Within the hall.
The soft white radiance of Ji Earth gradually dimmed, and the woman's figure vanished with it. The atmosphere in the Main Hall grew somewhat heavy for a moment. In the end, Xu Fayan spoke first.
"[Nether Sheep Rite] is the most central divine ability of nurturing earth. It holds many mysteries, from proliferation and transformation to blood sacrifice and the gathering of spirits. Its principle is to regard oneself as both a god and an offering-to sacrifice oneself and feast upon oneself."
His Dharma Body gradually grew translucent. Within it, desert smoke and sand seemed to swirl, dust flying in all directions. A profoundly wondrous yellow sheep could faintly be seen crouching on the ground.
"So, when I attained this divine ability, I offered up my own nature and life, shed my old body, and became a nether evil. In other words, a monster, only one with complete control over his own nature."
"What is Gao Xia's condition now?"
"Nurturing earth is prone to proliferation, spreading and eroding all other earths, and she also cultivates Ji Earth. Although my divine ability restored her intelligence, making her something like a servant, she no longer remembers what happened before. A spirit monster has no antecedent cause; one of the three is missing. To take human form, she naturally had to forget."
Xu Fayan's voice was quiet and distant as he explained the circumstances.
"What matters is that you've awakened. What matters is that you've awakened. You can prepare to go to White Cang in the next few days to hand over affairs, and see your senior brother Xiao Wen while you're there. Sindhu is in turmoil again. He happened to leave a few months ago, or you could have seen him here."
"Is Aunt-Master Wen still in Shu?"
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