Chapter 1160 Just One of Its Subordinate Slave Clans: The Innate Five Fate Rivers  

Zi Susu's face was pale as she knelt on the ground, trembling like a leaf, clearly terrified of the Ancestor. 

"Ancestor… Ye Suyi knows my secret…" 

She didn't dare hide anything and quickly explained everything she had been worried about over the past few days. 

Zi Susu had never expected that her act of venting her anger by selling Ye Suyi to Riverside Pavilion would backfire so badly. 

By a twist of fate, Ye Suyi had ended up following that mysterious white-clad young man. 

Now, how could she dare to demand Ye Suyi back? 

For a long time, Ye Suyi had been her test subject for the Bridal Robe Demon Technique. 

To make Ye Suyi more afraid and obedient, Zi Susu had told her some things about the Bridal Robe Demon Technique. 

This had led to Ye Suyi learning Zi Susu's biggest secret. 

Originally, Zi Susu had thought… 

"Do you think I, your Ancestor, would harm you?" 

The Lord of Purple Mist Mountain was clearly surprised that Zi Susu had done these things without his knowledge. His face showed anger, as if he was disappointed in her. 

Hearing this, Zi Susu grew even more terrified, not daring to lift her head, trembling uncontrollably. 

The Lord of Purple Mist Mountain snorted coldly and said, "Back then, I bestowed this forbidden technique upon you precisely because you were suited to cultivate it. In you, I saw a reflection of my younger self, which is why I personally took the time to guide you." 

"But who would have thought you could be so foolish? Do you really think your Ancestor would harm a junior like you?" 

"This junior is incompetent and has failed to live up to the Ancestor's expectations." 

Zi Susu's face was pale, filled with fear and dread, as she hurriedly apologized. 

The Lord of Purple Mist Mountain waved his hand and said, "This matter isn't too big, but it's not insignificant either. If Ye Suyi leaks information about the forbidden demonic technique, you know what to do." 

"Susu understands." 

Zi Susu nodded quickly. She naturally didn't dare to reveal that it was the Ancestor who had instructed her to cultivate the technique. 

If this were exposed, she would have to find an excuse to take all the blame upon herself and then commit suicide to atone for her crimes. 

Hearing this, the Lord of Purple Mist Mountain nodded slightly. He didn't say anything more to Zi Susu and simply waved his hand, dismissing her from the palace. 

"She's quite clever, knowing to find someone to experiment on. But the dead end I once walked, how could she possibly succeed by following the same path?" 

"If the threat of the Bridal Robe Demon Technique could be easily resolved, why would I have gone to such lengths to find a solution?" 

He looked out of the palace, his gaze gradually turning cold and profound. 

Many people in Purple Mist Mountain didn't know that the current Lord of Purple Mist Mountain owed his achievements to the Bridal Robe Demon Technique. 

The reason he had wanted to seize Chu Gucheng's fortune and Dao fruits back then was because he feared that one day, his own Dao fruits and cultivation would be consumed by the Bridal Robe Demon Technique. 

This was because the Bridal Robe Demon Technique inherently consumed one's future fortune. Only by constantly replenishing this lost future fortune could one hope to fill the enormous void left behind. 

Otherwise, one day, he too would end up like the cultivators Zi Susu had used for her experiments—meeting an untimely death, with both life and Dao extinguished. 

This was something the Lord of Purple Mist Mountain could not tolerate. 

He had intentionally nurtured Zi Susu, planning to have her retrace his own path to see if a solution could be found through her. 

Of course, there was also the fact that once Zi Susu's Dao fruits matured, they could be harvested by him when needed. 

The existence of the Bridal Robe Demon Technique was like an inescapable curse, a nightmare. 

It had been passed down through generations of the Zi Family, all the way to him. 

Purple Mist Mountain had originally been founded by the head of the Zi Family, and it wasn't until later generations that other branches and forces emerged, though the Zi Family remained the dominant force. 

The Bridal Robe Demon Technique was actually the Zi Family's ancestral technique, not something obtained from some ancient ruins or secret realm. 

It had been passed down since ancient times, but it wasn't until the generation of the current Lord of Purple Mist Mountain's father that it was classified as a forbidden technique, with all members of the Zi Family prohibited from cultivating it. 

Those who had cultivated the Bridal Robe Demon Technique in the past rarely met a good end, with few living to a natural old age. 

Even the Lord of Purple Mist Mountain had secretly cultivated it behind his father's back, achieving his current status. 

In his view, the Zi Family had prospered because of the Bridal Robe Demon Technique, but it was also trapped by it. 

It was said that the creator of the Bridal Robe Demon Technique had originally devised it as a slave technique to enslave the world. The Zi Family, in truth, was just one of its subordinate slave clans. 

As for how the Bridal Robe Demon Technique had been passed down to the Zi Family, the Lord of Purple Mist Mountain wasn't entirely sure. He had only heard that it might be related to the Innate Five Fate Rivers. 

The River of Fortune was ethereal and intangible, running through all things, without a clear source or destination. 

The River of Fate was vast and mysterious, converging like an ocean, with countless tributaries flowing into it. Even End of the Path-level figures found it difficult to control. 

The transmission of the Bridal Robe Demon Technique to the Zi Family seemed to be closely connected to the River of Annihilation, one of the remaining three Innate Five Fate Rivers.