... how did it go?"

Jiang Chen looked at him and smiled. "Don’t worry, I’ve finished refining it. Take this, and your Spiritual Sea will surely recover within three days."

"It really worked? Thank you, thank you..." Zifeng Jun’s face was filled with excitement.

Purple Wind Frost was full of gratitude, her eyes red.

Zifeng Tianhen, Yuan Zeng, Yuan Jiu, and the other experts of the Purple Wind Clan were all incredibly thrilled.

Jiang Chen glanced at the group, then handed a pill bottle to Zifeng Tianhen.

Inside was the pill that would restore Zifeng Jun. Jiang Chen instructed, "After his Spiritual Sea recovers, he’ll just need to use some Spirit Crystals and Spirit Medicines to quickly restore his cultivation!"

Jiang Chen then turned to Zhao Hongluan. "Hong Luan, thank you for all the trouble you went through to help me gather the medicinal ingredients before!"

Jiang Chen looked at everyone. "Thank you all. You’ve all been so busy helping me these past few days. I am truly grateful!"

Everyone was taken aback.

Zhao Hongluan’s delicate brows furrowed slightly. "Jiang Chen, are you leaving?"

"Yes."

Jiang Chen nodded, his gaze distant. "In half a year at most, a world-shaking event will occur in the Eastern Continent. I need to return to my homeland and make some arrangements."

"Will you come back?" Zhao Hongluan asked hesitantly.

Jiang Chen paused for a moment, then smiled. "If fate wills it, we will meet again!"

He clasped his hands in a farewell gesture to the crowd, then called to the Black Emperor and Little White, "Little Black, Little White, let’s go!"

The man and his two beasts transformed into three streams of Flowing Light and shot into the sky.

They vanished among the clouds!

Staring at the receding figures, Zhao Hongluan and the others were left in a daze.

Zifeng Tianhen was silent for a moment before speaking slowly, "The next time we see him, I’m afraid that boy will already be standing at the very peak of the Eastern Continent..."

Everyone fell silent...

[One more Chapter to come!]