The Final Wish

Thinking of the Third Prince, he turned and headed for Buzi Hutong. On the way, he passed a tavern and suddenly remembered Old Cangtou. That brought to mind the square box he had just put into his Sumeru Ring, so he changed course and entered a restaurant. He booked a private room on the top floor, sent the waiter away, shut the door tight, and sat down inside.

With a thought, the square box appeared on the bed. He opened it. On top lay an old jade token, its watery green hue bright and clear. He had seen it hanging from Old Cangtou's waist and had assumed it was an ordinary token.

But now, the jade token had changed. In the very center of its luminous green surface, a vivid red spot had appeared.

He turned the jade token over in his fingers for a long while, but Xu Yi still couldn't figure out why Old Cangtou had given it to him.

He set the token down and looked into the square box again. Inside was a thin booklet used to record comings and goings, like the ones he had seen in the Imperial Library.

Xu Yi didn't dare dismiss it. Its appearance was exactly like the booklet Old Cangtou had given him before, the one containing the Soul Splitting Art.

He opened the cover and saw a line of old-fashioned, bold handwriting: Detailed Guide to Refining the Soul-Summoning Banner.

At first glance, Xu Yi's soul trembled. He had never imagined that the method for refining the Soul-Summoning Banner, which he had racked his brains over without success, would be laid out in this booklet.

He didn't care that this was no place to linger. Seated in the room, he began to study it intently.

He spent nearly two hours