Invincible Soul Emperor

Of course, Qin Yue would not desecrate Ye Qingchen’s mother’s grave by digging it up. After awakening her past-life memories, her knowledge of secret techniques and formations remained, even though her strength was still worlds apart from what it had been. With her current peak Martial Spirit Realm cultivation, she was able to use the Inner Sight Technique.

Qin Yue retrieved several small red flags from her storage ring. She then performed the Tiangang Step, slowly funneling Spiritual Energy into the flags. Nourished by the Spiritual Energy, the small flags began to sparkle, their color changing from crimson to a brilliant cyan-gold.

Following the formation layout in her memory, Qin Yue expertly threw the flags, planting them in the ground around the tomb. As the final flag fell into place, the formation activated, and the Spiritual Energy within a one-kilometer radius was almost instantly drained.

If one were to look from the outside, the entire one-kilometer area around the formation would appear illusory, the surrounding space slightly distorted. Within the formation, however, Qin Yue could use it to see everything in that radius with perfect clarity, including what lay beneath the ground.

Her gaze fell upon Ye Qingchen’s mother’s coffin. To her surprise, she did not see a body inside. Other than a small, palm-sized box, the coffin was empty.

Qin Yue frowned. Something is definitely wrong.

With this thought, she directed another hand seal at the coffin. The surrounding soil slowly parted, and under Qin Yue’s control, the coffin lid opened just enough for the small box to pass through. The box slowly floated up into Qin Yue’s hand. The coffin then automatically resealed itself, and even the disturbed soil gradually returned to its original state.

If not for the box now resting securely in her palm, no one would have believed the coffin had just been opened. Even the burial mound showed no signs of disturbance.

Qin Yue examined the small box. It looked unremarkable. She tried to probe it with her Divine Sense to see what was inside, but to her surprise, the moment her Divine Sense touched the box, it was repelled by a mysterious force. Although Qin Yue was only at the peak of the Martial Spirit Realm, possessing memories from two lives made her Divine Sense far stronger than that of most Martial King Realm experts. To have it repelled so easily meant that someone must have placed a powerful seal on the box.

Just as Qin Yue prepared to use her Spiritual Energy to forcibly break the seal, a figure suddenly materialized before her.

Qin Yue was slightly startled. The formation she had laid was so intricate that even a Martial Emperor Realm expert would struggle to detect it, let alone enter unnoticed. Therefore, this person must have been inside the formation all along. But she had complete control over everything within a kilometer—how could she not have known someone was here?

As Qin Yue grappled with this puzzle, the figure slowly began to speak.

”Your formation is very impressive. You did not disturb my grave and only took the small box, which proves you mean me no harm.”

Hearing this, Qin Yue was even more astonished. She tried to get a clear look at the figure’s face, but it was veiled by an invisible force, rendering it indistinct. She could only make out a silhouette. From the voice and bearing, she could tell it was a woman.

The figure had claimed this as her grave. Could it be Ye Qingchen’s mother? A reanimated corpse?

Qin Yue shook her head. Reincarnation was one thing, but the idea of a corpse reanimating was simply too outlandish. She was more inclined to believe the woman had used some unknown secret technique to leave a wisp of her Divine Sense here.

Thinking this, Qin Yue bowed respectfully to the silhouette and asked, ”Senior, may I ask if you are Ye Qingchen’s mother?”

”Qingchen...” the figure murmured, repeating the name over and over. Though her face was hidden, her voice was filled with infinite melancholy and longing.

This strengthened Qin Yue’s conviction. This was undoubtedly Ye Qingchen’s mother.

After a moment, the figure seemed to have composed herself and spoke again. ”You guessed correctly. What you see now is merely a thread of my Divine Sense. I thought my grave would be opened by Qingchen himself, so I never expected to meet you. Perhaps this is fate. You bear me no ill will and you know Qingchen, so you must be his friend?”

Qin Yue nodded, a light blush rising on her cheeks. Even though this was just a remnant of his mother’s Divine Sense, it was still her first time meeting her future mother-in-law. Despite her usual composure, she could not help but feel a little shy.

”Auntie, I won’t hide it from you,” Qin Yue said, her face flushed. ”Qingchen and I are already engaged. We are just waiting for him to avenge you before we hold our wedding.”

”Avenge me?” Ye Qingchen’s mother let out a wry laugh. ”That silly child. He must be so fixated on revenge because he thinks I’m dead. Has he been well all these years?”

Qin Yue nodded and replied, ”Qingchen is now an Eighth Layer Martial Spirit Realm expert, and he has personally slain a Martial King Realm expert. Not only that, he is also a sixth-grade Pill King and a first-grade Array Master. Auntie, Qingchen is only eighteen, yet he has accomplished so much. You’ve raised a wonderful son.”

Qin Yue had expected these words to fill Ye Qingchen’s mother with pride. Instead, she fell silent, and the outline of her figure seemed to tremble with quiet sobs.

Qin Yue was stunned. Why would she cry when her son is so exceptional? Could they be tears of joy?

After a while, Ye Qingchen’s mother sighed. ”Yes, he’s only eighteen. To achieve so much, he must have suffered a great deal.”

Qin Yue nodded, then shook her head. Silence fell between them once more.

To a mother, her son’s great achievements are not the ultimate goal. Her greatest comfort is seeing her child live a safe and carefree life. Thus, when Ye Qingchen’s mother heard of his accomplishments, her first thought was not of pride, but of the immense suffering he must have endured to attain them.

Qin Yue understood the mother’s feelings, but she did not know how to offer comfort.

After a moment, Ye Qingchen’s mother spoke again. ”Good child, my Divine Sense cannot even see through you. It seems you have quite an extraordinary background as well. This is our first meeting, and in my current state, I have nothing to give you. But do not worry. When we truly meet, I will be sure to compensate you!”