"Okay, I understand. I'll be careful."
Ye Yun nodded in agreement, a smile on his face.
While he was still wary of Song Ziyue, the Creator God who had sought him out was clearly a greater concern.
Xing Wu, standing beside him, frowned with a hint of worry.
"Speaking of which, it's indeed best to be cautious when the Creator God seeks you out like this. It might not be for your benefit."
As the saying goes, one doesn't visit the temple without a reason, let alone a supreme Creator God.
Ye Yun chuckled, "At least I think she wouldn't directly harm me. Otherwise, the one from just now would have likely acted already."
With absolute power, one generally wouldn't resort to complex schemes.
This was true for the God-Emperor level white-robed divine attendant, and it would be the same for the Creator God he had yet to meet.
Xing Wu understood this reasoning and nodded, "In any case, be cautious when you interact."
"Don't worry, it'll be fine."
Ye Yun reassured her, took a deep breath, and then ascended into the sky.
Before long, he arrived in the void beyond the Heavenly Realm and saw the white-robed divine attendant waiting there.
Upon seeing him emerge, the divine attendant asked in a calm voice, "Are you two done talking?"
"Yes, we can begin."
Ye Yun smiled faintly. Although he was quite reluctant to encounter a Creator God-level expert so soon, now that the time had come, he couldn't help but be curious about what she looked like.
He had encountered powerful individuals when he was weaker numerous times.
Despite narrowly escaping danger a few times, he had always managed to turn the tide, and sometimes, he found it thrilling.
And this time, the opponent was the Creator God who governed the nine Great Worlds...
"Lord Ye Yun, please wait a moment."
The white-robed divine attendant nodded. Pouring pure divine power into a scroll, she then unfurled the white scroll she held.
As the white scroll fully unfurled, Ye Yun felt as if everything before his eyes was filled with a blinding white light.
This sensation was not like teleportation, but an indescribable, peculiar feeling.
The state did not last long. The anomaly gradually dissipated, and Ye Yun, who had been frowning, relaxed his brows, looking around in surprise.
"Where is this..."
Ye Yun looked around in astonishment and found himself seemingly inside a palace.
Surrounding him were massive, expansive floor-to-ceiling windows. Looking outside, he could see that the palace appeared to be situated in an endless snowfield.
Visible, large snowflakes enveloped the entire world, turning everything within his sight white.
However, it was not cold inside the palace. Instead, under the flickering candlelight, there was an inexplicable warmth.
"You are Ye Yun, aren't you?"
Suddenly, a light, gentle female voice reached Ye Yun's ears.
Ye Yun's eyes sharpened, and he abruptly turned his head in the direction of the voice.
His surprise stemmed from the fact that he hadn't noticed anyone sitting so close to him until now.
Before him stood a beautiful woman clad in light gauze. She was kneeling on a mat in front of a tea table, leisurely brewing hot tea.
Behind her, her extraordinarily long white hair cascaded down her slender waist and onto the wooden floor.
Sitting there, she looked like a pure, flawless snowflake, as if she had merged with the boundless snowy landscape.
Ye Yun walked forward in surprise, gazing at the white-haired woman before him and saying slowly, "That's right, it's me. Are you the Senior Xue Mian I was supposed to meet?"
At this, the woman, who had been looking down at her tea, slowly raised her head.
As she lifted her gaze, her picturesque, exquisite features were revealed, complementing her pure, snow-like aura.
"Please, have a seat first."
Hearing this, Ye Yun did not hesitate and sat down opposite her, cupping his fists in greeting.
"Thank you, Senior."
From the outside, this Creator God did not seem as domineering and overbearing as he had imagined...
After sitting down, Ye Yun remembered something.
This was the first time he had encountered a powerful being at the Creator God level. Naturally, he should follow his usual practice and use his Divine Eye to check her information.
With a thought, he activated his Divine Eye and looked at Xue Mian before him.
Normally, after checking, her information would appear in his mind. However, this time was different.
"Warning, target..."
Instead of the expected information, a warning appeared.
However, before the system could finish speaking, Xue Mian's gentle voice reached him.
"Young Master Ye, it's not a good habit to want to strip others bare the moment you arrive."
At that moment, the warning voice in Ye Yun's mind concluded.
"Warning, target information is hidden. You have been discovered by the target!"
The system's voice, along with the voice from across from him, made Ye Yun's gaze sharpen. He only then snapped back to reality.
He realized that Xue Mian was quietly looking at him, still with that gentle smile on her face.
But now, Ye Yun saw a hint of terror beneath her sacred appearance...
"Um, you..."
"Surprised?"
Xue Mian shifted her gaze and continued brewing tea, "Although I don't know what means you used to draw upon the power of chaos to lock onto me, this ability is too obvious. It's no different from forcibly ripping off someone's clothes."
Her analogy was quite apt.
But for Ye Yun, this was indeed a major lesson. His Divine Eye was not omnipotent.
"Ahem, Senior, I apologize. I was presumptuous just now..."
Since he had been discovered, Ye Yun decided to apologize directly.
Hearing this, Xue Mian looked up at him and smiled faintly.
"You don't need to be so formal. If you don't mind, you can just call me Xue Mian."
"Uh, isn't that a bit inappropriate?"
Ye Yun chuckled awkwardly. Although he wasn't accustomed to calling people "Senior," he would feel even more uncomfortable calling her by her name.
Xue Mian's lips curved upwards as she said slowly, "What's inappropriate about it? Given your talent, you'll catch up to me, or even surpass me, sooner or later."
"Ahem, that will be a long, long time from now."
"For us, time is never a problem."
Xue Mian said with a smile, her fair, jade-like hand lifting the teapot and pouring a cup for him.
The steam from the tea curled up between them, creating a dreamlike atmosphere.
After a brief silence, Ye Yun let out a long sigh.
"Alright then, Xue... Xue Mian."
Even so, saying it still felt a bit strange.
Xue Mian, however, smiled, "Yes, this makes me seem younger."
Indeed, as long as they were women, whether Empress or Creator God, they seemed to care about age...
And this one before him, she must be thousands or tens of thousands of years old? Of course, Ye Yun didn't dare to ask.
As he was lost in these thoughts, Xue Mian, who was watching him, spoke directly.
"Let's get down to business. What are your terms for submitting to me..."