Chapter 654 - 649: Sky-piercing Array?

After hearing Li Yanyan’s question, the National Master spoke these words and followed them towards the Main House.

Xie Pan’Er, the Emperor, and the National Master arrived one after another in front of the Main House.

They nodded to each other and all turned their gaze towards the house.

With a CREAK, the Main House door opened, and the white-haired Island Master Yun emerged from inside. For a moment, everyone could only stare with widened eyes.

"Old... Old Island Master Yun, your... your hair..."

The Emperor was the first to lose his composure.

Anxious, Xie Pan’Er strained her neck to peek inside and asked, "Where’s Suisui?"

"She’s still asleep! Let’s move to the Flower Hall to talk. Let’s not disturb her."

Xie Pan’Er said, "Oh!" Then, pointing to Island Master Yun’s hair, she asked, "Why did your hair turn completely white overnight?"

Island Master Yun waved his hand and chuckled. "I’m already in my seventies. Isn’t it normal for me to have white hair?"

"But... but yesterday you..."

"Let’s not talk about my hair. You came to find me, so you must have something to discuss. This way to the Flower Hall, please."

Island Master Yun led the Emperor, the National Master, and the others to the Flower Hall.

"Congratulations, Old Island Master, on your family reunion."

Old Island Master Yun chuckled, unconsciously stroking his white beard.

"Reuniting with my grandson is indeed cause for celebration. However, my precious daughter still hasn’t sent any word and is unwilling to return home. That’s what truly troubles this old man."

"Miss Yun is unwilling to return home because the time is not yet right. When the time comes, Old Island Master, you will surely be reunited with your daughter!"

"Reunited with my daughter!"

Old Island Master Yun murmured, "Will I live to see that day?"

The National Master fell silent.

Old Island Master Yun’s immense Power was already gone, and his days were likely numbered. With Lady Ji so far away in the capital of Great Han Country in the Central Plains, how could she possibly arrive here in such a short time?

"Elder Yun, if I may be so bold, your immense Power..."

The National Master paused for a moment but finally voiced his question.

"Did you forcibly transfer all of your Cultivation into that little girl’s body?"

Xie Pan’Er’s eyes widened.

The Emperor was even more surprised, tightly grasping his folding fan, his face a mask of astonishment!

"Why would you do that? Suisui is still just a child!"

Old Island Master Yun laughed heartily.

"She is the child our Yun Family has awaited for hundreds of years. Since Heaven brought her here, this is all destiny. She is of my Yun Family’s bloodline, possesses such excellent innate talent, and as it happens, can bear my centuries of Power. It would be unjustifiable if I didn’t pass this Power on to her!"

"Cen... centuries of Power?"

The National Master and the Emperor looked at each other in shock. They simply couldn’t imagine where Old Island Master Yun’s centuries of Power originated.

"Are you wondering where my centuries of Power come from?"

The Emperor, the National Master, and Xie Pan’Er nodded simultaneously.

"The answer to that question is simple. Have you heard of a Witch?"

"A Witch?"

The Emperor’s heart skipped a beat.

The National Master’s brow furrowed deeply.

"That’s right! A Witch! The girl who came with you yesterday. She carries the aura of a Witch!"

"Princess Ata!" the Emperor murmured, looking at Old Island Master Yun. "You recognized her identity?"

"No! I recognized the Witch Power within her. Although it’s not very profound, she’s a good prospect. However, for some reason, there are traces indicating her Witch Power had completely dispersed and then been re-cultivated!"

"Dispersed all her Witch Power, only to re-cultivate it?"

The National Master and the Emperor were both inwardly astounded. Before they could say anything, Princess Ata’s voice came from outside.

"Old Island Master, you have keen eyes. That’s right, I did indeed once disperse all my Witch Power and later re-cultivated it!"

Upon hearing her words, everyone present couldn’t help but exchange glances.

This was especially true for National Master Feng Wushang; he hadn’t noticed Princess Ata’s condition at all.

"Young lady, you have great courage. In this world, to destroy a century of Power, obtained for nothing, solely by one’s own will—that requires immense fortitude."

"Compared to my life and the future of Nanjiang, what does a century of Power, obtained for nothing, even count for?"

"Indeed! So, it is truly like this. The inheritance of Witch Power can be cultivated and passed down. However, that is only if the previous Grand Witch has no selfish intentions and is willing to pass away peacefully. But if the Grand Witch is unwilling to pass away and seeks to achieve immortality through another, then the one who inherits this great Witch Power becomes merely their Marionette!"