Chapter 941: Inkstream Mind-Splitting Art

No matter how powerful a person is, they all have a soft side.

In the past, when Ji Qingyun died, Yue Mengli's heart was as dead as ashes.

If she hadn't met Ye Yuan, she might have silently died in the Boundless Border.

But an encounter gave her the motivation to live on.

That was also why she could hold on until now.

Without Ye Yuan, even with the Green Spirit Heart-Melting Liquid, Yue Mengli would never have survived to this day.

"After all these years, you must have studied the Inkstream Mind-Splitting Art extensively, right?" Ye Yuan asked.

The Inkstream Mind-Splitting Art was the technique for splitting the soul that Ye Yuan had taught Yue Mengli back then.

Yue Mengli nodded slightly. Over the past ten years, she had basically given up on cultivation, her realm stagnating. In her spare time, she delved into the Inkstream Mind-Splitting Art.

"This art is extremely profound. It can actually split the soul into two, each growing independently—it's simply incredible! I've studied it for ten years, yet there are still many places I don't understand," Yue Mengli said.

Yue Mengli was naturally intelligent, but penetrating this soul secret art was no easy task.

Ye Yuan smiled and said, "The Inkstream Mind-Splitting Art came from an ancient classic I obtained—it's an ancient divine secret art! Unfortunately, that ancient classic was only a fragment, and this soul secret art was largely incomplete. So cultivating it carries great risk. That's why, when I gave it to you back then, I repeatedly urged you not to practice it. If things go wrong, you could end up with your soul utterly destroyed."

Yue Mengli showed a look of sudden understanding and said, "So that's it! No wonder the more I studied it, the more obscure and hard to grasp it felt."

"Actually, when I first obtained this secret art, I also planned to cultivate it. But before that, I had to find a way to complete it. Unfortunately, before I could start, my clan was wiped out," Ye Yuan sighed.

Yue Mengli's body stiffened upon hearing this. Although Ye Yuan spoke calmly, the impact of that incident on a peak Alchemy Emperor must have been devastating!

She could feel the heavy burden Ye Yuan carried.

Her eyes moistened slightly, and she said softly, "Ye Yuan, I hope I can bear the weight with you!"

Ye Yuan gently wiped away her tears and said with a faint smile, "I never thought of entrusting this matter to anyone else, but... you are an exception. One day, I, Ye Yuan, will surely take you to the peak and charge into the supreme divine path!"

Yue Mengli was deeply moved and nodded repeatedly.

"But this secret art is incomplete. How should I cultivate it?" Yue Mengli asked in confusion.

Ye Yuan smiled and said, "Before I met you, this secret art lay dormant in my memory; I never recalled it. But after meeting you, I began to work on completing it."

Yue Mengli said in astonishment, "You... you really completed it? The Inkstream Mind-Splitting Art is an ancient divine secret art!"

Yue Mengli's surprise was written all over her face.

Over the past ten years, the thing she had done most was study the Inkstream Mind-Splitting Art. But faced with this incomplete technique, she could barely even understand it, let alone cultivate it.

Yet Ye Yuan, in just ten years, had restored an ancient divine secret art!

This... what monstrous talent was needed!

Divine techniques are all profoundly mysterious. Those with slightly inferior aptitude can't even get started.

Cultivating an incomplete secret art is geometrically more difficult, let alone completing the technique!

But Ye Yuan had actually completed it—how could she not be shocked?

"Heh, it's not as terrifying as you imagine. Although the Inkstream Mind-Splitting Art is an ancient divine technique, it only covers the part below the divine realm. With careful piecing together, it can still be restored," Ye Yuan said calmly.

Yue Mengli looked at Ye Yuan with admiration and exclaimed, "Master is truly a genius! This alone would shake the Divine Realm!"

Ye Yuan spoke lightly, but Yue Mengli was no naive little girl.

Though not arrogant, she was quite confident in her own aptitude.

If not for the soul tear caused by triggering her spiritual body, she would surely have entered the Daoxuan realm by now.

She had spent ten years but couldn't even understand the Inkstream Mind-Splitting Art. Yet Ye Yuan, in ten years, had completely restored it.

The gap between them could not be measured in the slightest.

But the more so, the prouder Yue Mengli felt.

This was her revered Lord Qingyunzi; completing the technique was the most normal thing.

So much so that she unconsciously used honorifics when speaking.

Ye Yuan smiled and said, "Alright, now I'll explain this technique to you in detail. Even after completion, cultivating the Inkstream Mind-Splitting Art is still very dangerous. Splitting the soul is something even the Ten Great Divine Kings would not dare attempt lightly."

Yue Mengli nodded and began to focus, listening carefully to Ye Yuan's explanation.

...

While Ye Yuan and Yue Mengli were in seclusion, Moonlight City was in complete chaos.

The cause was a new rule the Yue family had added to the Moonlight Grand Competition: the winner of the competition would compete with Ye Yuan for the sole spot!

Instantly, the entire Moonlight City exploded.

"Who the hell is Ye Yuan? Why does he get such preferential treatment?"

"Among the geniuses who came to Moonlight City this time, the truly formidable ones are just a few. I've never heard of a Ye Yuan. I wonder where this guy popped up from."

"Find out! We must find out who this Ye Yuan is! Drag him out, and I swear I won't beat him to death!"

The whole Moonlight City was in an uproar, with all kinds of messy information flying around.

Some said Ye Yuan was the closed-door disciple of some great power, already at the Daoxuan realm, incredibly strong.

Some said Ye Yuan was a distant relative of the Yue family, and because he had been betrothed to Yue Mengli since childhood, the Yue family was forced to set this rule.

In short, rumors of all kinds were flying everywhere. But without exception, this never-before-seen Ye Yuan was a peerless genius with explosive combat power!

Daring to face the winner alone—this guy had to be formidable!

Drunken Dream Pavilion, the top tavern in Moonlight City, was famous for its Falling Moon Flying Blossom wine.

At that moment, three young men were drinking on the top floor. Each of them had an extraordinary bearing, clearly top-tier experts.

"Heh, a rookie who just broke through to the Formless realm is going to compete with the winner? Is Yue Jianqiu out of his mind?" said one young man.

"Jiang Yancai, whether it's against that rookie or not, you have no hope! Yue Mengli is mine, Bai Han's!" said the young man who called himself Bai Han.

"Anyone can brag. If you've got the guts, let's see on the arena! I'd really like to see your Cold Moon Clear Autumn, Bai Han!" Jiang Yancai sneered.

"Don't worry, you'll see it," Bai Han said without backing down.

"Alright, stop arguing! Each of us has our own trump cards; no one knows who will win until we step onto the arena. But I heard that Zhuo Bufan has also set his sights on the Bright Sun Moon Mirror qualification this time!"

At the mention of that name, both Jiang Yancai and Bai Han's expressions changed.