This point was something Ye Yun cared about a great deal, as he had spared the demon race back then.
If they had caused trouble for the human race in the intervening years, it would undoubtedly be his responsibility to bear.
Fortunately, when the demon race was mentioned, Gu Chen's smile remained.
"Of course not. Ever since you ascended, Miss Hong Ling, the new empress of the demon race, has been promoting the cultural integration between the demon and human races."
"To this day, although our two races aren't as close as family, we no longer harbor animosity towards each other. We're starting to understand each other."
After hearing this, Ye Yun smiled with satisfaction.
"Good, good. It seems Hong Ling has been quite diligent these years."
"Indeed, her efforts are plain for all to see."
As he spoke, Gu Chen chuckled playfully as if he had thought of something, and then looked at Ye Yun meaningfully.
"Besides that, she often mentions you, which is also plain for all to see. Are you sure you don't want to take her in? After all, she's a stunning beauty."
Although Ye Yun didn't know what had transpired between him and Empress Hong Ling.
In recent years, she had often sought him out for information about Ye Yun's past.
Anyone could see her ulterior motives.
Now that he had returned, if Ye Yun so much as beckoned, she would undoubtedly latch onto him, making it impossible for him to shake her off!
Ye Yun rolled his eyes at him and said irritably,
"Spare me. Do I really need more chaos around me?"
"Uh, I suppose so..."
Gu Chen shook his head, sighing slightly.
"Speaking of which, it hasn't been that long since we last met, and you've acquired quite a few beauties. Can your body handle it?"
He finished with a raised eyebrow, his expression one that any man would understand.
Such words were the greatest mockery to any man!
Ye Yun's face was full of dark lines, and he glared at Gu Chen, saying,
"Don't misunderstand, they aren't all my consorts. Many of them are..."
"No need to explain, man to man, we understand."
Honestly speaking, Ye Yun really wanted to give this lecherous old man a good thrashing.
However, amidst his teasing, Gu Chen also couldn't help but sigh.
"But looking at you, you certainly don't lack women around you. There's no need to burden yourself with another."
The demon empress, while a ruler on the Profound Sky Continent, was merely an ordinary woman in the Great Thousand World, or even the Heavenly Domain.
At most, her looks were more outstanding; there was nothing else particularly remarkable about her.
"Yes, that's basically it."
Ye Yun nodded. He himself held no romantic feelings for Hong Ling.
Although they had helped each other, their relationship was more of friendship, or perhaps alliance. To take it further was out of the question.
After a moment, Gu Chen's teacup was empty. He exhaled and asked,
"Now, can you tell me the purpose of your return this time?"
It was obvious that Ye Yun had rushed back and asked others to leave for a reason.
Then, Ye Yun smiled faintly and said,
"I came back this time not only to check on things here but also to give you something."
"Oh? What is it that's worth you, the Star Lord, delivering personally?"
It was during the previous narration that Gu Chen learned Ye Yun had unified the Heavenly Domain and become the Star Lord, and he now used that title.
Ye Yun ignored his teasing and reached out, producing the dreamlike crystal cube.
"This is..."
Gu Chen stared at the magnificent cube before him, and the mystical patterns that swirled around it.
Although he didn't recognize what it was, judging by the aura it emanated, he knew it was a divine artifact from the heavens!
Just looking at it made him feel as if he were immersed in the Great Dao, with a faint sense of impending breakthrough.
Ye Yun smiled and explained, "This is the core of a divine being, called a divinity. Absorbing it will help you directly reach the divine level in the future."
Gu Chen's gaze sharpened, and he asked in surprise,
"You mean, it can help one become a god?!"
"Yes, you can understand it that way."
Ye Yun nodded. He had mentioned before that possessing a divinity of a certain level was equivalent to obtaining a direct pass to that level; cultivation would simply be a matter of time.
Gu Chen's mouth hung open, his expression one of astonishment. "This... is very precious, isn't it?"
"It is, to a degree."
Ye Yun did not deny it. In fact, in the Heavenly Domain, besides those around him, no one else had the opportunity to obtain it.
Even in the Great Thousand World, how many people could obtain a main god-level divinity?
Gu Chen pondered for a moment and then asked,
"What about Xiao Yue? Does she have the divinity you mentioned?"
Clearly, he was a truly qualified master, and when encountering such an extraordinary item, his first thought was of his disciple, Gu Xiao Yue.
Ye Yun smiled faintly and said heartily,
"I gave it to that girl long ago. Xue Yan and the others each have one too. Now, it's just you who's missing it."
"Is that so."
At this point, Gu Chen nodded and said,
"Since that's the case, I won't be polite with you."
He carefully took the divinity, looked at the treasure in his hand, and then at Ye Yun's smile.
Gu Chen was silent for a long time before sighing deeply,
"You truly are something, making me feel like shedding tears of joy the moment you return."
It was precisely because he was a man that he felt even more touched by this friendship.
However, Ye Yun directly rolled his eyes at him and said,
"Save it. If you're going to cry, do it in your room. You're old enough to be frightening to people by crying out here."
"Get lost."
Gu Chen snorted irritably.
"You've ruined the nice atmosphere."
But despite his words, he was still deeply moved.
People say hearts are fickle, let alone Ye Yun, who had become the master of the Heavenly Domain, controlling the life and death of all subordinate worlds.
With such a noble status, anyone else would likely have become arrogant to the extreme.
Yet, Ye Yun not only remembered them but also displayed no airs of a Star Lord. It was truly extraordinary!
Ye Yun continued to sip his tea and said faintly,
"In short, you should focus on secluded cultivation from now on, so you can reach the Sage realm and ascend as soon as possible."
"When you arrive in the Heavenly Domain, you can finally enjoy a life of ease."
Although technically he could forcefully send Gu Chen to the Heavenly Domain, the powers of the two realms were different, and subsequent cultivation would be somewhat tedious.
As for his disciples, they didn't need to cultivate on their own; relying solely on his direct transmission would not affect them.
Gu Chen nodded and chuckled heartily,
"No problem, I'll cultivate with all my might. When I get to the Heavenly Domain, you'll have to look out for me."
"Don't worry, there's no danger in the Heavenly Domain anymore."
To the current Ye Yun, the Heavenly Domain was no different from his own garden.