Northern Land.
Outside City of Stars.
Baili Zhu walked through the mountain forest, where traces of the battles of the past were still visible. Her expression was tinged with loneliness and remembrance.
She had already stayed here for several days.
Following her memories, she retraced the path she had taken a few months ago during that battle in which she had narrowly escaped death.
In the end, she stopped at that cave.
The time she had spent at the mouth of this cave had been the happiest period of her entire life.
Although she had been weak back then, she had not been pursued by anyone, nor had anyone come to disturb her from time to time. It seemed that the whole world had been reduced to just her and Baili Qingfeng, quietly sitting, leaning, lying down, relying on and supporting each other as they weathered the crisis together.
What a pity...
What had passed would never return.
Baili Zhu looked at the cave once more. The tenderness in her eyes gradually faded, replaced by an unshakable conviction.
"I'm not a burden, but... an indispensable part of your life!"
After saying that, Baili Zhu decisively severed the excessive emotions in her mind and sealed away all the beautiful yet cruel memories of this region. Then...
She soared into the air.
In the void, the legendary flying bird that possessed Divine Beast blood let out a long cry and swooped down, catching Baili Zhu as she surged into the sky.
Then, carrying her, it flew straight toward the Barren Ancient Forest.
After a day of flight, the Barren Ancient Forest was already close at hand.
She had read many books in City of Stars, some of which had even come from Domain God's Domain Divine Hall. Through those books, she had