Chapter 23

Yun Che seriously said, "Qingyue, I need to tell you something confidential. More confidential than my Phoenix legacy. We need to go somewhere private." Qingyue nodded, now curious about what more secrets her husband was hiding.

They both went to a secluded location where no one could spy on them and entered an isolated cave. Yun Che asked Jasmine to sense if anyone was nearby, and she assured that she couldn't feel the profound aura of anyone too close.

Satisfied, he turned to Qingyue, "Alright, as far as I understand, your mother left Profound Sky Continent for the Realm of the Gods when you were 4 years old, right?"

She was stunned. She was anticipating the revelation of another shocking secret from her husband, but this was not about him – it was about her. From her childhood, she had desperately trained and done her best to achieve enough power so that she could find her mother again one day. That was her biggest goal in life, for the time being at least.

But her mother's last words – that she was going to a place called 'Realm of the Gods' – was something only she, her father and her brother knew about. How could Yun Che have known about it? She asked him as much.

He replied, "Oh that. It was Yuanba who told me actually. It was 10 years ago so he probably doesn't remember, but I do. He told me that your mother's last words were that she was going to the Realm of the Gods."

She came to an understanding. Yuanba and Yun Che had been very close friends since childhood, so it was understandable that he had told him this information. Besides, Yuanba was too young back then, so he couldn't really be scolded for it either. She nodded to Yun Che in understanding and agreement.

He spoke seriously, "Qingyue, I might actually know where your mother is exactly. And I also know of a way to find her. Do you want to know?"

Her eyes widened and her heart started beating faster. Her Frozen Heart Arts were no longer able to keep her emotions suppressed.

Was this the secret he was talking about? Did he actually discover something about the Realm of the Gods? She nodded with great anticipation.

He smiled at seeing her condition. It seemed he had struck the final nail on the coffin and Qingyue's heart had been fully touched. He replied, "Let me tell you then. You remember the master I told you about, who was responsible for repairing my profound veins? Well, the reason my master is such a heaven defying person is that she is from the Realm of the Gods."

She took some time to fully process this information. 'His master is from the Realm of the Gods? Does this master know about my mother? Wait a moment, the master is a woman?'

At this moment, Jasmine was also thinking, 'I am indeed his master and gave him his new profound veins, but wasn't he talking about Yun Gu when he told Qingyue about new profound veins that day? Hmm... disciple is really good at making up lies.'

Yun Che relayed his plan to her and she agreed to follow it. She came out of the Sky Poison Pearl and materialized in front of Qingyue.

"Greetings, wife of my disciple. I am Jasmine, the Heavenly Slaughter Star God of the Star God realm, one of the most powerful factions of the Realm of the Gods."

Qingyue stared at the new arrival dumbly. She had expected an old lady to be Yun Che's master, but this was the complete opposite! And this Jasmine was more beautiful than her – much more beautiful. Thankfully, her 'assets' were still undeveloped.

Breaking out of her reverie, she bowed down in greetings. She was not only Yun Che's master, but also the 'Heavenly Slaughter Star God', whatever that meant. "Qingyue pays respect to benefactor."

Jasmine then started explaining to her all about herself, the Realm of the Gods, the cultivation levels beyond Sovereign Profound realm – basically everything she had told Yun Che. Finally, she came to the topic of Yue Wugou.

"The Moon God Emperor Yue Wuya discovered that a woman in the Moon God realm was born with the Divine Stainless Body. This divine physique meant that any child she conceived would be born with a divine physique as well. He naturally decided to marry this woman so that he could have some strong heirs and named that woman Yue Wugou.

However, one day Yue Wugou was attacked by the Moon God realm's enemies who didn't want Moon God realm to become any more powerful. She was heavily injured and disappeared from the Realm of the Gods. Everyone presumed she had died.

13 years ago she returned, fully healed, to the Moon God realm. She didn't marry the Moon God emperor and refused to reveal where she had been for the past few years."

Qingyue attentively listened to everything. It was obvious that Yun Che and Jasmine believed this Yue Wugou was her mother. The time period of her appearance in Profound Sky continent and disappearance from there, did match with her disappearance from the Realm of the Gods and her reappearance there. However, how could it be confirmed that Yue Wugou really was her mother?

"What makes you so sure that Yue Wugou is my mother?" She asked.

Jasmine put up two fingers, "Two reasons: First, Yue Wugou and you look very similar. You are just like a younger version of her, in appearance. Second, remember I told you that Yue Wugou's children would themselves be born with divine physiques? Well, I have detected divine physiques in both you and Yuanba."

She then proceeded to explain to her all about the Nine Profound Exquisite Body and the Tyrannical Emperor's Divine Veins. Qingyue was now 99% convinced that Yue Wugou really was her mother. She then turned to the next issue, "Alright, you said you had a way to reach mother. What do I need to do?"

At this, Jasmine simply replied, "Cultivation, duh. You will have to reach at least Divine Origin realm to be of significance in the Realm of the Gods. And you will have to reach at least Divine King realm to be worthy enough to be accepted in the Moon God realm."

Qingyue was expecting something similar, but it didn't make this any easier to take. Even with all her talent and Yun Che's gifts, she had reached only Emperor Profound realm. How could she reach Divine King realm within her lifetime? Suddenly, all her little elation from reaching the Emperor Profound realm disappeared, as she realized how insignificant it was in the bigger picture.

"How... how can I possibly reach that level?" She asked, keeping her voice steady, hoping against hope that Jasmine would know of some way for her to fulfil her dream.

Jasmine replied, "Well, this is another secret Yun Che has not told you about, but the Phoenix legacy is not the only legacy he has. He has another, even more powerful legacy that makes his bloodline immensely potent. Due to this legacy, anyone who dual cultivates with him will gain rapid increase in cultivation and many other benefits.

At your current level for instance, you would breakthrough to Tyrant Profound realm within a month of dual cultivating with him.

Also, he would obtain the Nine Profound Exquisite Body if he dual cultivates with you, which would boost his cultivation as well. It would be a win-win situation for both of you.

Alas, you are a member of Frozen Cloud Asgard and not allowed a relationship with him. What a shame."

Jasmine was shaking her head in mock disappointment, but Qingyue could see a slight smirk on her face. She suddenly realized that her husband was spending literally every moment of his life with a young and beautiful girl from the Realm of the Gods, while she – his legal wife – was forced to watch from afar.

She pondered on the method Jasmine had mentioned. Dual cultivating would increase not only her own strength, but also that of Yun Che. Wouldn't this be a good repayment to him? Also, she was legally married to him, so there were no moral issues in the matter, either.

As for Frozen Cloud Asgard's rules? She had joined the sect in the hopes that it could make her strong enough to find her mother, but now that there was a better way, why should she rigidly obey the rules of the sect? Besides, she was now one of the highest authorities in the sect, and combined with Yun Che's promised favor to the sect in the near future, it should be easy for her to convince the sect about this.

She said, "Husband, I will talk to the elders of the sect about breaking this rule when you come there. I will be waiting for you."