Anyway, she comforted herself like this: If Chu Xuan was really that decisive, he would've driven Xiaoxue away before secluding himself in closed-door cultivation. Not doing so shows he still has some attachment to me.
However, when Chu Xuan awoke from his long seclusion, Ji Mingyu was stunned.
In Qingqing's eyes, Chu Xuan might appear a bit unfamiliar, but in Ming Yu's eyes, he seemed to have returned to the confident Demon Venerable of the past, no longer the youth trapped in the shadows of emotion.
...
Casually placing Xiaoxue into Qingqing's hands, Chu Xuan stepped out of the Crystal Palace step by step.
He took a deep breath, and the air of the Ancient Battlefield was filled with a sense of desolation, bloodiness, and the tang of rust.
This place was rich in Spiritual Qi, but also heavy with killing intent, blood Qi, grievances, and other "malicious auras," which made it perilous, a dead end for others.
