Chapter 118: The Divine Illumination Scripture and the Magical Art of the Wedding Dress.

"Bang!"

Dongfang Bubai slammed his palm down on the table, shattering it instantly.

"It's Yao Yue!" Dongfang Bubai's eyes gleamed with coldness.

After his subordinates reported a beautiful woman in Huayin County, Dongfang Bubai suspected Ye Xiu might have been abducted by her.

Furthermore, based on Ye Xiu's diary entries, Dongfang Bubai speculated that the woman might be Yao Yue of the Yihua Palace. Just

as Dongfang Bubai was about to arrive at the Yihua Palace, Ye Xiu's diary entry was updated, specifically mentioning that he had been abducted by Yao Yue.

Dongfang Bubai decided to head to the Yihua Palace immediately!

No matter what, she would retrieve Ye Xiu.

As for the strength of Yao Yue, Lian Xing, and even the Yihua Palace itself, Dongfang Bubai was unfazed.

She hadn't heard of Yao Yue, the Grand Master of Yihua Palace, achieving Grand Master status.

As long as Yao Yue wasn't a Grand Master, Dongfang Bubai wouldn't be intimidated.

As for whether there were any hidden Grandmasters within Yihua Palace—

a fact Dongfang Bubai wasn't particularly concerned about either.

Yihua Palace had experienced unrest long ago, seemingly losing its entire lineage and nearly extinguishing its legacy. It was Yaoyue and Lianxing who rebuilt the palace and transformed it into its present state.

Therefore, Yihua Palace likely had no hidden Grandmasters.

As long as there were no Grandmasters, Dongfang Bubai wouldn't harbor any concerns about the palace.

Of course, the most important point was the approaching time for the next monthly reward from the diary.

Even if Dongfang Bubai couldn't reclaim Ye Xiu from Yihua Palace right now, if she received the monthly reward from the diary, she would most likely reach Grandmaster status. At that point, even if she broke into Yihua Palace and reclaimed Ye Xiu, her

chances of achieving it would be virtually certain. Compared to Dongfang Bubai, who immediately took action after reading the diary,

Ning Zhongze and Yue Lingshan on Mount Hua were completely powerless.

The Huashan Sect itself was reduced to a handful of members, and even their apparent fighting strength was only Yue Buqun, who had castrated himself to practice swordsmanship.

How could Huashan compare to the Yihua Palace? How could Yue Buqun compare to Yao Yue Lianxing?

If they went to demand his release, if the Yihua Palace betrayed even the slightest hint of ill will, the Huashan Sect would likely suffer a devastating blow.

"Mother, Senior Brother Ye is at the Yihua Palace now. Should we rescue him?" Yue Lingshan asked Ning Zhongze, trying to get his advice.

"Shan'er, we at Huashan can't afford to provoke the Yihua Palace in our current situation," Ning Zhongze said weakly.

"But Senior Brother Ye has been captured by Yue from the Yihua Palace. He might be waiting for us to rescue him right now," Yue Lingshan couldn't help but ask.

"...Shan'er, do you think Xiu'er really needs our help? What can we do with our current strength?" Ning Zhongze shook his head helplessly.

"...But Senior Brother Ye was taken away by Yao Yue—"

"Don't worry, if nothing unexpected happens, Yao Yue should be the owner of the diary, just like us. With this magical diary, Xiu'er won't be in danger. Besides, Xiu'er also wrote in the diary that he's not in danger right now," Ning Zhongze reassured Yue Lingshan.

Yue Lingshan couldn't help but pout, complaining unhappily, "Why is Yao Yue also the owner of the diary? How many other people are in possession of Senior Brother Ye's diary?"

Hearing Yue Lingshan's words, Ning Zhongze couldn't help but sigh. How could she know how many people might have Ye Xiu's diary?

However, based on the clues she had discovered while reading the diary, it was clear that there were actually quite a few people in possession of Ye Xiu's diary.

At least besides her and Yue Lingshan, there were also Dongfang Bubai, Huang Rong, and the recently revealed Yao Yue. Beyond that, she wasn't quite sure.

"Mom, I want to go to Yihua Palace. I know I'm weak, but I don't intend to provoke them. I just want to check out the situation, to see how Senior Brother Ye is doing." Yue Lingshan looked at Ning Zhongze, a hint of longing in her eyes.

"Yihua Palace is still too dangerous. Yihua Palace itself is both good and evil. They've taken Xiu'er away this time, and who knows what they'll do. If you go, you might even be in danger." Ning Zhongze shook his head.

Yue Lingshan couldn't help but pout, her face sulking with frustration.

"How about this? I'll go to Yihua Palace," Ning Zhongze suddenly said.

"Huh? But Mom, if you go, you'll be in danger too," Yue Lingshan said quickly.

"Don't worry, Shan'er. Mom has been roaming the martial arts world for so many years, and I've seen a bit of the world. I know how to deal with some situations. And, if nothing unexpected happens, Dongfang Bubai will probably be heading to Yihua Palace too. I'll meet up with her then, and she'll probably protect me for Xiu'er's sake," Ning Zhongze said with a smile.

"But Dongfang Bubai is the leader of the Demonic Cult after all—"

"Alright, it's decided,"

Ning Zhongze said decisively.

...

"Dad, Dad, we don't have to go to Huashan. Let's go to Xiuyu Valley." Huang Rong saw Ye Xiu's newly written diary. Although the contents didn't make her feel happy, at least the update meant that Ye Xiu was safe. So Huang Rong decided to go to Yihua Palace to find Ye Xiu.

As for going to Peach Blossom Island with her father, Huang Yaoshi? Huang Rong didn't want to go back at all.

Previously, Huang Rong was furious because Dongfang Bubai had directly attacked Ye Xiu, so she ran away. Later, she was taken to Peach Blossom Island by her father.

However, during these days apart from Ye Xiu, Huang Rong's longing for him grew stronger and she couldn't wait to see him.

"Xiuyu Valley?" Huang Yaoshi couldn't help but frown.

Even though Huang Yaoshi's Peach Blossom Island was within the territory of the Great Song Dynasty, he had heard of places like Xiuyu Valley.

The beautiful Zhang Sanniang, deep in the palace, invites the moonlight. Huang Yaoshi had heard this statement many times. However, in recent years, Yaoyue had spent most of her time residing in Yihua Palace in Xiuyu Valley, and sightings of her had become rare. Furthermore, Zhang Sanniang had also gone into seclusion after Yan Nantian's disappearance. Consequently, this statement had gradually been forgotten.

Besides Yaoyue's stunning beauty, her martial arts skills were renowned in the

martial arts world. Although Huang Yaoshi had never clashed with her, he knew from rumors that her skills were likely no less impressive than his own.

Huang Yaoshi considered the Xiuyu Valley safe, but with his daughter in tow, he was less inclined to go.

"Dad, I'm going to Xiuyu Valley. Brother Xiu is there right now. I'm going to find him," Huang Rong said resolutely.

Huang Yaoshi, observing this expression, felt a headache coming on.

He also wondered how Huang Rong had known Ye Xiu was in the valley.

Huang Rong had suddenly announced Ye Xiu's disappearance and was heading to Mount Huashan to look for him. Now, she'd suddenly claimed Ye Xiu was in Xiuyu Valley, and throughout this entire time, Huang Rong had barely left his sight. So, where on earth had Huang Rong gotten this news about Ye Xiu?

"Dad—" Huang Rong clutched Huang Yaoshi's arm with both hands, rocking it back and forth in a coquettish manner.

Once there was a time, there was a second. After the last compromise, Huang Yaoshi might not be indifferent this time, especially since Huang Rong was acting so coquettishly.

Huang Yaoshi had no choice but to change direction, leading Huang Rong towards the Yihua Palace in Xiuyu Valley.

...

"Finally, I'm writing in my diary again. I thought I was in some danger. I didn't expect to be captured by a woman." Lin Shiyin glanced at the new diary, a smile on her lips.

"Mom, you look so happy today." Long Xiaoyun swaggered back from outside. Seeing Lin Shiyin's smile as she sat in the pavilion, he ran over with a grin.

Hearing Long Xiaoyun's voice, Lin Shiyin didn't let up her smile. "Xiaoyun, you're back." "

Mom, you haven't told me what happy things happened today?" Long Xiaoyun asked with a smile.

"Nothing much, I just happened to hear some news about a friend," Lin Shiyin explained perfunctorily.

"News about a friend?" Long Xiaoyun frowned, and a person came to mind—Little Li Flying Dagger Li Xunhuan!

Long Xiaoyun had heard rumors that Li Xunhuan seemed to have a relationship with his mother, Lin Shiyin. This had caused a rift between Lin Shiyin and his father, Long Xiaoyun.

Recently, news of Li Xunhuan's return had spread, and he was heading towards Xingyun Manor.

Looking at his mother's joyful expression, Long Xiaoyun suspected that Lin Shiyin might have already heard about Li Xunhuan, which was why she was so happy.

"Li Xunhuan!" A hint of cruelty, anger, and murderous intent flashed in Long Xiaoyun's eyes.

"

It's so good that the diary writer is alright," Wang Yuyan breathed a sigh of relief, patting her chest and smiling.

"If someone could write in a diary like this, then he's probably not that simple. Naturally, he wouldn't be in trouble that easily," Mu Wanqing said calmly and coldly.

"That's not necessarily true. After all, things are unpredictable. Just like before, we couldn't imagine that a grown man like him would be raped by a woman, and this time, abducted by a woman." Ah Zhu said, a hint of smile in her eyes.

Ah Zhu eventually ran to Mantuo Villa and discovered that Wang Yuyan, like herself, was the owner of the diary. Only then did they begin to recognize each other.

Honestly, Ah Zhu was overjoyed to have Wang Yuyan as her sister.

Ah Zhu had always wanted to find her family. So finding Wang Yuyan, even though she was her half-sister, was a source of joy to her.

Mu Wanqing's attitude towards Ah Zhu seemed similar to her attitude towards Wang Yuyan, maintaining a cold demeanor from beginning to end.

However, her aloofness, when contrasted with Ah Zhu's lively and boisterous personality, often left her feeling unprepared.

Whenever this happened, Mu Wanqing felt the urge to shoot Ah Zhu with her hidden arrow.

...

The others were equally delighted by the diary's new updates.

Even if they didn't receive any tangible benefits from it, being able to read its contents still allowed them to occasionally glean some useful or insignificant information. The useful ones, of course, but the useless ones were still fun to pass the time.

...

In Yihua Palace, Ye Zheng was bored.

After all, this was Yihua Palace, and Ye Xiu wasn't familiar with it. He didn't know where to go, so it wasn't easy to wander around.

Furthermore, the people in Yihua Palace simply wouldn't talk to him. The few times Ye Xiu tried to speak to a woman, she instantly paled with fear, making him wonder if he was just too ugly, too scary, or something else.

However, these people would still grant Ye Xiu's small requests.

For example, right now.

Ye Xiu sat bored by the lake, fishing with a fishing rod in hand.

The rod was a gift from Yihua Palace. It was of excellent quality. Though made of bamboo, it felt incredibly smooth in his hand, like grasping a piece of warm jade.

However, Ye Xiu's fishing skills were, well, average. After a long while, he couldn't catch much.

Just as Ye Xiu was bored, Yao Yue appeared before him again.

Dressed in a white robe exuding elegance, she stood quietly by the lake, gazing at Ye Xiu calmly.

"Palace Master Yao Yue? Greetings." Ye Xiu quickly set down his fishing rod.

"Yes," Yao Yue nodded slightly, her face expressionless. "I want the Divine Illumination Sutra. If you have any requests, feel free to ask!"

Upon hearing the words "Divine Illumination Sutra," Ye Xiu immediately thought of Lian Xing.

Lian Xing's limbs were twisted and deformed, making them difficult to heal with standard methods. However, the Divine Illumination Sutra proved quite effective in healing. Yao Yue knew about the Divine Illumination Scripture and asked for it, probably because of Lian Xing.

"Since Palace Master Yao Yue needs the Divine Illumination Scripture, I'll just write it down and give it to you."

"Hmph! Do you think I'm a robber?" Yao Yue snorted.

"No, no. It's just—" Ye Xiu felt helpless. Couldn't he just give it away?

"Gold, silver, jewelry, divine weapons, elixirs, whatever you want, I'll give it to you. If you want to trade martial arts, I'll give you Hunyuan Qi and Jiayi Magical Skill. However, the last level of Hunyuan Qi

and Jiayi Magical Skill has been lost, and these two martial arts cannot break through to the Grandmaster level." Yao Yue said in a cold tone. Ye Xiu hadn't expected Yao Yue to be so generous, even offering martial arts like Hunyuan Qi and Jiayi Magical Skill, and even admitting that the last level of these two martial arts was missing.

However, Ye Xiu actually had no shortage of gold, silver, jewelry, divine weapons, or martial arts manuals.

Gold, silver, and jewelry—the treasures of Emperor Liang Yuan were still hidden outside Jingzhou City. Divine weapons, truly exceptional ones—the Yihua Palace might not possess them, and even if they did, they wouldn't necessarily be given to him. As for sharp weapons, the sword Dongfang Bubai once gifted Ye Xiu was a very fine one.

As for martial arts manuals,

Ye Xiu felt he had no shortage of them.

Not to mention the Huashan Sect's own heritage, which was just so-so, the Blood Blade Sutra was quite remarkable, a master-level secret technique. The Wind God Leg could even be cultivated to the Grand Master level, surpassing even the last remaining level of Hunyuan Zhenqi and the Wedding Clothes Divine Art. Not to mention the Shenzhao Sutra, which, while unable to reach the Grand Master level, possessed miraculous healing properties.

Ye Xiu truly had everything.

In fact, thanks to the diary cheat, Ye Xiu truly didn't care about anything else.

Even martial arts he'd cultivated himself, Ye Xiu didn't mind passing them on.

After all, the same martial art, in the hands of different people, could produce two completely different effects.

Thanks to the diary's blessing, Ye Xiu's internal cultivation level increased by a monthly amount each day, with additional rewards for each full month.

So, even if someone shared a martial art with Ye Xiu, and the other person painstakingly practiced for a month to finally reach the entry level,

Ye Xiu's cheat instantly boosted his skills to the entry level in just one day.

The other person was bound to fall further and further behind Ye Xiu. Unless someone possessed the same cheat as Ye Xiu, it would be impossible for anyone to catch up.

"Then, let's trade for the Wedding Dress Divine Art," Ye Xiu thought. Since there was no other option, he simply chose the Wedding Dress Divine Art.

In Ye Xiu's memory, there seemed to be two different versions of the Wedding Dress Divine Art.

The first was the well-known Yan Nantian, who practiced the same martial art.

The Wedding Dress Divine Art cultivates a powerful and intense Qi, causing pain to the practitioner. The deeper the practice, the greater the pain. This was unless one abandoned the martial art after reaching a certain level and began practicing the Wedding Dress Divine Art anew.

This is how Yan Nantian cultivated the Wedding Dress Divine Art to perfection.

Ye Xiu thought of another version of the Wedding Dress Divine Art, the ruthless Jiang Yuyan with the air bangs.

Jiang Yuyan obtained the final level of the Wedding Dress Divine Art, "Yi Hua Jie Mu," from the Liu Ren Divine Sieve, allowing her to absorb another person's true energy and transform it into her own, almost identical to the Bei Ming Divine Art.

So, which version of the Wedding Dress Divine Art was Yao Yue referring to?

If it was Yan Nantian's version, it would be quite good. But if it was Jiang Yuyan's version, when it came to the final level of the Wedding Dress Divine Art, "Yi Hua Jie Mu," it would be a complete failure—a pitfall.

Ye Xiu suspected the Wedding Dress Divine Art Yao Yue was referring to might be the second version. Whether it was or not would be a matter of fact. He would have to wait and see when he got it.

Ye Xiu wrote down the Divine Illumination Sutra and handed it to Yao Yue. After receiving it, Yao Yue also tossed a book onto the table in front of Ye Xiu. Inscribed on the book were four large characters: "Wedding Dress Divine Art."

After receiving the Divine Illumination Sutra, Yao Yue turned and left without even stopping.

This straightforward behavior made Ye Xiu think that Yao Yue might have brought him here just for the Divine Illumination Sutra!

Ye Xiu felt helpless and a little innocent. He had just obtained the Divine Illumination Sutra, and the Yihua Palace knew about it and directly arrested him.

If you want the Divine Illumination Sutra, just tell me directly. If you tell me, I will give it to you directly. Is there any need for kidnapping?