It was finally time to tell Han Renyi the truth. But how do you describe an entire world to someone who''s only ever known a fraction of one? I could feel his genuine curiosity, his desire to understand, so I tried my best while avoiding sharing my own secrets.


    I began,


    His brow furrowed.


    he breathed.


    his eyes widened, and his rouqi actually flickered with shock.


    I said slowly.


    I could feel his mind expanding with each new piece of information, like watching someone who''d lived their whole life in a valley suddenly discovering there were mountains beyond the clouds.


    He was quiet for a long moment, processing this. I could feel his thoughts spinning like leaves in a whirlwind, trying to grasp the sheer scale of what I was telling him.


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    I finished for him.


    He nodded slowly.


    I blinked, momentarily thrown by the non sequitur.


    he said, tapping his head.


    I''d been planning to introduce this more gradually, but since he''d noticed...


    I admitted.


    I corrected.


    I could feel his curiosity peaked


    Rather than explain, I simply... released the technique I''d been holding in reserve. Knowledge flowed from my consciousness into his like water finding its level, carrying with it understanding that went beyond mere words.


    The Nine-Life Immortal Tree Technique.


    I felt his consciousness expand to absorb the information, his understanding growing with each passing moment. The basic principles unfolded in his mind like a flower opening to the sun – the cycle of growth and renewal, the way wood energy naturally sought rebirth, the delicate balance between physical form and spiritual essence.


    He paused, struggling to find words.


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    I said, feeling a slight twinge of guilt at taking credit for Azure''s work.


    His shock hit me like a physical wave.


    Well, not exactly ''just like that.'' Azure had done all the heavy lifting, combining our understanding of wood-based cultivation from both worlds with the life realm comprehension we''d gained from Astralis''s crystal. But explaining that would mean explaining about Azure, and that was a complexity we didn''t have time for and one I didn’t want to reveal.


    I said instead.


    I explained quickly


    He nodded thoughtfully.


    I shrugged mentally.


    he said suddenly, his voice thick with emotion that made me a little worried that he was about to cry. He trailed off, but I could feel the rest of the thought: If you hadn''t helped me, my family would be dead or worse by now.


    He actually laughed out loud at that.


    I had to concede that point.


    He straightened his shoulders, determination radiating from every part of his being.


    I was about to respond when I felt it – a pull so strong it made my previous discomfort feel like a gentle breeze. The Genesis Seed was done waiting.


    I said quietly, trying to keep the strain out of my voice.


    I assured him.


    His voice caught.


    I wasn’t just saying that for the sake of it. Despite only spending a few days in this world, it felt like I’d known Han Renyi for years, but I guess that is what happens when you share a body. In some ways, he was my first disciple.


    The separation was gentle this time, my consciousness lifting away from his like a leaf carried on a breeze. For a moment, I saw through both our perspectives – his physical eyes watching as my spiritual form rose from his body, my spiritual sense feeling the last threads of our connection dissolve.


    Then I was being pulled upward, faster and faster, through layers of reality that felt like pages in some cosmic book. The last thing I saw was Han Renyi''s face, wearing an expression of wonder as he watched me disappear.


    As my consciousness stretched across the divide between worlds, I found myself thinking about the nature of teaching and learning, of giving and receiving. I''d come to this world because of a last-minute change in plans, picked Han Renyi’s body out of necessity, and ended up changing lives almost by coincidence.


    Who knows? Maybe someday Han Renyi really would break free of the Starhaven Realm. I''d have to remember to keep an eye out for him in the cultivation world.


    Well, that is if the Genesis Seed doesn’t finish annexing his realm into my own inner world before then. On that note, I wonder just how much time has passed in the Cultivation World…