The Yin Devouring Demonic Codex!
Upon hearing these four words, Elder Ku Mu's face turned ashen, his pupils contracting violently as if he had heard something that instilled immense fear in him.
"M-Master! Why would you suddenly mention the Yin Devouring Demonic Codex?" Elder Ku Mu asked, trembling.
That was a taboo!
In the Land Beyond the Mountains, no one dared to speak of it lightly.
To enable Elder Ku Mu to better investigate the mysterious sect from that year, Ye Ming could only briefly explain some of what had happened to Chuan Ye Zhen.
However, naturally, he omitted certain details that Elder Ku Mu was not meant to know.
Five minutes later.
"W-What! Someone actually dared to touch the taboo?"
After listening, Elder Ku Mu's withered skin twitched, and his body trembled slightly. For a moment, he couldn't believe what he had just heard.
A taboo!
That was an absolute prohibition in the Land Beyond the Mountains.
Anyone who violated it would face the sanctions of all the sects in the entire Land Beyond the Mountains. Therefore, in the past ten thousand years, the number of people who dared to touch the taboo had been no more than a handful.
"This happened over twenty years ago. Did the Land Beyond the Mountains not detect anything?" Ye Ming asked in a deep voice.
From Elder Ku Mu's reaction, Ye Ming knew that there would be considerable obstacles in uncovering the truth of what happened back then.
The mysterious sect from that year could not possibly still have clues leading to them. Everyone and everything related to that incident had likely been thoroughly purged.
And now, only Kyōko Kawano, who had survived that incident, could be the sole variable.
"Master! For a collective act of defiance like touching a taboo, if that sect truly did it, they would have certainly covered their tracks completely and avoided drawing attention," Elder Ku Mu's voice lowered. "Therefore, in these past twenty-odd years, the Land Beyond the Mountains has not heard of any sect engaging in similar activities!"
Although Elder Ku Mu's answer was within Ye Ming's expectations, he couldn't help but feel a hint of disappointment.
Chuan Ye Zhen, who was clinging to him, shared the same emotion.
She was the sole survivor and the only witness to the events of that year. Her burden was to bring those events to light and avenge the innocent souls who had died.
But now, there was not a single clue. Her once clear and lively eyes instantly dimmed.
As for her earlier thought of feasting on her prey, it gradually faded.
In short, she had lost her appetite.
Seeing the faint sadness on Chuan Ye Zhen's face, Ye Ming's heart felt as if it had been pricked by a sharp thorn. He gently stroked her cheek, his eyes, however, were icy cold.
Due to the spiritual pact between them, Ye Ming could more or less understand Chuan Ye Zhen's current feelings. Therefore, a monstrous killing intent was slowly brewing within him towards the sect that had nearly ruined Chuan Ye Zhen's life.
"Sister Zhen! Don't worry, no matter how deeply they hide, I will unearth them," Ye Ming transmitted his voice, his eyes narrowed. "Even if I have to resort to forbidden techniques in the end, I will make those people pay with their blood."
Hearing this, Chuan Ye Zhen suddenly looked up, her eyes meeting the killing intent in the young man's gaze, and she felt his resolve to do this for her.
She shook her head repeatedly, vehemently disagreeing with his approach.
Through the spiritual pact, she could sense that the "forbidden techniques" Ye Ming had mentioned would come at a heavy price if used.
She wanted to avenge the innocent souls, but if it meant causing irreversible harm to the one she loved, she would rather give up on revenge.
She would simply seek forgiveness from those innocent souls after her own death!
Ye Ming understood what Chuan Ye Zhen was thinking. He gently caressed her face, remaining silent.
At this moment, Elder Ku Mu, on the light screen, mentioned a crucial point: "Master! Since that sect touched upon the Yin Devouring Demonic Codex, they must have had some connection with the Demonic Cult. Perhaps investigating along this line could yield some results."
After all, the Yin Devouring Demonic Codex was a forbidden technique of the Demonic Cult. If it was spread out now and claimed to have no connection with the Demonic Cult, it was unlikely anyone would believe it.
"That's the only way, I suppose!"
Ye Ming nodded, though he didn't hold out much hope.
"Ku Mu! I'll entrust the investigation of this matter to you!" Ye Ming said to the elder on the light screen, giving him a promise: "If you can find that sect, I promise that not only will I help you break through the bottleneck of the Source Soul realm and reach the Innate realm, but I will also remove the restriction within you and grant you your freedom."
"Whether you can obtain all of this depends on you."
Upon hearing this, Elder Ku Mu's body trembled, and a look of disbelief flickered in his cloudy eyes, filled with immense excitement.
Breaking through to the Innate realm was something he had longed for.
He had been stuck in the Source Soul realm for two hundred years, and with less than a hundred years left until his allotted lifespan ended.
If he did not step into the Innate realm before then, he would simply turn into a handful of dust, vanishing from this world.
Therefore, compared to freedom, his yearning for a higher realm was far greater.
"Master, rest assured! Even if this old servant has to lay down his life, I will unearth that sect!"
Elder Ku Mu kowtowed frantically with excitement, blood trickling from the cracks on his forehead.
"Good! I hope you don't disappoint me!"
With that, Ye Ming waved his hand, and the light screen vanished.
For now, he had no other choice but to temporarily entrust the task of investigating the sect to Elder Ku Mu. Once he finished attending to his own matters, he would be able to personally look into it.
Of course!
Unless it was an absolute last resort, he would not easily resort to forbidden techniques.
The price was indeed too heavy.
"Ye Ming! Promise me, no matter whether you find the sect's whereabouts or not, you won't use forbidden techniques, okay?"
The moment the light screen disappeared, Chuan Ye Zhen's small head popped up from below, her beautiful eyes fixed on Ye Ming, with even a hint of pleading.
She did not want him to be harmed because of her affairs.
"It's fine!"
Ye Ming smiled at the person before him and said, "Elder Ku Mu is, after all, an elder of the Heartless Sect. I believe he won't disappoint me."
However, facing Ye Ming's change of subject, Chuan Ye Zhen was not swayed. "I don't care whether Elder Ku Mu can find them or not, but you must promise me that you won't use forbidden techniques."
On this point, Chuan Ye Zhen would never back down.
"Sister Zhen! Actually..."
"Promise me!"
Chuan Ye Zhen saw the man before her trying to change the subject again, but she gave him no chance, her beautiful eyes fixed on him with unwavering determination, showing that she would not rest until he agreed.