Chapter 1420: Uninvited Guest

Snow Song Realm, Ice Phoenix Sacred Hall.

Twelve hours meant twelve hours. As soon as the confinement ended, the barrier sealing Yun Che vanished. Yun Che looked up to see Mu Xuanyin standing before him, her gaze as icy as it had been.

It was as if she had never left during those twelve hours.

"Master..." Yun Che shifted from a sitting to a kneeling position.

"I can allow you to go to the Netherfrost Heavenly Lake, and I will no longer force you to return to the lower realm."

Mu Xuanyin's words stunned Yun Che. During those twelve hours, Mu Xuanyin's thoughts had been far more complex and turbulent than his own. The main reason for such a significant shift in her attitude was Mu Bingyun's words.

"However, you must promise me one thing!"

Yun Che bowed his head and said seriously, "I promise you, Master, that I will listen to your words carefully from now on."

"Hmph," Mu Xuanyin coldly snorted. "The most untrustworthy words in this world are precisely what you just said!"

"..." Yun Che was speechless.

"You remember this well," Mu Xuanyin's voice suddenly became exceptionally low. "From now on, no matter when, where, in front of whom, or under what circumstances, you are absolutely forbidden to use... Dark Profound Energy!"

"...!!" The last four words exploded in Yun Che's ears like a clap of thunder. He sharply looked up, his face filled with shock.

In the current God Realm, compared to the Evil God's Profound Veins and the Sky Poison Pearl, the Dark Profound Energy within him was his greatest and most critical secret, one that could never be exposed.

He had understood this clearly a long time ago.

Jasmine had told him similar things more than once.

But how could she have known...?

Seeing Yun Che's horrified expression, Mu Xuanyin said coldly, "Are you very surprised why I know? You should ask yourself that question! If you don't actively release Dark Profound Energy, then this secret of yours would never be exposed. Unfortunately, you always act too clever and presume too much!"

"..." Yun Che remained in a state of shock.

Although Dark Profound Energy had always existed within him, he very rarely used it. In the past few years, the only time he had used it was beneath the Absolute Cloud Cliff, where he released Dark Profound Energy to seal the barrier of the dark world.

Could it be...?

"Do you know what the consequences would be if someone other than me had discovered this secret of yours?" Mu Xuanyin's voice grew even colder, piercing Yun Che's heart and soul like ice needles. "In the God Realm, devils are heretics intolerable to heaven and earth! Possessing Dark Profound Energy is the mark of a devil! Once exposed, anyone in this world could kill you, and would even be justified in doing so!"

"Even Bingyun, who has always cared for you the most, would surely take your life!"

"Apart from fleeing to the Northern God Realm, you would never find a place to rest!"

"Not only you, but your family, your clan, your sect, and the star realm you belong to... everyone connected to you would be implicated. Anyone who dares to approach or protect you would become an enemy of the entire world!"

"Mistakes can be corrected, evil can be cleansed, sins can be atoned for, but once the mark of a devil is branded, you will forever be seen as a devil in the eyes of the world, never able to rise again! Do... you... understand?!"

Mu Xuanyin's words grew heavier and colder with each syllable. Although Yun Che already knew all this—the fate of Wei Hen and the reactions of the various realms during the Conferred God Battle had clearly shown him what "devils" truly meant in the God Realm—listening to Mu Xuanyin's words still sent a chill through his body and made sweat bead on his forehead.

Indeed, if anyone other than Mu Xuanyin had discovered his secret...

Then he would have doomed not only himself, but also everyone connected to him... even the entire Blue Pole Star!

"Master," Yun Che looked up and asked in a very low voice, "Don't you... detest devils?"

A wisp of cold wind, mixed with ice and snow, drifted into the hall, stirring Mu Xuanyin's ice-blue long hair. The color in her icy eyes gained a hint of gloom that Yun Che could never comprehend. She did not answer Yun Che, but said in a deep voice, "From today onwards, you must forever forget that you are a devil... Can you do that?"

Yun Che straightened his upper body, looked at Mu Xuanyin, and said resolutely, "I, your disciple Yun Che, swear here and now that from this day forward, no matter when or where, in life or death, I will never use Dark Profound Energy. If I violate this oath..."

"Good!" Mu Xuanyin's single icy word cut off the latter half of his sentence. "When you were in the Star God Realm, you didn't use Dark Profound Energy even to your death, which shows you clearly understood the consequences of exposure. I will tentatively believe this promise of yours. But there's no need for a poisonous oath, because that's the most useless thing in the world!"

"...Yes, this disciple will engrave every one of Master's teachings into his memory."

If the Little Demon Empress, Feng Xue'er, and others from the Blue Pole Star were to see Yun Che's obedient demeanor, they would be utterly astonished.

"Disciple... may I go to the Netherfrost Heavenly Lake now?" Yun Che asked in a very low voice. The secret of the Dark Profound Energy within him, revealed by Mu Xuanyin in one breath, had indeed left his heart racing and unsettled.

"Yes, but not now," Mu Xuanyin said. "The Netherfrost Heavenly Lake has been sealed for many years, and it will take some time to reopen it. During this time, you are to honestly stay here and not leave a single step!"

After a slight pause, her voice softened a little. "There are some other things I must tell you first. But not today either... I will tell you tomorrow."

What she referred to was undoubtedly the matter of the "Evil Infant." It was just that she needed time to think carefully about how to tell Yun Che these things.

The current Eastern God Realm had already undergone significant changes from the Eastern God Realm Yun Che knew. A major reason for this change was Yun Che himself... though he was unaware of it.

She also could not predict how Yun Che would react once he knew everything.

"Yes, Master," Yun Che said respectfully.

"I will say it again, you are not to call me Master anymore!" Mu Xuanyin's tone turned cold again. "From the moment you died in the Star God Realm that year, you were no longer my disciple. My only disciple now is Fei Xue."

"..." Yun Che's expression darkened as he said softly, "In this disciple's heart, you will always be his Master."

"Hmph!" Mu Xuanyin coldly snorted, just about to list his various "disobedient" offenses. Suddenly, an unusual blue light appeared in her icy eyes.

As this blue light emerged, the ice in her beautiful eyes silently transformed into a hazy mist.

She turned around and spoke softly, "Che'er, do you really wish so much for me to be your Master?"

Mu Xuanyin's cold snort had made Yun Che's entire body stiffen, preparing for a scolding. But... the voice that then reached his ears was soft and drawn out, like a mournful lament. He looked up in a daze, his gaze filled with her captivating, snowy face. Her lips, from which the sound emerged, were like blossoming buds, exquisitely beautiful and alluring, holding a faint, ambiguous smile.

The eyes looking at him no longer held any of their previous iciness. Instead, they were hazy with mist, as if overflowing with shimmering waves.

Yun Che's eyes instantly widened...

Usually, in front of Mu Xuanyin, Yun Che felt a profound reverence... a reverence that kept him from looking directly at her. But looking at her now, with the same face, the same snowy robes, and the same figure, her undulating curves, for some reason, became incredibly alluring, causing his blood to rush. Every part of her body, every inch of her skin, exuded a fatal, demonic allure. Even her eyes, which a moment ago could freeze all living things, had become so captivating... making his mouth instantly dry and his heart pound.

His gaze lingered on Mu Xuanyin for several breaths, his blood uncontrollably surging with heat. Suddenly, his entire body jolted; he finally came back to his senses, lowering his head like lightning, and inwardly groaned... she had turned into... "that state" again...

"Do you... truly wish for me to be your Master forever?" she asked again, facing Yun Che, who was bowing his head in turmoil. The same words, but her voice grew softer and more lingering, leaving half of Yun Che's body numb.

He dared not look up, saying with some difficulty, "Master... will always be this disciple's Master."

"Oh? Is that so?" She took a step forward, slowly approaching him. What neared Yun Che was not bone-chilling cold, but a faint fragrance that seeped into his soul.

Standing before Yun Che, she lightly pursed her lips. "Back in the Flame God Realm, you took liberties with me for an entire day and night, leaving me covered in your scent... At that time, why didn't you treat me as your Master?"

"...!" The voice, so close, was soft and languid, stirring his soul like a lover's whispered complaints, and her words made Yun Che's mind buzz, leaving him flustered.

As for the great mistake in the Flame God Realm that year, Yun Che had been "left with no choice." After Mu Xuanyin brought him back, she never mentioned it, nor had he ever spoken a word about it, both treating it as if it had never happened.

Yet now, she had suddenly brought it up herself, and her words... were so explicit that Yun Che found them almost unbearable.

Seeing Yun Che's clearly stunned expression, the curve of Mu Xuanyin's lips became even more enchanting. She slowly lowered herself, her beautiful face nearing Yun Che's ear. Her lips, like delicate flowers, almost touched Yun Che's cheek, and as they parted slightly, an intoxicating fragrance wafted out. "These past years in the lower realm, you and your wives and concubines have indulged in endless wantonness, day and night. Why, in front of me, do you become as timid as a mouse? Am I really that frightening to you? Where did your boldness from the Flame God Realm go?"

"..." Yun Che's eyes stared blankly. He had barely heard a single word of Mu Xuanyin's whisper. Because as her body bent down, her snowy robes naturally fell open at the chest... two overly full, soft mounds of snow-white flesh, cradling a luminous, deep, soul-stirring valley... came fully into Yun Che's view.

As Mu Xuanyin whispered, though it was a very slight movement, it caused the two overly full, soft, moist mounds of snow-white flesh to tremble slightly.

All the blood in his body was almost instantly ignited, and uncontrollable lewd thoughts arose in his mind. But his experience with women was, after all, very rich. He desperately suppressed his thoughts and his hands; however, his body unconsciously lost its balance due to the struggle of his will, suddenly tilting forward.

Instantly, he felt his entire face bury itself into a soft, bountiful mass of jade-like flesh, his features sinking deep within... In that instant, he felt his will drift away, and all strength was suddenly drained from his body, leaving him utterly soft and pliant, as if in heaven.

Mu Xuanyin's body stiffened, her beautiful eyes narrowed, then slowly squinted further, a dangerous, alluring glint flashing within them.

"Che'er," she said, without immediately pushing Yun Che away. A jade-like finger lightly tapped his chest. "It seems I truly underestimated your boldness..."