Deng Tianyu furrowed his brow and asked, “What was amiss?”
Recalling the battle of that year, Ning Wan’s red lips parted slightly:
“Before that, I had clashed with Dong Jun before. Whether in cultivation level or in Yin-Yang Dao Arts, I surpassed Dong Jun by a margin.”
“But this time, Dong Jun actually matched me in both aspects, and even surpassed me.”
“What was most baffling was that Dong Jun’s Divine Soul Power had suddenly skyrocketed, leading to my defeat at his hands in this Dao Chief Contention.”
Deng Tianyu was greatly surprised: “A sudden surge in Divine Soul Power?”
Divine Soul Power, like cultivation level, needed slow tempering to continuously grow.
Compared to cultivation levels, Divine Soul Power was even harder to improve.
Because the tempering of Divine Soul Power could not rely on any pills; one could only rely on oneself.
He had never heard of someone like Dong Jun, whose power suddenly skyrocketed.
Ning Wan’s dark, elegant brows furrowed as she revealed the secret she had discovered that day:
“Afterwards, I also found it extremely strange. But it wasn’t just because of Dong Jun’s sudden surge in Divine Soul Power; it was because this Divine Soul Power was completely different from Dong Jun’s own.”
“Later, to verify my conjecture, I went to the Soul Nurturing Hall where the Soul Lamps are stored, looking for Dong Jun’s Soul Lamp, to see if that wisp of Divine Soul he had left inside showed any abnormalities.”
“But what was bizarre was that Dong Jun’s Soul Lamp had disappeared.”
“Besides that, the Soul Lamp of the previous generation’s Dao Chief, who had already passed on, was also missing from there.”
Dong Jun’s Soul Lamp was gone?
The previous Dao Chief’s Soul Lamp was also missing?
Why was this happening?
Could the two be connected?
Suddenly, Deng Tianyu’s pupils constricted sharply. He looked at Ning Wan:
“Shizun suspects that the Divine Soul inside Dong Jun is that of the previous Dao Chief?”
“That was my speculation at the time.”
Ning Wan nodded, then continued: “Coincidentally, the previous Dao Chief had once cultivated a forbidden art.”
“This forbidden art is called the Nine Palaces Soul Transfer Art!”
“What is this art used for?” Just from the name, Deng Tianyu couldn’t easily understand the specific function of the words “Soul Transfer.”
“The Nine Palaces Soul Transfer Art allows one to transfer their own Divine Soul into another physical body.”
“This method is equivalent to possession. But compared to possession, the Nine Palaces Soul Transfer Art is even more terrifying.”
“Because after the caster enters the new body, they will devour the original owner’s Three Ethereal Souls and Seven Corporeal Spirits, obtain all of the original owner’s memories, and perfectly fuse with the body.”
Meeting his gaze, Ning Wan explained.
Upon hearing this, Deng Tianyu sucked in a breath of cold air, immediately shocked beyond measure.
According to this explanation, it was highly likely that Dong Jun had already been possessed by the previous generation Dao Chief of the Yin-Yang Law Heaven, and even his memories had been fused.
But what was the purpose of doing this?
Suddenly, inspiration struck Deng Tianyu’s mind.
As the Dao Chief of a top-tier faction, one already possessed such status. Their realm and cultivation must also be extremely high.
So what else was lacking?
Based on what Shizun had just said, this Dao Chief had passed away, achieving transcendence. This led to the deduction that his lifespan was near its end, yet he was unwilling to simply dissipate into the heavens and earth.
So, he thought of using the Nine Palaces Soul Transfer Art to seize Dong Jun’s body and continue living.
As his thoughts circulated, Deng Tianyu looked up and asked:
“After that, the reason Shizun was inflicted with the Yin-Yang Curse Seal was because Dong Jun discovered that you had begun to suspect him?”
Ning Wan nodded: “Just as I was about to leave the Soul Nurturing Hall, I found myself already trapped within an unknown space.”
“Within that space, I engaged in a great battle with Dong Jun, but was ultimately no match for him. Not only was I severely injured, but I was also hit by the Profound Cold Curse, one of the Yin Vein Eight Curses!”
“In desperation, I could only self-detonate my magical artifact to blast apart that space, then tore through the Void and escaped.”
“After that, I came to Youzhou, and to conceal my identity, I joined the Purple Cloud Sect.”
Deng Tianyu had a sudden realization: “So the Yin-Yang Curse Seal within Shizun is called the Profound Cold Curse!”
But then, he reacted!
A cultivator could only tear the Void after stepping into the Yin-Yang Stage.
Clearly, before this, Shizun had very likely already stepped into the Yin-Yang Stage, becoming one of the top-tier powerhouses of the contemporary era.
And the previous Dao Chief, who could severely injure her, one could imagine how terrifying his strength was.
Deng Tianyu asked with concern: “How much of Shizun’s strength remains now?”
“Not even ten percent remains. At most, I can only wield the power of the Fifth Heaven of the Imperial Sovereign Realm!” Ning Wan did not hide it and sighed softly.
In that great battle, although she escaped the desperate situation, she was also severely wounded. Coupled with the continuous erosion of the Profound Cold Curse, surviving was already a great fortune.
Being able to wield less than ten percent of her strength was only due to years of recuperation, slowly recovering some of her power.
“The Yin-Yang Law Heaven, besides Yin-Yang Arts, is also adept in the Art of Deduction!”
“If…” Deng Tianyu looked at Shizun with some worry.
Ning Wan smiled softly and dotingly pinched his nose: “Does Tianyu know why I am called the Moon Consort?”
“It is because ‘Moon’ represents astrology and moon-chasing.”
“Even the previous generation Dao Chief, in terms of attainments in the path of deduction, might not necessarily compare to me.”
“After leaving the Yin-Yang Law Heaven, I immediately obscured my own heavenly secrets.”
Her words were filled with dense confidence.
Hearing this, Deng Tianyu let out a sigh of relief.
Clearly, this possessed Dong Jun of the Yin-Yang Law Heaven was equivalent to a late-game BOSS in a video game.
If the other party found them early, it would indeed be difficult to deal with.
But since the other party couldn’t find Shizun, he had time to cultivate. Once his realm was sufficient, he would deal with him.
“Tianyu, rest assured. Before my realm recovers, I will be extremely careful,” Ning Wan could feel Deng Tianyu’s worry, and her heart felt warm.
Then, she shifted the conversation. Staring intently at her precious disciple with some concern:
“Now that Tianyu knows my identity, will you think that because I come from the Devil Path, I am one of those utterly evil devils?”
“No!” Deng Tianyu shook his head without a moment’s hesitation.
Ning Wan asked curiously: “Why?”
“Good and evil, right and wrong, black and white—they do not depend on one’s origin.”
“In my view, Shizun represents good!”
“If you weren’t good, why would you have saved an unrelated little child back then?”
“If you weren’t good, why would Shizun have raised me and guided me onto the path of cultivation?”
Deng Tianyu voiced his own view.
He wasn’t a three-year-old child; how could he be bound by this world’s concepts of righteous versus demonic?
Ning Wan asked again: “What if I truly were a world-shaking great devil who brought calamity to the world?”
“If that were truly the case, then I would enter the Devil Path and be a devil alongside Shizun!” Deng Tianyu smiled, almost subconsciously.
So what if it wasn’t good, but evil?
He only followed his heart. Human nature is inherently selfish, perhaps stubborn, but this was precisely the Dao he wanted to cultivate after stepping into cultivation.
If one couldn’t follow their heart after entering cultivation, then why cultivate at all?
Of course, Deng Tianyu also believed that Ning Wan could not possibly become such a world-calaminating devil.
“Foolish Tianyu, you are so foolish!”
Ning Wan’s heart trembled violently. Mist surged within her beautiful eyes. Her jade arms tightly embraced Deng Tianyu’s waist, as if wanting to meld him into her own body.
