The instant that wisp of white mist left his body, Qin Yezhou's Remnant Soul's face, already etched with the trials of a lifetime,
seemed to age more than a hundred thousand years in a heartbeat.
It was as though that wisp of white mist had been the last spark keeping his remnant soul alive.
Drawing it from his body was no different from taking that last spark away.
"Wait, Senior! You're actually doing it?"
Chen Tai'an saw everything, and panic flooded his face.
He had watched Luo Yi climb step by step from the remote reaches of Cloud Prefecture in the Great Qi Dynasty.
He knew better than anyone how little time Luo Yi had taken to reach this point.
Given Luo Yi's terrifying talent, insight, and natural gifts,
all he needed was time. Becoming unrivaled across the Endless Sea was only a matter of when.
There was no need for Qin Yezhou's Remnant Soul to perform a Sacrificial Ritual, sacrificing himself to hasten Luo Yi's growth.
But with his cultivation only at the Heavenly Human Realm, Chen Tai'an could hardly stop Qin Yezhou's Remnant Soul from performing a Sacrificial Ritual and sacrificing himself.
Apart from Qin Yezhou, he had never even seen a remnant soul before. He had never so much as heard of one.
He stood frozen, at a loss for what to do to stop what came next.
Then, just as his anxiety mounted, a gentle breeze brushed his face.
The white mist that had drifted from Qin Yezhou's Remnant Soul suddenly reversed course, flowing back into the soul, which had somehow grown almost transparent.
"Senior, I appreciate the thought, but keep it."
"Don't you still want to witness the Tianyan Sect rise to power again under my leadership?"
"Sect Master, I..."
Hearing the voice from the