"Put that illusion away. It's only an arm. I much prefer looking at the arm itself." Xiang Qingcheng looked at the illusion conjured by the arm with exasperation.
The severed arm obediently dismissed the illusion.
"Ever since I broke through to the Mahayana Realm, I've sensed a sealed-off region in my sea of consciousness. I've always wanted to unlock it, but I haven't found a way in. Back when my cultivation was lower, every attempt to recall the past left me with a splitting headache. It's gotten a little better now; the reaction isn't as intense as before."
Xiang Qingcheng looked seriously at the severed arm. "Perhaps you can tell me about the past now. The more I try to hold back, the more curious I become. Sometimes it even leaves me restless and distracted. During the heart-demon tribulation when I advanced to the Mahayana Realm, fragments of the past surfaced, and I nearly failed to overcome my heart demon."
"Do you really want to know as soon as possible?" Lu Xiaotian asked.
Xiang Qingcheng nodded resolutely.
"Let's wait until I've reunited with my three former spirit pets and the Nameless One. If anything unusual happens to you, I'll be able to help. In your current state, I can't be too sure of my ability to help," Lu Xiaotian's secondary Primordial Spirit said after a moment's thought.
"Very well." Xiang Qingcheng did not insist. They would not have to wait much longer, either.
Waves rolled across the vast expanse, beneath blue skies and over a turquoise sea. The severed arm and Xiang Qingcheng stood atop the rippling waters.
"You can sense the Nameless One somewhere around here?" Xiang Qingcheng asked Lu Xiaotian.
"Roughly in this area. His aura is somewhat disordered, and there are other people's auras here too. It