"With this as proof."
Haotian accepted the half ancestral talisman and solemnly tucked it into his sleeve.
Looking at Pingxin, he suddenly said, "Fellow Daoist, you sacrificed yourself to become reincarnation. Your merit is boundless."
"If you are willing, I can establish a separate shrine for you in the Heavenly Court, with annual sacrifices, so that all living beings of the Three Realms may know of your grace."
Pingxin was slightly startled, then gently shook her head. "No need."
"I became reincarnation not for offerings of incense."
"So long as the Three Realms and Six Paths remain orderly, and souls have somewhere to return to, that is my greatest wish."
Haotian said no more. He cupped his hands in farewell and departed.
After leaving Pingxin Palace, Haotian did not slow his pace.
He headed directly for the Gui Xu Sea Eye in the Four Seas Gui Xu.
This was the final destination of the Four Seas' Spiritual Veins, as well as the source of the karmic debt for which the Dragon Clan had been suppressed.
After the Dragon-Han Tribulation, the Dragon Clan bore overwhelming Karmic Sin and was suppressed by the Heavenly Dao within the Four Seas Gui Xu, denied freedom.
The surviving members of the Dragon Clan could only cling to life in the depths of the Four Seas. Occasionally, those with profound cultivation could briefly emerge from the water, but they still suffered the constant erosion of karmic debt.
Haotian entered the depths of Gui Xu alone and met Azure Dragon at the bottom of the sea eye.
"Your Majesty governs the Three Realms and attends to countless affairs every day. Why have you come to this sunless Gui Xu Sea Eye? What guidance do you have for me?"
Haotian did not beat around the bush. "I can