Yuchu's Purpose

In the stillness of the night,

The slender young girl helped the man step by step across the courtyard and to the door of the main house.

Open the door, close the door.

"Thump!"

A muffled thud,

As soon as they entered the side room,

Xu Yuan was immediately tossed onto the soft bed by Tianyan, who looked at him with disgust, from more than ten meters away.

Tianyan stared at the drunken Xu Yuan on the bed.

Xu Yuan remained lying there, seemingly drunk.

After a few breaths of silence,

Xu Yuan sighed softly, rubbed his shoulder where he had been bumped, and smiled:

"As childhood friends who grew up together and depended on each other, I think you could be a little gentler."

Tianyan glanced at him, ignoring his gossip, and walked to the mahogany table in the center of the room, where he sat down.

Why are you pretending to be drunk?

Xu Yuan got up and sat down next to Tianyan, then asked in return:

"I'm not pretending to be drunk. Where are we going to stay tonight? We don't know anyone here, and we don't have a single tael of silver on us."

Tianyan glanced at Xu Yuan, slightly surprised by his attentiveness, and asked:

"Alright, you heard what they were saying just now, right?"

"Of course." Xu Yuan.

What are you thinking?

What did I think?

Xu Yuan grinned. "I think we should ask you what you think now."

Tianyan's identity will eventually become the Charm God Tree Spirit, and now that the Charm God Cherry Tree has emerged, according to the historical trajectory, she will be refined into a spirit monster.

Tianyan's face darkened, and he asked:

Do you have a solution?

"Your current physique is different from Wang Yuchu then. If this illusion were truly like reality, it wouldn't be your turn."

"The refinement of spiritual essences and spirits does not depend on physical constitution, but on the Will Soul."

"Your Will Soul."

"The Yantian Divine Soul"

"Well, there's nothing I can do about it. You've been refined into a spirit monster, which means I don't have to lift a finger." Xu Yuan laughed.

Tianyan stared at him silently, his gaze unwavering.

They looked at each other for a few moments.

Xu Yuan gave a French military salute and smiled:

"I'm not joking anymore. Given our relationship, I certainly can't stand by and watch you be turned into a spirit monster by them. I'll help you."

Tianyan's voice was clear and cold.

"Xu Changtian, don't make it sound so nice. Even if I'm trained into a spirit monster, you won't escape either."

Xu Yuan did not refute this statement.

You could tell from the conversation of a group of spoiled brats at the previous gathering,

Jing He not only has a high talent for cultivation, but he also won the championship in the sect's grand competition among the second-generation disciples last time.

If Tianyan were to be cultivated into a spirit or monster, given the close, interdependent relationship between the two, the sect would absolutely not allow such a powerful figure harboring malicious intentions to live.

To cut the weeds, you must remove them at the root.

That's probably how Jing He was transformed into the Water Leech King back then.

Besides that, there's another matter Xu Yuan has to consider.

After entering this illusion, he kept thinking about one thing.

The purpose of the Charm God Tree Spirit in creating this illusion.

Unless someone is insane, there will always be a logic behind what a person does.

Yuchu was lucid in the last moments of her speech.

She must have had a purpose in letting him enter this Self-Forgetfulness Illusion Realm in a conscious state.

Ten thousand years ago, one person transformed into a cherry blossom, and another became a leech.

Xu Yuan knew about her affair with Jing He, and by putting him into a hallucination while he was fully conscious, was he trying to change the ending?

Before her death, Yuchu revealed that she had created such a wondrous illusion; surely she couldn't have wanted to see the events of the past repeat themselves, could she?

Amidst the turmoil of his thoughts, Xu Yuan finally let out a soft sigh.

He really dislikes riddle tellers.

He had, after all, helped Wang Yuchu fulfill a long-held obsession. Couldn't she have shared some useful information with him before she self-destructed?

A simple "thank you"

A simple "sorry",

Who could have guessed what she wanted to do by pulling him in here?

Composing himself, Xu Yuan said in a low voice:

"Actually, we don't need to worry too much about this for now. Wang Yuchu was refined into the spirit of the Enchanting Charm God Cherry Tree after she became the Holy Maiden of the Qionghua Sect. You are currently just an ordinary second-generation disciple. Until then, we just need to find a way out."

Tianyan was slightly taken aback upon hearing this.

She noticed the problem with Xu Yuan's words.

How does this guy know that Wang Yuchu was trained into a spirit monster only after she became a saintess?

After a moment of thought,

Tianyan gave Xu Yuan a deep look, and without asking about the topic, they changed the subject.

The group of spoiled brats from the Qionghua Sect were basically unguarded around them, which allowed the two to extract a lot of useful information from their casual conversations.

The title of "Saintess" carries different statuses in different sects.

Some saintesses are simply of high status, while others are in charge of sacrificial ceremonies, and still others are implicitly designated as the next successors of the sect, similar to the Crown Prince of a dynasty.

The Holy Maidens and Holy Sons of the Qionghua Sect belong to the former category. It is merely a symbol of status. Apart from receiving much better treatment than other disciples, they have no other substantial sect power.

However, the position of Holy Son of the Qionghua Sect is currently vacant, because the previous Holy Son died when he went out for training two years ago, and the current leadership of the Qionghua Sect does not seem to have any intention of selecting a Holy Son for the time being.

Therefore, there is still some time before they reach a relationship.

The two discussed their plans for the future.

Xu Yuan suddenly thought of something and said in a low voice:

"Tianyan, you should have noticed by now."

"What?" Tianyan asked.

Xu Yuan pointed to the sundial placed in the courtyard and said in a low voice:

"Time flows differently in this illusionary realm than in the outside world."

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Upon hearing Tianyan, Tianyan's eyes narrowed slightly, but he quickly understood.

It's a very simple principle: if the flow of time in the illusion were the same as in reality, she would probably be dead by now.

Although she had set up a "shield" mantra to protect her body before she fell into a coma in reality, her soul was trapped in an illusion. Several hours would have been enough for Ran Qingmo to blast open that "shield" mantra. Moreover, Xu Yuan was accompanied by that traitorous Saint Venerable.

Thinking of this, Tianyan paused.

Wait, the traitorous Saint Venerable?

Tianyan looked at Xu Yuan with a look of astonishment in her beautiful eyes.

Seeing her gaze, Xu Yuan was slightly surprised:

"What's wrong?"

Tianyan didn't speak, but pointed to his index finger where he was wearing the Soul Ring.

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Silence suddenly descended.

From the moment they entered the illusion until now, both he and she have overlooked one thing.

Ran Qingmo was far away and not present, but the Saint's Remnant Soul was in Xu Yuan's body, and he did not enter the illusion.

After a long silence, Xu Yuan tentatively asked:

"Tianyan, do you know why the Saint's Remnant Soul was not dragged into this illusion?"

The dazzling cherry blossoms that dragged him into this illusion were clearly aimed at his Will Soul; there was no reason why Saint's Remnant Soul, as a physical body, would escape unscathed.

Tianyan pondering for a long time, Tianyan's melodious voice carried a hint of hesitation:

"If it were any other illusion, that traitorous Saint Venerable should have a way to escape it, but it's practically impossible to escape the illusion of the Charm God Tree Spirit, unless..."

She paused, a strange look in her eyes as she looked at Xu Yuan.

"Unless the Charm God Tree Spirit deliberately avoided absorbing him."

"Why?"

How would I know why?

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The room was silent.

Xu Yuan and Tianyan stared at each other, wide-eyed.

One more chapter later, before midnight.