With Grandmaster cultivation, Gu Jinzhi no longer needed anyone to escort him in and out of Biying Palace.
After taking several Shangqing talismans from Li Cheng that could be used as "teleportation scrolls," he returned to Blue Star ahead of them.
With nothing else to do, Li Cheng and Dizang found a nearby pavilion and sat there, each lost in his own thoughts.
After a while, Li Cheng, who was still a child at heart, was the first to speak.
"Dizang, can my sister pull it off?"
Dizang comforted him. "There's no need to worry. Even if she fails, there won't be any danger."
"With the power of the Zhuxian Sword, those cumbersome memories can be cut away with ease."
Li Cheng instantly grew wary. Staring at Dizang, he asked in a low voice, "How do you know she has the Zhuxian Sword?"
He held something back in his words. He did not mention the "sword formation," speaking only of the "sword."
Dizang smiled wryly and rubbed his bald head. "I was shaved by the sword formation a while ago..."
Li Cheng froze. He sized up the monk before him, then was suddenly struck by his magnificence.
"This 'mother' of yours... couldn't you have recognized her in the sword formation, could you?"
"Uncle, you're brilliant..."
"The Bodhisattva is decisive..."
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"Dizang... Among those prodigies who could prove themselves into myths, which one didn't possess great perseverance, great courage, great wisdom, and great fortune? Ahem... Although Li Wei isn't lacking in any of those either, don't you think you're rushing things a little?"
"We're out of time."
"So you're saying you're not sure whether my sister can do it either?"
"Guiding an Other Self has nothing to do with combat power or cultivation. Each has its own destiny... This humble