Put Away Your Divine Techniques Now! Chapter 1167 - 348: [Sisi Returns Home] (Part 2)

With a hand resting on East Sea’s shoulder, the elderly woman’s voice softened, and she murmured, "I don't want to see so many of the Ghost Race perish either, but... I truly have no alternative. Guen and I have already discussed this, so despite his rather extreme ideas, I gave my approval."

"Is 'that person' really in such a perilous state?" East Sea inquired, his brow furrowed.

"Him..." The elderly woman paused in thought before shaking her head. "That fellow is exceptionally stubborn; he always feigns to be at ease, assuring me that he is doing well and can hold on for a considerable time.

However, after knowing him for countless millennia, I understand him too well. I fear his circumstances are indeed dire."

"Understood!" East Sea took a substantial breath, his tone becoming grave. "I shall journey to the City of No Return and offer my full support to Guen in achieving this objective! During my travels, I will ensure to bring back the heads of a few Great Demons to lend further credence to your grand design."

"Try not to perish. The elderly woman chuckled, "Among the Demon Race, a select few have displayed rather formidable strength."

A sinister glint flickered in East Sea’s eyes. "They are but beasts with fur and horns; I shall vanquish them with a single blade!"

The elderly woman gazed at East Sea’s retreating form for a moment before her demeanor abruptly shifted to a more relaxed one. "Once the matters in the City of No Return are concluded, you should make a visit to the Gu Family.

I've already conveyed a message to that Saint Ancestor of the Gu Family; after the conflict at the City of No Return, proceed to the Gu Family and reclaim the Heart Demon you once overcame.

After three centuries of rigorous cultivation, this Heart Demon should now be adequately nourished. Should you succeed in completely eradicating it this time, your cultivation and realm are bound to ascend.

Otherwise, remaining stagnant in the Celestial Human Realm for three hundred years, with your innate talent, would be a profound waste."

East Sea shook his head, his voice laced with a hint of coldness. "It is merely an illusion.

The number of Saints is predetermined; whether it be the Golden Body Realm or the Primordial Spirit Realm beyond the Celestial Human Realm, they are but illusory carrots dangled before a donkey.

Whether one is stuck in the Celestial Human Realm for three hundred years or in the Golden Body Realm or Primordial Spirit Realm for three centuries, what difference does it truly make?

Furthermore, as I follow the path of a single sword, even when confronting the Primordial Spirit Realm, I remain confident in my ability to cleave them with my blade!"

"That is not the same; your path involves an exchange of life for life."

The elderly woman suddenly let out a soft chuckle, and the hand that had been on East Sea’s shoulder moved to rest atop his head, gently stroking his boyish hair. Her tone softened considerably. "My precious little East Sea; your life is worth far more than one or two beings in the Primordial Spirit Realm."

East Sea’s eyes flickered slightly, his body trembling almost imperceptibly. His eyes grew clouded with emotion, and he forced a smile, gritting his teeth. "Since it is your wish, then after the battle, I shall proceed to the Gu Family to vanquish the Heart Demon and achieve a breakthrough in my realm. In the future, I can clear away even more of your troublesome obstacles."

The elderly woman smiled, though a trace of melancholy shadowed her eyes. She chuckled softly. "Little East Sea, you are barely a few hundred years old, yet your words carry a somber undertone; they are quite unpleasant to hear!

You must live well, labor diligently for me, and dedicate your life to me for hundreds and thousands of years."

East Sea responded with hearty laughter, raising a hand to lightly brush away a tear from the corner of his eye. "Naturally, I shall follow you for a lifetime, toiling for you. When I grow ancient and unable to move after hundreds or thousands of years, you can then consecrate me with a candle, allowing me to remain by your side for a few more centuries within its flame."

Having spoken, East Sea slowly turned, his gaze filled with reverence for the elderly woman. He offered a slight smile, bowed, and then departed with measured steps.

East Sea walked for a considerable duration before the elderly woman, standing enveloped by the progressively thickening mist, finally allowed the smile on her face to gradually dissipate.

She lowered her head, observing her right hand, and began counting her fingers one by one, murmuring softly to herself.

"I count one, Shanxiang counts one, that old curmudgeon from the Gu Family counts one..."

Subsequently, she uttered a few more names under her breath.

Upon completing her recitation, the elderly woman gazed at her hands and let out a sigh, a bitter smile touching her lips.

"Still too few... compared to that other side, it's still not enough..."

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Chen Yan drew in a deep, slow breath, then exhaled deliberately.

The frigid air circulated within his lungs, imparting a sensation of chilling yet invigorating alertness.

He tilted his head up towards the overcast sky, wrinkling his nose as he took a deep inhale of the breeze.

Nestled in his arms, a small, white feline companion named Big White attempted to burrow its head into the front of Chen Yan’s robes.

Chen Yan gave Big White’s head a gentle caress and a soft smile touched his lips as he inquired, "It’s going to snow, isn't it?"

His gaze then drifted downward to the object cradled within his left palm – the ring.

He had only just returned from that familiar sensation of weightless pulling, transitioning from the Domain Realm back into the corporeal world.

Yet, almost in the same instant, Chen Yan detected something peculiar regarding the ring he held.

Indeed! He attempted to channel a wisp of Primordial Qi into the ring, but this time, the ring, which had always acted like an inexhaustible reservoir for his Primordial Qi, suddenly exerted a resistant force, completely warding off his intended infusion!

Concurrently, Chen Yan tried to ascertain the ring’s Primordial Qi fluctuations, but there was no discernible reaction.

This ring appeared as though it had become "dormant!"

It was no longer responding to his Primordial Qi!

—This item has been rendered inert!

More precisely, this item has been sealed.

Chen Yan sensed that the force repelling his Primordial Qi did not seem to originate from the ring's own inherent Primordial Qi resonance, but rather from a wave of unfamiliar energy he had never encountered before.

It was a novel, external mana affixed to the ring.

So...

It was the elder woman who accomplished this!

Chen Yan’s mind immediately leaped to this conclusion.