[Ye Yu gazed at Bai Miao Leng for a long while, seeing that she wasn’t joking.]
[So, he patiently explained, “Wife, your idea is a bit naïve.”]
[“No one can possess the entire human realm. You rarely venture outside; you don’t know how vast this world is or how powerful its strongest cultivators are!”]
[“Let’s focus on cultivation first, shall we?”]
[In Ye Yu’s mind, Bai Miao Leng’s usual haunt was the Bai family’s Dao Enlightenment Pavilion.]
[She’d almost never left the Bai family estate.]
[So her unrealistic ambitions were understandable.]
[Bai Miao Leng suddenly chuckled, “Husband, just pretend I’m joking.”]
[“But if that day ever comes, will you help me?”]
[Ye Yu’s brows furrowed slightly.]
[Bai Miao Leng seemed very different today.]
[Gone was her usual gentle demeanor—she seemed like an entirely different person.]
[Could it be… was she possessed?]
[Ye Yu took Bai Miao Leng’s right hand, using his spiritual sense to examine her carefully.]
[He found her soul to be stable.]
[There was no sign of possession.]
[Then why was she saying such strange things today?]
[Bai Miao Leng showed no resistance to Ye Yu’s touch.]
[Her smile grew even more pronounced.]
[“Husband, how about we have an honest talk?”]
[“First, let’s talk about you. The Rebirth Sacrifice Technique—it should be in your possession, right?”]
[Hearing this…]
[Ye Yu’s expression changed dramatically.]
[The Rebirth Sacrifice Technique was the forbidden technique that the previous sect master of Yellow Springs View, Ma Jintian, had risked his life to acquire.]
[How did Bai Miao Leng know about it?]
[Ye Yu was instantly curious.]
[Bai Miao Leng then began explaining the origin of this forbidden technique.]
[The Rebirth Sacrifice Technique, also known as the Death Warrior Technique…]
[Was created by a renowned Dao Integration Realm cultivator named Shi Tengyu.]
[His intention was to quickly cultivate a group of powerful death warriors.]
[However, the technique came at the cost of drastically shortened lifespans and gender reversal.]
[Hence the name “Rebirth Sacrifice Technique.”]
[Initially, the technique allowed Shi Tengyu to produce hundreds of peak Nascent Soul cultivators in a short time.]
[Although their levels weren’t high, their numbers alone made them a formidable force.]
[These death warriors accomplished many tasks for Shi Tengyu…]
[Sweeping through countless enemies.]
[But the good times didn’t last. The death warriors soon became unable to bear the physical transformations, leading some to commit suicide while others fled.]
[Once word of this spread…]
[Everyone deemed Shi Tengyu’s technique too insidious.]
[He was widely condemned.]
[A sage from the Northern Wilderness Continent even dispatched a powerful cultivator to imprison Shi Tengyu…]
[And declared the technique forbidden, prohibiting anyone from practicing it.]
[But human greed knows no bounds.]
[Who wouldn’t covet a technique capable of mass-producing peak Nascent Soul cultivators?]
[People only refrained out of respect for the sage’s authority.]
[However, unexpectedly…]
[Thousands of years later, the Bai family discovered the Rebirth Sacrifice Technique in the possession of another family.]
[Bai Miao Leng herself had reviewed it back then, finding its potential limited, and thus ordered an Elder of Worship to destroy it.]
[Yet, the Elder harbored other intentions and, instead of destroying it, buried it for safekeeping, planning to retrieve it when the situation calmed down for future use.]
[This scene was witnessed by Ma Jintian, the sect master of Yellow Springs View, and a wandering cultivator.]
[Both mistook it for a treasure.]
[After the Elder left, they seized the opportunity to unearth it.]
[The commotion was significant…]
[Bai Miao Leng became aware of the incident.]
[She immediately led people to the scene.]
[But by the time she arrived, Ma Jintian had already killed his opponent, obtained the forbidden technique, and departed.]
[Unable to locate him, Bai Miao Leng had to abandon the search.]
[However, a few years later, something intriguing happened.]
[Jiao Mandao, the sect master of Jade Void Hall, suddenly left the sect with his son, spending years wandering across the Northern Wilderness Continent, neglecting sect affairs.]
[This odd behavior caught Bai Miao Leng’s attention.]
[So she investigated in secret.]
[Upon discovering that Jiao Mandao had inquired at Jade Void Hall about ways to reverse gender transformation…]
[And considering the comments he and his son, Jiao Feikuang, made upon finding Ye Yu…]
[Bai Miao Leng was almost certain that Ye Yu had taken the Rebirth Sacrifice Technique.]
[After hearing this, Ye Yu was astonished. Such a terrifying level of deduction—was this truly the wife he remembered?]
[Bai Miao Leng raised her hand, laughing softly, “From the first time I met you, I was very interested in you. You have secrets, don’t you?”]
[Ye Yu remained silent, though his expression turned grave.]
[Could she have guessed that he could practice forbidden techniques without suffering backlash?]
[Bai Miao Leng looked at him for a moment and then said softly, “Backlash from forbidden techniques cannot be nullified.”]
[“Everyone knows that.”]
[“So, you haven’t actually practiced any forbidden techniques.”]
[“The real reason you’ve been collecting them over the years is that you possess some kind of secret technique that absorbs their backlash.”]
[“And Jiao Feikuang, Jiao Mandao’s son, became a woman because of that technique, didn’t he?”]
[“Am I right, husband?”]
[Ye Yu raised an eyebrow slightly.]
[“A secret technique,” he thought to himself, “is actually a reasonable explanation.”]
[Considering Bai Miao Leng’s meticulous mind and her thorough deductions, there was no point in denying it further.]
[It was better to let her believe she was correct.]
[Ye Yu neither confirmed nor denied.]
[Instead, he responded coldly, “So, from the very beginning, you knew everything about me before I even joined the Bai family?”]
[“Or rather, inviting me to join the Bai family was also your plan?”]
[Bai Miao Leng laughed, “Husband, you’re so clever.”]
[“But let’s remember, tonight is an honest talk. You’re not allowed to get angry. I’ll tell you everything.”]
[“I swear.”]
[Bai Miao Leng raised three fingers solemnly.]
[Seeing this, Ye Yu said again, “Answer my question first.”]
[Bai Miao Leng acknowledged directly.]
[“Yes, that’s right. It was my arrangement to have you join the Bai family.”]
[“At first, I was just very interested in you.”]
[“But after all these years together…”]
[“I’ve truly come to cherish our time together.”]
[“And you’re so handsome.”]
[“We’re a match made in heaven.”]
[“I want nothing more than to be with you forever and ever.”]
[“Husband, I know you want to collect all the forbidden techniques in existence. I can fulfill that wish for you.”]
[“When I take over the entire human realm…”]
[“All the forbidden techniques will be yours, as long as it makes you happy!”]
[Ye Yu felt deeply puzzled. Why was she so fixated on conquering the human realm?]
[“What exactly are you trying to do?”]
[“Because… it’s my mission.”]
[As she spoke, Bai Miao Leng’s eyes turned pitch black, like an endless abyss!]