After hearing Qingyun's words, the Sage of Six Paths fell silent. The space that had been rapidly shattering suddenly slowed its collapse, and he stared blankly at Qingyun. "Very well!"
After a long while, the Sage of Six Paths finally agreed.
Qingyun's cultivation techniques were extraordinary, but even when he descended through his mental power to inhabit Minato Namikaze and the others, he could not uncover their essence. Otherwise, he would never have wasted so many words on Qingyun.
With Qingyun's help, the two Children of Destiny would become even stronger. As for helping Sasuke awaken the Rinnegan, at worst, he would expend a little more energy and advance Sasuke directly from an ordinary Mangekyo to the Rinnegan. Though that would take some effort, it was nothing compared to Qingyun's cultivation techniques.
Moreover, once the two Children of Destiny learned Qingyun's cultivation techniques, he and Hamura Otsutsuki might be able to glimpse some of their secrets through their bloodlines. Perhaps that would allow them both to regain physical bodies and escape their current state.
Qingyun did not know what the Sage of Six Paths was thinking. Seeing that he had agreed to his demands, Qingyun nodded calmly. Then his vertical pupils shifted, and he vanished from the space.
In truth, Qingyun was also very curious about the Sage of Six Paths' condition. During their earlier meeting, he had sensed that the sage was merely a remnant soul. Though that remnant was extremely powerful and contained abundant six paths power, he could not remain in the world of the living for long.
That was also the main reason why, in the original story, the Sage of Six Paths had appeared only briefly before leaving the shinobi world with the ninja summoned through Impure World Reincarnation.
Logically, with abilities that surpassed the