"Senior Brother Qin, is there a problem?"
Xu Caihe was puzzled, as she was also one of the three invited.
Qin Gengyun frowned and said, "Senior Wei is most concerned about Xiaohong. She was willing to be controlled by Yu Weixian for three hundred years for Xiaohong."
"Now that Xiaohong has finally escaped the control of the Immortal Flying Pavilion, logically, Senior Wei should be most concerned about Xiaohong, yet she merely invited the three of us to a banquet. It's a bit strange."
Zhou Ling'Er said, "Didn't that Luo Niansheng say that Senior Wei had something important to tell us?"
Si Minglan shook her head, "As Xiaolan mentioned, what Wei Ying cares most about is her benefactor and her own daughter. You ascending the Immortal Flying Pavilion should be the least of her concerns."
"Furthermore, the ones who ascended the Immortal Flying Pavilion were Qin Gengyun, Xiaolan, and Xu Caihe. Why specifically invite Xia Qinglian?"
"Do you have a relationship with Wei Ying?"
The last question was directed at Qiu Zhihe, who shook her head, "I don't know her."
Qin Gengyun frowned, "This matter is indeed somewhat odd."
Mo Xiaolan suddenly said, "Qin Gengyun, why did you choose the Ascension Records on the Immortal Flying Peak?"
The others all looked at him, and Qin Gengyun took out the Ascension Records from his chest:
"I have a conjecture that the Ascension Records should be able to verify."
As he spoke, he opened the Ascension Records but did not look at the long list of names in the front. Instead, he turned to the last page.
Here, it recorded the names of the last two people who ascended five hundred years ago.
These two names, everyone knew: Sect Leader Zhenyang from the Zhenyang Sect, and Ancestor Lei Ming from the Thunder Sword Sect.
However, at this moment, on the last page of the Ascension Records, there was only one name:
Lei Ming.
"How could this be?"
Xu Caihe widened her eyes. She grew up listening to the stories of various ascenders and was familiar with each one.
Of course, she also knew the famous names of the last two ascenders.
But now, she saw that only Lei Ming's name appeared on the Immortal Flying Pavilion's Ascension Records, and Zhenyang's name was missing!
Everyone looked astonished. If this matter were to spread, it would undoubtedly cause an uproar in the Four Domains of Hongzhou!
Qiu Zhihe sneered, "As expected."
Si Minglan looked at Qin Gengyun and Qiu Zhihe, "What have you two figured out?"
Qin Gengyun took out the Soul Supplement Seal and Holy Nether Water, and said to Qiu Zhihe, "My dear, let's first try to restore Elder Nalan's residual soul."
Qiu Zhihe nodded, and the Soul Supplement Seal in Qin Gengyun's hand lit up with a black glow. In the black light, four circular voids appeared, emitting an extremely cold aura, seeming to need something to fill them.
"Is this... incomplete Supreme Yin Qi?"
Wei Wan exclaimed, and everyone looked at her. Wei Wan said:
"I've seen Chen Qingmo collecting this cold aura. I heard him say that it is Supreme Yin Qi."
At this moment, lines of extremely mysterious text appeared above the Soul Supplement Seal.
"Are these ancient texts?"
The crowd exchanged glances, but Qiu Zhihe calmly read them aloud:
"Residual souls are objects of Supreme Yin. To complete a residual soul, the Supreme Yin Souls of four girls with close blood ties to the residual soul must be captured into the seal."
"The Supreme Yin Souls of girls? And they must have close blood ties to the residual soul, mother, daughter?"
Zhou Ling'Er was alarmed, "If four are needed, it can only be daughters!"
Everyone quickly understood the meaning of the ancient texts but became even more startled.
"So, to complete Elder Nalan's residual soul, we must find Elder Nalan's four daughters?"
Xu Caihe was shocked silent, and Qiu Zhihe shook her head:
"My master never married in her lifetime, where would daughters come from?"
Suddenly, her expression froze, and she looked toward Qin Gengyun. The couple exchanged a glance, and a look of realization appeared on their faces.
Wei Wan's expression also changed, and she said in horror, "Chen Qingmo captured Su Xin and Wu Yiren, both are his daughters, as well as Cheng Qingyu, also his daughter! Could it be..."
Everyone was taken aback, thinking of a possibility.
"Could it be that Chen Qingmo is actually a residual soul?"
Yun Wu felt a bit dizzy, "But Chen Qingmo always wanted to capture Sister Qiu, and Sister Qiu isn't his daughter!"
At this moment, a pale light lit up on Qin Gengyun's chest. Nalan Yan's residual soul flew out, seemingly drawn by the Soul Supplement Seal, and flew into the black light emitted by the Seal.
Moments later, Nalan Yan's residual soul flew out from the black light, her features clearer and more lively.
Nalan Yan's residual soul, nurtured by Qin Gengyun's spiritual power, had gained some Yang Qi. Although the Soul Supplement Seal lacked the Supreme Yin Souls as a guide, it still partially repaired her soul.
She seemed to have regained much awareness, though her current state still couldn't inhabit a body for resurrection.
"Master, Master, do you recognize me?"
Qiu Zhihe was a bit excited, cautiously asking Nalan Yan.
Others held their breath, watching this residual soul whose brows and eyes were almost indistinguishable from a living person.
After a long time, a bit of vitality gradually appeared in Nalan Yan's eyes. Her pupils moved, looking at Qiu Zhihe, delightedly saying:
"Qinglian, Qinglian, you're still alive, that's wonderful!"
"Master!"
Qiu Zhihe's eyes moistened as she stepped forward, but her hands couldn't touch the residual soul, her face a mix of joy and sorrow.
"Qinglian, being like this is good for you, you should have a normal life."
Nalan Yan's awareness grew clearer, her eyes looking at Qiu Zhihe's slightly bulging stomach, a satisfied smile appearing on the residual soul's face.
She then looked at Qin Gengyun, her eyes suddenly turning cold, "I remember you, you... often bullied Qinglian!"
"..."
Everyone looked at Qin Gengyun in astonishment, their minds racing with ideas about Nalan Yan's use of "bullied."
Qin Gengyun coughed lightly, "Senior, you misunderstand, I am the husband of Qinglian and Zhihe, that doesn't really count as bullying, right?"
Qiu Zhihe blushed, hurriedly saying, "Quick, take out Elder Xia Jinglian's Colorful Bone."
Qin Gengyun nodded, taking a Colorful Bone out of his storage bag and also retrieving the Holy Nether Water.
"Perhaps many secrets from five hundred years ago lie within Elder Xia Jinglian's this Colorful Bone."
Everyone held their breath, looking at this Colorful Bone.
With the Holy Nether Water, it could soon be restored, and this Colorful Bone should fully reveal the scene of the last battle between the Zhenyang Sect and the Cyan Lotus Sect five hundred years ago.
After Sheng Tanglian's death, how did Zhenyang turn the Cyan Lotus Sect into the Demon Sect?
What else happened in that battle five hundred years ago?
Of the four great Elders of the Cyan Lotus Sect at that time, Jinglian, Chunxue, Su Qin, and Nantian, besides the deceased Xia Jinglian, what became of Chun Hongxue, Yi Suqin, and Mo Nantian?
Perhaps many long-lost secrets will re-emerge in the world as this Colorful Bone is restored.
"This isn't Xia Jinglian's Colorful Bone."
At this moment, Nalan Yan suddenly spoke.
Everyone looked at her in astonishment, and Qiu Zhihe hurriedly asked, "Master, how do you know?"
"Because..."
Nalan Yan slowly said:
"I am the Cyan Lotus Sect elder from five hundred years ago, Xia Jinglian."