"Where is this?" Wang Mu looked around.

At the last moment of consciousness, it seemed he hadn't returned to Fengyue Valley. Could he still be inside the Refining Emotion Cave? Was that experience just now not Refining Emotion? Is there another trial?

Wang Mu gazed around. The sky was a dull gray, like the aftermath of a cataclysm. The surroundings began to change rapidly. A ghostly shadow slowly approached him. Wang Mu could see clearly: it was the figure of Mu Hongyuan.

What's going on? Could it be I haven't come out yet?

Wang Mu subconsciously looked towards her, but discovered she passed right through his body.

Soon, the surroundings changed rapidly again. He watched Mu Hongyuan walk to a certain spot and lift a Demon Blade entwined with a dark aura from the ground. It was the Shadow Hong Saber. Wang Mu remembered that Mu Hongyuan had acquired this item in the previous experience.

Wait, could the current situation be... after I shattered the Gate of Apocalypse with a punch, the changes that occurred in this world over a thousand years?

Wang Mu was startled. He saw Mu Hongyuan pick up the Shadow Hong Saber, lift her head, and look around blankly, as if searching for something, her eyes wandering aimlessly.

An outpouring of Spiritual Energy streamed down. Amidst the changes of Zhou Tian, the Shadow Hong Saber emitted a buzzing tremor. It was already a rare Divine Weapon, and at this moment, it seemed to possess supreme spirituality, bursting with powerful Evil Qi in Mu Hongyuan's hands.

Wang Mu watched silently. Suddenly, he remembered something.

These various experiences, or trials, were all from a thousand years ago. During the thousand years of my disappearance... what had they experienced? The only one I was relatively familiar with was Immortal Bi You. While I was cultivating in Bi You Palace, she had told me some of what happened over the years, but she focused only on the essentials and some of the trials. Even so, I guessed that what I had heard was only a small portion. For them to have reached Ascension in these thousand years, even though blessed by Qi Fortune... It must not have been easy, right?

Wang Mu watched Mu Hongyuan clutch the Shadow Hong Saber. It seemed to be the only thing keeping her alive, her body trembling slightly.

The surrounding scenes began to dissipate. Suddenly, Wang Mu felt a flicker of curiosity about their experiences over this millennium.

The scenes didn't fully vanish. They flickered, sometimes breaking off, sometimes revealing various images.

Wang Mu saw Mu Hongyuan holding the Shadow Hong Saber, traveling everywhere, shuttling through the Shenzhou Divine Land. The Demon Blade, brimming with Evil Qi, seemed capable of influencing one's mind.

This blade wasn't actually a Demon Blade. It was merely made of special materials capable of drawing blood from people—in the game, it would be an attack with a lifesteal effect. However, after absorbing so much blood, it inevitably developed some special effects. Especially after the cataclysm and under Dongfang Mu's influence, the Demon Blade gained a spirit and became saturated with Evil Qi.

For Mu Hongyuan, who wasn't skilled in Saber Techniques, wielding this blade for an extended period would likely cause unimaginable suffering. She couldn't throw it away, as it was one of the few items Dongfang Mu had left behind.

Eventually, Mu Hongyuan found a treasure site and buried the Shadow Hong Saber there. The erosion from its Evil Qi transformed the treasure site into the Refining Emotion Cave. To suppress the Saber, Mu Hongyuan cultivated there for many years. She lived as if detached from worldly affairs.

So she was here... originally to guard and suppress this Demon Blade... Wang Mu remained silent.

Preserving it as a relic was perhaps also a form of longing. Wandering the Shenzhou Divine Land, unable to find any news of Dongfang Mu, her only option was to keep this blade safe. Perhaps she thought that one day its owner would appear, and the blade would sense him. She used this as a source of comfort to keep living.

Later, an unknown amount of time passed. A woman seeking the Immortal Dao accidentally stumbled upon this place. Mu Hongyuan, seeing that this woman possessed exceptional Talent and had experienced hardships, passed down a Cultivation Technique to her. The woman was ecstatic after receiving the Cultivation Technique. After leaving the Refining Emotion Cave, she founded the Fengyue Sect.

So this must be the founder of the Fengyue Sect... In truth, it wasn't just Mu Hongyuan... Just as the founder of the Sword Sect wasn't just Yan Qingwu. The Sword Sect's Supreme Elders often detached themselves from worldly affairs, mostly just transmitting Wonderful Methods.

As time passed, the Demon Blade trembled. Suppressing it became somewhat challenging for Mu Hongyuan's Cultivation, so she began studying another Divine Skill.

That looks like... the Four Seasons Yin Yang Palm, and the Innate Yin Yang Skill...

Wang Mu was slightly startled. In the images, Mu Hongyuan began studying these two special Cultivation Techniques.

Of these two Cultivation Techniques, the Four Seasons Yin Yang Palm was originally hers. Her origins were actually quite miserable.

In the game, the Four Seasons Yin Yang Palm was created by the Yin Yang Taoist. The Yin Yang Taoist is an extremely mysterious, top-tier fighter in the game, appearing only two or three times in its entirety. He is often mentioned by others in conversation, but the man himself never actually appears. But the most powerful Martial Arts in the game all bore his mark. The Four Seasons Yin Yang Palm, for instance, was an extraordinary Hand Technique created by the Yin Yang Taoist in his youth. The Nine Yin and Nine Yang's Seven Emotions Divine Skill also had some connection with the Yin Yang Taoist. The Innate Yin Yang Skill found in the treasure was created by the Yin Yang Taoist back in the day.

Wang Mu also knew that when he was drinking with Mu Hongyuan in the Shura Demon Palace, she had confided in him that the Yin Yang Taoist was her father. This father, however, was very irresponsible. She was born when the Yin Yang Taoist, lingering in the mortal world, had a child with a woman. After her birth, this father left behind a set of the Four Seasons Yin Yang Palm and then disappeared, never inquiring about her again.

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