Checking in for 100,000 Years

「One month later.」

A black carriage gradually approached from a distance. Inside the carriage, Ye Yun opened his eyes.

In that instant, it was as if countless universes and stars were being born and dying within his eyes, worlds endlessly cycling through unimaginable destruction and rebirth.

After leaving the Sword King Stone, Ye Yun had not urged Big Black Horse to hasten their journey. Instead, he gave Luo Li and Jun Moxiao an opportunity to comprehend and advance their cultivation.

His cultivation base had also improved steadily during this month, reaching the True God Realm Tenth Layer Peak.

He was only a paper-thin margin away from the Divine Monarch Realm.

If Ye Yun wished, he could break through to that realm at any time. However, such a breakthrough would trigger tremendous celestial phenomena, unleashing unimaginable destructive power.

The entire Cangnan Continent would likely be unable to withstand it. Therefore, Ye Yun had been suppressing his cultivation, choosing not to break through.

"How strange! This carriage doesn't have a coachman, and there's a huge black cat lying on the coachbox…"

"Can this big black cat actually drive the carriage?"

"Truly bizarre..."

"This must be an unclaimed item..."

A few cultivators passing by whispered amongst themselves as they circled the black carriage.

"Scram!" Big Black Cat raised its head and snarled.

The cultivators, terrified by the talking black cat, nearly fell on their backsides. Their cultivation was not high; they were merely Origin Sea Realm cultivators.

Intimidated by Big Black Cat, they nearly had their Three Souls and Seven Spirits scared out of them.

The cultivators scrambled away from the black carriage. Calm immediately returned to the surroundings.

"Little Cat, you've gained quite a lot this past month, haven't you? After eating the pills Master rewarded you with, you should be close to the Destiny Realm, right?"

"Uncle Ma, I'm not that quick. Right now, I'm only at the Tenth Layer of the Nirvana Realm!"

Big Black Cat smiled sheepishly and licked its paw.

Unexpectedly, Master had gifted it a bag of Emperor-level Spiritual Pills. There were a full 1,000 pills in that bag! Over the month, it had eaten one every day, and its cultivation base had been soaring. This brought extreme bliss to Big Black Cat. Never in its thousands of years of cultivation had leveling up felt so satisfying. Eating Emperor-level Spiritual Pills like candy was something it couldn't have even dreamed of before. Not to mention Emperor-level pills, it had barely eaten two or three Emperor-level ones its whole life. Big Black Cat now felt even more convinced it had made the right choice. The more grievous the injury, the richer the reward! This only strengthened its conviction. If Master needed it to fight next time, Big Black Cat vowed, it would definitely sustain an even heavier injury! Perhaps then, the quantity of Spiritual Pills bestowed upon it would double! The thought of rapidly improving its cultivation base by swallowing pills, eventually becoming a peerless great demon of the Destiny Realm and surpassing its previous master, made Big Black Cat ecstatic. It was now at the Tenth Layer of the Nirvana Realm, not far from the Destiny Realm. One had to admit, these Emperor-level pills were truly potent. In the Plough Heaven Dynasty, the appearance of a single Emperor-level pill would likely cause a frantic scramble. Yet now, it was eating them like candy. Big Black Cat felt that ever since following Master, its life had been getting increasingly comfortable.

"Tenth Layer of the Nirvana Realm already? Isn't that also close to the Destiny Realm?" Big Black Horse gave it a disdainful look.

WHOOSH!

The thick horsetail swept over, slapping Big Black Cat across the face.

The horsetail seemed light, yet when it struck Big Black Cat's head, it felt as heavy as a mountain, making the cat see stars.

"Uncle Ma, spare me! My little body isn't that sturdy," Big Black Cat wailed, holding its paws over its head.

Big Black Horse chuckled and ignored it. Suddenly, he raised his head.

A streak of green lightning flashed swiftly across the sky.

Big Black Horse narrowed his eyes and saw that within the green lightning was a large, green bird.

So, it's a Thunder Lake bird... Big Black Horse pursed his lips and shook his head dismissively. That Thunder Lake bird's bloodline wasn't pure, and its cultivation base was pathetically low—only at the peak of the Tenth Layer of the Divine Bridge Realm. What's more, it was injured and fleeing in a hurry.

Some time after the Thunder Lake bird disappeared, human figures were seen speeding through the sky, apparently chasing the demon beast.

At this moment, Big Black Cat also looked up at the sky. Upon spotting disciples from the Qitian Sword Sect and the Yu Mo Sect among the figures, it couldn't help but shout, "Master, it looks like disciples from the three major Sects are chasing that Thunder Lake bird!"

"Little Cat, you talk too much. Don't you think Master isn't already aware of all this?"

Big Black Horse turned his head and glared fiercely at Big Black Cat. A bolt of lightning shot from his eyes, striking the cat instantly.

SIZZLE!

Big Black Cat was almost charred black. Its fur looked scorched.

Ye Yun couldn't help but laugh. What a pair of live treasures! Big Black Horse truly showed no mercy when bullying Big Black Cat. Fortunately, he had held back somewhat; otherwise, Big Black Cat would have been thoroughly cooked.

"Uncle Ma, you're too cruel! My fur is almost all burned off..." Big Black Cat wailed, on the verge of tears.

Its once silky smooth and glossy black fur now had a large patch burned away, revealing the brown skin underneath. It looked incredibly unsightly.

Ye Yun suddenly stepped out of the carriage and looked around. Finally, his gaze landed on Big Black Cat, and he chuckled softly.

With a light flick of his finger, a drop of green liquid landed on Big Black Cat.

"MRROOW~PURR..." Big Black Cat let out a cry of pure bliss.

"Little Cat, are you in heat? Can't you hold it in a little?" Big Black Horse said irritably.

Big Black Cat promptly shut its mouth, terrified that Uncle Ma would strike it with another lightning bolt.

After absorbing the drop of mysterious green liquid, Big Black Cat was suffused with an overwhelming vitality, and its black fur rapidly grew back.

"Thank you, Master..." Big Black Cat knelt, weeping tears of gratitude.

The return of its black fur filled it with both shock and immense joy.

Just then, two rays of light flew out from the carriage and landed on the ground, revealing Luo Li and Jun Moxiao.

"Greetings, Ancestor!" Seeing Ye Yun standing on the carriage, the two quickly bowed.

Ye Yun looked at the two and smiled faintly.

Luo Li and Jun Moxiao, after a month of diligent cultivation—continuously nurturing the ten golden Sword Lotuses and consuming Dragon Tiger Pills—had further elevated their cultivation bases.

They had now reached the Third Layer of the Divine Bridge Realm.

Seeing these two, who were once mere Qi Refinement cultivators, now transformed into formidable Divine Bridge Realm cultivators with entirely changed temperaments, Ye Yun felt quite gratified.

"The three major Sects of the Shenfeng Dynasty, along with some first-rate Sects, have sent their disciples to the Accumulated Thunder Mountain Range to capture that Thunder Lake bird," Ye Yun said casually. "You two should also go and gain some experience."

"Yes, Ancestor!" Jun Moxiao and Luo Li promptly agreed.

"By the way, I will be leaving the Cangnan Continent for a period of time," Ye Yun looked at the two and suddenly announced, his words like a thunderclap.