Su Yi silently took in the furious, out-of-control Ge Changing.

Finally, the old man started to calm down. Only then did Su Yi say, “Anger won’t solve your problems.”

Ge Changling fell silent for a moment, then said, “I remember it clearly. Back when I cultivated alongside your mother, she said something once.

“She said that she carried an extremely strange and terrifying demonic treasure, and that if one day. she no longer acted like herself, it was highly likely that said treasure had invaded her soul and taken hold of her body.

“She said that if something like that were ever to occur, then Su Hongli and I should do everything in our power to kill her.”

When he heard that, Su Yi couldn’t help but arch his brow. A ‘treasure’ likely to invade its owner's body and soul? Isn't that a bit too sinister?

Ge Changling continued, “At the time, Su Hongli was curious. He wanted to see what this demonic treasure looked like, but your mother refused. She even lost her temper, which was rare for her. She warned Su Hongli not to covet that treasure, and she said that doing so would only hurt him.”

The old man laughed self-deprecatingly. “To...