### Chapter 2: Deciphering the Diary, Black Silk is the Key!
The contents of the Eternal Emperor’s diary have been exposed!
Everyone instinctively widened their eyes, terrified of missing any crucial information.
Before anyone could react, the words on the screen updated once more.
Second Page of the Eternal Emperor’s Diary:
【Day One of Crossing Over!】
【Even if I don’t want to believe it, I have to accept the facts: my current identity is an outer disciple of the Xuanqing Sect in the South Region of Azure Prefecture, also known as Lin Feng.】
【My cultivation talent is pretty average!】
【I’ve got a piece of good news, and a piece of bad news.】
【The bad news is, there’s no system, no Grandpa Soul, I can only rely on myself.】
【The good news is, I’m immortal!】
【As long as I play it safe and don’t mess around, there’s still a lot I can achieve. After all, I have plenty of time, so what if my talent is lacking?】
【So, I’ve decided to just survive until the end of the world!】
【PS: Missing the Black Silk on the first day!】
This diary entry sent shockwaves through the entire cultivation world!
According to this page, the identity of the Eternal Emperor has finally been confirmed!
“An outer disciple of the Xuanqing Sect in the South Region of Azure Prefecture?”
“Who would’ve thought that the Eternal Emperor was once a disciple of such a third-rate sect?”
“Average talent? How did he even survive?”
“Wait, logically, back then, the Eternal Emperor’s cultivation wasn’t that high. How could he be immortal?”
In an instant, almost all eyes turned towards the direction of the Azure Prefecture’s South Region.
South Region, Xuanqing Sect.
Inside the sect, all disciples, including the sect master and the Supreme Elder, wore expressions of utter shock.
They were all completely confused!
No way, right? The Eternal Emperor was once their disciple? This can’t be a joke, can it?
But the evidence is undeniable! Looking at the words on the screen, sect master Yan Changkong’s eyes turned blank, his lips trembled!
He didn’t know whether to laugh or cry about this revelation!
At that moment, the Emperor’s diary updated again.
Third Page of the Eternal Emperor’s Diary:
【Time flies! In the blink of an eye, six months have passed!】
【After adapting, this place is actually quite interesting, albeit dangerous!】
【Hey! Finally broke through to the third level of Qi Refining, not bad!】
【However, I’m skipping the outer disciple competition; such stupid contests are pointless.】
【Got to stick to my development strategy, can’t waver!】
【As a crosser, I will stand at the peak of the world! By the way, missing the Black Silk!】
Fourth Page of the Eternal Emperor’s Diary:
【During my trials in the Yunluo Mountain Range…】
【A lot has happened lately, some of it downright cliché. Finally got time to jot it down.】
【On the tenth day of trials, by sheer coincidence, I met Ruo Yu!】
【I swear! Before heading to that ancient cave, I couldn’t tell she was cross-dressing as a guy.】
【Later, I found out she wore a magical mask that could alter her appearance, a rare treasure.】
【The dangers within the ancient cave exceeded our imagination.】
【I almost bit the dust!】
【Ruo Yu cast a forbidden technique and got heavily injured; after escaping, I had to find a hidden cave to treat her wounds.】
【Just then, when I stripped her down, I was stunned!】
And then the diary suddenly came to a halt.
At this moment in the Jade Pool Sacred Land.
On top of a towering peak piercing the clouds was a jade-green lake shimmering in the sunlight.
In the center of the lake, a snow-white lotus bloomed.
On the lotus, a stunning figure, bare-footed and sitting cross-legged, appeared. Her beauty was ethereal, her aura celestial, like a fairy stepping out of a painting.
But at that moment, the fairy displayed a hint of shock, adding a touch of earthly charm to her divine visage.
Coming back to her senses, she murmured softly, “It’s him! It’s really him, but… how could he be the Eternal Emperor?”
This person was indeed Ruo Yu mentioned in the diary.
But that was merely her alias; her real name is Que Ruyi.
Back then she was just a core disciple of the sacred land, venturing to the Yunluo Mountain Range to complete the Holy Maiden’s trial.
Now, Que Ruyi had become the current Holy Sovereign of the Jade Pool Sacred Land!
She was the uncompromising ruler.
In the entire cultivation world, she was a force to be reckoned with!
A nostalgic color flickered in Que Ruyi’s beautiful eyes, and her lips involuntarily curled into a smile.
For a moment, it felt as if the heavens and earth lost their color for her.
“That time really brings back memories!”
Que Ruyi chuckled, reminiscing, but suddenly, she seemed to recall something and her expression changed!
A flush crept up her cheeks.
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She panicked a bit: “That guy, he didn’t write everything in the diary, did he?”
As her words fell, her face turned as red as a sunset.
Yuan Ruoyu vaguely remembered how they had rested together in the cave for quite a long time.
Among those moments, there were some rather… intimate times…
—
Liyue Celestial Dynasty.
At this moment, high atop her imposing throne, the fearsome Empress Ye Qingge radiated an aura of authority.
Every move of hers was accompanied by an overwhelming majesty.
The Empress sat there, her gaze indifferent and icy, yet internally she mused:
“Always talking about just surviving until the end of the world!”
“This catchphrase sounds so much like him.”
“Could it really be you, you rascal? I finally found a clue about you…”
After a long contemplation, Ye Qingge suddenly looked enlightened, her eyes shining fiercely, and she commanded, “Someone! Come here!”
“Your Majesty!”
“Send the Xuan Bird Guard to the Azure Prefecture Xuanqing Sect immediately to investigate everything about the Eternal Emperor!”
“Understood!”
—
In a serene location far from the clamor of the world.
Boom!
A mountain suddenly exploded, a figure erupted from the rubble, wrapped in a shroud of black mist, appearing hazy.
Through the mist, a pair of pale purple eyes glimmered with alluring depth and malevolence.
The next moment, those eyes fixated on the direction of Azure Prefecture, icy killing intent surfacing as a cold voice declared:
“Eternal Emperor, I finally found your trace!”
“This time, let’s see how you escape!”
—
At this moment, the communication array of the Tianji Pavilion had already shut down.
The screen dimmed.
The unveiling of the Eternal Emperor’s diary had come to an end, and they could only wait for the next reveal in ten days.
This was a rule established by all factions.
Although only a few short diary entries were revealed this time, they contained plenty of valuable information.
How to decipher the contents of the Eternal Emperor’s diary was the crux of the matter.
In the following days, it seemed as if the entire cultivation world fell silent.
Whether it was sacred lands, sects, cultivation families, or loose cultivators, they had all quieted down.
Everyone was fully committed to unraveling the diary’s contents.
After all, whoever gets the upper hand first, gains the most significant advantage!
In one of the great halls of the Jade Pool Sacred Land, a group of elder figures, all with the air of immortals, held copies of the diary, shaking their heads as they read.
“Grass? Is that a type of plant?”
“Not that simple! Could it be some exotic celestial herb?”
“To say a crosser will stand at the peak of the world—what a bold claim! Could a crosser be some kind of powerful physique?”
“And what are this ‘golden finger’ and ‘system’ all about?”
“Who is ‘Grandpa Soul’ referring to?”
At this moment, Yuan Ruoyu entered the hall, and all the elders stopped to bow.
Yuan Ruoyu wore a stoic expression and asked, “Elders, have you made any progress in deciphering the diary?”
“This…”
The elders exchanged glances, their facial hair bristling, speechless.
Yuan Ruoyu didn’t mind and shifted her gaze to the Grand Elder.
Grand Elder Wei Yuan, a peak Great Ascension Period cultivator with exceptional talent, hesitated for a moment before shaking his head, saying:
“Holy Sovereign, the Eternal Emperor truly is mysterious. I’ve lived for twenty thousand years, and many of these terms, I’ve never even heard of.”
“But…”
As soon as Wei Yuan said this, all eyes turned toward him, awaiting his next words.
He steeled himself and announced, “I think the key to deciphering the diary lies in something he mentioned several times!”
“Black Silk!”
“Something that stays on the Emperor’s mind couldn’t possibly be ordinary. If we find this Black Silk, maybe the problem will resolve itself.”
Upon hearing this, Yuan Ruoyu froze for a moment, a hesitant look crossing her face.
After contemplating the big picture, she eventually said:
“Honestly, I once met the Eternal Emperor, and he hinted at this Black Silk!”
“What?!”
Wei Yuan exclaimed excitedly. “Holy Sovereign, do you know what it is?”
Yuan Ruoyu shook her head and replied softly: “He didn’t elaborate, and I didn’t ask.”
As she spoke, her gaze inadvertently drifted.
“I just remember, he looked at my feet with a rather strange expression and casually said…”
“The exact words were, ‘If only I had Black Silk, that would be perfect!’”
