When Mo Caihuan learned that the Covering Moon Sect still had records of her, she said in surprise, "I never imagined the sect would still have information on a nominal disciple like me. What an honor."
"Hehehe, our retreat was certainly rushed, but we moved the Book Pavilion's entire collection of documents. Of course, without looking into it specifically, no one would know that Senior Sister Cang Yue's former nominal disciple was so remarkable."
"Martial Aunt, now that you know who I am, are you planning to spread it around? It won't do much good. I haven't been a queen for years. These days, I'm just an ordinary celebrity with no real influence over the Mo Kingdom."
"But I know you were only an ordinary person back then, yet now you've cultivated magic power. If you've mastered a way to obtain a spiritual root, that changes everything. Countless people would surely want to get to the bottom of it." Nangong Que said, "In recognition of everything you've done for the Covering Moon Sect, I can keep this secret, but you must obey my orders."
She stared at Mo Caihuan, watching every flicker of expression. She had expected the Empress to fear having the secret of her spiritual root exposed, but the woman remained utterly composed.
Mo Caihuan explained calmly, "I was indeed a mortal at the time, but I met an expert who helped examine me. You're only at middle nascent soul, Martial Aunt, so you may not know that some spiritual roots are buried so deeply that ordinary examination methods can't detect them. They can only be awakened through extremely complicated means. I was lucky enough to receive help from a Deity Transformation expert."
"A Deity Transformation expert?" Nangong Que's gaze sharpened, her surprise impossible to hide. Deity Transformation