As that bizarre spirit shadow entered Shi Wei's corpse, the various cracks across Shi Wei's body began to mend...
Slowly, Shi Wei was restored to a whole, intact state.
He slowly opened his eyes. Purple light flashed within them as he let out an eerie laugh. "With this body, I, Yuan Xiao, can make frenzied breakthroughs. Once I reclaim the Purple Night Mystic Jade, I'll be able to use this corpse to return directly to the Heavenly Emperor realm."
During this time, Yuan Xiao had originally found a corpse and begun modifying it.
But he had still been far from satisfied.
He had secretly followed behind Purple Bamboo's large party, hoping to find a better corpse to use. At last, this opportunity had arrived. A disciple of the Green Leaf Heavenly Emperor—and seemingly one among the top-tier disciples at that.
Yuan Xiao had taken a liking to him at once. Even if Purple Bamboo had not killed Shi Wei, Yuan Xiao would still have taken the latter's life.
Suddenly... Rumble, rumble!
With Shi Wei's body, Yuan Xiao began to break through. Without anyone noticing, he reached the Four Symbols level, surpassing Shi Wei's original realm. Then Yuan Xiao stared sinisterly and eerily at the shattered void in the distance...
"A great war is about to begin. The Heavenly Emperor and Quasi-Emperor Palaces will begin a massive reshuffling with Boundless Sea as its center."
"Heh heh, my opportunity has come."
"The Purple Night Mystic Jade is on the other side of the sea. Wait for me—I'll come find you at once."
With that, Yuan Xiao controlled Shi Wei's body and vanished into the sea. Breaking through as he went, he flashed step by step toward the spatial rift at the heart of Boundless Sea.
Green Leaf Palace was deathly silent.