487: Kayu and Kunxu

It responded in a slightly deep tone, "How could I not remember? For tens of thousands of years, only two groups of people have ever stepped in here. The first time, two people came together, and the later time, there was only one. How could such things be easily erased from memory?"

Perhaps it was precisely because of Bai Guang's appearance that Kayu spoke much more than usual.

Its gaze was fixed, staring intently at that phantom of the Soul beast, as if wanting to read more unspoken information from it.

The phantom of the Soul beast flickered again, emitting bursts of intense Soul fluctuations.

The voice was low and filled with power: "That Hongmeng Realm Cultivator named Ye Mao has already self-destructed his original body and turned to practicing the Cultivation Technique I imparted. I can clearly perceive that he is not far from a Breakthrough to the Supreme Realm, perhaps he can achieve it in just a short time."

Upon hearing this, Kayu was stunned, an expression of disbelief appearing on its face, its voice carrying a hint of hesitation and shock: "Kun Xu, are your words true? If that is really the case, how certain are you that he can successfully achieve a Breakthrough, and ultimately be used by us?"

Kun Xu chuckled softly, his tone revealing a trace of cunning and confidence: "He has long held obsessions and a Heart Demon in his heart. The moment I sensed it, I manifested into human form and personally imparted that Cultivation Technique to him. As long as he relies on my Cultivation Technique to successfully advance to the Supreme Realm and uses it to reshape a new body, I will be able to control all of his actions and will at any time."

Kayu could not help but feel energized, its words revealing a rare excitement: "That great battle back then, I don't know why it caused the two passages to intertwine. For these tens of thousands of years, we have been trapped here, unable to return to our homeland, and blocked by that old ghost in the Blue Star Great Universe. Now, as long as your plan is successfully realized, we can use Ye Mao's power to break through that old ghost's obstruction, enter the Blue Star Great Universe, and perhaps find other passages to return home, or even have the Opportunity to step directly into the Supreme World!"

Clearly, these words from Kun Xu brought a huge shock and hope to Kayu, so much so that this person, who was usually reticent, actually said so much in one breath, its emotions surging and difficult to suppress.

Kun Xu did not say anything more, just nodded slightly with a calm gaze.

The two of them came from two completely different Universes, were of noble status, and possessed peerless strength. Both were experts at the Peak of the Supreme Realm, and should have been looking down on all living beings and controlling all worlds, yet now they were reduced to such a wretched state.

All of this, in the final analysis, stemmed from the same encounter—the ruthless interception by an expert at the Supreme Realm from the Blue Star Great Universe.

One of them, in a fierce battle with Kun Xu, had their Divine Soul destroyed and completely dissipated between heaven and earth.

But he did not pay no price; that battle caused Kun Xu's original body to completely collapse, leaving only a wisp of a remnant Soul barely surviving, drifting in the void.

And the other expert from the Blue Star Great Universe who intercepted Kayu was precisely the "old ghost" Kayu had just mentioned.

At this moment, this existence with unfathomable strength was sleeping at the exit where the passage met the Blue Star Great Universe, like an insurmountable chasm, silently guarding the place.

Kayu and Kun Xu had not failed to try to break through this obstacle.

They had once joined forces to test it, but in the end, they had not succeeded.

They knew clearly that once that old ghost spared no effort and fought to the death, Kun Xu would surely perish completely, and Kayu itself would have absolutely no possibility of retreating safely.

Precisely because of this, they had to turn their attention to Bai Guang and Ye Mao, pinning their hope of breaking the deadlock on these two intruders.

Back then, when Bai Guang and Ye Mao were wandering through this passage, they did not notice any abnormalities, and Bai Guang even accidentally obtained an extremely precious treasure—the spirit wood leaf.

This treasure did not actually belong to Kayu or Kun Xu, but originated from that powerful being from the Blue Star Great Universe who had once clashed head-on with Kun Xu and ultimately perished.

It was a pity that when that powerful being obtained the spirit wood leaf, although he had already entered the Supreme Realm, he was unable to fully refine it due to the extremely high requirements the treasure had for Mental Energy to recognize its master.

Precisely because of this, he was never able to unleash the true, vast Divine Might of the spirit wood leaf, which allowed Kun Xu's remnant Soul to luckily escape and find a glimmer of survival.

As an ancient treasure, although the spirit wood leaf had slumbered in the long passage for tens of thousands of years, even the powerful Kayu and Kun Xu had repeatedly tried to make it recognize them as master, but all had ended in failure.

However, fate took a turn, and through a twist of fate, this rare treasure eventually fell into the hands of Bai Guang.

Although Bai Guang, due to the limitations of his own Mental Energy, could not truly complete the full master recognition of the spirit wood leaf, the Dao he was naturally attuned to faintly aligned with the essence of the spirit wood leaf, thereby forming an extremely close symbiotic relationship.

Although this relationship was not as good as true master recognition, it was far superior to ordinary refining, and was closer to a state of symbiotic companionship where their lives were intertwined and they resonated with each other.

Precisely because of this, Bai Guang's use of the spirit wood leaf could be described as handy and effortless, as if the spirit leaf had become a part of his body.

This highly synergistic relationship also greatly enhanced Bai Guang's actual combat power, allowing him to demonstrate strength far exceeding his peers in many battles.

It is worth mentioning that this state between Bai Guang and the spirit wood leaf was actually very similar to the connection between Xie Nanqiao and the three artifacts of time.

Although Xie Nanqiao claimed to have had the three artifacts of time recognize her as master, in reality, that was not true master recognition in the real sense, but an extremely profound symbiotic relationship—the treasures echoed with her and grew together with her, but did not establish an absolute master-servant contract.

Therefore, the "master recognition" that Xie Nanqiao claimed was, in essence, an illusion produced by their close symbiosis.

True master recognition requires a foundation of complete alignment of Divine Sense and absolute control of will, and neither of them had reached such a Realm.

But the relationship between Xun Xiuyuan and the xuanhuang one qi pagoda was far beyond ordinary symbiosis.

Even if the two were in two completely different Universes, Xun Xiuyuan could still summon Xiao Xuan at any time; this connection almost transcended the limitations of space and time.

As long as their Soul connection was not severed, communication would always be unobstructed.

In comparison, Bai Guang and Xie Nanqiao could not achieve this.

The reason was that the reason why Xun Xiuyuan was able to successfully achieve master recognition was entirely due to him having a relatively low Cultivation Realm at that time, yet possessing powerful Mental Energy that far exceeded those of the same rank.

This special condition allowed him, by a stroke of luck, to achieve this Soul connection that was almost impossible to establish.

Therefore, even if Bai Guang and Xie Nanqiao's cultivation or talent were higher, it would be difficult to replicate this experience of Xun Xiuyuan; after all, this method of master recognition was full of coincidence and luck, and could not be achieved simply by relying on strength.