Chapter 729 - 392: A Very Plain Name

Pan Shi was almost fully recovered. As long as he stayed in the room, his power would not be restricted in any way.

His body, which had previously swelled to over thirty feet tall, had now returned to its normal size. However, he still looked exceptionally strong, like a giant.

Yang An took the Command Token from his robes, immediately drawing the attention of Pan Yu and Pan Shi.

When Pan Yu first saw the thin object in Yang An’s hand, which looked like Human Face Skin, she didn’t see anything unusual.

But the more she looked, the stranger it seemed. Even Pan Shi suddenly looked up, glancing from Pan Yu to the object in Yang An’s hand.

"Fellow Daoist Yang, why are you holding my junior sister’s face?"

He asked in a tone of disbelief, as if he thought Yang An had forcefully peeled it right off Pan Yu’s face.

Pan Yu was also stunned, but then a thought seemed to strike her, and a strange blush crept onto her cheeks.

’Fellow Daoist Yang... he actually copied my face onto this thing that looks like a Magical Artifact... and he’s been carrying it close to his body. This is... so embarrassing.’

"..."

Watching the pair of them, each with their own bizarre reaction—especially Pan Yu, who was avoiding his gaze—Yang An could tell they were on completely different wavelengths. Black lines instantly appeared on his forehead as he was rendered speechless.

’Sure enough, these two are just the same as ever. Even though it’s been a long time, they haven’t changed a bit in front of me.’

’You two never cease to amaze me.’

Yang An coughed softly, pulling the two of them back from wherever their thoughts had drifted. He looked directly at Pan Yu.

"This is the item my master asked me to find you and deliver to you."

"Ah? Is that so?"

A surprised look appeared on Pan Yu’s face. She gave a slightly sheepish grin, flustered, but quickly composed herself. She was just confused. If it wasn’t from Yang An, then why did it look so much like her?

She took the Command Token from Yang An’s hand and examined it closely. It wasn’t a perfect match, but it was at least eighty or ninety percent similar, as if it had been molded from her own face.

"Try channeling your Mana into it."

Yang An prompted, then quickly added a warning.

"Be careful."

It was precisely because this item came from Old Life Crane that he couldn’t relax. After all, no one could ever guess what that old man was plotting.

Pan Yu nodded and, under the curious gazes of Yang An and Pan Shi, tried channeling her own Mana into it.

Under the gazes of all three, as Mana flowed into it, the Command Token in Pan Yu’s hand began to undergo a visible change.

The face skin seemed to slowly come to life, gaining a vitality of its own. The "Qian Chan" Command Token from the Golden Soul Sect, which had already been merged with it, also activated, causing hair to sprout from the face skin.

The black Scalp flowed down like a waterfall, making the Command Token look more like a mask.

The mask came alive. It slowly lifted from Pan Yu’s hand, its facial features still hollow. But behind the mask, countless strands of hair intertwined, forming the silhouette of a woven body.

Seeing this, Yang An’s eyes instantly filled with vigilance. The Mana and Power of Rules within him were primed to be unleashed at a moment’s notice.

Pan Yu, on the other hand, took several steps back, staring directly at the bodily silhouette.

Now, not only did the face on the mask bear a striking resemblance to her, but the body formed from hair was also the same height. Even its figure was identical to her own.

Looking at this body, Pan Yu had the deeply unsettling feeling of seeing an alternate version of herself.

The next moment, the body’s bowed head slowly lifted. Though its sockets were empty, it seemed to possess a consciousness as it looked toward Pan Yu.

For a moment, all three people in the room grew tense.

But in the next moment, a voice suddenly came from the mask.

"Yu’er, have you been well?"

Hearing this voice, Pan Yu’s eyes filled with astonishment, and she suddenly grew agitated.

Pan Shi, at her side, also looked shocked.

"Ma... Master?!" Pan Yu asked in disbelief.

The voice sounded somewhat familiar to Yang An as well. When he heard Pan Yu’s address, he instantly remembered: it was the voice of her master, Can Meng Daoist. His brow furrowed at once.

The Command Token’s transformation was unexpected, but for this body—with Pan Yu’s face and figure—to speak with Can Meng Daoist’s voice was something he could never have anticipated.

’Weren’t Can Meng Daoist and Meat Tree True Master swallowed by a Heavenly Calamity?’

’And yet, one of them appeared in the Illusion Realm to give Pan Shi instructions and even planted something inside his body.’

’The other has now appeared here through a Command Token, but using Pan Yu’s form.’

’Every part of this is just bizarre and unnatural.’

More importantly, since Old Life Crane had him bring the Command Token, it meant Life Crane definitely knew what would happen.

And Can Meng Daoist’s appearance also meant that Life Crane had a direct connection to Can Meng Daoist, and perhaps even Meat Tree True Master!

’Life Crane... Command Token... Sansong Mountain...’

Simply by identifying Can Meng Daoist, countless thoughts flashed through Yang An’s mind. Numerous clues and questions were invisibly linking together.

Two names suddenly surfaced in Yang An’s mind—Central Continent! The Five Great Celestial Sects!

’The Command Token is the key to entering the Central Continent. But this Command Token has taken on Pan Yu’s appearance, spoken with Can Meng Daoist’s voice, and was delivered by me on Life Crane’s orders.’