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246: The Devil Queen and The Ice Immortal
🕑 Added 2025-04-27 20:37:51 +0000 UTC"Chi Wuyao is one of our own. From now on, you don't need to be this tense." Yun Wuji patted both women's shoulders and said.
"Hmph!" Jasmine shot a cold glare at the devilish charm incarnate before her and let out a disdainful snort.
She originally thought that the woman with most mesmerizing figure was Mu Xuanyin but after seeing this woman, her opinion was refreshed again.
Yun Wuji extended his senses into the ring and noticed that, aside from the Wind Seed and the Untamed Divine Marrow, there were other precious items he had requested Chi Wuyao to prepare.
He retrieved everything from the spatial ring and transferred them into the Sky Poison Pearl.
When the Untamed Divine Marrow was taken out, its extremely pure purple aura immediately drew the attention of everyone present.
"Untamed Divine Marrow!" the three women exclaimed in unison, their eyes locking onto it. After a few moments, their gaze shifted toward Chi Wuyao.
She had actually given something as invaluably priceless as the Untamed Divine Marrow to Yun Wuji so easily?! They were unaware that it was Yun Wuji who had found it and instructed her to pass it to his main body.
"Hei Xiaolian will refine the Untamed World Pellet very soon," Yun Wuji said after storing everything away. "Eternal Heaven's Great Ancestor used the Untamed Divine Marrow and the Divine Fruit of Absolute Beginning to refine a single pellet, which allowed her to skip three small realms in one go. But with the Sky Poison Pearl, we can refine two pellets, each of them had the ability to help one skip four small realms in a single step."
The Sky Poison Pearl is a supreme heavenly treasure. It fully utilizes every bit of the medicinal properties of the ingredients without wasting anything, and the pills it produces are not only of transcendent quality but also completely free of residual medicinal toxins.
"Now that the matter of the Untamed World Pellet is settled," Yun Wuji glanced at Mu Xuanyin, then at Chi Wuyao, before shifting his gaze to Jasmine and Luo Guxie, "These two have something to settle. Let's go."
"You two as well," he added, glancing at Jie Xin and Jie Ling.
"..." Although their Mistress had ordered them to obey any of Yun Wuji's commands, the twins didn't immediately follow his instruction. They glanced at Chi Wuyao, and when they saw that she showed no reaction, they both responded, "Yes, Young Master."
Yun Wuji tapped the ground and soared off in a random direction. Jasmine and Luo Guxie exchanged a glance with the silent Mu Xuanyin before following after him. The twins trailed behind them, leaving Chi Wuyao and Mu Xuanyin alone.
"..." Throughout the entire process, Mu Xuanyin didn't utter a single word. Though she didn't fully understand the meaning behind his words, after spending so much time with him, she knew that Yun Wuji rarely did or said anything without purpose. If he wanted her to have a private conversation with the Devil Queen, it meant there was something important she needed to learn or obtain from her.
"Speak," she said coldly, fixing Chi Wuyao with an icy stare.
Chi Wuyao let out a deep sigh. She stared silently at Mu Xuanyin for a long while, her lips parting as she finally spoke, "Ten thousand years ago, when I ascended to the seat of the 'Devil Queen of the North,' I lured the two strongest God Emperors of the Eastern Divine Region, the strongest Guardian, and a Brahma God into the Northern Divine Region to probe them."
"..." Mu Xuanyin listened in silence.
"However, to my surprise, no, to everyone's surprise, a stranger suddenly barged into the war. No one had thought that a small Snow Song Realm, with its inferior beast inheritance, would actually produce a Divine Master. This Divine Master was only at the 1st level of the Divine Master realm, yet she still disregarded her life and fearlessly fought me without hesitation."
Inheritances like the Ice Phoenix, Golden Crow, and others are referred to as beast inheritances. Although they are as complete as other inheritances, such as those from higher star realms, their inherent incompatibility with humans means they cannot boost a cultivator's strength as effectively as human-based inheritances.
"That woman was captured by me. However, strangely enough, she managed to escape. Later, she was recognized as the Ice Immortal of the North."
"..." Mu Xuanyin's eyebrows twitched. The shameful defeat and capture she endured were still fresh in her mind. But one thing she still couldn't understand, even to this day, was how she had managed to escape so easily from a God Emperor.
"Are you curious as to why you were able to escape from the Devil Queen, who once terrorized four of the strongest men in the Eastern Region?" Chi Wuyao tilted her head and asked with a faint smile. Her eyes narrowed into seductive slits, as if they could see straight through Mu Xuanyin's soul.
"Why?" Mu Xuanyin didn't ask 'how' she had escaped, but 'why'... why had this woman, who had captured her, allowed her to escape?
"You'll know in a second," Chi Wuyao's smile faded, her expression turning serious.
This was the crucial part of pacifying Mu Xuanyin. If this woman refused to forgive her, it meant that her future with Yun Wuji would be over. She had seen and experienced how much Yun Wuji loved Mu Xuanyin; it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say he'd destroy the world for her. However, Chi Wuyao still had confidence in earning her forgiveness. After all, she had been with her for over ten thousand years and knew her character well. It wasn't an exaggeration to say that no one knew her better than Chi Wuyao.
Sensing her seriousness, Mu Xuanyin suddenly had a strange feeling. She narrowed her eyes and stared intently at Chi Wuyao. However, the next moment, her eyes suddenly contracted. She felt as if a part of her soul had been torn away all at once, or rather, something that had been attached to her soul suddenly detached itself and left her!
Ignoring Mu Xuanyin's increasingly cold, hellish glare, Chi Wuyao, having recalled her soul, spoke again, "Others thought at the time that I was invading the Eastern Divine Region. In reality, I was looking for a suitable target to plant my soul into, so I could spy on the Eastern Divine Region and the Primal Chaos. However, I greatly underestimated the strength of the Eternal Heaven God Emperor, the Brahma Monarch God Emperor, the head of the Eternal Heaven Guardians, and the Brahma God."
"Yet, just when I was about to give up, you suddenly appeared! Using that chance, I quickly subdued you and took you away. I placed a portion of my Nirvana Devil Emperor soul within you and sent you back to the Snow Song Realm."
When she finished speaking, Chi Wuyao's eyes remained locked onto Mu Xuanyin's cold face, waiting for her reaction.
Contrary to what one might have expected, Mu Xuanyin did not erupt in a mad fury or attack her, nor did she even glare at her in anger. Strangely, she was extremely calm... very, very calm. Not a trace of anger could be detected; her aura was as still as a tranquil lake. With an expressionless gaze, she asked, "Why are you telling me this right now?"
"Because of Wuji," Chi Wuyao answered.
"Wuji? Did he know about this? No! When did he learn of this?" Her calm face, which had remained unchanged even after learning that she had been used for ten thousand years, suddenly showed ripples the moment she heard the name of her man.
"A few days ago, when you were on your way to the God Realm of Absolute Beginning," Chi Wuyao replied calmly.
Mu Xuanyin's body trembled slightly as she quickly connected the dots. "...So he lied when he used his deduction skill?"
"Yes, at that time, he gave me quite the scare. The moment I appeared before him, he immediately used that skill of his and exposed me." Chi Wuyao subconsciously smiled softly, murmuring, "He is so amazing that it's scary."
Mu Xuanyin stopped breathing for a moment, her chest rising and falling as she felt her heart ache as if needles were ruthlessly piercing it. She already knew from Jasmine just how high the price of using that skill was, and now she realized that she had indirectly caused him to suffer! Only after a long while did she manage to compose herself, though the pain in her heart didn't diminish in the slightest. Calmly, she asked, "What is your relationship with him?"
"I love him," Chi Wuyao's reply was calm and straightforward. Then, the light in her black eyes dimmed. "However, it seems that Yun Wuji doesn't share the same feelings as I do."
A moment later, her eyes brightened again. Mu Xuanyin could swear that, for a split second, she saw her dark eyes turn into heart shapes. "Wuji agreed to give me a chance, as long as I can earn your forgiveness."
"..." Mu Xuanyin remained silent for a long time. This was too much to process all at once, even for her. Her lips twisted into a glacial smirk, the kind that made lesser cultivators' blood turn to ice. "You love him? Heh, aren't you just trying to use him to break free from the Northern Divine Region?"
Others might not know the true extent of this woman's accomplishments, but she did. The Devil Queen was, without a shred of doubt, the deadliest woman in the Primal Chaos. She had stepped on the corpses of countless pitiful men to reach the position she held today. Her ambition was as vast as the heavens themselves. Who in their right mind would believe that she had genuinely fallen in love with a man, let alone a man hundreds of times younger than her?
Chi Wuyao didn't show any anger or disappointment on her face. She had already anticipated this reaction from Mu Xuanyin. "It's indeed reasonable for you to suspect this. How can I, a woman who has always looked down on the world and scoffed at the very idea of falling in love, suddenly fall for a man, let alone one much younger than me? But..."
She slowly walked over until she was just a few steps away from Mu Xuanyin, then leaned forward until their faces were only a few inches apart. Lowering her voice to a whisper, she said, "...Aren't you the same?"
"It's true I've been spying on you this whole time, but don't forget, every sight you saw, every sensation you felt, every emotion that stirred in you, I experienced it too."
"When you shared your first time with Wuji, it was as if I had my first time with him."
"When your heart fluttered like a lovesick maiden as you cuddled with him, mine raced just the same."
"And when you, the cold, untouchable Mu Xuanyin, fell helplessly in love... so did the Devil Queen."
"You can doubt my schemes. Question my motives. But never... Never dare claim my love for him isn't as real as yours!"
