Chapter 931: Reverse World Heavenly Book? (Part 1)

Returning to Flowing Cloud City, Yun Che arrived at Xiao Lingxi's courtyard.

The courtyard, both inside and out, was exceptionally tidy, the tables and chairs in the room were spotless, and the air was filled with a faint, familiar fragrance that Yun Che knew all too well.

In both his lives, Xiao Lingxi was his dearest person. From the time he gained consciousness until he was sixteen, they had never been separated for even a single day. And besides Chu Yuechan, Xiao Lingxi was also the one he owed the most.

He saved the royal family and the Azure Cloud Continent for Cang Yue, avenged her father's death and her nation's humiliation, and elevated the status of the entire Azure Cloud Continent to the pinnacle of the continent. For Feng Xue'er, he ultimately spared the Phoenix Divine Sect and completely freed it from the threat of destruction, also helping her Phoenix Soul awaken quickly. He protected the Illusory Demon Imperial Family for the Little Demon Empress and helped her achieve her vengeance...

Cang Yue was already his wife, Feng Xue'er had also become engaged to him, and he had even married into the Little Demon Empress's family...

But for Xiao Lingxi alone, he had never done anything, only giving an empty promise that had yet to be fulfilled.

And Xiao Lingxi had never asked anything of him, not even a single complaint. She always stood silently behind him, watching over him, worrying, praying, and enduring fear...

Now, all misfortunes were gone. Beings once untouchable had all been trampled under his feet. Nothing could threaten those close to him anymore. His grandfather's lingering worry had also been resolved. He could finally fulfill the promise he had made to Xiao Lingxi all those years ago.

Even though he had made up his mind, Yun Che still felt a wave of nervousness. In the current Profound Sky Continent, there was almost nothing left that could make him feel nervous. Yet, even before bringing this matter before Xiao Lie, his heart was already pounding with anxiety.

He was even more apprehensive than when he fought Xuanyuan Wentian.

Yun Che sat down at the desk and waited for a long time in Xiao Lingxi's room, but she still hadn't returned. While waiting, he casually took out the mysterious black jade from the Moon Slaughter Devil Sovereign and toyed with it in his hand.

Ever since he obtained this mysterious black jade, Yun Che often took it out to study it. It was simply too mysterious; it had endured a million years of erosion from the Evil God's seal alongside the Moon Slaughter Devil Sovereign, yet it remained completely intact. Its surface was so smooth that there wasn't even the slightest scratch. Even his ultimate sword strike in "Heaven Smiting" mode, which shattered the Devil Sovereign's body and turned it to ash with Golden Crow Flame, had left it unharmed.

Any power that entered it would vanish without a trace. Even Jasmine and the Golden Crow soul with its vast ancient memories had no idea what it was.

The reason he took it out now was that a sudden thought flashed through his mind while he was waiting—since it came from the Moon Slaughter Devil Sovereign and was a profoundly dark, black color, it was most likely some kind of ancient demon stone. It had shown no reaction to his own power, Jasmine's, or the Golden Crow's, so what about dark profound energy?

Placing the mysterious black jade on the desk, Yun Che focused slightly. A mass of pitch-black light immediately appeared in his palm. He then slowly brought it closer, covering the mysterious black jade with the black light, attempting to probe it.

However, just like every previous attempt, the dark profound energy that entered the mysterious black jade vanished instantly without a trace, as if completely swallowed by an invisible void black hole.

Yun Che fell silent for a moment. The black light in his palm immediately expanded. This time, he not only used the power of his profound veins but also activated the primordial dark power within the Devil Source Pearl. As the two streams of dark profound energy merged, the entire space instantly became exceptionally dim, and the air grew cold. The quiet black light in Yun Che's hand seemed to become the center of the world, carrying an intensely dense dark aura, as Yun Che carefully touched it to the mysterious black jade.

Although it was just a small ball of dark profound light, if the dark profound energy within it were fully released, it would be enough to engulf the entire Flowing Cloud City and turn it into ruins.

Yet, even such a powerful force completely vanished the instant it touched the mysterious black jade. The black jade not only showed no damage, but it didn't even move slightly. The spiritual energy contained within his dark profound energy also disappeared along with it, preventing him from sensing anything at all inside.

Yun Che was speechless. It actually showed no reaction even to dark profound energy. What exactly was this black jade!?

Unwilling to give up, Yun Che took out the Eternal Night Devil Sword, which also belonged to the Moon Slaughter Devil Sovereign. First, he tapped the mysterious black jade with the flat of the blade. Then, his profound energy concentrated, and the sword's blade instantly became covered in black light, which he directed towards the black jade.

Still, there was no surprise... All forces attempting to penetrate it vanished without a trace.

A mud ox entering the sea would at least create ripples, but the power that surged into the mysterious black jade disappeared without a trace, without even the slightest sound.

"I refuse to believe it!"

Yun Che grabbed the Eternal Night Devil Sword with one hand and began to re-condense dark profound energy with the other... Just then, he suddenly sensed Xiao Lingxi's aura approaching. He quickly put away the Eternal Night Devil Sword and the dark profound energy, then swiftly waved his arm to completely dispel the dark aura lingering in the surrounding space, to avoid harming Xiao Lingxi.

As soon as he finished, Xiao Lingxi's figure appeared at the doorway. Seeing Yun Che, her beautiful eyes brightened, and she said with a smile: "Little Che, Dad said you were back, so I've been looking all over for you. I was just waiting in your room for a while. So you secretly came here."

"I just stepped out for something," Yun Che stood up, took a small breath, and stated firmly: "Lingxi, come on, let's go see Grandpa!"

"Huh?" Yun Che's somewhat serious demeanor made Xiao Lingxi look puzzled: "Didn't you just go to Dad's place? Did something else happen? Oh? That stone next to you is so beautiful, it's my first time seeing such peculiar light."

The mysterious black jade was still on the desk; Yun Che hadn't had time to put it away.

Yun Che immediately said, "I picked this stone up somewhere, and I've never figured out what it actually is..."

Yun Che's voice trailed off abruptly.

Lingxi just said... light?

He subconsciously turned his head, and his eyes suddenly fixed...

The mysterious black jade on the desk beside him was, at that very moment, astonishingly emitting light!

A strange gray light!!

Ever since he picked up this black jade, no method, not even power on Jasmine's level, had been able to elicit the slightest reaction from it. Yet now, it was surprisingly emitting light on its own, without any warning!

And it was a strange light he had never seen before—gray light!?

This color of light did not belong to any elemental force known to Yun Che. It was just a thin layer, covering the black jade, completely obscuring its original profound black color. Even stranger, this layer of gray light had no aura whatsoever... not even a tiny bit. It was right next to Yun Che's hand, but if Xiao Lingxi hadn't spoken, he would have completely failed to sense its presence.

One must know that with Yun Che's current spiritual perception, even the faintest flicker of a firefly's light within a hundred zhang would not escape his notice.

Staring at this inexplicably shimmering gray light, Yun Che froze, for a moment completely forgetting what he had resolved to do immediately.

"Little Che?" Seeing Yun Che suddenly speechless and staring blankly, Xiao Lingxi walked over with a puzzled expression. As she approached, the gray light on the mysterious black jade suddenly stirred, then gradually grew thicker and brighter...

By the time Xiao Lingxi reached Yun Che, the light on the mysterious black jade had transformed from a dim, faint gray to a slightly dazzling bright silver.

"Oh? Its light can change?" Watching its light transform with her own eyes, Xiao Lingxi grew even more curious: "Little Che, what exactly is this thing? Is it a special profound crystal? It's my first time seeing something that can emit this kind of light."

Yun Che did not answer, as his entire attention had been drawn to this light that had changed from dark gray to bright silver.

For a light of power to go completely unnoticed by him at such a short distance, its level had to be either too low or too high. However, even if the level were extremely low, like a firefly's glow, it couldn't possibly be entirely without aura at such close proximity.

So, was it that the law-level of this light... was so high that his soul couldn't comprehend it, and his spiritual perception couldn't sense it?

But if it was a light of extremely high-level power, why did he feel nothing when his finger touched it?

Furthermore, this intensifying bright silver color... why did it feel familiar? It seemed he had seen the same color not long ago.

Where had he seen it...?

Yun Che calmed his mind and quickly searched his recent memories... Suddenly, a nearly identical silver light flashed in his mind.

At the bottom of the Absolute Cloud Cliff... the long hair of the girl with colorful eyes!!

That's right! Her hair was exactly this bright silver color! At the bottom of the endlessly dark abyss, her hair had always emitted a nearly dazzling silver radiance... very similar to the silver light before him now.

His thoughts quickly reeled... After all, that was just the girl's hair color, and she was an illusory soul body. Although the two colors were very similar, it was merely a coincidence in hue. The color of hair and the light from an ancient black jade should not have any connection, no matter what.

"Little Che? Little Che!!" Xiao Lingxi called out several times, raising her fair, small hand to wave in front of his eyes: "Little Che? What's wrong with you? Why are you suddenly spacing out?"

Yun Che turned back at Xiao Lingxi's calls and quickly said: "Nothing's wrong, it's just my first time seeing this stone glow, so I was a bit surprised for a moment."

As he spoke, his gaze flickered slightly as he looked at Xiao Lingxi... because he suddenly realized that this black jade, which had shown no reaction whatsoever before, had suddenly emitted light after Xiao Lingxi appeared.

And its light had gradually intensified and brightened from gray... also during Xiao Lingxi's step-by-step approach.

This was...

No! It must be just a coincidence... How could Lingxi possibly have any connection or resonance with something that came from the Moon Slaughter Devil Sovereign?

Although he immediately dismissed the thought, the doubt lingered. He hesitated for a moment, then said, "Lingxi, can you... try taking a few steps back?"

"Huh?" Xiao Lingxi's pink lips parted slightly; she didn't understand why, but she slowly stepped back as instructed: "Like... this?"

As Xiao Lingxi retreated, the light on the mysterious black jade suddenly dimmed. With each step Xiao Lingxi took backward, its light weakened a bit more. After she had taken four steps back and stopped, the light on the black jade also froze, no longer changing.

Yun Che: "..."