"I still need your help, junior brother..."
Those words stunned Jiang Yang on the spot. He looked up into Chu Qingjian's burning gaze, then recalled that particular kind of "help" last time and said awkwardly:
"Is there anything I can help with in this?"
Chu Qingjian had been planning this for more than a day or two. Though her heart pounded like a drum, she could no longer afford to worry about much else. At his question, she nodded repeatedly.
"Of course."
Jiang Yang's heart gave a jolt. The scene felt strangely familiar, and certain images that set his blood racing yet were difficult to speak of flashed through his mind.
Of course, those wandering thoughts were merely his own conjecture. Breaking through to the Purple Mansion was a matter of utmost importance to a cultivator. If Jiang Yang could help, he naturally would not refuse, and he immediately answered without hesitation:
"How can I assist? Please tell me, senior sister."
Despite all Chu Qingjian's conflicted feelings before coming, she was not someone who would shrink back when the moment arrived. She smoothed her hair and said:
"Junior brother, do you know about the obstruction posed by the thought of ignorance when attempting a Purple Mansion Breakthrough?"
Jiang Yang was now at the late stage of Foundation Establishment. While he was not quite a single step away from Purple Mansion divine powers, he was not far off. Together with what he had seen and heard, this meant he knew something of the Purple Mansion Breakthrough process, so he nodded and replied:
"Divine powers are the fruit of the Dao Foundation. Raising the immortal foundation into the Rising Sun allows divine powers to manifest. Then, using those divine powers, one pushes the Rising Sun Prefecture Entering the Great Void, severing the