Outside True Spirit Ancient City.
On a desolate stretch of land, the grass and trees had withered, and fallen leaves rustled bleakly.
Chen Xun and Black Bull walked expressionlessly along the rugged, uneven road, as though this was how they had walked through the past ten thousand years.
They remained silent. This time, Chen Xun said no grand truths, nor did he offer words to comfort Black Bull. He neither deceived it nor deceived himself again.
For the first time, he was so utterly unruffled. It was also the first time Chen Xun felt his Dao heart so calm, without even the slightest crack.
Even when the Domain had been destroyed, Chen Xun's words had still been lies meant to deceive everyone.
Though only a few short decades had passed, it felt as though he had gone through far too much. It was like sinking ever deeper into the sea, the water continually rising past his neck, yet no matter how he struggled, he could not break free...
Perhaps the reincarnation of living beings still existed, or perhaps it did not. But that person was no longer him. Their pursuit was meaningless, and their own past was equally meaningless.
At that moment, a strange change came over Chen Xun's eyes. The Five-Elements Immortal Eyes flowed within them, gradually covering the pupils that belonged solely to the Human Race.
His Immortal Eyes regarded all things with indifference, devoid of emotion. They thoroughly severed that final thread of attachment in his heart that had stretched across ten thousand years. A profound black-and-white law pattern between his brows finally took shape.
The Domain had been destroyed—then it was destroyed. Old friends had passed away—then they had passed away. What was missed was missed.
Chen Xun's hemp robes and conical hat gradually faded away,