Long after time had passed, Lu Yin kept recalling everything about Bai Xian'er. The more he thought about it, the clearer it became: she was Wei Nu's avatar and had taken part in many major events. Yet in Wang Wen's eyes, those events wouldn't have caused even a ripple. The only thing worth noting was her way of thinking.
Lu Yin rose and walked to the spring beside the stone wall, gazing at the shadows of the Seventy-two Realms.
"Cultivation is a circle." Bai Xian'er had told him that.
Back then, he had agreed with her and found the words increasingly profound. But at the time, he hadn't even reached the Eternal Life Realm, and his understanding had been shallow. Later, as his cultivation improved, so had his understanding, yet the words remained unfathomable.
It wasn't just cultivation. Everything in the universe seemed like a circle. There was a beginning and an end, and the two were connected—like cause and effect, life and death, and even the universe itself.
Looking back now, Bai Xian'er shouldn't have been able to say such a thing. She hadn't even reached the Eternal Life Realm.
Her understanding transcended her cultivation. That was the only thing Lu Yin felt set her apart.
Even her scheming and guile might not have caught Wang Wen's attention.
He summoned Wang Qi again and asked him to compile everything Bai Xian'er had done in the Illusionary Upper Void Realm and bring it to him. He wanted to take a look.
Wang Qi was growing more and more confused. Their ancestor had taken an interest in Bai Xiao Xian, and now Lu Yin had too. She was beautiful, sure, but was that really enough?
Everything about Bai Xian'er was soon laid out before Lu Yin. She had rarely left her