"She took part in the battle during the Demon Race unrest back then and suffered many injuries. A month after making our second ten-year pact, she passed away."
Lin Qi: "...My condolences."
She paused, then suddenly asked, "Since your daughter died after making the second ten-year pact, what happened with all the later ten-year pacts?"
A wistful look surfaced in Ten Directions Venerate's eyes. "When Yue'er passed away, I happened to enter the Zhifang Sect and earned Uncle Wei's favor, beginning to study formations like mad. During that time, I asked several senior brothers and sisters to visit Yue'er."
By the time the Zhifang Sect cultivators saw Yin Yue, her injuries had become incurable. She lay in bed with only her last breath remaining.
When she learned that her mother had entered the Zhifang Sect and had even discovered a talent for formations, Yin Yue was sincerely happy for Ten Directions Venerate.
But she knew how deeply Ten Directions Venerate loved her. If she heard of her condition, she would likely drop everything at hand and rush over to care for her.
After thinking it over carefully, Yin Yue begged the Zhifang Sect senior brothers and sisters to help conceal it.
The Zhifang Sect cultivators were also kindhearted. They knew Ten Directions Venerate was in seclusion because she had attained an enlightenment in formations. If they disturbed her rashly, it might affect her cultivation and Dao Path, and even cause Ten Directions Venerate to miss this opportunity.
An opportunity for enlightenment was something one might never encounter again in a lifetime.
After both sides discussed it, they decided to conceal the news of Yin Yue's grave illness for the time being.
To reassure Ten Directions Venerate, Yin Yue endured her illness and wrote ten letters for their ten-year pacts in