Entry: I Secretly Cultivate Immortality in the Martial Arts World

107: Chapter 107 The Spirit Realm: The Demon King of the Northern Plains Awakens!Spirit Realm, Northern Plains.

This place is covered in heavy snow all year round, frozen for ten thousand miles.

The cold wind is like a blade, whipping up snow across the sky, leaving the world a vast expanse of white.

At this moment, on an endless snowfield, countless figures are prostrate on the ground.

It is the Yao Race.

Countless members of the Yao Race.

There are giant snow bears as large as mountains, pure white wolf-yao, and giant ice-scaled pythons coiled like small hills.

They are all prostrate on the ground, bowing in submission toward the same direction.

And among those countless Yao Race, there is one figure that is particularly conspicuous.

It is a young man.

He stands tall in the snow, and while countless Yao Race around him are prostrate, only he remains standing.

He is wearing a thin green robe, which looks out of place in this icy world.

His appearance is even more peculiar.

Within his black hair are a few streaks of crimson, as if they were burning flames.

On his forehead, there is a faint red mark, shaped like a flame, yet also like a feather.

Most peculiar of all are his eyes.

His left eye is as black as ink, while his right eye glimmers with a faint reddish-gold.

This person is none other than Ye Chen.

Since leaving the Azure Wave Sect, Ye Chen’s experiences have been quite turbulent.

He first stumbled into an ancient Secret Realm and obtained several lost Cultivation Technique manuals.

Later, he was hunted down and, in a near-death situation, was saved by a mysterious powerful woman.

That woman had an unknown background, yet she helped him reshape his Physical Body, elevating his Aptitude to a new level.

Since then, Ye Chen’s cultivation speed has soared like a rocket.

In just over a hundred years, he went from being a small Cultivator to breaking through to the Soul Transformation Early Stage.

This speed would be considered genius-level anywhere.

Unfortunately, good times do not last.

A few days ago, to evade his enemies, he accidentally stumbled into the Northern Plains.

These Northern Plains are the territory of the Yao Race; for a human Cultivator to enter is a life-or-death situation.

Not long after Ye Chen entered, he encountered a strange fruit that was completely crimson.

The fruit had an enticing fragrance, and at a glance, it looked like a treasure.

Ye Chen was dizzy with hunger at the time, so without thinking, he picked it and devoured it.

As a result, after the fruit hit his stomach, he passed out.

After waking up, he ended up in this state.

Later, he learned that the fruit was a Blood Soul Vermilion Fruit, formed from the condensed essence and blood of a fallen Mahayana Yao Race member.

That Mahayana Yao Race member was an ancient exotic species, a Red-Eyed Flame Phoenix.

Although not a pure-blooded Phoenix, it still possessed a trace of Phoenix Bloodline.

After Ye Chen ate the fruit, his Bloodline mutated, and he became a half-human, half-yao existence.

Half is Human Race Bloodline, and half is Red-Eyed Flame Phoenix Bloodline.

Now, in the eyes of these Yao Race, he is barely considered half of one of their own.

...

At this moment, Ye Chen stands in the snow, with a huge snow fox beside him.

The snow fox is pure white, with nine tails swaying gently behind it.

It lies on the ground in a lazy posture, but its fox eyes glance at Ye Chen from time to time.

This snow fox is a rather famous Old Ancestor among the Northern Plains Yao Race, known as Snow Abyss, and its cultivation has reached the Void Refining Peak, just one step away from entering the Mahayana stage.

In these Northern Plains, it is considered an overlord.

Old Ancestor Snow Abyss looked at Ye Chen, then at the surrounding prostrate Yao Race, and suddenly spoke:

”Little one, why do you not kneel?”

Ye Chen’s mouth twitched slightly. He thought to himself, I am of the Human Race, why should I kneel?

But he didn’t dare to say it out loud.

The person in front of him is a Void Refining Peak old monster; a single look from it could reduce him to dust.

He could only bite the bullet and say: ”Junior... Junior’s Bloodline is impure, and I fear that kneeling might offend the Yao King.”

Hearing this, Old Ancestor Snow Abyss narrowed its eyes to size him up. It stretched out a claw and flicked the corner of Ye Chen’s clothes.

”You have the blood of the Red-Eyed Flame Phoenix in your body. Although thin, it is pure.”

”That old fellow and I had some friendship back in the day. Since you ate its fruit, you are its successor.”

”Successor?”

Ye Chen was stunned.

Old Ancestor Snow Abyss nodded: ”That old fellow fell many years ago, and its essence and blood turned into fruit, waiting for someone fated. Since you found it, it is destiny.”

”Now that you possess the Flame Phoenix Bloodline, even though you also have Human Race blood, as long as your heart is with our Yao Race, then you are one of us.”

Ye Chen’s mouth twitched again.

Heart with the Yao Race?

He certainly did not.

He was just forced into this situation and had no choice but to comply.

If he didn’t comply, he feared these old monsters would tear him apart and eat him on the spot.

As a Soul Transformation Early Stage Cultivator, he didn’t even have a chance to escape in front of these Yao.

Ye Chen took a deep breath, suppressed his inner complaints, and put on a sincere expression:

”Senior is right. Since Junior has received the Flame Phoenix Senior’s Legacy, it is only natural that I am considered half a member of the Yao Race. It’s just...”

”It’s just that Junior is new here and doesn’t understand the situation. May I ask Senior, are we waiting here to welcome the awakening of the Yao King?”

Old Ancestor Snow Abyss wagged its tail and said lazily: ”That is correct.”

”That Yao King is the master of our Northern Plains Yao Race, with a noble Bloodline and heaven-defying cultivation.”

”A thousand years ago, it fought against a Human Race Undergoing Tribulation powerful figure, suffered heavy injuries, and fell into a deep sleep.”

”Now that a thousand years have passed, the Yao King is about to awaken, so we naturally must be here to wait.”

Ye Chen’s heart stirred, and he asked again: ”Why did that Yao King clash with the Human Race powerful figure back then?”

Old Ancestor Snow Abyss glanced at him with a half-smile: ”You are quite curious.”

Ye Chen gave a dry laugh: ”Junior is new here and needs to know some past events to avoid offending any great figures in the future.”

Old Ancestor Snow Abyss thought for a moment, felt this made sense, and said:

”Speaking of which, it is quite simple.”

”Back then, the Yao King was young and arrogant. Just after entering the Undergoing Tribulation stage, it wanted to unify the Northern Plains and then march south to attack the Human Race.”

”The Human Race naturally would not agree. So, they sent a few Undergoing Tribulation powerful figures to fight a great battle with the Yao King.”

”That battle shook the heavens and the earth, obscuring the sun and moon.”

”In the end, the Yao King was defeated, suffered critical injuries, and had to fall into a deep sleep, using a secret technique to save its life.”

After listening, Ye Chen continued to ask: ”Why didn’t those Human Race powerful figures just kill the Yao King directly? With their combined strength, they should have been able to do it, right?”

Old Ancestor Snow Abyss narrowed its eyes and stared at Ye Chen for a while.

Ye Chen felt his scalp tingle under that gaze and laughed dryly: ”Senior, please don’t misunderstand. Junior is just curious and asking casually.”

Old Ancestor Snow Abyss withdrew its gaze and said calmly:

”You have asked a very pertinent question.”

”Those Human Race powerful figures did indeed have the ability to kill the Yao King. However, they dared not.”

Ye Chen was stunned: ”Why?”

Old Ancestor Snow Abyss raised a claw and pointed to the sky.

”Because the Yao King’s Bloodline is extraordinary.”

”The Yao King’s true form is an ancient Divine Beast, the Nine Nether Ice Phoenix.”

”Nine Nether Ice Phoenix?” Ye Chen muttered.

Old Ancestor Snow Abyss nodded: ”The Nine Nether Ice Phoenix is a branch of the Phoenix clan. Although its blood is not as noble as a pure-blooded Phoenix, it is still an orthodox member of the Phoenix clan.”

”And the Phoenix clan is in the Immortal Realm.”

It looked at Ye Chen meaningfully as it said this.

Ye Chen understood instantly.

The Phoenix clan is in the Immortal Realm and has Old Ancestors.

And powerful figures.

If the Human Race Undergoing Tribulation powerful figures had really killed this Yao King, the Phoenix clan Old Ancestors would surely be enraged.

At that time, it wouldn’t just be one Yao King who died, but countless humans.

Therefore, they dared not kill it.

They could only inflict heavy injuries to make it sleep.

Ye Chen fell into deep thought upon hearing this.

Old Ancestor Snow Abyss seemed to see through Ye Chen’s thoughts and said calmly:

”Are you wondering why, since the Human Race also has powerful figures in the Immortal Realm, they were afraid to kill it?”

Ye Chen was startled and quickly shook his head: ”Junior would not dare!”

Old Ancestor Snow Abyss smiled but did not pursue the matter, only saying:

”The Human Race does indeed have powerful figures in the Immortal Realm. But back then, the Yao King was only heavily injured and did not fall, so those Human Race powerful figures naturally had nothing to say.”

”If they had really killed it, that would be a different matter.”

”You do not understand the nuances of this, and I need not explain in detail.”

Ye Chen nodded repeatedly: ”Senior is right; Junior has been taught.”

Old Ancestor Snow Abyss nodded with satisfaction and lay back down.

After a moment, it suddenly spoke:

”It is almost time.”

Ye Chen was stunned: ”What is almost time?”

Old Ancestor Snow Abyss gazed into the distance, its fox eyes flashing with excitement:

”The Yao King is about to wake up.”

”Once the Yao King wakes up, it will unify the Northern Plains, consolidate the Spirit Realm Yao Race forces, and then launch a full-scale invasion south to attack the Human Race!”

It turned its head to look at Ye Chen, with a hint of anticipation in its eyes:

”At that time, as a descendant of the Flame Phoenix, you are considered a member of our Yao Race and will naturally join the expedition.”

”The flesh and blood of the Human Race are delicious. Especially Cultivators, they are a great tonic.”

”When the time comes, I will let you taste what real blood-food is.”

The smile on Ye Chen’s face froze.

He lowered his head to hide the complexity in his eyes.

Blood-food?

The Human Race is blood-food?

He clenched his fists and then slowly loosened them.

On the surface, he still maintained a respectful appearance.

But in his heart, countless thoughts were churning.