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A-Yuan placed the teacups one by one on the table in front of everyone with light and graceful movements.

When she reached Shen Mo, she seemed to have mustered her courage, raised her head, and looked at him with clear eyes that held a hint of timidity yet also a strange determination. She whispered, "Sect Leader... are you... are you going to that dark and scary swamp?"

Shen Mo was slightly taken aback, not expecting her to ask this.

Since A Yuan was brought back from the mountain village by him, her soul was exceptionally pure. He secretly laid a foundation for her with the Foundation Building chapter of the "Nurturing Mystery Record". She has been cultivating silently in the sect and rarely cares about the outside world.

How did she learn about the Black Swamp? Presumably, she overheard it by chance due to the tense atmosphere within the sect recently.

"Yes, there are some things I need to take care of." Shen Mo didn't go into details, but said gently, "You should focus on your cultivation. Elder Han and Uncle Li are here to look after you, so there's no need to worry."

Ah Yuan bit her lower lip, as if making a huge decision, and suddenly knelt down with a thud, looking up at her with tears glistening in her eyes: "Sect Leader! Take... take Ah Yuan with you! Ah Yuan... Ah Yuan can help!"

"Nonsense!" Shi Tie glared at him. "That's not a place you can go! Stay inside!"

Han Lin frowned and said, "A Yuan, don't be willful. This matter is of great importance and extremely dangerous. Your cultivation is still shallow, and you would only be a burden if you went."

Startled by Shi Tie's shout, A Yuan shrank back, tears welling in her eyes, but stubbornly refusing to fall. She simply looked at Shen Mo, her voice trembling with sobs, yet exceptionally clear:

"I...I know I'm weak and will hold everyone back...But, but last night, I had a dream...I dreamt of a very dark body of water, with light at the bottom, and...and many people crying and shouting. They were so sad and scared..."

"When I woke up, my heart was pounding and I felt terrible... Later, I overheard my senior brothers and sisters whispering that something terrible had happened in the southwest... I... I felt that the black water in my dream was from there..."

Her words were incoherent, but the content of her speech caused everyone's expressions to subtly change. A dream? A premonition? Or... a premonition?

Shen Mo's gaze sharpened. He waved to signal Shi Tie and the others to calm down, then stared at A Yuan and asked in a deep voice, "A Yuan, tell me carefully, what else did you see in your dream? What else did you feel?"

Seeing that Shen Mo didn't scold her, A Yuan felt slightly relieved and tried hard to recall, her face turning slightly pale:

"It was... just a vast expanse of black water, cold and heavy... There was light at the bottom, grayish-white, flickering, which made me uneasy... There were many shadows, blurry and indistinct, floating in the water, crying, calling out... as if... as if they wanted to get out, but couldn't... And there was... a very large, dilapidated house shadow, deeper in the water... Looking at it, I felt... like I couldn't breathe, as if I was being sucked in..."

Her description was fragmented, tinged with childlike terror, but the sheer immersive sense of fear was undeniable.

"The shadow of the dilapidated house... a branch of the Samsara Palace?" Zhao Qingyan exclaimed in a low voice, exchanging a glance with Su Xiao, both seeing the shock in each other's eyes.

A Yuan's description subtly matches the description in the secret scrolls of the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion of an ancient palace beneath the Boiling Bone Pool, and the scene of Gui San reporting a grayish-white light at the bottom of the pool!

In particular, the feeling of being "attracted" and "unable to breathe" perfectly matches the characteristics of the power of reincarnation—attracting souls and annihilating life!

Shen Mo was deeply shaken. He had long been aware of A Yuan's pure soul and innate inspiration that far surpassed that of ordinary people.

But how could someone, from such a great distance, sense the strange phenomena deep within the Black Swamp in their dream, and even vaguely "see" the phantom of a branch of the Samsara Palace?

This is no longer just a simple case of strong inspiration, but some kind of... talent? Or perhaps, a special aptitude related to "reincarnation" and "soul"?

He recalled that the book "The Secret of Raising Spirits" mentioned that there are a very few beings in the world who are born with special souls, or who are close to nature, or who can communicate with the underworld, or who can foresee fragments of the future.

Could A-Yuan be the latter? Or perhaps, she has some unknown connection to that Land of Reincarnation?

An old memory suddenly surfaced. Many years ago, it was also because A Yuan sensed the scene in the Flowing Cloud Water Mansion that he made up his mind to take his junior brothers and sisters, such as Shi Tie and Su Xiao, to explore it.

It was during that trip to the Water Palace that he used the meteor shower to create the myth of the "Starry Sword Immortal," which led to the sect's subsequent period of peaceful development.

"Sect Leader, A-Yuan, she..." Han Lin also realized something was amiss and looked at Shen Mo.

Shen Mo hesitated for a moment, then raised his hand to help her up: "A-Yuan, stand up and talk."

A-Yuan stood up timidly, her little hands nervously twisting the hem of her clothes.

"What you saw in your dream was extraordinary," Shen Mo said slowly, his gaze deep as he looked at her. "But do you know that place is extremely dangerous? Even Golden Core cultivators who step inside will not survive. Your cultivation is still shallow, and although your soul is different, you may not be able to withstand the dangers there. Why should I take you there?"

A-Yuan raised her head, her eyes blurry with tears, but she tried her best to straighten her thin back: "I... I don't know why I could dream about it... but in the dream, those crying and screaming shadows seemed... seemed to be calling me? No, not calling me, but calling... the people who can hear them?"

"I...I think if I go, maybe...maybe I'll be able to understand what they're saying? And..."

She bit her lip, her voice lower but with a strange firmness, "Besides, with the sect leader by my side, A-Yuan isn't afraid. The sect leader will definitely protect everyone... A-Yuan, A-Yuan also wants to help, doesn't want to always be the one being protected..."

The girl's words were simple, even somewhat naive, but the trust and longing in her eyes moved everyone present.

Shi Tie scratched his head and muttered, "This little girl does have some guts..."

Shen Mo looked at A Yuan quietly, his mind racing as he weighed the options.

A-Yuan's soul is unique, and it might play an unexpected role in the Land of Reincarnation, such as sensing danger or communicating with remnant souls? However, taking her there is extremely risky, and one would need to be distracted to protect her.

However, the sensations she felt in her dream were so vivid; perhaps there truly was a cause and effect at play? The "Record of Nourishing the Mysterious Spirit" might protect her soul, and with his own cultivation greatly advanced and the Myriad Laws Source Pearl at his side, if he was careful, perhaps…

"Have you thought this through?" Shen Mo finally spoke, his tone serious. "This trip is no ordinary one, no child's play. Once you step in, life and death are uncertain. You can still regret it now."

A-Yuan shook her head vigorously, tears finally rolling down her cheeks, yet she smiled: "A-Yuan isn't afraid! A-Yuan's life was saved by the Sect Leader, and her cultivation was taught by the Sect Leader. A-Yuan... A-Yuan wants to do something for the Sect Leader, for the Qingyun Sect!"

"Ah Yuan won't hold us back! I... I feel like my perception of soul power is clearer lately, maybe... maybe I can help the sect leader pave the way?"

Shen Mo gazed at her for a moment, then finally nodded slowly: "Alright. In that case, you shall come along. But remember, obey my orders and do not act on your own. Junior Sister Xiao."

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"I'm entrusting A-Yuan to you. Your primary task on this trip is to protect her."

Su Xiao glanced at A Yuan, whose eyes were red but whose face was full of determination. His cold eyes softened slightly, and he nodded, saying, "Your subordinate obeys and will protect A Yuan from harm."

A-Yuan stopped crying and smiled, bowing deeply. "Thank you, Sect Leader! Thank you, Senior Sister Su! A-Yuan will definitely be obedient!"

With the personnel finalized, everyone carefully discussed the itinerary, equipment, and contingency plans.

Zhao Qingyan was responsible for carrying and setting up temporary protective and concealment formations; Shi Tie was responsible for vigilance and assault; Su Xiao was responsible for reconnaissance and protecting A Yuan; Shen Mo was in charge of overall coordination.

The elixirs, talismans, array plates, and protective magical artifacts were all of the highest quality.

Li Xiaocao even took out all the precious pills that the Pill Hall had kept hidden away, which could resist attacks on the soul and purify evil energy, and distributed them to everyone.

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