Chapter 692
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Chapter 692: Qin Yao’s Past
Fang Yu and Bai Ran followed behind Qin Yao, flying northward at an extremely fast speed.
The location of the Sand God Temple was already in the northern part of Xidu. As they continued flying forward, they quickly left the boundaries of Xidu and arrived in the northwestern region.
In the northwestern region, apart from a few urban areas, most places were still undeveloped desert areas.
“Where are we going?” Bai Ran frowned as he watched the scenery below becoming increasingly yellowish.
“I don’t know, let’s just follow her for now,” Fang Yu said.
“Mr. Fang, can this Divine Lady Qin Yao… really be trusted?” Bai Ran asked, staring intently at Qin Yao’s silhouette ahead.
“It’s not a question of trust, but a question of whether she wants to live,” Fang Yu replied calmly. “If she tries any tricks at this point, it would be no different from seeking death.”
Hearing Fang Yu’s words, Bai Ran fell silent, though his eyes remained vigilant.
“Boom!”
At this moment, Fang Yu’s true qi exploded as he suddenly rushed forward.
In an instant, he crossed a distance of thirty meters, catching up to Qin Yao’s side, flying shoulder to shoulder.
“I have a few questions I want to ask you,” Fang Yu said, glancing at Qin Yao beside him.
Qin Yao turned to look at Fang Yu, her clear eyes filled with various emotions.
Regarding the man before her, she felt both fear and immense curiosity.
She never imagined that in today’s Jiuzhou Nation, she would encounter such a prodigious figure.
As for Fang Yu, perhaps because Qin Yao’s face was covered with a thin veil, revealing only her eyes.
In any case, Qin Yao’s eyes left a deep impression on him.
He rarely saw such clear and transparent eyes, pure to the extreme.
Judging by these eyes alone, it was difficult to associate Qin Yao with words like vicious or treacherous.
However, judging people by their appearance has always been foolish behavior, whether positively or negatively.
“First, I want to know, you said Ling’er… the girl you took away, is the chosen one,” Fang Yu asked with narrowed eyes. “Chosen by whom?”
Hesitation flashed in Qin Yao’s eyes.
This was one of the few things she needed to keep secret now, and she wasn’t sure if she should reveal it.
But remembering the serious tone of the Seven-Colored Ribbon’s spirit, she decided to answer Fang Yu’s question.
“It’s a will, my grand-master’s will,” Qin Yao said.
“Grand-master?” Fang Yu frowned and asked, “What sect are you from?”
“Flower Butterfly Sect,” Qin Yao answered. “My grand-master is the founder of the Flower Butterfly Sect, the True Person Flower Butterfly.”
“Flower Butterfly Sect… True Person Flower Butterfly?” Upon hearing this name, Fang Yu’s brow furrowed even more.
In his memory, the name Flower Butterfly Sect seemed to have appeared before, but perhaps the impression wasn’t deep, or it was too long ago, making the memory very vague.
“When was your Flower Butterfly Sect founded?” Fang Yu asked.
Hearing this question, Qin Yao was taken aback, then thought carefully before saying, “From now… perhaps more than three thousand years ago.”
More than three thousand years…
Fang Yu’s heart stirred slightly.
A sect founded more than three thousand years ago was indeed ancient.
At least he could confirm that the Flower Butterfly Sect and True Person Flower Butterfly had existed during the same era as Fang Yu.
“What does your grand-master’s will want with Ling’er?” Fang Yu asked again.
“She said Ling’er… has the physique that best meets her requirements, so she chose Ling’er to inherit her legacy…” Qin Yao said softly.
“You mean your grand-master chose Ling’er as her successor?” Fang Yu asked, surprised.
“…Yes,” Qin Yao answered.
At this point, Fang Yu noticed some hesitation in Qin Yao’s eyes.
“You must tell me about any situation. She has been taken away by you for nearly two days, and I need to know what has happened,” Fang Yu said, his gaze turning cold.
From Qin Yao’s constantly changing expressions, her inner conflict was evident.
Fang Yu wasn’t in a hurry.
If Qin Yao was unwilling to speak, he would use forceful methods.
After all, having initially mastered the integration with heaven and earth, he could employ many techniques, including countless mental techniques.
After several seconds, Qin Yao sighed lightly and said, “I think my grand-master is a very strange person…”
“Strange in what way?” Fang Yu frowned.
“My master said that after reaching the peak of the Tribulation Crossing stage, grand-master suddenly disappeared,” Qin Yao said. “At that time, the entire Flower Butterfly Sect searched for her throughout the world, but couldn’t find any news about her…”
“When cultivating to a certain level, especially when approaching ascension, it’s easy to go astray,” Fang Yu said. “Your grand-master was probably in such a situation.”
“No… ten years after my grand-master’s disappearance… my master was already the sect leader of the Flower Butterfly Sect. One day, while meditating, my master suddenly received a message transmitted through a mental imprint from grand-master,” Qin Yao recalled. “The message contained grand-master’s final words. In it, she said she was about to face the heavenly tribulation and ascend to immortality, telling my master not to worry. After that, she gave many instructions, including where she had left a will…”
“After receiving the message, my master immediately sent people to the Ten Thousand Books Pavilion, which was responsible for monitoring the world at that time, only to be told that no cultivator had ascended in the past three years… not even the thunder tribulation that inevitably appears before ascension had occurred,” Qin Yao said, looking at Fang Yu.
Hearing this, Fang Yu’s eyes also showed confusion, but he remained silent.
Assuming everything Qin Yao said was true, the whole matter was indeed quite strange.
Qin Yao’s grand-master, True Person Flower Butterfly… why would she suddenly disappear after breaking through to the peak of the Tribulation Crossing stage?
Ten years after her disappearance, she sent back a message saying she was about to ascend… but according to the Ten Thousand Books Pavilion, no one had ascended during those three years.
The Ten Thousand Books Pavilion was an official neutral organization in the cultivation world back then, with multiple functions. These included evaluating techniques, assessing magical treasures, and as Qin Yao mentioned, monitoring the world…
This organization possessed many special treasures that could detect thunder tribulations or immortal energy appearing in the world.
If the Ten Thousand Books Pavilion said no one had ascended, then no one had ascended!
“Didn’t your master ask these questions to the will left by your grand-master?” Fang Yu asked.
“No. In the message my grand-master sent to my master, she emphasized that no one should mentally probe the will she left behind. She said the will would awaken on its own at the appropriate time… so my master never touched grand-master’s will until the day of her ascension. Moreover, my master instructed the succeeding sect leader that under no circumstances should they forcibly mentally probe grand-master’s will,” Qin Yao said.
“When did your grand-master’s will awaken?” Fang Yu asked.
“Probably after I awakened…” Qin Yao answered.
“After you awakened?” Fang Yu was surprised.
It seemed that Qin Yao was not from this era?
Interrupted by Fang Yu, Qin Yao’s eyes flickered as she recalled.
Not long after her master’s ascension, a great war broke out among the cultivation sects.
During the chaotic battles, the Flower Butterfly Sect was surrounded and attacked by enemy sects taking advantage of the situation.
In that battle, the Flower Butterfly Sect was outnumbered and overwhelmed.
In the critical moment, Qin Yao escaped into a secret chamber of the Flower Butterfly Sect, avoiding being killed directly.
Afterward, the timid Qin Yao remained in the secret chamber, afraid to leave.
After an unknown period, when she wanted to leave the chamber, she found the door blocked by something, making it impossible to exit!
At that time, she was severely injured and couldn’t break open the stone door with her own strength.
Thus, she was trapped to death in the secret chamber.
As time passed, Qin Yao’s life force continued to drain.
When she was just one step away from death, the necklace her master had left her before ascending suddenly emitted a glow.
Then, she lost consciousness and fell into a deep sleep.
It wasn’t until Yuan Chenglong and others forcibly broke open the door and entered the secret chamber that she awakened.
This was why she regarded Yuan Chenglong and the others as her life-saving benefactors.
Although her life was saved by the necklace her master had left her, if not for Yuan Chenglong and the others’ arrival, she might never have awakened, sleeping endlessly in this secret chamber.
Therefore, even knowing that Yuan Chenglong and others were making her pose as a so-called divine lady to deceive people, Qin Yao had no choice but to comply.
From the first day she entered the Flower Butterfly Sect and became her master’s only disciple, she had regarded gratitude and repayment as basic principles of being human.
Since Yuan Chenglong and others didn’t ask her to kill innocent people, it was acceptable to her who needed to repay their kindness.
“Did you discover that your grand-master’s will had also awakened when you woke up?” Fang Yu asked.
“No… I discovered the existence of my grand-master’s will when I returned to that secret chamber recently, about a month ago,” Qin Yao said. “At that time… when I entered the chamber, my grand-master’s will suddenly communicated with me… asking which generation disciple I was and what my name was.”
As she said this, Qin Yao’s eyes were filled with disbelief.
When she had escaped into the secret chamber and fallen into sleep, at least half a month to a month had passed.
At that time, she had no idea that her grand-master’s will was also sleeping in this secret chamber!
She was even more surprised that after more than two thousand years, she would personally hear the voice of this mysterious grand-master!
On Fang Yu’s side, after listening to Qin Yao’s account, he also began to think.
A will couldn’t survive for too long.
Even someone as powerful as Lin Batian could only persist for less than a month after leaving Qianqun Mountain.
Therefore, it was reasonable that Qin Yao said her grand-master’s will had only awakened a month ago.
And judging from Qin Yao’s tone and elaboration, she didn’t seem to be lying.
There would be no point in fabricating such a long story.
It appeared that the Qin Yao before him was indeed someone who had lived in that era more than two thousand years ago and experienced the great sect wars!
