Chapter 639 â Major Event that Shook the World (1)
Even though Xiao Yun was made king and he had his own King Palace, he still usually stayed in the Yun Family household . His wedding was also naturally a big event within the Yun Family . After the date had been set, the Yun Family immediately bustled with activity, and invitations flew about like a snowstorm throughout the entire Illusory Demon Realm .
In contrast to his bustling clan, Yun Che right now was exceptionally relaxed . Like before, he was surrounded by a large number of young clanswomen who flocked around him incessantly⌠. That was right, these were all young maidens in their prime .
âYoung Patriarch, I heard your Purple Cloud Art is already at the seventh level . Is that true? You clearly only started cultivating it barely two months ago . â
âOf course not . â Yun Che said he smiled, looking like a cat that got the cream, âLast night, I just made another breakthrough, so Iâm already at the eighth level now . â
As he spoke, he extended his palm and gently raised it . Immediately, a peal of thunder resonated in the air above, and in an instant, a large stretch of storm clouds had alraedy gathered in the air above . Even separated by thousands of meters, they could feel a terrifying lightning energy .
âUwaaahhhh!â The young girls all let out cries of surprise, and the girl who spoke previously verily screamed as her eyes widened, âWah! Thatâs really the âThundercloud of Exterminationâ from the eighth level of the Purple Cloud Art! The Young Patriarch is simply too amazing!â
âYoung Patriarch, Xiaowan said that when you instructed her in the Purple Cloud Art the other day, you released red lightning before . Is that really true?â A purple-clothed girl asked as her eyes twinkled .
Yun Che faintly smiled and flipped his hand, and in an instant, the piercing screech of thunder pierced the air . A ball of purple lightning gathered in the palm of his hand; then, that ball of purple lightning turned into red lightning extremely quickly . Not only did the aura of the red lightning strengthen considerably, the crackling of thunder grew more explosive . Just by looking at it, one would feel their heart start racing .
âWaaahh!!â Just as expected, the red-colored lightning caused all the girls to let out lovely cries . A small and delicate girl said in a timid voice, âYoung Patriarch, for lightning profound energy to change to a red color, doesnât it require blood essence to activate⌠. If the Young Patriarch does that, will he okay?â
âNo, I didnât even use a single bit of blood essence at all . â Yun Che shook his head . âRed-colored lightning is of a higher level of lightning profound energy than purple lightning, it is manifested at the peak of the Purple Cloud Art, and has nothing to with the intimacy your profound veins have with lightning energy . It instead requires you to have a greater understanding of the laws of lightning . Once you have grasped the concept behind these laws, then you can use your profound energy to produce the stronger red lightning . The only difference is that it will consume more energy, but there wonât be any negative side-effects . But if you do not have the understanding of those concepts and you try to forcefully use red lightning, then you will need to sacrifice blood essence in order to do so⌠. So releasing red lightning does not necessarily require blood essence to be sacrificed . â
âOh, so it actually can be like that⌠But, there doesnât seem to have ever been anyone in our Yun Family that can release red lightning without losing any blood essence . So could it be that the Young Patriarch is the first one in the history of our Yun Family to have reached such a level?â
âIt has to be! Young Patriarch is indeed the number one genius publically acknowledged in all of the Illusory Demon Realm, the most awesome genius around! Since the Young Patriarch can use red lightning anytime he wants, then the Young Patriarch can use our Yun Familyâs forbidden domain âNetherprison Lightning Emperor Formationâ without losing any blood essence?â
âThis, I am also not sure about either . Because I have never tried it yet . â Yun Che said that he âhad never tried it yetâ but it did not mean that he had never comprehended it before .
âYoung Patriarch, the elders said that when you directly clashed with Duke Huai, he suffered heavy injuries . So your strength might already be on par with the Patriarch . And now that you also have the Purple Cloud Art, you might be even mightier than him . Isnât that the case?â A girl said with a face filled with adoration .
âHahaha, Duke Huai only got injured that day because I seized an opportunity and he wasnât heavily injured either . I merely blasted him away . The one who heavily injured him was the Little Demon Empress . Right now, my power is still far inferior compared to Father . â
âHee, the Young Patriarch is being modest again . â
âYoung Patriarchâs talent is so outstanding, and so handsome as well . He has extremely awesome medical skills, and not only did he save the entire Yun Family, he even made a great contribution to the Illusory Demon Realm . In addition, he doesnât even put on any airs⌠he still behaves in such an unpretentious manner⌠To think that in this world, there actually exists a person as perfect as our Young Patriarch . â A girl breathed lightly as her eyes shone .
Yun Che, â⌠. â
In the distance, a bunch of Yun Familyâs young men all looked like they were focused on training, but they kept looking in Yun Cheâs direction and all of them had reddened eyes, but they could only look on from a distance⌠Not to mention his status as Young Patriarch, just his various exploits, any single one of would blind them to the point of not even able to birth the thought of jealousy .
Whatâs most resentful was that this Young Patriarch was really too amiable and didnât have the slightest overbearing attitude even toward the lowest ranked clansmen . This caused the Yun Familyâs female disciples⌠especially the females who were confident in their looks to encircle him as though a kaleidoscope of butterflies . Even their privately discussed topics were mostly about the âYoung Patriarch . â
âYoung Patriarch, yesterday you promised you would instruct me on how to cultivate the Purple Cloud Art one-on-one⌠Could it be that youâve already forgotten?â A lovely girl donning a purple dress mentioned with a hopeful expression .
âOf course not, I even remember that the promised time is precisely three hours from now . Remember to come to my courtyard at that time . â
âO⌠Of course I will remember . â The purple attired girl flushed from excitement .
The surrounding young girls all revealed expressions of envy . A tall girl suddenly whispered with a shrewd expression, âManâer, you gotta be careful okay . Little Wan had told me in secret the other day, that when Young Patriarch was instructing her to cultivate, he had ac-ci-den-ta-lly~ touched her butt and chest, you know! Your bosom is even bigger than little Wanâs, so watch outâŚâ
âAH!!! DONâT SAY IT!!â That girl who was referred to as âLittle Wanâ rushed up with a reddened face as she covered that tall girlâs mouth with great effort .
âCough cough . â Yun Cheâs face was smooth and his heart was calm, as he said in a righteous and strict manner, âWhen it comes to one-on-one instruction, there will always be times where our bodies will touch . I will swear on the name of my master⌠that it was definitely unintentional!â
Jasmine: âDrop dead!â
âYes, yes, yes! Young Patriarch definitely didnât mean it⌠when you instruct Manâer, you must definitely be âcarelessâ more often⌠Hehehe!â
âYou baddies! Donât say⌠donât speak about the Young Patriarch like that . â The purple-clothed girl known as âManâerâ stamped her feet, and her face was flushed all the way to her neck . But her expression and her eyes did not seem panicked . Rather, they seemed to be more⌠in anticipation right now?
The girls tittered about again, but suddenly, their laughs cooled off . Indeed, the girls in front of Yun Che suddenly had faces that were filled with panic . His brows twitched and he was just about to turn around when a girl had already shouted out, âLittle⌠Little Demon Empress . â
The moment Yun Che turned around, he saw that familiar petite, gray-colored silhouette, still quiet and silent as though a ghost without any presence at all, causing one to instinctively feel their heart jump⌠Yet that face of hers just had to be beautiful as though she were a goddess from the heavens .
The atmosphere that was originally ardent and ambiguous instantly froze with the Little Demon Empressâs sudden arrival .
âYou all can withdraw, this empress have matters to discuss with Young Patriarch Yun in private,â Little Demon Empress said coldly, with no undulation of emotion in her pitch-black eyes .
âYesâŚâ No one dared to disobey the Little Demon Queenâs orders . All of the Yun Familyâs girls carefully left after bowing down low . The Yun Family disciples not far away also all obediently withdrew .
In the blink of an eye, only Yun Che and the Little Demon Empress were left in the Yun Familyâs huge training arena .
âHmph, surrounded by the chattering of beauties, Young Patriarch Yun is sure living the good life!â The Little Demon Empressâs sarcastic voice carried sarcasm within .
âThis is why there is a phrase that goes âlive life to the fullest . â I donât know how long Iâll live in this lifetime, nor do I know how Iâll live in the next life, so taking full advantage of me still being alive in this lifetime, Iâll naturally live life happily⌠As if want to be like you, knowing that I only have three years left to live, yet still not loosening up even after taking revenge and resolving a great animosityâŚâ
âEnough!â The Little Demon Empress shouted, âThere is no need for you to speculate or interfere with what this empress thinks and wants to do⌠This empress has a question, you used to come to pay respects to this empress every day, but why havenât you come in this past month? Is it⌠only because this empress told you to âscramâ a month ago?â
âOf course not . â Yun Che looked the Little Demon Empress in the eye and said with a laugh, âI was only wondering how long it was going to be before you canât bear to visit me on your own accord . â
âYouâŚâ An instant of disorder suddenly appeared within the Little Demon Empressâ aura . It was unknown if it had happened because of anger or because a certain spot in her heart had been jabbed . She turned around, not meeting Yun Cheâs gaze . âRidiculous self-confidence! This empress is only here to visit Patriarch Yun and inadvertently saw that you were here, thatâs all⌠Looks like this empress shouldnât have come to the Yun Family today, hmph!â
The Little Demon Empress angrily snorted, and with a wave of her wide gray sleeves, she turned with the intention of leaving .
âSigh . â Yun Che sighed lightly, and said quietly, âMaybe I really was delusional and believed myself infallible . Thatâs fine if youâre this unwilling to see me too⌠since after this month, even if you want to see me, it wonât be possible anymore . â
The Little Demon Empressâ departing footsteps immediately halted . She turned around and asked with knitted brows, âWhat do you mean?â
âBecause after a month, my father will be fully recovered . It would also be time for me to return to the Profound Sky Continent . â Yun Che smiled and continued, âEven though I am a member of the Yun Family and my roots are here, I still grew up in the Profound Sky Continent . That place is where I truly belong . Since Illusory Demon Realmâs largest tumor has already been removed, there would no longer by anyone who can bully my family⌠but there are many people in the Profound Sky Continent who need my protection and many more matters I need to take care of . Adding in how hard it was for me to come back⌠I actually donât know when Iâll be able to return after leaving for the Profound Sky Continent⌠and even if I return, I probably wonât stay for long before going back again . â
Yun Che slightly lifted his head and disappointedly said, âBy that time, even if you want to see me, it may really be impossible . â
ââŚâ The Little Demon Empress was silent, with a slightly stunned expression in her eyes . After a long while, she quietly asked, âYou must go?â
âMn, I must go . I have already left the Profound Sky Continent for almost three years . Not only that, they all probably think that Iâm dead . I donât know how much heartache I have caused them in these past three years . Furthermore, in these three years, I donât even know how many unexpected events have occurred . If not because of my fatherâs injuries, I wouldâve already have left two months ago . â
His tone of voice suddenly changed as he said with a beaming smile, âIt canât be that you canât bear for me to leave, right?â
ââŚâ The Little Demon Empressâ chest slightly heaved before she turned around and said coldly, âYou are naturally free to go wherever you want . What does that have to do with this empress?! What this empress said earlier⌠was only something I should say to detain a subject as the Little Demon Empress! If there was one less person like you, who always claims all the credit, who is disrespectful to this empress after today, this empress would actually revel in the peace⌠Even if you return within three years before this empress dies, itâs best if you never come to visit this empress!â
The Little Demon Empressâ voice was incomparably cold and heartless, causing Yun Che to be slightly stunned . Seeing that she was about to leave again, he silently shook his head, then suddenly shouted, âLittle Demon Empress, are you planning on always saying these kinds of false words in front of me?â
âDonât deny it yet!â Before waiting for the Little Demon Empress to answer him, Yun Che quickly neared with a few steps as his voice became incredibly calm . âIf you actually remembered that I had saved your life in Golden Crow Lightning Flame Valley and also helped you take revenge, then agree to a small request of mine⌠Which is, later on, whatever I say, whether itâs right or wrong, whether you approve or not, whether it moves or angers you, that youâll listen until Iâm done, without saying anything, without interrupting me, or leaving halfway . â
The Little Demon Empress stopped in her steps . She turned her head and looked at Yun Che . âAlright, since on you about to leave the Illusory Demon Realm and the possibility of us never seeing each other again, this empress will stand here and finish hearing what you have to say⌠Speak!â
Yun Cheâs figure flashed, then stood three steps away from where the Little Demon Empress was . He slowly breathed in, looked at her eyes that were as tranquil as stagnant water, and enunciated loudly, âLittle Demon Empress⌠Huan Caiyi! Do you really think that in everyoneâs eyes, you are incredibly cold, heartless, cold-blooded, and nearly without emotion, so much that even you yourself think that as well? But too bad, in my eyes, you are notâŚâ
âI have seen too many cold-blooded and heartless people, many more than you have ever seen in your entire life! In the eyes of a truly cold-blooded and heartless person, family is worthless . They would never sacrifice their own lives without hesitation to obtain power to achieve their revenge, and would never subconsciously block in front of me when I was about to be met a fatal blow, nor would they ever only eliminate only one Duke Huai Palace and only intimidate the rest of the rebels . Nor would they, at the cost of sacrificing their own lives, painstakingly take on the heaviest responsibility of shouldering the entire Illusory Demon Realm!â
âThe cold-blood and heartlessness you show on the outside is merely a outer garment for others to see, and also merely a garment for you to deceive yourself! The you under that garment, I believe that I have seen it very thoroughly⌠Cough, Iâm talking about your temperament, not your body, donât misunderstandâŚâ