The reason Lan Yiyi didn't want to tell Qin Yun the truth about the Shared Fate Gu was because she was still conflicted inside, unable to confirm her feelings. Upon hearing Ning Qi say that Qin Yun still had some remaining consciousness at that time, she was suddenly at a loss.

Wouldn't that mean that the words she entrusted to Ning Qi were also fully known to Qin Yun?

Her face blushed a deep shade of red.

Qin Yun was stunned.

Then, he took a deep breath and bowed with a great gesture:

"Yiyi, I will remember your kindness for a lifetime, but if there is anything you need, I dare not refuse!"

Lan Yiyi turned her head slightly and said lightly:

"Who wants your kindness! Didn't you save me too? It's considered offset."

Qin Yun instantly gave a wry smile and waved his hands:

"Today, it was all thanks to Jiu. I did nothing."

The two of them finally snapped out of the slightly romantic atmosphere.

Lan Yiyi looked towards Ning Qi, her eyes filled with amazement and gratitude:

"Thank you!"

She couldn't have imagined Ning Qi was so strong, the main forces of the Southern Army being crushed without the slightest resistance, and all the Celestial Realm martial artists being as weak as children in front of Ning Qi. None of the mystical Gu insects could play any role.

Ning Qi waved his hand and smiled:

"It was just a small effort. Back then, I said I owed you a favor, naturally I should pay it back."

Lan Yiyi smiled faintly:

"Then I made a big profit."

Having escaped from a situation of life and death, Lan Yiyi's mood fully relaxed, but she soon felt the world spin around her as both spiritual and physical exhaustion surged in her heart. Her body softened and she was about to fall to the ground, but Qin Yun immediately supported her when he saw this.

Ning Qi extended his hand to point out a stream of Vitality Power, and Lan Yiyi's breath immediately steadied.

"Miss Lan, what plans do you have next? If you don't have a place to go, how about joining us back at the True Martial Mountain?"

Lan Yiyi was slightly taken aback.

She had grown up in the Southern Border since childhood, but now there was no place for her there anymore. In the vast world, where could she call home? A sense of melancholy involuntarily rose in her heart.

Qin Yun comforted:

"Yiyi, why don't you join our True Martial Sect? Then you would have someone to rely on."

His eyes carried a look of anticipation.

Lan Yiyi lowered her head without speaking, but the twisting of her clothes revealed her emotions, which had silently agreed.

Ning Qi laughed.

"Alright, after I resolve things, we'll go back together."

Qin Yun asked:

"Jiu, you intend to deal with the Gu God?"

On the way here, Ning Qi also mentioned some of his past grievances with the Southern Border. The bloody case at the Snow Plum Manor back then was committed by people from the Qing State stronghold, but tracing it back to its roots, it was because of the Blood Emperor Gu. Originally, Ning Qi didn't have the energy to deal with it, but now that he was here, he couldn't let such a thing that harms the world continue to exist.

He planned to kill it at the source.

Furthermore, the Blood Emperor Gu might be of certain help to him, so morally and rationally, he had to make a trip.

Upon hearing this.

Lan Yiyi's pupils suddenly contracted, and hatred filled her eyes. If it weren't for this Gu God, how could the tribe she grew up in have been mercilessly slaughtered?

"I can lead the way! But be very careful; the Gu God has already begun refining the Blood Emperor Gu. My role is to sacrifice all Life Essence to help him perfect the refining process. By then, he would be able to achieve the Flawless Martial Saint Realm!"

"But because I only have half of my life left, my Life Essence is incomplete, allowing me to barely survive until now."

Ning Qi seized upon a crucial piece of information.

"Flawless Martial Saint Realm?"

Lan Yiyi nodded firmly and said:

"Yes, I only just learned that if it's just a simple refinement of the Blood Emperor Gu, it would be like the Holy Pill of the Demon Sect, merely achieving a Fake Saint. But if the Gu God refines my Life Essence, he can become a true Martial Saint."

Unconsciously, she had already clenched her fists.

Since learning her fate, she had been filled with suffocation and pressure, never having spoken to anyone about it, and now she finally expressed it in front of Ning Qi and Qin Yun.

Ning Qi's expression gradually became serious.

This was beyond his expectations.

To achieve a true Martial Saint under the current world conditions?

That was exceedingly difficult.

As far as he knew.

Currently, only the Martial Saints of Great Yan, the Heaven-Slaying Martial Saint, and the Profound Turtle Senior are true Martial Saints. But the first two had used a method of bloodline legacy that came at a great cost, while the Profound Turtle Senior's method was unknown, though it was presumably not easy.

And now Lan Yiyi was telling him that the Gu God intended to become a true Martial Saint?

Ning Qi frowned and asked:

"Miss Lan, I don't mean to belittle you, but achieving a true Martial Saint is no easy task. With the current world environment, it's almost impossible. Even though you are a Celestial Realm martial artist, I'm afraid your sole Life Essence isn't enough to help the Gu God undergo such a significant transformation."

Lan Yiyi shook her head and said:

"I am not merely a Celestial Realm martial artist. When I first became the Southern Saintess, a certain power was implanted in me by the Gu God. Later, I was made to cultivate a Secret Technique day and night. I still don't know what it is, but I suspect it to be the key, and it should have merged with my Life Essence."

Ning Qi's eyes focused:

"May I have a look at a few drops of your blood?"

Lan Yiyi readily agreed.

"Forgive me."

He extended a finger, and a few drops of blood gathered from Lan Yiyi's wrist. Ning Qi's eyes glowed with a golden light, and the peculiar power in it made Qin Yun and Lan Yiyi's hearts tremble. Even though Ning Qi was not looking at them, they felt as if they were being completely seen through.

Ning Qi examined carefully.

After a while.

He frowned in thought.

There seemed to be nothing unusual about it.

He then had Lan Yiyi recount the Secret Technique she had been cultivating all these years. After careful deduction, he discovered that what seemed to be a technique involving the cultivation of Life Essence was in essence already touching upon the secret of bloodline legacy.

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