Ji Ruyanâs face went stiff, following which she lowered her beautiful neck. âSo you... really knew about it. But... but thereâs no way that a superior existence such as the Divine Martial Realm would truly attach importance to a mere lower star realm sect. The Flame God Realm is a top-notch existence even among middle star realms, so itâs certainly unlikely that the Divine Martial Realm would offend the Flame God Realm for the sake of the Black Soul Divine Sect.â
âHeh,â Yun Che sneered, âSince a higher star realm wouldnât be willing to offend a middle star realm for a sect of lower star realm, why would a middle star realm offend a higher star realm because of this lower star realm sect...? Besides, the Flame God Realm has no personal grudges with these parties! Donât you think itâs extremely ridiculous to ask for such a thing!?â
âFurthermore, if the Divine Martial Realm truly looked down on and disdained the Black Soul Divine Sect as you say, then why was the Black Feather Merchant Guild unable to gather enough power to try to struggle free during this entire period of a thousand years?!â
âI...â Ji Ruyan bit down hard on her lip, with nothing to say in reply.
âFor your own safety, youâre dreaming of having the Flame God Realm take the great risk of clashing with and offending a higher star realm to help you... Why would you even expect that? How is it possible for things to so conveniently proceed according to your wish!? Hmph! I must say youâre quite pitiful, lamentable, as well as laughable!â Yun Che said without showing any mercy.
It wasnât that he doubted Ji Ruyanâs words. If the Black Feather Merchant Guild was being coerced this whole time, it would explain the many suspicions he had held in his heart before. But after his experience of these two days, he still felt some disgust towards the Black Feather Merchant Guild even at this time.
âBecause Ruyan is truly at her witâs end, and thereâs no other way to save ourselves!â Ji Ruyan said in an imploring tone, âA thousand years ago, Wu Sanzun, the Great Realm King of the Divine Martial Realm, happened to come to the Darkya Realm. He took a fancy to a woman called Lei Qianyu and took her back with him to the Divine Martial Realm as his concubine... This Lei Qianyu is none other than blood younger sister of the sect master of the Black Soul Divine Sect, Lei Qianfeng. Using this connection, the Black Soul Divine Sect made full use of the name of the Divine Martial Realm.â
âThe Great Realm King of the Divine Martial Realm has countless concubines. As someone from a lower realm, Lei Qianyu had basically no standing over there. But a bit over thirty years ago, she gave birth to Wu Sanzunâs son, who was named as Wu Guike.â
Yun Che: Wu Guike...
Tortoise shell!?
Is he the childâs stepfather or what to give him such a sh*tty name!?
âSince he was given birth by a concubine, he had a low standing among all the children of Wu Sanzun. But as he grew up, Wu Guike displayed incomparably astonishing talent and thus, got attention and love from Wu Sanzun. His reputation gradually increased in the Divine Martial Sect and even in the entire Divine Martial Realm. Relying on the noble position of her son, Lei Qianyuâs standing also experienced a rapid increase in the Divine Martial Sect, reaching such heights that were completely different from the past. The Black Soul Divine Sect where she originates from, also obtained even more power due to that... and consequently, became further unbridled. If the Black Feather Merchant Guild doesnât get out of its control soon, weâll definitely fall into the abyss forever in the near future.â
As they say, when a man gets to the top, all his friends and relatives get there with him... The rise of a tortoise shell... oh no, the rise of Wu Guike, helped the Black Soul Divine Sect to immediately change their situation from being barely using the name of the Divine Martial Realm as its backing to a sect with an incomparable solid relation with a higher star realm. After all, the Black Soul Divine Sect is the home of Wu Guikeâs mother and Lei Qianfeng, the sect master of the Black Soul Divine Sect, is his own maternal uncle.
It was already unimaginable for a lower star realm sect to have a higher star realm as its backingâto say nothing of the Black Soul Divine Sect itself being the ruling sect in the Darkya Realm.
No wonder that the Black Feather Merchant Guild was so anxious that it was looking for every possible to get out of their predicament.
âSir, if youâre willing to help the Black Feather Merchant Guild get out of the Black Soul Divine Sectâs control, weâll agree to anything you want, no matter the conditions or price. Once we have achieved our desire, as long as weâre not made to do dirty things again, the Black Feather Merchant Guild will be willing to work for you or the Flame God Realm for a hundred... or even a thousand years!â
Ji Ruyan said in a sorrowful voice and her each and every word carried the sense of entreatment. Anyone would feel pity in their heart to see an enormous guild with a history of fifty thousand years forced to such an extent. Yun Cheâs gaze moved downward from Ji Ruyanâs face and he slowly narrowed his eyes, âWill you truly agree to any condition?â
Ji Ruyanâs entire body went weak and her face turned a bit pale as she sensed Yun Cheâs brazenly invading gaze on her. She bit hard on her lip and somehow forced out a reply in shaking voice, âSo long as the Black Feather Merchant Guild is saved, even if Ruyan has to become... a slave or a concubine...â
â...That does indeed sound good but I can only feel pity.â Yun Che shook his head with a regretful look on his face. âItâs a pity that you have mistaken a lot of things. For instance, I am not from the Flame God Realm, nor from a star realm higher than that. As for my relation with Sect Master Huo, Iâve only met him a few times. The reason he gave me the black feather stone was just to return a favor to me. Thenceforth, no more grudge or favor exists between the two of us.â
â...â Ji Ruyan raised her head, not knowing what to do.
âYouâd be greatly disappointed if I were to tell you about my origin. Not only am I not from a middle star realm, I also donât belong to even a lower star realm. I come from a mere bottom level little planet that is located in the lower realm below the God Realm. Let alone having a power behind me, I donât even have a companion.â
âI showed no hesitation in spending so many profound stones because they were stolen by me from somewhere and hence, it doesnât hurt me to spend them however I want. As for that person who was severely injured by me yesterday night, first of all, I didnât knew about him at all, secondly, since Iâm all alone in the world, I donât have to worry about future troubles! Iâll make things difficult for anyone who dares to provoke me, irrespective of their identity. Simple as that!â
â...â Ji Ruyan slightly opened her lips but didnât say a thing for a very long while.
âTherefore, it was nothing different from a gargantuan joke for you to come asking my help!â Yun Che turned away. âThis is the reality and itâs up you to you to believe it or not. Considering that your Black Feather Merchant Guild is a victim too and it also took the risk of hiding my real information from the Black Soul Divine Sect, Iâll spare you and the people of the Black Feather Merchant Guild. But as for the Black Soul Divine Sect... Iâll certainly make them pay a grievous price!!â
With that, Yun Che flew up into the air, preparing to leave the place.
âWait a moment!!â Ji Ruyan swiftly got up. Her figure flashed as she arrived right before Yun Che, âSir, donât... donât tell me that you want to go to the Black Soul Divine Sect?â
âCorrect.â Yun Che said in a cold voice, âI didnât leave the Darkya Realm in order to deal with the Black Soul Divine Sect!â
âDonât do it!â Ji Ruyan shook her head. âSir Ling Yun, although your strength is extraordinary, if youâre truly planning to go there all alone... I ask you to completely drop the idea of doing so! Black Soul Divine Sect is the ruling sect in the Darkya Realm and an incomparably fearsome existence. It has eight million disciples in total and if we also include the number of disciples in its major branches that are located across the Darkya Realm, they would add up to tens of millions! Sect Master Lei Qianfeng is an unrivalled and powerful Divine King and the sixty-four Hall Masters are all fearsome people that are at the late stage of the Divine Tribulation Realm... You, sir, are a very passionate and righteous person who Ruyan extremely admires but you absolutely canât just straightaway dive into the abyss and throw away your life because of a moment of anger.â
âHmph!â Yun Che lightly gnashed his teeth. âItâs naturally impossible for an insignificant person like me to be able to shake such an enormous ruling sect. But even if I have to put my life at risk, Iâll make sure to dye the Black Soul Divine Sect with blood!â
âItâs for the debt owed by them!â
âItâs also for the debt I owe!â
âThe debt of blood must be repaid with blood!â
â...â Ji Ruyan blankly looked at Yun Che. A profound practitioner of the Divine Soul Realm, without any backing or even someone he could call his companion, actually wanted to proactively âpunishâ an enormous sect that ruled a star realm!
It should feel absurd, laughable and stupid to her but the aura seething on Yun Cheâs body caused her to sense deep suffocation. To her surprise, she clearly felt that he wasnât talking nonsense or being impulsive.
As the young head of the Black Feather Merchant Guild, she came into contact with far more people than an ordinary person. Despite that, it was her first time feeling so frightened by the domineering aura of a young man.
âSir Ling Yun,â Ji Ruyan said sincerely, âI have a way to safely send you away from the Darkya Realm. I can guarantee that you wouldnât be discovered by the...â
âNot necessary!â Yun Che decisively refused her and again prepared to leave.
âSir!â Ji Ruyan promptly got in front of him. âIf youâre determined to go to the Black Soul Divine Sect... Ruyan is willing to help you.â
âHmm?â Yun Che revealed surprise. âYou want to help me?â
Ji Ruyan let out a faint sigh, âSince itâs your first time to the Darkya Realm and you knew nothing of the Black Soul Divine Sect until yesterday either, there should be very few things you understand about the Black Soul Divine Sect right now. You might not even know the location of the sect.â
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âIn Ruyanâs opinion, your intention to confront the Black Soul Divine Sect by yourself is no different from going to meet oneâs death. Ruyan canât provide much help but at least in the Darkya Realm, I am one of the most knowledgeable people about the Black Soul Divine Sect. Some time later in the night, Iâll send the information related to the Black Soul Divine Sect to your Sound Transmission Jade... I hope that after knowing more about the sect, you reconsiders the decision to face it alone.â
âYou answer a question first,â Yun Che said all of a sudden. âAt the trade fair last night, why did that person of the Black Soul Divine Sect suddenly cause trouble and tried to forcibly seize back... the wood spirit?â
âThatâs because of... the Divine Martial Realm.â
Mentioning the distant, fearsome and the far superior Divine Martial Realm, Ji Ruyan found it difficult to maintain calmness in her eyes.
âGo on,â Yun Che said.
âI myself came to know about the reason some time ago. Originally, when the people of the Black Soul Divine Sect ascertained that the little wood spirit that they had captured was the legendary royal wood spirit, that had already become extinct, they immediately informed Lei Qianfeng about it with sound transmission. Lei Qianfeng was first happy to hear the good news but soon fear took root in his heart. He didnât dare to use it for himself or even offer it to the Divine Martial Realm. Of course, he didnât dare to keep it for long and wanted to immediately deal with it via my Black Feather Merchant Guild. But who wouldâve thought that the first half of the sound transmission was heard by Lei Qianfengâs wife from far away. She didnât know about the value of a âroyal tribe wood spirit,â and even more unfortunately, it was precisely Lei Qianyuâs birthday. When Lei Qianfengâs wife sent sound transmission to Lei Qianyu in the distant Divine Martial Realm, she casually mentioned this matter.â
âThatâs roughly how the situation played out. Itâs easy to imagine the reaction of the Divine Martial Realm when they found out that the Black Soul Divine Sect had captured a royal wood spirit. But unexpectedly, by the time the Divine Martial Realm knew of the matter, that royal wood spirit was taken away by Sir Yun... At the moment, the task of retrieving that royal wood spirit is being treated as a matter of prime importance by the Black Soul Divine Sect. If the Black Soul Divine Sect fails to succeed in the end, thereâs no doubt that the Divine Martial Sect will be furious. They might even send someone to personally come to the Darkya Realm.â
âThey can forget about finding it, now or ever.â Yun Che slowly clenched his hands. âAs if I give a sh*t about the Divine Martial Realm. Even if they were shielded by the Heavenly King himself, Iâd still paint the whole Black Soul Divine Sect with blood.â