Divine Emperor of Heavenly Destiny

During this time, Cheng Yunsu remained unconscious.

Lu Chao periodically fed her water and congee. He even ground a Bone-Nourishing Spirit Pill into powder and fed her a little to bolster her weakened constitution. He did so much for her, yet he completely neglected his own condition.

All he did was cultivate, and cultivate!

And now that he had finally reached the Postnatal Fifth Layer, Lu Chao could finally devour his second Heavenly Destiny Bone of the Postnatal Realm.

Gazing at Cheng Yunsu, Lu Chao said softly, ”Xiao Su’er, I’ll be able to heal your burns soon. Tomorrow, I will walk you down the aisle. When that time comes, everyone there will be our enemy...”

”But I’ve already arranged for someone to congratulate us. It’s a bit of a sham, I know, but it’s better than nothing.”

He smiled gently...

Lu Chao then whispered into Cheng Yunsu’s ear, ”And tonight, that same person will deliver the Heavenly Destiny Bone of an Innate Fire-Attribute Demon Beast. I might even be able to restore some of your strength with it.”

Without another word, Lu Chao’s consciousness entered his Bone Inner World.

He once again looked up at the sky full of Star Destiny Bones...

He quickly found what he was looking for: the Heavenly Destiny Moon Spring Bone, which could heal burns.

But just as Lu Chao prepared to pull the Heavenly Destiny Moon Spring Bone down to earth, his entire body trembled. He had spotted an extremely faint and tiny star in the distant depths of space...

The next moment, he exclaimed in pleasant surprise, ”This is... the Heavenly Fire Sparrow Bone.”

In Lu Chao’s eyes, this star was as minuscule as a speck of dust, yet he saw it clearly.

Lu Chao had long since discovered that among the countless Star Destiny Bones in his Bone Inner World, the rarer, more powerful, and more precious stars were also the smallest.

And deeper in space, there were still Star Destiny Bones he could not yet see.

’This Heavenly Fire Sparrow Bone is clearly of a very high grade, but why can I see it now?’

Lu Chao was suddenly puzzled. Having reached the Postnatal Fifth Layer, he could see more stars, but among those so minuscule, he could see none but this single Heavenly Fire Sparrow Bone.

In his vision, the Heavenly Fire Sparrow Bone hung alone in the deepest part of space currently visible to him.

’That’s right. I was reborn by the Fire Phoenix Divine Emperor through a miraculous Secret Technique.’

’So I myself carry some of the Fire Phoenix Divine Emperor’s attributes. That must be why, after reaching the Postnatal Fifth Layer, the first deep-space Star Destiny Bone I can see is the Fire Sparrow Bone, which shares the same attribute as the Fire Phoenix Divine Emperor.’

Having figured it out, Lu Chao’s face lit up with excitement...

He no longer looked at the Heavenly Destiny Moon Spring Bone. Instead, he made a grasping motion toward the Heavenly Fire Sparrow Bone.

He wanted to obtain the Heavenly Fire Sparrow Bone right now.

But Lu Chao quickly stopped his hand. ’No,’ he thought. ’Once the Heavenly Fire Sparrow Bone is pulled down, it will be devoured by me. I don’t yet know how to prevent it from being devoured and draw a Star Destiny Bone out of my body instead.’

The Heavenly Fire Sparrow Bone had to be given to Cheng Yunsu intact. Once he devoured it, it would be gone.

So, Lu Chao couldn’t act recklessly for now...

Taking a deep breath, Lu Chao could only turn his gaze back to the Heavenly Destiny Moon Spring Bone and fiercely yanked it down to earth.

Just like the previous two times, the Moon Spring Bone was devoured by his Life-taking Star-devouring Bone.

In the blink of an eye, Lu Chao’s Life-taking Star-devouring Bone smoothly advanced to the Earth Bone Level. His True Qi, which had become impure from consuming pills, was also purified along with his Destiny Bone’s advancement.

Not a single hidden danger remained.

Afterward, Lu Chao obtained the Secret Technique that came with the Heavenly Destiny Moon Spring Bone: the Mirror Spring Secret Technique.

This was a healing Secret Technique, primarily for external injuries.

The Heavenly Destiny Moon Spring Bone’s inherent attribute was to regenerate flesh and bone, and when combined with the Mirror Spring Secret Technique, its effects would be even more powerful.

After completely mastering the properties of the Heavenly Destiny Moon Spring Bone and the Mirror Spring Secret Technique, Lu Chao returned to Cheng Yunsu’s side.

”Xiao Su’er, forgive my impertinence.”

With a low whisper, Lu Chao slowly lifted the cloak from Cheng Yunsu’s body and then began to undo her clothes underneath. His entire body trembled violently as he truly saw Xiao Su’er’s body.

But there wasn’t a single patch of intact skin on her entire body. Not one.

At that moment, as if sensing something, the unconscious Cheng Yunsu suddenly awoke. She saw Lu Chao, who was right beside her.

Then, her gaze fell upon her own body, and she cried out instinctively, ”Lu Chao, don’t look!”

Perhaps from the exertion, or from the emotional turmoil of not wanting Lu Chao to see her at her ugliest, or perhaps even from a maiden’s shyness, she fainted once again.

And in that brief moment, Cheng Yunsu naturally hadn’t realized that her eyesight had been fully restored.

Not daring to touch the severely burned Cheng Yunsu...

Lu Chao just said softly, ”Xiao Su’er, everything will be alright soon.”

As his words fell, Lu Chao channeled the power of the Heavenly Destiny Moon Spring Bone, infusing it into Cheng Yunsu’s body using the Mirror Spring Secret Technique. He then began to repair her skin, bit by bit. Soon, a translucent, crystalline glow appeared on Cheng Yunsu’s skin.

During the treatment, Cheng Yunsu mumbled in her sleep from time to time...

”Lu Chao, don’t look.”

”Lu Chao, I want to die so badly, but I still have to wait for my mother.”

”Why did they all have to treat me like that? It’s been over a month... they were all so terrifying.”

”Lu Chao, I don’t want to be a burden to you... I don’t...”

Watching the constantly sleep-talking Cheng Yunsu, Lu Chao found tears streaming down his face. One could only imagine how much pain and loneliness Cheng Yunsu had endured over the past month, with nearly all her relatives turning into Demons.

Lu Chao continued to heal her with the power of the Moon Spring Bone, comforting her, ”I’m sorry. It took me a month to find you.”

If he had found Cheng Yunsu sooner, perhaps she wouldn’t have been on the verge of collapsing.

If he had been a step too late, if Cheng Yunsu had already taken her own life, Lu Chao would never have forgiven himself.

...

「Yangzhou City, City Lord’s Mansion!」

Outside the gate of Young Miss Wu Xin’s luxurious courtyard, Cheng Weishan was trembling uncontrollably. Tomorrow was the wedding day Wu Xin had set, but the groom-to-be still hadn’t been found...

Cheng Weishan had come to plead for Wu Xin to grant him a few more days.

However, he had been standing at the gate for two hours, yet Wu Xin showed no intention of seeing him.

Finally... RUMBLE.

The courtyard gates opened, and a portly figure walked out. It was none other than Shopkeeper Wu Bei of Qianling Yangzhou City, but his face bore the clear imprint of a five-fingered slap.

Seeing him, Cheng Weishan quickly said, ”Shopkeeper Wu, your face...”

THUD...

Wu Bei kicked Cheng Weishan in the stomach and said coldly, ”This is all your fault! Nearly two days have passed, and that damned Life-taking Bone Calamity Star still hasn’t been found. You bastard, you got me slapped!”

Two nights ago, despite all the blockades and searches, there was still no trace of Lu Chao in the streets surrounding the Qianling Trading Company.

In the end, they could only expand the search to the entire city, but he still hadn’t been found.

Wu Xin was furious. Even though Wu Bei was her clan uncle, she had slapped him without hesitation...

The man was clearly inside your Qianling Trading Company, yet not only did you fail to capture him, you let him steal fifty Bone-Nourishing Spirit Pills. You’ve brought utter shame to the City Lord’s Mansion’s Wu Family.