Hearing Xiao Xuan's analysis, Xiao Yan could not help but recall the way Huo Zhi had looked at him throughout her hundred lifetimes of reincarnation. She was still here now, but at the same time, the red-clad figure he had encountered—the one unversed in worldly affairs, passionate and true-hearted—had completely vanished after this.
"What, do you feel somewhat regretful? If not for this, I think the two of you might have had a chance to end up together someday."
Hearing Xiao Xuan's question, Xiao Yan ultimately shook his head firmly. "Ancestor, I am sincerely happy that Huo Zhi was able to free herself. This outcome is the best one for both her and me..."
Deep down, although Xiao Yan felt an inexplicable emptiness for the moment, knowing that Huo Zhi had cast off this obsession and would surely have a smooth path ahead in her cultivation, no longer clinging to him and gaining a clean release, he was truly happy for her.
"Thinking that way is indeed good for both of you."
Xiao Xuan did not dwell on the subject and instead continued, "Although I do not know the origin of that black aura, the three of you did the Ancient Bodhi Tree a great favor. The Bodhisattva Heart, the Bodhi Seeds, and an enlightenment beneath the Bodhi Tree—it gave all three treasures to you."
"You obtained the Bodhisattva Heart, but they must have gained a great deal of life force as well. That is why Hun Feng did not die from Yan Jin's single strike."
"The true enlightenment beneath the Bodhi Tree went to that little girl from the Flame Clan. You and Hun Feng also experienced pure reincarnation. But because of that Flame Clan girl's obsession, you spent the most important lifetime with her. Your gains should have