Chapter 109: The Truth Revealed

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“How could that be?” Jun Yang could hardly believe it. He carefully examined Yue Si. “But how did you conceal the demonic aura on your body?”

Yue Si casually beckoned, and a robe as thin as a cicada’s wings appeared in his hand.

“This Moonshadow Robe can conceal every trace of aura. As long as no one touches me, no one will discover anything.”

“Not be… touched?”

Only then did Jun Yang recall Yan Qingye’s complaints from several days earlier. Yet another doubt immediately followed. “But how could you imitate Yuan Yibai’s cultivation and aura? And the Darknight Chasing Cry Sword—how could it possibly be willing to let you wield it?”

You Xiyue was also interested in the question and turned her gaze toward Yue Si.

Now that he had resumed his true identity, Yue Si was far more at ease. “That story begins with the time Yuan Yibai died.”

“Get on with it,” Jun Yang urged.

Yue Si smiled faintly and continued, “You should know about Yuan Yibai’s special spiritual root.”

“The Dark Spiritual Root. And then?”

“Since ancient times, only one person bearing the Light or Dark Spiritual Root has ever appeared in each generation. That alone shows how rare and powerful such a spiritual root is. Yuan Yibai was merely a man from the lower realm. Did you really think no one would set their sights on him?” Yue Si gave a soft snort. “Two hundred years ago, when he went to the lower realm to gain experience, he was noticed by a member of the Divine Clan who happened to descend there. That man used a forbidden technique to forcibly seize Yuan Yibai’s spiritual root and a fragment of his soul, fusing them into something called a Soul Spirit Pill. He intended to transfer it into his own body after returning. Unfortunately for him, I happened to witness it. Yuan Yibai died on the spot. After I avenged him, all that remained was the Soul Spirit Pill.”

Yue Si seemed to have grown somewhat thirsty. He nudged Jun Yang, who was listening intently. “Senior Jun Yang, could I have some spirit spring water?”

“You’re a demon. What do you want spirit spring water for?” Jun Yang rolled his eyes, but still poured some for Yue Si—and, of course, another cup for You Xiyue.

Yue Si took a sip and exhaled. “I grew accustomed to drinking it in the upper realm. Every now and then, I find myself missing it.”

Jun Yang curled his lip. “Aren’t you afraid it’ll make you explode?”

Yue Si merely smiled and continued, “Because I possessed the Soul Spirit Pill, I carried Yuan Yibai’s aura and cultivation. Unfortunately, a few days ago, the seal on the pill fell away, and both the spiritual root and the soul fragment dissipated.”

“No wonder Yuan Yibai’s name suddenly vanished from the Yuan family genealogy some time ago.” Jun Yang sighed. “Having a spiritual root found nowhere else in the world should have been a blessing. But if its owner is too weak, it can become a misfortune instead.”

You Xiyue pushed the jade pendant in her hand toward Yue Si. “This belongs to you.”

The careless expression on Yue Si’s face grew unnatural. He accepted the pendant and rubbed it between his fingers twice. “So you truly aren’t her reincarnation?”

“Yes.” You Xiyue nodded and looked at him. “She… has no way to reincarnate.”

Yue Si’s expression froze for an instant. Then he suddenly laughed softly, forcibly holding back the tears in his eyes. He raised his head and looked at You Xiyue. “Little Senior, may I ask how this jade pendant came into your possession?”

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You Xiyue gathered spiritual energy at her index finger, forming a faint orb of light. With a gentle flick, she sent a portion of Bai Ruomei’s memories into Yue Si’s mind.

Bai Ruomei had originally been the favored daughter of the Bai family in the Divine Realm. But during an expedition into a secret realm, she accidentally stepped into a God-Slaying Formation. Both her cultivation and memories were sealed, and she was cast down into the lower realm. That was where she met Yue Si, who possessed no spiritual root whatsoever.

Yue Si had been judged to be without a spiritual root from childhood, so he had peacefully settled into the life of an idle young master from a wealthy family.

As the two spent time together, affection quietly blossomed between them.

Just as they were preparing to marry, Bai Ruomei suddenly disappeared.

Yue Si searched the lower realm for a month. Then, one day, two men of exceedingly high cultivation arrived at the Yue residence and slaughtered his entire family without a word, leaving Yue Si as the sole survivor.

They warned him that a weakling had no right to entertain such delusions.

At the time, Yue Si truly did hate Bai Ruomei and the members of the Bai family. It was for the sake of revenge that he embarked upon the path of demonic cultivation.

But as his cultivation grew stronger and he learned more, he gradually began to notice that something was wrong.

On the very day the Yue family was massacred, the Bai family was massacred as well.

According to Bai Ruomei’s memories, she had refused to become the Dao companion of the young master of the Shi family from the Sacred Realm. The Shi family had not been satisfied with venting their anger on the Yue family, and had ultimately slaughtered the Bai family too.

Bai Ruomei had considered herself at fault and believed she had wronged Yue Si. With her dying breath, she crushed the jade token and went to Starshadow Island, entrusting her final wish to Yue Si in an attempt to make amends for her last regret.

More than a thousand years had passed since then. After beginning his demonic cultivation, Yue Si had visited both the Divine Realm and the Sacred Realm.

The destruction of the Bai family could perhaps be explained away, but there did not even seem to be a Shi family in the Sacred Realm.

There was clearly far more to the matter than met the eye.

Yue Si had been born with bones unlike those of ordinary people. After cultivating demonic power, he discovered that he could freely control the bones within his body, transforming himself into anyone’s appearance and build. That was how he acquired the title of the Thousand-Faced Demon Venerable.

Later, however, he heard something else.

Anyone possessing such bones had a natural demonic body. By cultivating demonic power, they could advance a thousand miles in a single day. They were destined to become the future Asura Lord of the Demon Realm, standing above all other Demon Lords—a constitution that appeared only once in countless millions of years.

It was only after hearing this that Yue Si realized the gaze of his master, the Crimsoncloud Demon Lord, seemed to grow more avaricious with every passing year.

Now that he had seen Bai Ruomei’s memories, he was even more certain of his suspicion.

The members of the Shi family in Bai Ruomei’s memories had clearly been controlled by the demons, which was why they had behaved with such arrogance and brutality.

Everything he had endured had been nothing more than a web of lies woven by his good master in order to cultivate him into a suitable vessel.

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Bai Ruomei had never wronged him. On the contrary, he was the one who had brought ruin upon her family.

Yue Si gave a self-mocking laugh.

“Now that everything is clear, I shall take my leave.”

He put away the jade pendant and rose, intending to leave.

You Xiyue stood and blocked his path. “Do you have a wish?”

“A wish?” At that moment, Yue Si was like a pool of dead water. His family had long since perished, and Bai Ruomei could no longer reincarnate. What wish could he possibly have? As for revenge, he would have to carry it out himself. “No.”

With those words, Yue Si vanished directly from the courtyard.

Jun Yang walked over to You Xiyue and looked her up and down.

After watching her for a long while, however, he saw nothing unusual.

You Xiyue glanced at him in puzzlement. “What are you looking at?”

“Little Ancestor, shouldn’t you be returning to Starshadow Island?”

“Her final wish hasn’t been fulfilled. Why would I return to Starshadow Island?”

“Hasn’t been fulfilled?” Jun Yang was left with a head full of questions. “But Yue Si just said he had no wish. Doesn’t that count?”

“Bai Ruomei truly understood him. She anticipated everything.”

“Anticipated what?” Jun Yang asked, baffled.

You Xiyue raised her head and gazed at the waning moon, its light faint and dim. In a low voice, she said, “She anticipated that Yue Si would become a demon. She anticipated that he would have no wish of his own. So she hoped that, at the very end of his life, I would send him into reincarnation. She did not want him to end up like Bai Ruomei, unable to be reborn. She hoped that Yue Si’s next life would be free of worry.”

“But we can’t stay by Yue Si’s side every moment. How can we guarantee that we’ll be there to send him into reincarnation at the very end of his life? And if he lives for hundreds of thousands of years, what about the curse on you, Little Ancestor—”

“Do you think he still wishes to live that long? Even if he does, his master, the Demon Lord, probably won’t be willing to wait. The jade pendant contains a formation. It will draw me to him in time.”

“Could he… have gone to seek revenge on his master?”