Xiao Yuhan felt that Ye Qingyun's words were becoming increasingly mysterious, but they also seemed to make some sense. So she said, "So Li Wenruo was initially on the fourth level, spending his whole life searching for the meaning of his life, but he only truly understood his mission when he reached the first level?"

"He probably only realized this when he jumped into the Blood Spirit Abyss, so he was determined to complete this matter no matter what, to achieve perfection. This is also what Buddhism calls obtaining the true scriptures."

Xiao Yuhan quickly shook his head, "Senior brother, I still don't agree with what you're saying. In fact, all you've said is to prove to me that people are destined to have a certain mission from birth, and then spend their whole lives pursuing it, right? Is that what enlightenment is? So Li Wenruo is just trying to perfect his cultivation? But he's just an ordinary person."

Ye Qingyun shook his head and said, "No, he is an enlightened person."

Xiao Yuhan disagreed, "I'd rather believe that he was infatuated with his senior sister but never managed to express his love in person. So, he sent this painting at the last minute. Although it was to give his senior sister an answer, wasn't it also to give his own heart an answer?"

“Junior brother, you were destined to be a first-level person, destined to guide others on their path, but now you are only on the fourth level, not knowing what you should do, and having no ability to do it.”

Xiao Yuhan thought to himself that he was, after all, a cultivator at the Void Returning Realm, so how could he not be capable of doing anything? If he was to say he was incapable, it was that he was utterly powerless in front of the system and that "it," not even capable of changing the plot.

But suddenly, Xiao Yuhan seemed to realize something and turned to look at his senior brother in shock, "What do you mean by that, senior brother?"

"That's what you understand it to mean! I can't say any more. Heavenly secrets cannot be revealed. Comprehend it well, junior brother!"

After saying that, Ye Qingyun patted his shoulder and then turned and left. Xiao Yuhan felt that his senior brother's words today were strange, but he couldn't quite put his finger on what was wrong.

In particular, his last sentence was correct: he came from another world to this world, facing numerous mysteries and hardships, and still did not know what his mission was, just as he had not yet found the path of cultivation.

Even without the ability to investigate the truth of everything, the fact that her senior brother said these words as if he knew her secrets only made Xiao Yuhan more confused.

However, he didn't dwell on it for long. He became even more certain of one thing: this world revolves around the female protagonist, Bai Yao. As long as he stays by Bai Yao's side, he will definitely be able to find out the truth and find a way out.

After relaying the news of Senior Sister Shen's safe return to Senior Brother Liu, who was still waiting in Lingsu City, Xiao Yuhan returned to the Discipline Hall.

Just as I sat down in my room, Bai Yao arrived. She walked in with her head down, looking very uneasy, and then knelt on the ground in silence.

"Disciple, what is it?"

"Yao'er... wants to apologize to Master."

"Apologize? Apologize for what?" Xiao Yuhan sat down at the table and poured a pot of tea.

“Yao’er shouldn’t have doubted Master, but… that person spoke with such certainty, Yao’er just… just…”

"But what? Do you think your master would harm you?" Xiao Yuhan asked with a smile. Since he had decided to keep his parents' matter a secret, he wouldn't reveal it. After all, if this girl knew that the real cause of his parents' death was the power hidden within her, she probably wouldn't be able to handle it.

"Yao'er... I'm just scared. Yao'er only has Master left. If you're lying to me, what should I do?" The little girl's voice grew softer and softer.

Xiao Yuhan reached out and patted her head, laughing, "Silly girl, the people in the Demonic Sect are full of tricks. Sowing discord with words is just a small trick. They might even use some forged evidence to deceive you, or give you some kind of magical artifact and tell you that you can see the truth with your own eyes. It will probably be fake too. So, girl, you need to judge for yourself who is truly good to you and who is just pretending."

At this point, Xiao Yuhan felt hypocritical, because he was subconsciously giving this girl a heads-up about the future Kunlun Mirror storyline, thinking it might actually be useful.

"Master didn't blame Yao'er?" the little girl asked in surprise.

Xiao Yuhan smiled slightly, "How could that be? Don't overthink things!"

"System notification: The host deceived Bai Yao, which is consistent with the original character setting. Reward: 2,000 points. Remaining points."

"Hey! You haven't been deducting points from me lately, and you've even been adding points. You're getting more and more sensible!"

"The host has become 'it's' target. To survive, you must try your best to kill 'it'. The system will be lenient with friends who share the same goal. Do you need any items? The system can even give you a discount!"

"I was always afraid of losing my life if I ran out of points, so I wasn't interested in asking what I could redeem. Now that you're not planning to kill me, tell me, what can I redeem?"

"The system said before that any material that exists in this world can be exchanged."

"Then I need to increase my cultivation level!"

"Given that you are at the third level of the Void Refinement Realm, the system analysis indicates that you need 30,000 points to advance to the fourth level of the Void Refinement Realm!"

As Xiao Yuhan had predicted, he no longer had the mind to curse the system. He sneered, "You're heartless! How about three hundred?"

"no!"

"Is it because my cultivation level is higher? What if I start exchanging points from the Qi Refining stage?" Xiao Yuhan asked.

"There are seven major realms of cultivation. The advancement of each major realm is calculated in tens, hundreds, thousands, millions, hundreds of thousands, and millions. The Void Refining Realm corresponds to tens of thousands. Based on the host's current cultivation level, you are in the third level. To break through, you need 30,000. The Qi Refining Realm is naturally a single-digit number. However, no host has ever been reincarnated with a strength below the Golden Core Realm. Therefore, no one has ever exchanged for the Qi Refining Realm cultivation level."

"What I urgently need right now is cultivation. As for magical artifacts, my Junmo Sword seems pretty good. And with my junior sister around, I don't think I need to worry about elixirs and medicines. So, can I exchange for anything else?"

"Besides offensive magic items, there are also defensive ones. For example, the life-saving substitute I gave you last time is a magic item worth 100,000 points!"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yuhan asked in surprise, "This thing is so expensive? Can you give me two for free?"

"cannot!"

"I can't afford it, it's too expensive. How about this, let me exchange some pills to increase my disciple's cultivation?"

"Bai Yao is currently at the second level of the Golden Core Realm. Calculated in ten units, she needs eight units to break through to the Nascent Soul Realm, which is a total of 440 points. Are you sure you want to exchange them?"

"So cheap? Is this stuff really edible? Will there be any side effects?"

"The pills that the system has refined with the power of the Heavenly Dao will not have any problems!"

"What if we exchange all the pills needed for the Nascent Soul stage?"

"Nine pills, calculated in hundreds, would require 4500 points!"

"Okay! It's changed! I'll give you 4940 points plus credits! This time I'll say it myself!" Xiao Yuhan thought this deal was a good one, and she no longer had to worry about losing her points and being killed by a sudden deduction.