Yun Ye sighed softly and murmured, “Qingxue is indeed the daughter of Xuechen and me.”
Jin Lin frowned, looking at Yun Ye and the Purple Song Sage sitting on the bed. “Rumors say the Flower King, Lan Xuechen, and the Demon King had a daughter. If Qingxue is your child, then what about Yun Sisi?”
“This is a long story,” Yun Ye said calmly. “As you can see, all these years, the God Emperor has never let go of his obsession with Xuechen. The moment he learned Sisi had come to Luoyun Mountain, he immediately pursued her, intending to take her away.
So, the truth about Qingxue being my daughter must never be revealed.
And Sisi cannot be taken by the God Emperor either!
Dragon King, I only told you my daughter’s identity because I saw the sincerity in your heart for her.”
“Then I thank the Demon King for your trust,” Jin Lin replied with a smile, though inwardly he understood Yun Ye’s haste in revealing Yun Qingxue’s identity—it was to prevent him from investigating on his own, lest his inquiries draw the God Emperor’s attention.
“Jin Lin, now that you know this, you are effectively on the same boat as us.
Yun Ye and I are already in open conflict with the God Emperor, but as for you…
We don’t expect you to take our side—after all, the God Emperor’s power is undeniable. All we ask is that you remain neutral,” the Purple Song Sage said steadily.
“Hah! Master, I don’t like the sound of that,” Jin Lin retorted, flicking his sleeve. “Am I, the Dragon King of the Water Tribe, the kind of coward who fears death?
I’ll say it again—whether it’s the God Emperor or any other immortal, if anyone dares to harm Xuexue, I will not stand idly by!
But…”
Jin Lin trailed off, frowning at the Purple Song Sage. “Master, since you and the God Emperor share the same mother, why has your relationship deteriorated so badly?
Why do you side with Senior Yun Ye?”
The Purple Song Sage chuckled. “Are you asking if I became estranged from my brother, the Celestial Son, because I chose to help the Demon King?”
Jin Lin gave an awkward smile. “Among the royal lineages of the Xuanling Continent, twins are rare—only a few generations have ever seen them.
My father once said that twins divide the power and talents that would have been inherited by a single child, each receiving only half.
Because of this, individually, twins are weaker than single-born heirs. But twins, having shared the womb, are inseparable from conception. They possess an innate telepathic bond and an unmatched synergy—when they fight together, they become nearly invincible!
From what my father told me and the historical records I’ve read, this has always been the case.
In the generations where twins were born, their bond was so strong they were practically one being.
The pair I remember most clearly are the twin brothers of the Beast Tribe twenty thousand years ago. Their combined strength was so formidable that even the God King of that era feared them.”
“You’re not wrong,” the Purple Song Sage agreed. “Normally, twins, having shared the womb, are inseparable even before birth, so their bond remains strong afterward.
But my relationship with the Celestial Son—the God King, Huan Tian—was fractured long before I ever helped Yun Ye.
Our enmity might have begun in the womb itself.” At the mention of Huan Tian, a trace of sorrow flickered in the Purple Song Sage’s eyes.
Jin Lin was stunned. A feud that started in the womb? He couldn’t fathom how two unborn siblings could already be at odds.
“Ah…” The Purple Song Sage sighed deeply, his voice distant as if lost in memory. “When Huan Tian and I were born, our father—the previous God King—divined that we were the Celestial and Earthly Twins.
Huan Tian was born with the purest celestial power, capable of controlling the heavens.
I, on the other hand, possessed the profound earth energy, able to command all things tied to the land.
Because of our differing attributes, Huan Tian, with his celestial might, was destined to inherit the throne, while I was fated to descend to the mortal realm and return to the earth.
But when we were born, my earth energy was so weak it was nearly imperceptible, while Huan Tian’s power was tainted with what should have been mine…” The Purple Song Sage paused.
“Did the God King absorb your power?” Jin Lin guessed immediately.
The Purple Song Sage nodded. “Yes. Our father discovered it back then. For one twin to consume the other’s power in the womb is no different from a demonic cultivator stealing another’s cultivation for themselves—an abhorrent act.
In such cases, the offending infant is usually executed.
Because everyone believes a child who preys on their sibling from the womb is inherently evil—even if born with a divine body, they may still become a malevolent god.
Our father knew this well, but even a vicious tiger does not devour its own cubs. So he concealed the truth, dismissing it as an accident.
After all, how could an unborn infant intentionally harm another? The only explanation was that Huan Tian absorbing my power was unintentional.
Thanks to our father’s protection, the truth of our birth was buried, and the entire divine clan celebrated our arrival.
As Huan Tian and I grew, I always held affection for my brother. He was, aside from our parents, the closest person to me in this world—we shared the same womb, the same birth.
But Huan Tian seemed to despise me from the start. Every time I approached him, he would glare at me with hatred in his eyes.
At first, I didn’t understand why he loathed me so… until one day.
I went to the Violet Bamboo Grove behind the Divine Palace to cultivate, as I often did. But that day, the usually peaceful grove was suddenly laced with a formation. Before I realized it, I had stepped inside, and my magic was instantly sealed.
I had some knowledge of formations and quickly recognized it—the Soul-Siphoning Earth Suppression Array.”
“Who would dare set up such a forbidden, evil formation in the divine realm? How did you escape, Master?” Jin Lin’s pupils constricted at the mention of the array.
He knew of it—a sinister, lethal trap that sealed the victim’s magic, rendering them powerless.
Then, it would slowly drain their cultivation, along with their very soul. The victim would perish as their energy withered, their spirit forever trapped within the array as fuel until it dispersed into nothingness.
“Escape?” The Purple Song Sage laughed bitterly. “With my magic sealed, even if I recognized the array, I was helpless.
I was trapped, forced to watch as my power and soul were siphoned away, bit by bit—utterly powerless to stop it.”
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