Seeing Jiang Ruoyao's attitude toward her original self, Tiangang felt unsettled. It seemed the vortex surrounding his original self was vast, and the situation was far more complicated than he had ever imagined.
"Thank you." Scarlet was delighted that her strength had leaped forward by such a wide margin. She clasped her fists toward Jiang Ruoyao in gratitude.
"I didn't directly grant you a higher level of cultivation because you're an independent individual now. I'd rather you comprehend the road ahead for yourself. That will help you much more," Jiang Ruoyao said.
"But..."
She struck Scarlet in the chest with her palm. Sealed powers entered Scarlet's body one after another. "These methods are for you to protect yourselves. But you can't use them unless you're in danger, lest you become too dependent on them."
Scarlet couldn't sense just how powerful those forces were, but she could tell that every one of those methods was terrifying beyond belief.
So her original self was this powerful! Then why had she gone to Tiangang Continent to take part in an Immortal Emperor Grade battle?
"These are my insights. I hope you'll forge a different path from them and become a different version of me."
Jiang Ruoyao left a ball of light in Scarlet's Soul Sea. Its contents were priceless.
"Thank you." Scarlet clasped her fists and looked at Jiang Ruoyao, unsure whether she should call her fellow Daoist, senior, or something else.
Jiang Ruoyao seemed cold as ice, yet everything she did was for Scarlet's sake. Perhaps she was cold on the outside but warm within?
"I'm not as good as you think." Jiang Ruoyao shot Scarlet a cold look, seeing right through her thoughts.
"Aren't you leaving me anything?" Tiangang ventured.
"What, you're not calling yourself 'this exalted one' anymore?" Jiang Ruoyao