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After a long while, Xueyuan let out a very soft sigh.

The sigh carried a sense of helplessness at the prospect of losing hundreds of millions of dollars, as well as a sense of resignation that even he himself might not have realized.

"Master is right."

"I really won't cause trouble."

"I may be arrogant, but I'm not stupid."

"Who would choose to die if they could get out alive?"

"The Chaos Pearl it is, just go inside and wait."

As soon as he finished speaking, he moved slightly and floated towards the Chaos Pearl.

The greyish-white figure paused briefly at the entrance to the Chaos Pearl, without turning back.

He left behind only one sentence, his voice as calm as still water.

"Master, you must finish dealing with that old man's matter quickly."

"This disciple will wait inside the pearl, waiting for Master to take me away from this hellish place."

As the sound faded, the gray-white figure completely disappeared into the Chaos Pearl.

A faint glimmer of light appeared on the pearl, which then returned to calm.

Silence returned to the depths of the rift.

The dark red spiritual vein node was still pulsating slowly, but there was no trace of its remaining will.

Only pure chaotic spiritual energy flowed quietly in the void.

Xuan Du stood still, sensing the gray-white figure within the Chaos Pearl slowly descend to the summit of a giant peak in the world within the pearl, where it sat cross-legged and closed its eyes to meditate.

Business as usual.

He nodded slightly and looked away.

He then turned and headed towards the exit of the rift.

Beyond the rift, the pure white void remained.

The light screen remained frozen in the void, the purple glow of Jin'ao Island, the smiling faces of human cultivators, the rotation of Houtu's Reincarnation Seal—scene after scene, frozen there, as if time had completely stopped the moment Xuandu stepped into the rift.

Xuanji sat cross-legged in the void, his gray-white robe hanging down, his long hair reaching his waist, and his eyes slightly closed.

Sensing the movement coming from the entrance of the rift, he slowly opened his eyes.

Those bright eyes looked at Xuan Du, carrying a faint expectation and a hint of trepidation that they had never felt before with hundreds of millions of dollars.

"how?"

The two words fell softly, yet as clearly as metal striking the ground.

Xuandu landed in front of him, standing with his hands behind his back, his blue robes fluttering slightly, and his black hair flowing over his shoulders.

He looked at Xuanji, his expression calm, his voice neither loud nor soft.

"I have successfully completed my mission."

As the four words fell, the stagnant light screen in the void suddenly trembled, rippling out in a very faint circle.

The purple glow of Jin'ao Island, the smiling faces of human cultivators, and the rotation of Houtu's Reincarnation Seal all seemed to tremble slightly for a moment with these four words.

Xuanji looked at him, and a sudden burst of light shone in the depths of his bright eyes.

"You...you really did it?"

"That lingering regret...that karmic connection...is it severed?"

Xuan Du nodded.

"It's been severed."

"This junior used the primal power of the Chaos Pearl to condense the Chaos Chains, completely severing the causal threads between that lingering resentment and the spiritual vein."

"That remaining will has completely dissipated, and there is no possibility of it ever reviving."

"That spiritual vein is now ownerless."

"Senior, you don't need to stay here any longer."

As the sound faded, silence descended upon the pure white void.

Xuanji gazed at him, at that young yet composed face, at those eyes as calm as an ancient well, at that figure in green robes who seemed to hear thunder in silence.

The amount involved is hundreds of millions of yuan.

He guarded this place, guarding that spiritual vein, guarding that cause and effect, and guarding the last bit of peace in this celestial realm.

He never imagined he would ever be free.

He thought he would keep guarding it until the lingering resentment completely dissipated, until this celestial realm came to an end.

But today, a cultivator from the primordial era stood at the core of this secret realm and said to him—

"Senior, you don't need to stay here any longer."

Xuanji slowly rose, stood with his hands behind his back in the void, his gray-white robe hanging down, and his long hair moving without wind.

He gazed at Xuandu, remaining silent for a long time.

He then spoke, his voice hoarse, unlike anything he had ever heard before.

"Xuan Du".

"Do you know how many lifetimes I've waited for to hear these words from you?"

Xuandu looked at him and bowed slightly.

"This junior does not know."

"But I know that you have been waiting very long, senior."

Upon hearing this, Xuanji was startled.

The light in those bright eyes flickered uncertainly.

He gazed at Xuan Du, at that young yet composed face, and remained silent for a long time.

In the void, only the stagnant light screen slowly rotated, and the purple clouds of Jin'ao Island, the smiling faces of human cultivators, and the rotation of Houtu's Reincarnation Seal flashed before his eyes one scene after another, as if time had reversed.

The amount involved is hundreds of millions of yuan.

He had long forgotten what it felt like to be understood.

He had long forgotten what it felt like to be told, "You've been waiting so long."

He had long forgotten that, apart from that remnant soul, he was still a human being.

Xuanji slowly closed his eyes.

When she opened her eyes again, a sense of relief was evident deep within those bright eyes.

Thank you.

The two words fell lightly, yet carried the weight of hundreds of millions of yuan.

Xuan Du shook his head slightly and straightened up.

"You don't need to thank me, senior."

"I came here seeking an opportunity for a breakthrough, to settle the karmic debts for you, senior. This can also be considered a kind of opportunity."

"If it weren't for the test left by the senior, if it weren't for the half of the origin of the law that the senior gave me, I wouldn't have come this far."

"Such is the law of cause and effect; the liberation that the senior deserves is also the gratitude that the junior should express."

Xuanji looked at him, a slow smile creeping onto his lips.

The smile was faint, yet it carried a sense of satisfaction that millions of dollars would eventually be settled.

"You certainly know how to talk."

"You did me a huge favor, yet you insist on saying it's just karma."

"You are much more pleasing to the eye than those cultivators who spout benevolence and morality but are secretly greedy."

Xuan Du smiled slightly.

"You flatter me, senior."

"Now that the spiritual veins have been cleared and the karmic debts have been settled, how should this remnant soul of yours conduct itself?"

"Should we remain in this secret realm, or leave with this junior?"

Xuanji was slightly taken aback upon hearing this.

He gazed at Xuandu, a flickering light deep within his bright eyes.

He had already made hundreds of millions of yuan, but he had never thought about this issue.

He stayed here, until he had long forgotten where else he could go.

He created this secret realm, he personally set up this stone gate, and the restriction is a remnant of his soul.

He belongs here, and this place belongs to him.

But now, the cause and effect have been resolved, the spiritual veins have been cleared, and the meaning of his guarding this place no longer exists.

Where else could he go?

Xuan Du gazed at his silent face, as if he could see through his thoughts.

"If you don't mind, senior, you may accompany me."

"Although I am only at the peak of the Ninth Heaven, I possess the Chaos Pearl. When I travel in the Xuanji Heaven Domain, even a half-step Hunyuan Taiji might not be able to do anything to me."

"If you wish to accompany me, senior, I will protect you."

"Once I find a breakthrough and enter the realm of Hunyuan Taiji, I might be able to rebuild your foundation."

As the sound faded, silence descended upon the pure white void.

Xuanji gazed at Xuandu, the light in the depths of his bright eyes flickering uncertainly.

Reshape the foundation of the Tao.

This cultivator from the primordial era actually said he would rebuild his Dao foundation.

The event was held for hundreds of millions of people. Countless cultivators stepped into this restriction, some seeking fragments of laws, some seeking opportunities for breakthroughs, and some seeking information about the spiritual vein.

But no one ever offered to take him away.

No one has ever said that they would rebuild his foundation.