I Can Help You

High in the sky, the glazed expanse stretched for ten thousand miles, and the moonlight was like water...

In the main courtyard of Zuiwan Residence, Yao Luochen and Xu Xian sat opposite each other. Several storage bags were scattered across the table.

The items within those bags were the medicinal herbs Xu Xian needed to treat and save his patient.

Yao Luochen confirmed once more, "Little friend Xu, how much certainty do you have?"

Xu Xian did not hide anything and chose to tell the truth. "Either it fails or it succeeds. If it doesn't fail, it succeeds."

Simply put, he didn't know either.

This was indeed the truth. Theoretically, it was feasible, but the practice was unknown. The little book spirit had never done it, and Xu Xian certainly hadn't either.

"This..."

Yao Luochen’s face clouded with hesitation.

Xu Xian took the initiative to explain. "I mentioned to you before, Elder Yao, that the qi inside Xiaoxiao's body is companion yin qi, originating from reincarnation. I don't need to tell you how overbearing this substance is. Today, I won't hide it from you anymore. My so-called radical cure isn't to completely expel this wisp of yin qi, but to take it for her own use. Using my method, I will transform Xiaoxiao's body into an Extremely Yin Saint Body to provide a home for this wisp of yin qi. In this way, we can seek a slim chance of survival."

Pausing for a moment, the youth's voice remained solemn. "As for whether Xiaoxiao can endure this yin qi, that can only depend on her own luck. However, Elder Yao, you can rest assured that I will do my absolute best."

Some things were complicated to say, and some matters were troublesome to explain. However, the logic contained within was not difficult, just as Xu Xian had spoken.

As Elder Yao listened, he understood instantly.

The yin qi could not be removed, but it could be used for oneself. This was naturally not hard to grasp.

To put it in common terms, it was using special means to transform Xiaoxiao's body into an environment that the yin qi depended on for survival. Since she couldn't defeat the yin qi, she would make it a part of herself.

Doing this was theoretically possible, but it also carried risks. Specifically, it was easy to suffer a backlash. She might die from the backlash immediately, or she might be possessed by the yin qi in the future. It was hard to say.

The risks involved were obvious.

Yao Luochen lowered his gaze, worriedly saying, "If we do this, I fear she might suffer a backlash."

Xu Xian did not deny it; this was an uncertain matter to begin with. The little book spirit had never promised it would definitely succeed, only that there was a chance, and he had always told Elder Yao that they could try.

He said, "If Elder Yao is unwilling to take this risk, I will absolutely not force it."

After saying that, he added another sentence. "Even if Elder Yao agrees, this matter must be explained to Xiaoxiao. This process will be very painful."

Yao Luochen was silent for a moment before saying bitterly, "If there were a choice, this old man would naturally be unwilling to let Xiaoxiao take such a risk. But right now, there is no choice. She can't keep drinking little friend Xu's blood for the rest of her life, can she?"

Xu Xian said calmly, "Elder Yao, you know that I don't mind. It's just that, as time passes, there will eventually come a day when my blood can no longer suppress that yin qi. Xiaoxiao would still be unable to escape her fate."

"Indeed." Elder Yao sighed deeply.

Xu Xian was blunt. "Right now, there are two paths. One is to risk her life for a chance at survival. The other is to do nothing, and she will certainly die within a few years at the shortest, or decades at the longest."

Yao Luochen's hands beneath his long sleeves subconsciously clenched, relaxed, clenched, and relaxed again. The look in his eyes shifted between clarity and darkness...

As if after a great internal struggle, he stopped hesitating and said firmly, "Trying is better than waiting for death."

"And what about Xiaoxiao's side?"

Yao Luochen took the initiative. "This old man will go speak to her."

Xu Xian nodded. "Fine. If Xiaoxiao makes up her mind, have her come here to find me."

Yao Luochen stood up and bowed with hands clasped. "Then I shall leave this matter to you, little friend Xu."

"Rest assured!"

Elder Yao left the table full of immortal plants and turned to head back. He had to gamble. He had no choice but to gamble.

However, he believed in Xu Xian. Since Xu Xian could summon a Sword Tower to suppress the Great Desolation and lead an auspicious beast across the Longevity Bridge, he might not be unable to save Xiaoxiao.

In the eyes of ordinary people, these things were extremely irrational. But hadn't Xu Xian always been able to turn the impossible into the possible?

He had no choice. Xiaoxiao had no choice either.

Walls had ears in the courtyard, and the conversation between Elder Yao and Xu Xian was heard in its entirety by Lu Yuan in the side courtyard.

Lu Yuan, who had been sleeping and cultivating with his eyes closed, strangely stood up. He leaped onto the roof and sat under the moon, his brows furrowed in thought.

He repeatedly muttered to himself.

'Yin qi...'

'Saint body...'

A saint body was not particularly rare, being far inferior to an immortal body, divine body, Ancient Desolate Body, or Chaos Body. However, a wisp of yin qi born in the mortal world was indeed a great rarity.

That was yin qi, after all.

He had long seen that the girl was a bit strange. Now that he heard this, it all seemed to make sense.

Xu Xian put away the storage bags on the table and returned to the back courtyard with a heavy heart.

Just as he stepped into the small courtyard, a broken roof tile fell from the air. It happened to land right in front of his feet.

The broken tile instantly shattered into pieces, as broken as it could be.

The youth's mood was already unpleasant. He suddenly looked up, the cold light in his eyes sharp. The look in his eyes, as if he wanted to cut someone down, was impossible to hide.

"Do you want to die?"

Lu Yuan sat lazily on the eaves, a ribbon wrapped around his eyes. He tossed a broken tile up and caught it repeatedly. He raised an eyebrow at Xu Xian from across the distance and said mysteriously, "I can help you."

Xu Xian was slightly startled. His brows lowered as he asked knowingly, "Help me? Help me with what?"

Lu Yuan said airily, "Naturally, with saving that girl with the bad eyes."

[Why bad eyes? Because Yao Xiaoxiao said he was ugly, more than once.]

Xu Xian was half-doubting. "Just you?"

"Yes."

Xu Xian curled his lip and played hard to get. "Don't mess around. I'm annoyed enough as it is."

With that, he moved to enter the house.

Lu Yuan didn't keep him in suspense and began to murmur to himself, "All things in heaven and earth, life, death, and reincarnation. One life and one death make a lifetime. One yin and one yang are called the Dao."

"The vast stars, what the eyes can see and what they cannot, are the universe."

"The sun has day and night."

"The heavens have darkness and light."

"Some places are for the living."

"Some places are for the dead."

"Legend has it..."

"In the ancient depths of the universe, there is a place called Guangyin. Three endless rivers flow there: Time, Years, and Reincarnation..."

"The wind that blows over the River of Reincarnation is called the yin wind. The qi within that wind is called yin qi, or it can be called death qi..."

It was rare for Lu Yuan to be so talkative, and he said a great deal in one breath.

Xu Xian heard this. He had already stepped under the eaves, but he turned back. Looking up, the solitary moon hung high, bright as day, yet he somehow couldn't see this little redhead clearly.

He only said lazily, "You know quite a lot, don't you?"

Lu Yuan scoffed, saying with a hint of arrogance, "I know a great deal. I know what you don't know, and I also know what you do know."

Xu Xian narrowed his eyes slightly and tested him. "Who exactly are you?"

"Lu Yuan."

"You know that's not what I'm asking."

Lu Yuan pursed his lips and smiled like an old man. "Don't ask. Knowing too much won't do you any good."