Checking in for 100,000 Years

Chapter 157: Chapter 157: Trusted Female Friend, A Secret from One Hundred Thousand Years Ago

”Who? Who’s speaking?”

”Who are you?”

The man in the red robe was quite startled upon suddenly seeing the illusory silhouette emanating a holy radiance across from him. His ugly face betrayed immense shock. He could never have imagined that a Divine Sense was hidden within the mind of this weak female cultivator.

Only an expert who had reached the Life and Death Realm could possess such a formidable Divine Sense.

”You... you...”

Her half-beautiful face turned towards the handsome white figure bathed in holy light. Her eyes reddened and welled with tears, her voice trembling.

Wasn’t this the Ye Yun that she, Qin Yao, had been searching for tens of thousands of years?

「One hundred thousand years ago.」

They were deeply in love, inseparable like a pair of birds flying wing to wing, akin to a celestial couple.

”Qin Yao, it’s been 100,000 years. Who would have thought... we would have another chance to meet...” Ye Yun said calmly.

Yet, unbeknownst to him, tears began to well up at the corners of his eyes.

Although his Dao Heart was immutable, Ye Yun was still human. Moreover, being a transmigrator, his experiences were complex. So, at this moment, Ye Yun found it hard to conceal his inner turmoil.

”Brother Yun, I’ve been searching for you for 100,000 years! I knew... I knew you wouldn’t die!” Qin Yao choked out, her voice filled with emotion.

At these words, the hardships and grievances of the past 100,000 years erupted in her mind all at once, and her half-beautiful face was soon completely covered with tears.

Su Wanyi watched all of this, stunned, like a stone statue.

She could never have imagined! The woman within this Corpse Demon was actually the girlfriend of her Ancestor from 100,000 years ago! Another figure who had lived for 100,000 years!

Su Wanyi felt her mind buzzing.

At this moment, she was moved, excited, and shocked all at once; her emotions were extremely complex.

Seeing both her Ancestor and the exquisite woman with tears in their eyes, Su Wanyi was also deeply moved, and tears streamed down her face.

One hundred thousand years. For two lovers, separated for 100,000 years, to meet again... this is truly touching.

Seeing this, the man in the red robe could no longer contain himself. He roared, ”So, you wretched pair, you’re old acquaintances after all?!”

Ye Yun’s expression turned cold. He glanced at the man in the red robe.

In an instant, the Sky Exterminating Phantom Eye activated.

The man in the red robe screamed as his Primordial Spirit instantly turned into a wisp of green smoke and dispersed.

Qin Yao was slightly startled.

She hadn’t expected Ye Yun to be so powerful now. Just a glance, and an expert comparable to the Life and Death Realm was reduced to ashes. But this was the man she once loved! One hundred thousand years ago, Ye Yun was the strongest in the Eternal Realm on the Cangnan Continent, outclassing all his opponents. Now, 100,000 years later, Ye Yun’s cultivation base had reached an unimaginable level. But what about her...

A twinge of sadness touched Qin Yao’s heart, but she quickly pushed it away.

Her body shimmered and transformed. In the blink of an eye, she became a breathtakingly beautiful woman.

”So beautiful!” Su Wanyi exclaimed, visibly stunned at the sight of the gorgeous woman in the red dress.

This confidante of the Ancestor was so beautiful that terms like ’nation-toppling beauty’ or ’peerless elegance’ could hardly describe her. She was like a celestial fairy descended from the Ninth Heaven, beautiful beyond description.

Ye Yun moved, appearing before Qin Yao.

He reached out, gently caressing Qin Yao’s face, his eyes filled with boundless tenderness.

”Brother Yun, I’ve been looking for you for 100,000 years...” Qin Yao murmured, tears streaming down her face.

”This form of yours is a wisp of lingering obsession,” Ye Yun said in a low voice, his heart heavy. ”Why did you insist on finding me? What exactly happened?”

The real Qin Yao was long dead; the woman before him was merely her lingering obsession.

Ye Yun also noticed a Nail of Killing Immortals deeply embedded in Qin Yao’s heart.

This Nail of Killing Immortals was something he and Qin Yao had accidentally obtained during their trials in the Ancient Demon Abyss. He had given it to Qin Yao back then.

This wisp of Qin Yao’s obsession had merged with the Nail of Killing Immortals. Furthermore, by pinning this Corpse Demon and constantly battling it for tens of thousands of years, her obsession had become severely depleted.

Qin Yao said softly, her eyes welling with tears, ”Brother Yun, I always felt your demise back then was rather suspicious. So, I investigated secretly and discovered that someone could actually command Ancient Giant Demons to attack the Dragon God Sect. Brother Yun, I believe you might recall something about this?”

”Commanding Ancient Giant Demons?”

Ye Yun’s heart skipped a beat.

During their training trip to the Ancient Demon Ape, there were three of them: Ye Yun and his two confidantes, Qin Yao and Nangong Jade. That time, Ye Yun acquired an Ancient Demon Violin that could command certain Ancient Giant Demons. He had given the violin to Nangong Jade at the time because Nangong Jade’s strength was somewhat less than Qin Yao’s. And he had given the Nail of Killing Immortals to Qin Yao.

Could Nangong Jade have used the Ancient Demon Violin to command Ancient Giant Demons to attack the Dragon God Sect? Thinking of this, Ye Yun shook his head, finding Qin Yao’s words somewhat doubtful. Nangong Jade was also one of his confidantes. Why... why would she attack the Dragon God Sect after his death? This was truly difficult to believe.

”Brother Yun, while I was investigating, I was discovered by a hidden power. Then, several Ancient Giant Demons appeared and killed my true body...” Qin Yao’s expression darkened, her tears falling unstoppably. ”Later, a remnant of my Primordial Spirit attached itself to the Nail of Killing Immortals and flew into the turbulent void currents, thus escaping the pursuit of the Ancient Giant Demons. However, due to my struggle against the void turbulence, my Primordial Spirit almost completely disintegrated.”

”But, to find you, I forcibly burned my Primordial Spirit, transforming it into a lingering obsession hidden within the Nail of Killing Immortals. Later, I happened upon this Corpse Demon drifting in the void and attached myself to it...”

”After more than 10,000 years, we inadvertently received the inheritance of the Blood Linglong Pagoda. The Corpse Demon’s consciousness wanted to be rid of me, while I wished to contact Human Race cultivators to find your whereabouts. So, we joined forces to open the Red Dust Fairyland, allowing Human Race cultivators to enter for trials.”

”This way, on one hand, we could replenish the energy of the Blood Linglong Pagoda. On the other hand, by extracting the memories of deceased Human Race cultivators, I was also searching for your whereabouts, Brother Yun... My hard work finally paid off, and I found you, Brother Yun!”

Reaching this point, Qin Yao could no longer suppress her emotions. She threw herself into Ye Yun’s arms, hugging him tightly and bursting into tears, crying uncontrollably.

Her tears gushed out like a river, drenching Ye Yun’s clothes before silently sliding off.

Ye Yun sighed.

What a silly girl, to have endured so much hardship over these 100,000 years. Among all his confidantes, Ye Yun had never expected Qin Yao to be the one most deeply devoted to him. This made him feel somewhat ashamed.

「One hundred thousand years later.」

Ye Yun had once thought that with the passage of time, all would be different, that his former confidantes, like Liu Yiyi of the Sword King Stone, would have long turned to dust. However, Ye Yun had never imagined... that even after 100,000 years, he would see Qin Yao again, alive.