32: Luo Qingyue's Secret

"Cold Moon Great Saint, a Loose Cultivator Great Saint from the Eastern Region three thousand years ago, specialized in Ice Dao Arts and once froze ten Great Saints single-handedly." Di Shenglong's voice sounded like he was reading from a heavenly book. "She perished while exploring the 'Tianxu Forbidden Land'."

Luo Qingyue—or rather, the Reincarnation of the Cold Moon Great Saint—her pupils suddenly constricted. She hadn't expected Di Shenglong to know such secrets.

"Who... are you? Exactly how much do you know?" Her voice trembled slightly.

"Enough." Di Shenglong raised his hand and tapped lightly; an ancient bronze ring appeared within the River of Time. "But not enough."

Luo Qingyue looked at the phantom of the ring, a flicker of longing mixed with fear flashing in her eyes.

She remained silent for a moment, then suddenly raised her hand to undo her hairpin. Her long black hair cascaded down, and a strange Ice Moon blue light mark glowed on her forehead.

"Since you already know, there is no need for me to hide it anymore."

She formed hand seals, and an Ice Moon mark appeared between her brows. The temperature in the entire hall plummeted, and crystalline ice flowers condensed on the ground.

As the mark lit up, her temperament underwent an earth-shattering change—from a weak young girl, she instantly became a female Saint who looked down upon the world.

"Indeed, I am Cold Moon." Her voice carried a hint of age and majesty. "Three thousand years ago, I obtained an ancient book in the Tianxu Forbidden Land that recorded the legend of the 'Di Clan ancestral ring'."

Silver light flowed in Di Shenglong's eyes; he did not interrupt her.

"The ancient book said there was a Family named the Di Clan that had perished, and among them was a ring that hid a great secret and contained a supreme Treasure Trove."

Luo Qingyue's voice was filled with reminiscence. "At that time, I had already reached the sixth level of the Great Saint Realm, and it was difficult to increase my Realm further. So, I wanted to seek out the Di Clan ancestral ring in hopes of finding a Breakthrough."

"I searched for three hundred years." Luo Qingyue's voice grew low. "Finally, I discovered traces of the Di Clan at an ancient battlefield. However..."

Her figure suddenly blurred for a moment, as if about to dissipate into the air. Di Shenglong raised his hand and struck out a golden light, stabilizing her Divine Soul.

"Thank you." Luo Qingyue gave a bitter smile. "The Reincarnation technique is flawed after all; my memories are incomplete. I only remember encountering some terrifying existence and having to self-detonate my Saint Soul, using a secret Saint Soul Reincarnation Technique I had accidentally obtained earlier to be reincarnated."

Di Shenglong said thoughtfully: "So you were reincarnated as the Young Miss of the Luo Family."

"Correct." Luo Qingyue nodded. "In this life, I thought I was just an ordinary Cultivator, until three months ago... I awakened my memories."

She looked directly into Di Shenglong's eyes: "And I learned that there was a Di Clan in Xuantian City, so I wanted to get close to the Di Clan to see if it was the one that had perished."

The hall fell into silence for a moment. Di Shenglong's fingertips lightly tapped the armrest of his jade throne, each tap seemingly hitting a node in time and space, producing a strange resonance.

"So, do you still want that Ancestral Ring now?" he suddenly asked, his voice terrifyingly calm.

Luo Qingyue's whole body trembled, and a flicker of struggle flashed in her eyes.

A moment later, she suddenly knelt on one knee.

"I wouldn't dare." Her voice was extremely solemn. "Only now do I understand that the Di Clan's foundation far exceeds my imagination. That Ancestral Ring... is not something I can lay a finger on."

Silver light surged in Di Shenglong's eyes as the Time-Space Dao Law flowed around him. He was investigating the truth of Luo Qingyue's words and also deducing her possible future actions.

To his surprise, Luo Qingyue's Divine Soul fluctuations were exceptionally pure, with no hint of deception.

Even stranger, the fragments of her future he saw in the River of Time were all inextricably linked to the Di Clan.

"Rise." Di Shenglong finally spoke. "The Ancestral Ring does indeed exist, but there is no supreme Treasure Trove within it as you described."

He raised his right hand, and a phantom of an ancient bronze ring appeared on his ring finger.

A deathly silence fell over the hall. Luo Qingyue stood frozen in place; this truth far exceeded her imagination.

"So... the secret I pursued for three hundred years..." Her voice trembled slightly. "Was it all just a fleeting illusion?"

Di Shenglong did not answer immediately but raised his hand to strike a golden light into Luo Qingyue's brow. The Ice Moon mark suddenly shone brightly before gradually turning silver-blue.

"Now your Divine Soul is completely stabilized."

Luo Qingyue felt the changes in her Divine Soul, a look of disbelief flashing in her eyes. She felt that her Divine Soul was so pure, without any further abnormalities.

However, given Di Shenglong's methods, it was not surprising that he could achieve this.

"Why help me?" she couldn't help but ask.

Di Shenglong looked out of the hall, his gaze seemingly piercing through endless time and space. He did not answer her but turned to look at her instead. "You pursued this for centuries and perished for it, yet now you have gained a new life. What are your plans now?"

Luo Qingyue stared blankly at Di Shenglong, then suddenly gave a deep bow: "Qingyue is willing to serve you with total devotion."

Di Shenglong nodded slightly: "From today on, you will stay in the Eternal Night Divine Capital as Luo Qingyue, serving temporarily as the Vice City Lord of the Eternal Night Divine Capital."

Luo Qingyue knelt on one knee: "Thank you, Clan Chief!"

Luo Qingyue knew that although she hadn't obtained the supreme hidden treasure within the Ancestral Ring, following Di Shenglong was not a bad thing. From the current situation, Di Shenglong's strength was terrifying.

Just tracing back time was something a Great Saint couldn't do; these were the methods of a supreme powerhouse!

She had a premonition that in this life, she would likely surpass her previous one!

The celebration ended, and the guests prepared to return to their Sects to report back.

However, the arrival of an uninvited guest broke this silence.

The starlight over the Eternal Night Divine Capital gradually dimmed. The celebration ended, and the guests prepared to return to their Sects to report back.

The envoys of various Sects were about to set off on their return journey when an uninvited guest arrived, breaking the silence.

A pitch-black crack suddenly split the sky.

"Wait."

A raspy voice, like the friction of rusted swords, sounded as a Black-robed Person stepped down slowly upon ripples in space. With every step he took, an eerie black lotus bloomed beneath his feet, its center burning with a ghostly blue flame.

The guests discovered in horror that the spiritual energy within their bodies was uncontrollably flowing toward those black lotuses.

"Ninth level of the Law Realm!" The jade gourd in the Pill Gate Elder's hand suddenly shattered as he felt the powerful Aura from the Black-robed Person.

The Sword Cultivators of the Green Lotus Sword Sect instinctively drew their swords, only to find their blades trembling violently in their scabbards—not with Battle Intent, but with fear.

The Black-robed Person pulled back his hood with skeletal fingers, revealing a face covered in black incantation markings. A diamond-shaped crystal was embedded between his brows.

"Di Clan Head." The Black-robed Person's Adam's apple bobbed, his voice sounding as if it came from an abyss. "This seat has come to settle an old debt."

Inside the Star Hall, Di Shenglong was playing with the Blue Glow Grass offered by Luo Qingyue. The grass leaves suddenly moved without wind, tracing the crystal patterns on the Black-robed Person's forehead in the Void Realm.

"Finally here."

The Black-robed Person raised his hand to grab the young disciples of the Di Clan. As that hand passed through space, it split into thousands of phantoms, each wrapped in Law chains.

"Run quickly!"

Many guests fled one after another.

Before the words could fade, the Amethyst Demonic Tiger, who had been guarding the city gate, suddenly disappeared, reappearing as a hundred-zhang giant beast with six wings spread, blotting out half the sky. Under the horrified gaze of the Black-robed Person, this lazy city-guarding Divine Beast grinned:

"*Burp~*"

A simple syllable caused the space for thousands of miles to collapse into a funnel shape. The thousand Law phantoms split by the Black-robed Person were sucked into the tiger's mouth like noodles, before he could even let out a scream.

"The taste is alright." The Amethyst Demonic Tiger transformed back into human form. "It's just that the blood Evil Qi is too heavy; I need some spiritual wine to rinse my mouth."

"Old Zi, you're stealing my prey." Howling Moon Heavenly Wolf complained as he poured a jar of strong wine into his mouth.

The Amethyst Demonic Tiger rolled his eyes: "Who told you to be so slow? You've already had your moment to shine; let me show off a bit too."

Di Shenglong played with the diamond-shaped crystal left behind by the Black-robed Person, silver light flowing in his eyes. Through time retrospection, he saw the identity of the Black-robed Person.

"Law Enforcement Hall..."

"Lord." Ao Cang suddenly appeared. "This subordinate requests to go to the Law Enforcement Hall to wipe out those who plotted against the Lord. That Black-robed Person sent out coordinate fluctuations before he died..."

Di Shenglong, however, looked toward Di Qianjie, Di Lingxiao, and the others who were Cultivating in the distance. "No rush. Let the Law Enforcement Hall send a few more people."

He crushed the crystal, a dangerous curve hooking his lips. "It's just the right time for the Family to practice."