Jasmine let out a soft snort. "You're really getting into this role quickly, aren't you? They may be your parents, but in essence, they're just strangers connected to you by blood! Before today, you had no connection to them whatsoever. And now you're risking your life for them?"
Yun Che replied calmly, "Family... it's more beautiful than I ever imagined. Yesterday, we were complete strangers, without love or hate between us. But today, a child who can't live without me was born, and I'm powerless. The desire to protect them… it should be an instinct that lies deep within our blood—something innate to humanity."
"Hmph!" Jasmine scoffed, her voice full of disdain. "That's only because you're lucky enough to have parents who are worth protecting. Not all familial bonds are beautiful. Some… make you hate them to your very core."
Her voice carried a faint tinge of bitterness.
Yun Che was stunned, frowning. "Jasmine, I remember you really loved your brother and mother. What do you mean…"
"Heh…" Jasmine chuckled coldly. "My brother and mother were the most important people in my life… but they're both dead. As for that man… the one I'm supposed to call 'father'—one day, I will kill him!!"
As she spoke, a murderous aura suddenly burst from her, causing Yun Che's body to stiffen in shock. Her father… it was her father she spoke of—but when she mentioned him, her voice was full of hatred and killing intent!
"You hate your father? Why?" Yun Che asked cautiously.
"That's none of your concern," Jasmine answered coldly.
But Yun Che pressed on, "Your father… from the way you speak, he sounds like some sort of king. Since you're so powerful, he must be even stronger, right?"
Jasmine's voice was emotionless: "You want to know how powerful he is? I'll tell you… it's a level of power you can't even begin to imagine."
Yun Che raised his chin slightly and said in a low voice, "Don't tell me… he's in the Divine Realm?"
"Divine Profound Realm?" Jasmine scoffed. "Have you ever heard of… a 'Realm King'?"
"Realm King? What kind of title is that?" Yun Che asked.
"If you don't know, then stop asking so many questions. Once you truly understand what 'Realm King' means, you'll know just how terrifying he is… but no matter how strong he is, he has his weaknesses. One day, I will kill him!!"
Yun Che: "..."
Yun Che remained at the Yun family, doing everything in his power to heal Yun Qinghong and Mu Yurou. In just five days, the cold poison in their bodies had been completely purged. The couple, along with Yun Xiao, were nearly moved to tears. Shortly after, their meridians, profound veins, and bodies began to recover. With the help of Great Buddha Arts and Yun Che's outstanding medical skills, their once-crippled bodies recovered at an astonishing rate. By the tenth day, Yun Qinghong could walk freely. By the fifteenth, his profound veins had begun to heal, allowing him to momentarily travel through space.
Their lives had been filled with hardship and suffering, but for the past few days, Yun Qinghong and Mu Yurou felt as though they were dreaming.
Yun Che's presence in the Yun household didn't cause much of a stir. Though word of his sworn brotherhood with Yun Xiao and his adoption by Yun Qinghong and Mu Yurou spread quickly, once it was known that Yun Che's cultivation was only at the Sky Profound Realm, most lost interest. With the clan competition and the Little Demon Empress's centennial celebration approaching, everyone was busy preparing—especially the young disciples eager to stand out.
A peaceful month passed. Yun Qinghong and Mu Yurou's meridians, profound veins, and bodies had fully healed. Joyfully, they began to recover their profound strength in secret. Though their cultivation had once far exceeded Yun Che's, his Great Buddha Arts still provided a powerful boost. Yun Che no longer needed to exhaust himself every day. He even prepared a cultivation room for Yun Xiao and finally began to spend his free time improving his own strength.
Dusk fell, and night quietly arrived.
Ding!
Inside a spacious training hall, a five-foot-long Ice Mirror of Illusion activated, sealing off all sound from the outside. After confirming there were no prying eyes, Yun Che retrieved a glowing jade slip from the Sky Poison Pearl.
On the jade slip, four words were engraved: Phantom Lightning Extreme.
This was the Phantom Lightning Technique offered by Hua Minghai. Yun Che had been hesitant to read it at first. But now, in a completely different world, unsure when he'd return to the Sky Profound Continent, he had no reason to refuse this potentially life-saving technique.
He gently flipped the jade slip. As his finger touched it, profound energy surged, and the mysterious information carved into it slowly flowed into his mind. That's when he realized—Phantom Lightning wasn't just a movement technique. It had two parts:
Streamlight Thunder Sound
Phantom Lightning Extreme
The first part, Streamlight Thunder Sound, had astonished Yun Che—it was an incredibly powerful stealth technique!
When using Streamlight Thunder Sound, one could suppress their profound energy to any desired degree, making their cultivation appear much lower than it really was. More importantly, once mastered, it could perfectly conceal one's aura—even from those far more powerful.
Hua Minghai had demonstrated its power flawlessly. His ability to escape the Phoenix God Sect wasn't just because of Phantom Lightning, but because he had used Streamlight Thunder Sound to sneak into a place full of Monarchs. Though only at the late-stage Throne level, no one noticed his presence. He slipped into the treasure vault like a ghost. If he hadn't accidentally triggered a mysterious formation, the Phoenix God Sect would never have known he'd been there.
Yun Che recalled their first encounter—he hadn't sensed Hua Minghai's presence at all. Only his instincts and years of wariness had alerted him.
"To think even someone a full realm higher wouldn't notice your aura… this is practically a divine skill for thieves!" Yun Che marveled inwardly, then focused and began to comprehend the technique.
Unlike Ice Cloud Wall and Ice Mirror of Illusion, which isolated force, aura, and sound, Streamlight Thunder Sound gathered and suppressed one's own aura. Yun Che had already trained in stealth on the Cangyun Continent. With his strong perception, he had grasped the intricacies of the technique within two hours. As he circulated his energy, his aura slowly faded.
In just two hours, Streamlight Thunder Sound had begun to take shape!
Yun Che believed that in less than half a month, he could reach Hua Minghai's level.
Night deepened. After three hours of quiet cultivation, Yun Che's aura had dropped to the mid-stage Earth Profound Realm. From the outside, it looked completely natural. He opened his eyes, leaped up, and shouted:
"Hong'er, come out!"
With a flash of scarlet on his arm, a blood-red lightning bolt screamed from his hand and transformed into the massive Heaven Smiting Demon Slaying Sword. The moment it materialized, Yun Che's arm sank, and with a loud bang, his feet sank deep into the ground under its crushing weight.
Originally, he could barely handle the Heaven Smiting Sword. After Hong'er devoured the entire Dragon Fault, its weight had increased even more.
Yun Che adjusted his breath, and after a moment, stabilized the sword. His stance was firm. He let out a low shout and swung the sword. A vortex of power burst forth—shattering the Ice Mirror of Illusion around him.
With the ceremony approaching, he needed to quickly adapt to the sword's immense weight and bring out its full power.
"Ugh… Master, you're so annoying. I was sleeping so soundly… why'd you wake me up?" came Hong'er's groggy voice.
From within the sword's core, a mini version of Hong'er rubbed her sleepy eyes and puffed her cheeks in protest.
"I'll get you something delicious tomorrow, okay?" Yun Che said, panting.
At his words, Hong'er's sleepy eyes lit up. "Really?! Yay! Master always keeps his word. Master is the best! If Master doesn't do it, that's okay too!"
Yun Che clearly heard her gulp.
He'd already asked Yun Xiao about buying Heavenly Profound or even King Profound Swords in Demon Emperor City. The currency was different across the two continents, so he'd have to rely on Yun Xiao's private stash… it might just be enough. If he could get her a Heavenly Profound Sword, maybe he could finally keep this little glutton occupied.
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