Is this your way of trying to please me?

Sword Immortal wore a look of delight. "Rest assured, Big Brother."

Su Ji'an waved his hand, signaling that Sword Immortal could set off immediately.

The Human Dao Palace was located far away in Great Gan, at a distance of tens of thousands of miles.

Fortunately, the divine powers and spells he had mastered were connected with his external avatar, saving him a great deal of trouble.

Immediately afterwards, his external avatar set off with the player Sword Immortal, flying swiftly on a sword.

For now, he still needed to contact Shen Qingyan; otherwise, it would be difficult to bring the matter to fruition and might even yield the opposite result.

Manipulating her was not difficult—one only needed to cater to her preferences.

Without further ado, Su Ji'an directly selected Shen Qingyan and initiated a remote communication.

[Your cultivation partner, Shen Qingyan, has rejected your request for remote communication.]

Su Ji'an paused for a moment. What was wrong with this woman...

Even if she had cursed him the moment the connection went through, it would have been entirely within reason.

Yet refusing the communication was the one outcome he had never expected.

After Su Ji'an tried several more times in succession, there was still no response.

A moment later, He Hansu returned.

Su Ji'an asked curiously, "Well, did you find out anything?"

He Hansu shrugged helplessly and sighed softly, "Nothing at all. The power of human dao incense was simply too faint. After chasing it for just a few miles, it dissipated without a trace. If you want the cultivation method for the power of incense, I can pass it on to you!"

Su Ji'an waved his hand. "You may withdraw."

This silly girl harbored malicious intentions; it was obvious she wanted to trap him.

Having achieved her goal, He Hansu couldn't help but smile faintly before walking away with brisk steps.

......

At midnight, the weather was slightly chilly.

Su Ji'an suddenly received a system message regarding Shen Qingyan.

[Your cultivation partner, Shen Qingyan, after refining the remnant primordial spirit in her sea of consciousness, saw her primordial spirit power increase tremendously in an instant. After a day of cultivation, her cultivation realm naturally broke through to the early stage of Void Return. You have obtained a share of her cultivation.]

Su Ji'an was slightly startled, not expecting this woman to turn misfortune into a blessing this time.

He had never imagined that the primordial spirit generated by the Human Puppet Pill could have such a use.

Once he broke through the Deity Transformation stage in the future, perhaps he could take this shortcut.

The next moment, Su Ji'an's cultivation realm was elevated, directly reaching the mid-stage of Nascent Soul.

Although it was not a breakthrough to a major realm, he could still feel that his overall strength had been significantly enhanced.

However, the cultivation shared by his cultivation partner was definitely less than half of what Shen Qingyan had actually gained.

The missing portion had naturally been swallowed by the damned system.

Su Ji'an suddenly understood. No wonder this woman had repeatedly rejected his remote communication earlier; it turned out she was at a critical juncture in her breakthrough.

Immediately, he requested communication once more.

This time, Shen Qingyan finally answered.

Shen Qingyan's face was as cold as frost as she asked, "What do you want now?"

Su Ji'an chuckled. "There is no enmity between us, and you even turned misfortune into a blessing. You shouldn't keep dwelling on this."

Shen Qingyan's face darkened, and she let out a cold snark. "Hmph, glib-tongued. If you don't state your purpose right now, there is no need for further words."

Instead of answering directly, Su Ji'an asked with some surprise, "You don't seem surprised at all by the cultivation partner bond that has appeared between us?"

Shen Qingyan guessed, "Isn't this your doing? I suppose this is your true reliance, as well as the source of your endless array of tricks."

Of course, Su Ji'an could not admit to it. "You've guessed wrong there. This is likely the legendary blessing bestowed by the Heavenly Dao; consider it your good fortune."

Looking somewhat annoyed, Shen Qingyan urged him once more, "Speak quickly if you have something to say."

Su Ji'an smiled calmly. "You haven't returned to the Qingyun Sect yet, have you? How do you plan to deal with Chen Luo?"

"I will naturally avenge my father's death; you need not concern yourself with it." Shen Qingyan appeared rather aloof.

Using retreat as a means of advancement, Su Ji'an said, "It seems you haven't taken my words to heart. So be it, then I won't worry about it. Originally, I intended to help you out—after all, I have a small grievance with Chen Luo, and it is best to root out the weeds early. However, I do not share a blood feud with her."

Shen Qingyan hesitated. "Wait."

Su Ji'an smiled. "What, have you had a change of heart?"

"Tell me your idea first, and then I will make my decision," Shen Qingyan said.

Compared to the feud of her father's murder, what Su Ji'an had done to her suddenly didn't seem so significant anymore.

After pondering for a moment, Su Ji'an began to analyze: "Chen Luo's strength is formidable, and her methods are unfathomable and bizarre. Even the Demon Emperor was not a match for her with a single blow. Even if you wanted to catch her unawares and kill her, there is simply no possibility of success. The only way is to drag the Human Dao Palace into the muddy waters and let a Mahayana powerhouse make a move."

Shen Qingyan shook her head. "You don't understand the Human Dao Palace, and I don't hold as high a position as you imagine. I'm just an ordinary inner sect disciple with no special privileges to speak of."

Su Ji'an asked in confusion, "Aren't you the daughter of Shen Lianxiang? You don't even get preferential treatment for that?"

Shen Qingyan casually replied, "The Human Dao Palace is not as simple as you imagine. The Righteous Alliance is nothing more than the light of a firefly; the identity of an alliance leader's daughter is utterly insignificant."

Su Ji'an remained unconcerned. "Whether it works or not, we'll only know after trying. If the Human Dao Palace doesn't care about your father's life and death, then we'll find a way to make them care."

Shen Qingyan said, "What do you want to do? Just say it directly."

Su Ji-an smiled. "I want to infiltrate the Human Dao Palace under the identity of Yu Ming and do everything in my power to bring this matter to fruition. I will need your assistance."

"This... I'm afraid it won't be easy. Yu Ming has quite a few acquaintances there. If any flaws are exposed, our efforts will inevitably fall short at the last hurdle." Shen Qingyan shook her head, not holding high hopes for this plan.

Su Ji'an said as a matter of course, "That's precisely why I need your help. I will handle the matters at the Human Dao Palace, while you remain at the Qingyun Sect and wait for an opportune moment to act against Chen Luo."

"This... I suppose we can give it a try." After thinking it over, Shen Qingyan chose to agree.

After all, she could be considered to have profited from this arrangement in any case.

"Now that Li Lingguang's whereabouts are unknown, you will be responsible for stalling that Young Master Hua fellow," Su Ji'an instructed.

This matter was also of utmost importance; otherwise, if he returned to the Human Dao Palace under Yu Ming's identity, he feared there would be no small amount of resistance.

Su Ji'an had no interest in doing things that harmed others without benefiting himself.

However, harming others while benefiting himself was a different story altogether.

Li Lingguang had been gone for a long time, and the fact that he dared to leave meant he had no fear of being hunted down by the Human Dao Palace.

Hesitating for a moment, Shen Qingyan still spoke earnestly, "If you can truly help me avenge my father, the enmity between us will be wiped clean by then."

Su Ji'an teased, "Is this supposed to be your way of currying favor with me?"

Without responding, Shen Qingyan simply ended the communication.

Su Ji'an: "......"

So impolite.

Given the opportunity in the future, she definitely needed to be disciplined.

At that moment, Su Ji'an noticed a message from Ouyang Feng.

[While on his way to the Mountains and Rivers Secret Realm, Ouyang Feng unexpectedly heard that members of the demonic path intended to act against the righteous path. Fortunately, the Righteous Alliance discovered it in time, thereby averting a catastrophe for Great Jin.]

Clearly, this was the Righteous Alliance gilding their own lily.