Before long, Xun Er and Xiao Ling returned to the Ancient Realm of the Gu Clan.
Gu Yuan had long sensed the familiar aura emanating from his daughter and had also noticed that it had broken through the Dou Sheng bottleneck. As her father, he could hardly conceal his delight. He immediately set aside all his affairs and personally came to welcome their return.
The skies of the Ancient Realm were clear and azure, drifting clouds unfurling lazily beneath them. Dense, pure energy permeated heaven and earth.
Just then, space rippled slightly, layer upon layer of waves spreading through the void. A Space Passage slowly took shape, and two figures stepped out from it.
The man stood tall and straight as a pine, his handsome features carefree and refined, a stern aura faintly circulating around him. The woman was slender and graceful, her light green gown making her already delicate beauty all the more striking, gentleness flowing through her eyes and brows.
Standing side by side, their steps in perfect harmony, the intimacy between them impossible to conceal—they were none other than Xiao Ling and Xun Er, returning from the Ancient Wasteland Region.
Seeing the two appear, Gu Yuan, who had been waiting nearby, immediately approached with a smile. His gaze settled on Xun Er, filled with gratification. "Xun Er, it seems your journey to the Ancient Wasteland Region has yielded great rewards. Now that you have broken through to the Dou Sheng realm, I am deeply gratified as your father."
Xun Er smiled gently and replied softly, "It is all thanks to Father and the Gu Clan's many years of nurturing that Xun Er has come this far." As she spoke, she looked up at Xiao Ling beside her. Her eyes instantly softened with tender affection as she raised