"And why are you so interested in it?" Cang Yue just asked in a flat tone.

"As the sect leader of the Sword Sect, you must have seen countless prodigies entering the ruins and passing the trials. And judging by the conditions to pass the trials, a lot of them must have passed, too."

"So, by now, you must have understood everything about it."

"Why are you interested this time around?"

She didn't believe that the sect leader of the Sword Sect didn't know about the trials. She just couldn't figure out why.

"....." Jian Yu didn't answer her immediately but took a sip of wine before speaking in an old, hoarse voice.

"How much do you know about the ruins?"

Her question startled Cang Yue, who was expecting something different.

"They are the remains of once powerful factions and forces." Cang Yue repeated what she had heard countless times.

"Wrong."

However, Jian Yu's response made her narrow her eyes. She couldn't help but look at the old woman, wondering what she was trying to say.

"How much do you know about the history of the Azure Dragon Continent?"

Her next question just confused Cang Yue even more. Wasn't she here to talk about her experience in the trials? What's with this sudden talk about ruins and a history lesson?

As if sensing her doubts, Jian Yu just shook her head with a helpless smile.

"You will understand it once you know everything."

Although Cang Yue was still confused, she thought about everything she knew about the Azure Dragon continent before replying in a solemn tone.

"I don't know much about the history of the Azure Dragon Continent. I only know that this is a large piece of land ruled by thirteen Might Sects. For mortals, the Azure Dragon continent is divided into thirteen continents."

"The history of the continent has been nothing more than endless wars over the dominion and a wish to rule the continent, but to date, no one has been able to do it successfully."

"Go on..." Jian Yu signalled her to continue.

Cang Yue thought for a moment before speaking further.

"Two-thirds of the Azure Dragon Continent is surrounded by sea and the endless mist and the remaining is surrounded by the Endless mountain range ruled by Demonic Beasts."

"....."

"....."

Speaking till here, she went silent. This was everything she knew about the Azure Dragon continent. However, there were a few things she didn't mention.

Till now, no one has been able to unite and rule the continent, because there wasn't much difference in strength between the sects. But now that her mother has managed to reach Heaven Step, it was just a matter of time.

Other than that... she was sure that Yang Ze was someone who came from the outside of the Fog. After all, she had seen his memory with her own eyes and that peculiar clothing and decorations. It wasn't something that could be found in the Azure Dragon Continent.

"A crude understanding." Jian Yu just let out a heavy sigh.

She then gazed deeply at Cang Yue before swallowing another mouthful of wine and speaking in a solemn tone.

"A long time ago, the Azure Dragon Continent was unimaginably large. So much so that if we were to compare the current continent to its previous state, it would be like comparing a firefly to the Sun."

"At that time, it wasn't called Azure Dragon Continent, but True Essence World."

"And it was ruled by Two Might Saints."

Jian Yu's words sent a shiver down Cang Yue's spine as she listened to them. The things she was saying were so absurd that it felt more like a story than actual history.

For a moment, she couldn't help but cast a glance in the old woman's direction, hoping to find a clue, but to no avail.

Ignoring her exaggerated reaction, Jian Yu continued.

"Everything was wonderful back then. The two saints were magnanimous, and they loved the people like their own children."

"At that time, Heaven Step Cultivators were everywhere, and Soul Tempering realm powerhouses were as common as dogs."

"But one day...." Speaking till here, Jian Yu's voice trembled for a moment as she spoke softly.

"A calamity struck the world, and outer demons descended."

"At that time, everyone fought bravely, but they couldn't match up against their sheer numbers and overwhelming strength."

"In just a span of a few months, the entire True Essence World turned red with killings. Innumerable bodies filled the ground, and blood turned into rivers."

"The two saints were afraid that if this kept on, the entire world would be ruined."

"In the end, the two saints decided to take swift action to bring an end to the war. The two of them decided to launch a direct attack on the leader of the outer demons... The Heavenly Demon."

"Their battle shook the heaven and earth. It eclipsed the sun and the moon."

"For thirteen days, the saints fought the Heavenly Demon before they were able to gain the upper hand. But even with their strength, they barely managed to kill it."

"But even in death, the Heavenly Demon manage to unleash its last attack."

"It cursed the two saints... it cursed the land beneath it... It cursed the sky above it."

"The curse that it used with its life was so powerful that it changed the entire True Essence World."

"Endless mountains rose from the grounds, and a never-ending ocean drowned the land."

"In the end, the entire world was turned upside down, and we were left with the current Azure Dragon Continent."

Speaking till here, Jian Yu passed for a while before taking another mouthful of wine to moisten her dry throat.

Cang Yue, on the other hand, was still reeling with shock. Everything was completely different from what she had imagined.

Jian Yu just smiled at her stunned face and wide eyes before speaking further.

"Though the two saints managed to kill the Heavenly Demon, its curse was eroding their lifespan."

"Not only that, but its corpse was emitting foul energy, changing its surroundings. If one were to come in contact with it, they would lose their mind and become a senseless monster."

"In the end, the two Saints decided to dismember its body into thirteen parts and with the help of a formation seal them till they decompose."

"To make sure that the future cultivators would have hope of fighting against another Heavenly Demon, the two Saints erected thirteen inheritances on top of its dismembered body, leaving behind their legacy."

"And those places of inheritance are what you people call Ruins."

"And the trials are a test for their legacy."

"Now then..." Jian Yu's eyes turned incomparably serious as she looked at the young woman in front of her.

"Do you want to tell me what happened inside the trials?"

Cang Yue didn't answer her immediately. She was still reeling in shock over what she had just heard. For a moment, she couldn't help but wonder if she was dreaming.

The truth about the so-called ruins... the endless ocean, and the endless mountains...

Everything was so absurd that she didn't dare to believe it. But every single fibre in her body was telling her that it was the truth.

In the end, she just exhaled a mouthful of turbid air before narrowing her eyes in response.

"Like I asked before... What does my trial have to do with you?" Sure, these were the so-called places of legacy. But what does that have to do with her trials?

"Heh!" Jian Yu just let out a soft chuckle before shaking her head. "So you didn't manage to get it either, did you?"

Her words confused Cang Yue, who couldn't help but ask with a face full of curiosity, "Get what?"

In her mind, she got what she wanted... a soul gem. With Yang Ze in her position, she didn't care about the so-called legacy. She was sure that she would reach the realm of Saint eventually. She didn't need someone's inheritance to achieve that step.

"The most prized possession of the saints... The Life-Giving Technique."

"A heaven-defying technique that can bring dead people back to life."

"The saints used it to bring back all the people they lost in the war."

"Huff... huff..." Cang Yue's breathing hastened as she listened to Jian Yu's words. By the time Jian Yu reached the end of her sentence, Cang Yue's heart almost jumped out of her chest in excitement.

If what she said was true, then the value of that ruin... no... the value of that place of inheritance was astonishing.

She wasn't interested in the so-called legacy, but this technique... it was an entirely different thing.

If she could bring dead people back to life, then... As she thought till here, Lin Wan's gentle face flashed before her eyes, as well as the faces of her humble father and her grandmother.

If she could revive all those people...

"Hiss..." Cang Yue immediately stood up in excitement. If not for reason, she might have rushed towards the ruin to explore one more time.

But thinking about how the old woman inside the ruin called her thirty days later, she couldn't help but feel a sense of awe and excitement.

Earlier, she didn't pay any attention to her due to Yang Ze, but now... now it was different.

She was sure that the other party definitely had something to do with the Life-Giving Technique. If she could manage to get her hands on it...

Jian Yu, on the other hand, was watching it with great interest. She could read every single emotion on Cang Yue's face. She knew exactly what the young lass was thinking. But she didn't stop her. On the contrary, she just sat there in silence with a smile on her old wrinkled face while occasionally gulping down a few sips of wine.

After Cang Yue got back to her senses, she thought for a while before deciding to tell the old woman the truth.

She told her everything about the first two trials, but she changed the story of the third trial.

She made it so that she was merely able to pass it because of her sheer luck. She didn't know if Jian Yu would believe her, and she didn't care.

Their conversation lasted for a good while before Cang Yue took her leave, leaving behind the figure of the old Jian Yu, whose eyes were quietly looking at the departing figure of Cang Yue.

It wasn't until Cang Yue disappeared that a figure in a white robe wearing a white mask silently appeared beside the old woman, Jian Yu.

"Really?" She couldn't help but shake her head. "I have to admit that your imagination is getting more and more wild."

"Saints? Demons? Inheritance?"

"You should quit your position as the Sect Leader and instead work as a storyteller."

Jian Yu wasn't surprised by the sudden appearance of the white-masked woman. She just sipped a mouthful of wine before replying in a dazed voice.

"I am only doing what Yun Ning wanted me to do."

"The method might be different, but the end goal is the same."

The white masked woman didn't say anything but let out a soft sigh before her figure disappeared from her position.

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On the other hand, after walking for a good twenty minutes, the excitement and happiness on Cang Yue's face disappeared before she returned to their previous indifferent and calm expressions.

"That old hag sure does have a lot of tricks up her sleeve."

She didn't believe a single word that came out of that hag's mouth.

Just because she helped her two times, she hadn't forgotten their relationship. That old hag was her enemy, and sooner or later, she was going to chop off her head. It hadn't changed in the slightest.

She didn't believe that an old fox like her would explain so many things to her without any rhyme or reason.

As for the matter of reviving the dead...

She wasn't born yesterday.

If there was truly a technique like this, the sect leaders and even grand elders of the thirteen sects would have rushed to get it. It wouldn't have been her turn to fight for it.

She didn't know what the old hag was planning, but it was definitely not something good.

"Strength." In the end, everything depended upon her personal strength. If she were at the Heaven Step or even the Saint realm, she would have just squashed all these bastards to death.

Unfortunately, she wasn't.

"But I have something that can help me."

Thinking about Yang Ze, she paused for a while before gritting her teeth.

"It seems our love and affection can wait."

With only thirty days left before she entered the trials, she needed to increase her strength as fast as possible. As for improving their relationship... She could work on it later.

"I can only wrong you." With a forced smile on her face, she directly rushed towards the house where Yang Ze was.....

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