Rebirth of a Quasi-Immortal Spirit

Gao Zhun narrowed her eyes. She must have seen these two people somewhere before, but after searching her memory, she couldn't recall when she had seen them. This meant that their first meeting must have been just a fleeting glimpse. Otherwise, as a cultivator with the Eye of Truth, she would have remembered them.

After the two disciples from Danyang Sect came out, they did not speak immediately. Instead, they released their divine senses and the first thing they did was to take stock of who had come.

As expected, when the two Danyang Sect disciples glanced at Gao Zhun and Qin Hanyuan, a flash of surprise crossed their eyes. The joy in the eyes of the female cultivator behind them moved Gao Zhun even more. She must have seen these two people somewhere before.

After the woman in the lead finished looking everyone over, she looked away. But a moment later, everyone felt like they were being watched by her. There were dozens of people standing in different places. How did she manage to do that?

The woman began with a simple self-introduction: "I am An Ge, a third-generation disciple of the Danyang Sect. Behind me is my junior sister, Qian Yu'er. I suppose you all already know the purpose of our visit. Like you, we are here for the Xuanmu Stone. However, I was fortunate enough to arrive a little earlier."

An Ge's words implied a sense of order, suggesting that if that was the case, then their chances of exchanging some Xuanmu Stones with her were slim.

Thinking this, Gao Zhun's heart stirred, and she wanted to say something, but she held back. The nail that sticks out gets hammered down. Although she was the most suitable person to stand up among the crowd, she did not want to be used as a pawn for nothing.

As expected, no one spoke for a long time after An Ge finished speaking. During this time, Gao Zhun even felt more than a dozen gazes sweep over her, but she didn't care at all and put on a calm and collected look, with no intention of speaking at all.

Gao Zhun's actions left everyone helpless. After exchanging glances, they chose a disciple from a top-tier sect to communicate with An Ge, hoping to obtain some Xuanmu Stones from the Danyang Sect. It's worth noting that almost none of the people present had the large number of alchemists as the Danyang Sect, so their demand for Xuanmu Stones was not significant, especially compared to what An Ge and her companion had acquired in Xuanmu City. They had assumed An Ge would share some, albeit at a higher price than ordering directly from Xuanmu City. However, to their surprise, the woman shook her head without hesitation, rejecting the suggestion from the male cultivator from another top-tier sect.

Seeing that most of the cultivators present could not understand her actions, including Gao Zhun, An Ge shook her head and said, "The Xuanmu Stone is of great use to my Danyang Sect. It is indeed a bit domineering that we cannot share it with you fellow cultivators at this time. However, before we left, our sect instructed that these Xuanmu Stones will be made into finished spirit pills and sold to the entire Immortal Spirit Continent. You don't need to worry about not having the corresponding spirit pills to replenish your supplies."

Upon hearing this, the expressions on the faces of some of the cultivators present softened slightly. Since that was the case, there was no need for them to stay any longer. Although it wouldn't be difficult for the dozens of cultivators present to forcibly seize the Xuanmu Stone from An Ge and his companion, it would not comply with the rules of the cultivation world and could potentially escalate into a war between various families and sects. There was really no need to go to such lengths for a small Xuanmu Stone.

Among the departing cultivators, Gao Zhun subconsciously walked at the back. Seeing this, Qin Hanyuan also slowed down. Sure enough, after all the cultivators had left, An Ge behind him spoke up: "Fellow Daoist Gao, Fellow Daoist Qin, please wait."

When Gao Zhun heard An Ge accurately call out his and Qin Hanyuan's surnames, he was even more certain that the two had met before, or even had dealings with each other, but how could he have no recollection of it?

On the other hand, An Ge and Qian Yu'er seemed oblivious to the doubts and inquiries in Gao Zhun and Qin Hanyuan's eyes. Qian Yu'er, in particular, seemed quite delighted and expectant, a stark contrast to her previous timidity.

With a light laugh, An Ge set up a barrier around the city lord's mansion that isolated divine sense and sound. Even if people stood at the door, they could not hear or see anything inside the hall.

Although he didn't sense any hostility from An Ge and Qian Yu'er, and there wasn't even any spiritual energy fluctuation from their bodies indicating an impending attack, Gao Zhun still subconsciously took a step back and said warily, "What is the meaning of this, Fellow Daoist An?"

"Hey, you really don't recognize us? I thought the famous Gao Zhun, with his Eye of Truth, was the only person in the world who could recognize us." It was Qian Yu'er who answered Gao Zhun. Seeing the undisguised disappointment on Qian Yu'er's face, Gao Zhun became suspicious again. Just as her suspicion arose, Qian Yu'er said with some melancholy, "Maybe it really was just a dream." As she said this, she lost her previous playfulness and cuteness, as if she was immersed in a kind of sadness that made people feel depressed.

However, Qian Yu'er's words awakened her. A dream? Gao Zhun carefully searched through her memories, especially the scenes she saw when she activated her Eye of Truth in Yongcheng. The scenes flashed through her mind, and finally the image settled on two blurry figures.

Seeing that Gao Zhun seemed to have figured something out, Qian Yu'er immediately turned from worry to joy and looked at Gao Zhun with anticipation.

Under such expectant gazes, Gao Zhun felt the pressure increase, and then said somewhat uncertainly, "Weng Yewei, Bai Wenxuan?"

Gao Zhun's words made Qian Yu'er jump for joy. She nodded vigorously, her eyes welling up with tears. "I never believed that those ten-plus years of life were just a dream. Although I could only access that world after entering the dream, everything there felt so real. Especially after we completely escaped the dream, because of advancing to the Nascent Soul stage, An-jie and I had more tasks and frequently came into contact with the outside world, seeing many people we had seen in the dream. This made me believe it without a doubt. At the same time, I discovered that An-jie had also entered the dream, but her identity was Bai Wenxuan." As she said this, Qian Yu'er's cheeks flushed slightly. She secretly glanced at An Ge, and seeing that An Ge had noticed, she quickly looked away.

"How interesting," Gao Zhun thought to herself, though An Ge's words had already stirred up a huge storm within her. No wonder she had such a strange feeling when she saw the souls within those people in Yongcheng, especially when she saw Bai Wenxuan; that feeling was particularly strong then. Now, thinking about it, how could she not find it strange and intense? One's soul didn't match the outside, and the other's gender had even changed! How come she hadn't noticed sooner?

Qian Yu'er paused for a moment, then continued, "Although we have someone like Sister An who has had the same experience, we can't verify whether the people we met in our dreams actually happened. After all, they don't have the ability to recognize it. Until I met you in the hall just now, Gao Zhun, thank you for letting me know that it wasn't a dream, but a real life that I experienced."

Faced with Qian Yu'er's gratitude, Gao Zhun simply smiled faintly, but felt a great weight lifted from her heart. Looking back, over the past year, she had always found it difficult to cultivate with a calm mind. With guidance from Elder Lei and others, she naturally realized she was possessed by a demon, the source of which was undoubtedly the devastating blow she unleashed in Yongcheng. So many lives perished after that attack. Countless times she had woken up in the middle of the night drenched in cold sweat, yet she dared not recall the content of her nightmares, which were nothing more than recurring events and the torment within her own heart.

For the past year, she had tried her best to hide the impact that incident had on her, but she also knew that if she didn't get rid of her inner demons, it would be impossible for her to advance to the Nascent Soul stage in this lifetime. Now that she heard Qian Yu'er's words, how could she not be overjoyed?

Qianyuer and Ange proved with their own lives that the souls within the bodies of those people in Yongcheng would not die with their physical bodies. In other words, her hands were still unstained by the blood of her own kind. For some reason, she felt a little proud.

Gao Zhun said with some emotion, "I found it strange before. No matter how powerful the Heavenly Flower Illusion Mirror is, how can it create humans out of thin air, and even their souls? It turns out that it can project the souls of humans in the real world into it through dreams. No wonder the souls of everyone I saw through the Eye of Truth-Seeing were somewhat blurry. It must be because it was just a projection of your souls, so it couldn't be seen very clearly. Otherwise, I would have noticed something was wrong immediately, and I would have recognized you all immediately today."

As she spoke, Gao Zhun let out a heavy sigh. The pent-up frustration in her heart seemed to be released with this sigh. Since returning from Yongcheng, she had never felt so relaxed. The speed of the circulation of true essence in her body seemed to have increased considerably. Her newly consolidated early Nascent Soul cultivation seemed to be loosening. It seemed that she only needed an opportunity or a battle to successfully raise her cultivation to the peak of the early Nascent Soul stage.

A huge weight lifted from his heart, Gao Zhun suddenly felt revitalized. Remembering the purpose of his trip, he didn't mince words, saying, "Fellow Daoist An, Fellow Daoist Qian, since we're all old acquaintances, could you make an exception regarding the Xuanmu Stone? I don't need much, just 20,000 yuan. And, well, I'll exchange it for 1.5 times the market price. What do you two think?" (166 Reading Network)