Chapter 792: Faceless Sculpture

Ye Qingran says she will send War Letters to Zhai Xing Pavilion and Suspended King Hall!

"Just say that I, Ye Qingran, have returned! The position of the first Heavenly Pride in the Floating Life Realm has been held by them for seven years; it's time to give it back!"

Sss—

Everyone inhaled a gasp of cold air!

Arrogance!

Unparalleled arrogance!

This is literally the most brazen thing they've ever heard!

But after the shock came a tingling scalp, blood boiling through the body, and a soaring ambition rose spontaneously!

Ye Qingran said that the position of the first Heavenly Pride in the Floating Life Realm had been held by Zhai Xing Pavilion and Suspended King Hall for seven years; it's time to return it!

Does she intend to help Jade Autumn Sect reclaim that position?

"Have you thought it through?" Yu Wuji appeared very calm.

Back then, he dared claim that Ye Qingran possessed a generation‑suppressing talent, so he was confident.

Whether seven years ago or seven years later, he always trusted his own judgment.

"My mind is made up, so I leave it to the sect master."

"Fine!"

"Tch! Acting all high and mighty! Even if you defeat Lu Shen, what then? Ye Feixing and Liu Chenyu's talents and strength have already diverged from everyone else; on what grounds do you think you're stronger than them?"

Those cutting words were spoken by Gu Jirong.

Ye Qingran's cold gaze fell on Gu Jirong; a fierce sword aura surged within her, and the Ruinous King's Sword in her hand flew out, striking Gu Jirong and sending him flying, landing on the ground spitting blood.

That's brutally savage!

Although Ye Qingran surprised him, Gu Jirong's strength shouldn't have allowed him to be knocked airborne—unless Ye Qingran's power is far beyond his.

"Useless one, you have no right to speak."

Ye Qingran grasped the Ruinous King's Sword that had returned, and after uttering that sentence she ignored Gu Jirong.

The many disciples' gazes at Ye Qingran gradually turned to reverence.

They suddenly thought Ye Qingran was…cool!

After Ye Qingran left, the crowd dispersed.

Watching her departing silhouette, Lu Shen and Ji Rufeng's eyes flashed with a faint glimmer.

"Sister Qing, look, we actually met here!" Bai Pang pointed at a three‑way intersection ahead, beaming with excitement.

Ye Qingran looked toward the direction Bai Pang indicated, but had no recollection.

"Could it be that I've been sealed?" Ye Qingran confirmed there were no blood clots in her mind—physiologically normal—so the amnesia was likely caused by external factors.

"Sister Qing, you still haven't remembered anything?" Bai Pang sounded a bit disappointed.

Ye Qingran nodded.

"It's fine, if you can't remember, never mind; at most I'll describe it again. Back then I was walking while gnawing on a pork trotter, you were lost in thought, didn't pay attention, and when we turned the corner we collided head‑first; you sent my pork trotter flying, I asked you to compensate, and you ended up beating me up…"

Ye Qingran's mouth twitched.

Bai Pang scratched his head, chuckled, "I guess we met without fighting, then?"

The group strolled through Jade Autumn Sect, and whenever they came upon places with special memories, they would recount the events of those days to Ye Qingran.

Although Ye Qingran lacked memories, after hearing their accounts she could almost picture the scenes before her eyes.

So she had once been so passionately flamboyant?

She had always thought herself rather steady.

Looking up, a massive statue reflected in Ye Qingran's eyes.

She glanced around and only then noticed they had unwittingly arrived at the White Jade Plaza of Jade Autumn Sect.

This sculpture was ten zhang high, its material indiscernible, and most strangely, though it depicted a person, it had no face.

"Why does this statue have no face?"

Qing Lan and the others all shook their heads, unable to answer.

Ye Qingran asked in surprise, "You're all unaware?"

"Not only us, even the sect master doesn't know."

Ye Qingran was shocked.

Could it be that this statue hides some unknown secret?

With that thought, the Ruinous King's Sword in the space began to move.

Ye Qingran drew the Ruinous King's Sword, saw it trembling all over, emitting a buzzing sound; a sharp light flashed in her eyes, yet she couldn't understand for the moment.

"Sister Qing, what's wrong with your sword?"

Qing Lan and the others were also puzzled.

Ye Qingran slowly shook her head, "I don't know."

Ye Qingran lifted her gaze to the massive statue before her, contemplated briefly, took a few steps toward it, and then found that the closer she got, the more intense the sword's trembling became.

"Could there be some connection between this sword and the statue?"

Qing Lan guessed.

The others all nodded, clearly sharing the same thought.

Ye Qingran and the others walked a circle around the statue, yet still found no clear answer.

"I think this statue is Kong Sang Da Di."

A voice came from behind the statue, and as the words ended, two figures appeared side by side—Lu Shen and Ji Rufeng.

After exchanging nods, Ye Qingran asked, "Kong Sang Da Di?"

Lu Shen nodded, "Indeed, the rumor is that Kong Sang Da Di was the sole emperor of all ages, the strongest being of the ancient era, feared by both immortals and demons. Yet even now, no one knows whether Kong Sang Da Di is male or female, what they look like, so their statues are all faceless."

"But this statue is clearly male."

"Later generations mostly think Kong Sang Da Di is a man, so naturally they sculpt him in a male form."

Ye Qingran gently nodded, feeling that Lu Shen's words were not without reason.

"I don't know if you remember, such statues actually exist in Zhai Xing Pavilion and Suspended King Hall."

A dark glint flashed in Ye Qingran's eyes.

A statue that can make the Ruinous King's Sword behave abnormally exists in top sects of the Floating Life Realm? What connection is there?

"It is said that this statue is actually a Seal; underground it seals many Ancient Beasts. Of course, that's just legend, I can't confirm whether it's true." Lu Shen shrugged.

Yu Wuji that day sent War Letters to Zhai Xing Pavilion and Suspended King Hall; moreover, he announced to everyone that the Ye Qingran who disappeared years ago had returned, and would, seven days later, contest the two supreme geniuses of Suspended King Hall and Zhai Xing Pavilion!

When this news spread, it immediately caused a huge uproar.

One must know that almost no one in the Floating Life Realm is unaware of that incident from seven years ago.

Back then, Jade Autumn Sect, as the foremost of the three top sects in the Floating Life Realm, unexpectedly acquired a supreme genius; however, when people of the age went to Jade Autumn Sect to see for themselves, this genius suddenly vanished.

From that day on, Jade Autumn Sect was heavily criticized, its reputation built over millennia plummeted, and geniuses crossed it off the candidate list.

Unconsciously, seven years passed; originally it was thought Jade Autumn Sect would continue to decline, fading little by little until it became mediocre.

Who could have imagined that today, seven years later, the sect leader of Jade Autumn Sect told the world that the Ye Qingran who disappeared for seven years has returned!

The seven days passed quickly.

In these seven days, prominent figures of the Floating Life Realm gradually arrived at the White Jade City at the foot of Jade Autumn Sect.

This day is the seventh day of the seventh month.

The Jade Autumn Sect, silent for seven years, finally became bustling again.