Tuoba Qiyue’s expression changed abruptly, and she asked, “The Ye Family? Do you mean the Ye Family of the Forbidden Yin River?”
Upon hearing this, Ye Xiuming revealed a playful smile.
“Who would have thought, after my Ye family has been in seclusion for ten thousand years, that someone still remembers where we come from.”
“How rare, how truly rare.”
Ye Yu furrowed his brows slightly.
When Ye Xiuming had introduced himself, Ye Yu had already suspected that this person might be a descendant of the Ye family, as mentioned by Lin Miaoxue.
But what he didn’t expect was that Tuoba Qiyue also seemed to know something about the Ye family.
Curious, he sent a mental transmission and asked, “The Ye family from the Forbidden Yin River? Do you know of them?”
“I once read about it in the ancient texts of Azure Cloud Sect. Tens of thousands of years ago, before any sacred lands existed in the Central Continent, the Ye family, as the most powerful cultivation clan, stood above all others.”
“Every member of the family wore a purple ring on their left hand to signify their identity. Their ancestors even produced several immortals.”
“There was a saying in the Central Continent: ‘Better to charge into Yama’s palace than provoke the Ye family.'”
“However, ten thousand years ago, the Ye family from the Forbidden Yin River suddenly vanished. No one knows where they went.”
Tuoba Qiyue’s expression grew even more serious.
What had Ye Xiuming just mentioned? Lin Fengyuan?
Wasn’t that the person known as the most powerful demon from thirty thousand years ago? How could her junior brother be involved with him?
As a professional fantasy romance novel enthusiast and author, Tuoba Qiyue was the type to tune out the world, focusing only on her books.
She truly knew nothing about Lin Fengyuan from Zhenmo Mountain. Even Hongluan hadn’t mentioned anything to her.
After all, Tuoba Qiyue was already beyond the age limit for Zhenmo Mountain, so even if she was told, it wouldn’t make a difference.
Tuoba Qiyue couldn’t wrap her head around it, so she asked Ye Yu what was going on.
Ye Yu briefly explained the events of Zhenmo Mountain, but didn’t go into too much detail about Lin Fengyuan.
He merely said that Lin Fengyuan had no intention of harming him, and after taking him from Zhenmo Mountain, had let him go.
Tuoba Qiyue frowned slightly.
Although Ye Yu’s explanation had several questionable points, she chose to trust her Dao companion.
She stepped forward and said in a low voice, “Fellow Daoist Ye, my husband has no knowledge of Lin Fengyuan’s whereabouts. You’re asking the wrong person!”
Ye Xiuming raised his right hand.
In the void, he made a grasping motion, and a simple, ancient-looking sword slowly appeared in his hand.
“If you won’t talk, that’s even better! Once I kill you, I’ll thoroughly search your memories. I hope you won’t start begging for mercy in a bit! The more you beg, the more excited I get! Hahaha!”
Ye Xiuming’s maniacal laughter echoed throughout the area.
Tuoba Qiyue furrowed her brows slightly.
She was a cultivator at the early stage of the Tribulation Crossing Realm. At such a level, she was already near the peak of the cultivation world.
But the spiritual energy fluctuations coming from Ye Xiuming were far stronger than hers.
It was highly likely that he was at the peak of the Tribulation Crossing Realm or even an Ascension Realm grand cultivator.
If they truly fought, Tuoba Qiyue would undoubtedly be no match for him.
But in this moment, she wasn’t thinking about any way to retreat, because Ye Yu was still by her side.
Her husband was only at the “Golden Core Realm.” Facing Ye Xiuming, he had no chance of survival.
So, Tuoba Qiyue was ready to take a gamble, even if it meant risking her own life.
She couldn’t bear to see Ye Yu get hurt!
“Junior Brother, I’ll hold him off in a moment. You return to the Azure Cloud Sect and call for reinforcements!”
With that said, Tuoba Qiyue released Ye Yu’s hand.
This was the first time since they had become Dao companions that she had let go of his hand.
Ye Xiuming witnessed the whole scene and pretended to be sorrowful, saying, “What a touching, loyal pair of Dao companions. I’m almost moved to tears. Don’t worry, I’ll make sure you die together.”
Tuoba Qiyue formed a hand seal with both hands, and a massive Dharma form was just about to materialize behind her when it was suddenly shattered with a single tap.
Feeling the warmth on her shoulder, Tuoba Qiyue turned to look behind her.
Her expression changed greatly.
She saw the spiritual energy around Ye Yu surging explosively.
“I can’t let my woman stand in front to defend me. That’s not my style. Senior Sister, just watch from the back!”
With a slight pull, Ye Yu drew Tuoba Qiyue behind him.
He stepped forward, and a surge of sword intent erupted, the sound of sword energy slicing through the air resounding continuously.
The once clear sky was now covered with dark clouds.
A storm was coming!
Tuoba Qiyue could hardly believe her eyes.
Wasn’t her junior brother just at the Golden Core Realm?
How did he, in the blink of an eye, possess cultivation at the early stage of the Tribulation Crossing Realm, just like her?
What was going on?
Could it be that he had been hiding his true strength all along?
And this terrifying sword intent…
Tuoba Qiyue had only ever seen it before in her master, Hongluan. No one else even came close to matching it.
It seemed her little junior brother was far more powerful than she had imagined!
Tuoba Qiyue felt a surge of excitement.
She had originally thought that marrying Ye Yu was just a sweet love story between sweethearts from the same sect. But now it seemed this was more like “The Peerless Sword Immortal Fell in Love with Me.”
Tsk tsk tsk, it was turning into a full-blown high-sugar power fantasy!
Tuoba Qiyue now felt like she was the perfect model for a female protagonist. Protected by her adorable, sword-immortal junior brother.
This feeling was simply amazing!
She even had an idea for a new book.
Tuoba Qiyue had already made up her mind—once they got back, she’d write a new novel based on her and Ye Yu. It would absolutely crush those clueless juniors on Dao Preaching Peak, and become a sensational hit across the entire cultivation world!
As Tuoba Qiyue was fantasizing, a look of curiosity appeared on Ye Xiuming’s face.
Such an overwhelming sword intent…
Even he had never encountered something like this before.
Honestly, Ye Xiuming hadn’t even thought that a cultivator at the early stage of Tribulation Crossing Realm could unleash such powerful sword intent.
However, early-stage Tribulation Crossing was still early-stage.
He was, after all, a late-stage Tribulation Crossing Realm grand cultivator. Crushing Ye Yu shouldn’t be a problem.
But, the key was not to let him gather his sword intent. Otherwise, it could really become troublesome!
Ye Xiuming gripped his sword in reverse. His figure flashed, transforming into a streak of sword light as he charged toward Ye Yu.
His entire presence radiated sharpness. Unstoppable.
A sword qi phantom, about a hundred zhang long, appeared, aiming directly at Ye Yu.
In the face of this situation, Ye Yu neither dodged nor evaded.
The sword qi around him condensed into an ethereal sword as he raised his hand toward the sky.
Lightning and thunder roared in the heavens.
Countless bolts of heavenly lightning transformed into purple tribulation dragons, howling as they descended.
With overwhelming force, they shattered the hundred-zhang sword phantom Ye Xiuming had gathered.
The heavenly lightning continued relentlessly, turning the thousand-mile radius into a brilliant sea of lightning.
Standing to the side, Tuoba Qiyue could clearly recognize it. This technique was none other than Azure Cloud Sect’s ultimate move.
The True Qinglian Thunder Sword Art!
To be precise, it was the swordless version.
Junior Brother Ye Yu could create such a terrifying spectacle without using any artifacts. It was truly breathtaking.
In fact, it wasn’t that Ye Yu deliberately chose not to use a sword. But rather, up until now, he truly didn’t have any sword-type artifacts!
Back then, he had asked Zhu Diezhen to use the Ancient Azure Crystal to forge artifacts for him. And as of now, it still wasn’t done.
Ye Yu had no choice. He could only use sword qi as his temporary sword.