Chapter 1111: Consolation
Yun Che was stunned for a long time. He turned the jade in his hand, and nine stars emitting a pure fluorescent light entered his eyes, yet he still found it hard to believe.
The Nine-Star Buddha God Jade — something he had dreamed of, repeatedly told that even upper-level star realms could hardly obtain. He had “extorted” a massive amount of profound stones from Lei Qianfeng precisely for this Nine-Star Buddha God Jade. Deep down, he hadn’t even truly believed he could find it. And now, it had simply appeared in his hands.
It was as if it had fallen from the sky, and he had picked it up effortlessly with zero effort!
Lei Qianfeng, a lower-level realm king, had actually hidden such a divine object on his person!?
And despite being dead, it hadn’t been taken from his body.
It just happened to be picked up by Yun Che like this… and it just happened to be the thing he desired most.
What the hell… this was such an absurd combination of coincidence and luck!
Could it be that heaven had sensed the obsession in his heart and opened its eyes?
Though deeply shocked and incredulous, there was no doubt that this was a tremendous surprise for Yun Che. The corners of his mouth kept twitching. He wanted to smile, but the intense excitement and joy left him momentarily forgetting how to smile.
Lei Qianfeng had been dead for a long time; his corpse had long turned pale. But his horrifying face now seemed exceptionally pleasing to Yun Che’s eyes.
“Lei Qianfeng, you committed countless evils in life… but in death, you finally did one good deed! If you had handed this over earlier, I might have let your sons die a little quicker!” Yun Che murmured softly to Lei Qianfeng, suppressed his excitement, and carefully stored away the Nine-Star Buddha God Jade that had fallen from the sky.
“Mo Li,” Yun Che looked up and whispered with a smile, “It seems even the heavens want me to find you again. Only one Royal Immortal Herb remains. I will definitely… definitely find you!”
Behind him, a faint but familiar aura was approaching at a leisurely pace. Yun Che set aside his stray thoughts and turned around. He saw a girl in a multicolored rainbow dress flying toward him casually, humming a sweet tune between her lips:
“White jasmine blossoms, colorful fairy stars, a single rose is not lovely at all, prison lady is a big pervert… Ah! Brother-in-law!”
Suddenly spotting Yun Che, Xiao Mo Li let out a soft cry, “whooshed” over, and grinned at him: “Hehe, so you were here.”
The Heiya Realm was so vast, yet he always ran into her. Yun Che had grown used to it. Though this little girl was strange through and through, he didn’t even bother to ask anymore. He said helplessly, “Where did you run off to earlier?”
“Hmph, you have the nerve to ask me.” Xiao Mo Li lifted her nose and turned the blame around: “You suddenly sat there without moving, ignoring me for ages, so of course I had to go play by myself. When I came back, you were gone. Tell me, did you deliberately abandon me again!”
“…” Yun Che was momentarily speechless.
“Ah? Brother-in-law, what’s that in your hand? Such pretty light.” Xiao Mo Li took a small leap, grabbed Yun Che’s hand, then looked disappointed: “It’s just a Mysterious Shadow Stone. I thought it was something fun. Eh… are you holding it because you recorded something fun? I want to see, I want to see.”
These two Mysterious Shadow Stones from Lei Qianfeng were stored together with the Nine-Star Buddha God Jade. There was no need to think twice—they must have recorded something important. Yun Che was also curious, so he had no choice but to say, “Alright, alright. But you have to promise me, no matter what you see, you won’t tell anyone without my permission.”
“Of course. Girls who blabber everything are the most annoying.” Xiao Mo Li said with a serious expression.
“…” Yun Che twisted his mouth and carefully injected profound energy into the first Mysterious Shadow Stone.
The image from the Mysterious Shadow Stone appeared. Yun Che immediately saw Lei Qianfeng’s figure. Beside him stood his lawful wife, Xiao Qingtong, and on the other side, a young man with an extraordinary noble aura and outstanding features. Behind the young man stood a middle-aged man with a cold, hard face… Even though it was just an image recorded by the Mysterious Shadow Stone, it still gave Yun Che an immensely heavy sense of oppression.
Yun Che’s brow twitched. He vaguely guessed the identities of these two, but their conversation shocked him greatly.
“Uncle, regarding the matter of the Royal Clan Wood Spirit, my father was rarely truly furious…”
“Gui Ke! You must help your uncle…”
“Leaving aside the Royal Clan Wood Spirit, the Wood Spirit Pearls and cauldrons you have tributed over the years have become fewer and fewer…”
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Yun Che watched in silence, his brow furrowed tightly. When the image faded, he firmly gripped the Mysterious Shadow Stone in his hand. Though it was just a stone, it suddenly felt as heavy as ten thousand jun.
Because the images and voices in this small Mysterious Shadow Stone were enough to ruin the reputation of the Shenwu Realm King and even cause the Shenwu Realm to be sanctioned by the King Realms!
That young man was Wu Gui Ke, the son of the Shenwu Realm King! And Ji Ruyan had said that the person capable of accompanying Wu Gui Ke was likely a terrifyingly powerful Divine Sovereign realm expert. When a Mysterious Shadow Stone records, it emits a corresponding ripple of profound energy, which is very easy to detect. Yet in this recorded image, every look, every subtle expression change was crystal clear, and the voices were as if right next to his ear. It had clearly been recorded from a very close distance. But Wu Gui Ke, and the person Wu Gui Ke called “Cheng Yan,” who was likely a powerful Divine Sovereign, hadn’t noticed at all!
How exactly had Lei Qianfeng done it?
“So boring. Strange people saying strange things, not fun at all.” Xiao Mo Li muttered in disappointment, then her eyes flickered and she said with a smile, “But that big sister in the blue dress is very pretty though.”
With this Mysterious Shadow Stone in hand, if used properly, it was no exaggeration to say that he had leverage over the Shenwu Realm! Quite significant leverage, at that.
Having leverage over an upper-level star realm, and one involving the Shenwu Realm King at that… what kind of concept was that?
Yun Che’s expectations for the other Mysterious Shadow Stone grew. He quickly picked it up and infused it with profound energy.
Before the image appeared, the heavy breathing of a man and the urgent moans of a woman rang out loudly. In the emerging image, a man and a woman, completely naked, were embracing each other in an act of adultery. It seemed to be nighttime, but the bright moonlight streaming through the high window made both their faces clearly visible.
The man was unmistakably Wu Gui Ke!
And that woman… was Lei Qianfeng’s lawful wife, Wu Gui Ke’s aunt, Xiao Qingtong!!
As Yun Che stared in wide-eyed shock, a girl’s scream suddenly rang in his ears. Xiao Mo Li covered her eyes and jumped far away, her cheeks flushing: “You… you… you pervert, lecher, super degenerate! To have something so disgusting, so… so sickening… you you you!”
“~!@#¥%…” Yun Che hastily put away the Mysterious Shadow Stone and waved his hand quickly: “This isn’t mine. I just picked it up.”
“You… you not only do such shameless and despicable things, but you also refuse to admit it. You really are a bad person!” Xiao Mo Li shrieked.
Yun Che shrugged helplessly: “Fine, fine. I’m a shameless, despicable, super degenerate. So you’d better stop following me.”
With that, he grabbed Lei Qianfeng’s corpse and flew upward.
“Hey! Where are you going? Ah—wait for me!” Xiao Mo Li lowered her hands that had been covering her eyes and quickly followed.
“…Why are you still following me?”
“Hmph! Who told you to be my brother-in-law? Even if you’re a perverted lecherous degenerate, I’ll just have to accept it… Wuu, I’m so pitiful.” Xiao Mo Li looked utterly aggrieved.
Yun Che rolled his eyes and couldn’t be bothered to speak.
Without checking the Soul Sect’s status, Yun Che carried Lei Qianfeng’s corpse, flew over Black Soul Mountain, bypassed Heiya City, and arrived south of Heiya City.
This was the ruined Wood Spirit Secret Realm, the resting place after their demise.
Arriving at this land blooming with a hundred flowers, all expression vanished from Yun Che’s face. He dropped Lei Qianfeng to the ground, then slowly knelt on one knee and closed his eyes.
Seeing his actions, Xiao Mo Li’s little mouth opened slightly, and she whispered, “Brother-in-law, what is this place? What are you doing?”
Yun Che lowered his head and said softly, “This place was once hidden from the world, a peaceful home for many Wood Spirits. They had shown me kindness, but not long ago, they were all killed because of me.”
“Oh?” Xiao Mo Li blinked.
After a long silence, Yun Che opened his eyes. His hand stretched out, and a flame ignited on Lei Qianfeng’s corpse. In an instant, it was burned to ashes, scattering freely in the wind.
“Granny Withered Wood, Senior Green Wood… Qing He… Fei Yan… Qing Zhu… I owe you a debt I can never repay in this life. Aside from burning this villain who persecuted your clan for years to ashes as consolation, the only thing I can do from now on is to protect every Wood Spirit I encounter to the best of my ability.”
“He Lin, I’m about to leave the Heiya Realm. But I will definitely find your elder sister, I swear. The Tianji Realm might be able to tell me where she is. Once I find her, if she is willing, I will bring her back to the planet where I was born. There, she will live a peaceful life, free from any oppression.”
Lei Qianfeng’s ashes scattered completely, and the wind here became much gentler.
After a long moment of silence, Yun Che stood up. At this time, Xiao Mo Li spoke: “Brother-in-law, you said earlier you were going to the Tianji Realm. Is that true?”
“Of course. I have people and things I must find. The God Realm is so vast, and I am alone. The only one who could help me should be the Tianji Realm… I hope the Tianji Realm, described as miraculous, won’t disappoint me.”
“Hmm…” The girl’s little face showed a rather conflicted expression. She pressed her small nose and suddenly said, “Brother-in-law, it’s better if you don’t go to the Tianji Realm. Even if you go, it will definitely be useless.”
Yun Che looked sideways, his gaze fixed on her: “How do you know?”
“This…” Xiao Mo Li tilted her head in thought. After a while, she grinned and said, “I haven’t thought of a reason yet. I’ll tell you when I do, okay?”
“…” Yun Che’s eyes narrowed slightly, and his face turned a bit serious: “Little girl, you still haven’t told me who you really are and where you come from. No matter where I go, you can always accurately find my location… Who exactly are you? What is your purpose in approaching me?”
“Of course… it’s because you’re my lifesaver and my brother-in-law!” Xiao Mo Li said with the utmost seriousness.
Yun Che curled his lip: “I’d believe you… if I were an idiot.”
He leaned forward, his deep gaze fixed on her eyes: “When you mentioned the Tianji Realm earlier, you looked very strange. You wouldn’t happen to be… from the Tianji Realm, would you?”