The whole family went mad, but the junior sister turned the tables and her luck soared.

Yun Yici was startled by her own thoughts, and then peeked out from under the leaves.

Before she could even figure out what was happening, the leaves covering her were picked up by a small, white hand.

Yun Yici quickly darted out from under the leaves, trying to dodge the hand.

However, her movements were caught by the other party.

That hand decisively abandoned the leaf and grabbed it.

"How come there's a lost cultivator's soul here?"

Yun Yici looked at the person who had grabbed her; it was a lovely child with fair skin, red lips, and white teeth.

He was probably not even ten years old, dressed elegantly, but his expression was as serious as an adult's.

Behind the child followed a tall, one-eyed bull with sharp, menacing horns on its head and black hair as sharp as steel needles covering its body.

Yun Yici was about to ask him what "the soul of a cultivator" meant.

The one-eyed ox spoke up: "This soul has only been separated from the body for less than a day, and it still carries the aura of a living person."

"Let's go. We came here for Xiao Xun. Let's not waste our time on this lonely soul."

The child touched the beautiful ball of light in his hand and said with some reluctance, "Xiao Xun is not dead. I think he can live for at least several hundred more years."

"Even if we find out why Xiao Xun is alive in the Demon Realm, we still cannot bring the living Xiao Xun back to Fengdu."

"Instead of striving for things that are impossible, it is better to do what is within our power right now."

"This woman was probably caught up in the war. Since she's still alive, let's save her."

The one-eyed ox fell silent and closed its eyes. After a while, it opened its eyes and said, "A lonely soul like hers, who has been separated from her body for only a day, should have her body nearby."

"But I can't feel her connection to her body."

"Her body is either damaged or somewhere we can't find it."

"Give up, Xiao Ji."

After listening to their conversation and seeing the change in Xiao Ji's delicate face, Yun Yici couldn't help but ask anxiously, "Will I die?"

The child's hands were warm and delicate, yet very gentle, holding her in his palm without scratching her at all.

Yun Yici suddenly spoke, startling Xiao Ji and the one-eyed ox into looking over.

Xiao Ji asked in surprise, "Huh? You can actually speak? And you can even hear us talking?"

Yun Yici: "Yes."

Xiao Ji: "Then do you remember who you are? If I find out your identity, I might be able to send you back."

Yun Yici tried to recall, but her mind was completely blank. Apart from that inexplicable sentence that she had forgotten, she couldn't think of anything else.

Seeing that the ball of light in his hand had stopped moving, Xiao Ji said, "Before I started cultivating, I couldn't remember anything about my past life."

"Since you can hear us, it seems you have a connection with Fengdu."

Xiao Ji fumbled in his sleeve for a while and pulled out a small jade bowl filled with a clear liquid.

The liquid filled most of the bowl, and no matter how much it was shaken, it wouldn't drip out.

Yun Yici was placed in the bowl, the cool liquid inside enveloping her and relieving the scorching sunlight, making her feel so comfortable that she wanted to doze off.

"After Ah Ming and I finish investigating Xiao Xun's matter, we will return to Fengdu."

"If you can't return to your body, why don't you come back with us? You'll eventually disappear if you stay in the human world."

"They might even be captured by evil cultivators and forced to refine weapons and medicines."

Yun Yici couldn't remember anything, and seeing that Xiao Ji was just a little kid and didn't have any bad intentions towards her, she figured following him was better than disappearing or being captured by evil cultivators.

For the rest of her days, she lived in Xiao Ji's small bowl.

She soon figured out Xiao Ji's and the One-Eyed Ox's identities.

Although Xiao Ji was only ten years old, he was actually over 1,300 years old.

As for why he looks only ten years old, it's because Xiao Ji was a ghost cultivator, and he was only ten years old when he died.

The one-eyed bull is named A Ming, and it is a beast that communicates with the underworld.

Only by using the Netherworld Beast can one travel to and from the Ghost Realm.

The Ghost Realm, beyond the Three Realms, is the legendary Fourth Realm.

The small bowl that Xiao Ji gave her was also used to nourish her soul.

This small bowl was originally prepared for a person named Xiao Xun.

Xiao Ji and A Ming came from Fengdu in the Ghost Realm to guide Xiao Xun's soul, but unexpectedly, Xiao Xun was alive and well.

They went to the Demon Realm to investigate Xiao Xun, but they encountered her not far away.

After taking her with them, Xiao Ji and A Ming continued their journey deeper into the Demon Realm.

On the way, I heard that on the day she died, the world changed color, a powerful figure ascended to heaven after undergoing tribulation, and demons and monsters from the demon realm fled for their lives.

That's right, the powerful figure who ascended to immortality seems to be a demon, so he didn't succeed.

For demons, the idea of ​​ascension is simply a pipe dream.

Xiao Ji didn't hide anything from her when he was asking questions, and she, lying at the bottom of the bowl, heard everything clearly.

But when she heard the news of the demon's failure, she felt a pang of sadness and a desire to cry.

Xiao Ji took her with him, and when there was no one on the road, he rode on A-Ming.

When there are other people around, Ah Ming transforms into a silent young man wearing a mask.

As Xiao Ji hurried along, he sighed, "Little Yezi, I always felt that your death was inextricably linked to that demon who failed to ascend."

"It's a pity that those who fail to ascend will inevitably die, otherwise we could have started with the demons."

Yun Yici couldn't remember her name for a moment, so Xiao Ji called her by the leaf he found.

When A-Ming heard Xiao Ji's concern for this lonely soul, she disagreed, saying, "A soul with the ability to ascend is not one we can afford to offend, regardless of its race."

"If we cannot find her body within seven days, we will return to Fengdu."

Yun Yici poked her head out: "I understand. If we can't find it, we'll go back to Fengdu first."

She found out that she lost her memory because her soul left her body.

When a cultivator dies, he is simply dead; the body dies and the Dao dissipates.

But cultivators have a soul; otherwise, there wouldn't be the concept of possession.

After death, the soul forgets everything that happened in life, wanders aimlessly in the world for seven days, and then it is truly gone.

Some people have powerful spirits, or they consumed special rare and precious herbs or obtained special opportunities during their lives, and after death they will have extraordinary encounters.

Becoming a ghost cultivator, or residing in a soul vessel, or possessing another person's body, can grant one the chance to be reborn.

Furthermore, because ghost cultivators do not enter the Three Realms, ordinary people are completely unaware of the existence of the Fourth Realm.

As for why he forgot his memories of his previous life, Xiao Ji explained that if he remembered them, the world would be in chaos.

If one remembers how they died, they will develop various obsessions, such as hatred or attachment to family and friends in this world.

That's why Xiao Ji and A Ming were so surprised when Yun Yici suddenly spoke.

A soul as clear-headed as Yun Yici, unable to find its own body and facing dissipation in seven days, might desperately try to seize another's body.

Of course, Yun Yici would never do such a thing.

She's already dead, why hurt another young girl who's alive and well?

Xiao Ji said that if she went to Fengdu, she could continue her cultivation and gradually regain her memories.

However, by then, she had come to terms with and let go of her obsessions from her previous life.