Xiao Yan had too many questions, but they felt too numerous, too jumbled, and too chaotic. So he thought for a moment and picked out the most crucial ones:
"Do you know about the Xiao Family's affairs? Are you also Yun Meng? What exactly happened back then? Do you know my father's current situation?"
Amon 'Tsked,' not answering directly: "The truth of some matters requires you to seek it out yourself. Some questions, I cannot answer, even if I know the answer, I cannot speak it."
Constraint... Xiao Yan's mind came up with this word.
The matters of the Xiao Clan and Xiao Family are related to the Amon Clan's leader. Amon is subject to certain restrictions, so he cannot answer me?
Xiao Yan continued to ask: "What's the deal with the Xiao Clan? Do they have a connection with the Amon Clan?"
"Unclear."
"What role does my father play in the Xiao Clan?"
"Unknown."
"You said that some people wearing monocles, or beasts with white circles in their right eyes, are not you, but were sent by your leader. What is his purpose? Is there anything he cares about near me?"
"I cannot say."
"Who was responsible for the Parasite that infested my teacher back then? Was it you or your leader?"
"I won't tell you."
"Is there some connection between the Xiao Clan and the Soul Clan? Soul Emperor's attitude towards me seems a bit off."
"You guess."
Xiao Yan: "..."
In Amon's situation, not answering is an answer in itself.
Especially with the mysterious, inscrutable smile Amon kept on his face, Xiao Yan felt as if Amon's non-answers had already answered him a lot, revealing much information, yet he also felt that he had indeed answered nothing.
He confirmed some things from Amon, but his mind was filled with even more questions.
Xiao Yan gave up on trying to pry more information from Amon and asked:
"How can I go to the Great Thousand World?"
"No..." Amon paused, "Oh... this I can say. Just become a Dou Emperor. Once you become a Dou Emperor, you will gain the ability to break free from the constraints of this world and roam the cosmic void.
"The Great Chiliocosm will send a summons to every strong practitioner in the small planes around it, guiding them to come."
You were going to say 'I don't know' at first, weren't you... Xiao Yan fell silent for a moment, looking at Xiao Meng, whose soul fluctuations had gradually become chaotic, revealing a hint of madness, his expression hesitant.
After all, the prerequisite for separating the True Spirit is to shatter the soul.
"Hmm, her soul is still resisting now, but it probably won't last much longer. I'm not sure if this soul fusion will even merge the True Spirit together."
Hearing this, Xiao Yan closed his eyes and made a difficult decision: "Please separate Xiao Meng's True Spirit."
Amon curled the corners of his mouth, forming a smile:
"Although it's not difficult, but... I refuse...
"Why should I help you save her? Why should I act to preserve her True Spirit?
"The leader has already listed her as a 'traitor,' believing that her unauthorized departure from the clan and taking away a piece of the original fire seed is an act of betrayal that harms the interests of the Amon Clan.
"Aside from the leader, deep within the souls of all Amon, there is a thought imprint: no matter what, the development of the clan must be placed first.
"I can resist this imprint to a certain extent, but after compromising with the leader, the imprint was strengthened.
"Although I have a certain right to independent judgment... In many matters, my opinions differ from the leader's, yet I can defy him because I believe what I am doing is right and beneficial to the clan's development. This will not trigger the thought imprint's restrictions.
"But with Xiao Meng's actions, it's very difficult for me to convince myself that she did it for the clan's development; she is too self-willed!"
When Xiao Yan heard Amon's first few sentences, his emotions almost spiraled out of control, but the later words pulled his rationality back.
Amon was Ya Fei, Gu Ni, Hai Bodong, Ape Lord, Zhou Mingrui... these beings who had helped him on his path of growth. Even if he occasionally played tricks on him, it could only be called pranks...
Even if he went so far as to put medicine in his food, leading to him and Yun Yun having relations... Uh, it seems Yun Yun put the medicine there herself; he just left it there.
As he thought, Xiao Yan found that he could hardly find anything to blame Amon for...
In short, it could be judged that Amon was friendly towards him, even his teacher, and his help might not be much less than Old Yao's.
If it weren't for the Azure Lotus Core Flame, he probably wouldn't have been able to get this far, and might not even have been able to defeat Nalan Yanran!
He told himself that the method to save Xiao Meng was definitely not to tease him; he wouldn't play such an excessive prank!
So, as long as I find a way to resolve his thought imprint and convince him that Xiao Meng's actions are beneficial to the Amon Clan's development and that her starting point was for the Amon Clan's interests, then he can help me!
Thinking this, Xiao Yan had an idea and immediately said:
"This is an agreement between Xiao Meng and me; it's her investment in me. What she has given for me, I am willing to repay tenfold, a hundredfold in the future."
Amon pinched the monocle made of crystal and said with a strange tone: "Do you think I'd believe that's something that idiot could say?"
Xiao Yan extended his index finger, scratched his cheek, and discussed: "Ape Lord, uh, Teacher... just believe it."
He really had no choice!
Amon smiled: "You finally agreed to call me Teacher... Alright, I believe it."
A look of surprise appeared on Xiao Yan's face. Was it really that easy to bypass the thought imprint?
Amon smiled and explained: "Even if I don't believe it, with your promise, I can still bypass the thought imprint...
"I may not believe she has this agreement with you, but I can believe your promise and make this agreement with you...
"I believe that my helping you save Xiao Meng now can bring generous returns, which is beneficial to the Amon Clan.
"So I can defy the leader's command not to give any form of help to 'traitors' and provide assistance to her."
As he spoke, Amon extended his right hand towards Xiao Meng, gently clenching his five fingers, and extracted her soul.
Xiao Yan saw that this soul was distorted and chaotic, covered with faces of different appearances, besides Xiao Meng's, there was also Hun Yi's... They were fused together, difficult to separate.
Xiao Meng's face showed a trace of pleading when she saw Xiao Yan, as if begging him not to look at her, not wanting him to see her in her current ugly state.
And Hun Yi's face, upon seeing Xiao Yan, opened its mouth and revealed a provocative smile, as if saying:
See? I'm fused with her, a deep soul integration!
Xiao Yan's eyes were red, and it took all his strength to control his emotions.