I have no idea how the squirrels managed to sell all the pine cones overnight.

Anyway, judging by the smug expressions on their faces, they clearly had quite a haul.

"Immortal."

The leading squirrel circled around Li Ye.

Ittwitched its nose slightly.

"Did you visit that dirty world?"

Li Ye raised an eyebrow, gesturing for the squirrel to stand on his hand, and softly asked, "You've been to that world too?"

When that world was mentioned,

the squirrel couldn't help but shiver.

Its voice trembled a bit, "That world is filthy, really filthy. I've been there a few times, almost got caught by the Snow Demon."

"Many friends in the forest want to resolve the source of the dirt, but they end up polluted by that world and can never return here."

It described in detail the actions of those Spirit Beasts and Spirit Plants to Li Ye.

As Spirit Beasts and Spirit Plants raised by Uncle Master Shenxue, they naturally possessed many magical innate divine techniques. Facing such a world polluted by demonic qi, they naturally had no hesitation about wanting to resolve it.

Among them were even those at the Golden Core and Nascent Soul levels.

But in the end, they all remained in that world, eroded by demonic qi, unable to return here.

"Even the Nascent Soul couldn't resolve it?"

Li Ye truly hadn't anticipated these hidden truths.

No wonder he always felt this snow forest was too quiet; logically, such a place full of spiritual qi should have long been inhabited by all kinds of Spirit Beasts and Spirit Plants.

Especially that millennia-old Polar Date.

Like many legends suggest, there should be guardian Spirit Beasts around such a spirit medicine, so there should be Spirit Beasts nearby.

So that's how it is.

But what exactly is that fallen sun?

Li Ye just wanted to inquire about more matters.

Suddenly he heard a chuckle in his mind, "Junior brother, why not ask me?"

—It was the voice of Grandmaster Brother.

Although Li Ye had trapped him within his Heart Soil's Purple Mansion, he hadn't restrained him, and he would even share some matters with Grandmaster Brother.

After all, having such a "grandpa" by one's side could help avoid many detours in numerous matters.

However, since he hadn't spoken for a while and with many affairs at hand, Li Ye had temporarily forgotten about him. But why did he suddenly speak now?

It must be something important.

Li Ye temporarily set the squirrel aside, gathered his spirit into the Purple Mansion, and entered his Xiangshui House within his spiritual consciousness form.

He saw Grandmaster Brother sitting by the stone table.

This place was above Li Ye's Dantian and eternally shrouded in a bright jade spring day reflecting his moods, with countless exotic flowers and herbs growing in the courtyard, and golden lotuses constantly blooming in the sky.

"Brother, do you have any advice?"

He sat across from his brother and waved his hand.

Immediately, a splendid cloud of colorful mists surged, converging and transforming into a myriad of splendid tea, which fell into the jade cup.

Without waiting for an invitation, Grandmaster Brother picked up the cup and sipped it, praising, "Your divine technique is indeed becoming more proficient."

"However."

"Your eyesight is still lacking."

He didn't speak in riddles and directly said, "Did you notice that the sun is actually someone's Golden Core in that world?"

Golden Core?

This was indeed unexpected for Li Ye.

That the sun turned out to be a Golden Core?

What level of cultivation would one have to reach to transform a world's sun into their Golden Core? Would it have to be Divinity Transformation or beyond?

Such a world possessed such great powers?

Li Ye quickly filled his mind with scenarios, and Grandmaster Brother across from him could tell his junior brother was clearly lost in wild speculation when he saw him pondering.

Grandmaster Brother gently coughed and said, "Considering you have the World Nourishing Pill Method, you should be aware that a world will strive to save itself.

It's just that the inheritance in that world might be incomplete.

Thus, the Celestial Dao injected its remaining spiritual power into someone's body, assisting him in forming a Golden Core.

By using human consciousness to manipulate the Celestial Dao, the Golden Core was transformed into a great sun, hanging high in the sky, awaiting external intervention someday to end this perpetual winter."

Li Ye furrowed his brows.

Unconsciously, he took off the glass bracelet on his hand and fiddled with it.

—It was part of his Golden Core Path embodiment, naturally able to enter his Heart Soil's Purple Mansion with him.

If it's true as Grandmaster Brother said.

Then, there are similarities between this place and his path.

Thinking of the fallen white sun, his face changed, and he said in a deep voice:

"Now that it has fallen, does it mean that the one chosen by the Celestial Dao can no longer hold on?"

Grandmaster Brother nodded, "Precisely."

"The human heart is the most resilient yet the most fragile thing. If the prolonged winter cannot be ended, if... everything that keeps him alive fades away, then even a Golden Core will become damaged."

"This is what it means for the Dao Heart to collapse."

When he said this, there was a complex and obscure emotion in his eyes that Li Ye didn't notice.

Li Ye remained silent.

Looking at the current situation, things here were a bit too complicated.

There wasn't just the strange white demonic qi, but also a True Spirit Phoenix's corpse, seasonal anomalies, and now even someone with Qi Fortune whose Golden Core was transformed into a great sun.

Is this really something his Golden Core can resolve?

It's not self-deprecation.

But a sincere reflection on how to resolve it—he had confidence, yet there needed to be a plan.

How on earth to resolve it?

He was entangled with these thoughts and suddenly saw Grandmaster Brother smiling at him.

A flash of spiritual light crossed his sea of consciousness.

Right!

If Grandmaster Brother brought up this matter, he must have a solution.

He chuckled, pouring another cup of tea himself.

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