My gorgeous wife Chapter 2213 - 2181: Facing the World
Previously on My gorgeous wife...
Among the women, except for Yang Xin who was new to matters, the others were considered like old couples, so these months passed relatively calmly.
Speaking of Yang Xin, perhaps the time of separation was even longer than Lin Yi.
At that time, Yang Xin was not brave enough to express her feelings, but as time settled, she truly understood the belonging of her emotions.
When she finally became Li Chen’s woman, in her heart, she was grateful for the arrangement of fate.
If she had stayed on Earth, perhaps she would have already become a stranger with Li Chen.
After leaving the palace, Li Chen went to a secluded place and started contacting with a Message Jade Slip.
His grand wedding couldn’t proceed without preparations.
Although welcoming guests is the theme, one must also guard against those who want to cause trouble.
Before the wedding announcement, Li Chen had already set up Great Formations all over the stars, within an hour Li Chen could fly to every corner of the stars, meanwhile, Li Chen also called upon all the strong allies he could contact to secretly prepare and guard against any sudden actions.
His precautions against the Four Great Realms were just a minor part.
More importantly, it was against the Doomsday Beast Souls and... Era-Ancient Civilization!
With his reputation so tremendous now, even he himself couldn’t be sure whether the Era-Ancient Civilization might seize the opportunity to cause trouble.
So this time, Li Chen called upon Little Cang, who was still asleep and recovering.
At the same time, without hesitation, Li Chen crushed the small Bamboo Slip, calling Suan Tian over.
When Suan Tian saw that the Bamboo Slip was crushed because of this, he almost jumped up angrily.
But after hearing Li Chen say to guard against Era-Ancient Civilization, he finally calmed down and gave Li Chen another small Bamboo Slip, while agreeing to call people for Li Chen.
Then, Suan Tian brought three people to Li Chen.
Honestly, at that time Li Chen was a bit stunned, because he had met all three of them before.
One of them was the descendant of the Blood Saint, Blood Clan youth Cain, and another was a pale man Li Chen had met in the Little Secret Realm, claiming to be a Ghost Race survivor.
And the last person...
"Brother Li Chen." The young woman, whose Yuan Qi had recovered quite a bit, smiled at Li Chen.
Vaguely, a memory of the little girl on Penglai emerged in Li Chen’s mind.
"Zhixin." Looking at Jun Zhixin, Li Chen said joyfully, "You’ve recovered?"
Jun Zhixin nodded: "Thanks to Suan Tian and the others, or else I might need a long time to recover."
"Senior, you’re too polite, these are things us younger generation should do." Suan Tian was quite respectful.
Senior...
It seemed Li Chen just remembered that Jun Zhixin was from the Seven Realms Era, and following that were the Four Emperors Era, Barren Era, Era of Exhaustion, and then the Pioneering Era when Suan Tian was born.
This lineage, it’s a bit messy.
Several genuine Palm Realm Powerhouses were arranged by Li Chen to various places, just for emergencies.
However, now the wedding was nearing its end, and no disruptions had occurred; even if some minor disturbances arose, they were swiftly suppressed by the strong guests who came to attend.
Overall, the wedding finally came to a perfect end.
"Everyone, thank you." Li Chen sent this message to several people via Message Jade Slip.
At this point, the grand wedding came to a perfect end, and the strong guests across all circles began to disperse, several Palm Realm Powerhouses also intended to leave.
After all, with their status, it wasn’t suitable to appear publicly, otherwise, they might easily be targeted by the Era-Ancient Civilization, so it was time for them to depart.
"No worries, kid, keep it up, I’m rooting for you." The Blood Clan youth replied: "I’m in the Holy Realm waiting for you, there are a lot of old folks there, I’m waiting for you to knock them all down, hahaha."
"Brother Li Chen, strive to cultivate, I’m waiting for the day we reunite in the Holy Realm." Jun Zhixin also sent a message.
"Kid, don’t waste Bamboo Slip on such trivial matters again, do you know how high the production cost is for that thing?" Suan Tian seemed to carry a hint of anger: "Hurry up and cultivate to True Realm and come to the Holy Realm, that’s the power base of our Starry Universe, then you’ll face the true enemies of our Starry Universe. By the way, you handle the matter of Doomsday Beast Soul; as long as that monster’s main body hasn’t awakened, given your ability, dealing with it shouldn’t be too difficult."
Suan Tian left together with Old Ghost.
Finally, Little Cang also left a message: "This time I won’t go back to sleep, I’m planning to go to the Holy Realm with Senior Sister Zhixin, but rest assured, on that planet, I’ve laid down a Palm Realm Barrier, even True Realm would find it hard to enter, I’ll teach you the passage mantra."
After bidding farewell to a few friends, Li Chen took a deep breath.
Actually, he originally planned to inquire about the Behemoth’s news, but considering Behemoth is certainly Palm Realm without a doubt, and might be hiding in either Holy Realm or somewhere in Demon Realm.
Moreover, he’s not a match for Palm Realm now, even if he inquired, apart from adding pressure on himself, there wouldn’t be much effect, so he gave up on this idea.
"Not yet, but the time will come." Li Chen whispered.
...
After the grand wedding, Li Chen quietly began cultivating in hiding.
After such a grand wedding, Li Chen’s fame echoed throughout the Starry Sky.
Aside from marveling at the wedding, many strong practitioners considered challenging Li Chen.
After all, to bear the title of the Strongest in the Starry Sky is not something just anyone qualifies for. Some experts from the Four Great Realms wanted to weigh Li Chen’s worth.
In response, Li Chen made a statement in the Borderland Realm, declaring that his gate would remain open for three years and he would accept challenges from all powerhouses below the Palm Realm.
In the first year, challengers came one after another, all wanting to test this individual referred to as the Strongest in the Starry Sky.
A total of over 3,700 challengers, all Soul Realm experts, were defeated by Li Chen.
Among them, more than 300 were slain by Li Chen.
Those who were slain harbored malicious intentions, using many insidious tricks and ambushes, and even aimed at Li Chen’s relatives.
In the second year, the number sharply decreased, with only more than 200 challengers.
However, among these 200 or so challengers, half were Ninth Order experts!
Notably, three True Realm experts emerged!
Even in the Soul Realm, not everyone was weak; many possessed extremely powerful Divine Skills and killer moves.
Moreover, before these battles began, Li Chen personally set the rules, absolutely forbidding the use of any Supreme Treasure. Otherwise, there would be nothing left to fight over.
During this year, Li Chen faced more than a dozen life-and-death crises and was seriously injured dozens of times before arduously defeating the challengers.
Especially among the three True Realm experts, except one who wasn’t far off from Pavas, the other two were much stronger than Pavas!
This year, Li Chen managed to hold on and maintained his undefeated record.
The starry universe was in an uproar, with everyone calling the Red Dust Heavenly Sovereign lord truly invincible below the Palm Realm.
In the third year, only ten challengers came to face him.
All ten were True Realm experts!
In these ten battles of the year, Li Chen fought with all his might in each one.
It can be said that those who dared to challenge him with such records were super experts with absolute confidence in themselves.
Perhaps, more True Realm experts existed in this universe, but some might disdain the challenge, while others hadn’t the confidence to defeat Li Chen.
During this year,
In ten battles, Li Chen achieved seven victories, two draws, and one loss.
Among those he drew with, one was a powerhouse from the Demon Realm, claiming to be the Devourer of Demons, cultivating the path of devouring gold, earth, and the ways of heaven and earth.
Because of his ability to devour anything, using ingested materials to temper himself, his defense reached near-invulnerability, even more terrifying than Li Chen’s Indestructible Body.
The Indestructible Body resurrects, but Li Chen couldn’t break this Devourer’s defense!
Even the Power of Destruction couldn’t break this Devourer’s indestructible form; only the Black and White Arrow of Life and Death could barely wound him.
Finally, both reached the end of their resources and admitted to a draw.
The other draw was against a member of the Li Jue Clan from outside the Four Great Realms.
This clan is born with immense strength, and this True Realm expert followed a path of One Force Breaks All Laws, countering all of Li Chen’s attacks with sheer violence.
In the end, Li Chen exerted all his might to knock him unconscious, but was too exhausted to do anything more, and upon awakening, the Li Jue Clan expert admitted to a draw.
As for the one who defeated Li Chen, it was an old man riding a cow, holding a horsetail whisk.
In this battle, the old man made only three moves.
Each move was an extremely powerful Divine Skill, leaving Li Chen with no strength for a counterattack, thereby conceding defeat.
News of Li Chen’s defeat quickly spread throughout the starry universe.
As the Strongest in the Starry Sky, Red Dust Heavenly Sovereign’s title of invincibility below the Palm Realm was finally broken.
"My friend, your Divine Skills are powerful, and your cultivation and law comprehension are extremely high, yet your flaw lies in not fully integrating them for mastery," the old man said calmly to Li Chen before departing: "I pursued the path of Essence, while you take the path of diversity. Although I can barely defeat you now, if you manage to integrate your knowledge, I might not be able to in the future."
"May I ask your esteemed name?" Li Chen did not feel disheartened, as he never claimed to be the Strongest in the Starry Sky himself; how could a Soul Realm self-proclaim invincibility when so many strong ones were born in this universe over the years?
"I am Lee Er, just a wandering Daoist." The old man said with a benevolent smile.
"Lee Er..." Li Chen softly pronounced the name, feeling it somewhat familiar.
The old man didn’t pay it any mind, casually shaking his horsetail whisk, riding his cow into the distance: "My fellow Daoist, your path is much longer than mine. Keep going, and there will be a chance for us to meet again."
After the elder left, the path he walked was faintly shrouded in purple air, filling the starry sky.
Li Chen stood there, somewhat dazed by the extraordinary sight.
"Riding west out of Hangu Pass, purple air spans thirty thousand miles..."
In a daze, Li Chen vaguely guessed the identity of the old Taoist who called himself Lee Er.
After this battle, Li Chen went into Closed-door Cultivation again. The starry universe remained tranquil, seizing the moment to calm down.
Thus, historical records mention that the Flourishing Era, which ended the turbulent internal wars of the starry universe, came to an end.