Liang Yi said, "As Liang has just said, that spiritual power ultimately still needs a host in order to exert its strength, and it requires a period of gradual, sustained progress. But if this can be curbed at the source, the outcome may be entirely different.
"It is clear that Yao Li herself has not been greatly affected at present. This should be because the contamination she suffered was not deep, so her cognition has not been distorted. If it can continue to be properly suppressed from now on, perhaps subsequent developments can be prevented."
Cui Yue pondered for a moment and said, "This should be the merit of Fellow Daoists Zhen Chuo and Zhao Rou. They took her in as a disciple, taught her how to cultivate, and instructed her in Celestial Xia ceremonial script."
Liang Yi said, "Precisely. At that time, she was nearly a blank sheet of paper, open to whatever colors others might paint upon her. If that spiritual power had taken command of her cognition then, there would have been no way to stop it. It was the merit of those two fellow Daoists that kept her from straying onto an evil path.
"And this was exceedingly important. While she was at the side of those two fellow Daoists, that spiritual power was still weak and likely feared exposing itself before them, so it did not release much of its strength. This was very good. Though those two did not intend it, the result was good. No matter how matters unfold afterward, I will request merit for them."
Cui Yue nodded and said, "So long as Yao Li maintains her current state and does not cross a certain boundary, that spiritual power will not come?"
Liang Yi said, "That is so. Finding a way to