Xuanji Hall's Fifth Elder-Zhou Yan!

[Luo Yiyi's golden vertical pupils looked at you, the light in her eyes stirring faintly.]

["You want to use me as a bargaining chip?"]

["No."]

[You stood up, walked over to her, and stared straight into her eyes.]

["You're not the bargaining chip."]

["I am."]

[Luo Yiyi froze for an instant.]

[She did not understand what you meant.]

[Why were you the bargaining chip?]

[However, you gave her no chance to press further.]

["Xuantian Domain. Let's go."]

[Luo Yiyi stood where she was, watching your back.]

[After three breaths, she followed.]

[You did not look back.]

[But your attention was not entirely on the road ahead.]

[Part of it had sunk into your own Sea of Consciousness.]

[Deep within the Sea of Consciousness.]

[That wisp of remnant soul that had always lain dormant suddenly stirred.]

[Very faintly.]

[Like one corner of the water's surface being wrinkled by the wind.]

[Chen Xuanji.]

[The Hall Master of Xuanji Hall.]

[A remnant soul of the Great Emperor Realm.]

[At this moment, he was dwelling in the deepest part of your Sea of Consciousness.]

[You had not told Luo Yiyi about this.]

[It was not that you did not trust her.]

[The time had not come.]

[Some cards could not be turned over until the final moment.]

[However, before you left the ruins of Sky Fox City, there was one last thing you had to do.]

[Suddenly, you thought of something and turned to speak to Luo Yiyi.]

["Senior Sister! Wait for me a moment."]

[Inside the City Lord Mansion.]

[Bai Cang knelt before you.]

[He did not raise his head.]

[You took a black jade bottle out of your storage space and tossed it to him.]

["Three years' worth of antidote."]

[Bai Cang caught the jade bottle, both hands trembling.]

["Take one