Author: Poet An'an
At this point in Hundred Refinements, the Human World arc had grown ever grander. Lin Xuan had successfully become a great cultivator and could even stand against Lihe Realm cultivators. Yet upon closer inspection and deeper thought, many doubts still remained. They had to be resolved before he could properly advance to the Spirit World...
Let me list a few, so my fellow Daoists may offer their thoughts.
First, why did Meng Ruyan want to cooperate with Lin Xuan?
According to what had been revealed, Fairy Ruyan had originally planned to join Tinglou in deciphering the secret, borrowing the strength of the number one expert to ascend to the Spirit World. But as Lin Xuan grew, the feeling of this "big brother" had already surpassed Tinglou and taken first place! Yet to this day, it had not been explained what Fairy Ruyan wanted to do. Nor did anyone know what connection this "Shenma" had with the voice transmission Lin Xuan received from Fairy Qin back then... The will of Heaven was unfathomable...
Second, why did Xinyue and Taowu descend to the lower realm?
This, too, had been left vague, an itch that made people's hearts restless. The daughter of a Loose Immortal and one of the Four Great Fiendish Beasts had descended to the lower realm one after another—who would believe there was nothing behind it? Right? Aside from paving the way for Lin Xuan's future journey through the Spirit World, there was surely some treasure in the Human World—ancient You Province, perhaps?
Third, how would Lin Xuan ascend?
Lin Xuan had already cultivated to the Nascent Soul Late Stage, yet he had never had a heart-to-heart talk with one of those old monsters of the Lihe Realm. That Great Monk Huitong had originally been a fine