Chaofeng Mountain, the reception room at the foot of the mountain.
This was Ye Yun's second time here. The last time, he had welcomed the renowned Hall Master of the Heavenly Dao Divine Hall.
But this time, the guest was a bit...
"Elder Ye, that young lady has been kneeling for a long time and refuses to get up, no matter what you say. Please go and check on her."
As soon as Ye Yun arrived, the guard quickly stepped forward to remind him.
"Mm, I know."
He walked directly into the reception hall and, as expected, saw a somewhat familiar figure.
After walking a few steps forward, Ye Yun looked at the young woman before him and raised an eyebrow.
"I say, what are you trying to do? A new performance art piece?"
Hearing this, the young woman seemed to be moved. She slowly looked up.
Upon seeing Ye Yun, her expression instantly rippled.
"Senior..."
Her actions truly confused Ye Yun.
After all, this young woman was none other than the Saintess of the Red Moon Immortal Sect, Jiang Ruyue, who had been so proud and arrogant in Haiyue Immortal City.
Compared to her arrogance and high-handedness when they first met, her current demeanor was quite surprising to Ye Yun.
"Whatever it is, tell me after you get up."
Jiang Ruyue pursed her lips and shook her head.
"Let's just say it like this... I'm sorry, Elder Ye, for offending you in the city before..."
"Please be magnanimous and forgive me..."
It was evident that her voice sounded somewhat weary.
This made Ye Yun even more puzzled. Good heavens, was this still the same Jiang Ruyue from before?
She was almost like she had broken...
Ye Yun sighed and said, "I no longer care about what happened back then."
"Instead, I'm more interested in why you've come to find me this time?"
As the saying goes, one doesn't visit the temple without a reason. Her posture here indicated she likely had a purpose.
As expected, Jiang Ruyue quickly explained upon hearing this.
"Senior Ye, the eighth-grade pill at the auction earlier, you sold it, didn't you?"
Ye Yun nodded and frankly replied, "That's right. You've done quite thorough research."
"That pill was indeed sold by me. Is there a problem?"
After receiving confirmation, Jiang Ruyue's eyes finally showed some life.
She quickly asked, "I'd like to ask if you have any more of that kind of pill? I'll agree to any price you name!"
Hearing this, Ye Yun frowned.
"You need a pill to heal soul power?"
"Yes, that's right."
"The reason?"
Jiang Ruyue was silent for a moment, then slowly said.
"My mother was previously ambushed by evil cultivators and suffered severe soul damage. Only high-level pills like this that target soul power can help."
"However, such pills are too rare in the Heavenly Domain, so I had to come and beg you."
"Senior, you must have similar healing pills, right?"
After speaking, she looked at Ye Yun with anticipation.
In fact, Ye Yun didn't, but he still said calmly.
"I can indeed obtain it, but since it's a transaction, what benefits can you offer?"
Upon hearing this, the first half of the sentence gave Jiang Ruyue hope.
The latter part, however, plunged her into silence.
"I..."
At this moment, Ye Yun looked at her with a smile.
"You'd best think carefully, as you wouldn't want your mother to succumb to her severe injuries, would you?"
He said this precisely to extract some benefits from the Red Moon Immortal Sect.
However, Jiang Ruyue felt his gaze and clearly misunderstood him slightly.
She pursed her lips and finally showed a resolute expression.
"As long as you're willing to trade, I will agree to any request. I'm even willing to be your cultivation cauldron..."
It was evident that she had made a great decision to say such a thing.
But Ye Yun's mouth twitched. This little sister was too confident about her own meager physique, wasn't she?
Thus, he directly sighed.
"Besides that, anything else?"
Hearing this, Jiang Ruyue pondered for a long time, then suddenly seemed to remember something and quickly said.
"Oh right, the Void Abyss! Senior, you seem to be interested in that place, right?"
"I suppose so. Do you have any relevant information?"
"Mm-hmm, a few days ago, we received some news from the frontline elders' reports."
Only then did Ye Yun's interest pique, and he asked calmly.
"Tell me about it. If it's interesting enough, I might consider trading with you."
This made Jiang Ruyue extremely excited, and she quickly began to explain.
"Not long ago, the Empress of Demonic Night and the Sword Emperor who Slashes Heaven both appeared in the Void Abyss. They were said to be competing for an Emperor-grade supreme treasure!"
"It seems to be a treasure left behind by Xing Wu, the Sword Emperor of Night."
Upon hearing this, a sharp glint flashed in Ye Yun's eyes.
In the Heavenly Domain, there were ten Emperor-grade powerhouses, five male and five female.
From strongest to weakest, they were: Heavenly Dao Empress Xing Lian, Sword Emperor of Night Xing Wu, and Heavenly Phoenix Empress Feng Qingxian as the top three.
Then came: Great Emperor of Red Dust Gu Changfeng, Empress of Demonic Night Yu Xian'er, Sword Emperor who Slashes Heaven Feng Chi, and Great Emperor of Qian Kun Gan Ruyuan.
The last three were Great Emperor of Soaring Dragon Long Zhantian, Sword Emperor of Cang Yue Yue Wuming, and finally, the Astrology Empress Fang Wanqiu.
Both the Empress of Demonic Night and the Sword Emperor who Slashes Heaven were considered upper-middle-tier Emperor-grade powerhouses. For them to appear together in the Void Abyss...
Ye Yun's heart stirred, but he maintained a calm demeanor, saying.
"Tell me everything you know about this matter, as much as possible."
"No problem!"
Jiang Ruyue finally breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed Ye Yun was indeed interested in these matters.
She then recounted much of the trivial information she knew about the Void Abyss, though most of it was of little consequence.
Only towards the end, she seemed to recall something and added.
"Oh, and about the Empress of Demonic Night and the Sword Emperor who Slashes Heaven I mentioned earlier, they also fought each other over a disciple!"
Ye Yun's eyebrows twitched, and he asked curiously.
"Hm? Competing for a disciple? What do you mean?"
"I'm not too sure. It seems they both encountered a female cultivator with extremely high talent at the same time."
Jiang Ruyue tried her best to recall the frontline battle reports and continued to ponder.
"In the end, it seems the Empress of Demonic Night won and took that female cultivator as her disciple."
"How lively..."
Ye Yun chuckled as if in admiration.
Jiang Ruyue chimed in, then continued.
"Yes, I heard that female cultivator is named Gu Xiaoyue, and she just ascended from the lower realm."
"She's truly lucky to have met such a powerful master right after ascending..."
After speaking, Jiang Ruyue marveled to herself.
After all, having an Emperor-grade powerhouse as a master right after ascending was an extremely rare exception.
But upon hearing this, Ye Yun instantly seized upon a detail.
"Wait, what did you say her name was just now?"
Ye Yun's eyelids twitched. Due to his intense focus, he blurted out the question.
This action puzzled Jiang Ruyue, but she replied as requested.
"Her name is Gu Xiaoyue,"