Meanwhile.
Xu Xing and Charm Ancestor had already returned to Founder Ancestor Cave Heaven.
In the sealed, windowless room, Xu Xing sat in a redwood chair beneath the Red Maple Falling Leaves Painting, while Charm Ancestor lounged against the soft couch to the side, looking indolent.
"Ah~ When I was outside just now, I was thinking I ought to go out and wander around more in the future, but the moment I got back, I didn't want to move again."
Charm Ancestor softly exhaled, waved a jade cup over to herself, and took a light sip of the wine within, hazy as the evening clouds.
With a gentle toss, she flung the jade cup back to where it had been, then said seriously:
"Looks like the plan to go out and wander will have to be shelved for a few hundred years."
"..."
"All right, all right." She rose from the couch, walked over, and sat down on the other side of the redwood table. "Let me take a look at your condition first, brother."
"Mm."
Xu Xing nodded slightly and, as before, released the restraints on his mind.
Charm Ancestor focused her gaze and once more observed that dense, murky shadow shrouding his heart.
It felt the same as last time. With merely one glance, endless doubts and worries were stirred within her, making her unable to stop herself from letting her thoughts run wild.
She furrowed her brows and asked:
"Are you sure the influence of 'Dao Delusion' has weakened?"
"Yes."
"..."
Yet the 'Dao Delusion' she observed had neither increased nor diminished; its overall amount had not changed in the slightest.
"How did brother come to know Spirit Ancestor?" Charm Ancestor suddenly asked.
"Hmm? Why ask that all of a sudden?"
"Emm... Just testing something." Charm Ancestor