Qinghe, Qingyu
Little B, let's not even talk about whether we have the strength to destroy the demon body.
The situation is unclear. What if that's Qinghe's true form or something connected to Qinghe lifeline? Wouldn't that mean killing her with my own hands?
Lu Ping chose A.
[You chose A.]
[You didn't make any rash moves, calmly observing Qinghe.]
"You call me 'Master Uncle'."
"So, are you Qinghe or Qingyu now?"
A faint smile, far beyond her years, appeared on Qinghe's face.
She raised her hand, looked at her fair fingers, then turned her head to glance at the enormous Azure Feather Luan demon body in mid-air.
"Neither human nor beast, neither human nor beast."
"I am naturally Qinghe."
[She looked at you again, the weariness in her eyes lessened, replaced by a familiar stubbornness.]
"My martial uncle taught me that one must see through the essence of things and not be misled by appearances."
"Within this demonic body, only the life soul that carries the bloodline remains."
"And I am a human soul that enters the cycle of reincarnation with intelligence."
"Same soul, different bodies; one origin, two lives."
[Qinghe took a step forward, and ripples spread across the altar beneath her feet.]
"Uncle-Master, I've been planning this for thousands of years, waiting for this very moment."
"I was reborn as a human, cultivated to the Golden Core, and my human soul was solidified."
"We were born of the same origin. Now, by binding our lives together, we can become one, human and beast, and merge into a single, complete being."
"Thus, we can break free from the shackles of the sect and directly enter the Heavenly Demons."
[After listening to her explanation, you finally understood what had happened.]
[Azure Feather Luan and the first patriarch of the Profound Beast Taming Sect established Myriad Spirits Symbiosis Pact.]
[One end is the sect, the other is the Azure Feather Luan.]
[This is a mutually beneficial agreement; the Ancestor and Azure Feather Luan can jointly study the Great Dao. The Ancestor will also use the sect's fortune to assist Azure Feather Luan's cultivation.]
However, the contract was both its strength and its weakness.
[The first patriarch of the Profound Beast Taming Sect passed away before breaking through to the Body Integration, and Azure Feather Luan also stopped at the Transformation Perfection.]
[After that, the Profound Beast Taming Sect declined further and further, never producing Integrated Body Great Talent, thus blocking Azure Feather Luan's path to breaking through to the Heavenly Demon.]
To break the deadlock, Azure Feather Luan tore apart her own soul, sending the fragment into reincarnation, where it became Qinghe.
[It wanted to use Qinghe's Human Race identity to form a pact with itself, thereby breaking free from the shackles of the sect.]
[You look at the girl in front of you.]
[She possesses the memories of the Azure Feather Luan spanning ten thousand years, yet she also has the independent personality that you have nurtured in her over the past ten years as Qinghe.]
You listened to Qinghe's narration in silence.
[The girl on the altar, her body enveloped in a flowing blue light, her eyes revealing an increasing depth of weariness.]
[She always wanted to tell you that Qinghe is Qingyu.]
[This was a scheme she had planned for thousands of years; now, only the final step remained to complete her divine soul and break free from the shackles of the Heavenly Demon.]
You looked at her, didn't respond to her words, and instead asked a seemingly random question.
"Qinghe, do you believe your martial uncle?"
Qinghe paused for a moment.
[The weariness in her eyes faded briefly, and the familiar aura of an eighteen-year-old girl flashed by.]
["I..."]
[She'd barely uttered a single word before you opened your mouth.]
I’ll Make Three Points.
[I’ll Make Three Points, and they will take effect.]
A look of confusion appeared in Qinghe's eyes.
[Options pop up.]
[A: Knock the person unconscious and take them to Song Fuan for help.]
[B: As for the soul, who cares if you Transformation? Heavenly Demon, hehehehe...]
[C: Submit a "Compliance Review Report Regarding Comrade Qinghe's Dual Employment Relationship and Unauthorized Part-Time Work" to the Human Resources Department of the Profound Beast Taming Sect, requesting immediate suspension from duties for investigation.]
Little B, rushing towards the crow.
You chose B.
[You chose B.]
[A brilliant golden light shone brightly within your Dantian.]
[A tiny Nascent Soul, about three inches tall, emerged from above your head, transforming into a golden ray that shot towards Qinghe's brow.]
[You directly entered Qinghe's Sea of Consciousness.]
Within Qinghe's Sea of Consciousness, there are two clusters of divine soul light.
[One was frail, exuding a familiar, aloof aura—that was Qinghe.]
[The other was enormous, resembling a blazing azure sun, radiating the pressure of a Half-Step Heavenly Demon; that was Qingyu.]
[Qingyu's soul detected your intrusion and immediately unleashed a torrent of soul power, crushing towards you.]
"You ant, you're asking for death."
You don't care at all.
[You tore apart even the remnant soul of the Heavenly Demon Chunwu, and the Half-Step Heavenly Demon Qingyu is merely at the Transformation Perfection.]
[Salty Fish, in effect.]
[Your Dao Heart is indestructible, immune to all inner demons and suppression of the soul.]
[The Qingyu's divine power struck you, but it was like a gentle breeze brushing against a stubborn rock; you remained completely unmoved.]
[You went straight into Qingyu's soul.]
[You engaged in a fierce battle with the Sect-Guardian Ancestor of the Profound Beast Taming Sect within Qinghe's Sea of Consciousness.]
[With the Salty Fish buff, Qingyu's soul attack was completely ineffective against you; instead, you tore several pieces off her soul.]
[But you stopped quickly.]
[Because you discovered that Qinghe and Qingyu are two souls of one body, bound by Fate Contract bond.]
[While you're tearing at Qingyu, the weak soul belonging to Qinghe beside you is also trembling violently, its light dimming.]
Qingyu means Qinghe.
[Qingyu also sensed your hesitation, and her divine soul transformed into a gigantic phantom of Azure Feather Luan.]
"Uncle-Master, why bother with such things?"
[The phantom of the Azure Luan Phoenix emitted a grand voice that was indistinguishable between male and female.]
"Qinghe is me, and I am Qinghe."
"She was nothing more than a blank eighteen-year memory from the time I was asleep."
"Once we merge, she will still exist, only now she will have an extra ten thousand years of memories. What's wrong with that?"
[Options pop up.]
[A: Finds this reasonable, and silently exits the Sea of Consciousness.]
[B: You old monster, stop trying to bewitch people! Today I'll obliterate you and your Sea of Consciousness.]
[C: Pulling out the Labor Law, it was sternly stated that "memories during the waiting period are also protected by law, and parent companies are prohibited from forcibly annexing the independent assets of subsidiaries."]
Lu Ping curled his lip at Qingyu's explanation.
That's what capitalists say when they acquire small and micro-sized enterprises.
All that talk about resource integration and growing bigger and stronger just ended up with laying off the entire original team.
Lu Ping chose B.
[You chose B.]
[You looked at the enormous phantom of the Azure Luan and let out a cold laugh.]
["Fart."]
From the moment Qinghe was born, she was a complete Qinghe.
"She has her own life, her own joys and sorrows, and more importantly, the right to make her own choices."
"You used her as a tool to break through to the Heavenly Demon. Did you even ask her if she was willing?"
You turn your head and look at the weak soul beside you.
["Qinghe."]
"If you are willing to merge with it and become Heavenly Demon, I will not stop you."
"If you still wish to be Qinghe, the path of cultivation is long and arduous; seek it yourself, and I will help you sever this karmic ties from your past life."