Chapter 2133: Su Wan's Identity

Lu Ye briefly explained the Star Abyss invasion to Feng Rumuo and informed him of the five major weak points in the starry sky. There was nothing else he needed to do.

A powerful cultivator like Feng Rumuo, upon learning of further possibilities, would never let go; he would seize the opportunity with all his might. Therefore, he would inevitably head to one of the weak points and join the effort in the future.

Having already forged his Dao Foundation, he was, so to speak, ahead of most cultivators in the starry sky on the path of cultivation. After the Star Abyss invasion, he would be able to cultivate Dao Power and truly become a Dao Realm master. Individuals like him and Ma Bin, who could forge a Dao Foundation in the original starry sky environment, possessed opportunities and potential far beyond ordinary cultivators and were destined for great achievements.

"Fellow Daoist, how much do you know about the Boundless Palace?" Lu Ye suddenly asked, just as Feng Rumuo was lost in thought.

He brought up the Boundless Palace because the supreme treasure, the Heavenly Swirl Sword, was located there. Feng Rumuo had mentioned touching the Heavenly Swirl Sword, which implied he had once entered the Boundless Palace, or perhaps even that he was a cultivator of the Boundless Palace!

"The Boundless Palace..." Feng Rumuo looked thoughtful. "To be frank with you, Fellow Daoist, before I was pursued by the Heavenly Swirl Sword, I was the Left Protector of the Boundless Palace." If someone had asked him about this before, he probably wouldn't have said much. But the situation was different now; moreover, Lu Ye had helped him resolve such a significant problem, so it wouldn't be right to conceal it.

"As you might have noticed, I am a sword cultivator. Which sword cultivator doesn't dream of owning a good sword? And in the entire starry sky, what sword could possibly compare to a supreme treasure? So... hehe..."

Lu Ye roughly understood. Feng Rumuo had wanted to acquire the Heavenly Swirl Sword, which was why he joined the Boundless Palace. He later had the chance to touch it, only to be pursued by the Heavenly Swirl Sword's Qi for a thousand years. It was indeed a tragic experience.

"Then, Fellow Daoist, have you ever met the Saintess of the Boundless Palace?" Lu Ye asked again.

"The Saintess?" Feng Rumuo pondered. "I wasn't in the Boundless Palace for very long, only a mere dozen years. But during that time, I didn't see the Saintess. I only heard that she had long since disappeared, and there seemed to be some hidden reasons involved, though I don't know the specifics."

Lu Ye recalled the attitude of the Boundless Palace cultivators when they descended upon the Myriad Manifestation Sea and treated Ya Ya. There were indeed some hidden circumstances involved. It now seemed that the missing Saintess of the Boundless Palace was undoubtedly Ya Ya. However, since she left the Myriad Manifestation Sea back then, there had been no news of her, and her current situation was unknown.

"Does Fellow Daoist Lu know that Saintess from the Boundless Palace?" Feng Rumuo looked at Lu Ye.

"We have some history."

Feng Rumuo understood. "Given your strength, if you intend to search for the Saintess, you could simply go directly to the Boundless Palace and inquire. I believe the Palace Mistress would not conceal anything."

"That's exactly what I intend to do," Lu Ye nodded. Now that this matter was concluded, he could go ask Elder Tree for the exact location of the Boundless Palace. Although Feng Rumuo likely knew it too, wormholes were proliferating now, and many conventional routes could be replaced by them to shorten travel time. In this regard, Feng Rumuo's knowledge was not as detailed as Elder Tree's.

"Oh, by the way, what is the usual status of the Saintess in the Boundless Palace?" Lu Ye asked again.

"The Saintess is the future Palace Mistress. She is, so to speak, the provisional Palace Mistress of the Boundless Palace. If anything were to happen to the current Palace Mistress, the Saintess would assume the position."

Lu Ye blinked. "The Palace Mistress of the Boundless Palace is a woman?"

"Yes, the original founder of the Boundless Palace was a woman, so every Grand Palace Mistress has been female. However, there are several other Palace Mistresses beneath the Grand Palace Mistress." Feng Rumuo nodded. "The current Grand Palace Mistress is named Su Wan. Her strength was greater than mine, but... that was a thousand years ago. As for now..." He looked proud, confident that his current self was definitely stronger than Palace Mistress Su Wan.

"If Fellow Daoist wishes to go to the Boundless Palace, I can guide you!" Feng Rumuo volunteered.

Lu Ye pondered for a moment, then shook his head. "No need. I have other matters to attend to. If Fellow Daoist Feng has nothing pressing, you should choose one of the weak points and head there. Manpower is needed everywhere right now."

"Alright," Feng Rumuo nodded, cupped his fists, and said, "Then we shall part ways here." He lunged forward, ready to dart away, but only managed to hop in place. He awkwardly looked at Lu Ye. "Fellow Daoist, lend me a hand. My Dao Power is completely depleted."

Lu Ye smiled, took hold of his arm, and with a surge of spiritual power, they shot upwards. A short while later, about a hundred thousand li away in the vicinity of the Insect Sovereign Realm, Feng Rumuo transformed into a streak of light and disappeared.

Watching his departing figure, Lu Ye murmured, "Su Wan!"

So that was it. He had always wondered which force the obscure yet powerful Su Wan belonged to, initially thinking she was hidden within some faction. He never expected her to be the Grand Palace Mistress of the Boundless Palace! Given this, he didn't need to worry too much about Ya Ya. Su Wan must know about Ya Ya's relationship with him. After all, the Boundless Palace had invaded the Myriad Manifestation Sea back then, and the Third Palace Master, Shangchen Yue, who led the expedition, would surely have reported his experiences to Su Wan upon returning. Elder Tree undoubtedly knew Su Wan's identity; otherwise, he wouldn't have let her guard the Profound Frost Star System. When he had time, perhaps he could go there and ask Su Wan about Ya Ya's current situation.

And Feng Rumuo... He had touched the Heavenly Swirl Sword, a supreme treasure, which was why he attracted a thousand years of pursuit by the Heavenly Swirl Sword's Qi. But could a Sunlit Realm cultivator, no matter how profound their foundation, truly contend with the might of a supreme treasure for a thousand years? Even if the Heavenly Swirl Sword Qi was only considered at the level of a subordinate treasure. From the outcome, a thousand years of entanglement even allowed Feng Rumuo to forge his Dao Foundation by comprehending the mysteries of the Heavenly Swirl Sword's Qi. Such an opportunity was unique in the entire starry sky. The further one progressed in the cultivation of the Dao, the more one could feel the power of supreme treasures. If the Heavenly Swirl Sword truly intended to kill Feng Rumuo, he wouldn't be alive now. The current outcome was very likely due to the deliberate indulgence of the Heavenly Swirl Sword's will! A thousand years of threat and crisis had allowed Feng Rumuo to advance on his path of cultivation, yet Feng Rumuo was probably completely unaware of this now.

No longer dwelling on it, he currently had other tasks at hand. With only a few years left until the Star Abyss invasion, he needed to quickly handle some matters. The matters in the Insect Sovereign Realm were settled; next, he needed to return to Kyushu. Returning to Kyushu, passing through the Soul Clan Ancestral Land was undoubtedly the most convenient route.

His divine sense surged. Using the Seven-Colored Divine Lotus to communicate with the Ancestral Land's will, he immediately felt a connection. Lu Ye then darted in the direction of the sensed origin.

A day later, Lu Ye suddenly appeared in the Ancestral Land space. As soon as he appeared, he noticed that the Ancestral Land was somewhat different from any other time he had visited before. Firstly, the soul power within the Ancestral Land was significantly denser, and the multicolored and seven-colored lotus lands glowed more brilliantly than before. The impact of the great trend's arrival in the starry sky had not spared even the Ancestral Land.

Furthermore, the entire Ancestral Land seemed exceptionally lively. In the past, when Lu Ye visited, he didn't see many Soul Clan members. Most clan members were either cultivating or sleeping in their own lotus lands. But today was different; groups of Soul Clan members could be seen flying everywhere within the Ancestral Land space.

As Lu Ye was observing, a divine sense extended from a distance, acting as a guide. Lu Ye understood and immediately followed the subtle guidance.

Half an hour later, a seven-colored lotus land appeared ahead, radiating colorful light. Even before getting close, he sensed numerous powerful auras converging from it. Lu Ye couldn't help but raise an eyebrow, secretly clicking his tongue in amazement. This was because he sensed as many as two to three hundred Sunlit Realm auras from that lotus land! He had heard Xu Yuan mention before that the Soul Clan had two to three hundred Sunlit Realm cultivators. However, most of them usually remained in slumber, with only the elder (Xu Yuan) having dared not slack off in recent years due to guarding the Starry Sky Pond. But hearing about it was one thing; experiencing it firsthand was another. Looking across the entire starry sky, probably no other force possessed so many Sunlit Realm cultivators except for the Soul Clan. This was undoubtedly related to the Soul Clan's way of life; this race rarely participated in external conflicts, and due to their long periods of slumber, their lifespans were also very long, allowing for such a substantial accumulation.

"Roar!" As a tiger's roar echoed, the colossal white tiger appeared, charging towards Lu Ye. On the white tiger's back was also a small figure. Lu Ye laughed heartily, opening his arms wide from a distance. Yi Yi leaped up, rushing into his embrace, while Amber quickly shrunk its form, landing on his shoulder and licking his face. Yi Yi hugged him tightly, as if she would never let go. Her body was still as small, unchanged even after decades.

After a long while, Yi Yi finally looked up, her eyes misty with tears, and said, "They said you disappeared, that you were taken away by a sedan chair."

"It's alright now, I'm back," Lu Ye said, stroking her head, then his expression suddenly changed. "Sunlit Realm?" He then sensed Amber's aura, which surprisingly had also reached the Sunlit Realm. Upon reflection, such advancements were quite natural. Last time, Yi Yi and Amber were already at the late Moonfall Realm. He had been missing for fifteen to twenty years, and here in the Soul Clan Ancestral Land, Amber, as a Sacred Beast, naturally cultivated at an incredibly fast pace. As the chief of the Regretful Spirits, Yi Yi could also benefit from this. Time truly flew. When he first met them on the Spirit Creek Battlefield in Kyushu, they were all just small Spirit Creek Realm cultivators. Decades later, all of them had now reached the Sunlit Realm.

After a few casual words and comforting Yi Yi, Lu Ye took her small hand. "Let's go, don't keep the seniors waiting." Yi Yi sniffled quietly, following him without a word.

On that seven-colored lotus land, within a massive lotus pond, numerous lotus flowers bloomed. On each lotus flower sat a figure, and every figure's aura was profoundly deep. Lu Ye felt a slight tremor of alarm; out of more than two hundred Sunlit Realm cultivators, half were at the late Sunlit Realm, and at least thirty were at the peak Sunlit Realm. The Soul Clan's accumulated heritage over countless years was even more formidable than he had previously perceived.