Hearing Ling Shang's words, Reincarnation Heavenly Venerable sat in silence, lowering his eyelids as if deep in thought.
A short while later, he raised his gaze to look at Ling Shang, and asked, "Zixiao was captured by Su Mo?"
He had already guessed the situation in his heart, but he still needed to clear up the details.
"Yes!" Ling Shang nodded.
Hearing this, a faint smile appeared on Reincarnation Heavenly Venerable's face. "What happens to Zixiao is not my concern, but I hope Su Mo does not meet a violent end because of him."
"You truly don't care whether Zixiao lives or dies?" A look of uncertainty crossed Ling Shang's face. After all, Zixiao had always maintained a very close relationship with Di Yihun.
"My word is as heavy as the nine tripods!"
Reincarnation Heavenly Venerable's expression remained calm and his voice low. He continued, "If I were to tell Venerable Lord Tai Ying about Zixiao's condition, Su Mo would not escape calamity. However, Su Mo and I were originally one entity, so naturally we will not target each other. From this day forward, we have no part in one another's affairs."
Ling Shang stared intently at Reincarnation Heavenly Venerable's face, trying to discern the truth in his words, but she could completely read nothing of his actual depth or intentions.
"Do you not realize that if a few more years pass, Su Mo's strength will far surpass yours, reaching an unimaginable height? When that time comes, you will never again be able to assimilate Su Mo, nor will you ever achieve the return of the six souls into one," Ling Shang said in a deep voice.
"It matters not. Once I recover my past-life cultivation, it will not be long before my divine soul also returns to its previous-life