"Fellow Daoist Yan Zhen was an expelled disciple of Yunji Temple. With his ascension to immortality imminent, he wished to leave his mortal remains to his master's sect but was too ashamed to return. Thus, he took it upon himself to trade a Daoist art with me. The Soul-Guiding Bell was merely an extra."
Mo Chuan explained, then let out a long sigh, his face full of emotion.
"Fellow Daoist Yan Zhen's virtue shone far and wide. Calling the Soul-Guiding Bell an extra was false; fearing that I might commit evil was the truth!"
Daoist Dehong shuddered from head to toe. In an instant, enlightenment dawned upon him!
The point that had left him racking his brains became clear at once.
The reason True Person Yan Zhen had helped Patriarch Fu Luan cover up the lie was, at its root, that mutual interests bound them together.
Given True Person Yan Zhen's condition at the time, when his days were numbered, trading a Daoist lineage was indeed quite possible!
Moreover, he had not traded away the complete Three Scenery Daoist Magic. He had only passed on a fragment, so it had little impact on Yunji Temple.
That said, the Law of Escaping Two Sceneries was indeed a perfect match for Fu Luan Temple.
—No wonder Xuan Yun the Daoist Boy had seemed so vigorous, his spirit contained within. So he had cultivated the Law of Escaping Two Sceneries.
As for including the Soul-Guiding Bell as an extra in the trade?
The reasoning also seemed entirely sufficient.
True Person Yan Zhen's character was beyond doubt.
Patriarch Fu Luan had used a Headless Ghost to fool the county commandant. True Person Yan Zhen had spoken out to stop him, then taken the chance to remove the Soul-Guiding Bell. Nothing could have been more