A New World

"Seriously, she tried everything..."

Tao Yu looked through Dailan's memory fragments. Most of them were of all the different methods she had tried to prolong her life.

She'd even managed to get her hands on Blood Orchid and spices, but unfortunately, they'd had too little effect on her. She was still taking those spices every day.

On top of that, she'd even tried all sorts of folk remedies involving virgin boys and girls!

She'd also made several offerings to evil gods, but eventually gave up. One of them had answered her prayer and caused her flesh to mutate. She'd gained nothing and paid dearly for it. Unless she was willing to twist her own soul, she could no longer keep going.

As for twisting one's soul, that was a matter of perspective. Some people felt they were still themselves; others felt they were no longer the same person. Dailan clearly belonged to the latter camp.

"That should do it. The Sage of Six Paths must have sensed my clash with the man in the bottle to some extent. This should be enough to report back."

He'd clashed with a Quasi-Saint who was halfway to the Saint realm, and had nearly kept him there. Tao Yu couldn't help feeling like a total badass.

"The Sun Family's current Grand Elder might be at that level. And he also has the Sun Family's heirloom Sacred Artifact..."

Back in that same Consciousness Space, the Sage of Six Paths still hovered above the water.

"Thank you for stepping in to help, Your Excellency. I'd already sensed their arrival, actually. They seem to have designs on my seal. Perhaps my useless younger brother is behind it."

The Sage of Six Paths wasn't particularly surprised by Tao Yu's words. The Quasi-Saint from before had probably already