Amon pinched the monocle made of crystal on his right eye and said calmly:
"Her current situation is very tricky. Her soul has merged with that mass, and I can't separate her soul individually."
Xiao Yan's expression stiffened when he saw him pinch his glasses, then his heart sank when he heard his words, and he asked urgently:
"Didn't you just say that Xiao Meng still had a chance?"
Amon nodded: "Hmm, maybe, I'm not very sure... Problems that we can't solve at our current level don't mean they can't be solved at a higher level.
"Just like for the people of Jia Ma Empire, resurrection from the dead should be an incredible thing, but to you and me, it's not difficult to resurrect someone, provided their soul is still there.
"I can crush this soul mass and preserve Xiao Meng's more essential, more fundamental bit of true spirit.
"However, all I can do is preserve it. How to make the true spirit recover into its original soul is beyond my ability..."
Xiao Yan thought of when Apothecary Lao first told him that he still had a chance of resurrection, and he also felt it was incredible, with a glimmer of hope in his eyes.
But as soon as he thought of Amon's strength, that glimmer of hope that had just ignited quickly shattered:
"Is it really still possible for something even a strong person like you can't do? Does that mean I have to become a Dou Emperor?"
Amon smiled and said: "Not enough. Dou Emperor is not the end, just a new beginning."
"Dou Emperor... not enough? Just a beginning?" Xiao Yan repeated stiffly.
"This World is vast. The universe, the Milky Way, the countless Worlds. This Dou Qi Plane we are in is just an inconspicuous small Plane among countless Planes."
In the World, which appeared somewhat dim due to solidified space, Amon, dressed in a classical black robe, paused, spread his arms, and solemnly uttered a name:
"Great Thousand World!"
His tone became calm again:
"Among countless Planes, there are some extraordinarily powerful Planes that stand above all others.
"The closest one to us is called the Great Thousand World... If you want to resurrect her, go to that World to find the answer."
Great Thousand World! When Uncle Gu Yuan came to Jia Nan Academy and communicated with his teacher before, the teacher once said that those strange Worms of Spirit had raved about "Great Thousand" when they Parasitized him... So "Great Thousand" meant this! Xiao Yan suddenly understood.
The same monocle, the same understanding of the Great Thousand World, Xiao Yan immediately connected Amon with the Worm of Spirit: "Are you those Worms of Spirit?"
"You are very rude. How can you casually call someone a Worm of Spirit?"
"No, no, I didn't mean that, I just..."
Xiao Yan was about to explain when he heard Amon say: "Although I am indeed a Worm of Spirit."
Xiao Yan: "..."
"You've been following me?" Xiao Yan thought of the abnormal people and magical beasts he had encountered along the way and couldn't help but ask.
"Not always, sometimes I followed, sometimes I didn't... Are you asking about those people wearing monocles around you or the magical beasts with white circles around their right eyes that you encountered?
"Some are me, some are my puppets, and some are not me. I am just a more special one in the Amon, just like Xiao Meng... she is also a special one.
"As far as I know, there are currently only me and her as such special individuals. The others you encountered are probably from the clan leader's side."
After Amon's confirmation, Xiao Yan finally resolved his long-standing doubts. He showed a self-deprecating smile.
He hadn't expected that all along, he had been under surveillance and arrangement by others. Sometimes, there was only one person beside him, and everything he encountered and experienced was just a play he acted out with him...
Xiao Yan felt that if it were in the past, he should have felt a chill down his spine, but he found that he didn't have so many emotions now.
He had seen too many similar things and had progressed from shock, confusion, and fear to numbness.
The same things happening day after day around him, without causing him direct harm, ultimately led to him feeling numb to it, getting used to it, instead of being uneasy every day.
Besides that, Xiao Meng's matter had already ignited all his emotions. His mind was almost entirely focused on this, and other feelings were diluted by it.
"You said some others are from the clan leader's side? Your Amon's clan leader? What's special about you and Xiao Meng?" Intuition told Xiao Yan that this "special" might be something very crucial.
Amon smiled and said: "To put it simply, the Amon is actually a group of Worms of Spirit, a type of social Worm of Spirit similar to ants. The clan leader dominates everything, and all the Worms of Spirit obey the clan leader.
"But there are always exceptions. Occasionally, individuals with stronger self-will appear, who do not obey or even resist the clan leader's orders.
"I am one, and Xiao Meng is also one. The only difference is that when I was weak, I always hid my specialness, and only exposed it after I became strong.
"Because of my strength, even the clan leader has to make some compromises and concessions to me.
"Xiao Meng, that fool, however, exposed her specialness recklessly because of some boring emotions...
"Even I have not yet completely broken away from the Amon and am still subject to some restrictions from that foolish clan leader.
"She didn't know how to restrain herself when she was so weak; she was simply asking for death. I even provided her with some protection and helped her conceal it. Tsk... it's a waste of my time."
"Xiao Meng is for me..." Xiao Yan murmured, an unspeakable pain continuously surging, his heart twitching, almost stopping.
Xiao Yan used all his strength to suppress his emotions: "Xiao Meng's current predicament, is it your clan leader's doing?"
Amon shook his head: "It shouldn't be. If it were him, she would have died long ago, and there would be no chance for you to save her.
"The clan leader tolerates her, this 'traitor,' for some other reasons temporarily... Her suffering has nothing to do with us; it's purely because she insisted on getting involved in your affairs with the Soul Hall."
Xiao Yan once again hated his weakness, his incompetence, and then asked:
"Why? Why did you notice me, lingering around me... Why me?"
Amon smiled at the corner of his mouth: "A coincidence... Because of Xiao Meng, I noticed her, this abnormal individual, and then I noticed you, finding your cultivation method very interesting, so I gave you more attention.
"I once studied exotic flames, but later found it boring and not in line with my path, so I gave up..."
"The Azure Lotus Core Flame was something I threw in the Tager Desert, and that Sea Heart Flame was also given to Xiao Meng by me... Perhaps you can call me Uncle Zhou..."
"As for why the clan leader noticed you and sent people to lurk around you, it might also be because of Xiao Meng, or it might be something else."
"Zhou Mingrui is you?"
"Not just Zhou Mingrui, Ape Lord is me, Gu Ni is me, Ya Fei is me, Hai Bodong is also me... And many others you can't name, many of them are me."
Every name he said, Xiao Yan's heart trembled slightly.
"What about Little Fairy Doctor? Do you know about her?" Xiao Yan clenched his fists.
"You mean the Calamity Poison Body? That thing is not difficult to solve. A simple seal will do. The Seal I put on her at the time, although it Sealed her Dou Qi, it also Sealed the Calamity Poison Body, preventing it from continuing to worsen...
"If you were willing to be the 'Young Sect Master' at that time, to facilitate the two of you, I would probably have directly used more thorough means to solve this problem."
"Was her death also part of your arrangement?" Xiao Yan's clenched fists showed that his heart was not calm.
"Hey, hey, don't blame everything on me. I don't have the ability to give her an innate Calamity Poison Body. At most, I arranged some opportunities on your growth path to help you grow faster.
"Your special cultivation method coincided with some of my previous conjectures, so I am very much looking forward to your growth...
"But I don't watch you all the time, I'm not your father...
"I was still thinking of leaving this hero-saves-the-beauty opportunity for you... What I didn't expect was that you couldn't even solve a small Calamity Poison Body... By the time I knew, it was too late." Amon spread his hands, looking somewhat helpless.
A small Calamity Poison Body... Hearing Amon describe it like that, Xiao Yan only felt a bitter taste:
"When you were Ape Lord, why were you so..."
He stopped halfway through his sentence.
Amon naturally took over: "Why were you so keen on putting women around you?"
Xiao Yan nodded.
He got an unexpected answer.
"Because it's interesting."
Because it's interesting... Such an answer made Xiao Yan's currently sorrowful and painful state of mind show a little confusion... it was truly somewhat absurd.
Amon curved the corner of his mouth, revealing a playful smile:
"Xiao Meng, that fool, was so impulsive and irrational because of her feelings for you.
"I want to see what expression she'll have when she finally realizes she's just one of your many loves. Will she regret it? Will she be angry?...
"Hmm, she caused me trouble, so I'm happy to cause her some trouble too."