Elsewhere, Zi Yan, Xiao Yi Xian, Qing Lin, and the North Dragon King hovered in midair, looking at the figure seated within the Bodhi Ancient Tree, smiles appearing on all their faces.
"Looks like Xiao Bai has obtained his opportunity."
Zi Yan proudly raised her chin.
"As expected of my man!"
Xiao Yi Xian smiled faintly, her beautiful eyes brimming with tenderness.
Though she said nothing, the affection in her eyes could not be concealed.
Yun Yun stood even farther away with the people of the Flower Sect, gazing at that figure with countless emotions in her heart.
Within the strange space, the concept of time had become extremely vague.
Liu Bai sat beneath the Bodhi Ancient Tree for a full seven days.
During those seven days, his aura rose and fell at times, as though he were undergoing some indescribable transformation.
His expression was peaceful at times, pained at others, joyful at times, sorrowful at others, as though he had truly experienced a Hundred-Lifetime Reincarnation.
Seven days later, Liu Bai slowly opened his eyes.
Those eyes remained as deep as the starry sky, but they now carried an added weight born of countless vicissitudes.
It was a gaze that could only be tempered through endless cycles of reincarnation, as if he had seen through all things in the world, yet still held expectations for everything.
"Phew—"
Liu Bai slowly exhaled, and the weariness of ages in his eyes gradually faded, restoring their former clarity.
He lowered his head and looked at his hands, feeling the surging power within him that was nearly overflowing, and the corners of his lips rose slightly.
"So this is the Hundred-Lifetime Reincarnation... I've finally returned."
His aura had already reached the absolute peak of the Half-Saint realm.
He was separated from becoming a Dou