Blood-Red Shackle Stone

In the mountain forest, Daoist Si had changed into a new Daoist robe. A faint smile appeared on his seemingly honest ox face as he transmitted his reply:

"Done! Dao Lord Chen Ming still thought his cultivation was powerful enough to suppress me, his junior brother! Letting him return should numb them somewhat!"

Li Qingyun gave a slight nod. "Mm."

That tone and bearing made Daoist Si pause again, and he vaguely sensed a hint of the aura possessed by Great Master Jade Pure Primordial Lord.

He reminded him, "Senior Brother Quan, we should be able to enter the Central Lands tomorrow. It will be much safer there. The Great Master of the continental temple forbids indiscriminate killing in the Central Lands. The Central Lands people mainly hunt the Cave Ghosts living deep underground, so there is still some harmony above ground!"

"Mm, I understand. Thank you for your guidance, Junior Brother Si." The Merfolk clone nodded in thanks.

Daoist Si said no more. His figure shifted, about to vanish from sight.

But Li Qingyun's Merfolk clone suddenly remembered something and called out to stop him. "Junior Brother Si, you are at the second stage of the Ancestral Return Realm. Your strength, knowledge, and experience all far surpass mine. I would like to ask you for some guidance. The potential of this body of mine has already been exhausted, yet I am unwilling to accept it. Do you know of any method that could open up a path forward for barren veins?"

Daoist Si was concealing himself amid the forest, darting along with the merchant caravan's wagons. Hearing Senior Brother Quan's earnest question, he could not help hesitating before shaking his head with a sigh.

"Junior Brother Si, all the races of the Great Thousand Universe follow the path of