Qin Yi rose to his full height and went over to Meng Qingying's side.
"I'm leaving." Meng Qingying said bluntly, "Even though Minghe is gone and it seems I can monopolize you now... unfortunately, there's too much to do. I can't linger."
Qin Yi said, "Your injuries haven't healed. Shouldn't you recover first?"
"This little injury... I'm used to it." Meng Qingying smiled. "Once I return to the netherworld, that's my turf. Why would I fear something this minor?"
"But..." Qin Yi hesitated, stealing a glance at Bei Yuan beneath the distant Bodhi Tree. "Will your refining work without the Reincarnation Disk?"
"The Reincarnation Disk was made by the Phoenix Emperor after the fact. It was never originally part of the netherworld. Unless I intend to establish the Six Paths Order again, what do I need it for? What we truly lack is a replacement netherworld will. Preferably not a realm spirit like your Minghe that can think for itself—that would instead conflict with us. We only need an unseen Will of Heaven..."
At that, Meng Qingying paused and observed Qin Yi's expression. "This step might originally have been very troublesome. We expected to need a blood sacrifice of ten thousand spirits..."
Qin Yi smiled faintly. "Since you said that, you won't do it. Why test me? At this point, could I still fail to trust you?"
Relieved, Meng Qingying smiled. "Once I've pieced the realm together, let's go find Minghe. She has the most authority to speak on this matter. With her handling it, perhaps it won't need to be as troublesome as we originally imagined."
Her judgment matched Jade True Person's. With Minghe's help, this step truly might be omitted. Yet the envoys Jade True Person had previously sent out to seek cooperation from the "Lord of the