Chapter 2119

She paused, then continued, "They know there is no spiritual energy there. They will likely go directly to the Reincarnation Pool to reshape their golden bodies. Or, they might use spatial rifts to enter other realms or small worlds with spiritual energy.

In either case, returning to the Immortal or Divine Realm is not easy. A soul that bypasses the Reincarnation Pool can only become a Soul Cultivator. Once a Soul Cultivator, reshaping a golden body is absolutely impossible."

Zhu Yanyi listened, tilted her head, and thought for a moment. "If they are Soul Cultivators, will they create other souls? Then eat those souls to increase their power?"

Yan Aohan was stunned. He looked at Zhu Yanyi. "How did you think of that? I don’t think I ever told you about this."

"Novels," Zhu Yanyi said casually. "Many novels write wild things. Like evil cultivators eating people’s souls to get stronger. Since this soul is awake and not in the Reincarnation Pool, wouldn’t it need to eat other souls to cultivate?"

Yan Aohan said, "Ani, you reminded me. The increase in souls appearing now is likely caused by this soul."

"To eat souls?" Zhu Yanyi asked.

"Yes," Yan Aohan said. "But he doesn’t want to eat created souls. He wants souls that have lived and gone through reincarnation. Those souls can fix any missing parts.

But if souls decrease, the world ends. So he creates souls to achieve his goal. If I guess correctly, he likely wants to use his created souls to slowly replace other souls. This balances the total number of souls."

Yan Aohan knew this was just a guess, but the truth was often just one step away.

Zhu Yanyi spoke slowly, "She never expected you, Venerable Yanluo, to be in this world."

Yan Aohan nodded slightly. "I think so. It seems tomorrow, when we go to the Yan family, there might be an unexpected result."

Zhu Yanyi tilted her head, looking at Yan Aohan. "If the Yan family really participated, will you really destroy them?"

"Destroying one Yan family, I can create a new one," Yan Aohan said calmly. "Don’t you know my abilities?"

Zhu Yanyi nodded, understanding. "Since that’s the case, we must celebrate well today."

"(⊙o⊙)…" Everyone looked at Zhu Yanyi, confused.

Zhu Yanyi shrugged and smiled. "Shouldn’t we celebrate? Celebrating the Yan family’s rebirth."

Yan Aohan paused at Zhu Yanyi’s words. Of course. Removing the bad leaves the good. The good Yan family represents a new beginning. He smiled, having a sudden realization. For someone like him, who had seen much, such realizations were rare. But this time, he understood.

Yan Aohan’s realization shocked Zhu Yanyi and the others. Zhu Yanyi patted her head. "Did I say something earth-shattering?"

Ouyang Tianyun looked at Zhu Yanyi and shook her head slightly. "I’m not sure. But since Lord Yan had a realization, your words must be important."

Zhu Yanyi shrugged slightly. "Okay. But if my words made a Venerable realize something, wasn’t that very powerful?"

"Not necessarily powerful, but definitely useful," Sikong Xuran said with a smile.

Yu Qingyun had not spoken. His confusion was great, and now it grew even larger.

"Junior Sister, you just called Young Master Yan 'Lord Yan'?" Yu Qingyun asked.

Zhu Yanyi nodded slightly. "My Aohan is Lord Yan, of course. What’s strange about that?"

"What does the title 'Lord Yan' represent?" Yu Qingyun paused. "I mean, does it represent the Yanluo of the Capital, or does it have another meaning?"

Zhu Yanyi raised an eyebrow, realizing Yu Qingyun didn’t know Yan Aohan’s true identity. "What do you think?" She made a funny face. "Don’t you already have the answer in your heart?"

Yu Qingyun was stunned. "Is there really a Yanluo in this world?"

"Yes," Zhu Yanyi nodded, pointing at Yan Aohan. "He is."

To an outsider, this conversation would be funny. But Yu Qingyun felt no desire to laugh. She knew Zhu Yanyi had just told her a huge secret.

Seeing Yu Qingyun daze, Zhu Yanyi shrugged. "Actually, this isn’t that surprising. Traditional Chinese Medicine is hard for people to understand. Many think it’s unreliable. Yet it still exists. That’s a kind of legend too."

Indeed, who would expect that feeling a pulse reveals one’s health, or that looking at one’s face shows if they are well? Such concepts sound magical.

Yu Qingyun patted his head and sat aside. "I need to sort this out."

Then she pointed at Zhu Yanyi. "Young Master Yan is Yanluo. What about you?"

"Her wife. After the wedding, I am her Yan Queen," Zhu Yanyi answered happily. Her tone was as calm as if she were saying the weather was nice.

Yu Qingyun pointed at the other three. "Are you also related to Lord Yanluo?"

"No, no. We are at most future senior brothers of the Yan Queen," Ouyang Tianyun answered with a smile. Then his expression turned serious.

"We aren’t lying. We are students of the Sage Academy. So we are senior brothers and sisters to Junior Sister. We have no relation to Lord Yan."

Yu Qingyun breathed a sigh of relief. "Good. You are still normal people."

"That sounds like I’m not normal," Zhu Yanyi said, looking at Yu Qingyun with dissatisfaction. "That’s wrong. You can’t dislike us."

Yu Qingyun laughed. "Does your family know?"

Zhu Yanyi knew what Yu Qingyun meant. She nodded and shook her head. "They know Aohan and I are cultivators. But they don’t know our true identities. Actually, this is best. They cannot cultivate. The only thing Aohan and I can do is ensure they have a happy new life when they enter reincarnation. Nothing else matters.

I didn’t hide it from you because you are going to the Sage Academy. You will meet many different people there. You might meet others who are different. Knowing Aohan’s identity helps you know how to interact with them in the future."