Ye Ling nodded with satisfaction as Yuan directly knelt and asked to be his disciple, sighing that the boy had good aptitude.
To be honest, Ye Ling rarely accepted disciples, but Yuan was an excellent choice in both disposition and potential, practically a perfect candidate.
Even when compared to the top prodigies with ancient bloodlines from the Eastern Profound Continent, Yuan was not inferior.
Therefore, Ye Ling did not put on airs and told Yuan, "Kowtow three more times, and that will be a formal discipleship."
Upon hearing Ye Ling's words, Yuan's eyes lit up with joy, and he excitedly kowtowed three times to Ye Ling, "Thank you, Master!"
The ancient chaotic divine bloodline that Yuan possessed also carried some incomplete memories, which gave him a basic understanding of the Three Realms.
He was very clear that the Amaterasu he had just encountered was already at the top of the pyramid in the Three Realms.
Yet, even though Amaterasu was so powerful, she had no power to resist in front of Ye Ling and was being suppressed by him...
From this alone, Yuan understood how powerful Ye Ling was!
Such a powerful being, not only did he not covet his bloodline, but he actually accepted him as a disciple... The thought of this made Yuan's gratitude towards Ye Ling immeasurable.
After a brief ceremony, Ye Ling custom-made a cultivation technique for Yuan based on his physical condition.
Yuan's current cultivation was at the seventh rank in the mortal realm, and his strength was not yet considered entry-level in the Three Realms. With Ye Ling's cultivation, it was not too difficult to create a suitable cultivation technique for Yuan on the spot.
When Yuan received the cultivation technique personally gifted by Ye Ling, his eyes instantly turned red. If Ye Ling hadn't stopped him, Yuan would have knelt down to kowtow to Ye Ling again.
Even when he was still a divine embryo, he had witnessed the schemes and deceptions of the gods. Now, to have someone treat him so well was making him feel lost.
Ye Ling found Yuan's reaction both amusing and exasperating. He said, "From now on, you and Chu will stay in the small world. The outside world is still quite dangerous for you at the moment, so you don't need to come out."
Yuan hugged the secret manual given by Ye Ling and nodded repeatedly, "Mhm, mhm!"
Chu also jumped onto Yuan's head and said, "I'll supervise your cultivation, Yuan!"
Ye Ling smiled as he looked at Chu and Yuan, then collected them both into his small world.
Having done this, Ye Ling had completely concluded his affairs in Yang Country. After handling some final matters in the Desolate Tribe, he set off to return to Hua Country.
Meanwhile, in the Immortal Realm, in the High Heavens Palace, the highest celestial hall.
A gate to the Immortal Realm appeared out of thin air, and Amaterasu, with a worried expression, walked out of it.
Although Ye Ling had not killed her, she felt extremely uncomfortable after being suppressed by him.
More importantly, she had not brought back the divine embryo.
"The divine embryo has been born and is still wandering in the mortal world. The Three Realms are truly going to be in chaos now. I wonder if my humble High Heavens Palace can remain safe amidst this catastrophe."
Amaterasu walked into the hall with a face full of worry, muttering to herself, her heart filled with anxiety for the future.
Although Ye Ling was very strong, she did not believe that Ye Ling could truly protect the divine embryo.
Once the saints from ancient times emerged and fought for the divine embryo, the balance of the Three Realms would inevitably be broken!
"Amaterasu, how is the matter of the divine embryo?"
Just as Amaterasu walked into the hall, a deep voice sounded in her ear, startling her!
She looked up and saw the Heavenly Emperor, clad in dragon robes, sitting on her throne, staring intently at her.
"Heavenly Emperor? How are you here?"
Seeing the Heavenly Emperor appear, Amaterasu's expression changed drastically. She immediately looked around, as if searching for something.
The Heavenly Emperor leaned against Amaterasu's throne and said indifferently, "Stop looking. The trash in the High Heavens Palace has all been cleaned out by me."
"Now, there are only you and I in this hall."
Hearing the Heavenly Emperor's words, Amaterasu's eyes welled up with tears. She stared fixedly at the Heavenly Emperor and asked in shock, "What do you want to do?"
The Heavenly Emperor smiled, "Nothing else, I just want to ask, where is Chu Yuan's child now?"
Seeing that the Heavenly Emperor had come for the divine embryo, Amaterasu's expression also changed, and she then said, "I don't know what you're talking about."
"Don't know?"
The Heavenly Emperor raised an eyebrow, extended a hand, and clenched his fingers slightly. Amaterasu immediately felt an irresistible suction force coming from the Heavenly Emperor's palm!
Unable to control her body, Amaterasu was directly sucked into the Heavenly Emperor's hand!
The Heavenly Emperor gripped Amaterasu by the neck, lifting her into the air, and asked with a smile, "If my million heavenly soldiers were to crush your High Heavens Palace, what do you think... could your High Heavens Palace withstand it?"
Amaterasu tightly grasped the Heavenly Emperor's wrist with both hands, staring at him and gritting her teeth, "You, you dare to send troops?"
"The Heavenly Annihilation Evil Array has appeared in your Yang Country, and the Three Realms wish to eradicate your High Heavens Palace. My Heavenly Court's army... has sufficient justification to march."
"Now, your High Heavens Palace is merely a small, insignificant country in the Immortal Realm. Even if I were to slaughter it, what would the great divine kingdoms say?"
As the Heavenly Emperor finished speaking, a trace of gray light flashed in his eyes, and chaotic divine power emanated from his hand, coiling around Amaterasu.
"Chaos divine power?" Seeing the Heavenly Emperor use chaos divine power, Amaterasu's pupils contracted sharply!
This was the power possessed only by ancient chaotic gods!
This Heavenly Emperor was one of the nine saints who had plotted against Chu Yuan and divided the divine embryo!
At this thought, a monstrous wave surged in Amaterasu's heart!
She knew very well that the gods who had plotted against Chu Yuan's wife back then were all filled with a thirst for power, otherwise, they wouldn't have taken action against Chu Yuan at the risk of the Three Realms collapsing!
Now that the divine embryo had appeared, and the Heavenly Emperor had tasted the power of the ancient chaotic divine bloodline, how could he give up the divine embryo?
To obtain the divine embryo, the Heavenly Emperor would probably sacrifice the entire Heavenly Court without hesitation!
Thinking of this, she now understood that the matter of the divine embryo was not something she could participate in!
If she had truly taken the divine embryo back to High Heavens Palace just now, her High Heavens Palace would likely be razed by the great divine kingdoms of the Immortal Realm the very next day!
That divine embryo was a harbinger of disaster!
Daring not to get involved in this matter any further, Amaterasu said, "I, I couldn't take the divine embryo. Now the divine embryo is in Ye Ling's hands."
"Ye Ling again..."
Hearing Amaterasu's words, a dark cloud flashed in the Heavenly Emperor's eyes. He directly threw Amaterasu onto the hall floor and asked coldly, "Has Ye Ling absorbed the divine embryo?"
Amaterasu struggled to get up from the ground and honestly replied, "Not yet... I don't think he has any intention of absorbing the divine embryo. He seems more like he wants to protect it."
"Protect the divine embryo?"
Hearing Amaterasu's words, the Heavenly Emperor was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter, "Hahaha... This is hilarious! Someone actually dares to protect Chu Yuan's bloodline!"
"But that's fine. If Ye Ling had truly absorbed the ancient chaotic god's bloodline, I would have had to trouble myself for a while. Now that he wants to guard the divine embryo, let him guard it... I want to see how long that guy can live!"
The Heavenly Emperor laughed, then teleported in front of Amaterasu again, and once more gripped her by the neck with one hand, saying, "You will completely forget that I appeared here today."
"If I hear even a whisper of gossip outside, be careful that your divine kingdom isn't crushed, do you hear me?"
Fear flashed in Amaterasu's eyes, and she stammered in panic, "Y-yes, I hear you..."
The Heavenly Emperor released Amaterasu and sneered, "Hmph, take care of yourself!"
With that, the Heavenly Emperor vanished from the spot, leaving Amaterasu alone in the hall.
As the Heavenly Emperor left, Amaterasu collapsed onto the ground, her entire body drenched in sweat.
What a terrifying monster!
She felt an endless pressure from the Heavenly Emperor!
But... before Amaterasu could catch her breath, a familiar voice came from behind her, "Tsk tsk tsk... The dignified Lord of High Heavens, how can you be so disheveled?"
Amaterasu trembled, her entire body becoming extremely stiff, and she whispered, "Huang?"