Ye Yu looked at Ruan Lianyue in the dream realm and couldn't help but sigh.
Finally, he understood why women who could cultivate were collectively called fairies.
As long as their cultivation was sufficient, they could effortlessly maintain their most beautiful appearance.
Hundreds of years had passed, yet Ruan Lianyue remained as beautiful and captivating as ever.
He even remembered the spiritual fruits from before, each one so large, plump, and juicy, making him nostalgic.
However, the timing of this encounter was somewhat inappropriate.
[At 380 years old, you broke through to the early stage of the Integration Realm.]
[Under your leadership, the Earth Fiend Sect's influence grew rapidly.]
[And everyone was bloodthirsty.]
[Elder Zhang Chengfeng from your sect ambushed and killed an elder from the Wind Thunder Temple, which led to retaliation.]
[Nearly a hundred cultivators from the Wind Thunder Temple, under the guise of eradicating evil, grandly came to annihilate your Earth Fiend Sect.]
[You didn't expect that during the confrontation between the two sects, you would see Ruan Lianyue.]
[However, she seemed not to recognize you.]
[This was understandable.]
[At that time, you were only a teenager and hadn't fully matured.]
[Moreover, how could Ruan Lianyue have expected that the person who had no cultivation talent back then would now become a notorious demon?]
[Facing the fierce onslaught from Wind Thunder Temple, although your Earth Fiend Sect had fewer people, none of them showed any fear.]
[Each one clamored to kill everyone on the opposing side.]
[You stopped all the Earth Fiend Sect members and stepped forward alone.]
[You summoned a pitch-black soul banner.]
[In an instant, dark clouds covered the sun.]
[Everything that was originally bright suddenly darkened. A million vengeful spirits howled in anguish.]
[At this moment, the thousand-mile radius around the Earth Fiend Sect resembled doomsday. The hundreds of Wind Thunder Temple cultivators showed expressions of terror.]
[This soul-reaping banner was something you obtained twenty years ago in a secret realm.]
[A growth-type spiritual artifact, named "Slaughter Immortal"!]
[As long as it continuously absorbs vengeful souls, it can keep advancing.]
[Currently, it is already an upper-grade spiritual artifact with boundless power.]
[With a single thought from you, the Soul Summoning Banner instantly expanded to over a hundred feet wide.]
[A million vengeful spirits roared out.]
[Some low-cultivation practitioners immediately lost their composure and scattered in retreat.]
[It wasn't just them.]
[Although the elders leading the Wind Thunder Temple resisted desperately, they couldn't hold out for long before being engulfed by the resented souls.]
[In less than half an hour, all hundreds of Wind Thunder Temple cultivators were devoured by the vengeful spirits.]
[Only Ruan Lianyue survived, as this was intentional on your part.]
[The countless vengeful spirits all avoided her.]
[However, even so, the chilling aura produced still left Ruan Lianyue pale-faced.]
[She looked at you in confusion, clearly not understanding what you were planning to do.]
[At this moment, Li Kechang, an elder of the Earth Fiend Sect, took notice of Ruan Lianyue's exquisite beauty.]
[He pleaded with you not to kill her.]
[Li Kechang wanted to take her back and enjoy her.]
[Upon hearing this, the disciples of the Earth Fiend Sect burst into laughter.]
[But Ruan Lianyue's face changed drastically. Her right hand gripping the sword began to tremble slightly.]
[You stared coldly at Li Kechang.]
[With a casual palm strike, you disintegrated his existence.]
[This action stunned everyone present.]
[No one understood why you did this.]
[You showed no intention of explaining either.]
[With a flicker of your figure, you took Ruan Lianyue back to the Earth Fiend Sect.]
[Upon seeing this, the people of the Earth Fiend Sect immediately understood everything.]
[So, the death of Elder Li Kechang wasn't unjustified. Who dares covet the fairy admired by the sect master?]
[Inside the main hall of the Earth Fiend Sect.]
[You placed Ruan Lianyue down and slowly extended your right hand.]
[In a soft voice, you asked if there were any of the spiritual fruits left from back then.]
[You wanted to eat another one.]
[Upon hearing this, vague memories flooded her mind.]
[Ruan Lianyue looked at you in disbelief.]
[She tentatively called out your childhood nickname.]
["Yu'er."]
[You nodded in response.]
[Ruan Lianyue couldn't help but step back two steps.]
[She couldn't imagine what had happened over the years.]
[Why the child who couldn't cultivate back then had now become a notorious tyrant?]
[You patiently explained the events of these years to her.]
[After listening to your story, Ruan Lianyue's eyes softened.]
[Unknowingly, it was already dark outside.]
[Looking at her exquisite face under the moonlight, you couldn't help but have different thoughts.]
[If Ruan Lianyue could accompany you every day, it would surely be a beautiful thing.]
[At this moment, there came a noisy commotion from outside.]
[It turns out that the disciples of Earth Fiend Sect, feeling unsatisfied from not participating in the earlier fight, had gone to massacre a cultivation family and brought back many spoils.]
[At this time, Ruan Lianyue also seemed to awaken from her memories.]
[Her expression once again became somewhat fearful.]
[After all, just a few hours ago, you had slaughtered so many of her fellow sect members.]
[To say she wasn't afraid would be false.]
[Seeing Ruan Lianyue's evasive gaze, you tried to persuade her to stay in the Earth Fiend Sect from now on.]
[You would manage all future cultivation resources for her.]
[This proposal was rejected by Ruan Lianyue.]
[She couldn't face you now.]
[You had killed so many people from the Wind Thunder Temple; she should see you as a mortal enemy.]
[But you were a childhood acquaintance.]
[For a moment, Ruan Lianyue really didn't know what to do. Right now, she just wanted to return to her sect and calm down.]
[In the end, you didn't stop her.]
[You watched as Ruan Lianyue flew out of the Earth Fiend Sect.]
[After she left, you felt extremely saddened.]
[Immediately, you descended the mountain and slaughtered a small sect.]
[It seemed that only fresh blood and screams could make you feel at ease.]
[Three months passed in the blink of an eye.]
[During this time, you were always restless.]
[Ruan Lianyue's face kept appearing in your mind.]
[So on this day.]
[Unable to bear the longing in your heart any longer, you arrived at the Wind Thunder Temple, fully armed, wanting to find Ruan Lianyue.]
[But after searching the entire sect, you couldn't find her anywhere.]
[So you grabbed a disciple of the Wind Thunder Temple and asked about her whereabouts.]
[Later, you learned that after that battle, Ruan Lianyue returned to the sect unscathed.]
[The higher-ups of the Wind Thunder Temple suspected Ruan Lianyue had already defected and was a spy sent back by you.]
[After all, even the Great Elder at the Integration Realm had died outside the Earth Fiend Sect.]
[How could she, a mere Nascent Soul Realm, be able to survive on her own?]
[So, the Wind Thunder Temple crippled her cultivation and expelled her from the sect.]