Five hundred years might sound like an eternity.
But for great cultivators, it was merely the blink of an eye.
From the day Lin Fengyuan died.
Lin Miaoxue donned a red mask and adopted his name as her own.
She remembered her brother’s bold words clearly.
To become the most powerful demon, to stand at the top of the Central Continent.
Even though her brother had died.
She would carry on his legacy and continue striving for that goal.
She would make the name Lin Fengyuan resound throughout the Central Continent.
But there was one more thing she had to do—settle the blood debt!
The one who killed her brother had to be avenged!
However, her supposed enemy was nothing but a fabricated name.
How could she ever find them?
Over the next several centuries.
Lin Miaoxue dedicated herself to cultivating and searching for her brother’s killer.
Yet.
In just two hundred years, Lin Miaoxue advanced from the Qi Refinement stage to the Tribulation stage.
Her terrifying growth rate left the Ye family astounded.
To prevent her from becoming too powerful and beyond their control, abandoning the promise she’d made.
The Ye family went to great lengths, creating countless “coincidences.”
They arranged for her to acquire a forbidden demonic weapon, the Heaven-Searing Sun Sword.
The very sword she wields today!
The Heaven-Searing Sun Sword was a fierce weapon of pure yang.
Its power was immense, but prolonged use would lead to the invasion of fire poison, inevitably resulting in a painful death.
Lin Miaoxue, however, didn’t care at all.
Having power was all she needed.
Besides, when the five-hundred-year deadline arrived.
The Ye family would take her Wugou Sword Heart from her.
At that point, she would be dead anyway.
So why should she worry about a little fire poison?
With the Heaven-Searing Sun Sword in hand.
Lin Miaoxue’s strength grew even further.
Her fame in the demonic path soared.
Another century passed.
Lin Miaoxue had achieved Lin Fengyuan’s dream, becoming the most powerful demonic cultivator in the Central Continent.
She stood at the summit of power!
But she was not happy.
Under the Ye family’s watchful eye.
Lin Miaoxue had never stopped searching for her brother’s killer.
Her determination over the centuries made the Ye family’s leaders uneasy.
In hindsight, they regretted creating a false enemy.
They should have simply picked an existing enemy of the Ye family, allowing her to take vengeance sooner and release her obsession.
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But it was too late.
As time passed.
Lin Miaoxue began to suspect something was amiss.
If her brother’s killer truly existed, why had no one in the cultivation world ever heard of them?
And so, Lin Miaoxue decided to confront the Ye family and demand the truth.
To prepare for this.
The Ye family devised a plan.
They would tell her the killer had already died.
If she believed it, all would go smoothly.
They could simply wait for the five-hundred-year mark to arrive.
But if Lin Miaoxue didn’t believe them and insisted on the truth.
The Ye family wouldn’t hesitate.
They would call upon the Ancestor to subdue her.
They would simply take the Wugou Sword Heart earlier than planned, though it would require some additional effort.
Once everything was in place.
The Ye family waited for Lin Miaoxue’s arrival.
But she never came.
After investigating, they discovered.
Lin Miaoxue had been sealed at Demon Suppression Mountain by the five sect masters.
The Ye family hadn’t foreseen this.
Some suggested sending someone to break the seal from the outside to free Lin Miaoxue.
But this idea was quickly dismissed.
Lin Miaoxue was already the most powerful demonic cultivator, regarded as a mortal enemy by all righteous sects.
Now, with the five sect masters having just sacrificed their lives to seal her.
If the Ye family were to shatter the Demon Suppression Mountain seal and release Lin Miaoxue.
They would immediately become the target of the entire Central Continent.
Though the Ye family had nothing to fear in terms of power.
Acting so brazenly would disrupt their long-term plans in the Central Continent.
It would be unwise.
Moreover, their investigation had revealed.
The seal on Demon Suppression Mountain would not only suppress Lin Miaoxue’s spiritual energy.
It would also help control the fire poison within her.
So, within Demon Suppression Mountain.
They had no need to worry about her dying.
They simply had to wait until she broke free on her own.
It was only a matter of time.
With their long history, time was one thing the Ye family had in abundance!
Ultimately, the more conservative view prevailed.
But the Ye family hadn’t expected that this wait would last thirty thousand years.
Much had changed in that time.
They’d been too preoccupied to concern themselves with Lin Miaoxue.
Now, however.
The Ye family had only recently regained stability.
Only to hear that Demon Suppression Mountain had been destroyed and Lin Miaoxue had broken free.
Based on the Ye family’s calculations.
Lin Miaoxue wouldn’t have long to live after escaping Demon Suppression Mountain.
And if she died before they could retrieve the Wugou Sword Heart.
The treasure would become worthless.
Their plans over millennia would become a laughingstock.
To prevent this from happening.
The Ye family had urgently begun their search for Lin Miaoxue.
After reading the soul memories of Ye Xiuming, Ye Yu clenched his fist slightly.
And sent Ye Xiuming’s remaining soul into the Soul Summoning Banner’s Slaughter Immortal domain.
He then sank into thought.
If, as Hong Luan had suggested, Lin Miaoxue truly was his destined opportunity.
Then her most valuable possession was undoubtedly the Wugou Sword Heart.
But Ye Yu had spent enough time with Lin Miaoxue to know her well.
And back at the Temple of Impure Hearts.
Lin Miaoxue had even tried to cover for him, urging him to escape.
That alone showed that she could be trusted.
The more he thought about it, the less he wanted to take her heart.
After careful deliberation.
He waved his hand, dispelling the barrier around him.
The surrounding shield vanished instantly.
And Tuoba Qiyue hurried over.
"Junior Brother, what were you doing just now?
Why did that barrier suddenly appear?
I couldn’t see anything inside. It scared me to death."
Hearing her anxious and worried tone.
Ye Yu could feel.
Tuoba Qiyue was genuinely concerned for him.
He felt a warmth blossom in his heart.
He took her soft, delicate hand and spoke gently, "I just set up a small formation to prevent this guy’s spirit from escaping.
By the way, Senior Sister, I want to ask you something.
Have you ever heard of a demonic weapon called the Heaven-Searing Sun Sword?
It inflicts fire poison on its wielder."
"The Heaven-Searing Sun Sword? Isn’t that Lin Fengyuan’s weapon?
According to legend, this sword possesses unmatched power.
But it also brings excruciating torment to its wielder."
As a true bookworm.
Tuoba Qiyue didn’t only read fantasy romance novels.
She delved into all kinds of books.
Including ancient texts.
Tuoba Qiyue was practically a walking encyclopedia of the cultivation world.
Of course, if the topic was romance novels.
Her expertise would be even higher.
But.
She was genuinely curious now.
She continued, "Why did you suddenly ask about that?"
"It just crossed my mind. Is there any way to cure this fire poison?"
Ye Yu’s tone grew a bit tense.
Tuoba Qiyue thought for a moment.
Then replied softly, "I read in ancient texts that there is an essence of water beneath the Eastern Sea that can cure any fire poison.
It should be true."