Invincible Young Master in the City

Master Mingye was dead set on getting Ye Fan’s help, but Ye Fan simply had no time to spare for her.

It wasn’t that Ye Fan was being irresponsible or anything; he just felt this was a waste of time. He already had very little time left as it was, and there was no way he could carve out any to help Master Mingye. It didn’t hold much meaning for him anyway. After all, he still had to overcome his heavenly tribulation, and defeat Pan Gu, Fu Xi, and the others; that was no small challenge.

"I said I won’t help you, and I won’t go back on that. Unless it’s after the heavenly tribulation—if you’re willing to rule whatever Immortal Realm at that time, then I can lend you a hand. You make your own choice!" Ye Fan said.

If the heavenly tribulation had already happened, and Pan Gu and Fu Xi’s troubles had been completely resolved, Ye Fan felt he could swing by to help Master Mingye a bit. But some things weren’t as simple as saying them. If that day really came, Ye Fan himself would also feel relaxed and at ease—after all, with the heavenly tribulation and Pan Gu already overcome, he could take on certain tasks in a leisurely frame of mind.

"Whether you can successfully neutralize the heavenly tribulation is still an unknown. Yet you’re already promising me that I can rule the Immortal Realm after your tribulation? What’s the point of that?" Master Mingye was very dissatisfied with Ye Fan’s answer.

Ye Fan said coldly, "Then please leave. If you refuse to go, don’t blame me for being rude. I’ll drag you into another space, and you won’t be able to come out before the heavenly tribulation!"

"Ye Fan, you are far too rude. I’ve never seen a man as rude as you. You think you’re in the right, but let me tell you, you will definitely regret what happened today!" With that, Master Mingye vanished from in front of Ye Fan in an instant. In that instant, Ye Fan felt that Master Mingye’s cultivation had suddenly made a huge breakthrough, a breakthrough that struck him as dangerous.

"How did she come to control elemental power? Only by mastering elemental power can one reach that level of cultivation. Did I misjudge something somewhere?"

Ye Fan was very surprised. Master Mingye had come up with a request, and, without getting any result, had already left. Moreover, when she left, elemental power was clearly supporting her body. That made Ye Fan feel a strong sense of danger.

"Ye Fan, who was that? You look awfully worried." When Lan Jing appeared in front of Ye Fan and found him seemingly lost in thought, she looked very nervous, afraid Ye Fan was troubled by someone.

Ye Fan looked at Lan Jing, smiled, and said, "It’s nothing. I just haven’t figured out a few things yet. Don’t worry, nothing’s going to happen to me..."

"Good, then. Seeing you deep in thought, I was afraid you were troubled by something. I don’t know that person who was just here—what did she come to you for?" Lan Jing asked.

Ye Fan shook his head and said, "Whatever she wants to do has nothing to do with you or me. All you need to remember is that I’ll help you, and that we’re on the same side, that’s enough!"

Only then did Lan Jing fully relax. She gazed at Ye Fan with a bright smile. But Ye Fan’s heart still held a trace of worry. Just as he’d sensed, it seemed Master Mingye now possessed some powerful force. That force had given her a certain confidence to come and bargain with him. As for what Master Mingye had actually gone through during this period, there was simply no way Ye Fan could know.

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After leaving Earth, Master Mingye headed straight into the depths of the Milky Way.

Her cultivation had already reached the point where she could evade Ye Fan’s tracking. Not long after, she appeared near the central supermassive black hole of the Milky Way.

In front of Master Mingye was someone hidden within the black hole. Though the two were very close, they were actually in two different spaces.

"I’ve already met Ye Fan and put conditions to him, just as you foretold. Ye Fan looked down on me and rejected my terms!" Master Mingye said helplessly.

"So you finally understand whether Ye Fan truly cares about you? And you still want to help him?" The person in the shadows spoke in a mechanical tone; Master Mingye had no way to tell who this person was.

Master Mingye said, "You bestowed power upon me, so by rights I should support you, listen to your advice, and do what you’ve chosen for me. But I’m not going to do that now. Because, as I see it, I’ve made many mistakes. Ye Fan may be stubborn in some matters, but his heart is kind. He said he could help me after the heavenly tribulation—don’t you think that’s a sort of grace he’s granting me?"

"Hahaha... you’re courting death! You clearly know Ye Fan will never help you, and your potential in cultivation could even reach the point of threatening his life. You think, after the heavenly tribulation, he’ll let you live? You’re imagining him far too noble! To him, right now it’s simply ’those who follow me prosper, those who oppose me perish.’ Can’t you even see that much?" The voice was furious. "I’m wholeheartedly trying to help you right now, and yet you insist on helping Ye Fan. You really disappoint me. I just want you to understand that you are the true chosen one, it’s just that Ye Fan won’t acknowledge you yet!"

Master Mingye shook her head and said, "Ye Fan already knows who the chosen one is. I can’t be that person. You’re using me."

"Why would I use you? Do you really think you matter that much to me?" The voice inside sounded irritable. "What do you amount to? If you weren’t the chosen one, I wouldn’t have sought you out. You’re the last hope of pure Yin Spiritual Energy. I found you because I want you to help me with some things. But your reaction is deeply disappointing. I almost wish I could just watch you humans and cultivators all go extinct and save myself the trouble of worrying about you!"

Master Mingye still sounded somewhat incredulous as she said, "I know you intend to use me, so I won’t obey you."

"That’s just your wishful thinking. I’ve been telling you, you can use your sincerity to earn my support. I can give you power, make you the true chosen one, let you do what you’re meant to do. You don’t need any help from Ye Fan, because the real chosen one is you. You must face these troubles on your own!" that person said.

"No, I won’t listen to you!" Master Mingye said excitedly. "I told you, I trust Ye Fan. You can’t win me back! I can gain massive cultivation from him, because our cultivation is complementary to each other!"

"Foolish. If you stay so stubborn, I won’t help you!" That cold voice came out again.