The bottom of the East Sea?
Isn’t that the territory of Su Yao’s water nymph clan?
She might know the whereabouts of the water essence.
Thinking of this, Ye Yu’s heart filled with joy.
He quickly took out the Heavenly Soul Fruit that Ge Qingzhi had given him, and handed it to Tuoba Qiyue.
“Senior Sister, take this Heavenly Soul Fruit back to save that woman first. I still have to go find something. I’ll return once I’ve found it.”
After speaking, Ye Yu immediately transformed into a streak of sword light and set off toward the East Sea Continent.
Seeing this, Tuoba Qiyue was momentarily stunned.
He just left like that?
But even so, she wasn’t angry at all. In fact, the corners of her mouth lifted slightly.
As a man, being aloof is more attractive. As long as he’s not cold when writing calligraphy, that’s fine.
Hmm, I’ve got the personality for the protagonist of my new book now.
Ever since I became Dao companions with junior brother, my inspiration hasn’t stopped flowing.
No, I need to hurry back.
First, finish the task junior brother gave me, and then start writing my new book.
If I don’t write, my hands will itch!
A few hours later, Tuoba Qiyue returned to Wuzhi Peak of the Azure Cloud Sect.
She found that Hongluan, unlike her usual self, wasn’t drinking, nor was she visiting the other peaks for her unbeaten gambling sprees.
Instead, she was carefully guarding Lin Miaoxue, a playful smile on her face.
This made Tuoba Qiyue very curious. She immediately asked, “Master, what are you doing?”
Hongluan didn’t answer that question. She softly asked instead, “Did you get the Heavenly Soul Fruit? And where’s Ye Yu?”
“Master, Junior Brother had something to attend to, he said he’s going to find something, and he’ll return once he finds it. As for the Heavenly Soul Fruit, I’ve got it!”
Tuoba Qiyue took out the Heavenly Soul Fruit from her storage ring.
Hongluan slightly lifted her chin, indicating to save the person.
Without wasting any words, Tuoba Qiyue fed the Heavenly Soul Fruit to Lin Miaoxue, then used her techniques to fully restore her soul.
After everything was done, Tuoba Qiyue couldn’t help but let out a sigh of relief.
“Master, her soul is now fully stable. I believe she’ll wake up soon!”
Hongluan glanced at the still-sleeping Lin Miaoxue, her lips curving into a perfect smile.
“Good, go rest now. I’ll wait here for a while.”
Tuoba Qiyue didn’t leave right away. She stood in place, hesitating for a long time.
Finally, she slowly said, “Master, there’s something about the curse that I still want to ask. Why is it that when junior brother and I are together, he doesn’t seem to be affected? What’s going on here?”
This matter had puzzled Tuoba Qiyue the entire way back.
Previously, they were just senior sister and junior brother, with little interaction, and Ye Yu never seemed affected.
So naturally, there was nothing to worry about.
But now…
She and Ye Yu had become Dao companions. In the future, they would spend more and more time together.
Perhaps the curse might not manifest in the short term, but it could erupt over a longer period?
Therefore, for Ye Yu’s safety, Tuoba Qiyue felt it was necessary to ask about this matter.
And, she had already mentally prepared herself. If being together for a long time really would affect Ye Yu, then…
Tuoba Qiyue planned to treat it like visiting one’s parents—meeting once every hundred years.
Though the pain of longing would be unbearable, she would rather endure the suffering herself than see anything happen to Ye Yu.
“Curse? What curse?”
Hongluan was slightly startled but quickly understood.
“Oh, you mean that curse on you, right? It’s been lifted long ago!”
Upon hearing this, Tuoba Qiyue was shocked.
“What? Master, didn’t you say before that the curse couldn’t be undone?”
Hongluan waved her hand dismissively. “The curse indeed had no solution….Unless your cultivation surpasses that of the one who cast it!”
“Now, your realm has already exceeded the person who cursed you. Naturally, the curse has been lifted. Haven’t you noticed that ever since you reached the Tribulation Crossing Realm, your body feels much lighter?”
Hearing this, Tuoba Qiyue was stunned.
It… did seem like that.
Back when she had successfully broken through to the early Tribulation Crossing Realm, her body had indeed felt much lighter.
At the time, Tuoba Qiyue had merely thought it was a side effect of the breakthrough. She hadn’t thought much about it.
But now, hearing what Hongluan said, it made sense.
Before this, whenever Xie Muling got close to her, she would suffer various degrees of bad luck. But after her last closed-door cultivation session, Xie Muling really hadn’t been affected.
And at that time, Ye Yu had just entered the Wuzhi Peak.
No wonder he hadn’t been affected by the curse since then.
If that’s the case, this is truly wonderful news.
Doesn’t this mean…
She could always stay close to Ye Yu, without worrying about any negative effects?
Thinking of this, Tuoba Qiyue’s mood brightened immensely.
She immediately bade farewell to Hongluan.
“Master, I still have things to do, so I’ll head back first. Oh, by the way, Junior Brother and I have become Dao companions. When he returns, I’ll give you some wedding candy!”
“Mm, alright.”
At first, Hongluan nodded absentmindedly, but then her expression suddenly changed.
Hmm?
What did you say?
You left for just a day, and now you’re Dao companions?
So fast?
How exactly did you two take that step?
Hongluan’s heart was full of doubts. But she realized that Tuoba Qiyue had already vanished from sight, so, she could only drop the matter.
At this moment, Lin Miaoxue was slowly waking up.
When she saw Hongluan before her, she felt an overwhelming sense of familiarity.
But no matter how hard she tried, she couldn’t recall— who exactly was this woman?
Hongluan looked at Lin Miaoxue as she gradually stood up.
Smiling, she said, “Long time no see, Lin Fengyuan. It’s truly surprising. You’re actually a woman!”
…
In the sea regions of the East Sea Continent, Su Yao was panting heavily, holding the Sea Controlling Trident.
Not far away lay the corpse of the Nine-Headed Flood Dragon, Yang Qi.
Originally, according to Su Yao’s plan, she intended to wait until she reached the Ascension Realm, then return to the East Sea to exact her revenge.
But plans can’t keep up with changes.
Yang Qi had begun a massacre of the water nymphs.
Su Yao couldn’t bear to watch her kin be annihilated. So, she had no choice but to act in anger.
Even though she had made plenty of preparations, Su Yao still couldn’t defeat the Nine-Headed Flood Dragon, Yang Qi.
With no other options, she could only take out the Sea Controlling Trident. Only then was she able to finally kill Yang Qi.
But Su Yao felt no joy at all.
Because she hadn’t completely eliminated the aura of the Sea Controlling Trident yet.
Su Yao was deeply worried that using the trident might attract the attention of the other Nine-Headed Flood Dragon, Yang Xiao.
But now that things had come to this point, there was no point in worrying.
The only solution was to quickly increase her strength to ensure she could face Yang Xiao when the time came.
According to the memories from her dreams, after she killed Yang Qi, it would be several decades before Yang Xiao came looking for her.
If that timeline was accurate, she really didn’t have much time.
A few decades might be enough to raise one minor realm. But wanting to ascend from the peak of the Integration Realm to the Ascension Realm was practically impossible.
As Su Yao was feeling troubled, a terrifying spiritual energy wave was rapidly approaching.