Invincible Young Master in the City-Chapter 1490 - 1486: Shen Yan Runs Away

After leaving the ancient ruins, Ye Fan felt somewhat regretful about his relationship with Xi He, but he could accept Xi He’s indifference towards him.

It was just like the rules they had set at the beginning; it was merely an exchange of interests, not involving genuine emotions.

Ye Fan thought to himself, "Perhaps it’s better to stay cold-hearted; making an ancient cultivator fall in love with me is simply impossible!"

After leaving Kunlun Mountain, the first person he intended to visit was not Li Zhaojun, nor Lu Xiaoman, but Shen Yan.

He had temporarily left Shen Yan in the secret realm; he wanted to see Shen Yan, to check her injuries. Even if they couldn’t reconcile, he still hoped that Shen Yan could find happiness, which was his greatest hope as a man.

Ye Fan arrived at the Han Zhu Nation he had visited before and found a household in a small city. He opened the door directly, but inside, he did not see Shen Yan’s figure.

"Master, something seems off, has she left?" Su Girl, knowing Ye Fan’s purpose of coming, checked and asked with a puzzled look.

Ye Fan’s face turned cold. Gazing at Su Girl, he knew that very few people were aware that Shen Yan was hidden here. He didn’t believe Shen Yan left on her own, and besides Xi He, Su Girl was the most likely to have abducted Shen Yan.

Ye Fan searched for traces of spiritual energy in the air but found none, empty and void. He looked stern as he contemplated all possibilities.

But in the end, he found nothing.

Ye Fan was a bit anxious, "Shen Yan had just been injured by Su Girl. Although Xi He had helped heal her, she hadn’t awakened yet. It was my negligence to leave her here. This is all my fault!"

"Master, what should we do?" Jiuyou Su Girl noticed Ye Fan’s suspicion towards her and asked cautiously.

"Return to Tiancheng." Ye Fan, having no leads on Shen Yan’s whereabouts, could only return to Tiancheng to see Li Zhaojun and take it one step at a time.

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Shen Yan was not abducted but left on her own.

Ye Fan first stayed at the ancient ruins on Earth for six hours and then spent nearly four hours consolidating his cultivation. These ten hours equaled one hundred hours in the secret realm, more than four days had passed. After waking up, Shen Yan broke through Ye Fan’s spiritual energy barrier with her cultivation and left Han Zhu Nation.

Previously in a coma, Shen Yan was unaware of why she found herself in a strange environment. Unfamiliar with the secret realm’s surroundings, she flew for a long time on her sword and discovered the environment here was much harsher than Earth’s.

Han Zhu Nation’s area was equivalent to several lands on Earth. Shen Yan didn’t know how to traverse time and space; she could only search for a path back to Earth, but had no way to find it.

"Why am I here? Where is Ye Fan? I clearly remember I was going to find Ye Fan!"

Shen Yan forgot everything that happened after Xi He captured her, but she remembered Ye Fan and knew he was the person she loved most in her heart, although she also realized that she and Ye Fan lacked the tacit understanding suitable for couples, so she could only let go and leave.

But she still wanted to see Ye Fan one last time.

"Could this all just be a dream? Why do I feel like I’ve been asleep for so long?"

Shen Yan didn’t understand why her cultivation was so high. Before, Ye Fan only helped her break through the Golden Core Stage, but as she circulated the spiritual energy within, she discovered her cultivation had progressed rapidly.

Ye Fan had given her a cultivation manual. Following the book’s guidance, her cultivation had already broken through the Nascent Soul Stage and might have even reached the Divinity Transformation Stage or Body Integration Realm...

Shen Yan had no conception of cultivation; she didn’t know she’d actually broken through the Transcendance Tribulation Stage.

"Boom..."

Suddenly, a thunderclap jerked Shen Yan’s thoughts back to reality. She looked up to see a dark mass of clouds in the sky. It was a terrifying power, and Shen Yan felt fear, so she quickly descended into a grove.

Han Zhu Nation wasn’t greatly affected by the heavenly tribulation. Also, the tribulation had not officially arrived yet, and all reactions at the moment were merely signs of an impending storm.

After hiding among the trees for quite some time, the sky started to rain. It was acid rain, and she had to channel her spiritual energy to resist the corrosive rain.

"Fortunately, my clothes aren’t damaged, or I wouldn’t know where to find clothes to wear! Hmm, what’s with all these items in my storage bracelet?"

Shen Yan was surprised to find many oddly-shaped items in the storage bracelet Ye Fan gave her. She could sense they were magical artifacts, but she had no memory of their use. She took out a few to look at, finding them familiar, but couldn’t recall where she’d seen them. Suddenly, her head throbbed, making it impossible to concentrate, leaving her to find a cave to shelter from the rain.

Soon after entering the cave, the rain intensified outside, and the corrosive liquid in the rain was extremely powerful, eroding the surrounding trees and even causing mountains and rocks to collapse.

At that moment, she sensed several cultivators approaching. These cultivators seemed to be seeking shelter from the rain as well, and soon they entered the cave. They didn’t go further in and, given the significant difference in cultivation level, they didn’t even notice Shen Yan’s presence.

"This is ridiculous. This secret realm is no place for humans to live. Even we have to hide like this. What hope is there for ordinary people who would end up dead with no remains?"

An elder in his fifties remarked.

A young man beside him said, "Old Monster Xu, stop overthinking. Didn’t the seven major sects already say that we might soon face the heavenly tribulation? Yet, Alliance Hierarch Ye is still searching for a solution, but the Hierarch himself isn’t the chosen one. So, who is? That’s still an issue! Where is that old ghost Feng Zhu?"

Among their group were six or seven cultivators. They looked around and realized someone was missing.

"That ghost Feng Zhu, with his lecherous ways, must have gone seeking human women again. No rest for the wicked, I say. Even if he has wants, can’t he wait until we’re back to deal with them? With his level of cultivation, he could just curl a finger and have countless women flocking to him. Why would he need to search on his own?" said a narrow-eyed, monkey-faced man.

As they spoke, a spiritual energy presence began approaching the cave. Soon, this presence entered, carrying a woman over his shoulder.

"Old Ghost Feng Zhu, you’ve gone after women again? Aren’t you scared of the heavenly tribulation?" the young man scolded.

"Afraid of what? Not enjoying women is the stupid move. Move aside, let me through. If anyone can’t restrain themselves, join me!"

The man, sleazy as could be, carried the human girl further into the cave, but hadn’t taken more than a few steps before a cry of "Agh!" escaped his lips, causing the outside cultivators to tense up.

(Today is New Year’s Day, wishing everyone a happy New Year, with wishes fulfilled.)