Return of the Immortal Emperor Daddy

Chapter 491 - 492 of Wind Cloud Langya List [3/7]

"Where did your immortal power come from?" Wu Tian stared at the chubby girl, getting straight to the point.

The chubby girl trembled, her face filled with surprise. How could this frail-looking young man, who doesn’t seem like some senior expert, tell that I have immortal power? Unbelievable! I was just wondering if he bought me because he shares the Tang Dynasty’s aesthetic of preferring plumper women, or if he just planned to bully me. I never expected this.

"How... how did you know?" the chubby girl asked nervously, her head bowed as she looked intently at Wu Tian, desperate for an answer. She had passed before various Sect Leaders and Family Heads in the past, yet none of them had noticed a thing.

"How I noticed isn’t important," Wu Tian said indifferently. "What’s important now is how you got your immortal power."

"Well..." The chubby girl’s expression grew solemn, unsure if she should tell him. She had been an orphan since childhood, begging to survive in the Underground World. Although she was chubby, she still had a dream: to see the great, wide world. One day, while wandering, she stumbled upon a Taoist temple. She snuck inside and stole a fruit, only to find she had unexpectedly gained a strange ability—one that was sometimes there and sometimes not. She never dared to use this power when others bullied her, afraid she might accidentally kill someone.

"You’re not going to tell me? Then my only option is to perform a Soul Search and find the answer in your memories myself," Wu Tian said lightly, raising his hand.

"What? You can do that, too?" The chubby girl was shocked. A Soul Search? That’s an ability not even Immortal Seekers possess. Could he be connected to that Taoist temple? The thought left her stunned.

After the shock passed, she began to reassess Wu Tian. Upon re-evaluation, the chubby girl realized that the master who had bought her was different from others. His eyes were as vast and profound as the starry sky, making it impossible to decipher his thoughts. His expression was calm and composed as he stood there, looking as if he wouldn’t be bothered even if Mount Tai collapsed or the heavens were torn asunder. He gave off a strangely transcendent and otherworldly aura.

He’s... quite handsome! The chubby girl suddenly felt a bit shy.

"Just tell me. After all, I am your master now. Being a maid here has many advantages. For instance, in the future, you will become far more powerful than anyone from those so-called Sects or families."

With that, Wu Tian fell silent, quietly gazing at the chubby girl before him. Truly a case of not recognizing her good fortune. Her immortal power wasn’t something just anyone could obtain. Ordinary Immortal Seekers had to reach the Tribulation Crossing realm and then successfully survive a Heavenly Tribulation before their Yuan Force would transform into immortal power. Yet this girl did nothing more than eat a single fruit and gained it just like that. What kind of fruit was it? I’m confident I can train her into an expert in just a few days. Getting a maid with immortal power for free... if word of this got out, it would probably blind everyone in the Underground World.

After a moment, the chubby girl took another deep breath and said cautiously, "If... if you can make me an expert so I won’t be bullied anymore, and—of course—if you’ll keep me well-fed, then... then I’ll be your maid for life."

To her, just being able to eat her fill every day was an unimaginable luxury. She knew that since Wu Tian had bought her, she now belonged to him, but if she had the chance to set conditions, she was definitely going to take it! She desperately wanted to become stronger. For years, she had been constantly bullied and had tasted the full bitterness of the Mortal Realm. Sometimes, she really wanted to confront them and ask, "We’re all human, so does bullying me make you feel superior? The sense of achievement you get from it is pitifully fake. Can you really deceive yourselves with it?" She thought she would spend her whole life in back alleys, but meeting Wu Tian gave her hope.

"Fine!" Wu Tian nodded. He had been waiting for her to say just that. This girl has no head for business; she actually thinks she’s getting the better end of the deal!

From that point on, the chubby girl became a maid at No Heaven Villa. Years later, she would awe the Underground World and rise to become its foremost figure. But by that time, Wu Tian had already departed. She began a long search for any trace of him. Across the Underground World, statues of Wu Tian, as well as temples and Taoist monasteries dedicated to him, began to be built.

Of course, that is a story for another time.

Next, the chubby girl gave Wu Tian a rough idea of where the Taoist temple was located. Wu Tian was greatly surprised by what he heard.

Ever since humanity consciously began exploring the Earth’s composition, attempts to probe its structure have never ceased. Thanks to scientific progress, it’s known that the Earth, from the inside out, consists of a solid inner core, a liquid outer core, the mantle, and the crust. So, is the Underground World the absolute deepest layer? Then, could there be something even deeper still? When I first saw the Underground World, I thought this had to be it. But according to her, she fell into a deep Abyss and fell for an unknown amount of time before arriving at that Taoist temple.

Wu Tian recalled a TV show he had seen, *Wind Cloud Langya List*, which told of a young man named Lin Shu. Seeking revenge, Lin Shu founded the Jiangzuo Alliance and became its Alliance Hierarch, Mei Changsu. He took the alias Su Zhe and entered the capital, Jinling, where everyone tried to guess his true identity. Eventually, they figured out he was Mei Changsu. But once they had that answer, they thought the mystery was solved and didn’t dig any deeper.

This is just like the situation with the Underground World. Everyone assumes it’s the deepest layer, so no one bothers to search for anything deeper.

Wu Tian chuckled to himself. He was curious and decided he would have to find time to visit that Taoist temple and see what was really inside.

「The next day.」

All was quiet, but Wu Tian received some good news. His Beast God vase had sold at auction for over twenty million milligrams of Antimatter! This was something he had never expected. Initially, he knew that the Beast God vase, having been mistaken for an immortal artifact, wouldn’t sell for a low price, but over twenty million milligrams of Antimatter was a genuine surprise.

It was, however, only a fleeting surprise. After all, he had experienced far too much. At this point, Wu Tian dared to say he was not only the wealthiest man in the Surface World but also the richest in the Underground World. For him, acquiring wealth had become incredibly simple.

That day, Wu Tian rose and took the little one outside for a walk. The air in Peach Blossom Spring was fresh, a quality no longer found in the Surface World. Perhaps the air on the surface was once just as wonderful, but that was no longer the case. In ancient times, summers in the Surface World weren’t so hot. Now, the July heat was stifling. Sometimes, even with an electric fan running, one would sweat profusely, and every exhaled breath was hot.

After walking for a while with the little one in his arms, he suddenly saw Yin Fengxue, Lin Fa, and Liu Tianji gathered at the entrance to the Peach Blossom Spring village. They were discussing something with serious expressions; it was clearly a major issue.

But if it’s such a major issue, why didn’t they come find me?