From Ye Jingyun’s arm, a mark slowly emerged. The mark outlined curving lines. Radiance surged violently, shaking the heavens. It drew upon the power of the world, carrying an unparalleled majesty.
A shocking battle intent erupted. In Ye Jingyun’s hand appeared a sharp sword. Light coiled around the sword. Mysterious patterns covered its surface. These patterns formed wondrous runes. The runes carried living intent. They rotated in the space, sometimes transforming into a giant dragon, sometimes into a fierce tiger.
But this was not what shocked Ye Chu the most. What truly shook him was the small character “Ye” imprinted on the sword. Though the character was only the size of a little fingertip, it was extraordinarily eye-catching. Even though Ye Chu stood quite a distance from Ye Jingyun, he could see it clearly.
The character seemed to imprint itself directly into Ye Chu’s mind. Ye Chu even felt his blood circulating faster and faster. The “Ye” character on the sword grew more and more dazzling.
Radiance shone brilliantly. Battle intent stood proud and unyielding. With every tremor, it seemed capable of piercing the nine heavens. Ye Chu felt no pressure from this battle intent. Instead, it made his blood boil with excitement.
Yet the bearded man and his group had drastic changes in expression. The oppressive might crashed down. With his strength, he was directly forced to kneel on the ground. His entire body trembled uncontrollably.
This majesty was astonishing. The surging light shot towards the bearded man and his followers. Including the horses, all of them were instantly overwhelmed by the pressure and fainted.
“An unparalleled divine weapon!”
Ye Chu finally understood why Ye Jingyun had the confidence to travel alone with just the two of them. With a treasure of heaven and earth by her side, she truly had nothing to fear. Under such a terrifying artefact, how could the opponent possibly resist? It was complete annihilation!
The radiance gradually faded. The sword began to disappear. Yet the battle intent carried by that single “Ye” character left Ye Chu deeply shaken. He stared fixedly at the continuously dissipating light.
Even for Ye Jingyun, controlling such a treasure of heaven and earth was extremely difficult. Her whole body felt drained. After all, she could not yet perfectly merge with the sword. Using it consumed far too much of her energy. When the radiance dissipated, she nearly collapsed. Tan Miaotong hurriedly stepped forward to support her!
“The legend of the Ye family is true?” Ye Chu let out a soft breath. He forced the flamboyant, dragon-and-phoenix-like character out of his mind. He could not help looking towards Ye Jingyun.
Ye Jingyun nodded. “This long sword was his weapon. Normally, only the clan leader can possess it. But this time, since I was travelling far, my father was worried and secretly gave it to me.”
Ye Chu was shaken by this revelation. Back when he was in the Ye family of Yao City, he had heard the legends about the Ye family. It was said that the Ye family’s founding ancestor had been a follower of a Supreme Being.
To become a follower of a Supreme Being, one’s strength naturally needed no explanation. He was undoubtedly an absolute powerhouse of his era, capable of sweeping through regions and intimidating entire lands. Back then, the Supreme Being had personally forged suitable weapons for each of his followers. The Ye family founder received this long sword. Relying on such a supreme treasure, he established his fearsome reputation.
In his previous life, when Ye Chu heard these stories, he thought the Marquis of Weiyuan was boasting and paid them no mind. He never imagined it was actually true!
“Since the Ye family founder was a follower of a Supreme Being, then the other legend must also be true?” Ye Chu asked Ye Jingyun. “It is said that the founder reached the pinnacle of creation, but one day he suddenly vanished. There is a high chance he fell in some place.”
Ye Jingyun knew Ye Chu was of the Ye family bloodline. Given how much the old man in Yao City’s Ye family doted on him, it was not strange that he knew these secrets. She nodded and said, “The founder truly did fall. Our ancestors later found his remains.”
Ye Chu was shaken by these words. No one failed to understand what this implied. Back then, he stood at the peak of creation. Unless it was another Supreme Being, who could possibly kill him? Most importantly, it was said that he had fallen while pursuing a great secret.
For such a figure to consider something a “great secret,” it could not possibly be ordinary.
“What exactly was that secret? What could drive someone like him to madness and cause his fall?” Ye Chu’s heart pounded fiercely. This was a world-shaking secret.
Ye Jingyun glanced at Ye Chu but did not answer directly. Her gaze fell on Tan Miaotong, who was supporting her.
Seeing Ye Jingyun’s look, Tan Miaotong quickly said, “If your Ye family secret is inconvenient for me to know, I’ll leave right now!”
“No!” Seeing Tan Miaotong prepare to step away, Ye Jingyun held her back. “You are much closer to me than this guy. If I can let him know, why would I make you leave? I’m just considering whether to tell him or not!”
Although Ye Chu was extremely curious and desperately wanted to know this secret that had been hidden for who knew how many years, seeing that Ye Jingyun was reluctant, he shrugged indifferently. “Anyway, I’m no longer part of the Ye family. But in the future, when you use this sword, don’t wave it around in front of me like that. It’s as if I can’t see the ‘Ye’ character.”
“Hmph! If it weren’t for the tiny trace of Ye family blood still in your body, do you think you could even see that character? Be grateful you got to see it at all,” Ye Jingyun said with disdain as she looked at Ye Chu. “You want to know that secret, right? Since you could see the ‘Ye’ character clearly, I’ll tell you.”
This secret was not actually a secret to the core members of the Ye family. Only those from the branch families remained unaware.
“That sword just now carried the founder’s majesty and his intent, which is why it erupted with such world-shaking battle intent. And that was merely a tiny fraction of his battle intent,” Ye Jingyun said. “It is also because a trace of Ye family blood flows in your body—though it is so faint it is nearly invisible—that you could see the ‘Ye’ character. And within that character is contained his lifeblood.”
“Hm?” Ye Chu did not quite understand. Although seeing the character had made his blood circulate faster, what did that have to do with the founder’s lifeblood?
Seeing Ye Chu’s confusion, Ye Jingyun continued, “He used his entire lifeblood and intent to transform into this ‘Ye’ character, using it to suppress and seal the sword.”
These words shook Ye Chu. A terrifying possibility suddenly occurred to him. His eyes could not help revealing shock as he stared blankly at Ye Jingyun. “You mean…”
Seeing Ye Chu’s reaction, Ye Jingyun nodded. Resentment appeared on her face. “That’s right! He fell precisely because he was suppressing and sealing the intent of that Supreme Being.”
Not only was Ye Chu stunned in place, even Tan Miaotong widened her eyes. Her rosy little mouth opened wide in disbelief as she looked at Ye Jingyun. “But you said the Ye family founder was a follower of that Supreme Being. Why would he seal his intent?”
Ye Chu shared the same doubt. Could there be some kind of conspiracy behind this? He looked towards Ye Jingyun, waiting for her answer. This news was far too shocking.
A Supreme Being’s follower turning against the Supreme Being—this, if spread, would make countless people’s imaginations run wild.