Chapter 1399: Chapter 871: How come I’ve never seen it before?_2 Chapter 1399: Chapter 871: How come I’ve never seen it before?_2 While pondering over this,
a refreshing fragrance suddenly assailed his nostrils, like flurrying snowflakes, gently falling into the water.

Without looking, Jiang Hui already knew who it was.

However, unlike her usual calm and rule-abiding demeanor, this woman appeared somewhat disheveled now. Her eyes were red-rimmed, as if glistening tears were about to spill.

When she saw Jiang Hui actually make a move against a real Immortal Emperor, her heart at that moment had leapt to her throat. Even as a high and mighty immortal, she had fainted away on the spot, thus not knowing what happened afterwards.

In her heart, Jiang Hui was not just her partner, but also her pillar of support. She could not imagine how to face life if anything were to happen to him.

Therefore, upon waking, her first action was to inquire about Jiang Hui’s whereabouts.

Learning from Old Man Lin that he was in the back mountain guest pavilion talking with a guest from afar, she immediately rushed over in haste.

“Sir, how are you? Are you hurt anywhere? Are you feeling alright?”

Liu RuYan asked urgently, her voice trembling slightly, obviously very worried.

Seeing Liu RuYan caring so much for himself, a warm current surged in Jiang Hui’s heart. He smiled and gently patted Liu RuYan on the shoulder to reassure her. Simultaneously, he tenderly brushed her cheek-framing hair behind her ear, a gesture that slightly calmed her agitated heart.

“I’m fine, don’t worry.”

Jiang Hui’s voice was gentle yet firm, as if it held a magical power that could soothe the chaos in Liu RuYan’s heart.

Seeing that Jiang Hui was indeed unharmed, Liu RuYan finally relaxed a bit.

However, she also grew curious. She knew Jiang Hui was powerful, but she had never imagined that he could battle an Immortal Emperor, let alone emerge victorious.

“Sir, you’re capable of suppressing even an Immortal Emperor. Could it be that you’ve also stepped into that Realm?” Liu RuYan couldn’t help but ask.

“Yes,” Jiang Hui nodded. With things as they were, there was no need for secrecy anymore, especially with his own woman.

“I have reached that Realm long ago…” To prevent her from worrying any further, Jiang Hui added this at the end.

“Sir, you have actually become a True Emperor long ago, and I’m only learning about it now… You… You’ve really kept me in the dark.” Liu RuYan pretended to be annoyed and lightly hammered Jiang Hui’s chest.

The night air was cool, the gentle breeze carrying a warmth like the last rays of spring sunlight, bringing an indescribable comfort to the mind just by thinking of it.

“RuYan, you look so beautiful today…” Jiang Hui pursed his lips and embraced her within his arms.

When is a woman at her most beautiful?

It is when she is worried about her man’s safety, with her eyes filled with only him, that she is the most beautiful.

The night was long, yet somehow picturesque.

…

The next day.

Dawn broke at the edge of the sky, and the morning rooster crowed.

Ye Fan and the others got up early.

“I never thought I could still sleep like I did when I was still a mortal,” Ye Fan remarked somewhat emotionally, feeling an unprecedented lightness and rejuvenation, all exhaustion gone.

Wushi and the Cruel Man felt the same.

After a moment of reflection, the three did not forget their plan from the previous night and hurriedly descended the mountain.

As they passed by a towering peak, the trio halted.

The peak was majestic, not by being wide, but instead extremely steep, like a sharp blade plunging downward.

A waterfall cascaded from the heights of the peak like the Milky Way, its roar echoing a hundred miles, mist rising up.

And beneath this magnificent waterfall, there sat a Monkey.

In comparison to the tens of thousands of zhang tall peak and the waterfall pouring down from the summit, the Monkey’s figure was undoubtedly insignificant.

Not to mention the weeds growing all around, if not for the trio’s keen eyesight and strong perception, they might have missed it.

The monkey’s physique was robust, and every muscle line appeared as though it had been tempered a thousand times; a mere glance revealed immense strength.

Covered in golden fur, the monkey gleamed even brighter amidst the interweaving light of the sun and the mist, as if wrapped in a layer of golden flames.

The waterfall was incredibly fierce, like an angry Earth Dragon roaring. The water crashing onto the monkey’s body produced a deafening rumble, as though it could shake the entire valley.

However, from the beginning to the end, the monkey remained immovable, like a stone sculpture, allowing the water to wash over it without the slightest tremble.

“The rule related to gravity exerted by this waterfall seems mundane, but in reality, its weight is unimaginable…” the Cruel Man’s gaze was lucid as he spoke softly.

“This monkey…”

Wushi’s gaze became focused, scrutinizing the Stone Monkey without blinking. After a moment, intense shock that could not be dispelled crept into his previously indifferent expression.

He was an Innate Tao Fetus, born close to the Great Tao, able to walk in harmony with the Tao, which allowed him to achieve the Emperor’s status in just five hundred years in a later era where Spiritual Energy was scarce. Had the Path to Immortality not been cut off, he might have even achieved Immortality.

One knows best about their own matters.

If we were to purely discuss innate talent, even Ye Fan and Emperor Huang Tian could not compare with him.

But now, he felt an even more exaggerated Taoist rhythm and Great Taoist imprint emanating from a monkey.

The shock Wushi felt from this monkey surpassed his knowledge of any other Life. It seemed not like a mere Life, but an incarnation of the Great Tao; every move contained the most exquisite rules between heaven and earth.

What was even more unbelievable to Wushi was that the Taoist rhythm emanating from the monkey was not only powerful but also pure to the extreme. Such purity, like uncarved jade, was natural, breathing and sharing destiny with the Great Tao. He had never seen a Life so close to the Great Tao; it seemed that the monkey in itself was a part of the Great Tao, its existence a manifestation of the Great Tao.

Wushi knew well, although he was an Innate Tao Fetus, when compared to this monkey, his understanding of the Great Tao was still too superficial.

If there were a word to describe it…

It would be naturally nurtured by heaven and earth!

Only those born and raised by heaven and earth could possess such an affinity and closeness with the Heavenly Road.

Beyond this term, he felt that no other words were adequate.

But… what constitutes the Ten Thousand Clans, is not limited to literally having tens of thousands of races. In fact, there could be even more.

Because some powerful races at a certain Realm, in pursuit of something, would cut off their past and thus extract themselves from the scope of the Ten Thousand Clans.

However, it must be said, no matter which one, they are all procreated from flesh and blood, which is the most basic premise. There has been none that could exist beyond this premise.

“Swish!”

At that moment, the Stone Monkey, who had previously kept its eyes shut, suddenly opened them.

Between heaven and earth, a dazzling beam of golden light streaked across, like two golden arrows, unimaginably sharp, slicing clouds and clearing mist. The previously turbulent waterfall was cut by the golden light, and it took several seconds before the divided streams reconnected…

Immediately afterward,
The Stone Monkey stretched its back and stood up from the already smooth and lustrous stone platform polished by the flowing water. Following that, its eyes, flickering with golden radiance, fell upon Ye Fan, the Cruel Man, and Wushi.

“Thump!”

“Thump!”

“Thump!”

In that instant,
The three of them felt heartbeats in their chests like drum beats, roaring and piercing, vibrating so intensely that it caused ripples to expand across the vast lake formed by the converging waterfalls…

“What an exaggerated vitality.” Ye Fan’s face showed his amazement. Merely the normal beating of the heart could affect the surroundings; such a powerful pumping force was in no way inferior to his own.

But one must know, he exceeded the Stone Monkey by an entire Realm.

Feeling no malice or hostility from Ye Fan and the others, the Stone Monkey also refrained from reckless actions. However, the way they gazed at it as if watching a monkey was somewhat aggravating, though it was indeed a monkey.

“We are guests of The Master of Liu Village,” the Cruel Man said, discerning the Stone Monkey’s thoughts, as he introduced them.

A being of the Fairy King Realm, when placed outside, could be considered as a founding ancestor within a vast and powerful force. If not for the Ominous Plateau, this Realm would already be regarded as a pillar amongst heaven and earth.

“You are the Adult’s guests?” The Stone Monkey upon hearing this first scratched the left side of its face in confusion, then repeated the phrase somewhat uncertainly.

“How come I’ve never seen you before?”