But when she saw Chen Hua return safely, she felt all her efforts were worthwhile.
"Senior brother?"
From the side, Su Youyi, who was smiling at the scene, caught a glimpse of her senior brother and Uncle Ju leaving.
"Let's talk some things over, wait for my return."
Liang Yi smiled sideways, waving his hand indicating his junior sister need not follow.
Su Youyi was somewhat puzzled, wondering what exactly her senior brother and Uncle Ju had to discuss that required avoiding her.
Uncle Ju, with steps light as a cat, followed closely behind Liang Yi, soon leaving the valley where Chen Hua and the others were.
Casually setting up a Sword Array to prevent Investigation, Liang Yi randomly picked a tree to lean on, turned around and lowered his head to meet Uncle Ju's gaze.
"The answer I want, talk about it."
Liang Yi's gaze was calm like an ancient well, unfathomably deep and impossible to decipher.
After a moment of staring between man and cat, Liang Yi finally took the initiative to speak.
"Cultivators born in this world naturally bear the mark of this world in their bodies; hence, they are subject to the Realm restrictions of this place, which I've mentioned before."
Uncle Ju agilely leaped onto a boulder, eye level with Liang Yi, and began to speak slowly while comfortably squatting down.
"But you are not from this world, so these restrictions do not bind you."
Uncle Ju's pupils appeared exceptionally lucid under the sunlight, glowing faintly orange even amid the shadows of the leaves despite it being daytime.
This was the first time Liang Yi had seriously observed Uncle Ju. The former Uncle Ju was always nonchalant and hedonistic. But after breaking through to the Eighth Realm a year ago and not seeing him since, that persona had disappeared, replaced by a mysterious and enigmatic air.
Although Liang Yi was somewhat concerned about Uncle Ju's changes, hearing his words relieved him slightly, knowing that he wouldn't necessarily be subjected to the same limitations should he breakthrough later.
However, while this answer alleviated some of Liang Yi's doubts, what concerned him most still weighed heavily on his mind.
"And the other question..."
Liang Yi's body tensed subconsciously, staring intensely into Uncle Ju's eyes as he slowly asked,
"Am I truly Liang Yi? Or rather, what is my relationship with the Liang Yi of this world? Why am I here, and what happened to this world's Liang Yi?"
Liang Yi poured out his deepest, unshared questions like a stream of peas, desperate to know the answers.
These questions had crossed his mind more or less since his transmigration but he couldn't find the path to the truth due to a lack of information.
Liang Yi was acutely aware that if this issue remained unresolved, it might give rise to inner demons when he attempted to advance to the Ninth Realm!
If this matter only concerned him, he would be indifferent, not caring whether he was this world's Liang Yi or not as long as he lived happily.
But these questions now involved his junior sister, making it something he had to take seriously.
He couldn't imagine how devastating it would be for his junior sister if she discovered one day that her senior brother, the Liang Yi she knew, had long died and the one beside her was someone from another world.
Liang Yi dared not think of that scenario, hence he dared not delve deeper into this question.
Liang Yi was curious about how the protagonists in the novels he read in his previous life so easily accepted the love that wasn't meant for them after crossing over into new worlds.
"So that's what's troubling you??"
Uncle Ju had been waiting for Liang Yi to ask about his most pressing concerns, but was stunned when Liang Yi released a burst of questions.
He had thought Liang Yi would ask about advancing to the Tenth Realm or if there were other ways to help Chen Hua reach the Tenth Realm.
Unexpectedly, the final question was this!
However, Uncle Ju only staggered momentarily before recovering, realizing these questions were trivial for Liang Yi but significant because they involved Su Youyi.
"The world is nearly ending, and you're still bothered by this!?"
Uncle Ju raised his paw and harshly smacked the stone beneath him in anger.
"I have to clear up this issue first before anything else!"
Liang Yi didn't know why Uncle Ju was so angry, but he needed to get an answer to this question regardless.
"You're such a rascal, wasting this old master's emotions!"
Uncle Ju felt his reincarnation was just to deal with such a person, feeling inexplicably exhausted.
The world is nearly ending, yet he's still thinking about his junior sister, he really is something!
"So? Don't tell me you don't know..."
Liang Yi crossed his arms, squinting his eyes. If Uncle Ju dared to say 'no,' he was ready to draw his sword and strike.
"There's nothing to not know about. I was the one who brought part of your Divine Soul from that world to this one."
Uncle Ju flicked his nose, looking disdainful.
"What do you mean? What do you mean by saying you brought part of my Divine Soul to this world?"
Liang Yi was confused, it seemed like he understood what Uncle Ju said, yet also felt he understood nothing.
"Do you think crossing from one world to another is simple?"
Uncle Ju glanced sideways at Liang Yi, really thinking that transmigration could happen just casually?