"An ant." Xu Xiaoshou casually said, "Soone I encountered in my Sea of Consciousness who claid they wanted to challenge you, so I agreed on your behalf."
Bazhun’an fell silent.
Unsure if he could not speak or if he sensed a trap and didn’t fully believe it.
"By the way!"
Xu Xiaoshou suddenly stood up, recalling sothing incredibly important: "Don’t leave just yet. First tell , who exactly is the Sixth of the Saint Servants!"
"Ah—"
Dao Qiongcang also stood up, bowing solemnly in the direction Bazhun’an disappeared, his voice breaking with intensity:
"Farewell, Lord Bazhun’an—"
No more.
The interruption left Bazhun’an unable to give a final answer, and he departed.
Xu Xiaoshou turned his head, pointing at the person’s navel, "It definitely isn’t you!"
The navel below opened its mouth, speaking imdiately: "What is Lord Shou talking about? The Sixth of the Saint Servants isn’t —could it be Kui Leihan?"
The finger poised, ready to transform into the Disillusionnt Finger.
Dao Qiongcang fled, holding his head, "Stop, Lord Shou, lend your power so I can retrieve so people from the Black mory Imprint for you!"
Indeed, a serious matter.
Under the Blood Demon Calamity, the Apricot Realm couldn’t even protect the Ancestral Trees and Dragon Apricot, all moved into the Black mory Imprint by Dao Qiongcang, preserving them in an alternative form of eternal life.
Without abundant life energy nourishnt, it’s difficult for these individuals to be restored.
Having fought all the way with Saint Xin, Xu Xiaoshou had exhausted everything, and not a droplet of life energy from the dicine Pool remained.
In a short ti, he couldn’t provide enough energy to bring back everyone from Apricot Realm, but restoring part of them was possible.
"Quickly."
The two were on He Ting Mountain, one providing energy, the other starting the process of creation, suddenly becoming busy again.
The process of creation was exceedingly lengthy.
Dao Qiongcang evidently knew what mattered most, selectively bringing back the Apricot Realm elites associated with Xu Xiaoshou from the Black mory Imprint first.
This included but wasn’t limited to Night Guardian, Mu Zixi, Yu Zhiwen, Mo Mo, Zhou Tianshen, Zhu Yike, Li Fugui, Dragon Apricot, Yue Gongnu, Xiao Wanfeng, i Siren, Sang Qiye, Xiao Kongtong, Ye Xiaotian, Yu Mo, Yu Lingdi, Rao Yinyin, Ice, Ember...
Not in any particular order, they were all recreated simultaneously.
These individuals weren’t directly restored near He Ting Mountain but to the positions they were in when Apricot Realm was first moved into the Black mory Imprint.
The first batch was restored, and the second batch continued.
At the sa ti, Dao Qiongcang also spent part of his power, ticulously restoring so special places—not just people—that had been contained in the Black mory Imprint.
This included but wasn’t limited to Xing Realm Jade Capital City, Herb Garden of Divine Farr, the pond where Jin Ren fishes for poisonous fish, Tiansang Spirit Palace on Holy God Continent, Eighth Palace, Yunlun Mountain Range, Pilgrimage Tower in Dongtianwang City, which was the original headquarters of First Pavilion in the Sky, as well as the Jiang Clan killers who had been supplying energy to the great array inside the tower.
Familiar people returned one by one.
Familiar places appeared one by one.
From dawn to dusk, Dao Qiongcang continued restoring people, places, and things, while Xu Xiaoshou watched silently.
In his Sea of Consciousness, his perception was imnsely vast, observing two worlds. He could clearly see how ticulously Dao Qiongcang acted, restoring everything dear to him, including what he almost overlooked.
Xu Xiaoshou’s heart was eager.
After battling Saint Xin, the Divine Battle concluded, everything settled.
His first impulse wasn’t to discuss "Saint Servants," "Four Directions," but rather to see those he longed for.
Yet at this mont, as he watched these familiar people being brought back, his mind flashed scenes, and Xu Xiaoshou’s heart grew heavy, unwilling to depart.
Like a dream, like an illusion.
Seeming real, yet seeming false.
As if the battle had ended, he could start anew, yet as if the mont he set off, everything would declare its finality.
"It really ended..."
Standing on He Ting Mountain’s peak, Xu Xiaoshou let the night wind caress his face, sowhat lost.
His eyes wide open, he looked upon the shattered mountains and rivers, able to distinctly compare the current desolation with the fond mories.
Swish!
The sound of water softly echoed.
Xu Xiaoshou saw in the Goose Lake of Tiansang Spirit Palace, a few plump geese erged from the water, as if holding their breaths for an eternity, and today finally exhaling.
"Quack, quack, quack—"
The geese tucked in their wings, gliding rapidly over the water, carefree and joyful.
To simply look at them, one wouldn’t know how hard their feet paddled beneath the surface.
Dao Qiongcang turned his head to look, and in the night, Xu Xiaoshou’s face showed no emotion, unable to glimpse into his heart.
Yet he could discern sowhat, lightheartedly saying, "Why, feeling timorous near ho?"
"A little..."
"So how do you feel now?" Dao Qiongcang pressed.
Xu Xiaoshou stretched out his hand, unable to touch the night sky, grasping at the void, appearing slightly bemused: "It seems like if I cross over, everything will be finished..."
"Then don’t cross over."
"Self-deception won’t help; everything’s already ended." Xu Xiaoshou paused, "Everything."
Dao Qiongcang chuckled silently, also gazing into the sky, where stars sparkled in his eyes.
Not everything is over.
Borrowing a quote from Sword Ancestor, "Eastern Mountain Sisal, marks a millennium of achievents, the Heavenly Realm calls, just wait and see the new storms."
Four Directions will resonate throughout the Heavenly Realm.
However, for Shengshen Continent, as Xu Xiaoshou comnted, indeed everything has ended.
"Then go ahead."
Dao Qiongcang never confined himself.
One more day was needed to bring back all relating to Xu Xiaoshou.
He knew at this mont Xu Xiaoshou needed a fulcrum, so he pointed toward Southern Underworld, "If unsure how to start anew, seek out Little Yu—she has a gift for you."
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