"Even so... even so..." I found it hard to accept that Xue Qingcheng had actually failed to attain the Dao.
"Exactly. So what? I had no ill intentions. Does that mean you did? You begged her not to attain the Dao, while I gave her hope of attaining it. But in the end, did we manage to keep her here?" Fairy Haoxi countered.
I had never asked her to attain the Seven Extremes, yet in the end, we still failed to keep her here. Fairy Haoxi had not urged her to give up attaining the Dao; she had even helped her find the answer most suited to her. But the final result was still the same.
An unchangeable outcome had left us all walking down a road without end. Even if neither Fairy Haoxi nor I had taken part, the ending would have been the same.
"What should I do... Fairy Haoxi, tell me, what should I do? How can I take that thought back?" Once I had calmed down, I immediately pressed her for an answer. Now, this was the only path left. Since Yinian had ultimately returned to the Heavenly Dao Supreme, it might be possible to take her back from it. With my strength, how difficult could it be to recreate a body for her?
Fairy Haoxi shook her head and said with a bitter smile, "Separate Yinian? You really are something. You're the Creation Immortal Venerable, an Eight Extremes Immortal Venerable just like me. Did you expect me to know more than you? Since you began cultivating, haven't you swallowed other people's thoughts? Why not try separating one and see if it works?"
I was rendered speechless. I had indeed devoured countless thoughts that were not part of the original body, but all of them became