Yunxi let out a soft breath after hearing this.
"It is good that they are unharmed."
Du'e said with a chuckle:
"Not only are they unharmed, but after surviving the dual Thunder Tribulation, all of their cultivation improved. They have each returned to consolidate their cultivation. Of the five, however, only you broke through two stages in succession."
Seeing that Yunxi did not look well, Haoran spoke up from the side:
"Ranxi, someone will naturally handle the rest. Return to the sect with me and enter seclusion for a while. Although you broke through two stages in succession this time, Heaven's Punishment Lightning surely left hidden injuries within you. You cannot overlook them."
Yunxi nodded. Only then did she bid True Venerable Du'e farewell. Du'e waved his hand magnanimously and said:
"Until we meet again!"
With that, he vanished before the two of them.
Only then did Yunxi's body sway. Haoran raised a hand to steady her and asked with concern:
"Ranxi, what is wrong?"
Yunxi gave a bitter smile.
"Old Ancestor, a wisp of Soul Thunder is entrenched in my Nascent Soul. It has not been refined."
True Venerable Haoran's expression changed. He immediately swept Yunxi away from Wu Rao Mountain and returned to Haoran Sect in the Chuyue Mountain Range at the fastest speed.
After Yunxi returned to the sect, she immediately entered seclusion. It took her a year to suppress the Soul Thunder within her Nascent Soul before she briefly emerged.
Because Yunxi had advanced to the late mahayana stage, she was now addressed as Old Ancestor within the sect. Her residence was therefore moved from Lingxue Peak to the Back Mountain.
Moreover, her breakthrough had indirectly increased Haoran Sect's overall strength. After she returned to the sect, major sects and families from every domain sent congratulatory