The second Bloody Letter read: "These words are for my beloved Jingyi. On Yi Xiang Peak, through the Three Trials of Affection, our love proved harder than gold. With our hearts united, nothing could stand in our way. Yet Heaven had no eyes, letting us be fated to meet but not fated to be together. I am unwilling to accept this. I know that only by stepping onto the Immortal Path can I possibly renew my former bond with my beloved. An ancient legend says that within the Ruins of Huan lies a path to Heaven, and within Qingmu Hall is the immortal fruit, the Grass Returning Pill. Once a Martial Way practitioner takes it, they can enter the Immortal Path in one bound. Defying the cult's prohibition, I left without a word and entered the Ruins of Huan alone, hoping to encounter such immortal fortune. Yet after exhausting every stratagem and surviving nine deaths for one life, just as I plucked the last Grass Returning Pill, I was discovered by a tree spirit and grievously wounded here. I know my life will not last long, and that I have no affinity with the Immortal Path. Thus, I leave this item behind as a gift for my beloved, hoping she may set foot upon the Immortal Path and revive the divine prestige of the Incense-Passing Cult. I have no fate with my beloved, nor do I have fate with the Immortal Path. I have no resentment. I only hope that, in her idle moments, my beloved may remember the affection between us. That is enough! Mo Qingshan's final words!"
"Alas..." After Zhang Xiaohua finished reading the Bloody Letter, he could not help feeling deeply moved. This Mo Qingshan... really had terrible luck. Of the Three Trials of Affection, he and