Xuandu looked at her, his gaze deep as an abyss.
"Protect."
The single word fell like a thunderclap.
Yun Xiao shuddered all over.
Her Dao was protection?
Protect what?
Protect the Jie Sect?
Protect Golden Ao Island?
Protect Master?
Protect her sisters?
At last, the thin layer of paper in Yun Xiao's heart was pierced through.
She thought back over several yuanhui.
She recalled why she had comprehended the Slaughter Law.
It was not for killing.
It was for protection.
To protect the Jie Sect Disciples from humiliation.
To protect Golden Ao Island from violation.
To protect Master's lineage from being erased.
To protect her sisters, keeping them whole and safe from harm.
Her Dao had never been slaughter.
It was protection.
Use killing to stop killing, use slaughter to halt slaughter.
Protect those who should be protected, and kill every enemy who should be killed.
This was her Dao.
Yun Xiao slowly closed her eyes.
The Slaughter Law around her suddenly boiled over!
That chilling murderous intent surged like a tide!
Yet amid that surging tide, there was now something indescribable.
That was the Dao.
It was protection.
It was the Dao she had been trapped by for several yuanhui, forever unable to touch.
Yun Xiao opened her eyes.
Within those eyes, light blazed brilliantly.
"Thank you, Master!"
She fell to her knees and bowed heavily.
Xuandu nodded slightly and raised a hand to lift her up.
"Rise."
He spoke, his voice calm:
"The Dao is clear, and the path has appeared."
"Return and enter seclusion. Within three years, you will surely comprehend the Slaughter Law to complete mastery."
"At that time, you will reach the Golden Immortal of the Origin Peak."
Yun Xiao nodded firmly, rose to her feet, and stepped back to one side.
Qiong Xiao looked