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Cang Xuan spoke, his voice carrying a hint of disbelief and probing.

"Master...do you know Senior Xuanji?"

Xuan Du looked at him but did not answer directly.

He simply nodded slightly, the movement was very subtle.

"We've met once."

The three words fell like a light stone falling into water.

A sudden burst of light shone from the depths of Cang Xuan's dark blue eyes.

He gazed at Xuandu, his mind churning like a surging tide.

Has Master met Xuanji?

The first master of the Xuanji Heavenly Domain, the supreme being of Hunyuan Taiji, the supreme expert who has been missing for countless eons.

Master actually knew him?

And it was just a casual remark: "We've met once."

What does this mean?

Cang Xuan dared not think too deeply about it.

But he didn't ask any more questions.

Because that figure in green robes stood there, the green robes fluttering slightly, and black hair flowing over his shoulders.

There was not a trace of falsehood in those calm eyes.

Cang Xuan slowly lowered his head.

"Disciple understands."

"This disciple will now enter the Chaos Pearl."

As soon as he finished speaking, he moved slightly.

The enormous body of the Chaos Tortoise slowly approached Xuan Du's palm.

Xuan Du raised his hand, and the Chaos Pearl slowly rose.

On the body of the bead, forty-nine chaotic restrictions lit up simultaneously.

A beam of chaotic light surged from the pearl, enveloping Cang Xuan's enormous body.

"Buzz".

The beam of light trembled slightly.

Cang Xuan's enormous body slowly shrank, disappearing into the Chaos Pearl like a mud ox sinking into the sea.

A faint ripple spread slowly across the surface of the pearl.

Then things returned to calm.

Shen Ni stood behind Xuan Du, his blood-gold eyes fixed on the Chaos Pearl, his gaze profound.

Xuandu retrieved the Chaos Pearl into his palm, and the forty-nine restrictions slowly subsided.

He stood with his hands behind his back, gazing at the empty floating land in the center, his eyes calm as still water.

"Cangxuan has entered the pearl."

"The northern border is vacant, and there is no one to govern it for the time being."

"Let's go."

After uttering those two words, he turned around and took a step forward.

The figure in green slowly walked back in the direction they had come from.

Shen Ni followed closely behind, his black robes billowing.

Two figures, one in front of the other, traversed the vast and boundless floating continent.

In the void, chaotic energy surged ceaselessly.

The floating landmasses swept past beneath their feet like fleeting stars.

After traveling tens of thousands of miles, the void ahead opened up once again.

Xuan Du kept walking, but his gaze was fixed on the distance.

That direction is the direction where the Mysterious Realm is located.

He sensed the aura of Cangxuan within the Chaos Pearl. That vast and profound aura slowly settled within the world inside the pearl, merging with the chaotic energy.

"Master."

Shen Ni's voice came from behind him, tinged with caution.

"What Cangxuan just said is that Xuanji once ordered him to guard the northern border."

"What does Master think of this matter?"

Xuan Du continued walking without stopping, his voice calm.

"Xuanji must have set up this scheme back then to protect that spiritual vein."

"The Northern Border is one of the barriers of the Xuanji Heavenly Domain. With Cangxuan guarding it, it is difficult for external enemies to easily set foot in."

"After he disappeared, Cangxuan continued to guard the northern border."

"The multi-million dollar meeting has never left."

"This is both an order and an act of trust."

Shen Ni remained silent for a moment.

"Where is Senior Xuanji now?"

Xuan Du paused slightly.

He turned to the side, looking at Shen Ni, a faint glimmer of light flashing deep within his calm eyes.

"He has fallen."

The five words fell like a thunderclap.

Shen Ni was startled.

A sudden burst of light shone from the depths of those blood-gold eyes.

"Fallen?"

"Senior Xuanji, the being of Hunyuan Taiji, has perished?"

Xuan Du nodded.

"Only a wisp of remnant soul remains, sitting guard in the core of the Mysterious Realm."

"Guarding that chaotic spiritual vein, guarding the lingering resentment of that enemy."

"The billion-dollar club has never left."

Shen Ni was stunned.

He gazed at Xuan Du, at that young yet composed face, at those eyes as calm as an ancient well.

Throughout his cultivation journey, he has encountered countless powerful figures.

But I have never seen anyone speak of the fall of a Hunyuan Taiji being so calmly.

It was as if it were just an ordinary thing.

Shen Ni took a deep breath, suppressing the surging emotions in his heart.

"Master, what about Senior Xuanji's enemy..."

"I have severed the cause and effect."

Xuan Du's voice was not loud, but it was as clear as metal falling to the ground.

"The lingering resentment of that enemy has merged with the node of the Chaos Spirit Vein."

"I used the primal power of the Chaos Pearl to condense the Chaos Chains, stripping away all that cause and effect."

"Now, the spiritual veins are cleared, and the cause and effect are settled."

"The obsession that Xuanji held onto must be fading away by now."

Shen Ni fell completely silent.

He gazed at Xuandu, at that young yet composed face.

An indescribable emotion welled up inside me.

Master always takes steps ahead of everyone else.

When he entered the Xuanji Secret Realm, Shen Ni thought that his master was only going to retrieve the fragments of the law.

But not only did the master seal the spiritual veins and sever the causal relationship, he also took in a remnant spirit at the Hunyuan Taiji level as his disciple.

Now, even the background of the first master of the Xuanji Heavenly Domain has been found out by Master.

He, a god of rebellion, cultivated for billions of yuan in the Xuanji Heavenly Domain, yet he knew nothing of these matters.

Shen Ni slowly lowered his head.

"Disciple...understands."

Xuan Du looked at him, his gaze as calm as ever.

"Let's go."

"Now that this matter is settled, it's time to go find Aoki."

Shen Ni looked up, his blood-gold eyes flashing slightly.

"Is Master going to the Southern Border?"

Xuan Du nodded.

"Cang Xuan has been taken in, and his foundation has improved, but it's still not enough."

"I need Aoki's support, and I also need Taixu's support."

"These three half-step Hunyuan Taiji masters of the Xuanji Heavenly Domain must not be missing a single one."

He paused, and a slow smile crept onto his lips.

"Moreover, Qingmu is rooted in the Yuanyuan Society in the Southern Territory, and the roots of that towering divine tree are spread across hundreds of millions of miles of void."

"His background is no less profound than Cang Xuan's."

"If I can recruit him, I will be one step closer to the Primordial Taiji Realm."

Shen Ni was slightly shaken upon hearing this.

He gazed at Xuandu, at that calm and resolute face.

He had a billion-dollar fortune; he had never seen anyone dare to set their sights on the greenwood.

Even when he, Shen Ni, was rampaging through the Heavenly Realm, he carefully avoided the southern border.

Because that myriad wood domain was simply too terrifying.

Once you step into that area, you will be locked in by billions of roots.

Even if you are at the peak of the ninth level of the Primordial Great Luo Realm, you will be exhausted by those endless roots.

But Master spoke of it so casually.

Shen Ni took a deep breath, suppressing the surging emotions in his heart.

"Master, may I ask a question?"

"How do you plan to recruit Aoki?"

"He attained enlightenment through the chaotic spiritual root, taking root in the billion-dollar society in the Southern Territory, and has long since merged with that void."

"If we launch a direct attack, even someone at the peak of the Half-Step Primordial Tai Chi stage might not gain the upper hand."

Xuan Du looked at him, the smile on his lips deepening.

"storm?"

"When did I say I was going to launch a full-scale attack?"