Only then did Xuan Qing realize that Azure Nether Island's lockdown had not yet been lifted. With a wave of his hand, he removed the island's seal.
The moment the seal was lifted, Han Xi appeared before Xuan Qing with the Twelve Ancestral Witches.
"Hm? How did you bring this bunch of brutes back?" Xuan Qing was speechless. How had Han Xi brought these reckless fools home?
"Greetings, Dao Venerable!"
Houtu frantically signaled to her brothers and sisters, then took the lead in bowing to Xuan Qing.
"Enough, no need for such formalities." Xuan Qing smiled.
"Thank you, Dao Venerable, for your guidance last time. Houtu is deeply grateful," Houtu said excitedly.
"You seized the opportunity yourself. I merely offered a suggestion. The one who truly made something of herself was you."
"Hey, Old Brother, why did you break through again?" Han Xi suddenly noticed that Xuan Qing's aura had become even more unfathomable. She had thought that breaking through to Primordial Chaos Great Luo would allow her to catch up to him, but now he had pulled even farther ahead.
"Otherwise, why would I have sealed Azure Nether Island? You were lucky. If you had returned a little earlier, you would have had to wait outside.
Still, you did well too. You broke through to Primordial Chaos Great Luo. From now on, you're among the most powerful beings in the Prehistoric Era, so you can't keep fooling around like before," Xuan Qing instructed.
"Old Brother, it isn't like you say. Aren't you all still here? I don't want to become as rigid and lifeless as Hongjun. Hehe!"
Han Xi stuck out her tongue, paying no attention to Xuan Qing's advice.
"By the way, now that you've broken through, what about Zhou Mountain? Did anything change?" Xuan Qing asked.
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