Peerless Empress: One Woman, One Sword, Slaying Through Myriad Realms

A hint of disdain flashed in the middle-aged man's eyes as he slowly said, "Our young master also said that, out of consideration for our past friendship, he is willing to persuade the princess to take Miss Wuxi as a concubine..."

Upon hearing this, Ye Xicheng suddenly unleashed a powerful aura that swept towards him, shouting, "How dare you, you brat!"

The middle-aged man crashed into the door, spitting out a mouthful of blood. Ye Xicheng was at the Earth Martial Realm, far beyond his capabilities.

He was telling the absolute truth. The eldest daughter of the Ye family had already been crippled, so what was the point of putting on airs? Their young master was already being incredibly kind by giving her this opportunity...

However, he dared not voice his thoughts aloud. Judging from the expressions of the two men above him, if he spoke again, he feared he would lose his life.

Ye Wuxi's eyes were icy. What a shrewd man Qin Hao was. The original owner of this body, as the daughter of the family head, also had an elder at the Earth Martial Realm protecting her.

Previously, she didn't understand why two unknown Earth Martial Realm experts came from, who were not as powerful as the Ye family and knew most of the Qin family members, to ambush and kill the Ye family elder and cripple her.

Only the royal family in Tianfeng Kingdom possessed such power. It makes perfect sense that Qin Hao, having climbed up to the royal princess, would send in experts to cripple her.

Ye Wuxi said to the man on the ground, "You want me to be your concubine? Your young master is not worthy! Go back and tell him that from now on, I, Ye Wuxi, will never let him get away with this..."

The middle-aged man concealed his expression, forced himself to stand up, and said with his head bowed, "In that case, I'll take my leave."

Chen Shuhui said coldly, "The Qin family is really going too far!"

Ye Xicheng spoke coldly, "Xi'er, now that you're awake, do you remember who injured you?"

Ye Wuxi lowered her eyes, still not revealing her suspicion that the Qin family and the royal family had joined forces to cripple her. Ye Xicheng and Chen Shuhui, both doting parents and straightforward by nature, would inevitably seek revenge for her once they found out. However, although the Ye family was powerful, they were ultimately no match for the royal family...

She will personally avenge this grudge against them.

"Father, I am unaware of his identity."

Ye Xicheng sighed, "Alright, you should go back and get some rest. Don't worry about the annulment of the engagement; the Qin family isn't anything special."

Ye Wuxi respectfully replied, "Yes."

Just as they were about to leave, an elder suddenly spoke up, "Patriarch, now that the eldest young lady has been crippled, shouldn't the original resource supply be stopped...?"

"Yes, the Ye family has wasted a lot of resources cultivating the young lady, and the younger members of the clan have long been dissatisfied. Now that the young lady can no longer cultivate, let's distribute the resources to other outstanding members."

Ye Wuxi paused, realizing that revealing her ability to cultivate now might arouse suspicion; it was best to keep it a secret for now.

Ye Xicheng said angrily, "Xi'er can only be temporarily unable to cultivate; we will find a solution eventually."

The elders, however, were not convinced. The Third Elder said, "There are still three months until the Wind Spirit Sect comes to the capital to recruit disciples. I hope the patriarch will consider the entire Ye family... The eldest young lady's treatment should be reduced to that of an ordinary disciple in the clan..."

He originally intended to say there would be no special treatment, since giving a useless person even ordinary resources would be an honor, but considering the power of the patriarch and his wife, he changed his mind...

Besides Ye Wuxi, the most talented members of the Ye family are the grandchildren of the Third Elder. Therefore, the Third Elder's statement is not unreasonable.

Ye Wuxi remained unfazed. Since she didn't want to reveal her ability to cultivate for the time being, she didn't bother arguing. "Father, Mother, let's do as the Third Elder says. I'll head back now."

Ye Xicheng and Chen Shuhui nodded. Families have their own rules; at worst, they would use their own subsidies to support Xi'er…

Wind Spirit Sect? After returning to her room, Ye Wuxi retrieved information about this sect from her memories.

The Wind Spirit Sect is the most powerful sixth-grade sect in the Heavenly Wind Kingdom and the surrounding thirty-six kingdoms. The sect has countless cultivation techniques and martial arts skills, and is filled with experts. It even has a legendary Heavenly Martial expert in charge of it...

Every three years, the Fengling Sect sends elders to recruit disciples from the thirty-six kingdoms. It is said that the thirty-six kingdoms hold grand competitions to select the top fifty disciples from each country to join the sect.

The competition also has conditions; only those under the age of seventeen and above at the fifth level of the Spirit Martial Realm are eligible to participate.

Given Ye Wuxi's original cultivation level of Xuanwu Level 1, entering the Fengling Sect was practically a done deal...

"The Wind Spirit Sect, I must get in."

"With three months left, reaching the fifth level of the Spirit Martial Realm should be no problem."

Ye Wuxi murmured, "With a cultivation technique like the Chaos Five Elements Technique in hand, there's no need to worry about cultivation speed."

However, the competition considers not only cultivation level but also combat strength, so she needs to relearn some martial arts techniques. Although the original owner of this body also cultivated, it was ultimately not hers.

Thinking of this, Ye Wuxi stepped out of the room and headed towards the Ye family's library. Most of the original owner's memories were of water-based martial arts, which were no longer suitable for her current physique.

Although it was already evening, there were still quite a few members of the Ye family in the library. Direct descendants of the Ye family could freely enter and exit the library.

"Ye Wuxi, stop!" A girl's voice suddenly rang out from behind.

Hearing the girl's unfriendly tone, Ye Wuxi didn't want to pay her any attention.

But the girl wouldn't let it go, quickly blocking her way and mocking, "Ye Wuxi, you're a cripple now, what are you doing here in the library?"

The girl before him was Ye Yue, the granddaughter of the Third Elder. She was one year older than Ye Wuxi and had a peak cultivation level of the seventh level of the Spirit Martial Realm. She used to follow Ye Wuxi around, calling him "little sister" affectionately.

His attitude was completely different now. Ye Wuxi said indifferently, "What's it to you?"

Hazuki retorted sarcastically, "Do you still think you're that high and mighty young lady?"

Ye Wuxi sneered, "You're still better than a sycophant like you. Get out of my way."

Hazuki said angrily, "You..."

Ye Wuxi, too lazy to argue with her, turned and walked towards the library.

"Wait a minute. You're just an ordinary disciple now. This library isn't a place you can just enter at will."

Ye Wuxi went straight to the old man guarding the pavilion and respectfully greeted him, "Elder Mo."

Ye Mo sighed softly. He had watched the young lady grow up, and now she had suffered such a tragedy. He couldn't bear it. "Young lady, please go inside."

Ye Wuxi smiled and said, "Thank you, Elder Mo."

"Elder Mo, how could you let her in so easily? She's no longer a direct disciple," Ye Yue said angrily.

Ye Mo said calmly, "Even ordinary disciples have one chance. Miss Yue going in isn't breaking the rules. Why is Miss Yue making such a fuss?"

Hazuki snorted coldly, "You're giving me too much credit for a piece of trash."

Ye Mo, however, was already lost in thought and no longer responded to her words.

Martial arts techniques, like cultivation methods, are divided into levels from low to high: Yellow, Profound, Earth, Heaven... Each level is further divided into upper, middle, and lower grades, with a huge difference between each level.

Ye Wuxi flipped through the shelves.

Falling Flower Palm, Yellow Grade, High Rank

Thunderclap Fist, Yellow-grade (Superior)

……

The first floor mostly contained Yellow-level martial arts techniques. Ye Wuxi frowned slightly and walked towards the second floor.

There were also guards at the corner of the stairs on the second floor. Upon seeing her arrive, the old man standing guard hesitated and said, "Young Miss, you know the rules of the Ye family. Only those with the cultivation of the first level of the Spirit Martial Realm are allowed to go up..."