Chapter 141: The Whole Story from Beginning to End

He Hansu wore a somewhat complicated expression and sighed softly, "This is a rather long story."

Su Ji'an's interest grew even stronger; it seemed there was a story behind this.

He immediately said, "Then keep the long story short, and we can discuss the details another time."

In any case, the details were not important to him; just the key points would suffice.

A moment later.

Su Ji'an roughly understood the whole sequence of events.

"In other words, the celestial spiritual energy of the Heavenly Realm is now on the verge of exhaustion, most of the immortals in the Heavenly Realm perished due to the Five Decays of Heaven and Man, and your father fled into the void and has yet to return. Fearing disaster might strike before his departure, he completely sealed the passage to the lower realm while passing the throne of the Heavenly Emperor to you."

These were developments he had never anticipated.

The Heavenly Realm, yearned for by everyone in the lower realm, did not sound so optimistic after all.

He Hansu's sorrow was stirred, and grief welled up in her heart for a moment.

Su Ji'an did not ask any further questions; even if he did, it would be useless.

Since even his convenient father-in-law could not solve the problem, why should he bother worrying about it?

Although it was wise to plan ahead, matters concerning immortality were not yet something he needed to consider.

Su Ji'an's heart suddenly skipped a beat, and he quickly asked, "Does this mean the lower realm can no longer ascend to the upper realm?"

He Hansu replied, "That is correct, precisely so."

Su Ji'an fell silent.

It was true that he knew very little about the Human Dao Academy, but he had heard of it.

Most importantly, the Human Dao Academy was connected to achieving immortality.

Since ascension was impossible, then this Human Dao Academy had a major problem.

When his avatar arrived at the Human Dao Academy, he would need to exercise extra caution.

However, having now acquired the Soul-Searching Technique, refining an avatar was no longer a difficult task.

Immediately afterward, Su Ji'an manipulated his avatar to directly retrieve the captive demonic rat.

"Take a look at this demonic rat. Is there anything special about it?"

Previously, he had been unable to use the soul-searching technique. Since this young woman came from the upper realm, perhaps she could see through the illusions surrounding this demonic rat.

He was not afraid of any exposure.

An unfathomable mystery had instead become a burden to him.

He Hansu showed a trace of disdain, but she still reached out and took it.

The very next moment, however, she made a new discovery.

"What is the origin of this demonic rat? There is actually a faint trace of celestial spiritual energy remaining within its meridians!" He Hansu said in some shock.

This demonic rat could possibly never have descended from the Heavenly Realm.

She had nearly lost her life descending to the lower realm, let alone a mere insignificant rat that had clearly just stepped onto the demonic path.

Yet, absolutely no celestial spiritual energy could possibly remain in the lower realm.

Celestial spiritual energy was actually just like spiritual energy; without a source, it would dissipate before long.

Su Ji'an was also startled and asked again, "Could it be that the reason we couldn't use the soul-searching technique on this demonic rat is because of this celestial spiritual energy?"

He Hansu nodded, "With the celestial spiritual energy inside this demonic rat, people of the lower realm naturally cannot perform soul-searching on it. Celestial spiritual energy and spiritual power are incompatible."

Su Ji'an dawned on him: "Then use the soul-searching method to investigate what kind of background this demonic rat actually has."

He also searched within the Creation Mode, but there was no existence of celestial spiritual energy.

Even in Creation Mode, there was none... It seemed celestial spiritual energy had no physical substance.

He Hansu said, "I don't know any soul-searching techniques."

Su Ji'an raised an eyebrow, "How can you not even know a soul-searching technique?"

He Hansu said as a matter of course, "As the Empress of the Heavenly Realm, I naturally do not practice such vicious methods."

Su Ji'an sighed helplessly and asked, "Then do you still want to figure out the origin of this demonic rat?"

"Of course I do. What do you suggest?" He Hansu immediately pursued the question.

This matter was of the utmost importance and was even tied to the survival of the entire Heavenly Realm.

If she had possessed this clue earlier, her father would not have needed to flee into the void.

Su Ji'an briefly explained, "Let's keep this demonic rat for now. The celestial spiritual energy inside its body won't affect you, and you should focus on quickly cultivating the soul-searching technique so that you can uncover the secrets of this demonic rat then."

The soul-searching technique he had bought earlier came in handy once again.

To be precise, this time it was truly coming in handy.

That woman Shen Qingyan was cunning and deceitful.

He Hansu did not refuse; this was indeed the only way at present.

She only wanted to figure all of this out as quickly as possible.

Su Ji'an casually asked, "How is your talent?"

Hearing Su Ji'an mention this, He Hansu proudly said, "If not for the scarcity of celestial spiritual energy, I would have already reached the Daluo realm long ago. As for before becoming an immortal, it only took me a few years."

Su Ji'an motioned for her to stop right there; such a celestial second-generation heir was truly impossible to envy.

The reason he asked about her talent was entirely because he had another backup plan.

Through Creation Mode, he could directly unlock the soul-searching technique and then pass it to her using the companion linkage ability.

While this method was convenient, it was a bit costly.

He had not yet cultivated his primordial spirit, and relying solely on his divine soul would certainly not allow him to execute it.

The avatar he had refined currently had a very weak primordial spirit and could not withstand such a toll.

Therefore, he could only borrow He Hansu's hands.

At the very least, he knew her background, and there was the insurance of the companion mode. He truly could not trust anyone else.

The only person he trusted, Zhao Qianxue, had not yet cultivated to the Deity Transformation stage.

This matter had not yet reached a critical juncture, so waiting a few more days wouldn't hurt.

As for whether to take He Hansu to the cave guarded by the mushroom monster, that was also not urgent.

Without the secret carried by the demonic rat, everything else would likely be in vain.

Once she mastered the soul-searching technique, she would naturally come to know all of this.

Immediately thereafter.

Su Ji'an directly transmitted the soul-searching technique to her.

At that moment, He Hansu was still staring fixedly at the demonic rat.

Su Ji'an urged, "Why aren't you hurrying off to practice the soul-searching technique? What are you standing there blankly for?"

He Hansu gave a soft snort, "I'm going, I'm going."

If she could gain the enhancement of celestial spiritual energy, her cultivation would definitely recover even faster.

Su Jian put away the demonic rat. Now that Yu Ming was gone, he had to handle things personally.

The mushroom monster came over once a day, each time bringing enough daily provisions for the demonic rat.

Right at that moment, the movements of the Sword Immortal were suddenly transmitted back.

Night fell.

Su Ji'an couldn't help but frown: "It's been so long, why is there still no news from the Sword Immortal?"

Could some variable have occurred?

However, no news of the Sword Immortal's death had arrived, so he decided to wait a little longer.

A moment later.

Su Ji'an finally waited for the news he desired.

[After pondering for a moment, the Sword Immortal first changed his attire and concealed his face before arriving near the Li family's ancestral residence. Just as he was about to sneak into the Li family's ancestral residence in secret, he suddenly noticed Li Ling'er inside. He waited until Li Ling'er departed before sneaking in immediately. Yet after a thorough exploration, he found nothing; the ancestral residence was thoroughly ordinary, featuring only three dilapidated rooms and no secret chambers whatsoever.]

[Just as the Sword Immortal was about to leave in disappointment, Li Ling'er suddenly pushed the door open and entered. The Sword Immortal was greatly startled and fled in panic.]