Chapter 796 Hand Over That Thing
Leng Moran’s expression changed abruptly.
He stared intently at Ye Xuanyue, his heart soaring into his throat.
Though he suspected the man might not have told the whole truth, it did not stop him from worrying about Ye Xuanyue. His chest felt tight with anxiety.
Ye Xuanyue stood still.
The transmission of Spiritual Power was swift.
Her expression shifted slightly.
Leng Moran was about to speak when he noticed something unusual in the young woman’s calm, cool face.
That expression…
It did not look as though she had fallen for any trick.
On the contrary, Ye Xuanyue’s features even carried a faint trace of excitement.
Leng Moran stared at her. The girl’s eyes gradually brightened. She looked at the concerned man before her, gave a slight smile, and softly reassured him.
“It’s fine.”
Leng Moran frowned. What did Xuanyue mean by this expression?
Ye Xuanyue turned her face away, her gaze fixed on the person who had just appeared.
It was a middle-aged man...unlike the other elders, he radiated Cultivation Strength at the Martial Emperor Level. Ye Xuanyue studied him, a hint of vigilance flickering in her eyes.
She spoke clearly.
“Do you think that by making me touch this Stone Monument, you can force that Cultivation Method into my Consciousness Sea, infecting me with what you call the so-called Curse?”
Her words carried no trace of worry.
Instead, there was a faint certainty.
The man’s intentions were indeed vicious...but he did not know that this Stone Monument was nothing like that for Ye Xuanyue.
Only when the information flooded into her Consciousness Sea did she finally understand what this was all about.
It began the moment her palm touched the Stone Monument...
The Cultivation Method and a small fragment of information rushed into her mind, making her pause in surprise.
The method appeared within her Consciousness Sea, emanating a faint golden light, instantly unforgettable.
At first, Ye Xuanyue had been worried. But as the golden light flashed, she suddenly discovered something entirely unexpected…
Why did this Cultivation Method feel so familiar?
She quickly read through it and was utterly stunned.
The method was seventy percent similar to the one she already possessed...the one said to have been left to her by Ying Bure!
The Cultivation Method Ying Bure had given her back then was incomplete, but this one was whole. It had to be the continuation of that earlier method.
The more she realized this, the more surprised she became.
Could this be the latter half of the Eternal Life Art she had obtained earlier?
Ye Xuanyue felt certain there was a hidden story here.
Ying Bure would not harm her; she was confident of that. The method he had given her could not possibly carry such a terrible side effect.
There had to be another reason behind it.
After finishing the Cultivation Method, her attention shifted to the other piece of information.
She looked slightly puzzled.
Huh? What is this?
The surprises this Stone Monument brought her were far from ordinary. Ye Xuanyue took a deep breath. Her eyes flickered faintly, holding a touch of seriousness.
That information…
The person who had left this message shocked her...but upon careful thought, it made perfect sense.
Because the one who had left a message in this Stone Monument turned out to be Nuonuo!
…
Ye Xuanyue’s gaze remained calm.
Her voice carried a faint trace of mockery as she spoke.
“You all really… brought this upon yourselves.”
The man opposite was about to charge forward when he saw the young girl’s cold, indifferent eyes turn toward him.
In the next instant, her fingers lightly traced a complex and profound Rune in the air.
As her hand moved, it resembled a light butterfly, possessing an indescribable, ethereal beauty.
Leng Moran looked at the girl’s confident eyes and brows beside him and suddenly felt much more at ease.
She must truly have been fine.
And it seemed she had learned something.
Ye Xuanyue’s eyes were clear and bright. She reached out, her fingers swiftly drawing arcs in the air.
As she moved, a faint glow emanated in the air...the Rune had been successfully drawn.
The next moment, the man opposite felt his breath catch.
He looked up at the young woman before him, his voice muddled.
“You… what did you do to me?”
Ye Xuanyue’s voice was cold and sharp.
“Me?
This Cultivation Method clearly warned long ago not to practice it recklessly.
Out of greed, you insisted on cultivating it, and ending up in this state today is exactly what you deserve.”
Her voice was faint, yet it triggered an earthquake in the man’s heart.
He stared wide-eyed at Ye Xuanyue. The next second, he gritted his teeth and heard the stunningly beautiful young woman speak softly before him.
“If you don’t want your Cultivation Strength to be completely destroyed, you’d better not act recklessly.”
Ye Xuanyue’s expression remained indifferent.
The man opposite stared at her with uncertainty and suspicion, but her gaze stayed harsh and stern.
She spoke softly.
“Back then, someone named Nuonuo passed through here.
The thing he left behind...where is it?”
Only then did the man’s expression change completely.
A trace of panic flashed in his eyes.
“What Nuonuo!
I don’t know.”
Ye Xuanyue’s expression remained calm, but every word she spoke was sharp as a blade.
It shattered the last shred of hope in his heart.
“Oh?
If Nuonuo never came here, how did you preserve your own Cultivation Strength and avoid sharing the fate of the others?
The thing Nuonuo left behind back then must have been hidden away by you all.”
In her heart, Ye Xuanyue let out a soft sigh.
She had never expected that this small, obscure place she happened to pass through would also contain traces of Nuonuo.
He had been here.
That Stone Monument held a message he left.
Though she did not know why he had passed through here back then, it was undeniable that he had stayed for a time.
And...he himself had left a message behind.
He had left something in this small village.
That was why Ye Xuanyue questioned this man so urgently.