Chapter 163: A New Game Icon, Meeting the High Priestess

Chapter 163: A New Game Icon, Meeting the High Priestess

The Demon Sovereign’s eyes flickered with a strange expression.

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“Who... gave you the courage?”

As the Demon Sovereign spoke, the aura of a Yin God began to permeate the space.

The key difference between a Yin God and a Zifu cultivator is divine power!

A Yin God has already transformed the spiritual energy within their body into divine energy.

It’s a power far more advanced than innate magical abilities.

With just a trace of divine energy, one could easily create a deadly realm with a mere gesture.

A short distance away, the divine envoy witnessing this scene found himself unable to move.

At this moment, Qi Yuan shouted toward the sky, “Ning Tao, save me!”

That’s right, Qi Yuan was using the Great Summoning Technique!

At this moment, he chose to rely on someone else for the first time! The spiritual energy within him wasn’t enough to summon the projection of a star.

However, summoning Ning Tao’s projection was possible.

Feeling thrilled and expectant, Qi Yuan was ready to rely on someone else for the first time.

A joyful sound of suona, with a light-hearted tune, filled the air.

It was as if the sun in the sky flashed its light.

Space seemed to freeze, and time appeared to come to a halt.

Under everyone’s gaze, a woman in a black dress appeared out of nowhere.

She had an enchanting face, her skin white as snow, excessively pale, like the most exquisite porcelain in the world.

With a petite, delicate figure, her long hair flowed down like a waterfall of the night. Her left eye was pure like gentle rain, reminiscent of a lively spring maiden, while her right eye was deep and seductive, like a dark goddess.

A profound and powerful aura enveloped her, resembling that of a deity.

This was the Blood-Robed Sword God’s trump card?

Jiang Ya instantly understood that the Blood-Robed Sword God and this Yin God woman must have a close relationship, possibly even being her most cherished descendant.

“Treading the Heavens, Two Steps!” The Demon Sovereign’s pupils shrank as he sensed a threat.

He had only taken one step in the Treading the Heavens technique, opening three divine apertures.

But the other party was a terrifying existence who had taken two steps.

Her strength was at least ten times greater than his.

Low-level cultivators might still be able to fight across realms.

But those who had reached the level of Yin God, which of them wasn’t a true prodigy?

Being one divine aperture short, one’s combat strength would be hard to compensate through other means.

Such a significant gap in realms made it impossible to fight across levels.

Even the young Grand Sovereigns had no record of fighting across levels.

He wanted to flee.

Just then, Qi Yuan’s voice rang out, “Ning Tao, quickly kill him for me!”

“Husband, please wait a moment!” Ning Tao spoke, waving her delicate hand.

The Demon Sovereign, who was planning to flee, was instantly immobilized in mid-air.

Seeing this, Jiang Ya was utterly stunned.

This goddess... called the Blood-Robed Sword God what? Husband???

Isn’t she supposed to be the Blood-Robed Sword God’s ancestor? How did she become his partner?

A mere Zifu cultivator like the Blood-Robed Sword God managed to marry a Yin God who had taken two steps in Treading the Heavens?

This is too...

She was a bit disoriented, staring at the battle ahead.

“No!” The Demon Sovereign roared as the divine energy in his three divine apertures surged, trying to break free from the immobilization.

But his divine energy was no match for Ning Tao’s projection; the difference was more than tenfold.

The disparity between them was even greater than the gap between late-stage Nascent Soul and early-stage Golden Core cultivators.

A difference of an entire realm.

To Ning Tao, his divine energy was as weak as a mountain spring.

With just one finger, Ning Tao had him completely restrained.

“You can’t kill me! My elder brother is also at the second step of Treading the Heavens!” The Demon Sovereign, unable to break free, quickly calmed down.

Ning Tao didn’t respond but instead looked toward Qi Yuan, leaning on him like a delicate bird, “Husband... how should we deal with him?”

Jiang Ya, watching from a distance, was in disbelief.

A high and mighty Yin God was acting like a lovesick maiden.

Qi Yuan helplessly brushed Ning Tao’s hair.

The last time she appeared, she called him “Blood Bead” when no one was around.

This time, in front of everyone, she called him “Husband.”

How could he not understand the mind of a maiden? Looking at Ning Tao’s stunningly beautiful face, he muttered, “So this is what it feels like to rely on someone else... it really is... wonderful.”

After mumbling, he looked at the Demon Sovereign, arrogantly saying, “Your elder brother is a Yin God; my... wife is also a Yin God!”

Perhaps out of a sense of competition, he called Ning Tao his wife for the first time.

Ning Tao’s left eye was as tender as water, filled with the shyness of a maiden, while her right eye was seductive and alluring, her face flushed with a touch of crimson.

The Demon Sovereign was completely flustered by Qi Yuan’s words.

“There are five Yin Gods in total from our Mo Luo Clan this time...”

“My wife is a Yin God!”

“Two of them have taken two steps in Treading the Heavens, three...”

“My wife is a Yin God!” Qi Yuan said proudly.

No matter what the Demon Sovereign said, Qi Yuan shut him down with this sentence, looking smug.

“You’re not from Moonwatch Continent, so why fight the Mo Luo Clan for it?

The three Grand Sovereigns from your Canglan Realm have made an agreement with us to divide Moonwatch Continent.

If you let me go, we can give you one-third of the territory!” The Demon Sovereign continued to negotiate.

Qi Yuan’s face turned cold, “Ridiculous, Moon Watching Continent is mine; how dare you offer me what’s already mine!”

Seeing that Qi Yuan couldn’t be persuaded, the Demon Sovereign turned to Ning Tao, “The conflict between the Mo Luo Clan and Moon Watching Continent involves... two Yang Gods.

Senior, reaching the second step of Treading the Heavens is no easy feat.

One day, you will become a Grand Sovereign and ascend to the higher realms.

Why risk offending our Mo Luo Clan and the Yang God behind us over such trivial matters?”

At this moment, the Demon Sovereign played his trump card.

The dispute between the Mo Luo Clan and Moon Watching Continent was merely an extension of a conflict between two Yang Gods.

Of course, the Mo Luo Clan was not actually directly affiliated with the Sun God, nor were they even considered a close subordinate; it was just a tactic to intimidate Ning Tao.

The High Priestess’s young face was determined, “We cannot leave now; I must wait for someone.”

The woman in white remained silent for a long time before asking, “Is the person you’re waiting for the Faceless Sword God?”

The High Priestess did not answer, but her silence was an answer in itself.

“If the Faceless Sword God had not perished over the past ten thousand years, he would have arrived by now.”

“I’ve been sitting here for five thousand years; a few more years won’t matter.

I’ve never met him, but I want to know if he’s really as legendary as they say...” The girl’s eyes were filled with endless longing.

At this moment, she seemed to remember something and asked, “Do you think the Blood-Robed Sword God is more powerful, or is the Faceless Sword God stronger?”

The woman in white felt a bit helpless towards her young master and couldn’t help but smile bitterly, “Whoever the High Priestess believes is stronger must be stronger.”

“The Blood-Robed Sword God’s wife is only at the second step of Treading the Heavens, so in that regard, he doesn’t compare to the Faceless Sword God.

And the Blood-Robed Sword God’s appearance surely can’t match the Faceless Sword God’s.”

The High Priestess spoke as she looked at her reflection in the water.

She was particularly certain about the latter point.

“So, the Faceless Sword God wins completely.” The High Priestess said proudly.

The woman in white said nothing, her eyes still clouded with worry.

At that moment, the High Priestess spoke softly, “I understand your concerns. If the situation becomes untenable, I will activate the teleportation array and take... the Moon Dynasty with me.”

But... if the Faceless Sword God awakens then, will he be able to find July Lake? But Moon Watching Continent may become a true purgatory.

The place he once protected with his life—how could she bear to see it in ruins?

Hearing this, the woman in white breathed a sigh of relief.

She had feared that the High Priestess would stubbornly insist on staying.

At that moment, an urgent voice called out, “High Priestess!”

A divine envoy from the Faceless God Cult appeared, wearing a black embroidered robe, his face showing a strange expression.

The High Priestess’s delicate face showed curiosity, “I already know that the Blood-Robed Sword God’s wife has taken two steps in Treading the Heavens. Is there something else?”

“High Priestess, I find this Blood-Robed Sword God... a bit odd.” The envoy spoke hesitantly.

“What’s so odd?” The High Priestess asked calmly.

She had seen many strange things in the world.

“The moment I saw him, I felt an inexplicable closeness.

And it’s not just me; everyone on Moon Watching Continent who sees him feels a deep affection and a strong trust in him.” The envoy explained.

The situation was indeed very strange.

The woman in white glanced at the envoy, her eyes deep, “There are no traces of divine magic.”

The High Priestess pondered, “Anything else?”

“There’s one more thing; the sword technique he uses... resembles your own, High Priestess.”

“What...” The High Priestess’s starry eyes twitched, reflecting the winter snow.

...

Looking at the ancient tree on the horizon, Qi Yuan raised his arm.

The mark of the crescent moon never appeared.

“Wasn’t it supposed to be the Moon Maiden?” Qi Yuan felt a bit disappointed.

If the High Priestess were the Moon Maiden, the crescent moon mark in his hand might have appeared.

And the Moon Maiden... would have sensed him and come to meet him.

So, that High Priestess might just be a coincidence.

“Seriously, why does it have to snow?”

He stood in the vast snow, letting it cover his shoulders.

Getting closer and closer to the Moon Dynasty, Qi Yuan felt bored staying in the inn, so he stepped out alone.

His state of mind was quite different from before.

Perhaps thousands of years had already passed; everything, everything, had vanished into the long river of time.

Even the Nanqian Kingdom was gone.

The Tianyun Sect had become a sect from nearly ten thousand years ago.

Everything, everything, had disappeared into the dust of history.

Suddenly, snow from the tree above slid down, falling on Qi Yuan’s shoulders and head.

He was about to look up when he saw, not far away, a young woman in her early twenties approaching slowly.

She wore a fox fur coat, her expression serene, her hood pulled back to reveal a face as pure as the crescent moon, with a snowy flower-like complexion.

Her lips were thin, her eyes clear and elegant, with a refined and graceful demeanor.

As she approached Qi Yuan, she gently asked, “Is she... beautiful?”

She extended her jade-like finger, pointing to her own face.

Qi Yuan was momentarily stunned.

【This is a mysterious girl with deep ties to you.】

“Yes, she’s very beautiful.” Qi Yuan looked at the face, lost in thought.

He wanted to figure out her identity.

“Hehe, she would be very happy to hear that.”

“Who... is she?” Qi Yuan stared at the face, countless thoughts swirling in his mind, along with a bold guess.

“She said, remember this face of hers, so that in the future... when you meet her, you won’t fail to recognize her.”

“Is she Jinli?” Qi Yuan stood there, staring blankly at the face.

He had waited for Jinli for a long time under the ancient tree, but she never showed up.

“She is also the Moon Maiden.” The young woman said softly.

Time and space seemed to freeze again.

Qi Yuan thought back to the July Lake and the stubborn girl from back then.

The promise made across time and space, both standing at opposite ends of time, originally couldn’t meet, but... fate arranged for them to meet in a different form.

He didn’t know she was Jinli.

And she didn’t know he was the Qi Yuan she would meet in the future.

Actually, they weren’t strangers to each other, and it wasn’t a matter of never meeting, but rather they had always been there.

“Who... are you?”

Before his eyes, the young woman’s form shifted, turning into that of a seven or eight-year-old girl.

Seeing the little girl before him, Qi Yuan was reminded of the Moon Maiden from the past.

In her, he saw traces of the Moon Maiden.

“I’m my mother’s daughter, my father’s daughter!” The girl looked at Qi Yuan, her face full of smiles, “I’m also the most precious gift my father gave to my mother.”

Back then, Jinli had taken her from the Faceless Sword God’s statue.

All the memories came flooding back.

She had truly met him.