The Eternal Night Death Wishing Mark was the main tool Shenwu Yanye used to maintain her iron grip over all the core members of the Eternal Night Divine Kingdom. Without it, considering how recklessly she governed the Kingdom and how horribly she treated its people, they would have fled from her rule long ago.
The low-level members were not bound by the Eternal Night Death Wishing Mark, but the world outside the Kingdom was far crueler than Shenwu Yanye herself, leaving them with no choice but to remain. As for those with high cultivation, they were bound by the curse.
In fact, many of the core members wanted nothing more than to leave, but they couldn't. They might not have been treated like slaves, or like the men inside the Kingdom who were considered less than human and stripped of all dignity, but these women still couldn't bear Shenwu Yanye's cruelty. She had massacred many of their companions and even their families over trivial matters. Not to mention, many of the men treated as slaves were their fathers, husbands, sons, and brothers.
Shenwu Youluan was also one of those who wanted to escape the Kingdom as far as she could, but she was completely helpless. There were two things preventing her. The first was the Eternal Night Death Wishing Mark, and the second was her daughter.
Now, staring at the pure sacred white light that was cleansing the curse, she could feel through her senses that the curse was being purged at a visible rate. At the same time, all her wounds and fatigue were gradually dispersing as if by magic.
Shock and astonishment beyond words rampaged within her heart, but Shenwu Youluan did not dare to speak or interrupt Yun Wuji. She only stared at the white light enveloping her as a name she had once read in ancient records echoed in her mind, a name that should not exist in this world, 'Light Profound Energy.'
"How do you feel?" After about an hour, Yun Wuji retracted his hand and asked, snapping her back to her senses.
"L-Light Profound Energy, is this the legendary Light Profound Energy?" Shenwu Youluan stood up, either from shock or perhaps because she felt little aversion toward him. She subconsciously reached out and grabbed his shoulders, asking, "How could you use it?!!"
At the same time, the question that had plagued her about why someone would go through such trouble to save and help her was finally answered.
Legends said that only a person with a Sacred Heart or Sacred Body, someone completely free from all evil, could cultivate Light Profound Energy. This man must have the heart of a saint. He could not bear to see her dying, so he helped her. When he touched her earlier, it must have been without any lewd or lustful intent as well. It all made perfect sense now.
'It is ridiculous how it always works perfectly well when you pull this stupid trick!' Hei Xiaolian, who had been observing everything, could not help but snicker.
'...' Li Suo watched the scene speechlessly, feeling a mix of emotions at how that Light Profound Energy was being used by someone to pick up girls.
"I was born with it," Yun Wuji answered with a soft smile. The white light had not yet dissipated around his body, making him appear holy and gentle. He gently removed her hands that were holding him and said, "I understand your reaction. While healing you, I sensed that you were afflicted with a cruel and sinister curse. You want me to help you remove it, right?"
Shenwu Youluan paused for a moment before answering, "Yes, I was inflicted by the Eternal Night Death Wishing Mark... I know this is too much to ask after you just saved and healed me, but please, can you help me get rid of it? I am willing to do anything to repay you!"
Just now, when he healed her, she had sensed that almost five percent of the curse had been cleansed in a single session. The Eternal Night Death Wishing Mark had been embedded deep within her flesh, bones, and vessels. It was so deeply rooted that even if she were to crush every part of her body, she would not be able to get rid of it. On the contrary, it would only trigger the curse. Seeing this scene made her, someone who had already resigned herself to her fate, feel hope.
"Eternal Night Death Wishing Mark? Your surname is also Shenwu. You are from the Eternal Night Divine Kingdom." Yun Wuji did not answer her request. Instead, he calmly stated, "Rumors say that Shenwu Yanye is a crazy woman who hates men to the core and has an obsession with loyalty. She forcefully placed the Eternal Night Death Wishing Mark in all the core members of the Kingdom. It seems the rumors are true."
"Shenwu Youluan. I have heard this name before. Given your strength, you must be that Shenwu Youluan, the second strongest person in the Eternal Night Divine Kingdom after Shenwu Yanye, correct?"
"Yes, I am," Shenwu Youluan said, calming her emotions and nodding slowly. She was not surprised by his deduction; even a stupid young master could have connected the dots.
"It must have been tough for you to serve a crazy woman like her," Yun Wuji said, looking at her with a gaze full of pity. He reached out and patted her head, much to her shock and surprise. Even more astonishing was that she felt no disgust or discomfort from his touch. On the contrary, she felt a strange sense of comfort and security.
"You don't have to give me anything. I hate seeing people being oppressed more than anything. Since I have already helped you, I will naturally see it through to the end," Yun Wuji said as he gently caressed her glossy, silky hair, speaking with a soft, comforting smile. Shenwu Youluan felt her heart skip a beat once again.
The comforting and gentle aura around him, combined with his peerless appearance, made her, a woman who thought her heart had long stopped beating, come back to life. She stared at him in a daze, her eyes fixed on his gentle smile and his lips. For a brief moment, a ridiculous thought flashed through her mind that startled her. She wanted to know how it would feel to kiss those lips.
'Your skin is really thick. Does the Limitless Agony Soul Mark mean anything to you?' Hei Xiaolian watched him bullshitting with a straight face, feeling that even though she had become shameless, she was still far from reaching Yun Wuji's level.
"To completely get rid of the curse, I will need to use my Light Profound Energy for an hour every day, which will take less than three weeks. If I do it for more than that, the curse will flare up," Yun Wuji said seriously as he withdrew the hand that had been caressing her.
"Less than three weeks? Is that true?!" Shenwu Youluan felt what he was saying was unbelievable. Removing the curse that had haunted her for over ten thousand years in just a mere three weeks was something she could not even imagine in her wildest dreams!
However, she was, after all, someone who had lived for tens of thousands of years, a whole generation older than even Shenwu Yanye. Despite her heart pounding with excitement, she tried to maintain her composure.
"Of course, I have no reason to lie to you," Yun Wuji said with a confident smile. "Light Profound Energy is the natural bane of all curses. If it weren't for the fact that I didn't want to alert the one who cast the curse on you, the process would have been much faster."
Of course, that was not entirely true. If he had wanted to, he could have gotten rid of the curse easily and without alerting Shenwu Yanye, but why would he?
"Thank you... Thank you so much!" Shenwu Youluan clenched her hands beneath her sleeves, struggling to hold back tears as she spoke with a cracked voice. She had never felt so grateful to anyone in her life. The despair and hopelessness that had haunted her for over half her existence... finally... finally, there was a chance to break free from it.
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"Big brother Wuji, you really are amazing! You actually helped me get rid of the Eternal Night Death Wishing Mark!" On another part of the Endless Fog, Shenwu Qing walked side by side with Yun Wuji, staring at his face. Her eyes glittered with adoration and admiration, and her tone was extremely cheerful.
Unlike with Shenwu Youluan, Yun Wuji immediately removed the curse from Shenwu Qing in one go, leaving her extremely amazed. Her admiration and fondness for him skyrocketed tremendously.
Judging from Shenwu Qing's attitude, Yun Wuji felt it would not be a problem to help her. He sensed that even if he did, she would not want to leave immediately and would likely try to stay with him as long as possible, unlike Shenwu Youluan, who had lived longer, had greater control over her emotions, and carried far more responsibilities and obligations.
The Heretic God Body did not cultivate Light Profound Energy, but Yun Wuji always stored a huge amount of it within the body in case of emergencies. He had used it this time to help Shenwu Qing.
"Big brother?" Yun Wuji tilted his head and stared at her, his expression growing strange. He was fairly certain that the woman before him was close to one thousand years old, while he was only a little over three hundred. It felt odd being called older brother by someone three times his age.
Still, looking at the cheerful and beautiful smile on Shenwu Qing's face, he did not try to correct her. Age is a sensitive topic for all women, and sometimes even for men. He was content just seeing her in such a bright mood. It was far better than the gloomy disposition she had carried in the past.
Yun Wuji helped these two women because they were beautiful, and he lusted after them. That much was clear to him and to Hei Xiaolian, Helian Lingzhu, and Li Suo. Yet he did not feel ashamed for it. He had never been a hypocrite or tried to lie to himself. He liked beautiful women, and if he saw one he was drawn to, he would do everything to make her fall in love with him, aside from forcing her, of course.
This became even more apparent after he had lived in the Eternal Heaven Divine Realm for over three hundred years. After becoming the one and only Emperor of the Primal Chaos, he grew less and less restrained by rules or norms. If he wanted something or someone, he could simply take it, and if anyone tried to stop him, he would just slap them to death.
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