Inspection

At Ten Thousand Zhang Blade Cliff, the wind whistled as it swept past.

As the voice fell, the slightly stagnant atmosphere instantly eased.

The Eldest Young Master had actually rushed back from the Ancient Abyss.

With the Eldest Young Master's order, there was naturally no need for those present to continue playing house with the Third Young Master.

Of the four figures standing in mid-air, three vanished in an instant, leaving only the woman named Ying'er standing in place.

After a moment of silence, Xu Ying'er stared at the blood-colored figure standing at the cave entrance and spoke softly once more:

"Third Young Master, please come with me. The Eldest Young Master is waiting for you at the summit."

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Xu Yuan did not rush to lower the hand touching his neck; instead, he continued to stare at the figure hovering in the air and called out softly:

"Master Ran, we can go now."

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Hearing his voice, Ran Qingmo stepped out of the cave dwelling bit by bit, standing silently by his side with her sword in hand.

The sudden sunlight outside the cave made her eyes struggle to adapt.

Closing her eyes, Opening them.

Below Hanging Heaven Cliff, Amidst the brilliant sunlight, the clouds and mist rolled with the wind. Though the vastness of heaven and earth was endless, she could see him clearly standing by her side.

Lowering her beautiful eyes slightly, she said softly:

"I am leaving."

"Mm, take care."

Xu Yuan glanced sideways, his voice very calm: "What I said before remains valid at any time. If you change your mind, you can come to Jingjiang City to find me."

What his words referred to was the partnership he had proposed to her at the Buddhist hall.

Ran Qingmo's red lips parted slightly. She was silent for a few seconds, but in the end, she only gave a slight nod:

"Alright."

As the words fell, Ran Qingmo turned, and Ice Cloud Steps formed invisibly beneath her feet, which she stepped upon with a light gait.

"Oh, right."

The voice suddenly coming from behind made her pause.

Xu Yuan looked at her slender back and said softly:

"My name is Xu Yuan."

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Ran Qingmo looked back at the man behind her, her eyes carrying a trace of surprise.

Xu Yuan's eyes held a smile as he repeated:

"I said, my name is Xu Yuan."

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Her laconic reply was the same as their first meeting: ".Mm, alright, I will remember it."

Dressed in black as ink, she left.

With a few leaps in the air, she quickly turned into a black speck and disappeared at the edge of the horizon.

Only after watching the other party completely vanish did Xu Yuan slowly lower his hand from his neck.

The debt of gratitude he owed Ran Qingmo for her help was now repaid.

Looking back at Ying'er, who was hovering in the air, Xu Yuan said in a flat tone:

"Take me up."

The clouds and mist before his eyes rolled forward incessantly until they finally cleared, revealing the azure sky.

In a trance, Xu Yuan had already been brought back to Hanging Heaven Cliff by the masked Ying'er.

About to meet Xu Changge, his state of mind was quite calm; after all, he had already inherited the original body's memories, and with the tempering of the Blood Origin Heart-Meteor Art, His identity as Xu Changtian was now unshakeable.

After bringing Xu Yuan up, Ying'er did not say another word and simply walked forward on her own.

Following the direction of her back, Xu Yuan's pitch-black pupils suddenly shrank to the size of pinpricks.

On this mountain peak, he had actually seen another colossal head of a Seven-Life Python.

The reason he said "again" was because, compared to that Ji Qingyue, the seven lotus flowers atop this Seven-Life Python head had already fully bloomed, and a massive, dark green horn had sprouted from the crown of the head.

Xu Yuan stared at it for a long time before he finally confirmed the identity of this python head.

Great, another heroine chopped up by Xu Changge.

Judging by the characteristics, this python head should belong to Ji Qingyue's older sister, Ji Fenghua.

The plot of Cangyuan had only just begun, and the princess sisters of the Snake Demon clan within the Ancient Abyss had been completely wiped out.

The "Xu Immortal" plotline he had once played through in Cangyuan was now completely gone.

However, this thought of complaint was merely a fleeting flash; Xu Yuan soon realized the gravity of the situation.

The direct death of two important heroines meant that the butterfly effect he had brought about was already causing the plot of Cangyuan to spiral out of control.

The future was beginning to become unpredictable.

Taking a deep breath to steady his mind, Xu Yuan's gaze began to shift once more.

Finally, His line of sight naturally fell upon a handsome man.

Xu Changge.

He sat quietly beneath the massive python head of Ji Fenghua.

Dressed in green robes with mysterious cloud-patterned sleeves, his skin shimmered with a faint luster, his deep eyes were as dark as a cold pool, and his long hair drifted behind him in the mountain breeze.

Just sitting there, he made one feel a sense of inferiority.

It was as if some people were born like the bright moon in the night sky—gentle and unobtrusive, yet capable of making one realize their own insignificance.

But at this moment, none of that mattered to Xu Yuan.

What mattered was, Why was a man like this holding a long, thick rattan whip in his hand?

Connecting this to the memories in his mind, an ominous premonition rose in Xu Yuan's heart, and he immediately spoke up in the tone of the original body:

"Xu Changge, I'm warning you."

"Snap!"

Before Xu Yuan's voice had even faded, the man opposite narrowed his eyes, and the rattan in his hand lashed out toward Xu Yuan like a coiling snake.

"..." Xu Yuan.

Damn it, what kind of big brother is this? He's twenty years old and still playing this violent education game?

Xu Yuan hurriedly circulated his cultivation technique, injecting Origin Qi into his eyes to barely track the trajectory of the whip.

He dodged to the side.

"Snap!"

The whip struck the ground beside him, instantly kicking up a cloud of dust.

As the rattan retracted, Xu Yuan was shocked to see a deep whip mark left on the ground.

Looking back, Xu Yuan cursed loudly:

"Xu Changge, are you for real?!"

"Snap!"

Xu Changge swung the second whip with a calm expression, his voice light and gentle:

"If you think it's real, then it's real."

This time, the speed of the rattan was even faster, and Xu Yuan had to exhaust all his strength to dodge it.

And this time, the whip mark on the ground actually shattered a small pebble on the edge of the cliff.

Seeing this, Xu Yuan was truly angry and opened his mouth to continue cursing, but Xu Changge's third whip was already lashing out.

Xu Yuan took a deep breath, his intent-soul probing outward, and wisps of crimson Origin Qi emerged from his hands, catching the incoming rattan in mid-air.

The moment that wisp of blood-colored Origin Qi appeared, Xu Changge's narrow eyes squinted into two slits.

As the crimson Origin Qi emerged from Xu Yuan's hands, a blood-colored flame began to burn along the rattan.

The blood-colored flame surged up the rattan, racing straight toward Xu Changge at the other end!

Yet Xu Changge remained seated, quietly waiting for the blood-colored flame to reach the end, allowing this strange, eerie fire to dance in his hand.

Looking at the flame, a flash of surprise crossed Xu Changge's deep eyes, and with a casual pinch, the flame instantly dissipated:

"This technique is quite good."

Xu Yuan opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but before the words could leave his lips, the Xu Changge opposite stood up and flicked his sleeves at him.

In an instant, gusts of hurricane-force winds manifested out of thin air from all directions, and Xu Yuan's body was immediately like a lone boat in a storm at sea, flying uncontrollably toward Xu Changge.

Finally, he hovered in the air, two meters away from Xu Changge.

Xu Changge stood with his hands behind his back, his gaze fixed calmly upon him.

Xu Yuan struggled to speak, only to find that under Xu Changge's pressure, he couldn't even move a single finger.

Silence, eye contact.

After a long while, Xu Yuan prudently looked away.

He had a vague feeling that if they kept staring at each other like this, his big brother would end up hanging him up for a beating.

As Xu Yuan's thoughts wandered, Xu Changge also shifted his gaze, speaking softly to Juexing at his side:

"Master Juexing, please help Changtian examine his body."

Hearing the name Juexing, Xu Yuan's wandering thoughts instantly snapped back, his heart jolting with alarm.

The monk Juexing was one of the few cultivators capable of detecting a mismatch between a soul and a body.

Though phrased as a physical examination, Xu Changge was clearly doubting his identity.

Why?

Was it because of his cultivation technique?

Or because of his act of threatening suicide?

Yet in his memories, the original owner had done such absurd things before.

Before he could overthink it, a kind-faced, bald man slowly walked up to the suspended Xu Yuan.

He bowed slightly and pressed his palms together in a salute:

"Third Young Master, please forgive this humble monk for the intrusion."

With a slight wave of his hand, a strange source qi invaded Xu Yuan's body from a distance.

This source qi did not travel through the meridians, but instead moved through his body along a bizarre path.

Although he knew Juexing would likely find nothing, Xu Yuan still began to circulate his energy to resist the intrusion, just to stay true to the original owner's personality.

The result was naturally futile; the strange source qi continued to permeate his body.

For a moment, silence fell upon the mountaintop.

As the strange source qi continued to seep into Xu Yuan, the expression on Juexing's face grew increasingly astonished.

Beside them, seeing Juexing's reaction, Xu Changge's eyes grew increasingly gloomy.

After a long while, Juexing slowly stepped back and offered another apologetic bow to Xu Yuan.

Turning to face Xu Changge, Juexing seemed hesitant to speak.

Xu Changge seemed to have braced himself for the worst; he took a deep breath, his voice calm yet tinged with a cold chill:

"Master Juexing, if you have found anything regarding Changtian, feel free to speak plainly."

As he spoke, He cast a sidelong glance at Xu Yuan, who was still suspended in mid-air.

Juexing was slightly taken aback by the Eldest Young Master's tone, and immediately realizing that his expression had caused a misunderstanding, he hurriedly said:

"Eldest Young Master, the Third Young Master's body is fine, it's just..."

Hearing that he was fine, something seemed to settle in Xu Changge's heart; his gaze softened immediately as he asked:

"Just what?"

Juexing glanced at the suspended Xu Yuan, deliberated for a moment, and said softly:

"It's just that the Third Young Master, um."

After a long pause, Juexing said with some uncertainty:

"The Third Young Master now seems to be, um, he seems to have become an Innate Dao Body."

"What?"

Upon hearing the words Innate Dao Body, the usually gentle and refined Xu Changge finally revealed a look of utter astonishment.

The next moment, Xu Yuan felt his body go limp, plummeting straight toward the ground.

But before he could hit the floor, a gentle breeze caught him.

Immediately following, a massive surge of cyan source qi flooded into his body like a torrent.

The familiar sensation of intrusion returned, and Xu Yuan no longer had the will to resist.

It seemed that anyone he met these days could just use their source qi to take a tour inside his body.

A moment later, The cyan source qi withdrew.

Xu Changge stepped back two paces, his eyes fixed intently on Xu Yuan as he looked him up and down.

Xu Yuan's body had regained its freedom, and he stiffened his neck to meet his elder brother's gaze, mimicking the tone of his original self:

"Xu Changge, what are you looking at? Once my cultivation catches up to yours, you're dead!"

Upon hearing this, Xu Changge's thin lips curled almost imperceptibly, as if he wanted to laugh but held it back.

In the end, he flicked his sleeves and let out a cold snort from his nose:

"You, a good-for-nothing?

"You got a bit of luck and your tail is already wagging in the clouds. Because of the disgraceful things you did in Jingjiang City, Father had to go to such great lengths to rescue you!

"...Forget it, there's no point in talking to you. Ying'er! Bring me my whip!"