The entire sect is obsessed with love, but I'm the only one who's truly insane.

Thunder rumbled, extinguishing the night markets of the capital and drowning out the singing in the brothels and theaters.

The Grand Commandant's mansion was even more eerie at night, especially after Yuan Ye was thrown into the main courtyard by Lin Du. After searching around but not finding his brother, his brother sat up from a coffin. Just then, a bolt of lightning struck outside, making Grand Commandant Xie, who was only wearing a white undergarment, appear even paler and colder, like a demon.

Yuan Ye was so frightened he almost fainted.

Those who cultivate the Tao are not afraid of ghosts, but the atmosphere here is indeed frightening.

"Xie Er! Why are you sleeping in a coffin? You didn't have this kind of fetish when you were a kid!"

Yuan Ye couldn't catch his breath, and coupled with his weak body, he slowly collapsed.

This day was so thrilling that he wanted to lie down like a tortoise for a while to calm down.

Xie Yu gently supported him, his expression natural, as if he didn't find it strange at all. "Why did you come over in the middle of the night?"

Yuan Ye was terrified by the nonchalant tone. "You...why are you sleeping in a coffin?"

Xie Yu glanced back at the coffin, his gaze gentle. "It's just sleeping with my wife. Let's talk in the outer room, don't disturb her."

Yuan Ye wanted to faint on the spot, but Xie Yu's hands were like iron clamps, dragging him out.

Yuan Ye is now filled with regret, a regret tinged with despair.

Xie Yu is clearly insane! Why would he bother looking for this lunatic whose brain is completely broken?!

Oh, Junior Uncle asked him to hold Xie Yu back.

Lin Du was currently in a small, clearly locked room in Xie Yu's outer courtyard, which was close to the study.

"How did these demons manage to provoke the lair of the Heaven-Mending Stone?"

Lin Du frowned, holding the pebble-sized stone. "Isn't a well enough?"

"It's very small, more like a gap in that well. With the added protection of the formation, it can indeed obscure the secrets of heaven." Wei Zhi stood beside her and glanced at it. "This also explains why those ghosts came to the mortal world to possess bodies without being detected by the Heavenly Dao."

"Rumor has it that Grand Commandant Xie dug up the Imperial Preceptor's mansion three feet deep, burned it down, and not only that, he also cleared out everything suspicious inside, and built a new temple on the original site to suppress it." Lin Du lowered his eyes thoughtfully, "It seems that someone was guiding him behind the scenes."

"There are also talented and extraordinary people in the mortal world, so it's not surprising." Wei Zhi felt that Lin Du's little brain would break if she kept thinking about it, so he interrupted her in-depth investigation.

Lin Du flipped through it again; they were all ordinary materials, books, and cultivation techniques from the cultivation world, most of which weren't even worthy of being used as table corners in the Supreme Sect's library. The spiritual energy in the talismanic water had also dissipated, but for safety's sake, she still destroyed them all.

"What do you think?" Wei Zhi asked, referring to Xie Yu's proposed solution.

Lin Du lowered his eyes. "We are the righteous path. Xie Yu is a man who supports the Great Zhou Dynasty. His destiny is extremely noble. We people of the Spirit Realm cannot kill him."

Wei Zhi grunted in agreement; he didn't think Lin Du would let Xie Yu off so easily.

"Xie Yu was wrong, but today's events have made it easier for us to wipe out this group of evil spirits all at once."

Lin Du had anticipated this from the beginning. "It's up to Yuan Ye himself. That's his cultivation. If there's anything inappropriate, I'll remind him then."

The world is never black and white. People need to pay the price for everything they do. Good deeds accumulate, but so do sins.

"Go check the study. All these things are useless now. Do you still want the Sky-Mending Stone?" After confirming that nothing would be leaked, Lin Du casually put the few remaining booklets into his storage ring.

Wei Zhi calmly led her back out of the house, and after locking the door, he caught Lin Du putting the bag in his pocket out of the corner of his eye. His voice was very calm, "You can keep it."

The two entered the study, but were startled by the bells tied with red threads all over the room, and moved very slowly.

Lin Du gasped, and exclaimed again, "The Great Zhou is truly tolerant."

Red lines stretched across the beams of the room, adorned with bells of various colors. The walls were decorated with numerous meticulous paintings, mostly depicting hibiscus, pine, bamboo, flowers, and birds, exuding a strange and enigmatic beauty.

The longbow and longsword on the shelf were obscured by the darkness, and Lin Du stood in front of the shelf, looking at the sword in front of him.

"What's wrong?" Wei Zhi noticed that Lin Du couldn't move.

"No wonder." Lin Du withdrew his hand thoughtfully. "The materials used in this knife are meteorite iron and blood-fiend stone, which can retain fiendish energy."

"Xie Yu comes from a military family. This sword is covered in so much blood, and the killing intent it retains is extremely strong. It's no problem to deal with a mediocre person like the Imperial Preceptor. Even those few who have possessed the bodies of mortals, even if their spirits leave their bodies, they dare not get close to Xie Yu. One strike from him and those spirits will take at least ten years to recover."

"But how did this thing end up in the mortal realm? Where in the mortal realm would a Blood Fiend Stone come from?"

"That's not hard to understand. The seals between the mortal realm and the spirit realm weren't as strong in the past; perhaps they were passed down from our ancestors." Wei Zhi glanced at the knife. "Do you want to take this with you?"

Lin Du thought for a moment, "Never mind, Yan Qing probably thinks this knife is too bloody."

She took out a talisman to ward off evil spirits, and as soon as she stuck the talisman on, it quickly burst into flames.

"Are you really comfortable letting Yuan Ye go to see Xie Yu in this state?" Wei Zhi asked.

"Jinxuan is watching from the side." Lin Du withdrew his hand. "This is the path he must take."

After the two of them worked through the night to completely erase everything related to the Xie family mansion and the spirit world, they expanded their search and even re-excavated the original site of the Imperial Preceptor's residence.

While the two were busy running around in the rainy night, Yuan Ye was invited to a guest room by Xie Yu.

"My father couldn't possibly be unaware of the Imperial Advisor's arrangements, could he?"

"Yes." Xie Yu had already put on his outer robe. "Do you want to see that person?"

Yuan Ye was silent for a moment, "Let's take one last look, just one last look. From now on, I'll walk my path to immortality, and he'll walk his Bridge of Helplessness."

Xie Yu initially wanted to pat Yuan Ye on the shoulder to comfort him, but upon hearing this, he silently withdrew his hand.

Did Yuan Ye really join a legitimate immortal sect?

"Let's not talk about my business for now, let's talk about yours." Yuan Ye was a little weak at the moment, leaning back in his chair, holding a cup of hot tea and slumped down like a mouse.

"Your fiancée's soul is not in this world."

Xie Yu paused in his tea-serving hand, then looked up at Yuan Ye.

Yuan Ye had calmed down. As a direct disciple of the Supreme Sect, what kind of hellish scene hadn't he seen?

This is his own brother! Although he doesn't understand, he respects him! As long as he doesn't neglect matters of national importance, everything is fine.

"But it's not impossible. I can use a secret technique to inscribe a curse mark on your soul. Your soul will be attracted and drawn to her soul, and after you die, your soul will leave your body and go to her."

"But in that case, your soul will never be able to enter the cycle of reincarnation again, and it's not 100% successful. Your soul will drift in the turbulent flow of time and space, constantly being worn away, and you may never find her in your entire life."

"Furthermore, you need to relinquish all fame and fortune, cultivate diligently until the end of your life, constantly pray to the Heavenly Dao, tell the Heavenly Dao your thoughts, and repeatedly beg the Heavenly Dao for your merits, fortune, and freedom from reincarnation, to see if the Heavenly Dao is willing to grant your reunion."

"You should think this through. With this method, your soul will dissipate after this lifetime. Moreover, given the merits you have accumulated, you should be reborn with an extremely good destiny."

Xie Yu didn't hesitate at all. He placed the teacup on the table and said decisively, "I'm willing."

That face, which always seemed gloomy and eerie in the darkness, finally showed a glimmer of light in its lifeless, ashen eyes: "Anything is possible."

He spent eight years fulfilling his father's and brother's dying wish, and for the rest of his life, he could live solely to atone for his sins.

Yuan Ye sighed. "Alright then."

What was that junior uncle saying again? When love-struck reaches an advanced stage, there's no cure! These kinds of people won't shed a tear until they see the coffin!

If someone is already facing death, and still wants to sleep next to it, what can he say?

Respect it, lock it in.