Zhu Yu couldn't say more, and could only offer this much advice.

Hopefully, Shen Sangruo can deduce more information that she cannot reveal.

With that question answered, Shen Sangruo asked the last question that had been lingering in her mind.

"Do you know me? How do you know that my flames are special? You seem to know me very well."

"And that time at the Hall of All Souls, it wasn't a stone statue I was looking at, it was you, right?"

At this moment, she was very suspicious that she might have some special identity.

It wasn't that she thought too highly of herself, but rather that there seemed to be more and more things about her that couldn't be explained, and all sorts of phenomena were pointing in a certain direction.

Before this, she and Zhu Yu were complete strangers, yet they became so familiar with each other upon their first meeting.

Zhu Yu was so kind to her that he was able to directly teach her such an important skill as the Burning Heart Fire.

Given her unique flame, could she truly be the reincarnation of some special person? Did she and Zhu Yu know each other before?

She possessed memories of two lifetimes, and at least she was certain that in her previous life she was just an ordinary cultivator who did not know Zhu Yu.

That could only be before her two most recent incarnations.

Do I have any connection with you in any way?

Zhu Yu and she shared so many similarities that she even wondered if they were the same person.

She was actually a wisp of Zhu Yu's soul, or Zhu Yu was a wisp of her soul, and she was reincarnated to undergo tribulation.

After all, this is the world of cultivation. It is perfectly reasonable to use one's divine soul to create an avatar here and another there.

Of course, this is just her own speculation. The actual situation needs to be deduced by combining Zhu Yu's next words.

"Flame is my innate attribute. I can sense most flames in the world. One day, I sensed a special flame and discovered you."

Although the five divine beasts can all control various elemental powers, they each have their own innate attributes.

Zhu Yu has always had a fondness for people with fire attributes, especially someone like Shen Sangruo.

"I was curious about you and wanted to get to know you. It was a coincidence that we made eye contact through that stone statue?"

"I didn't know you before this, and it's not as complicated as you think."

Zhu Yu also sensed the other meaning in her words and said clearly, "You have nothing to do with me. You are not me, you are you."

Zhu Yu is certain that the two of them are completely different individuals.

"Moreover, based on the information I found, you have only reincarnated once so far, which means you only have two lifetimes."

As one of the Five Divine Beasts, Zhu Yu also possesses some ability to control reincarnation, but she cannot find detailed records of those who have reincarnated dozens of times.

But for someone like Shen Sangruo who only has two lifetimes, she could easily find out with a simple investigation.

Shen Sangruo's soul was so new that it was impossible for her to undergo any more tribulations.

She was slightly shocked that she had only reincarnated twice, and that she possessed the memories of both lifetimes, which seemed somewhat coincidental.

But she couldn't quite put her finger on what was wrong, and could only explain it as a coincidence.

There have been so many coincidences already, one more won't make a difference. Let's leave it at that for now.

This also overturned her previous speculations; indeed, such things were still too mysterious.

"I was overthinking it, I'm sorry you had to see this." Her tone was a little embarrassed.

“Thinking is a unique ability. It’s great that you can think of all sorts of possibilities. There’s nothing to be ashamed of. I hope you never lose this ability to think,” Zhu Yu said.

There seemed to be more to those fiery red eyes than met the eye.

But she didn't continue the topic, saying instead, "Remember, your flames are very useful. Don't forget that flames are your most important weapon, no matter what the situation."

"With you dealing with the evil cultivators in the cultivation world, I should return to the transitional realm. I hope we can all successfully overcome this difficulty."

Then he disappeared from Shen Sangruo's sight.

As Shen Sanruo pondered Zhu Yu's last few words, her soul returned to its place, back into her body.

The eyes, which had appeared somewhat dull due to the separation of the soul from the body, became clear.

Seeing her like this, everyone knew that her soul had returned, and they all exclaimed with joy, "She's back! She's back!"

"How did it go? Did she give you the Burning Heart Flame?" Qi Yan stepped forward and asked. "After all, not every one of the Five Divine Beasts is as easy to talk to as I am."

He had a bad impression of Zhu Yu and was worried that Shen Sang might be made things difficult by Zhu Yu.

Shen Sanruo simply looked at him with a smile in her eyes, without saying a word.

Qi Yan felt a little uncomfortable under her gaze, finding her inexplicable.

"Why are you staring at me like that? Is there something on my face?"

"Are you sure Zhu Yu and that aloof, pretentious bird you mentioned are the same person?" she said quietly. "Why isn't she like this to me? She's obviously very easy to talk to, and we had a very pleasant conversation."

The dodder flower demon appeared out of nowhere and silently added insult to injury, "That's right, that's right. They're much better than someone who wanted to use a judgment array to strangle us the moment they met us, don't you think, Young Master Qiyan?"

Qi Yan's face darkened. "That was an accident. Shut your mouth, or I'll make you get a beating!"

This vine, relying on its status as a fellow contracted beast of Shen Sangruo, became increasingly domineering over him.

Then she looked at Chen Sangruo, "That's impossible! How could the Vermilion Bird say what you said?"

"That can only be your fault. Always think more about your own reasons."

After saying that, he ignored Qi Yan and condensed a ball of flame in his hand.

"Burning Heart Fire?!" Shi Zhili reacted particularly strongly, and quickly took a few steps back. Being hit by the Burning Heart Fire last time had already left him with psychological trauma.

"Junior Sister, you've directly mastered the Heart-Burning Flame?" Ye Huai observed carefully; this was the flame generated by her own spiritual power.

"Yes, to make it easier to use, Suzaku directly taught me the skill of Burning Heart Flame." She didn't go into too much detail about this.

The most urgent task is to deal with that soul virus.

"Let's go to the forbidden area and see if we can get rid of the soul virus." She turned and walked towards the forbidden area where Lu Shiqing and Wen Xuan were imprisoned.

The first place they went to was Lu Shiqing's place.

Only a few days had passed, and the soul virus had already breached a large part of Lu Shiqing's soul.

Not to mention that he had already lost two strands of his divine soul.

At this moment, Lu Shiqing looked like a mentally challenged child, his expression blank, his body twitching constantly due to the Seven Emotions Gu attack, and his condition was extremely poor.

Even if the Burning Heart Fire could clear the virus from his soul, his soul was beyond saving.

After his heart beats for the last time, he will completely disappear from this world.

The moment Shen Sangruo walked in, Lu Shiqing raised his head with difficulty and stiffness, looking at her with a pair of dim eyes.

His expression finally changed slightly.

Second update! Thank you all for your support! *tweets*

(End of this chapter)