Chapter 1269: Jasmine's Order

The Star Wolf Hell God Record, a Star God sword art unique to the Star Wolf Star God, gradually integrated into Yun Che’s soul and profound veins under Cai Zhi’s instruction.

The Second Sword: Wildfang;The Third Sword: Heavenly Star Lament;The Fourth Sword: Instant Hell Calamity;

Up to the Punishing Heaven Sword Array, which was known and feared by everyone in the God Realm:The Sixth Sword: Blood Moon Punishing Heaven Sword!

It was also the astonishing sword array with which the Star Wolf Star God, Xisu, once single-handedly severely wounded two Moon Gods!

In the records of the God-Devil Era, countless gods and devils died by this Punishing Heaven Sword Array.

And now, this ultimate sword array, bearing the name “Punishing Heaven,” was finally taking shape in Yun Che’s hands.

Sword energy flared like a rainbow, releasing thousands of sword lights that fell like rain. But these sword lights were not the vermilion shadows of the Heaven Smiting Sword; instead, they were blood-red, like hellish thorns from the depths of a sea of blood.

These sword shadows vanished in an instant, without any terrifying aura, yet a deep joy appeared on Yun Che’s face: “It succeeded!?”

Cai Zhi’s heart was filled with joy, and her face flushed slightly, but her tone was very nonchalant: “Mm, it seems you’ve fully comprehended the sword art. However, with your current profound strength cultivation, it’s impossible to fully unleash the Punishing Heaven Sword Array. If you force it, you might lose your life.”

Yun Che was well aware of this. The mysteries and variations of the Blood Moon Punishing Heaven Sword were endless, and its consumption of profound energy was immense. With Yun Che’s current cultivation, even if he exhausted all his profound energy, he couldn’t truly complete even a single sword shadow.

Yun Che placed a hand on his chest, calming his breath slightly, and asked, “Approximately what level of cultivation is needed to fully unleash this sword array?”

“Hmm…” Cai Zhi thought seriously for a moment, then said, somewhat uncertainly, “Perhaps… late-stage Divine Sovereign Realm?”

Divine Sovereign Realm… late-stage!?

Yun Che’s mouth twitched… He was currently only in the mid-stage Divine Spirit Realm. Late-stage Divine Sovereign Realm… When would that ever happen?!

However, if Yun Che knew that the power of this sword had once severely wounded two Moon Gods of the Moon God Realm, he probably wouldn’t have such grievances.

“Alright, then, I’ve taught you the entire Star Wolf Hell God Record. Consider it the completion of the task sister gave me.” After saying this, Cai Zhi added in her mind: *So fast. Brother-in-law really is a complete monster.*

From “Wildfang” to “Blood Moon Punishing Heaven Sword,” only thirteen days had passed!

“All of it?” Yun Che frowned: “Doesn’t the Star Wolf Hell God Record have a total of seven swords? Excluding the first sword, Star Wolf Slash, you’ve only taught me five swords… there should be one more, right?”

Cai Zhi gave Yun Che a small side-eye, then resting her small hands behind her head, she slowly said, “There is indeed one more sword, but the Star Wolf Seventh Sword, you absolutely… absolutely… absolutely cannot master.”

Cai Zhi said “absolutely” three times in a row, and this was after she had personally witnessed Yun Che’s comprehension abilities.

Cai Zhi’s words only piqued Yun Che’s curiosity even more. He argued defiantly, “If you don’t teach me, how can you know I can’t learn it?”

“The Star Wolf Seventh Sword is called ‘Heavenly Scar Uncaring Sword’.” To Yun Che’s surprise, Cai Zhi, though still looking completely nonchalant, revealed the Seventh Sword: “The sword art for this one has only eight characters.”

“Earth laments, Heaven scars; only Hatred is heartless.”

“...???” Yun Che heard these eight characters clearly, but he was completely bewildered.

Earth laments, Heaven scars; only Hatred is heartless...This is… a sword art!?

“This sword cannot be taught or explained through words. It requires complete mastery of the first six swords, and then self-comprehension under a special opportunity. Even if I wanted to teach you, there’s no way I could.”

After explaining, Cai Zhi stretched her slender waist and let out a long yawn: “Alright, I’ve been tired for so long, I’m going to sleep now. You’d better remember to thank me properly!”

After she finished speaking, she received no response from Yun Che. She turned her gaze and saw Yun Che staring blankly, eyes wide, clearly deep in thought.

Cai Zhi waved her hand vigorously in front of his eyes and scolded, “Idiot brother-in-law! I told you, you absolutely… absolutely… absolutely cannot master this sword! You’re not listening to me at all!”

“...What is the ‘opportunity’ you mentioned?” Yun Che turned his gaze and asked.

Cai Zhi was immediately exasperated, then huffily said, “This sword has nothing to do with ‘talent’ or ‘comprehension.’ You couldn’t comprehend it even if you thought about it for ten thousand years! For someone as stupid as you, that ‘opportunity’ will never appear for you, understand!?”

“Why wouldn’t it appear for me?” Yun Che was even more confused.

Cai Zhi’s crescent-shaped eyebrows twitched. Her gaze avoided Yun Che’s, and her voice suddenly softened: “I don’t wish for you to have such an opportunity, and sister wishes it even less… Anyway! Don’t waste any more effort thinking about it. You’d be better off practicing the first five swords more!”

Yun Che scratched his scalp… “Earth laments, Heaven scars; only Hatred is heartless” — these eight characters were inherently obscure, and he couldn’t connect them to a “sword art” no matter how hard he tried. Cai Zhi spoke with absolute certainty, and she clearly harbored a strong aversion to his attempts at comprehension. Yun Che had no choice but to give up: “Alright, alright, then I’ll focus on cultivating the five swords you taught me. Thank you, Cai Zhi, I seem to owe you a great favor again.”

Yun Che knew very well that teaching the entire Star Wolf Hell God Record to an outsider must have greatly violated the Star God Realm’s taboos, perhaps even being the first time in the Star God Realm’s history.

Hearing Yun Che’s words, Cai Zhi proudly puffed out her small, undeveloped chest: “Hmph hmph, that’s more like it.”

At this moment, Jasmine’s figure approached from the distant space. Her steps seemed exceptionally slow, yet in the blink of an eye, she was already before Yun Che and Cai Zhi.

“Sister, I’ve finished teaching everything. You were right, sister, brother-in-law really is a complete monster.” Cai Zhi immediately reported to Jasmine.

Two black lines appeared on Yun Che’s forehead: *Damn it… ‘Complete monster’ isn’t meant as a compliment, is it? It’s so easily misunderstood!*

Fortunately, Jasmine didn’t pay attention to Cai Zhi’s words. She glanced at Cai Zhi and Yun Che, concealing a complex look in her eyes, then turned and said, “Yun Che, Cai Zhi, come with me for a moment. I have something very important to tell you.”

Jasmine’s tone was very solemn, surprising both Cai Zhi and Yun Che simultaneously.

This was Jasmine’s bedchamber, also the place where she usually spent the most time.

“Sister, what do you have to tell us?” Cai Zhi couldn’t help but ask. She secretly observed Jasmine, finding her expression consistently serious, as if making a crucial decision.

Jasmine didn’t answer. She stood before a jade table covered in star candles, closed her eyes, placed her hands on her chest, and slowly bowed… dropping to both knees.

Yun Che’s gaze shifted, then he noticed the two spirit tablets on the jade table, surrounded by star candles.

“Ah!?” Cai Zhi let out a soft gasp. She was, of course, very familiar with Jasmine’s bedchamber. But normally, there was only one spirit tablet here; now there were two.

One was the spirit tablet of Jasmine’s birth mother, who was also Cai Zhi’s aunt. The other… was startlingly the spirit tablet of Cai Zhi’s own birth mother!

Jasmine stood up and turned around, silently looking at the bewildered Yun Che and Cai Zhi. Her face was very calm, only her eyes trembled slightly.

*Brother, I finally understand your words, your anger, and your tears from back then, and I’ve… made the same choice as you.**But, I am luckier than you…**Before you died, you said your greatest regret was not finding someone I could entrust myself to…**I found him. I found him for Cai Zhi…*

A hazy mist appeared in Jasmine’s pupils, then immediately vanished. She looked at Yun Che and finally spoke: “Yun Che, behind me are the spirit tablets of my mother and Cai Zhi’s mother. My mother and Cai Zhi’s mother were sisters from the same clan, and they both married that old scoundrel Xing Juekong back then. Therefore, Cai Zhi’s mother is also my maternal aunt.”

“When Cai Zhi was born, my aunt suffered from severe qi deficiency. At that time, simply taking out a Star Spirit Jade could have extended her life by at least ten years… But that old scoundrel wouldn’t part with it, absolutely unwilling even when my mother pleaded on her knees! In the end, my aunt’s vitality was exhausted, leaving Cai Zhi motherless from birth.”

“...” Cai Zhi’s eyes gradually became vacant. She lowered her head, biting her lip bit by bit.

Yun Che’s brows furrowed, and his heart grew heavy, but he didn’t understand why Jasmine was suddenly telling him all of this.

“Back then, the Moon God Realm suffered great humiliation because of Yue Wugou, believing it was the Star God Realm’s doing. In their madness, they found an excuse to capture my mother, forcing that old scoundrel to confess his guilt!”

“The matter of Yue Wugou was indeed not that old scoundrel’s doing. But he used the excuse of not letting the Star God Realm fall into a passive position, and remained indifferent. Ultimately, my brother, completely disheartened, ventured into the Moon God Realm alone, and my mother, to protect my brother’s life, committed suicide in the Moon God Realm.”

“From then on, I lost my mother, and I no longer had a father!”

“Later, my brother was seduced by Qianye Ying’er and went with her to the God Realm of Absolute Beginning. When he returned, he was severely injured and on the verge of death, and soon he too left me.”

“Yun Che,” Jasmine looked at him, her eyes deep, devoid of joy or sorrow: “I am telling you all this so you understand that Cai Zhi is my only relative in this world.”

“...” Yun Che nodded instinctively.

“Cai Zhi,” Jasmine turned to Cai Zhi and continued, “Back then, I was ambushed by the Southern Divine Region and poisoned with the terrifying God Smiting Breaking Soul Poison. It was Yun Che who saved me; if not for him, you and I, sisters, would have long since had no chance to meet again.”

“I… I know.” Cai Zhi nodded, her heart involuntarily tensing.

“During the years I spent with Yun Che, I unconsciously developed a mental reliance on him.” How deep this “reliance” was, perhaps only Jasmine herself knew: “I had grown accustomed to selfishness, hypocrisy, and cold-heartedness, yet he, not being my kin, treated me with genuine sincerity, even risking his life for me.”

“Therefore, he is my benefactor, my disciple, and just like you, he is the most important person in my life.”

“Sister, what… what are you trying to say?” Hearing Jasmine’s words, Cai Zhi grew even more nervous.

Yun Che also wanted to ask the same question.

“Cai Zhi, how old are you this year?” Jasmine suddenly asked a strange question.

“Nineteen.” Cai Zhi replied, then silently lowered her head to glance at her undeveloped chest. It seemed she still had a long way to go to reach her grand goal of being “curvaceous.”

After inheriting Star God divine power, physical growth becomes extremely slow. This was true for Jasmine, and it was also true for Cai Zhi. When Yun Che first met Jasmine, she was only thirteen years old. Twelve years later, Jasmine was twenty-five, her aura completely different from back then, but her appearance had barely changed. Cai Zhi, meanwhile, looked even younger than Jasmine… These two sisters, one bearing the Heavenly Slaughter divine power and the other the Star Wolf divine power, would not truly “grow up” for who knew how many years or months.

“Nineteen. She’s also reached the age where she can marry,” Jasmine said faintly.

“Huh?” Cai Zhi let out a soft exclamation.

“Yun Che, Cai Zhi. With heaven and earth as witness, and this princess as matchmaker, you two shall be wed here today!”

There was no consultation, no hesitation; only an order that left no room for defiance!