Today's fourth update: Chapter 2838! 4/4!
"So your death was fake. Your soul, at the peak of the seventh realm, hid deep within your disciple's Sea of Consciousness, becoming a parasite and having her constantly supply what you needed to sustain your soul. Am I right?" Xu Kun spoke, picking up where he had left off.
"Correct. You may be young, but you do have some insight."
So this was the reason Yun Yun's soul power often weakened!
"But why?" Yun Yun asked in confusion.
Her master had been unable to cross the heavenly chasm of the eighth realm, so why had he chosen to die?
Celestials themselves possessed long lifespans. Abandoning his body while preserving an intact soul would not have made returning to his peak an easy task.
"Isn't that obvious?"
Unlike Yun Yun, who had already guessed something but refused to believe it, Xu Kun had pieced together the entire truth from Yun Shan's experiences and the words he had spoken upon appearing.
"He hid deep in your Sea of Consciousness to observe your every move. He saw you as a cauldron that could help him cross the heavenly chasm in the future. By absorbing your Cloud Cat Bloodline, both his bloodline and cultivation could rise to a higher level."
"If I'm not mistaken, the day Sister Yun Yun successfully unites with the Dao and transcends will be the day he emerges from your Sea of Consciousness and refines you."
"Hahaha, not bad, youngster. Your analysis is completely correct." Yun Shan laughed loudly, utterly unashamed of the vile plan Xu Kun had exposed.
"Master... you... You actually wanted to use your disciple as your cauldron!"
At that moment, Yun Yun's worldview collapsed.
Her master had undoubtedly been the person she respected most in her life.
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