Yun Che froze in astonishment. Divine Hand really did keep overturning everything he thought he knew! It could even snatch memories.
What shocked him most was that this memory had been sealed away personally by a Supreme Realm expert.
What did the Supreme Realm signify?
An unparalleled existence above the Emperor Realm!
Even King Realm experts might never come into contact with someone of that caliber.
At present, the strongest martial artist in Great Yuan was merely Hu Ao, the sect master of the Sacred Profound Sect, an early-stage Emperor Realm expert.
Yun Che hesitated. He was intensely curious about the memory that a Supreme Realm expert had deliberately sealed away within Ye Qingshuang.
Yet he also had a vague feeling that once he learned what lay within that sealed memory, his relationship with Ye Qingshuang would inevitably undergo some unpredictable change.
After considerable hesitation, Yun Che decided to take a look anyway. Perhaps he could find clues about the unknown plot, so he would not be left quite so helpless.
After he clicked to confirm, a blood-red information window popped up before his frightened eyes. It sent a chill down his spine, and his heart lurched.
[Ye Qingshuang's sealed memory: The daughter of Ye Lin, patriarch of the Ye Clan, she possessed the unique SSS Rank talent, Buddha-Demon Dao Heart. After her fiancé, Lei Xin, the Eldest Son of the Lei Clan, discovered this, he used a unique Special-Type Treasure to forcibly exchange his own A Rank talent for hers. Upon learning what had happened, Ye Lin and his wife declared war on the Lei Clan in a fury. The Ye Clan suffered a devastating defeat. Every clan member endured being flayed, having their tendons torn out, and having their bones scraped, ultimately dying gruesomely on the Lei Clan's execution platform. Her father, Ye Lin, risked his life to carry the ten-year-old Ye Qingshuang away and flee into Great Yuan. There, he encountered Han Chen, the old headmaster of Falling Moon Academy. Before his death, he entrusted his daughter to Han Chen and sealed away her memories from before the age of ten, allowing her to forget the Ye Clan and her hatred and live as an ordinary expert.]
Yun Che had only just finished reading the sealed memory and had yet to express his amazement when a blood-red quest window automatically appeared, startling him so badly that he nearly bit his tongue.
[Ding! Congratulations on triggering a hidden quest. You have received an SSS-Rank Forced Quest.] [Quest objective: Help Ye Qingshuang successfully exact revenge.] [Quest location: Lei Clan, Holy City.] [Quest time limit: Ten years.] [Quest reward: Advance by one major realm.] [Quest failure: Death and the destruction of your cultivation.]
After staring blankly for two and a half seconds, Yun Che slapped the back of his own hand hard.
"That'll teach you not to learn your lesson! Getting nosy and snooping through other people's secrets-now you've got what's coming to you!"
He stood there thinking for a moment, but ultimately could only accept the situation with resignation.
"Ten years. At my current rate of growth, do I really have any hope of taking on a Supreme Realm expert in ten years?"
"No, I won't just be facing a Supreme Realm expert. There might even be something more terrifying than that."
Why had Lei Xin exchanged his talent for Ye Qingshuang's Buddha-Demon Dao Heart? It had to be because of its unique properties.
He opened the sealed memory again, found the words "Buddha-Demon Dao Heart" highlighted in red, and confirmed that he wanted to view them.
[Buddha-Demon Dao Heart (unique): Unconditionally increases the chance of breaking through to the next realm by 50%.]
Yun Che was utterly stunned. The Buddha-Demon Dao Heart actually possessed such an outrageously powerful property.
With a talent like that, anyone whose martial root was not particularly poor would probably have a chance of becoming a supreme powerhouse.
And as the eldest legitimate son of the Lei Clan, Lei Xin could hardly have a poor martial root.
Yun Che let out a soft breath and clenched his fists, determination settling into his eyes.
It was only a Buddha-Demon Dao Heart!
As a player from Earth who leveled up through experience points and had no bottlenecks, how could he fail to catch up?
Besides, he also had Divine Hand, a unique SSS Rank talent.
Even if he couldn't catch up in cultivation realm, he could still stack enough attributes to smash that bastard's head in.
With that thought, Yun Che swept his hawklike gaze over a student approaching him and made a grabbing motion through the air, startling the student into a stumble.
[Ding! Snatch successful. Congratulations on obtaining 5 points of strength.]
A smile curved Yun Che's lips. See? There it was already!
Meanwhile, the heads of the Wang Family, Gu Family, Xie Family, and Miao Family had gathered for a secret meeting.
Wang Feng tapped his fingers on the table and frowned. "Qin Xiao may be crippled, but Ye Qingshuang is still around. We can't take complete control of Falling Moon City."
Gu Nala gave a soft huff. "Why don't we poison her? I've heard that Throat-Cutter has a poison called Spirit-Felling Powder. It's colorless, odorless, and extremely difficult to detect. If we could get our hands on it, Ye Qingshuang would be as good as dead."
Xie Sanlang shook his head slightly. "That poison is Throat-Cutter's exclusive secret formula. Supposedly, only the current leader knows how to make it. Now that Xu Asi is dead and his son Xu Fei is missing, obtaining it would be nearly impossible."
Miao Zheng thought for a moment before saying, "In the end, we're simply not strong enough ourselves. Why not ask an Evil Sect for help, or make use of demons?"
The other three looked startled. Whether they colluded with an Evil Sect or associated with demons, once word got out, they would be condemned by everyone and become enemies of the entire world.
Gu Nala frowned. "That hardly seems wise! We only want control of Falling Moon, not to destroy it. How would that be any different from digging our own graves?"
Wang Feng also objected. "It really is ill-advised. People from Evil Sects are full of schemes and far more troublesome than bandits. Working with them would be like bargaining with a tiger for its hide. It's too dangerous."
Xie Sanlang fell silent for a moment, but instead of objecting, he said, "No, this might work. I've heard the Blood God Sect has a secret art that can control demons. If we could borrow that method temporarily, dealing with Ye Qingshuang wouldn't be difficult."
Gu Nala and Wang Feng both frowned. Gu Nala said, "But we don't know where to find a demon capable of matching Ye Qingshuang."
Miao Zheng smiled mysteriously. "You needn't worry about the demon. I happen to know of one deep within the Wuxia Mountains that was suppressed by an expert. As long as we obtain the method for controlling demons, I'll take you there to release it."
"When that happens, the Qin Prince's Residence will be destroyed, Ye Qingshuang will die, and we will become the rulers of Falling Moon. What's more, with that powerful demon under our control, we might even be able to help Great Yuan expand its territory. That would be an unparalleled achievement worthy of going down in history."
The four exchanged glances and burst into laughter, clearly delighted with the plan.
The Sacred Profound Sect.
On a peak covered in ice and snow, Qin Keyi sat cross-legged in a moon-white dress. Spiritual energy surged rapidly around her; she had clearly reached the critical moment of her breakthrough.
A dozen or so breaths later, a vortex of Spirit Power suddenly burst out around Qin Keyi. She inhaled softly, slowly brought her cultivation to a close, and opened her beautiful eyes, which gleamed like black gemstones.
Clap! Clap! Clap!
Applause rang out, and a handsome man in a dark blue-green robe approached at an unhurried pace, his expression gentle.
"In just a few short days, you've successfully advanced to the middle stage of the Innate Realm, Junior Sister Qin. You truly live up to your reputation as a gifted young woman with a superior martial root."
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