Chi Yu nodded without hesitation. "Yes. Thinking about Senior Brother Xuanji helped me understand many things, so I attained enlightenment."
Xie Xiyi: "..."
Lianchi said dryly, "Long Junior Brother, your way of attaining enlightenment is rather different from everyone else's."
Chi Yu laughed. "Actually, my previous enlightenment was because of Senior Brother Xuanji too. My head was full of him, and then I attained enlightenment."
Xiaoqiu said, "Could His Highness be Enlightenment Tea that gained sentience? Ow!"
Xie Xiyi rapped him on the forehead. "Keep talking nonsense. Do you have a death wish?"
Xiaoqiu smiled awkwardly and quietly shut his mouth.
Xie Xiyi changed the subject. "After you attained enlightenment and advanced, your connection with the secret realm grew stronger and stronger. Leave the Core Eye alone for now. Let it sit for a full day and night. What comes next will be your opportunity."
Understanding dawned on Chi Yu, and he smiled. "Got it! Thank you, Senior Brother Xuanji. We were just struggling with what to do about the Core Eye."
Xie Xiyi looked at his smiling face, unchanged from before, and said nothing.
That night, Chi Yu practiced his sword outside.
Before long, he suddenly felt a chill all over. His dim field of vision flickered, and a dazzling white flooded his eyes. He instinctively raised a hand to shield them from the light.
He raised his sword with one hand, wrapping his entire body in spiritual power to defend himself.
Soon, the white light faded. Chi Yu lowered his hand and narrowed his eyes. After a brief blur, the scene came into focus.
It was Xue Yi.
Although her face was aged, Chi Yu recognized her at once.
Strangely, however, spiritual power surged throughout Xue Yi's body. She was clearly a cultivator, yet she had kept her