Slowly, he understood.

Some truths are destined never to become answers.

He took another sip of wine and said, "Now... I'm giving you two choices.

First, follow me and see the world with me, gain more knowledge, and then talk with me about these matters. If there is a chance in the future, I will help you possess another. Although possessing at the Refining Profound Level is impossible, I promise that if there's hope, I will help you with all my might."

Before he finished speaking, Junior Sister Jiu already said, "I will never possess another!"

Song Yanqi said, "Why? Maybe I'm just helping you possess someone who is about to die, or even... someone newly deceased."

Junior Sister Jiu said, "I don't want to, no matter what!"

Song Yan said, "But you haven't heard the second choice yet."

Junior Sister Jiu said, "Can I... can I refuse?"

Song Yan said gently, "I told you, you need to forget that you are a vengeful spirit and judge using the attitude you had when you were alive."

Junior Sister Jiu nodded.

Song Yan said, "Second, listen to you; whatever you say you want to do, I will help you."

Junior Sister Jiu was stunned for a moment, then quietly fell silent.

Song Yan continued sipping his drink.

Junior Sister Jiu glanced over at the tombstone beside her and suddenly said softly, "In my mind, Senior Brother Bai was a very scummy, useless person, but the Senior Brother Bai I met in the last moments of my life was a good person.

Bai... Senior Brother Bai, I actually still have some unfulfilled wishes, can you help me with them? Once these wishes are fulfilled, I will have no regrets."

Song Yan put down the wine jar.

Junior Sister Jiu hastily said, "It's okay if you can't, I will listen to the master."

Song Yan said in a muffled voice, "Of course! Who says it can't be done?"

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When Song Yan returned to Red Leaf Island, he found the array shield seemed to have been lifted.

Apparently, some sort of agreement had been reached, allowing the Nanwu Sword Sect to safely dismantle the array for the time being.

But what the agreement was, Song Yan did not know.

Although he didn't know, he understood one thing: the visitors from the Fox and Wolf Races learned through Yu Xuanwei's Memory Jade that Song Yan had already absorbed the Changwang Tiger Race's Essence Blood, and they were completely stunned. They couldn't give a subsequent response, so they left some blank time to discuss, or wait for instructions from the clan.

This point, not only the Fox and Wolf Races were dumbfounded, but even the Nanwu Sword Sect and the Puppet Sect were dumbfounded.

Anyone could guess with just their toes how terrifying the erysipelas from Changwang Tiger Blood was.

To absorb it is simply mind-boggling.

By now, Song Yan also understood that the "behind-the-scenes significance" of the Changwang Tiger Race's Essence Blood had far surpassed the "surface power" of the essence blood. This thing must be entangled with something extremely important, because there's only one of its kind left, which is why so many Great Demons are pursuing it.

Now...

His original single-minded desire to reach the other side of the teleportation array has somewhat waned; at least he doesn't want to transport over until the very last moment.

Moreover, the enhancement of his Illusion Technique has endowed him with the possibility of living a "completely new life".

Early the next morning, Song Yan bid farewell to Elder Kuye, then left the Nanwu Sword Sect.

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Several days later...

Song Yan picked a bouquet of the finest flowers on the mountaintop and placed it before the window of an old woman from the Wang Family in Jianshui Capital. The old woman was blind, but could smell the fragrance of the flowers, and then fumbled to get up, calling Little Jiu's name.

Song Yan picked up the conversation, claiming to be Junior Sister Jiu's senior brother. Then he chatted a lot with the old woman about daily life, explaining that Junior Sister Jiu didn't come because she was valued in the sect and needed to practice swordsmanship diligently, then go to distant places to slay demons. In the future, she will be too busy to visit.

The old woman was stunned; she didn't even know that Junior Sister Jiu was a cultivator. When she heard this, she just spread her toothless mouth and smiled, saying, "You must take good care of Little Jiu, she's a good girl."

Song Yan smiled and said, "Certainly."

Then, he left behind an elixir for bodily nourishment and turned to leave.

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...

By evening, Song Yan appeared again at a mortal gang in the suburbs of Jianshui Capital. After introducing himself as Little Jiu's senior brother, a few children came running out, asking non-stop about "Sister Little Jiu".

Song Yan repeated to them the same story he had told the old woman, then made arrangements for each child, and later pulled aside a little girl.

He looked at this little girl.

This little girl's brows and eyes bore some resemblance to Junior Sister Jiu.

According to Junior Sister Jiu, this was her niece, Tian Xiaoling.

Her parents were both people of Jianghu, but died tragically while resisting the Puppet Sect's invasion, and before dying... her aunt entrusted the daughter to her.

And because she had to run around, before leaving, she left her little niece in the care of an acquaintance in the sect.

Tian Xiaoling had a Profound Root and knew her parents died fighting evil people.

Junior Sister Jiu had originally planned, after the incident was over, to bring her into the Sword Sect, but... because she perished, this original agreement could never be fulfilled.

Originally, Tian Xiaoling would have spent her days in anticipation until one day she inadvertently learned that her aunt was already dead, and she would finally give up and cry bitterly.

But Song Yan's appearance changed all this.

Tian Xiaoling was a thin little girl with two topknots, perhaps because her parents died young, she was very serious and mature. From a young age, she understood boundaries and would never ask or say anything she shouldn't. She followed quietly behind Song Yan all the way.

When they arrived at Observing Mist Island, Song Yan descended and led her to a bamboo house, where he spoke to a female cultivator inside, "Junior Sister, this little girl is Little Jiu's niece, and she has a Profound Root."

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