As we fly, I think about how well things have gone.

I’ve finally gotten the chance to resolve something that’s been killing me and Gong inside. Helping those victims.

I glance over at Liao Yan and his daughter.

Adding to that, even if I can’t convince him to join us, this is still a connection with another Nascent Soul cultivator. Enough so that I believe he would train Ai on how to best utilize her Myriad Slime Body Constitution.

This doesn’t include the fact that I optimized Madame Liao Mingxia into reaching Nascent Soul. I’m sure if something comes up, she won’t be averse to assisting with a request.

As we continue to fly across the lands, I decide to chat with Liao Yan.

“Master Liao-”

Politely, he interjects.

“Please, just call me Yan. You’ve already given me back something more precious than anything.”

To his words, I give a smile and a nod.

“Senior Liao, your daughter is well now, though she could use additional mental health help. Am I safe to assume that you would be willing to head to our facilities to have her continue treatment?”

He gives a nod and glances over at Sister Nuan.

“Yes. Actually, I’ve already discussed it with your master and decided that it would be best if I dropped off my daughter at your facilities. In the meantime, I will come by every few days to train Ai and any in your group who wish in body manipulation and help them bring out any special constitutions they have.”

Sister Nuan speaks up at this time.

“Of course, this means that him and his daughter will join the contracts with the group.”

She does it again, taking care of things with her telepathy powers again.

Now that I’ve paid respect by talking to him first, I direct my attention to his daughter, still holding onto Senior Liao.

“Hey, how are you feeling?”

Her voice is quiet, so much so that I only could hear it with our specialized hearing.

“I’m okay. Thanks again for helping me… I feel…normal again.”

I give a soft smile.

“I’m happy to have been able to help. You’ll be going through additional mental health treatments with people back at the sect. They’ll be able to help you through some emotions I’m sure you’re going through.”

She gives a small nod. A confirmation.

It’s clear that she’s much more socially anxious because of what she’s gone through. I see a good thing out of this, though.

She doesn’t appear to be overly attached to me, meaning that I was able to better control the avatar that appeared in her healing illusions. Of course, that doesn’t mean there isn’t some level there, but… I’m getting more of the vibes of someone that treats me as a confidant, rather than a lover.

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A person you can trust.

Exactly as I envisioned. Though, I’m sure it won’t always work out this way.

With that all set, it doesn’t feel like too long before we arrive back at Monchon City. Senior Liao takes his daughter and flies over to the sect to drop off his daughter.

Sister Nuan takes me to one of the wealthier common streets filled with people, following one of our laid plans. A way that I could quickly get to one of Gong’s tunnels discreetly, since a cultivator of her distinction taking off and coming down on a flying sword is pretty prominent.

A look from Sister Nuan makes everyone avert their gaze, as curious as they are. After all, curiosity is not worth their lives.

But that doesn’t mean everyone stops watching. Along the rooftops, countless spies and others move to report what they’ve seen. With others remaining to track the movements of the person who came with the Nascent Soul expert. My scan and improved eyesight catch recognition in some of their eyes.

I remain on some people's watchlists. Especially after my fight with the Vermillion Stripes, I’m sure many groups want to keep track of me.

Interestingly, I can see a few blue bands on the people watching, representing the Blue Bands gang. Considering that this is a pretty wealthy area, this is surprising.

They were an intelligence gang that operated within the lower classes. If they are out here in the wealthier areas, that means they must have made some connections and used the chaos from the Vermillion Stripes losses to make gains.

Unfortunately for them, though, they aren’t dealing with the same person as when I first arrived in this world.

I look one of them straight in the eyes, that I’m sure is an informant, before using a technique to vanish from his sight.

Specifically, my barrier.

I realized I could use her barrier in a similar, but different way. To refract light around me.

Camouflaging myself by using the barrier to filter light and make it look as if I’m not there. Which is child’s play to do, with my scan operating in the background.

It’s worth the effort, just to see their face pale with pure confusion. Invisibility was not in their expectations for the day, as one of my abilities. Using this and a few other of my stealth tricks allows me to evade any prying eyes or even spiritual senses hovering around, trying to find me.

Soon, I make my way to one of Gong’s tunnels, allowing me to get back into the underground network. With my speed and movement techniques, I find myself in front of the others in only a few moments. Specifically, Gong, as it’s time to check on the situation with the rescued parasite victims.

“So… how did everything go?”

She sighs, making me worry for a microsecond, before she explains.

“Everything went well…but some groups definitely noticed us. I had to collapse many tunnels in order to cut off any pursuers or entry into the tunnels. Luckily, Big Sis was able to convince many of them to let it go, especially since they were clearly doing illegal actions.”

She gives a soft chuckle.

“If I’m not wrong, I feel like she enjoyed having a reason to mess with them for it.”

Okay, it looks like things are still going according to plan. Now, the question is where to start with the victims. After all, not everyone who was down there was a good person.

While I’ve already healed all of them, that doesn’t mean I’ll bring them into my group or restore their cultivation. And for some… I’ll have to decide whether I should even let live, because their crimes are just that severe.

Putting that aside for a moment, I acknowledge her efforts.

“You did it, Gong. Because of you, these people can now live new lives, free of the compulsions that the parasite put them through.”

She gives me a smile, taking a few breaths.

“…it still doesn’t feel totally real, you know? That we actually could help these women. To help the people like…like my friend.”

… I want to tell her.

I want to tell her that if I can reach the higher levels of my healing cultivation method, that I can bring her friend back. That I could bring a lot of people back.

But if I tell her that, she and the others would desperately want me to rush through the ranks of cultivation to reach it.

It’s only human nature, after all.

However, it is critical that I take my cultivation step by step. To make sure that I consolidate my qi to the highest amounts possible. Otherwise, I’ll only be able to raise a few people at a time, rather than innumerable amounts.

“Well… I guess we should go through the groups then and determine what we want to do.

Starting up my scan, I go through every person who we retrieved.

To determine their fate.