Chapter 1668: Jiang Qing'e's Identity

When the Pill Saint's soft words echoed through the dilapidated courtyard, Li Luo felt a chill run through his entire body. A look of shock was plastered on his handsome face.

The light resonance wasn't simply within Sister Qing'e's body. Rather, she

was

the Quasi Tenth-grade light resonance? She wasn't a living creature, but a transformation of a resonance?

This information was too shocking even for someone as calm and collected as him. However, after a short while, he hurriedly turned to look at Jiang Qing'e. If he was this affected, she would be even more so. He was afraid she wouldn't handle it well.

However, he noticed that even though she was a little dazed, she hadn't lost control as he had expected.

"Sister Qing'e!" Li Luo stretched his hand out and tightly gripped her slender fingers. Her petite hand was cold; it was clear her heart was not as calm as he had imagined.

Jiang Qing'e's thick eyelashes fluttered slightly as she looked at Li Luo with trembling lips, unsure of what to say. The Pill Saint's words had truly stirred a storm within her—one powerful enough to shatter the composure of someone usually so steadfast.

Li Luo felt a deep sense of distress upon seeing her like this. He stretched his arms out and tightly embraced her. Then he took a deep breath and whispered into her ear, "Jiang Qing'e, no matter who you are, there will always be one inviolable and unchangeable fact. You are my, Li Luo's, wife! You're also the Matriarch of House Luolan! You're Li Taixuan and Tan Tailan's precious daughter!"

Those words were capable of calming the turbulent waves crashing in her heart, and she gradually returned to normal. At the very least, her golden eyes regained their usual sense of tranquility. Instead of struggling to break free from his embrace like usual, she gently rubbed her cheek against his neck.

Upon feeling her body gradually warming up again, Li Luo secretly heaved a sigh of relief. He then turned back to the Pill Saint and asked, "Senior Pill Saint, why do you think that Sister Qing'e was transformed from the Quasi Tenth-grade light resonance? Why would the resonance take human form and even possess the same intelligence as a human? That's a little outrageous."

She calmly replied, "An ordinary resonance would not have nearly enough spirituality, but how can a resonance that was nearly at the tenth-grade be examined with the same lens? That is the highest level a resonance can reach, the goal that all Heavenly Emperors in history have tried to reach. If you feel that 'Quasi Tenth-grade' isn't descriptive enough, then let me rephrase it. Jiang Qing'e is a goddess of light walking among us, the source of light. Is that easier to understand?"

Li Luo fell silent before nodding. "Then the goddess of light is my wife? That actually sounds great."

"Hmph..." The Pill Saint was utterly flabbergasted by how his mind worked. How could he be trying to show off at such a serious moment?

Meanwhile, Jiang Qing'e, who was still buried in his embrace, couldn't help but pinch his waist in annoyance.

"Perhaps Qing'e is the blood descendent of the Sect Master." Li Luo laughed dryly. He just wanted to ease the serious atmosphere and put forward another plausible guess.

The Pill Saint proudly responded, "The Sect Master was always alone, and she was ambitious, talented, and gifted. Who could've possibly been qualified enough to have her bear their child?"

Essentially, there was no one across the eras that could catch the eye of the Sect Master, so how could her bloodline be continued?

"Wait, the Sect Master was a woman?" Li Luo had caught the meaning implied within her words and was surprised. The amazing Sect Master who everyone had looked up to for ages and was admired by countless Heavenly Emperors was actually a woman?

The Pill Saint nodded.

Li Luo curiously asked, "Does Sister Qing'e resemble the Sect Master?"

The Pill Saint paused before answering, "The Sect Master was naturally a peerless beauty. She didn't need to reveal that to the world though, so she wore a ghostly mask all the time, instilling fear in the Others and filling the people of the world with a sense of awe. However, her golden eyes do resemble the Sect Master's..."

She sighed as she looked at Jiang Qing'e's enchanting eyes, which resembled the molten gold of the setting sun.

Li Luo's heart shook yet again. "Then could it be that Sister Qing'e was transformed from the Sect Master herself?"

At this point, the Pill Saint resolutely shook her head. "Although Qing'e does bear some similarities to the Sect Master, they are two completely different people. When the Sect Master could no longer suppress the corrupted extinction resonance, her only choice was to seal it away and separate it from the other resonances so they wouldn't be corrupted. Qing'e must have been created by the bones and flesh of her body, which merged with the light resonance to form a unique existence. In a sense, she can be considered to be the Sect Master's blood descendant."

Jiang Qing'e seemed unfazed by this revelation. After all, she wasn't really concerned, as in her heart, the only parents she had were Tantai Lan and Li Taixuan.

Li Luo continued to hold her. If she wasn't a blood descendant of the Sect Master, then the Pill Saint's theory was most likely correct—Jiang Qing'e's true identity was a form of the light resonance. Regardless of what she was, the fact that she was his wife and the matriarch of House Luolan would remain unchanged.

"I have to tell you something. This is not to startle you, but to prepare you. Since the corrupted extinction resonance has revealed itself, it will definitely look for Jiang Qing'e in the future. It will never leave her alone, as she is the only existence in the world that can contend against it," the Pill Saint said solemnly.

Li Luo's heart sank. Being the targets of such a frightening existence placed a lot of pressure on him.

"I won't let anything harm her," Li Luo said resolutely.

There was no way he could deal with the extinction resonance at the moment, but anything that wished to hurt her would have to do it over his dead body. They were husband and wife, so they would face all dangers hand-in-hand.

Jiang Qing'e hugged Li Luo even tighter, her eyes filled with warmth and tenderness.

When the Pill Saint looked at the beautiful scene of the two cuddling each other, she couldn't help but reveal a smile. "I would love to know what the Sect Master would think if she saw this..."

She then continued, "If my guess is correct, the light resonance will fully awaken and reach the Quasi Tenth-grade if Jiang Qing'e steps into the Heavenly Emperor Stage."

Li Luo asked, "What will happen to Sister Qing'e if it fully awakens? Will she lose her memories and then throw away all of her relationships?"

"That won't be the case. Her mind won't undergo a drastic change, she will simply regain her strength. After all, she has spent years living life like a regular person," the Pill Saint explained.

Li Luo sighed in relief yet again. However, the Pill Saint's words had also brought him a great sense of pressure. He had experienced the terror of the extinction resonance first-hand, and the colossal Origin Reversion Institute was under its control. If they wished to hunt Jiang Qing'e down in the future, he would be powerless to protect her.

Even though he had just returned to the Xia Kingdom and become a seventh-grade Transcendent Duke, he couldn't take a break—he had to push his strength even higher than before. Perhaps when the Xia Kingdom was finally stabilized, he would start to refine the Divine Fruit wind resonance immediately.

The world was on the cusp of falling into an era of chaos, and not a single person would be spared. Only by getting stronger could he protect the people dear to him.