The moment Xiao Yan exclaimed, the old man, who was standing absent-mindedly in front of him, also seemed to be alarmed. He lifted his eyelids and looked at Xiao Yan.
"Shh!"
Seeing that Xiao Yan could not help but open his mouth once again, the old man helplessly made a shushing gesture to Xiao Yan. Immediately, he turned his gaze back to the space above his palm. A palm-sized cream-white energy cluster was slowly floating in the air.
"That is …"
Xiao Yan was shocked when he saw the ball of light. He recognized it at a glance. It was Xiao Xuan's Soul Remnant. But why was it in his hands? What did he want to do?
Xiao Yan's face gradually turned gloomy as thoughts flashed through his mind.
"Don't worry, kid. I'm just curious and surprised. Back then, I spent my entire life trying to find the first scroll of the Returnance Technique, but I couldn't find it in the end. I didn't expect to encounter it here after being dead for nearly a thousand years. Haha, it's really fate."
As if sensing the change in Xiao Yan's emotions, the old man shook his head and sighed bitterly. He stared at the ball of Xiao Xuan's Soul Remnant above his palm with a regretful expression.
Xiao Yan calmed down a little after hearing the old man's words. However, his eyes were still filled with caution when he looked at the old man.
Although this fellow had been dead for nearly a thousand years, just by relying on this enormous Spiritual Strength, it was likely that Xiao Yan would not have much ability to resist if Tian Jue wanted to do anything to him. Therefore, in order to be safe, Xiao Yan had no choice but to be cautious.
"I can see that he seems to be very important to you."
The old man didn't pay too much attention to Xiao Yan's emotional changes. At the same time, he extended his palm, and the ball of light above his palm slowly floated towards Xiao Yan.
Xiao Yan caught it carefully in a hurry. Only after confirming that the old man had not done anything to it did he let out a sigh of relief inside.
"Don't worry, I don't have any thoughts about him. I'm a person from a thousand years ago after all. Even if I was reborn now, there's nothing for me to fight over. Not to mention, I've lived enough. The reason why I risked my life to break through to Returnance was because I wanted to know if the Returnance Technique had a way to break through. Unfortunately, I seem to have proven that it doesn't."
The old man shrugged helplessly when he reached the end of his sentence. He was self-deprecating.
Xiao Yan remained silent in this regard because this point was very easy to understand.
The Returnance Technique could allow him to progress smoothly on the path of cultivation, allowing him to become a supreme expert in just a hundred years. However, everything had its pros and cons. There were two cons to the Returnance Technique. One was the three barriers that were the hardest to surmount, and the other was that the Returnance Technique was split into three scrolls. If he could not cultivate the three scrolls separately, he would not be able to become a true expert.
In other words, the outcome of the esteemed Tian Jue was understandable. Of course, he had already considered this possibility in the past. However, for the sake of pursuing the path of the strong, he would not hesitate even if he had to give up his life.
On this point, Xiao Yan shared the same feeling.
Suddenly, the old man and the young man raised their heads at the same time and stared at each other.
"Hahahaha …"
A few seconds later, laughter rang out. The two of them had a tacit understanding. Although they were not from the same era, they were the same kind of people. If it were not for the teasing of time, they probably would have become good friends despite their age difference.
"The little guy's pretty good. You've come here to save him, right?"
Tian Jue did not hesitate and went straight to the point.
At this moment, Xiao Yan had also let down his guard against the old man. He smiled and nodded. He took a step forward and cupped his hands respectfully towards Tian Jue.
"The revival of my ancestor requires the support of the Soul Source Energy. Therefore, I implore senior to save my ancestor!"
Once his voice sounded, Xiao Yan's bent waist became even deeper. The expression on his face was also filled with respect.
"Hehe, this old man is now just a remnant soul, and I won't be able to survive for much longer. Furthermore, since your ancestor has also cultivated the Returnance Technique, it can be said that we are of the same origin. Furthermore, this old man purposely left behind the power of this Soul Origin in order to give it to a fated person. If my Soul Origin can really revive your ancestor, this might not be a bad thing. Furthermore …"
At the end of his words, the old man fell silent. Xiao Yan did not feel anything strange. Immediately after, Xiao Xuan's remnant soul in his arms flew forward uncontrollably and returned to the old man's hands.
The old man formed a seal with his hands, and the milky white mist in the surroundings seemed to have received some kind of command and quickly gathered towards the milky white energy ball between his hands.
Seeing this scene, Xiao Yan's expression changed slightly, and he hurriedly said,
"Senior, my ancestor's remnant soul is too weak now. If you use this method of direct fusion, I'm afraid …"
"Don't worry, if you forcibly fuse with him, you may need to consider this point, but I'm giving him my Soul Source Energy on my own initiative. Under my control, my Soul Source Energy will not have any backlash. As for your ancestor, with his current weak state, I believe he won't resist my fusion. In this way, not only will the fusion speed be faster, but the Soul Source Energy he obtains will also be more complete. This is only beneficial for your ancestor."
Esteemed Tian Jue smiled. At the same time, a huge amount of Soul Energy poured into Xiao Xuan's remnant soul.
Sure enough, as he had said, the fusion process of the Soul Source Energy was particularly smooth. It was even faster than when Xiao Yan helped to refine it in the past. Perhaps this was because the two of them cultivated the same Cultivation Method.
In any case, with the support of Esteemed Tian Jue's Soul Source Energy, Xiao Xuan's chances of recovery would be greater. Thinking of this, Xiao Yan could not help but feel a little excited. After so many years, if he saw Xiao Xuan's ancestor again, what kind of atmosphere would it be?
Inside the stone statue, a huge amount of Soul Energy was fusing with Xiao Xuan's remnant soul at a speed visible to the naked eye. In order not to affect it, Xiao Yan consciously withdrew. He believed that with Esteemed Tian Jue personally controlling it, nothing would happen to Xiao Xuan.
In the outside world, seeing Xiao Yan open his eyes, Luo Ao could not help but frown slightly. Luo Jin also looked at Xiao Yan.
"Is the absorption complete?"
Luo Ao frowned. He did not feel any change in Xiao Yan's Soul Energy.
Xiao Yan merely smiled and shook his head when he heard this. He lifted his gaze and looked at the stone statue in front of him. He was just about to open his mouth when a powerful energy storm suddenly swept over from outside of the large hall. With just one strike, it shattered the outer wall of the large hall. Numerous densely packed crack lines swiftly covered the wall. Soon after, the powerful energy storm completely destroyed the entire wall in front of Xiao Yan's shocked eyes!
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。 Translator: M. Editor: M.
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