Song Yan smiled and nodded.

The female cultivator named Yun Yun entered, and the two of them chatted idly.

Song Yan possessed vast knowledge and insight; regardless of what Yun Yun talked about, he could always join the conversation.

In the blink of an eye, half an hour had passed, and Yun Yun suddenly seemed to make a decision and asked, "Does Fellow Taoist Shi have a Dao companion?"

Song Yan shook his head.

Yun Yun pretended to be straightforward and said, "Well, I... you... why not become Dao companions?"

Song Yan laughed and said, "Alright."

Yun Yun was stunned, then her cheeks flushed, her heart pounding, as she said, "Then... then you must not go to the Harmonious Demoness anymore!"

Song Yan said, "Okay."

Yun Yun threw herself into his arms.

...

...

Another six years passed in an instant.

On a stormy night, Yun Yun suddenly knocked on Song Yan's Cave Mansion door, disheveled.

Song Yan welcomed her in, dried her wet hair, and asked, "Why are you in such a sorry state?"

Yun Yun remained quiet for a moment before speaking, "I was noticed by Elder Qian Lan of Dust Light Sect. You're aware of Elder Qian Yun, right? She's very powerful but cultivates the Heartless Dao. She... she wants to take me as her disciple. I... I asked if you could join me in the entry-level. The elder refused."

Song Yan listened to her.

Yun Yun bowed her head and suddenly asked, "What do you think I should do?"

Song Yan said, "You should go; you shouldn't delay your cultivation opportunity for me."

Yun Yun said, "But I'm very sad..."

Song Yan looked at her, then felt the concealed presence standing outside the Cave Mansion, a master of the Purple Mansion Realm.

If his estimate was correct, that expert was Elder Qian Lan from Dust Light Sect.

If he were to persuade Yun Yun to stay, to persist, then once Yun Yun left, there was no guarantee Elder Qian Lan wouldn't come in to talk to him directly.

Song Yan hugged Yun Yun gently and said softly, "All good things must come to an end."

Yun Yun held him tightly for a long time before letting go, then calmly said, "I will ask Master to compensate you, to provide you with more resources."

Song Yan said, "Alright."

Only then did Yun Yun leave his embrace, turning decisively to depart.

She must pursue her own cultivation path, and her destined person must be severed.

Song Yan calmly watched the rain outside.

At this moment, he felt a strong sense of realization flooding his heart.

Even a small matter has cause and effect.

Unintentional connections inevitably bring various troubles.

Truly... a bothersome affair.

He shook his head slowly.

With a slight movement of his mind, his Lifebound Secret Treasure suddenly emitted a faint golden light, feeding back into his Divine Soul.

And within his Divine Soul, a peculiar realm subtly arose.

He saw a thread.

A thread connecting to Yun Yun.

And this thread extended outward, like a spider web stretching to various places.

One of the paths led outward to the Purple Mansion Realm Elder Qian Lan.

...

Elder Qian Lan was somewhat satisfied with the little fellow in the Cave Mansion.

However, she had seen too many men playing hard to get, so once Yun Yun returned to the Cave Mansion and closed the restriction, she stepped forward.

She still wanted to talk to the little fellow named Shi Huangzi, to tell him "Yun Yun has excellent Talent in Cultivating Profound; don't delay her, otherwise... she doesn't mind giving him a hard time."

She usually disdained threatening cultivators in the Refining Profound Realm.

But she didn't want Yun Yun to be entangled.

In the torrential rain, Elder Qian Lan stepped forward, no longer concealing her presence.

Splat.

She arrived at the Cave Mansion.

But at this moment, she suddenly stood there puzzled, momentarily stunned.

Her mind was somewhat in chaos.

After a long while, she muttered, "What am I here for?"

"I... I came to see Yun Yun. I walked past."

Elder Qian Lan had completely forgotten about "warning Shi Huangzi"; she turned back and walked to Yun Yun's Cave Mansion.

Inside the Cave Mansion...

Yun Yun raised her hand to rub her eyes, feeling a slight confusion.

"Why am I crying?"

"Oh... that's right, I was excited because I could become Elder Qian Lan's disciple."

And at that moment, she saw the elder outside and joyously opened the restriction, excitedly shouting, "Master, you came to visit your disciple so late?"

Elder Qian Lan smiled, "Yes, Yun'Er, come, come, I have some insights to explain to you."

The two had entirely forgotten Song Yan's existence... or rather, they had forgotten the cause and effect with Song Yan.

Not only these two, but everyone in the world would not remember Song Yan had once been Dao companions with Yun Yun, even Song Yan himself... could not recall.

Once he severed that thread, everything came to an end.

And on his panel, a new piece of information suddenly appeared: [Talent 3: No Self].

He gazed at this information, feeling it was still insufficient.

"Even in the freedom of No Self, it is not joyful; it is not the ultimate goodness."

"If one could completely transform into another, enjoying others' happiness, even if tainted with cause and effect, it would be others' cause and effect. To transform from the level of cause and effect, rather than just simple appearance and aura transformation, is where freedom lies."

"This is called... Transformation."

Song Yan stood at the entrance, watching the rain fall heavily.

Blood Corpse Jade Makeup stood by him, at some point, watching the rain turn into a vast sea, water flowing across.

Suddenly, the roots of Po Xu crawled out from Song Yan's embrace; Po Xu had already grown three leaves, and it mischievously crawled up, climbing to Blood Corpse Jade Makeup's mouth, then slid inside with a swish.

Song Yan watched amusedly as this evil tree, defined by that great power as "needing a sword to cut," initially thought it was playing hide and seek, but the next moment he felt Po Xu's roots burrow deep into Blood Corpse Jade Makeup's flesh.

Then...

Blood Corpse Jade Makeup started to move.

Song Yan was taken aback; was this... turning into Po Xu Jade Makeup?

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