Song Yan curiously said, "With such conduct, is it still considered the Righteous Dao?"

Zhao Nuo laughed self-deprecatingly and said, "Isn't it because we are mere ants... In their eyes, there are no ants, so naturally they don't need to pay us much heed.

But I've heard that these two have quite a good rapport among the cultivators in the Crimson Palace Realm and have a decent reputation.

When encountering treacherous matters, these two are known to have a vehement hatred for evil.

Once, when a powerful demon cultivator came around this area, it was thanks to these two who gave timely warning to the Elder of the Dust Light Sect, allowing the demon cultivator to be killed in advance, thus averting disaster."

Song Yan was stunned for a long while, then said, "That powerful demon cultivator was quite unique to have been given away like that..."

Along his journey, every demon cultivator he met was cunning and alert, ready to flee at any sign of trouble, faster than a rabbit.

Zhao Nuo sighed, "Isn't it because Fang Tiancheng and Fairy Huan have the capability? In any case, they are not people we can afford to provoke."

After saying so, his expression shifted and he added, "But we usually don't come across them. These two live in separate cave mansions, each having their own mountain top, which is indeed luxurious. Truly envious of Fang Tiancheng..."

Hearing this, Song Yan was taken aback and couldn't help but laugh, "Fatty, are you setting your sights on Fairy Huan?"

At the mention of "fatty," Zhao Nuo also laughed heartily and said, "Old Shi, you've finally considered me a brother. I always thought, this address of Daoist Shi or Daoist Zhao, felt way too distant. Now this sounds much more pleasant!"

Soon, the two continued their journey, and only after a while did Zhao Nuo murmur, "Who wouldn't be interested in Fairy Huan? Given her beauty, if one could win her favor, it would be worth dying for."

The two chatted as they walked back to the Seeking Immortal Valley, then each returned to their own homes.

Song Yan sat cross-legged at the cave entrance, attempting to gain insight from these mundane days.

Compared to the time when he comprehended "Protective Thought," this time he was not refining his heart in the red dust, but rather observing the birth and death of cause and effect within it, and thereby seeking his own realm.

Soon, he discovered that if he were truly a cultivator at the Ninth Layer of Refining Profound, with no hope of advancement, and had to rely on risky hunts of demon beasts for cultivation, happiness would be very simple.

For the cultivator, replacing a higher-status cultivator and enjoying the beauties, status, and wealth that the latter could attain, signified immense joy.

Song Yan tried to forget everything about himself, and then tried to feel from Zhao Nuo's perspective. After a long time, he murmured, "Truly envious of Fang Tiancheng..."

"Not only Fang Tiancheng, but also the various geniuses of the Dust Light Sect, are enviable as well. If only I were them, it would be marvelous."

Engulfed in these thoughts, Song Yan pondered for a while and then broke out of it, finding his musings amusing.

However, people often misunderstood him, thinking he was utterly evil, acting recklessly, whether he was the "Sect Leader of the Puppet Sect" or "Zhang Han," it was always the same.

But he understood that there were things worth doing and things not worth doing.

He would not kill indiscriminately or act wildly just because he started to feel envy.

Following one's true self, without restraint, that is freedom.

If even one's self is lost, that's not freedom, that's madness.

A touch of envy is not enough to move his heart, unless... it's an opportunity like the Celestial Venerable Secret Realm, which he couldn't help but covet.

Yet, seeking such joy also meant a predestined reduction in happiness and destined solitude in the human world.

If he truly possessed the cause and effect of a minor cultivator, the emotions of a minor cultivator, and then desired stronger beings, enjoying this realm, wouldn't that be bliss from within?

Even if confronted with danger, with his power crossing many realms, how could he not handle it?

When it's time to leave, cutting off cause and effect, would be wandering freely between heaven and earth.

Suddenly, Song Yan thought of Bai Xiuhu, Zhang Han, Tang Han...

He replaced these people, yet each time was exhausting.

But if now he were to replace...

If he were Bai Xiuhu, he could effortlessly wipe out the Puppet Sect's attack, crush Gu Huangzi, and even have the strength to save the little girl Jiu.

Even if not at that time, later he could live peacefully with An Li on Warm Water Island, like a celestial couple, with no regrets.

No danger could truly threaten him.

That was how he felt when he first went to An Li, like a vicious killer living on the edge, suddenly entering a kindergarten.

He liked the "kindergarten" atmosphere.

Everything there was so beautiful.

Except, he was Song Yan, how could Song Yan go to a "kindergarten," how could he experience its beauty from a "kindergarten"?

But if he genuinely obtained Bai Xiuhu's cause and effect, wouldn't that... be enough?

Through "transformation," he could escape the cage, jump out of danger, reach extreme happiness, glimpse heaven from the well, strike suddenly from the unknown, seize long-coveted treasures, and then depart without a trace.

Song Yan immersed himself in the comprehension of "transformation."

He faintly felt that maybe his ultimate realm lay in "transformation."

Just then, a gleam flashed in his storage bag, and a black coffin fell to the ground, revealing the Blood Corpse Jade Makeup.

Po Xu's spirit merged into the Blood Corpse Jade Makeup again, then it walked a few steps, heading to the open land nearby, soon standing still, arms lifting slowly.

Po Xu Spirit and Song Yan's divine sense were connected, feeling a fate between the little tree and the Jade Makeup, Song Yan granted it the power to retrieve the Blood Corpse Jade Makeup at any time.

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