Chapter 1059 Is it really her?
Ye Wanxi's eyes narrowed slightly, her gaze showing surprise: "You've seen it before? When?"
"In your past life, do you remember the Demon Lord I mentioned who was instigated by Wu Yequan to run away and fight against the major sects, only to be betrayed by Wu Yequan in the end?"
Ye Wanxi's heart stirred slightly: "That... the king of the Demon Realm?"
“Hmm.” Feng Tianyu nodded. “After taking advantage of him and the various sects fighting each other, Wu Yequan reaped the benefits. He ambushed him when he was seriously injured by the combined efforts of the seniors of the major sects and absorbed his demonic power for his own use.”
“You did say that, but you also said that he crushed the king’s soul to dust and used his flesh and blood to cleanse his own bones and marrow.”
"That's right. But after he launched a surprise attack and absorbed the opponent's demonic power, he didn't kill him immediately. Instead, he preserved the opponent's soul, spirit, and heart, and used a secret technique to fuse them with his own soul, thus turning him into a puppet."
Ye Wanxi's eyes flickered slightly, as if she understood something: "In other words, he did not initially intend to become the new king of the Demon Realm, or rather, he did not intend to come out into the open. Instead, he wanted to use this puppet to achieve his goal of controlling the Demon Realm and leading the people of the Demon Realm to fight to the death with the righteous people."
"Um."
"And then what happened..."
"Because he inadvertently gave himself away."
Feng Tianyu's eyes narrowed slightly as he recalled his first foray into the Demon Realm, where he encountered the Demon Lord, who had been turned into a puppet by Wu Yequan.
Perhaps it was because it was the first time he had made a puppet, or perhaps it was because this former demon lord, though seriously injured and killed by a sneak attack, had a soul that was stronger than others.
Even if only a soul and a spirit remain, a strong sense of self still lingers. This sense may not be revealed in normal times, but at critical moments, it can fight back fiercely, gain a chance to survive, and avenge itself.
Feng Tianyu had attacked him with the determination to die, but he never expected that Wu Yequan had already drained eight or nine tenths of his demonic power. After being seriously injured by him, Feng Tianyu used his last bit of strength to regain control of his body, causing Wu Yequan to suffer a backlash and reveal his true colors.
Wu Yequan was injured by the backlash and exposed himself. The people of the Demon Realm were furious when they discovered that the King was already dead and had been made into a puppet in such a humiliating way.
Those who had been besieging Fengtian Domain suddenly turned against Wu Yequan.
Feng Tianyu seized the opportunity to escape. After figuring out the truth hidden behind the surface, he once hoped that Wu Yequan would die in the internal strife of the Demon Realm.
Unfortunately, things didn't go as planned. Although Wu Yequan suffered a backlash, the previous Demon Lord's demonic powers were still quite formidable.
Wu Yequan did not die, but successfully suppressed the other demons who wanted to avenge the former demon lord or become the new king, and smoothly took over the demon realm.
"That must have been the first time he made such a puppet, which is why he suffered a backlash. You broke the Immortal Slaughtering Formation, ruining his plans. The backlash from the former Demon Lord exposed his identity and destroyed his entire plan to use others to create a maze while he secretly caused trouble."
"Perhaps that's why he took a desperate gamble, absorbing the former Demon Lord's demonic power and using his flesh and blood to cleanse his bones and marrow, improving his own power in the shortest time, thus consolidating his position and resisting subsequent assassination attempts from various sects."
After listening to Feng Tianyu's explanation, Ye Wanxi recalled Wu's situation and frowned, saying, "According to your logic, Wu is very likely to have been killed by the former Demon Lord and then trained into his current form using forbidden techniques? His thoughts may also have been altered by Wu Yequan."
Feng Tianyu thought of the guy's face, which was extremely similar to Wu Yequan's: "I guess he was originally Wu Yequan's... new shell."
"A new shell?"
"You saw it that day too. Wu Yequan looked much younger after his resurrection than when he 'died' in his previous life. He looked no more than thirty or forty years old. But if he could, I think he would prefer to be as young as that guy."
Ye Wanxi had to admit that the idea of sealing the heavens was not impossible. As cultivators, everyone hoped to live forever and remain young forever.
"He wants to possess someone else's body."
"Very likely."
"Then why..."
"Perhaps something uncontrollable happened, such as he was seriously injured and unable to complete his original plan to possess someone, or perhaps he found a better way. These uncontrollable reasons led to the current situation, and he had to seal himself away to await his resurrection a thousand years later. And that guy unfortunately became the tool puppet he used for his resurrection."
Having lost her original consciousness, she is only thinking about how to help him be resurrected and become his tool, willing to do anything to achieve it.
Ye Wanxi pondered for a long time before finally saying only one sentence: "If Wu Zhen is a puppet that Wu Yequan painstakingly created, then if we destroy him, will it cause another backlash against Wu Yequan?"
Feng Tianyu was taken aback when he heard her say that, then straightened his expression and began to consider the possibility.
"Perhaps, we can... give it a try?"
"Mm." Ye Wanxi nodded, stirred the last bit of porridge at the bottom of the bowl with a spoon, and said softly, "Senior Brother, I'm a little tired and want to rest for a while."
Feng Tianyu was taken aback, thinking that his junior sister had not only not eaten or drunk anything these past two days, but also seemed to have not slept at all: "I'll take you back to rest."
"No need, there's a couch in this study. I'll just lie down for a bit after I finish eating. Senior Brother, if you have anything else to take care of, go ahead and do it. You don't need to stay here with me."
Hearing her say that, Feng Tianyu looked at her for a while with concern. He wanted to stay and keep her company, but he was worried that staying would delay Ye Wanxi's rest. In addition, he did have something to discuss with the people outside.
After thinking for a moment, he finally nodded and said, "Then you should eat and get some rest. I'll come see you again later."
"Um."
Feng Tianyu left in a hurry. Ye Wanxi watched his disappearing figure, then turned to look at the ancient book she had placed on the ground without picking it up.
A cool evening breeze blew in through the window, turning the pages of the book until it finally stopped at the page that Ye Wanxi had folded.
It clearly states: The method of Yin-Yang regeneration requires the blood of relatives of the same lineage as a guide, and the form of countless Yin energies, in order to achieve great success.
The person sitting at the table remained silent for a long time before finally getting up and walking to the tall bookshelf, where a familiar ancient painting hung on the edge.
"Biological parents?"
Ye Wanxi murmured softly, reaching out to stroke the groan on the painting that was so similar to her own, a rare question arising in her heart.
Is the person in this painting really her?
(End of this chapter)
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