Xu Yi smiled and said, "It was a twist of fate, a fortunate coincidence. Please don't blame me, senior."
At last, he relaxed.
It turned out that when red Qi had poured from the jade corpse's nostrils as it devoured the green liquid, he had suddenly noticed that the extra, inexplicable sensation in his body had vanished.
He had not known when that strange sensation came. Only the stark contrast when it left had let him realize it was there.
The Nameless One had always been able to communicate with him without being detected—not because his techniques were especially profound, but because he had likely used that spiritual impetus to dwell temporarily inside Xu Yi's body.
That was what had made it so miraculous. Now, eager to devour the green liquid, he had left Xu Yi's body.
At that thought, Xu Yi couldn't help feeling a fresh wave of dread.
He was a mighty Yang Venerate, yet a ghost had possessed him without his being any the wiser.
He quietly raised his guard, resolving never to give the Nameless One another chance to take advantage of him.
After Xu Yi finished speaking, the Nameless One said, "Of course it was a fortunate coincidence. Otherwise, someone like you, with your Qi Bridge severed and unable even to sense the Qi Sea Realm, would be a complete cripple in the world of cultivation. Yet you managed to cultivate to the True Essence Fourth Turn. If word got out, it would shake the world. Well, boy, the Golden Soul Liquid tasted good, didn't it?"
Xu Yi couldn't figure out what the Nameless One was after, so he kept probing from the side.
Since he couldn't guess, he decided not to bother. He patiently played along. "May I ask, senior, was this Golden Soul