The spirit body that represented Wen Rou, which was more active, instinctively dodged behind the light sphere materialized by Mu Jinyu's Spiritual Thought when it saw Jian Ruyan attacking itself.
In fact, with the strength of Wen Rou's spiritual power, plus the fact that this body was still hers, it would have been relatively easy for her to extinguish Jian Ruyan's spirit body.
However, Wen Rou knew that Jian Ruyan's attack on her was not intentional; she must have fallen into a deep sleep, and her every move now was entirely the result of her last-second use of the Soul Snatching Secret Technique.
Of course, Wen Rou would not destroy Jian Ruyan in a fit of rage upon discovering she had entered her own Sea of Consciousness!
"Hmm?!"
Mu Jinyu saw Jian Ruyan stabilize within Wen Rou's Sea of Consciousness and begin to launch an attack on Wen Rou, immediately realizing that something was wrong and hastily making a move. She spread out her powerful Spiritual Thought, suppressing Jian Ruyan's spirit body.
"Buzz!!"
Although Jian Ruyan's mental thought had been temporarily subdued by Mu Jinyu, it still trembled slightly, as if struggling, which caused Mu Jinyu to frown deeply.
"This Soul Snatching Technique is really domineering; now what should I do?"
Mu Jinyu tried to move Jian Ruyan's soul back into her own body.
But as soon as she made any move, she felt as if she were shaking a mountain — utterly unable to get Jian Ruyan's soul to leave Wen Rou's Sea of Consciousness.
"I forgot, Nameless once said that a person can only use the Soul Snatching Technique once in their lifetime. Yes, such a heaven-defying secret technique would indeed not allow repeated possessions, but what should I do now? Shall I just let Little Yanzi's soul stay in Wen Rou's Sea of Consciousness forever? But one mountain cannot contain two tigers; very dangerous!"
Mu Jinyu felt extremely troubled!
"Little Mu, how is it going?"
Wen Rou, who was hiding behind Mu Jinyu, saw that Mu Jinyu had suppressed the oncoming thoughts of Jian Ruyan but made no further move, and couldn't help but ask.
Mu Jinyu said, "I'm sorry, a person can only perform the Soul Snatching Technique once in their lifetime. I can't get Little Yanzi's soul out of your body now!"
As she spoke, Mu Jinyu also assured, "Of course, I believe that once the Soul Snatching Technique has been used, it can't be performed again, but there should be a way to return Little Yanzi to her own body. I just don't know how right now. Once I go to the Kunlun Ruins, I should be able to find a method..."
Mu Jinyu felt very helpless, but in the meantime, it seemed she would have to trouble Wen Rou to be vigilant about sharing a body with Jian Ruyan!
"Is that the only way?!"
Upon hearing Mu Jinyu's words, Wen Rou immediately thought of the drawbacks of the Soul Snatching Technique — that it can only be performed once in a lifetime, and after the possession, the soul and body are not quite compatible, making it nearly impossible for one's cultivation to advance in this life.
So, will Jian Ruyan have to stay in her body forever?
Wen Rou felt somewhat troubled. When she had first opened her eyes, she discovered that Jian Ruyan's body was healed, no longer in a state of certain death with a shattered heart.
If Jian Ruyan's body was still broken and her soul could not reside in it, sharing a body with Jian Ruyan wouldn't be a big deal. But now that Jian Ruyan's body was healed, Wen Rou felt a bit unwilling.
After all, sharing a body with Jian Ruyan would inevitably lead to many life's mishaps, let alone eating and living arrangements. There was also the possibility of being attacked unintentionally by her soul, and most importantly... how would she still be intimate with Jinyu?
Wouldn't that be very awkward? Jian Ruyan certainly wouldn't be happy about it and would reject the idea!
"Hmm?!"
Suddenly, Wen Rou thought of a solution and quickly said, "Little Mu, did you just say that there might be a way to send Sister Ruyan's soul back to her body in the future?"
Mu Jinyu said, "There should be a way, right?"
He wasn't entirely certain either and forcefully explained, "If even the Soul Snatching Secret Technique, which goes against the natural order, exists, and its only drawbacks are the inability to seize another body again and difficulties in cultivation, then it doesn't make sense that one can't return to their original body—especially when it's a better fit for the soul..."
"So, if we search the Kunlun Ruins, we should likely find a solution!" Mu Jinyu reassured Wen Rou.
Wen Rou said, "If that's the case, Little Mu, should I also seize Sister Ruyan's body?"
"Huh?" Mu Jinyu was a bit baffled upon hearing Wen Rou's words.
After thinking it over briefly, he found the idea somewhat intriguing, but still tried to dissuade her rationally, "Are you sure you want to do this? If we can't find a solution later on, you'll just be swapping bodies with Little Yanzi, and moreover, your cultivation speed will basically come to a standstill..."
Wen Rou said, "I know, but I can accept that."
Wen Rou thought to herself that having Jian Ruyan's soul stay in her Sea of Consciousness, Mu Jinyu was destined to head to the Kunlun Ruins in search of a solution. After all, finding a solution for one or both didn't make any difference.
At most, she would no longer be able to cultivate, only retaining the strength of Jian Ruyan's Divine Realm Third Layer.
But this was still better than sharing the body with Jian Ruyan, constantly guarding against her inadvertently consuming her own soul to complete the true Soul Seizing, right?
"Are you sure about this?" Mu Jinyu couldn't help but ask again.
Although solving the issues of Soul Seizing for one or two people didn't make much difference, if Wen Rou really performed the Soul Snatching Technique on Jian Ruyan's body and they can't find a solution in the end, then both her and Jian Ruyan's powers would essentially be fixed at their current realms.
Unlike sharing one body, Wen Rou could still cultivate, continue to become stronger, suppress Jian Ruyan's Spirit Body, and thus be much safer.
In this scenario, all the risks were borne by Jian Ruyan.
But there was no other way, as this was the price Jian Ruyan had to pay for a slim chance at survival!
"Yes, this isn't a rash decision, it's actually the best solution," Wen Rou said firmly.
"Alright then, I'll subdue Little Yanzi's soul for you, and you go possess her body," Mu Jinyu sighed.
In fact, he knew that letting Wen Rou seize Jian Ruyan's body would result in a situation where both could win or lose.
The win-win situation was that by leaving Jian Ruyan's body aside, it would gradually decay due to the lack of a soul, leaving her only the option to be frozen; Wen Rou seizing it would mean having a 'soul' to nourish the body, preventing decay.
And now he could temporarily suppress Jian Ruyan's soul within Wen Rou's Sea of Consciousness, but as time passed, it would inevitably cause irreparable damage to Jian Ruyan's spirit, such as amnesia or becoming an idiot.
By willingly giving up her dominion and leaving her body to reside in Jian Ruyan's physical form, Jian Ruyan would no longer face this danger, and Wen Rou wouldn't have to worry about being consumed by Jian Ruyan's spirit at any moment!
Yet the loss-loss scenario entailed that due to the aftermath of Soul Seizing, their bodies and souls wouldn't merge well, preventing further cultivation, and there was another issue...
Wen Rou was his woman, but now the separation of her body and soul was imminent, so who would he sleep with in the future? With Jian Ruyan who would wear Wen Rou's skin? Or with Wen Rou occupying Jian Ruyan's body?
Clearly, neither would sleep with him.
Jian Ruyan wouldn't entertain him in Wen Rou's body, nor would she allow Wen Rou to accompany him in her own body; the end result was they would both end up living as widows.
Jian Ruyan didn't mind, having never experienced such pleasure before.
But it was tough on Wen Rou...