Checking in for 100,000 Years

Chapter 550: Chapter 550: Are you Nangong Jade?

”You, you are Nangong Jade?”

Upon hearing the Goddess of Ancient’s words, Ye Yun was also in shock.

If she wasn’t Nangong Jade, how could she recognize him?

A mysterious power had just descended, penetrating Ye Yun’s ”Ten Thousand Changes at Heart” and directly revealing his true face.

It had to be said, the Divine Skills of the Ancient Clan were truly formidable.

The Goddess of Ancient and Nangong Jade looked almost identical, and now, upon seeing his true face, she directly called out his name.

She must be Nangong Jade!

Emotions churned like a storm in Ye Yun’s heart, and he became ecstatic in an instant.

A full hundred thousand years had passed.

He had never dreamed that he would see the elusive Nangong Jade in the Yao Guang Galaxy.

What was even more astonishing was that Nangong Jade—

Was the Goddess of Ancient!

Two completely unrelated individuals were now unexpectedly equated.

Ye Yun was at a loss for words.

His gaze fervently fixed on the Goddess of Ancient as he thought of all the events that had unfolded over the past hundred thousand years. His heart was filled with a thousand words he struggled to express.

The radiance on the face of the Goddess of Ancient slowly faded, revealing a palm-sized, breathtakingly beautiful, jade-like face.

It was the familiar face of Nangong Jade.

The sight of a living person appearing before him after a hundred thousand years heightened his excitement even more.

However, the expression on the face of the Goddess of Ancient was quite calm. Although there was no longer any animosity in her eyes, there was also no surprise.

Everything seemed as tranquil as still water.

”I am the Goddess of Ancient from the Ancient Clan, not the Nangong Jade you knew...”

The Goddess of Ancient spoke slowly.

Her words, like a thunderbolt from a clear sky, shattered all of Ye Yun’s illusions.

”You’re not Nangong Jade? Then why do you recognize me?”

Ye Yun asked in surprise.

Since his resurrection a hundred thousand years ago, he had never revealed his true face in the Divine Land.

He had journeyed from the Cangnan Continent, and anyone who had seen him was either dead or had their memories erased by him. In other words, since his resurrection, Ye Yun had existed like an invisible entity, unknown to anyone.

Yet, the Goddess of Ancient before him recognized him at a single glance...

What exactly is happening?

”I knew you would have these questions, so I understand. A hundred thousand years have passed, and even I didn’t expect you to still be alive. Let me now resolve your doubts...”

The Goddess of Ancient sighed softly, a hint of melancholy in her eyes, and spoke slowly.

Her tone was steady, her voice clear and cool like winter moonlight, seeming to flow gently in the Yao Light Star River.

”I wish to hear the details...” Ye Yun said earnestly.

”In fact, Nangong Jade was just one of my avatars...”

The Goddess of Ancient revealed the truth.

Ye Yun was shocked and subconsciously retorted, ”What? She was one of your avatars?”

”Correct. After my Ancient Clan was defeated, I was placed on the kill list by those hateful beings from the Divine Land! They were watching me too closely. I was in imminent danger, my life constantly at risk, so I sent forth a wisp of my consciousness as an avatar, which became Nangong Jade of the Nangong family...”

The Goddess of Ancient spoke calmly.

”Did you do this just to create another path to survival? If you had sent your avatar in, wouldn’t the real infant Nangong Jade have died long ago?”

Ye Yun questioned, his eyebrows furrowed.

”That wisp of my consciousness merely resided parasitically within Nangong Jade’s body. With the operation of the Ancient Clan’s Cultivation Technique, the two would slowly fuse...”

The Goddess of Ancient looked at Ye Yun, speaking indifferently, ”At that time, Nangong Jade was merely an infant, with hardly any consciousness to speak of. By the age of three, my avatar had already gained complete control of Nangong Jade’s body.”

”So that’s how it is!”

Ye Yun sighed lightly, uncertain of how to respond.

Indeed, if the possession began in infancy, the original Nangong Jade wouldn’t have had much in the way of awareness or emotional experience.

After turning three, Nangong Jade truly became an avatar of the Goddess of Ancient.

The Nangong Jade that Ye Yun knew was, therefore, also an avatar of the Goddess of Ancient.

This type of avatar is somewhat like an External Avatar, possessing greater autonomy.

Even if it were lost, it wouldn’t significantly affect the main body.

However, if the main body were to perish, the avatar could gradually evolve to become a new main body.

As Ye Yun thought of this, his gaze turned peculiar as he looked at the familiar and beautiful Goddess of Ancient.

A hundred thousand years ago, he had... done *that* to the avatar of the Goddess of Ancient...

The Goddess of Ancient should know, right?

Having done *that* to her avatar, and now seeing the main body, didn’t this main body... feel awkward at all?

Ye Yun, on the other hand, felt somewhat embarrassed.

He always felt that the Goddess of Ancient before him was Nangong Jade, and he desperately wanted to rush over and hold her in his arms.

”I am a deity of the Ancient Clan, devoid of most worldly desires...”

The Goddess of Ancient spoke coldly.

Ye Yun’s face turned slightly red.

The foremost bully of the Cangnan Continent back then, faced with the Goddess of Ancient’s cutting words, felt a little embarrassed.

”After you ’died,’ Nangong Jade severed her connection with me, so I no longer know if she is alive or dead now...”

Looking at Ye Yun, the Goddess of Ancient remained aloof and indifferent, her expression frigid as she dropped yet another bombshell.

”I understand...”

The Goddess of Ancient’s words had thoroughly cleared up many of Ye Yun’s doubts.

When Nangong Jade and Ye Yun first met, the Goddess of Ancient, through the connection between her main body and the avatar, naturally recognized him as well.

But after Ye Yun ”died,” Nangong Jade severed her connection with the Goddess of Ancient.

Everything that happened afterward was Nangong Jade’s own choice.

”Do you have any other questions? The Primordial Reversing Technique unleashed by the Ancient Beast is accelerating. You need to make good use of your time...”

The Yao Guang Galaxy was rapidly passing by on both sides. The Goddess of Ancient looked at the white-robed man before her, asking in a cold tone.

This Ye Yun, Sect Master of the Dragon God Sect, had died and returned to life, and was shrouded in mystery. Over the past hundred thousand years, he had actually managed to become someone who could rival her.

Such Cultivation talent was truly rare in the world.

If she weren’t in such a hurry to return, she truly would have wanted to bring Ye Yun back to the Ancient Clan.

”Didn’t the Ancient Beast die?”

Ye Yun’s gaze shifted. He looked at the colossal entity beneath his feet, resembling a giant turtle.

Even now, this Ancient Star Tomb, which looked like a giant turtle, was still an inanimate object.

Yet, for some unknown reason, it was able to move its enormous body freely through the Yao Guang Galaxy.

”The Ancient Beast is indeed dead. However, my Ancient Clan possesses a Divine Skill, the Primordial Reversing Technique. After absorbing a large amount of cultivation base and vital energy from the Divine Soil Spirit, the Ancient Beast was automatically activated. It can then travel upstream in the Yao Guang Galaxy, break through the barrier between the two realms, and thus return to the homeland of my Ancient Clan...”

The Goddess of Ancient slowly explained.

”Hmm,” Ye Yun nodded silently.

The Divine Techniques of the Ancient Clan were truly unconventional, greatly broadening his horizons.

Ye Yun extended his hand and retrieved the crystallized Black Dragon.

”This Black Dragon has cultivated your Ancient Life Technique and is now crystallized. Is it possible to reverse the process?”

Ye Yun asked.