"You said it yourself—he's the *former* master."
Gu Jue said calmly, "If Yuan Xin were still here, perhaps it would be possible. But with Yuan Xin's death, his connection to this world was severed. Now, he is just an Upper Realm Cultivator."
Lu Sangjiu was slightly disappointed, but mostly, she was happy.
'In any case, they've gone from a hopeless situation where everything depended on fate to one with a viable path forward. That's a good thing.'
She smiled at Gu Jue and bowed formally in thanks. "Thank you for telling me all this!"
"I've decided… I'm going to ascend to the Upper Realm first!"
Gu Jue wasn't surprised by her decision. He simply asked, "Aren't you going to discuss it with him?"
Lu Sangjiu shook her head and grinned. "Of course not! While he's still asleep, I have to act now and ask for forgiveness later!"
She was willing to risk her life for Xie Ningyuan, and of course, he would do the same for her.
