Within the Star Core Secret Chamber, the radiance gradually drew inward. Xuan Nü's true body slowly rose, moving the long-unfamiliar "shell" of a body that had been purified to flawless perfection by the Lotus Platform of World Purification. Though her strength was still far from its peak, the perfect union of spirit and flesh gave her an unprecedented sense of completeness and reality. The Chaos Star Mark between her brows shone ever more brilliantly. When her eyes opened and closed, they carried both the majesty of one who looked down upon the sea of stars and the liveliness that belonged to Xuan—as well as undisguised dependence and deep affection for Li Wuyang.
The fusion of memories allowed her to learn everything Li Wuyang had done to awaken her: his desperate struggle in the Reincarnation Graveyard, his life-or-death battle at the Eye of the Returning Void, his arduous quest through the Pure Glazed World... Every single deed was carved into her heart.
"Xuan, how do you feel?" Li Wuyang stepped forward and asked with concern, offering her a healing pill. Resisting the Cursed Soul Seed earlier had taken quite a toll on him.
Xuan Nü accepted the pill but did not take it immediately. Instead, she extended her slender jade hand and gently brushed away the blood at the corner of Li Wuyang's lips. Her movements were tender, and her eyes were full of heartache. "It is nothing. Such minor depletion will soon recover. You, on the other hand, risked yourself for me again." Her voice was cool yet filled with an impossible-to-dissolve tenderness, utterly unlike the aloofness of her pure true body before.
Li Wuyang took her hand, feeling its real warmth. His heart overflowed with immense satisfaction and joy, and a thousand words became a single sentence. "As long