Investment Return System, Start by taking Demon Empress as a Disciple - Chapter 170: Master Ao Emerges from Seclusion

Li Shenruo had always wondered about something, just what realm was Senior Chen’s existence. Initially, during the events at the Scarlet Cloud Valley, she believed that Senior Chen should be a Void Refining Realm expert like the Grand Elder. However, as she witnessed Patriarch Ren being easily killed, her perception shifted to a Realm above the Void Refining Realm.

Later on, news spread from the Western Domain about a powerful living immortal who stood up for disciples. His presence overwhelmed even the Demon Emperor Zhao Baizhou at the Tribulation Crossing stage, causing all the other experts present to prostrate themselves.

However, Li Shenruo was now perplexed; Senior Chen could restore severed meridians with a casual finger point. Could a living immortal truly possess such ability?

“This…”

Chen Daoxuan pondered how to answer Li Shenruo’s question.

Suddenly, clouds of calamity enveloped the sky for miles!

He was about to face a tribulation again…

After breaking through to the Unity Realm, he had upgraded his cultivation level for auto-cultivation, consuming 100,000 system points daily to gain a million years’ worth of cultivation, just enough for raising his level by a small realm each day.

“What… is this?”

Li Shenruo stared at the sudden gathering of calamity clouds in the sky, her eyes widening.

“Sister, don’t be afraid. Our Master faces a tribulation every day. You’ll get used to it.”

Li Yourong comforted her with a calm expression, even as he continued eating hotpot without pausing.

Seeing this, Yu Youwei didn’t say much either. She transformed into a streak of lightning and rushed into the calamity clouds. With a few breaths, she completely devoured the source of the tribulation.

Moments later, she returned to her master’s side, patting her slightly distended belly after burping.

“…Shenruo understands.”

After a moment of silence, Li Shenruo respectfully cupped her hands towards Senior Chen.

In her view, the Heavenly Tribulation was most likely triggered by Senior Chen himself, just to inform her. With Senior Chen’s current realm, he could easily provoke the Heavenly Tribulation at will. Even Yu Youwei by his side could devour the Heavenly Tribulation.

“?”

Upon hearing this, Chen Daoxuan was slightly taken aback. She understood what?

But since Li Shenruo said so, there was no need for him to explain further. Although he wasn’t sure what exactly she had understood…

…

Deep within the Illusory Void Mountain.

Suddenly, rocks shattered, and the ground shook.

“Yin—” With the sound of a dragon’s roar, many demonic beasts on the Illusory Void Mountain trembled and prostrated toward the mountaintop direction.

“Master Ao is out from seclusion!”

The monster kings at the Divinity Separation Realm on the Illusory Void Mountain, and even a few monster powerhouses at theVoid Refining and even Fusion Realm, all immediately headed towards Master Ao’s place of seclusion.

Upon arriving at the entrance of the cave, numerous powerful monsters waited in silence for Master Ao’s appearance.

Before long, a plump yet well-proportioned figure walked out of the cave, furrowing her brows.

“Master Ao, did your breakthrough go smoothly this time?”

One of the Fusion Realm monster powerhouses asked with anticipation.

Other monsters perked up their ears too. If Master Ao succeeded in her breakthrough this time, she would reach the Tribulation Crossing stage!

“Ah…”

The woman known as Master Ao shook her head helplessly.

“Not only did I fail to break through to the Tribulation Crossing stage this time, I even dropped two minor realms.”

Master Ao, also known as Ao Lan, sighed and admitted to the numerous monsters on the Illusory Void Mountain that not only had she failed to advance to the Tribulation Crossing stage, but she had even regressed by two minor realms.

“Ah? How could that be? Master Ao had an 80% chance of success in this breakthrough. Even if she didn’t succeed, she shouldn’t have regressed!”

Many monsters were dumbfounded.

“When you’re breaking through, try experiencing the fear of Heavenly Tribulation suppression every day and see if you can avoid falling into madness!”

Hearing the demons’ comments, Ao Lan frowned, feeling quite aggrieved as she explained.

Lately, the Heavenly Tribulation hasn’t stopped for a single day. Every time she manages to steady her state of mind and attempts to break through the bottleneck, she’s interrupted by the Heavenly Tribulation. Once or twice would have been fine, but it’s been nearly half a month like this! Who can endure it?

“…I see…”

Many monsters were slightly stunned, then wore bitter smiles. Experiencing the daily terror of the Heavenly Tribulation had even those who hadn’t cultivated trembling in fear. It’s no wonder that Master Ao, who was focused on breaking through, was affected as well.

“Never mind, all of you can leave for now. After I’ve rested for a while, I’ll find a way to break through the Tribulation Crossing stage. That existence in the pavilion shouldn’t be triggering the Heavenly Tribulation every day in the future, right?”

Ao Lan waved her hand, dismissing the many demons, and helplessly returned to her own cave.

When the pavilion appeared on Illusory Void Mountain, she had sensed something. Although she didn’t know exactly what kind of existence was inside, she knew she should stay away from it.

…

In front of the Heavenly Dao Hall, before long, Leng Yanran had returned by flying the flying boat.

“Master, it’s all taken care of. These are the spatial rings sent by the Holy Mountain. And these few spatial rings are from the people who attacked us.”

Arriving in front of the little pavilion, Leng Yanran wrapped the dozens of spatial rings in cloth and placed them on the small stone table.

“Good, not bad. This time your seclusion didn’t disappoint me,” Chen Daoxuan nodded slightly.

Currently, Yanran’s cultivation at the Peak of Annihilation in the Sixth Heaven was barely meeting his internal standards, but it still wasn’t enough!

She relied on her treasures, techniques, and divine powers to dominate all aspects, but her combat experience was still lacking. This time, he needed to find a way to improve the combat experience of both disciples. By then, their strength would undoubtedly soar even higher!

Earlier, when Leng Yanran killed those enemies, he had already received notifications from the system.

[Host’s senior disciple Leng Yanran, killed a cultivator at the Third Heaven of Fusion Realm. Reward: 3 million system points.]

[Host’s senior disciple Leng Yanran, killed a cultivator at the First Heaven of Fusion Realm. Reward: 1 million system points.]

[Host’s senior disciple Leng Yanran, killed a cultivator at the Void Refining Realm…]

All in all, he had earned back the 400,000 system points he spent on his disciples before, and even had a surplus after accounting for the many spatial rings on the table. As for those spatial rings, he didn’t plan to keep them; he waved his hand and stored all of them in the system space.

“System, convert the heavenly treasures and earthly treasures in the space into system points.”

[Ding, exchange completed. Total gained: 2.16 million system points.]

Chen Daoxuan was amazed by this wave of income; it would be enough for him to cultivate on autopilot for more than half a month and even break through the Boundless Realm. At present, his total system points had reached a staggering [16.05 million].

Afterward, everyone enjoyed the hotpot and finished the meal contentedly. Chen Daoxuan slowly stood up and walked toward the newly modified Tower of Enlightenment.

Leng Yanran and the others exchanged glances and quickly followed behind.