"Are you looking for me?"
A clear, ethereal voice rang out behind Lin Xiuran, startling him.
He slowly turned around, and there stood a figure behind him. Silver hair, purple eyes, dressed in a simple yet elegant white robe and skirt, her gaze both cool and gentle.
Lin Xiuran was immediately captivated by her beauty, but this was quickly followed by wariness. How could someone else be in his spiritual sea?
Moreover, although he had never seen her before, she felt strangely familiar.
Silver hair, purple eyes—that feature, that appearance… she seemed…
But Lin Xiuran thought it impossible. He had seen Gu Yue a couple of days ago; how could he see her now, especially not in his spiritual sea?
"My name is Gu Yuena."
With a simple introduction, she smiled slightly, seemingly possessing a thousand charms. Combined with her cool, aloof appearance, it seemed to bring joy to the entire spiritual sea.
"Gu Yuena!" Lin Xiuran's mind
went blank for a moment. After a long while, he came to his senses and looked at the woman in front of him. He didn't know how to face her. For a moment, his mind was in complete chaos.
He used to think that his greatest advantage was his familiarity with the plot, but now it seemed that things were a bit... messed up...
"Why did you come to my spiritual sea?"
Gu Yuena shook her head, her eyes indifferent: "I saved you."
Lin Xiuran was somewhat taken aback. If that was the case, then it would explain why the four soul masters who were chasing him were brain-dead.
The powerful spiritual power that Wu Changkong mentioned was probably hers. If it was her, then it was possible. After all, the Silver Dragon King was known for his powerful spiritual power.
"Actually, I don't belong to this space-time, and in your world, there is also a me."
These words might be incomprehensible to an ordinary person, but Lin Xiuran seemed to understand something.
If that were the case, it would explain things, since the Gu Yuena in his world had long since split into two; after all, he had already met one of them.
"I come from the past, and have come to the present, only to make up for what I lost." A trace of pain flashed deep in Gu Yuena's pupils, but more so, a resolute look.
"The past?"
Could it be that the past Gu Yuena had transmigrated to this world? If so, it would make sense.
However, Lin Xiuran didn't know that the "past" Gu Yuena spoke of referred to was the experience she didn't want to relive before her rebirth, not the past timeline.
At least, the present Lin Xiuran didn't understand.
Gu Yuena's purple pupils were almost constantly fixed on Lin Xiuran, and were very gentle, seemingly powerless.
But this made Lin Xiuran's scalp tingle, and for a moment, he didn't know what to do.
Gu Yuena seemed to notice Lin Xiuran's embarrassment, and chuckled softly: "Do you want to become stronger?"
"Of course." Lin Xiuran's tone was wary, but unusually firm. His mother's situation, and Xu Junwen's situation with the Xu family—how could they possibly succeed without strength?
"I can help you." Gu Yuena raised an eyebrow. "For example, your current problem with your spirit rings."
The spirit ring issue was arguably Lin Xiuran's most pressing concern. A spirit master without spirit skills would be severely impacted. At the very least, their combat power would be reduced by more than half.
"Your spirit ring problem is actually quite simple. Essentially, it's due to insufficient spirit energy. Of course, even if your spirit energy were sufficient, it wouldn't be possible to form a spirit ring," Gu Yuena explained.
"The problem with your spirit ring formation isn't a lack of spirit energy, but rather elemental energy."
Lin Xiuran was somewhat bewildered. Although Gu Yuena had explained it clearly, he didn't quite understand why he lacked elemental energy. From beginning to end, his element had only been wind.
Gu Yuena naturally saw through Lin Xiuran's thoughts. Then, her beautiful face moved slightly closer to him, teasingly saying, "You don't really think your martial soul is just a wind bird, do you?"
"Isn't it?" He had cultivated this wind bird martial soul for so many years; how could he be wrong?
Gu Yuena didn't immediately explain, but instead gently waved her hand in the void. The two orbs of light in the sky instantly merged, transforming into a phoenix pattern. However, this phoenix currently only had red and green colors; the rest were gray.
"Your martial soul isn't a wind bird, it's a phoenix!"
Under Lin Xiuran's astonished gaze, Gu Yuena continued, "And it's not a single-attribute phoenix martial soul, but a phoenix that can rival the former Dragon God. It also governs the nine elements. Right now, the phoenix power within you is weak, only possessing the most basic wind element attribute. Therefore, your first soul spirit successfully awakened a soul ring."
"But your second soul ring cannot awaken because it lacks an elemental attribute. Of course, insufficient soul spirit energy is also a factor, but even with sufficient soul spirit energy, without elemental energy, a soul ring cannot be awakened."
Lin Xiuran digested Gu Yuena's words for a while, then simply summarized: "So, you mean my martial soul isn't a wind bird, but a phoenix, and my first soul ring awakened because I still had the wind element within me? So, what element is my second soul ring lacking?"
"Your second soul ring should be the fire element attribute. So, you just need to replenish the fire element."
"Fire element?" Lin Xiuran looked at Gu Yuena and asked, "How can I replenish it?"
Gu Yuena smiled smugly, "I can do it, because I also control the nine elements, so I can naturally help you compensate for your original attributes."
Hearing this, Lin Xiuran didn't smile. Instead, he frowned slightly, "How do you know so much? And why do you want to help me?"
It's not that he asked this, but Gu Yuena's words felt too suggestive, as if she wanted to lead Lin Xiuran to rely on her.
"Why do I know so much?" For some reason, Gu Yuena's originally radiant smile stiffened, and a hint of bitterness appeared.
Gu Yuena sighed softly, her beautiful face showing a touch of sorrow, yet still appearing stunningly beautiful.
"I also need your help. I am the Silver Dragon King, half of the Dragon God, and the phoenix bloodline in your body can help me to some extent. Only by helping each other can we achieve mutual success."
Lin Xiuran was slightly taken aback, "But what can I do to help you?"
Yes, the huge gap between them made him think there was nothing he could do to help her.
"It's actually quite simple." Gu Yuena waved her hand gently, and a chair suddenly appeared behind her. She sat down and slowly explained, "After all, I don't belong to this world. It's because of your phoenix power that I can reside here. At the same time, I need the energy from this world to replenish my body."
(End of Chapter)