After hearing Xuan Qingming's explanation, Xin Ci nodded and no longer refused.
He put the two Eternal Dao Seals into his Sumeru Ring.
Xin Ci looked up and asked the Saint Lords in front of him, "Esteemed Saint Lords, I have agreed to your conditions. May I leave now?"
"No rush. Aren't you going to let that little girl on you come out and meet us?"
Xuan Qingming asked with a faint smile.
Mu Qingqing, who was in the consciousness space, raised an eyebrow slightly.
She had ultimately been discovered by the five Saint Lords.
Xin Ci's eyelids twitched upon hearing this, but his expression quickly returned to calm. He said frankly, "Esteemed Saint Xuan, I do not understand what you are talking about."
For Xin Ci, his Eternal Dao Scripture and his true identity were irrelevant.
What Mu Qingqing meant to him was everything.
As long as Mu Qingqing's existence remained unknown to others, he had nothing to worry about.
The five Saint Lords were not fools. They had already noticed the subtle shift in Xin Ci's expression and naturally knew he was deliberately concealing something.
However, they were too lazy to dwell on Xin Ci's concealment.
Xuan Qingming smiled without speaking, but Ji Honghao was not as patient.
"Are you taking us Saint Lords for blind men?"
"We detected the presence of that girl on you when you were fighting Xuan Qi earlier. Otherwise, how do you explain your current Four-star Saint Emperor realm when you were at the Two-star Great Emperor realm back then?"
"Don't tell me it's a secret technique for improving cultivation. If you had said that when you were in the lower realm, we might have believed you. But to jump from Saint Emperor to Two-star Great Emperor, is that even possible?"
Hearing Ji Honghao's questioning, a hint of embarrassment flashed across Xin Ci's face.
Mu Qingqing no longer hid and revealed herself.
A starlight flickered from Xin Ci's body, and in an instant, a graceful figure appeared within the sight of the Saint Lords.
Upon Mu Qingqing's appearance, all five Saint Lords displayed shock.
They had initially assumed that the girl before them was merely a soul attached to Xin Ci's body.
But upon closer inspection, Mu Qingqing's current form was not a soul state at all, but a complete physical body.
What was going on?
Suppressing their shock, Xuan Qingming's gaze fixed on Mu Qingqing, and he said solemnly, "Little girl, what is your name? Was it you controlling Xin Ci's body to fight Xuan Qi earlier?"
"Replying to Esteemed Senior Xuan, my name is Mu Qingqing, and it was indeed I who was controlling Xin Ci's body," Mu Qingqing replied truthfully.
"Mu Qingqing?"
Xuan Qingming narrowed his eyes slightly and murmured.
Then, the five Saint Lords began to circle around Mu Qingqing, examining her up and down.
Seeing the five of them circling and scrutinizing her strangely, Mu Qingqing felt a bit uneasy, as if she were being scanned like a commodity.
Xin Ci was also bewildered by what Xuan Qingming and the others were doing and couldn't help but ask, "Esteemed Saint Lords, what are you...?"
Before Xin Ci could finish speaking, the five Saint Lords simultaneously stopped their actions, muttering in unison, "How strange, this is the first time we've seen such a situation..."
Mu Qingqing tilted her head, her bright eyes filled with confusion, "What's strange?"
The five Saint Lords then returned to their senses one by one, showing embarrassed expressions.
Xuan Qingming coughed and said, "Apologies, Junior Mu. Your physical body is very peculiar, which is why we observed you more closely."
"What's peculiar about it?"
Mu Qingqing looked at them with confusion.
The five Saint Lords exchanged glances, and Xuan Qingming decided to explain, "Your physical body is both similar to and different from that of a normal person."
"Similar yet different, what do you mean?" Mu Qingqing was quite baffled.
"Let me put it this way: your body is no different from that of an ordinary person, possessing the basic components of a human body such as bones, blood, and internal organs. It indeed appears to be a normal physical body."
Xuan Qingming looked at Mu Qingqing, then his expression turned solemn as he continued, "However, your entire body is constructed from a special type of energy. This energy is neither true essence nor soul power, but a special energy that has never appeared on the Eternal Continent!"
Upon hearing this, Xin Ci's expression immediately tensed.
"Will Qingqing disappear if the energy of this body is depleted?"
"No need to worry. Based on our observations, this energy possesses a trace of eternal aura. Eternal power is unimaginable. It is likely that your physical body will be indestructible," Xuan Qingming said with a grave expression.
Xin Ci breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this.
Mu Qingqing was also secretly awestruck.
She had not expected that the body shaped by cultivating the Myriad Manifestations Star Wheel Scripture would contain eternal power.
This made Mu Qingqing feel a sense of anticipation. Could she also have the possibility of breaking through to the Eternal realm?
"However, what truly intrigues us is your soul, Junior Mu."
"According to our observations, your soul is not complete, only half. More importantly, this half of your soul does not belong to you, because we clearly sense Xin Ci's soul aura from it."
"So, what exactly are you?"
Xuan Qingming stared intently at Mu Qingqing.
The mysteries surrounding her puzzled the five Saint Lords.
Based on their observations, Mu Qingqing should only be a clone of Xin Ci, as her soul was Xin Ci's soul.
But if that were the case, Mu Qingqing should not have self-awareness; she should be merely Xin Ci's puppet.
This was precisely what confused Xuan Qingming, Wan Guimang, and the others the most.
After a moment of silence, Mu Qingqing said, "Esteemed Senior Xuan, you are correct. I am indeed only a soul of Xin Ci, but I am his second personality."
The five Saint Lords were all stunned.
Second personality?
They had never heard of the existence of a second personality before.
"Junior Mu, can you explain it more clearly?" Xuan Qingming asked with a frown.
He was very interested in this second personality.
Wan Guimang, Ji Juekong, Ling Qinghan, Ji Honghao, and Gu Linyue also showed expressions of seeking knowledge.
Mu Qingqing pursed her lips, internally perplexed, "How should I explain this?"
At this moment, Xin Ci spoke, "Esteemed Saint Lords, you don't need to think too much about it. Qingqing is indeed my second personality. Even though she possesses half of my soul, Qingqing is an independently conscious being."
Hearing Xin Ci's words, Xuan Qingming and the others did not delve any deeper.
Although they did not fully understand this concept of a second personality, there were more important matters at hand.
Xin Ci also bore the important task of heading to the Beast God Valley to find the third Eternal Dao Seal. They would let these two youngsters handle things.
Xuan Qingming coughed lightly and said with a serious expression, "Since that is the case, the task of finding the Eternal Dao Seal and the Eternal Ink Square will be entrusted to you two youngsters."
"Yes, esteemed Saint Lords," Xin Ci and Mu Qingqing replied in unison.