It turned out that when Ye Xing was born, Yun Ling had not yet been born.
At that time, rumors spread throughout the continent that the Heavenly Demon clan had exceptional talent and could cultivate to the Divine Venerate realm.
However, during that period, no Divine Venerate experts appeared from the Heavenly Demon clan.
It wasn't until Ye Xing's parents passed away and Ye Xing was born that the Heavenly Demon clan had a Divine Venerate expert, and he was born with exceptional talent and profound cultivation.
However, after Ye Xing's parents died, Ye Xing's mother, due to her frail health, passed away shortly after Ye Xing's birth. Ye Xing, also due to his weak constitution, soon followed.
Nevertheless, Ye Xing left behind a legacy for Ye Family Fortress and secretly assisted in the establishment of its branches.
Ye Feng and An Ying, two brothers, protected Ye Xing and Yun Ling from the shadows.
The existence of Ye Feng and An Ying made Ye Family Fortress a target, leading to them being pursued by various powers.
To prevent Ye Family Fortress from being harmed, Ye Xing sent them to Yun Ling's side to protect her safety.
Yun Ling was fully aware of everything happening with Ye Family Fortress.
Although Ye Xing was her contracted beast, he treated her as his mistress.
She could feel that Ye Xing held deep affection for Ye Family Fortress.
"Young Ye Xing is quite filial, sending you to protect me!" Yun Ling said with a gentle smile.
She naturally understood Ye Xing's intentions, but she didn't take it to heart.
After all, she didn't want Ye Xing to do too much for her; she couldn't bear the burden.
Ye Xing had already sacrificed enough for her, and she was already heavily indebted to him.
Ye Xing smiled at Yun Ling, feeling relieved, and said, "Mistress, rest assured, Ye Family Fortress has stabilized now!"
Yun Ling nodded and smiled, saying, "I've heard about your Ye Family Fortress; it has become a major power in the Eastern Yan Empire!"
"Mistress flatters us!" Ye Feng said humbly.
"In that case, you may withdraw for now. Once I have this matter settled, I will naturally pay a visit to Ye Family Fortress!" Yun Ling said, waving her hand with a smile.
"Yes! Your subordinate takes his leave!" Ye Feng replied, then leaped away, disappearing from the rooftop.
"Ye Family Fortress? I am looking forward to it!" Yun Ling looked up in the direction of Ye Family Fortress.
Yun Ling waved her hand, and a ball of fiery red light shot from her palm, transforming into a small flame ball that spun in her hand.
Looking at the flame ball in her hand, a smile curved Yun Ling's lips.
This fireball was condensed by her using fire elements.
Her current elemental attribute was ice, so she could now cast ice-elemental spells.
"Ye Xing, let me see your strength this time!" Yun Ling said with a slight upward tilt of her lips, a hint of excitement in her voice.
Her battle with Ye Xing and Yun Xiaoxiao had shown her that her current strength was still far from enough.
She would return to Ye Family Fortress sooner or later, so until she became powerful enough, she should not reveal her identity so easily.
"Mistress, your fire-elemental skill is so beautiful!" Ye Feng, who was beside her, exclaimed, admiring the fire-elemental attack spell in Yun Ling's hand.
Yun Ling heard him and looked at the fire-elemental attack spell in her hand, a slight smile on her lips as she said, "This is something I've just learned! Once I've mastered it, I can teach you this fire-elemental skill!"
"Thank you, Mistress!" Ye Feng said, immediately kneeling on the ground in gratitude.
Yun Ling looked at Ye Feng indifferently, saying no more.
"Mistress, your subordinate also has a cultivation technique here! This subordinate obtained it from some ancient texts. I believe this technique should be helpful to Mistress!" Ye Feng quickly produced a thick booklet and handed it to Yun Ling.
Yun Ling took the booklet and flipped through it, her expression changing to one of surprise.
This booklet was none other than the "Nameless Sword Technique" that her master had given her back then.
It had taken Ye Xing great effort and dedication to obtain this Nameless Sword Technique in the first place.
Yun Ling read a couple of pages and found that the technique was indeed very helpful, not only enhancing the power of sword moves but also increasing soul power.
Moreover, this technique had a special function: it could condense one's soul power into a tangible weapon, making attacks even more potent.
"This is..." Yun Ling was somewhat shocked by the introduction of this secret manual.
She never would have imagined that the "Nameless Sword Technique" would fall into Ye Feng's hands.
After all, this belonged to her master; how could it end up with someone else?
Seeing Yun Ling's reaction, Ye Feng immediately guessed her thoughts and quickly explained, "This secret manual was found in a perilous mountain range, left behind by a reclusive expert. At the time, we all believed it was a cultivation technique left by a Divine King level expert, which is why we acquired it. However, we didn't expect this manual to be the Nameless Sword Technique."
Hearing Ye Feng's explanation, Yun Ling finally understood.
No wonder this secret manual was considered a treasure; it truly was.
It seemed she had underestimated Ye Xing's strength and luck.
"Ye Feng, keep this manual. It is very important to you!" Yun Ling said, looking at Ye Feng.
Ye Feng quickly shook his head and refused, "Mistress, I merely wish to help you in some small way and do not require such a precious manual! Besides, with the formidable power of Ye Family Fortress, this manual is not needed!"
"Take it! This manual is of no use to me!" Yun Ling said resolutely to Ye Feng. "Furthermore, this was left to me by my master; how can I accept something from someone else!"
After speaking, Yun Ling looked at Ye Feng again and said, "Ye Feng, this manual is useful to me, and it is very important to me!"
Ye Feng looked at the young woman before him, her clear black eyes deep and captivating, radiating a mesmerizing glow.
"Yes! Thank you, Mistress!" Ye Feng quickly knelt respectfully on the ground, bowed, and said.
Yun Ling waved her hand slightly and said, "Alright, you two should leave now!"
"Yes!" Ye Feng responded, stood up, flashed, and disappeared from the rooftop.
Yun Ling watched Ye Feng leave, then shifted her gaze to her spatial ring, taking out a black token.
This black token belonged to Yun Aotian and was the only thing left to him by his ancestors.
This black token represented the supreme authority of the Yun family.
Yun Ling took out the token, lightly sliced her finger, and dripped blood onto it.
Immediately, a wondrous light surged from between Yun Ling's eyebrows and flew towards the black token, entering the layer of black light.
"Buzz!"
The black token in Yun Ling's hand suddenly erupted with a dazzling radiance, and a powerful aura burst forth from it.
A golden light shot out from the token and aimed directly at Yun Ling's head.
Yun Ling raised her head and saw a giant swastika-like shape appear above her head, slowly rotating.
"Buzz buzz buzz!" A buzzing sound suddenly echoed in Yun Ling's head, followed by a sharp pain that spread throughout her body, a tearing agony as if she were being ripped apart.
"Pfft!" Yun Ling spat out a mouthful of blood, her face turning as pale as paper.
Yun Ling felt as if her head were about to explode, and intense pain coursed through her entire body.
She gritted her teeth, enduring it, large beads of sweat appearing on her forehead, her face deathly pale, cold sweat drenching her clothes, her body trembling, a look of agony on her face.
This feeling was truly unbearable.