The Visualization Image: "Back Then, Listening to Scriptures in Changrong Heaven"

"Teacher... I have a favor to ask of you. Could you please give Lü Yuan a copy of the visualization diagram you gave me before?"

Meanwhile, after paying today's business tax, Wang Yan embarked on his journey back to reunite with Lü Yuan and Lin Qi.

The Lower City is vast, and the Dark Air Realm is even more so; even a single street looks completely out of place.

Black air shops of different grades and brands are located on both sides of the road.

It stretches as far as the eye can see.

This gave Wang Yan ample time to communicate with the Elder Hun, and he is currently communicating with the Elder Hun in his mind through the necklace.

After hearing his words, Elder Hun smiled helplessly, "Little Yanzi, don't you think you're becoming more and more like a money-giving boy?"

"Besides, I haven't even accepted him as my disciple yet, and you're already thinking about betraying me and giving away all of my wealth."

"If I were to take him as my disciple in the future, that would be terrible! Would you then have to give away your master and the necklace as well?"

Wang Yan was somewhat speechless, but still pleaded, "But... now, apart from the visualization diagram you gave me that can enhance Divine Sense, I don't know how to repay him."

"Besides, given his situation, helping him is helping yourself, isn't it?"

"After all, you're going to take him under your wing eventually—"

"If you had helped Lü Yuan get into college and enter Upper City sooner, given his grateful nature, once Lü Yuan learned of your existence, he would have done everything in his power to help you rebuild your Dharma body and return to your peak, wouldn't he?"

The Elder Hun said with exasperation, "If you can think of something, do you think I wouldn't?"

"Think about it carefully. If I could have known this, why didn't I appear sooner to take him as my disciple?"

"Little Yanzi, you've grown up amidst the current social climate, so you should understand it better than I do."

"Even you were someone I observed for many years, seeing through your true nature before finally deciding to take you under my wing..."

The Elder Hun sighed softly, "As for Lü Yuan, I must say, judging from his actions rather than his heart, this child's character is indeed impeccable."

"Like you, he's not entirely driven by self-interest, which is quite rare, and there's also the girl beside him..."

"But their time on the path of immortality in this era is ultimately too short."

"With years of observation under my belt, I can still guarantee that you won't be changed."

"But what about them? Can you guarantee that someone with Top-Grade Pseudo Spirit Root can maintain their current appearance and not be assimilated?"

"That's why I thought I needed at least one to two years of observation before he became aware of my existence and I could take him under my wing."

"Do you understand?"

Wang Yan couldn't refute it, because even if he made a guarantee, it would be too vague.

But he still found a loophole. "But teacher, not letting Lü Yuan know of your existence doesn't prevent me from giving him the visualization diagram in advance..."

"Besides, you already gave me that sixth-grade nameless Cultivation Method, so giving me another visualization diagram shouldn't be a problem, right?"

Elder Hun didn't know whether to be happy or worried about his disciple, who possessed such a pure and innocent heart.

If you reacted like this to a man like Lü Yuan, what will you do if you meet a girl who treats you well? Won't you be easily seduced?

"Little Yanzi, I agreed to give him the sixth-grade Cultivation Method before because I considered it a test for Lü Yuan."

The Elder Hun said calmly, "That's right, he didn't harbor any covetous thoughts and passed the test, but the human heart cannot withstand repeated tests..."

"He passed last time, but can you say that this time, even if you provide the visualization, he won't become suspicious of your opportunity and have other ideas?"

"It's better to be safe than sorry. If things come to that, you two might not even be able to remain friends."

"Tell me, if things really turn out this way, in the end, is it your fault, my fault, or his fault?"

Elder Hun was, after all, a Great True Person Five Laws Perfection in his prime. His breadth of knowledge and meticulousness of thought far surpassed those of Wang Yan.

The naive Wang Yan had never considered these things; he simply wanted to share something good with his friends who had helped him.

Therefore, after hearing Elder Hun's words, he fell silent.

Just when the Elder Hun inside the ring thought he had come to his senses and was no longer dwelling on the matter...

But then he heard Wang Yan speak, "If it really comes to this, then it's all my fault—"

"But I don't think what you're saying will happen. I grew up with him in the East District, and I know what kind of person he is..."

"He may not be that good, but he was never a bad person. During the time when the cult unrest caused food shortages in the Outer Ring, he helped many people—"

"And this is even more true for his friends."

In short, I believe him.

The Elder Hun inside the necklace was momentarily speechless. Wang Yan didn't know what he was thinking or pondering during that silence.

But when he spoke again, he whispered his agreement to his request, "If that's the case, then do it if you want to."

"As long as you don't regret it, that's fine. Don't end up like me back then..."

"But only this once--"

"Alright, go back now and give him 'The Back Then, Listening to Scriptures in Changrong Heaven'."

The Elder Hun agreed with Wang Yan's idea. He should have been happy and joyful, but listening to his teacher's tone, he felt an indescribable sadness...

Especially--

What does "Don't be like him back then" mean?

"Teacher..."

Wang Yan finally couldn't help but ask, "Are you alright? Did something from the past come to mind?"

The Elder Hun sighed softly, "I suppose so, but it's all in the past now. Don't worry about me, go find Lü Yuan."

"I also want to see if he can maintain the same appearance as that day."

Wang Yan was still somewhat worried about Elder Hun's condition, but seeing that his teacher didn't want to bring it up, he didn't ask any further.

He reached out and touched the original visualization diagram in the Storage Bag given to him by Elder Hun.

Suddenly, he became curious, realizing that it had taken him a month to generate the Divine Sense that could only be born at the Embryonic Breathing Fourth Layer, according to theory.

Then, I used my Divine Sense to imprint it into my inner Primordial Spirit, which took another month.

The Elder Hun said that in their time, this was already considered genius among artificial Spirit Aperture.

So, will Lü Yuan be faster or slower than him?

However, before Wang Yan could even begin to grapple with his attitude towards this issue, he had already met Lü Yuan.

He was still standing in the same spot where Wang Yan had stood before him, but Lin Qi, who should have been there beside him, was nowhere to be seen.

"Where's Lin Qi? Didn't she say we'd all leave together after I got back?"

"Her..." Lü Yuan replied with a smile, "She said something came up and she left early."

Wang Yan was momentarily curious and forgot to take the things out: "What is it—"

Lü Yuan shrugged. "Who knows?"

Lü Yuan didn't know either?

Wang Yan was even more puzzled, but this actually helped him, since he didn't have to go out of his way to get Lin Qi away.

After understanding, he slowly approached, and when Lü Yuan saw that he had reached him, he planned to turn around and walk ahead.

But Wang Yan stopped him in time...

He said, "Wait, I have something for you--"