Chapter 1447: Those Who Obey Prosper, Those Who Defy Perish!

In the space of the Soul-Calming Pearl, Ye Yuan gazed at that flawless face, his heart twisting with pain.

So many years had passed, yet Mu Lingxue still possessed that peerless beauty, like a sleeping beauty who could be awakened at any moment.

But over the years, Ye Yuan had tried countless times, all without success.

Ye Yuan knew that within that exquisite shell, there was no trace of life left.

Only her fading spiritual consciousness remained.

Puff... puff... puff...

Suddenly, clusters of faint, cold flames ignited around Mu Lingxue, like candles being lit.

These candle-like glimmers quickly encircled Mu Lingxue, guarding her in their midst.

"These are soul flames, capable of masking the girl's aura and keeping her spiritual consciousness from dissipating. As long as the Longevity Heavenly Soul Stones remain, they can continuously supply power to the Soul-Calming Pearl and ignite these soul flames."

Hearing Wuchen's words, a great weight lifted from Ye Yuan's heart.

In truth, Ye Yuan had been deeply anxious all these years.

"Senior, how long can these soul flames burn?" Ye Yuan asked.

Wuchen sighed and said, "This girl must have cultivated blessings for several lifetimes to have you risk your life to snatch these Longevity Heavenly Soul Stones for her. These stones are enough to keep her spiritual consciousness intact for two hundred years."

Ye Yuan frowned. "Only two hundred years?"

Wuchen nodded. "Severing the aura of the Heavenly Dao is no easy feat."

Ye Yuan sighed helplessly. "This path is truly arduous! This journey, a narrow escape from death, has only bought two hundred years."

Two hundred years were but a blink of an eye for a Divine Dao powerhouse.

In those two hundred years, Ye Yuan would not only have to cultivate but also search far and wide for Longevity Heavenly Soul Stones—truly a difficult path.

This deep incursion into the Tianlu World had been fraught with powerful enemies at every turn. Whether Duan Fei, Qin Tian, or even Huo Tianyang, all were formidable opponents for Ye Yuan.

Although Ye Yuan had ultimately used his wits to successfully counter-kill two Return to Void powerhouses, the peril of the process was beyond the imagination of outsiders.

That said, this journey into the Tianlu World owed much to Lei Ming's Heavenly Thunder Swift Movement Talismans.

Otherwise, victory or defeat would have been hard to predict.

Lei Ming had given Ye Yuan the Heavenly Thunder Swift Movement Talismans to grant him the ability to escape.

He probably never dreamed that Ye Yuan would use those three talismans to slay two Return to Void powerhouses and seize seven Longevity Heavenly Soul Stones.

"You've done well enough!" Wuchen patted Ye Yuan's shoulder, comforting him.

...

In the blink of an eye, half a year had passed.

During these six months, Wuchen had been absorbing the energy from the Longevity Heavenly Soul Stones.

The experts of the White Night Sacred Palace had not strayed far; they were all waiting for Bai Chen to refine the Dao Fruit.

But now, they all appeared somewhat anxious.

"Supreme Elder, I wonder when the Palace Master will complete his refinement. What if... people from the Tianlu Divine Palace come?" Bai Xiu said with some concern.

"That depends on his own fortune. But I estimate the time should be about right," Ye Yuan said.

Hearing Ye Yuan's words, the crowd felt slightly reassured.

Suddenly, a terrifying aura descended abruptly, and everyone's expression changed drastically.

"S-such a powerful aura! Th-this is the aura of a Return to Void Great Perfection! Could it be that the Tianlu Palace Master himself has come?"

Bai Xiu's face turned deathly pale. The strength of this aura was almost despair-inducing.

Ye Yuan's expression also shifted slightly. He hadn't expected them to be exposed.

"Heh, what a clever fellow. You've made me search high and low! Come out!" A dignified voice sounded from outside the space.

"Let's go out!"

Ye Yuan pointed, and the space shattered, revealing the figures of the group.

In the air stood an old man with sunken eyes.

Behind the old man were seven other experts.

All seven were at the Return to Void mid-stage or late-stage!

As for the old man himself, he was a powerhouse at the Return to Void Great Perfection realm.

This force, assembled together, was utterly terrifying.

Seeing Ye Yuan and the others reveal themselves, the old man said darkly, "I searched this area for over ten days without result. If not for a flash of inspiration that led me to use the Void Space Seal, I might have let you slip away!"

Ye Yuan's gaze sharpened as he looked at the seal floating before the old man, which emitted strong spatial fluctuations.

After emerging from underground, Ye Yuan had carved out a small space in the nearby jungle for the White Night Sacred Palace group to hide from the Tianlu Divine Palace's detection.

Unexpectedly, it had all been in vain.

The space of the small world was far less stable than that of the Tongtian Realm. With Ye Yuan's current strength, carving out a small space was no trouble.

But he hadn't expected the Tianlu Divine Palace to possess a divine artifact capable of detecting spatial fluctuations, leading to their discovery.

"Are you the Tianlu Palace Master?" Ye Yuan asked solemnly.

"Since you know who I am, why not confess the whereabouts of that brat? Otherwise, I'll make you regret being born into this world!"

A murderous intent spread, and everyone's expression changed.

But Ye Yuan remained unmoved, saying calmly, "The Dao Fruit has emerged, and the Tianlu World has a successor. You should follow the will of heaven and not court destruction."

The Tianlu Palace Master sneered, "The will of heaven? I am the will of heaven! The Tianlu Divine Palace has ruled for eons; how could a mere wet-behind-the-ears brat be allowed to rule?"

This Tianlu Palace Master was practically the sovereign ruler of the Tianlu World.

Now that Bai Chen had appeared out of nowhere, threatening his position, how could he willingly hand over his throne?

The Tianlu Palace Master's face darkened. "It seems you prefer a cup of punishment over a toast!"

With that, the Tianlu Palace Master casually waved a hand, sending a palm strike crushing toward Ye Yuan.

In an instant, heaven and earth changed color!

In the Tianlu World, a Return to Void Great Perfection powerhouse was nearly on par with the Heavenly Dao.

A single strike was truly overwhelming.

But at that moment, a mocking smile appeared on Ye Yuan's face.

"Boom!"

The crowd saw only a blur, and the earth-shattering palm strike vanished without a trace!

A young man stood in midair, abruptly appearing before everyone's eyes.

"Palace Master!"

"It's the Palace Master! Hahaha... The Palace Master has refined the Dao Fruit!"

"The Palace Master's might shakes the world!"

...

The people of the White Night Sacred Palace had been on the verge of despair, but seeing the silhouette of that young man, they erupted in wild joy.

The young man was none other than Bai Chen!

At this moment, Bai Chen bore an uncanny resemblance to Ye Yuan back when he had controlled the Heavenly Dao.

Bai Chen's eyes flashed like lightning as he looked toward the Tianlu Palace Master and said coldly, "From today onward, I, Bai Chen, rule over Tianlu! Those who obey, prosper; those who defy, perish!"

The Tianlu Palace Master trembled all over, realizing how insignificant he was before this young man.

Even though Bai Chen was only at the Insightful Void realm!