Chapter 191: But the Future May Prove Too Challenging
"I understand. Junior Brother, go focus on recovering from your injuries first,"
Li Xun waved his hand as he spoke.
"Understood."
Ye Han cupped his fists respectfully, then turned and descended from the sky. He found a large boulder, sat down cross-legged, took out two spirit stones, and quickly entered a state of cultivation.
Glancing at Ye Han, Li Xun shifted his gaze to the nearby members of the Golden Sun Sect.
He didn’t choose to leave.
Now was not the time.
If he left now, these people could likely loot everything of value from the Golden Sun Sect within half an hour.
At the very least, he needed to stay until Elder Xie arrived.
With nothing else to do, Li Xun stepped into the golden divine chariot and summoned a messaging jade slip in his hand.
"Do you know anything about the Great Strength Divine Demon Sect?"
He edited the message and quickly sent it off.
Not long after, the jade slip glowed faintly.
"That fast?"
Li Xun opened it and read the contents. His expression turned slightly strange.
It was a reply from Qin Xueyi. Short and to the point:
"Yes. The Great Strength Divine Demon Sect will reappear in about half a year. I’m currently trying to break through its outer formation, but my strength is still lacking. I can’t enter yet."
Li Xun: "…"
As expected.
The person Ye Han mentioned—someone secretly looting ancient opportunities—really was Qin Xueyi.
What surprised him, though, was that she was already preparing to enter the Great Strength Divine Demon Sect’s legacy grounds.
Fortunately, she hadn’t managed to get in yet.
Otherwise, he would’ve missed out on an important investment opportunity.
After all, Qin Xueyi was still one of the main characters—what she needed would never be ordinary.
Supporting her now could yield an investment at least at the purple-tier level.
"What do you need?"
Li Xun sent another message.
"Black Tortoise essence blood."
"Black Tortoise essence blood, huh..."
Li Xun murmured to himself.
Last time, Qin Xueyi had obtained Vermilion Bird essence blood, and now she was asking for Black Tortoise.
Both were related to divine beasts, but there was a world of difference between ordinary blood and essence blood.
And the kind of characters that could be drawn by essence blood?
Completely different league.
"Vermilion Bird essence blood exchanged for a drop of emperor’s blood…"
"Now with Black Tortoise essence blood—what might she trade it for this time?"
Li Xun’s heart began to race.
Using the emperor’s blood, he had comprehended a wisp of the Law of Destruction.
If he could acquire another drop, and comprehend one more trace of a divine law, the benefits to him would be immense.
He paused for a moment, then replied:
"If you can’t break through the outer formation, wait half a year. I might be able to assist you then."
"Alright!"
Qin Xueyi quickly responded.
. . . . . .
Meanwhile
In the southern region of the Great Zhou Empire, within a vast and desolate mountain range...
Qin Xueyi stood before a towering divine peak.
Her figure was slender and graceful, with fluttering white robes as pure as snow. She was untouched by the dust of the world.
She held the jade slip in her hand, her bright eyes looking down at it, and the corner of her lips curved into a soft smile.
"Half a year, huh?"
"Doesn't seem that long."
She whispered.
Putting the jade slip away, she looked up at the mountain in front of her.
She knew that the inheritance of the Great Strength Divine Demon Sect lay within this very mountain.
She had spent an entire month trying to break in.
But still couldn’t enter.
It wasn’t that her formation mastery was lacking—she knew how to break it.
But her strength wasn’t enough.
Some formations required you to strike during a fleeting window of opportunity.
If your cultivation wasn’t high enough, you’d miss it, no matter how well you understood the theory.
"I originally wanted to further improve my strength before appearing in front of him again..."
"But it seems... I’m still not quite there."
She bit her lip slightly, a touch of regret on her otherwise flawless face.
She had reached the peak of the Divine Power Realm, and could have already attempted her Life and Death Tribulation.
But since she had been given a second chance at life, she wanted to walk each step of her cultivation path to perfection.
When she heard that Li Xun had survived the ten lightning calamities tribulation, she felt the desire to become stronger herself.
Only then could she be worthy of him.
In her past life, she had only survived the seven lightning calamities tribulation.
Among many of the world's top prodigies, that was decent—but just that: decent.
In the centuries that followed, countless geniuses emerged, and a seven lightning calamities tribulation barely counted for anything.
There were quite a few who had withstood even nine lightning calamities tribulation.
If it weren’t for her eventually cultivating the Immortal Spirit Body, she might have long since faded into obscurity.
“In my past life, the emergence of the Great Strength Divine Demon Sect attracted many powerful cultivators. This life will probably be the same...”
“But now that so many events have changed—”
“How will things unfold this time?”
Qin Xueyi murmured to herself, trying to recall the events of her previous life.
“If I remember correctly, the one who obtained the Black Tortoise essence blood last time... was a prodigy from the Spirit Clan.”
The Spirit Clan—a powerful family whose ancestors once produced a Quasi-Emperor.
Even today, they remained incredibly prestigious.
A few hundred years ago, the Spirit Clan even arranged a marriage alliance with the Xiao Clan.
And as for the Xiao Clan... they were even more terrifying.
They were an Emperor Clan.
In the future, a monstrous genius named Xiao Chen would rise from the Xiao Clan.
This man lived a life of unmatched dominance.
In Qin Xueyi’s memories, by the time she was on the verge of breaking through to the Immortal King Realm, Xiao Chen had already become an Immortal King.
She only possessed an Immortal Spirit Body, an extremely rare physique.
But Xiao Chen? He had two extraordinary innate talents: the Immortal Body and the Supreme Eye.
Each of these talents, even on their own, rivaled the Immortal Spirit Body.
But Xiao Chen had both.
He was the very embodiment of invincibility.
"Right…"
As if suddenly recalling something, Qin Xueyi whispered to herself:
“Back then, Li Xun asked me about someone named Xiao Fan… Could he know someone from the Xiao Clan?”
At the time, when Li Xun had brought it up, she hadn’t thought much of it.
After all—
The Xiao Clan was far too distant.
At this point in time, neither she nor Li Xun should have had any realistic chance of interacting with anyone from such a powerful lineage.
But now, the more she thought about it, the more something seemed off.
Though she couldn’t quite put her finger on it.
In her previous life, she had never heard the name Xiao Fan.
“Forget it.”
Qin Xueyi shook her head, unable to come to a conclusion, so she dropped the thought for now.
“When the Great Strength Divine Demon Sect appears in half a year, the Spirit Clan will likely send someone. And that’s just the beginning—”
“Soon, other ancient opportunities will surface too.”
“By then, it won’t just be the Spirit Clan. There’ll be the Emperor Clans, and other forces that have produced Great Emperors.”
“I may not fear their young geniuses, but the powers behind them... must not be underestimated.”
“In my previous life, because I walked the path alone, I was constantly constrained. This time, no matter what, I must eliminate that weakness.”
She turned slightly, glancing in the direction of the Profound Sun Holy Land, and whispered:
“Right now, the Profound Sun Holy Land may be of some help to him. But in the future, I’m afraid they won’t be enough.”
“If I could control a vast power of my own, perhaps… everything would be different.”
Qin Xueyi gently bit her lip.
She quietly reviewed the memories of her past life, and quickly came to a decision.
Once she obtained the Black Tortoise Essence Blood, she would put her plan into action.