Chapter 99: Do You Know a Woman Named Yun Luoxi?
Ling Xue gazed at the woman in white before him.
So... strictly speaking, this xuanhuan world was vast beyond imagination.
He suspected that the world they currently inhabited might merely be the tip of the iceberg of an even greater, complete world.
The original work... seemed to focus solely on Ye Feng, describing events within a small realm and limited scope.
After all, the trope of “beyond the sky, there’s always a greater sky”* (tiān wài yǒu tiān / 天外有天) was one of the oldest clichés in xuanhuan novels.
[ *”天外有天 (tiān wài yǒu tiān)”: A Chinese idiom meaning “beyond the sky, there’s always a greater sky.” It implies that no matter how skilled or strong someone is, there is always someone or something greater. Commonly used to remind one to stay humble.]
“Then… do you know where the Asura Hell Tower originated from?” Ling Xue asked.
The woman in white shook her head.
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Of course, she knew nothing.
“Before me… has anyone else been here?” Ling Xue continued his inquiry.
“Yes!” the woman in white nodded.
“But you never left!” Ling Xue remarked.
“They demanded my servitude the moment they opened their mouths. Do you think I should have agreed?” the woman in white replied indifferently.
“So, if I were to make such a request, you wouldn’t agree either!” Ling Xue chuckled.
The woman in white didn’t respond.
Such a question didn’t warrant an answer.
She had once been the pinnacle existence of her era.
As a supreme powerhouse, wasn’t it natural to be proud?
“I’m not restricting your freedom!” Ling Xue continued, “I merely need your assistance when necessary!”
“I don’t serve anyone!” the woman in white replied calmly. “If you lift the control over me, I can promise to assist you whenever it’s truly necessary, no matter the situation!”
Hearing this, Ling Xue chuckled again.
I’m the one who usually sets the terms, but now you’re flipping the script and negotiating with me.
She was an existence of the Tenth Extreme Martial Realm. If she were to venture into the outside world now, she’d reign supreme.
If I don’t keep her under control, what if she turns around and controls me—and my entire Demon Sect?
How would my sect ever rise to prominence then?
For such a threatening presence, if she couldn’t be controlled, Ling Xue felt it would be safer to have her remain confined in the Asura Hell Tower.
“You don’t wish to be overshadowed by anyone, and neither do I!” the woman in white added indifferently. “So there’s no need for either of us to propose such conditions.”
Ling Xue nodded with a smile.
Fair enough, we’ll revisit this topic in the future!
“You still haven’t answered my question. Where did you get your Heaven and Earth Sword Art?” the woman in white asked again.
Back then, when the Heaven and Earth Sword Master perished, there shouldn’t have been a complete version of the Heaven and Earth Sword Art left behind.
How had Ling Xue cultivated this technique?
And... how had he, with merely the Third Extreme Martial Realm, made it to the eleventh level of the Asura Hell Tower?
“I comprehended it myself!” Ling Xue grinned.
Of course, it was all thanks to Yun Luoxi.
It was she who had granted him the complete Heaven and Earth Sword Art.
“You comprehended it yourself?”
The woman in white was slightly surprised. “Then your aptitude is quite impressive!”
“Which is why serving me wouldn’t be beneath you!” Ling Xue continued.
“Perhaps you have boundless potential! But… for now, I can’t bring myself to pledge allegiance to someone weaker than me,” the woman in white replied calmly.
“Fine! Then… we’ll discuss this the next time we meet!” Ling Xue smiled.
The woman in white said no more.
If, the next time I came here, I truly possessed that kind of strength…
She wouldn’t mind serving me.
But only if I genuinely surpassed her strength!
Ling Xue then raised his head, looking toward the endless void above this space.
“Before… has anyone ever gone up there?” he asked again.
The woman in white shook her head.
“Those who surpass the Tenth Extreme Martial Realm… I have yet to meet one myself,” she replied.
Ling Xue nodded slightly.
Then let’s see if I can be the first to witness such an existence.
At that moment, Ling Xue prepared to move forward.
But then, a thought suddenly struck him.
He turned back to the woman in white and asked, “Do you know a woman named Yun Luoxi?”
If Yun Luoxi has ties to the Supreme Realm, then perhaps she existed not only in this era but also in ancient times.
Just like the blood-eyed woman who had appeared in the Taixuan Empire that day.
“Yun Luoxi?”
The woman in white shook her head. “I don’t know her. However… my surname is also Yun.”
“Oh?” Ling Xue looked at her.
“My name is Yun You,” the woman in white replied.
“Hmm... Could she be your descendant?” Ling Xue narrowed his eyes.
“I’ve never had a man. How could I have descendants?” Yun, You frowned.
Ling Xue chuckled dryly. “Alright, she looks quite like you—white-haired from birth, and just as beautiful. In fact... she might even surpass you in charm!”
Hearing this, Yun You frowned slightly.
More beautiful than me?
In that ancient era, I am renowned as the most beautiful woman of my time.
A beauty surpassing mine? That’s rare indeed.
“Would you like to go out and see?” Ling Xue chuckled.
“Why bother with such ploys?” Yun You replied indifferently.
She could only leave if Ling Xue removed the control over her.
She wouldn’t fall for such bait out of mere curiosity!
Ling Xue smiled and said no more.
“Well then… until we meet again!” he said before leaping toward the pinnacle of the void starry sea.
Yun You remained seated cross-legged, her curiosity piqued.
Why is he heading further up? Could he reach a higher level?
Beyond this point lay beings that transcended the Tenth Extreme Martial Realm.
In other words, only those who surpassed the Tenth Extreme Martial Realm could move upward!
Could it be… that he possesses the means to surpass the Tenth Extreme Martial Realm?
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