"It was time to return."
Seeing that the tribulation had ended, Chen Nianzhi gathered his thoughts and turned back toward the Guixu Immortal Domain.
When Chen Nianzhi returned to the Guixu Immortal Domain, he found Jiang Linglong and the others had been waiting for a long time. Upon seeing him, they could not help asking worriedly, "How did it go?"
"Some minor injuries, but nothing serious."
Chen Nianzhi shook his head. Throughout the prolonged battle, he had suffered rather severe injuries, but none were fatal.
Moreover, with the Life Great Dao and various rare healing treasures treating his wounds, he had recovered more than half by now. Only his origin had suffered some depletion, requiring a great deal of rare treasures to replenish and some time to recuperate.
Seeing that Chen Nianzhi's injuries had mostly healed, the women all breathed a slight sigh of relief.
Seeing this, Chen Nianzhi took out Pure Yang Immortal Lord's belongings and said, "I have settled the score with Pure Yang Immortal Lord."
Ya Ya's eyes reddened slightly at the sight, and a trace of vindication surfaced within them.
Chen Nianzhi said nothing further. He merely returned to his cave abode and took out the relic Chen Xianzhu had transformed into.
"Rulai Relic."
The instant Ya Ya saw the relic, her pupils trembled slightly, and she fell into a daze.
Chen Nianzhi also sighed softly. In the past, Chen Xianzhu had been born from the Heavenly Dragon Relic. Now that he had dissolved his own fleshly body and Primordial Spirit, what he left behind was still a relic.
"Perhaps this was his destiny—to come from a relic, and return to one."
Chen Nianzhi murmured slowly, helplessness flickering in his eyes.
At that moment, Ya Ya suddenly grabbed Chen Nianzhi's arm and could not help asking,