Chapter 419: The Truth of the Past

Lu Xiangxiang noticed the black-robed man's gaze, and immediately followed his line of sight, only to see an acquaintance.

Lu Xiangxiang felt a slight shock in her heart.

Qian Yunzhou!

How long has he been here? Could he have overheard my entire conversation with the Death Spirit King Wei Yueze?

Lu Xiangxiang's expression shifted; she remained silent at this moment, because she guessed that Qian Yunzhou's visit was likely for the Death Spirit King Wei Yueze.

Over nine hundred years ago, Wei Yueze and Qian Qi, the daughter of the Island Master of Thousand Cloud Island, became dao partners.

And Qian Qi was Qian Yunzhou's direct paternal great-aunt.

Qian Yunzhou's grandfather was Qian Qi's elder brother.

Back then, Qian Yunzhou's great-great-grandfather was angered to death because Wei Yueze destroyed books and techniques related to space techniques; thereafter, Flying Cloud Island forged a deep grudge against Wei Yueze.

After Qian Yunzhou's grandfather succeeded as Island Master of Flying Cloud Island, he allied with other Immortal Venerables of the cultivation world to deal with Wei Yueze.

Suddenly, Qian Yunzhou smiled and said, "I wonder if Immortal Venerable Wei knows me?"

The black-robed man's eyes showed no ripple, his expression indifferent.

"My grandfather has told me more than once that I resemble my great-aunt greatly. Those who know my great-aunt, upon seeing my face, will surely recall her," Qian Yunzhou said calmly.

The black-robed man heard this, and his eyes finally showed a flicker.

"You are not like her," the black-robed man said slowly, his voice hoarse.

Qian Yunzhou's lips curled slightly as he stepped toward the center of the hall.

"My great-aunt is definitely more beautiful than I am."

He stood at the hall's center, nearly side by side with Lu Xiangxiang.

Yet he never gave Lu Xiangxiang a glance from start to finish.

Lu Xiangxiang's expression grew solemn as she involuntarily recalled events from her past life. In her past life, she had not entered the Heavenly Fire Secret Realm, but she heard that among those who entered, only Xie Zixu, Qian Yunzhou, and Feng Xuanji escaped; the other young cultivators perished in the Heavenly Fire Secret Realm.

And the Death Spirit King devoured all of the Heavenly Fire Secret Realm's source power, causing the realm to completely collapse and crumble.

The Death Spirit King fled to the Monster Realm.

In her past life, Lu Xiangxiang met the Death Spirit King in the Monster Realm. At that time, she already had many powerful beings and Divine Beasts around her, and subduing the Death Spirit King was easy.

She obtained the manual of space techniques from the Death Spirit King's hands.

And precisely because of that, she could……

Lu Xiangxiang's thoughts trailed to this point when her face suddenly turned cold; in her past life, if not for that madman Xie Yan, she would not have died!

Now, reborn once more, she wonders whether it's because Yuan Yao didn't die, but she feels that the course of everything has already slipped beyond her control.

Therefore, she cannot act solely based on her past-life memories.

Qian Yunzhou gazed up at the black-robed man seated above with a faint smile, speaking humbly: "May I address you as my great-uncle?"

The black-robed man's complexion was ashen, bearing a hint of deathly stillness; his features were handsome, with veins tracing his cheeks, giving him a slightly ferocious air.

His expression was cold, seeming unmoved.

Qian Yunzhou, seeing this, kept his composure and continued: "Great-uncle, I have come this time to seek you."

The black-robed man uttered not a word.

Qian Yunzhou went on: "Great-uncle, do you still remember how my great-aunt perished while practicing space techniques?"

The black-robed man remained expressionless.

"I suspect my great-aunt did not die from practicing space techniques, but because someone sought to take her life."

As these words left his mouth, the atmosphere within the palace seemed to grow even more chilling.

"Back then, before becoming your dao partner, my great-aunt was a grand master of space techniques; but after forming the dao bond with you, her progress in space techniques became fraught with obstacles, and her cultivation repeatedly declined."

Qian Yunzhou's words paused, then he gave a half-smile toward the black-robed man: "And yet you have mastered space techniques."

The black-robed man narrowed his eyes, gazing at Qian Yunzhou with a cold, dark look.

"You used space techniques to cause my great-aunt's death as a pretext, then began destroying all space technique manuals in the cultivation world; in fact, you did not destroy those books, but transferred them into your own space domain."

"You thought this was flawless, yet my great-great-grandfather noticed. You then went berserk, killing him violently and fabricating the illusion that he died of rage."

"Wei Yueze, you married my great-aunt to cultivate space techniques, then squeezed her dry of value, and finally reached your claws toward our Flying Cloud Island."

Qian Yunzhou laughed.

"Wei Yueze, do you think the truth is like this?"

Lu Xiangxiang heard these words and was greatly startled. She suddenly recalled events from her past life: in that life, Qian Yunzhou, fond of her, willingly became her aide, and when he saw Wei Yueze become her subordinate, he showed no significant reaction.

As a result, half a year later, the Death Spirit King was slain by the Demon Clan's Crown Prince Quan Wu.

Now, thinking back……

It is very likely that Qian Yunzhou schemed to have Wei Yueze and Quan Wu kill each other.

Because Qian Yunzhou also disliked the Demon Clan's Crown Prince Quan Wu.

Lu Xiangxiang's feelings were complex; she turned her head to look at Qian Yunzhou.

She suddenly realized that if Qian Yunzhou did not like her as he did in her past life, nor willingly guard her, then Qian Yunzhou would be an utterly terrifying existence.

"Yunzhou…" she called out involuntarily.

Upon hearing this, Qian Yunzhou gave her a cold, sidelong glance.

Lu Xiangxiang snapped back to her senses, her heart sinking as she realized she had been too rash.

The black-robed man did not respond to Qian Yunzhou's question, but instead slightly raised his hand.

In an instant——

A blade flashed out of thin air, stabbing toward Qian Yunzhou's position.

Qian Yunzhou swiftly retreated sideways to dodge.

Unexpectedly, from all directions around his position, space airflow blades emerged, speeding to encircle and attack him.

Qian Yunzhou suddenly let out a snicker.

"It seems that what I just said is all the truth."

Upon these words, the oppressive feeling of spatial power grew stronger.

Qian Yunzhou conjured a tender‑green jade flute in his hand, swiftly raised it to block several blades of spatial air currents, then quickly brought the flute to his lips.

The flute sound rang out instantly.

Melodious and pleasing, yet it concealed power capable of causing spatial fluctuations.

Lu Xiangxiang nearby was nearly blown away by the shockwave from the collision of the two forces; she hastily retreated several steps.

She watched this scene with an unpleasant expression.

If she now cooperates with the Death Spirit King Wei Yueze, she will offend Qian Yunzhou.

If she helps Qian Yunzhou, she will be an enemy of the Death Spirit King.

More importantly, even if she helps Qian Yunzhou now, given his temperament, he might not take it to heart.

In her previous life, when she got along with Qian Yunzhou, she always felt something odd. She couldn't sense any passionate affection from him toward her, and sometimes she felt he was merely being perfunctory toward her.

However, many of the things he did were for his own sake.

Thus, her feelings toward Qian Yunzhou are also quite complex.