Five hundred years might sound like a long time, but in the eyes of great cultivators, it’s nothing more than the flick of a finger.
From the day Lin Fengyuan died, Lin Miaoxue put on a red mask and took on the name Lin Fengyuan.
Her brother’s bold and passionate words from back then…she remembered them clearly. To become the strongest demon lord, standing at the pinnacle of Central Continent.
Even though her brother had died, she would carry this will forward and keep striving. To make the name Lin Fengyuan truly resound across the entire Central Continent.
Besides that, there was one more thing Lin Miaoxue had to do, and that was to settle the blood debt!
The vengeance for her brother’s death had to be repaid!
But her enemy was nothing more than a name conjured up on a whim.
How could she ever find them?
In the following centuries, Lin Miaoxue lived in a cycle of cultivation and searching for this person.
However, in just two hundred years, she had gone from the Qi Refining Realm to the Tribulation Crossing Realm.
Such a terrifying growth rate shocked the entire Ye family.
To prevent Lin Miaoxue from becoming too powerful and beyond their control, breaking the promise they made back then, the Ye family racked their brains and created all kinds of coincidences.
So that Lin Miaoxue would obtain the forbidden demonic artifact, the Heaven-Searing Sun Sword.
It was the very sword she now wielded in her hand!
The Heaven-Searing Sun Sword was of pure yang and absolute strength.
Its power was boundless, but if the user wielded it for too long, they would be consumed by the fire poison, destined for a grim end.
But Lin Miaoxue didn’t care at all. Having power was what she needed most.
What’s more, when the five-hundred-year mark arrived, her Pure Sword Heart would be dug out and taken by the Ye family. At that point, she would die regardless.
So why should she care about the minor inconvenience of fire poison?
After acquiring the Heaven-Searing Sun Sword, Lin Miaoxue’s strength grew even greater, and her reputation in the demonic path soared.
Another hundred years passed.
Lin Miaoxue had already fulfilled Lin Fengyuan’s dream, becoming the strongest demon lord on the Central Continent.
Standing at the peak!
But she wasn’t happy.
According to the Ye family’s surveillance, Lin Miaoxue had been relentlessly searching for her brother’s killer.
For hundreds of years, she never stopped.
This kind of obsessive determination made the higher-ups of the Ye family deeply displeased.
If only they had known, they wouldn’t have fabricated a fake name in the first place. They should’ve just chosen a random enemy of the Ye family, letting Lin Miaoxue exact her revenge early and set aside her fixation.
But now, it was too late to say anything.
As time went on, Lin Miaoxue seemed to sense that something was off.
If her brother’s killer really existed, why hadn’t anyone in the cultivation world ever heard of such a person?
So, Lin Miaoxue decided to visit the Ye family and ask about the truth from back then.
For this, the Ye family had made preparations in advance.
The plan was to deceive Lin Miaoxue, telling her that the enemy who killed her brother was already dead.
If the lie succeeded, everything would be easy. They just needed to patiently wait for the five-hundred-year agreement to reach its end.
But if Lin Miaoxue didn’t believe it and insisted on the truth, then the Ye family wouldn’t be afraid. At worst, they would summon the old Ancestor to subdue her.
They would simply take the Pure Heart ahead of schedule. It would just take a bit more effort, nothing more.
Once everything was set, the Ye family waited, but Lin Miaoxue never arrived.
After some investigation, they found out that Lin Miaoxue had been sealed in Zhenmo Mountain by five righteous path sect leaders.
This unexpected development caught the Ye family completely off guard.
At that time, someone suggested sending people to break Zhenmo Mountain from the outside, helping Lin Miaoxue escape.
But this suggestion was quickly dismissed.
Lin Miaoxue had already become the strongest demon lord, and all the righteous factions saw her as their mortal enemy.
Now, the five sect leaders had just sacrificed their lives to seal her. If the Ye family were to step in and break Zhenmo Mountain, releasing Lin Miaoxue, they would easily become the target of all of Central Continent.
Although, with the Ye family’s strength, they didn’t need to fear anyone…But acting too recklessly would disrupt their plans for the Central Continent.
That would be unwise!
Moreover, they had already investigated the seal of Zhenmo Mountain not only locked away all of Lin Miaoxue’s spiritual power, but it also helped suppress the fire poison within her.
So, inside Zhenmo Mountain, there was no need to worry about Lin Miaoxue dying.
Since that was the case, there was no rush. They would simply wait until she broke the seal herself.
It was merely a matter of time.
The Ye family had a long-standing legacy; the one thing they didn’t lack was time!
In the end, the conservative faction’s opinion was unanimously agreed upon. But the Ye family never imagined that this wait would last thirty thousand years.
During that time, many changes occurred, leaving them with no time to pay attention to Lin Miaoxue.
Now, the Ye family had just regained stability, only to hear the news that Zhenmo Mountain had been destroyed, and Lin Miaoxue had broken free of her seal.
According to the calculations of the Ye family’s top cultivators, Lin Miaoxue wouldn’t live much longer after escaping the Zhenmo Mountain.
If she died before the Pure Sword Heart was retrieved, it would be rendered completely useless, and the thousands of years of planning would become nothing but a joke.
To prevent such a disaster, the Ye family urgently began searching for Lin Miaoxue.
After reading the soul memory of Ye Xiuming from the Ye family, Ye Yu’s thoughts stirred, and he gently clenched his fist.
He cast Ye Xiuming’s soul into the soul summoning banner Slaughter Immortal.
After doing this, Ye Yu fell into deep contemplation.
If what Hongluan said was true, and Lin Miaoxue was indeed his destined opportunity, then as things stood, the most valuable thing about her was undoubtedly the Pure Sword Heart.
But Ye Yu and Lin Miaoxue had spent some time together, and back in the Zhuoxin Temple, Lin Miaoxue even wanted to cover for Ye Yu so he could leave first.
Just from this alone, it was clear this woman was someone who could be reasoned with.
The more he thought about it, the more Ye Yu realized he couldn’t bring himself to dig out her heart.
After much consideration, he waved his hand and withdrew the formation barrier around him.
The surrounding barriers vanished instantly, and Tuoba Qiyue hurriedly rushed in from outside.
“Junior Brother, what were you just doing? Why did a barrier suddenly appear? I couldn’t see anything inside earlier; you really scared me.”
Hearing this anxious and worried tone, Ye Yu could feel it. Tuoba Qiyue was genuinely concerned about him.
He couldn’t help but feel warmth in his heart.
He took hold of Tuoba Qiyue’s soft hand and said, “I just triggered a small formation to prevent this guy’s soul 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? Its user suffers from fire poison injuries.”
“The Heaven-Searing Sun Sword? Isn’t that Lin Fengyuan’s weapon? According to rumors, this sword possesses unparalleled power, but it also subjects its wielder to immense suffering.”
As a true bookworm, Tuoba Qiyue didn’t just read fantasy romance novels. She had delved into all kinds of books, including ancient texts from long ago.
When it came to these, Tuoba Qiyue knew them like the back of her hand.
Her main trait was being a walking encyclopedia of the cultivation world.
Of course, if it was about romance novels, her expertise would be even greater.
However, Tuoba Qiyue was really curious and immediately asked, “Why did you suddenly think to ask about this?”
“It just came to mind. Do you know if there’s a way to cure fire poison?” Ye Yu’s tone became a bit more urgent.
After pondering for a moment, Tuoba Qiyue softly said, “I’ve read in ancient texts that there is water essence at the bottom of the Eastern Sea that can cure all fire poisons. It should be true.”