Chapter 642 - 637: Dark Witch, Yue Lianxi’s Origin

Chapter 642: Chapter 637: Dark Witch, Yue Lianxi’s Origin

This was the first time Yue Wenfu and the others had seen the greatest treasure of the East Sea, and they were utterly stunned. The tower was immeasurably tall, piercing straight into the void with no end in sight.

"The highest peak in the Six Eastern Provinces is Celestial Sword Mountain of the Celestial Sword Sect, which is ten thousand zhang tall. But compared to this tower, its presence is worlds apart."

Yue Wenfu exclaimed in shock. The base of the tower alone was the size of a small island, with a diameter of at least a hundred miles.

"Ning Jiang, you’re back."

Several figures emerged—it was Bai Yuyun, Gu Huaying, and the others. They were taken aback for a moment when they saw Ning Jiang had brought so many people with him.

’These must be the people from the Myriad Swords Sect,’ Gu Huaying thought. She had heard Ning Jiang mention the Myriad Swords Sect before.

"Alright, let’s head inside first. I’ll make the introductions there."

Ning Jiang waved his hand and led them into the Myriad Treasures Exquisite Tower.

Inside, Ning Jiang introduced everyone to each other.

"You certainly have a way with women, don’t you?"

After they were all acquainted, Gu Huaying couldn’t help but huff. Every single woman who had arrived with Ning Jiang—Liu Xianyu, Liu Shiyi, Wei Yanran, and Lan Nongyu—was a peerless beauty.

When she saw Ning Yu’an in particular, even a beauty like Gu Huaying had a flash of amazement in her eyes, and she couldn’t help but compare herself to her.

After careful comparison, she concluded that her own features were no less beautiful than Ning Yu’an’s; each had their own unique charm. Yet Ning Yu’an possessed a faint but incredibly noble air that put Gu Huaying at a disadvantage.

How could she have known that Ning Yu’an cultivated the Purple Qi Creation Technique, a technique created by the Purple Moon Fairy one hundred thousand years ago?

A woman’s intuition told her the relationship between Ning Jiang and Ning Yu’an was far from ordinary. She didn’t miss the occasional flashes of envy in the eyes of Lan Nongyu and the others whenever they looked at Ning Yu’an.

"Hello."

Seeing Gu Huaying observing her, Ning Yu’an offered a greeting, her bearing poised, graceful, and noble.

Little did anyone know, she was also muttering to herself inwardly, ’My little brother is certainly surrounded by beauties. I don’t even have to guess to know this Gu Huaying must be a famous peerless beauty of the East Sea.’

As for Yue Wenfu and the others, being new arrivals, they seemed rather reserved in the presence of several Kings. After all, their status was vastly inferior.

Ning Jiang could see their nervousness but didn’t say anything. This was something they would have to get used to on their own.

"You all can chat for a bit. I have something important to discuss with the Artifact Spirit." Ning Jiang called out into the empty space before him, "Artifact Spirit."

At his summons, a black hole materialized in the space before him, and Ning Jiang stepped into it.

"What did you need me for?"

Seeing the grave expression on Ning Jiang’s face, the Artifact Spirit knew this was no simple matter.

"Do you recognize this?"

With a wave of his sleeve, Ning Jiang produced a black Jade Cocoon.

"This is...?" Upon seeing the black Jade Cocoon, a look of disbelief flashed in the Artifact Spirit’s eyes, but it seemed uncertain. It immediately examined the object closely, and finally, its expression changed drastically.

An expression of shock this profound had not appeared on its face even when the seal in the Dark Sea Region had weakened.

The Artifact Spirit slowly enunciated two words: "Dark Witch!"

"So you know of this clan," Ning Jiang said.

"Know of them? We have a profound connection. Xuanyuan Bi’an’s mother was from the Dark Witch Clan."

A look of reverence appeared in the Artifact Spirit’s eyes. "Legend says the Dark Witch Clan was originally a high-ranking, noble race among the Demon Race. But a hundred thousand years ago, civil war erupted among the demons. The Dark Witch Clan was persecuted and fled to the Great Thousand Realms to seek refuge."

"I’ve heard that back then, the many experts of the Great Thousand Realms refused to accept the Dark Witches and sought to annihilate them. However, a Legendary Venerable appeared and took the Dark Witch Clan under his protection."

"It is said that because of this, that Legendary Venerable even went to war with a Great Emperor, challenging him from the Venerable Realm—a whole realm below. In the end, they were evenly matched. It was only thanks to that Legendary Venerable’s protection that the Dark Witch Clan was able to survive in the Great Thousand Realms."

To the Artifact Spirit, one hundred thousand years ago was a distant, bygone era.

It and the Linglong Saint Monarch had only existed for a little over ten thousand years, an eternity away from that time.

The only reason it knew this secret so clearly was because Xuanyuan Bi’an’s mother was from the Dark Witch Clan.

Ning Jiang stood to the side, silent.

The Artifact Spirit was unsure if the rumors were true, but Ning Jiang, as the one at the center of it all one hundred thousand years ago, knew everything perfectly well.

Back then, it was he who had protected the Dark Witch Clan!

It was he who had gone to war with a Great Emperor for ten long years, a battle that tore the heavens and sundered the earth, that sank the sun and moon, shattered the void, and threw yin and yang into chaos. In that war, even a mighty Great Emperor was helpless against him and ultimately had no choice but to retreat and accept the existence of the Dark Witches.

The reason the Dark Witches, members of the Demon Race, had to seek refuge in the Great Thousand Realms was because of the demons’ own internal strife.

One hundred thousand years ago, the Demon Race planned a full-scale invasion of the Great Thousand Realms. The Dark Witch Clan vehemently opposed this, and in doing so, they offended the two most powerful clans among the demons: the Celestial Demon Race and the Ancient Demon Race.

These two clans united with numerous other demon clans to attack the Dark Witch Clan.

Of course, there was another important reason why the Celestial Demon Race and the Ancient Demon Race made their move.

The Dark Witch Clan was a high-ranking, all-female race among the demons. The Witches of this clan were all born naturally seductive and possessed extraordinary beauty. Furthermore, their bloodline was unique; dual cultivating the yin-yang arts with one of them could lead to a massive boost in one’s Cultivation.

During the internal conflict back then, the members of the Dark Witch Clan were either killed or captured by other demons to have their yin essence harvested.

In that desperate situation, the Dark Witch Clan was driven to the brink of extinction and had no choice but to seek refuge in the Great Thousand Realms.

However, being part of the Demon Race, how could the various powers of the Great Thousand Realms possibly trust the Dark Witches? When the Dark Witches first arrived, the immediate reaction of these powers was to destroy them.

It was at that moment that Ning Jiang, braving universal condemnation, stepped forward to protect the Dark Witch Clan. To do so, he did not hesitate to go to war with a Great Emperor.

Now, a hundred thousand years had passed.

Although Ning Jiang didn’t know the current state of the Dark Witch Clan, he was fairly certain that after his fall, they must have suffered greatly without his protection.

The story of Xuanyuan Bi’an’s parents offered some clues.

Xuanyuan Bi’an’s father had a child with a woman from the Dark Witch Clan, and as a result, they faced the hostility of countless Martial Artists. Even the Linglong Saint Monarch was forced into the Demon Realm. One could only imagine how precarious the Dark Witches’ survival in the Great Thousand Realms truly was!

PS: Yue Lianxi’s origin has finally been revealed, and the reason Ning Jiang once went to war with a Great Emperor has also come to light.