Great Xia Imperial City stood besieged by a vast army. At the moment when the great edifice was about to collapse, no one could change what was coming.
Within the city, Ning Chen walked with Guigui, taking in Great Xia's final splendor.
To the east of Great Xia, amid the ruins of the old Desolate City, Mu Chengxue returned. Looking at the Desolate City that had already become drifting clouds and fading smoke, not a ripple could be seen in her calm eyes.
Perhaps drawn by memory, after ten thousand years, Mu Chengxue had ultimately returned.
After a long while, Mu Chengxue turned and looked toward Great Xia Imperial City.
An Immortal Venerable?
At the same time, within Great Xia Imperial City, Ning Chen sensed something and turned his gaze eastward.
Their gazes collided, each harboring thoughts unknown to the other.
A moment later, Mu Chengxue's figure vanished into thin air from the Desolate City, leaving no trace behind.
On the desolate streets of Great Xia Imperial City, a beautiful figure appeared, the aura of passing years around her impossible to conceal.
Ahead, Ning Chen held Guigui's hand. Looking at the woman before him, a complicated glimmer flashed deep in his eyes.
She had ultimately become a Saint as well.
That meant she was no longer Mu Chengxue, but the Dao of Grand Forgetfulness of Emotion, one of the forty-nine Great Daos.
Likewise, Mu Chengxue looked at the master of the Ancient Immortal Domain before her. After a long while, she said calmly, "Long time no see."
"Long time no see," Ning Chen replied softly.
Lifetime after lifetime of reincarnation, they had stood on opposing sides and slain one another in every life. Yet in one lifetime, they had formed a bond. Now that they met again, gratitude and resentment