The protagonist stole my spiritual root? Hey, heroine, give birth to me!

"Fine, I'll wait for that day to come. But I hope that by then you'll be able to find her!" Wen Yurou said coldly.

Zhu Ying snorted coldly and was about to turn and leave.

"You, you don't need to look for me anymore, I'm right here!" Zhu Zhu's voice came.

"what?"

……

Ultimately, no matter how much Zhu Ying waited and pleaded, he could not get what he wanted.

Anger and resentment surged into Zhu Ying's heart, making him unable to suppress his anger any longer. He began to roar in front of Wen Yurou's door.

But this was exactly what Chen Xuan wanted.

"Why! Why won't you go see Chen Xuan! I can't see him either! What exactly do you want!" Zhu Ying's roar echoed throughout the courtyard, but no one inside the door responded.

After venting his anger, Zhu Ying realized that it was futile. He could only glare hatefully at the closed door, then turn and leave dejectedly like a defeated rooster.

Along the way, he grew increasingly angry and indignant, secretly vowing, "Next time, no matter what, I must see Chen Xuan and get more benefits from him! I absolutely cannot be so easily dismissed again!"

……

On Chen Xuan's side, watching the Gardenia team grow larger and larger, with women of all kinds—some youthful and beautiful, some charming and lovely, some regal and dignified, and some solemn and majestic—surrounding Chu Yinyao, he couldn't help but feel a little helpless and could only shake his head slightly.

There's just no way to resist him; he's utterly powerless against the Gardenia Squad's style. Tell me, what man in this world could resist the Gardenia Squad's captivating charm and tricks? Who could?

Seeing Chen Xuan shake his head, Chu Yinyao looked at him coquettishly and asked softly, "How about it, my young master Chen, are you satisfied now?"

"You! You've really left me at a loss. Now just tell me straight, besides the people you brought, are there any other suitable candidates? If not, then I'm really going to 'ascend'!" After saying that, Chen Xuan deliberately pretended to want to run away.

"Uh..." Chu Yinyao parted her lips slightly, letting out a hesitant moan.

"What do you mean by 'uh'? If it's there, it's there; if it's not, it's not. Can't you just be direct?!"

Chu Yinyao bit her lip slightly, then said softly, "Actually, there are two of them, but they rarely go out and rarely show their faces. I'm not particularly familiar with them."

"Oh? Them?? There are so many? Who are they? How many more people like them are there?" Chen Xuan pressed.

"Well... actually, it's just Madam Guo and Miss Long."

Hearing this, Chen Xuan suddenly slapped his thigh: "Hey! You know what, you really do know...! When I usually watch those crossover martial arts works, I can actually see something similar...."

It's a pity that my favorite character, Ning Zhongze, didn't appear; it's quite a shame. But thinking about it carefully, it makes sense, since she didn't have any so-called destiny bestowed upon her.

Chu Yinyao looked bewildered, blinking her big eyes curiously as she asked, "Zongwu? Ning Zhongze?? What exactly is that?"

Chen Xuan scratched his head, gave an awkward smile, and said, "Well, even if I explained it, you probably wouldn't understand, so let's just forget about it. I'll explain it to you in detail later when there's a chance."

Upon hearing this, Chu Yinyao's eyes flashed with surprise and delight: "Really? That's wonderful!"

To her, Chen Xuan's words meant that he would have time to spend with her. And for her, that was the best gift.

Thinking of this, a faint blush involuntarily rose on Chu Yinyao's pretty face, as delicate and beautiful as a peach blossom in spring.

"When have I ever lied to you! No matter what, your Gardenia Squad is, in a way, my... greatest contributor!"

"Hmph, I knew it! You clearly like it a lot!" Chu Yinyao proudly raised her snow-white chin when Chen Xuan admitted it.

……

In the days that followed, Chen Xuan, along with Huang Rong and Xiaolongnu, went to the mortal realm.

Along the way, they enjoyed the strange and wonderful scenery of the lower realm and experienced many interesting and thrilling adventures. In the end, Chen Xuan successfully achieved his long-cherished goal—to realize his deepest desire "face to face," and only then did he stop and rest contentedly.

After handling all these matters, the Gardenia Squad could no longer find any hidden allies, and Chen Xuan finally settled down, having no more worries in this vast and boundless world of cultivation.

After making thorough preparations, under the watchful eyes of Bi Xiao and the others, Chen Xuan began to methodically prepare for his tribulation and ascension.

Just then, the heavily pregnant Kyle and the gentle and graceful Lin Rou also appeared at just the right moment, intending to help Chen Xuan overcome his tribulation.

However, Chen Xuan did not bring the two women with him this time: "This time, I want to test my true strength and see if I can absorb all the lightning tribulation power by myself. You don't need to worry, I will be fine."

After saying that, Chen Xuan took a step forward without hesitation, and his figure disappeared from the spot in an instant, appearing in the outside world in the blink of an eye.

The moment he emerged, he immediately sat cross-legged on the spot and began to break through his cultivation bottleneck. Through his actions within the Gardenia in his inner world and his own auxiliary functions, his cultivation had already reached the peak of the Mahayana stage, and he could break through his cultivation at any time.

Not long after, with a soft "pop," the aura that had been flowing calmly around Chen Xuan began to expand rapidly at an astonishing speed, like a volcanic eruption.

The aura was so powerful that it far surpassed the aura intensity that should exist in the early stage of the Human Immortal realm in the blink of an eye, and this aura was still rising and strengthening!

"Boom!!!" As Chen Xuan's aura erupted, the sky around him changed drastically in an instant.

The once clear blue sky was quickly obscured by rolling dark clouds, which were so thick and heavy that they seemed to be crushing the world.

Within these dark clouds, dazzling lightning flashed intermittently, accompanied by deafening thunder. The booming sounds were like a stampede of ten thousand horses, or like the sky collapsing and the earth splitting apart, creating an intense sense of oppression that made it almost impossible to breathe.

Despite the terrifying scene, Chen Xuan showed no fear.

"Come on, let me see just how powerful your tribulation lightning is this time!" As he spoke, his muscles tensed and his true essence circulated wildly within him, fully prepared to receive the heavy blow of lightning.