Chapter 95: The Thousand-Eyed Demon Centipede and the Great Yue Dynasty

“At this point, there are some things I have no choice but to tell you. Otherwise, I’d only be harming you. I hope that after you hear them...”

“Never mind. Come with me.”

Lin Yunjiao wiped away her tears, took Cao Chengyu by the hand, and led him into the room.

The two of them sat by the desk. Lin Yunjiao said, “Ever since the Great Yue Dynasty was stained by that massacre spanning a thousand li, I knew the time had come.”

“The time had come?”

“That’s right.”

Slowly, Lin Yunjiao rose to her feet. The gauzy purple dress upon her body slid down little by little.

A patch of flawless, jade-like skin was laid bare, the tender curve of her back exquisite beyond words.

As spiritual power surged through her, a single eye with a crimson iris and yellow pupil suddenly appeared along her spine.

Cao Chengyu’s pupils contracted.

“What is this?”

“This is the mark of the Thousand-Eyed Demon Centipede. Three hundred years ago, its cultivation had stalled at the peak of the Golden Core stage and could advance no further. By chance, it obtained an edict scripture from the Nether Court.”

“This technique could help it cultivate a yin body and transform into a being akin to a ghost immortal, but it needed to seize a dynasty with a fate long enough to be hijacked, using one nest to hatch another.”

“The stronger the dragon of fortune, the better.”

“So it set its sights on Great Yue, intending to steal the nation?”

“No. It is cooperating with the Great Yue Emperor.”

Cao Chengyu’s brows tightened. His head felt as though it might split apart. Things were growing more and more complicated. Where had this Thousand-Eyed Demon Centipede crawled out from? And what exactly was Lin Yunjiao’s identity? Lin Yunjiao?!!

“Sigh. I come from the Lin immortal clan in the Qilian Mountain range of the eastern frontier. The Thousand-Eyed Demon Centipede is one of the ancient demon ancestors venerated by my clan.”

“Twenty years ago, I learned from my father that there was a family mission for me, so I came to Great Yue. Who would have thought it was to set up the Yin-Yang Reversal Formation.”

“By chance, I discovered many of the Thousand-Eyed Demon Centipede’s secrets, and I did not want to carry out such a monstrous act.”

“After that, as you know, my father abandoned me, and I was hunted by the Thousand-Eyed Demon Centipede’s people.”

Looking at the heartbroken Lin Yunjiao, Cao Chengyu felt troubled, but he still held her in his arms and comforted her.

“Don’t worry. I’m here.”

“But why did you lie to me back then?”

“I didn’t lie to you.”

Lin Yunjiao looked up at him. Cao Chengyu seemed taller than before, and a trace of dimness flashed through her eyes.

“The Thousand-Eyed Demon Centipede is hiding in the capital. Half the people in the Sky-Observation Tower belong to it. How could I have felt at ease letting you go there to study?”

“Does this have anything to do with Mister Yang?”

Lin Yunjiao shook her head and leaned against him, pressing herself even closer.

“Mister Yang’s background, I don’t know either. But he has lived his entire life in Great Yue, so he should be nothing more than an ordinary mortal...”

“I understand.”

“Then tell me more about the cooperation between the Thousand-Eyed Demon Centipede and the Great Yue Emperor. The centipede’s goal is to corrupt the dragon of fortune into the most yin true dragon, and then use the fortune devoured within its body to seize its form.”

“The purpose is nothing more than to transform its dragon body and strengthen its potential.”

“What is the Great Yue Emperor after, then?”

“I don’t know.”

Lin Yunjiao was utterly dejected.

In truth, she had no need to blame herself. To Cao Chengyu, the information she had provided about the Thousand-Eyed Demon Centipede was already a tremendous help.

He had been busy for so long, and this was the first time he had ever heard anything about it.

No matter how extraordinary Lin Yunjiao’s background might be, hadn’t she been severely injured back then too, her realm falling and her cultivation delayed for so many years? If she truly wanted to restore her essence, there was still a long road ahead.

Besides, she was already his woman. He was not so petty and narrow-minded.

A fierce gleam entered Cao Chengyu’s eyes as he said ruthlessly, “You hid this from me for so long. Tonight, I’ll make you taste what I’m capable of!”

“Ah—don’t be outrageous.”

“What are these needles and instruments for?”

“Don’t shove pills into me at random. What kind of strange methods are these?”

“You’re so clumsy.”

“Mn...”

“What is this feeling, Yu’er...”

Looking at the dazed light in Sister Yun’s eyes, Cao Chengyu quietly slipped black stockings woven from ink-silk onto her slender white legs.

As expected of a mature woman—this level of stimulation had already gone beyond reason. A true enchantress.

Riiiiip—

With the sound of clothing tearing apart, the night was destined to be sleepless.

At dawn, birdsong woke the sleeping city.

After his first trial of the Azure Dragon Yin-Yang Dao Canon, Cao Chengyu was extremely satisfied. The cultivation he had only recently broken through into was now fully stabilized.

It was a pity that Lin Yunjiao’s cultivation was only at the Spirit Refining stage, leaving a huge gap between them. If they dual cultivated while in the same realm, the effect would increase by more than fivefold.

Still, that was fine. Lin Yunjiao gained even more than he did. With a few more sessions, her cultivation should recover somewhat.

After dressing, he stole another kiss from those red lips.

Then Cao Chengyu personally went into the kitchen to prepare a long-missed crab soup and a small hotpot. Now that he was a Violet Mansion expert, many things could be handled with nothing more than a flick of his divine sense.

Extremely convenient.

A true blessing for the lazy.

Efficiency therefore improved greatly. By the time Lin Yunjiao got up, the food was nearly ready.

The two ate while talking.

“Yunjiao, I’ll stay home with you for a few days, then set off for Great Yue.”

“You really want to go? Can’t you leave it alone?”

“No. Since I’m alive, I should do something. The common people of Great Yue are innocent.”

Seeing that Cao Chengyu’s attitude was firm, Lin Yunjiao said no more.

In a daze, she seemed to see her younger self.

Back then, she had been just as fearless, upholding justice with a heart that could not tolerate wrongdoing. Wherever she saw injustice, she drew her blade to help; she slew demons and eliminated evil, and lived brightly and freely.

But ever since she had offended the Thousand-Eyed Demon Centipede, everything had changed.

She had become stifled and unable to speak.

Seeing this, Cao Chengyu could only offer a few words of comfort.

After the meal, he went to find his father and arrange the second relocation.

After several busy days like this, Cao Chengyu stretched his waist until it crackled nonstop, waved farewell to the convoy leaving Green Ox City, and then mounted the clouds and rose into the sky.

With his inner-sect disciple token, the people in the outer city of Guanshan would not make things difficult for them.

Once he resolved the matter in Great Yue, he could spend a few peaceful years accompanying his family. Of course, all of that depended on one condition: that everything went smoothly.

Unknowingly, he had planted a flag for himself.

Another day later, Cao Chengyu finally reached Li Province.

The situation was much the same as the intelligence had suggested. Vast numbers of cities had been destroyed by cultivators, corpses lay everywhere, and the stench of decay and rot hung over the world.

Some bodies had even rotted to the point that bone was exposed, their decay shockingly severe.

Does no one collect the dead here?!

Flying a little higher and steering clear of the stinking regions, Cao Chengyu focused on searching for the villages serving as the core points of the Yin-Yang Reversal Formation.

Within Li Province, he discovered at least eight such formations in half a day.

Unfortunately, each formation was guarded by a large number of people, and the leaders at the helm were at the very least Violet Mansion cultivators.

Unlike in the past, when they had been secretly protected, once they moved into the open, their defensive strength had increased by more than tenfold. He might be able to destroy one or two, but he could not guarantee that he could destroy all of the Yin-Yang Reversal Formations before a Golden Core cultivator arrived.

To act rashly and expose himself would be a foolish move.

For now, the most urgent task was still to find Xiao Yan and exchange intelligence.

The last known place where he had appeared was the capital. Perhaps he could secretly contact Luo Yuzhu and see whether he might obtain some information from an old lover.