The Supreme Being Against Heaven
Chapter Summary
They want to force me to withdraw from the alchemy competition and become the laughingstock of the entire Alchemy Lineage!” “Master, that’s not even the worst part!” “You probably still don’t know this, but among my 3,900 disciples, Tan Yun is the only one who has reached the Saint Alchemist level.” “Originally, I was hoping he would stand out among all the alchemy geniuses and help me recover some dignity...” “But now, the direct disciples of Elder Lu Yi and several other elders have secretly b...
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When Tan Yun arrived outside Virtue Valley, he discovered that Shen Subing had not activated the valley’s defensive formation, so he immediately stepped inside.
Along the way, the fragrance of countless flowers drifted through the air, intoxicating anyone who breathed it in.
Before long, Tan Yun reached the depths of the Immortal Valley. Using the “Primordial Divine Step,” his figure instantly shot toward the sky!
With every flicker of his silhouette, he soared several thousand zhang higher.
After only 10 steps, he landed gracefully outside the Virtue Palace, as light as a swallow.
Tan Yun climbed the exquisite jade stairs before slowly entering the palace with a smile.
“My dear disciple, your master has come to see you.”
However, even after waiting for quite some time, no reply came.
Shen Subing was not here.
“Where did she go?”
Tan Yun chuckled softly before sitting down on a jade chair within the palace and quietly waiting for Shen Subing to return...
Not long afterward, the sun disappeared beneath the horizon, and darkness blanketed the sky.
“Whoosh!”
Outside the Immortal Palace, Shen Subing descended gracefully from the sky wearing a long golden dress, the hem of her robe fluttering gently in the night breeze.
She stepped into the palace with a troubled expression, her eyes filled with anger and grievance. Yet she failed to notice Tan Yun sitting silently on the jade chair to the left side of the grand hall.
“My dear disciple, who made you angry this time?”
The familiar voice suddenly entered Shen Subing’s ears.
Her beautiful body trembled instantly!
She hurriedly turned around and saw Tan Yun rising from the jade chair.
In that instant, overwhelming joy replaced the coldness and anger on her face!
“Master!”
Shen Subing’s figure vanished in a flash before instantly appearing within Tan Yun’s embrace!
She threw herself tightly into his arms, as though afraid he would disappear again.
The faint fragrance of her silky black hair mixed with the pure scent unique to a young woman drifted gently into Tan Yun’s nose.
Tan Yun froze slightly.
Soon afterward, he felt warmth and moisture spreading across his shoulder.
It was Shen Subing’s tears...
Falling onto his right shoulder.
“Master... Subing hates you the most!”
“It’s been so long, and only now did you finally come see me!”
“Did you already forget about me?”
Shen Subing clung tightly to Tan Yun. Her beautiful eyes brimmed with tears, while her voice carried unmistakable grievance and longing.
Tan Yun gently patted her back as he spoke softly:
“How could your master ever forget you?”
“Over the past 3 years, I encountered far too many things and was so busy I barely had any time for myself.”
“The moment I finished handling everything, didn’t I come immediately to see my precious disciple?”
Shen Subing slowly pulled herself out of his embrace, her reddened eyes staring directly at him.
“Really?”
“You’re not allowed to lie to me.”
“Of course it’s true.”
Tan Yun smiled faintly before raising his right hand and gently caressing her delicate cheek.
Shen Subing did not avoid him. She quietly allowed Tan Yun to wipe away her tears.
But soon afterward, her breathtakingly beautiful face gradually became slightly flushed.
Seeing Shen Subing’s charming appearance, Tan Yun could not help but become momentarily distracted.
He quickly took a deep breath, suppressing the waves stirring within his heart, before changing the subject with a smile.
“My dear disciple, tell your master—who angered you this time?”
Hearing that, Shen Subing, who normally acted like a cold and untouchable beauty before others, immediately revealed her true self in front of Tan Yun.
She pursed her lips before speaking resentfully:
“Master... aside from Chief Tang and the 5th Elder, all the other elders of the Alchemy Lineage in the Immortal Sect are bullying me!”
“5 hours ago, Chief Tang called another elders’ meeting to discuss the upcoming alchemy competition.”
“Originally, since I had only recently become a Low-Level King Alchemist, she planned to let the elders from my faction decide among themselves what pill grade would be used for the competition.”
As Shen Subing spoke, she became increasingly aggrieved.
“Master, just think about it...”
“If that had happened, then even if I could only refine a Low-Level King Pill, at least I would still be able to save some face, right?”
“But who would’ve thought that aside from the 5th Elder, who agreed with her...”
“All the other elders opposed it completely!”
“They insisted that the pills used in the competition must be at least Mid-Level King Grade!”
The more Shen Subing spoke, the angrier she became. Her voice was filled with grievance and frustration.
“They’re clearly targeting me on purpose!”
“They want the honorable disciple of an esteemed elder like me to lose all face completely. They want to force me to withdraw from the alchemy competition and become the laughingstock of the entire Alchemy Lineage!”
“Master, that’s not even the worst part!”
“You probably still don’t know this, but among my 3,900 disciples, Tan Yun is the only one who has reached the Saint Alchemist level.”
“Originally, I was hoping he would stand out among all the alchemy geniuses and help me recover some dignity...”
“But now, the direct disciples of Elder Lu Yi and several other elders have secretly broken through to the Low-Level King Alchemist Realm!”
“With things like this, there’s no way Tan Yun can take 1st place!”
“In the end... I’ll lose every shred of face I have left!”
By the time she finished speaking, tears were already streaming down Shen Subing’s cheeks once more.
“Master... I feel so wronged...”
“You once told me that one day I would follow you beyond the sect and seek the Great Dao in a much wider world.”
“Because of that, during the past 5 years after becoming a Low-Level King Alchemist, I never continued studying alchemy further.”
“Instead, I focused entirely on cultivating the ‘Pure Ice Divine Scripture’ that you gave me.”
“Otherwise... by now, I would’ve already become a Mid-Level King Alchemist...”
Seeing her aggrieved expression, Tan Yun gently reached out and wiped away her tears before smiling faintly.
“Alright now, don’t be sad anymore.”
Shen Subing pouted and glared at him unhappily.
“Master~ I’m clearly crying here, yet you’re still smiling. You’re so mean!”
Tan Yun chuckled softly, the corners of his lips curving upward slightly.
“What if I told you that during this alchemy competition, one of your disciples will shock the entire Alchemy Lineage?”
“And after that, no one will ever dare look down on you again... would you believe me?”
Shen Subing’s eyes immediately lit up.
“Really?”
She smiled brightly while affectionately wrapping her arms around Tan Yun’s arm.
“Master... did you secretly read the stars again?”
Back when they were still in the Inner Sect, Shen Subing had once worried that her Alchemy Lineage disciples would lose during the alchemy competition between the 3 ancient sects of the Eternal Immortal Sect.
At that time, Tan Yun, acting as her “master,” had told her that after observing the stars at night, he saw that her disciples would definitely win the championship.
And in the end, everything truly happened exactly as he predicted!
The Alchemy Lineage disciples of the Huangfu Sacred Sect really did take 1st place!
“That’s right.”
Tan Yun nodded calmly.
“Last night, your master observed the stars once again.”
Seeing Tan Yun’s confident expression, Shen Subing smiled so happily that her eyes curved into crescents.
“Hehe, that’s wonderful!”
“Subing admires you the most, Master!”
“Master, hurry and sit down. You must’ve missed the feeling of me massaging your shoulders, right?”
“Today, I’ll personally serve you again!”
After speaking, she pressed Tan Yun down onto the jade chair before walking behind him.
Her soft, boneless hands gently massaged his shoulders while she continued telling him about everything that had happened during the past 3 years...
After enjoying her service for half an hour, Tan Yun suddenly asked:
“Subing, do you still remember the cultivation scripture I gave you?”
“Of course I remember!”
Shen Subing smiled sweetly before proudly saying:
“Master once said that I possess top-grade talent in both Time and Space attributes.”
“That’s why you personally named the scripture after me, calling it the ‘Pure Ice Divine Scripture.’”
“This scripture is divided into 9 cycles, and each cycle contains 12 stages.”
“The 1st Cycle — Tempering the Realm...”
“The 2nd Cycle — Refining Space...”
“The 3rd Cycle — Transforming Time and Space...”
“The 4th Cycle — Controlling the Fate of Heaven and Earth...”
“...”
“The 9th Cycle allows one to ascend into true godhood!”
At this point, Shen Subing smiled proudly.
“Master, in only a few years, I already cultivated the 1st Cycle all the way to the 12th Stage.”
“So? Am I amazing or not?”
Tan Yun nodded sincerely in praise.
“That’s truly impressive.”
“With your current strength, even though you’re only at the 1st Level of the Divine Soul Realm, you’re already capable of defeating experts at the 4th Level of the Divine Soul Realm.”
“Yes, Master.”
Shen Subing answered softly.
But suddenly, her expression turned ice-cold, and her beautiful eyes revealed a chilling killing intent.
“Master...”
“Lingxia Heavenly Venerable, your former disciple... betrayed you.”
“But the Pure Ice Divine Scripture is the natural nemesis of the cultivation technique she practices!”
“I swear... one day, I will personally kill her with my own hands!”
The moment Tan Yun heard that name—
An intense killing intent instantly appeared in his eyes without the slightest attempt to conceal it!
“Mm.”
“Your master believes... you can definitely do it.”
Right at that moment, an anxious and sweet voice suddenly rang out from outside the palace.
“Master! Something terrible has happened!”