Chapter 283: Chapter 283

[Ye Yu gazed at Bai Miao Leng for a long while, seeing that she wasn’t joking.]

[So, he patiently explained, “Wife, your idea is a bit naïve.”]

[“No one can possess the entire human realm. You rarely venture outside; you don’t know how vast this world is or how powerful its strongest cultivators are!”]

[“Let’s focus on cultivation first, shall we?”]

[In Ye Yu’s mind, Bai Miao Leng’s usual haunt was the Bai family’s Dao Enlightenment Pavilion.]

[She’d almost never left the Bai family estate.]

[So her unrealistic ambitions were understandable.]

[Bai Miao Leng suddenly chuckled, “Husband, just pretend I’m joking.”]

[“But if that day ever comes, will you help me?”]

[Ye Yu’s brows furrowed slightly.]

[Bai Miao Leng seemed very different today.]

[Gone was her usual gentle demeanor—she seemed like an entirely different person.]

[Could it be… was she possessed?]

[Ye Yu took Bai Miao Leng’s right hand, using his spiritual sense to examine her carefully.]

[He found her soul to be stable.]

[There was no sign of possession.]

[Then why was she saying such strange things today?]

[Bai Miao Leng showed no resistance to Ye Yu’s touch.]

[Her smile grew even more pronounced.]

[“Husband, how about we have an honest talk?”]

[“First, let’s talk about you. The Rebirth Sacrifice Technique—it should be in your possession, right?”]

[Hearing this…]

[Ye Yu’s expression changed dramatically.]

[The Rebirth Sacrifice Technique was the forbidden technique that the previous sect master of Yellow Springs View, Ma Jintian, had risked his life to acquire.]

[How did Bai Miao Leng know about it?]

[Ye Yu was instantly curious.]

[Bai Miao Leng then began explaining the origin of this forbidden technique.]

[The Rebirth Sacrifice Technique, also known as the Death Warrior Technique…]

[Was created by a renowned Dao Integration Realm cultivator named Shi Tengyu.]

[His intention was to quickly cultivate a group of powerful death warriors.]

[However, the technique came at the cost of drastically shortened lifespans and gender reversal.]

[Hence the name “Rebirth Sacrifice Technique.”]

[Initially, the technique allowed Shi Tengyu to produce hundreds of peak Nascent Soul cultivators in a short time.]

[Although their levels weren’t high, their numbers alone made them a formidable force.]

[These death warriors accomplished many tasks for Shi Tengyu…]

[Sweeping through countless enemies.]

[But the good times didn’t last. The death warriors soon became unable to bear the physical transformations, leading some to commit suicide while others fled.]

[Once word of this spread…]

[Everyone deemed Shi Tengyu’s technique too insidious.]

[He was widely condemned.]

[A sage from the Northern Wilderness Continent even dispatched a powerful cultivator to imprison Shi Tengyu…]

[And declared the technique forbidden, prohibiting anyone from practicing it.]

[But human greed knows no bounds.]

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[People only refrained out of respect for the sage’s authority.]

[However, unexpectedly…]

[Thousands of years later, the Bai family discovered the Rebirth Sacrifice Technique in the possession of another family.]

[Bai Miao Leng herself had reviewed it back then, finding its potential limited, and thus ordered an Elder of Worship to destroy it.]

[Yet, the Elder harbored other intentions and, instead of destroying it, buried it for safekeeping, planning to retrieve it when the situation calmed down for future use.]

[This scene was witnessed by Ma Jintian, the sect master of Yellow Springs View, and a wandering cultivator.]

[Both mistook it for a treasure.]

[After the Elder left, they seized the opportunity to unearth it.]

[The commotion was significant…]

[Bai Miao Leng became aware of the incident.]

[She immediately led people to the scene.]

[But by the time she arrived, Ma Jintian had already killed his opponent, obtained the forbidden technique, and departed.]

[Unable to locate him, Bai Miao Leng had to abandon the search.]

[However, a few years later, something intriguing happened.]

[Jiao Mandao, the sect master of Jade Void Hall, suddenly left the sect with his son, spending years wandering across the Northern Wilderness Continent, neglecting sect affairs.]

[This odd behavior caught Bai Miao Leng’s attention.]

[So she investigated in secret.]

[Upon discovering that Jiao Mandao had inquired at Jade Void Hall about ways to reverse gender transformation…]

[And considering the comments he and his son, Jiao Feikuang, made upon finding Ye Yu…]

[Bai Miao Leng was almost certain that Ye Yu had taken the Rebirth Sacrifice Technique.]

[After hearing this, Ye Yu was astonished. Such a terrifying level of deduction—was this truly the wife he remembered?]

[Bai Miao Leng raised her hand, laughing softly, “From the first time I met you, I was very interested in you. You have secrets, don’t you?”]

[Ye Yu remained silent, though his expression turned grave.]

[Could she have guessed that he could practice forbidden techniques without suffering backlash?]

[Bai Miao Leng looked at him for a moment and then said softly, “Backlash from forbidden techniques cannot be nullified.”]

[“Everyone knows that.”]

[“So, you haven’t actually practiced any forbidden techniques.”]

[“The real reason you’ve been collecting them over the years is that you possess some kind of secret technique that absorbs their backlash.”]

[“And Jiao Feikuang, Jiao Mandao’s son, became a woman because of that technique, didn’t he?”]

[“Am I right, husband?”]

[Ye Yu raised an eyebrow slightly.]

[“A secret technique,” he thought to himself, “is actually a reasonable explanation.”]

[Considering Bai Miao Leng’s meticulous mind and her thorough deductions, there was no point in denying it further.]

[It was better to let her believe she was correct.]

[Ye Yu neither confirmed nor denied.]

[Instead, he responded coldly, “So, from the very beginning, you knew everything about me before I even joined the Bai family?”]

[“Or rather, inviting me to join the Bai family was also your plan?”]

[Bai Miao Leng laughed, “Husband, you’re so clever.”]

[“But let’s remember, tonight is an honest talk. You’re not allowed to get angry. I’ll tell you everything.”]

[“I swear.”]

[Bai Miao Leng raised three fingers solemnly.]

[Seeing this, Ye Yu said again, “Answer my question first.”]

[Bai Miao Leng acknowledged directly.]

[“Yes, that’s right. It was my arrangement to have you join the Bai family.”]

[“At first, I was just very interested in you.”]

[“But after all these years together…”]

[“I’ve truly come to cherish our time together.”]

[“And you’re so handsome.”]

[“We’re a match made in heaven.”]

[“I want nothing more than to be with you forever and ever.”]

[“Husband, I know you want to collect all the forbidden techniques in existence. I can fulfill that wish for you.”]

[“When I take over the entire human realm…”]

[“All the forbidden techniques will be yours, as long as it makes you happy!”]

[Ye Yu felt deeply puzzled. Why was she so fixated on conquering the human realm?]

[“What exactly are you trying to do?”]

[“Because… it’s my mission.”]

[As she spoke, Bai Miao Leng’s eyes turned pitch black, like an endless abyss!]