Luo Meng shuddered slightly at the sight of the change in Han Li's demeanor, and he sighed, "Please don't be angry, Fellow Daoist. Truth be told... even I'm not very sure of how this happened myself... 

“All I remember is that my injuries had become too severe, and I fell unconscious after I left behind my final words... Only several days ago did I suddenly awaken and realize that I had already perished, with only this wisp of my soul's aura remaining in this Soulbirth Flower..."

"If you already woke up several days ago, then why didn't you reveal yourself? Why did you continue to hide in this Soulbirth Flower?" Han Li asked.

"Well... The first reason for this is that I'm too weak in my current form, and I ran the risk of instantly disintegrating out of existence if I left the Soulbirth Flower. As for the second reason... that's because I was wary of your existence," Luo Meng replied in a rather hesitant voice.

"You recognize me?" Han Li asked as his brows furrowed slightly.

"Truth be told... After I awakened, I was able to use the feeble connection I still had with the statues on the island to see what's recently been happening on the island during my...