"Tell me about yourself. Tell me whether you have any unfulfilled wishes, or any family who need looking after."
"If you do, your eldest senior brother can help you."
Xu Taiping looked at Li Muyang with the utmost solemnity.
For the courage and perseverance Li Muyang had shown in risking his life to pass the information to them, Xu Taiping was willing to do everything he could to fulfill his junior brother's last wishes.
"My... wishes?"
Li Muyang froze for a moment, then looked at Xu Taiping with some apprehension and said:
"Eldest Senior Brother Taiping... when... when I was cultivating alone down the mountain, my greatest wish was to join the Seven Peaks of the Azure Profound Sect and become your junior brother."
"I heard that after disciples of the Azure Profound Sect die, if they are reborn as humans and remain steadfast of heart, the Spirit Bone Stele can find their reincarnated forms."
"So, if possible, after I die... I would like to ask you, Eldest Senior Brother Taiping, to look for my reincarnation. If he still has a spirit bone, please bring him back to the Azure Profound Sect to join... to join the Seven Peaks..."
As he spoke, several more bloody spikes pierced through Li Muyang's left cheek, making it exceedingly difficult for him even to speak.
"I promise." Xu Taiping nodded earnestly. "If I truly can find your reincarnation, I will take him as my disciple, whether he has a spirit bone or not. If he has one, I will teach him cultivation. If he does not, I will teach him fist techniques and martial arts."
At those words, a clear trace of joy returned to Li Muyang's eyes, which had dimmed once more as his head drooped helplessly. With tremendous difficulty, he spoke through