Chapter 35: Jiu Youyue: Master, We’re Family!
To dissuade his Beautiful Sect Master, Yan Zhen tried to badmouth Jiu Youyue.
However, Chen Xi remained unmoved.
“Bring her in. I have some questions for her.”
“…Okay.”
He reluctantly agreed, leaving the crystal space and returning to the tent.
Jiu Youyue was staring at the entrance, her eyes lighting up as he reappeared.
“Well, Little Zhenzhen? Did Star Saint Chen Xi agree to see me?”
“Shh, keep your voice down.” He made a silencing gesture. “What if you wake Yun Xiu?”
“Don’t worry, I’ve sealed her sleeping acupoints. She won’t wake up for an hour, even if you shout.”
Uh… He glanced at the sleeping Yun Xiu, thinking she would definitely know about this later. There would be another argument when she woke up.
“Sigh… Come on, give me your hand.”
She obediently extended her hand.
He held her wrist, activating his Star Shifting Fire Seal, and they were pulled into the crystal space.
…
It wasn’t her first time entering the Fire Refining Starry Sky, but she was still awestruck by the sight before her.
A vast plaza, surrounded by towering pillars connected by thick chains.
Beyond the pillars, countless stars burned brightly, the 108 primary stars serving as vessels for the Extreme Flames.
The stars corresponding to the Phosphorus Fire, the Gold and Silver Fire, and the Starry Glass Fire were all ignited, their brilliant light illuminating a corner of the void.
Once all 107 Extreme Flames were gathered, the entire starry sky would begin to rotate, and the most powerful Extreme Flame would be born.
It was with this power that the Yan Zhen in the script had reached the Emperor realm.
They stood on the altar in the center of the plaza. Atop the altar, a beautiful woman, dressed in black, her hair silver, sat cross-legged, her blue eyes calmly observing them.
It wasn’t her first time seeing Chen Xi either. In their previous life, when she and Yan Zhen had been on the run, he had brought her here to hide from their pursuers, revealing Chen Xi’s existence.
She was exactly as she remembered, her beauty and aura making her feel inadequate. Only her senior sister could compare.
“Master, this is Jiu Youyue.”
She bowed.
“Greetings, Star Saint Chen Xi.”
“There’s no need for formalities.” Chen Xi studied her, then said, “Zhen’er, you can wait outside. Come back in later.”
He was startled.
“Huh? Master, this…”
She smiled. “Be obedient.”
He reluctantly agreed, leaving the crystal space, leaving Jiu Youyue alone with his Beautiful Sect Master.
It’s just about the Demonic God Clan and the Demonic Consort. Why does she have to send me away? As if I don’t know.
However, their conversation exceeded his expectations.
“You know about the Demonic God Clan?”
“To be honest, I’m one of the two secondary bodies separated from the Demonic Consort. I know a lot about the Demonic God Clan.”
“Revealing your identity right away?”
“You must have already sensed my unique aura, Star Saint. There’s no point in hiding it. Besides, my existence is thanks to you.”
“Are you betraying the Demonic Consort?”
“I want my freedom.”
“In my current state, I can’t help you.”
“The Demonic Consort possesses a unique Death Mystic Power. Anyone who touches it is either killed or injured. I’d like to borrow a spark of your Starry Glass Fire.”
The Starry Glass Fire, ranked seventh on the Extreme Flame Ranking, possessed immense life force, making it the Demonic Consort’s natural counter.
The reason Chen Xi had fought the Demonic Consort was because she had obtained the Starry Glass Fire, and the Demonic Consort had wanted to eliminate her.
“Why should I help you?”
“We have a common enemy, the Demonic Consort. The enemy of my enemy is my friend, isn’t that right?”
“Do you think you’re qualified to be my ally? Even if your power wasn’t restricted, you’re just a Mystic Sovereign.”
A Mystic Sovereign was considered a peak expert in the Five Kingdoms, but in the Sacred Ground or the Eighth Continent, they were barely noteworthy.
Above Mystic Sovereign were Mystic Venerable and Mystic Saint, and even those realms had further subdivisions: Mystic Venerable, Supreme Venerable, Half-Saint, and Mystic Saint, each level vastly different in power.
Chen Xi’s attitude was within her expectations. She hesitated, then decided to be honest.
“There’s another, more important reason!”
Chen Xi said calmly, “Tell me.”
Jiu Youyue took a deep breath.
“I’m… a reincarnator. I have my past life’s memories.”
Chen Xi’s eyes narrowed. She hadn’t expected Jiu Youyue to admit it herself.
From her use of the title “Star Saint,” she had suspected Jiu Youyue, like Ji Ya and Yi Xian’er, was also reborn.
Her current cultivation was only at the Half-Saint realm. Only her Mystic Refining skills were truly at the Saint level. Therefore, some called her “Saint Xi.”
“Star Saint” was a title she had received after being freed from her confinement. Her true name was Xing Chen Xi, as she was from the Star God Clan.
Jiu Youyue, however, had addressed her as “Star Saint” and even knew about the Fire Refining Starry Sky. This was only possible if she had been reborn.
“A reincarnator?”
“It might sound unbelievable, but it’s true. I was reborn with my memories after dying in my previous life. Therefore, I know many things that I shouldn’t know now, including the existence of the Fire Refining Starry Sky and you, Star Saint. Little Zhen… cough, Yan Zhen told me in my past life.”
“So what?”
“I have a lot of valuable information. If you’re willing to help me, I’m willing to share it with you.”
“About the Demonic Consort’s weaknesses?”
“N-no, not that.”
If she knew the Demonic Consort’s weaknesses, she would have acted already.
Chen Xi shook her head.
“Then your information is useless to me.”
Jiu Youyue felt a headache coming on. Chen Xi was still as cold and aloof as in her previous life. Only Yan Zhen, her disciple, could soften her heart.
“Is there anything else you want to say? If not, then we’re done here.”
“There’s… one more… very important reason!”
“Oh?”
Jiu Youyue lowered her head, her cheeks flushing slightly.
“In my past life… I was Yan Zhen’s dual cultivation partner. Although we weren’t officially married, we had made a vow… In other words… I’m your daughter-in-law, Star Saint. We’re… family.”
— My sister said he placed a memorial tablet for me in the Yan family’s ancestral hall after my death, with the inscription “Beloved Wife Jiu Youyue.” So I’m definitely his partner, and Chen Xi’s daughter-in-law. Heehee~
Chen Xi frowned.
Dual cultivation partners? He had indeed performed dual cultivation with Jiu Youyue twice, the second time under her supervision. But they hadn’t been partners. And there had been no vows.
He had only opened his heart to her in her final moments, giving her a title after everything was over.
But she had been dead. Even if she had been reborn with her memories, she shouldn’t know about this.
Had someone told her?
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