The starlight had come abruptly, but it was not dazzling. As it shone upon everyone, it seemed to drape them in thin garments woven from a faint glow.
"So it was the Star Lord of People's Wishes. So it was you who acted."
The giant dragon sent out a thought, then slightly lowered its draconic head in a display of respect.
"Min Yuan, so it was you. Right, how did I not think of asking you for help?" Ao Ling, standing to the side, was as carefree as ever. Looking at the gray-robed figure who had arrived riding starlight, she quietly let out a breath of relief.
In truth, it was not that she had forgotten to seek out Qiu Yan. Rather, due to Winged Dragon's deliberate guidance, whenever she encountered a genuine crisis and had to shoulder part of the risk, she would choose to seek help from her own clan rather than turn to outsiders.
Qiu Yan merely nodded at her and said nothing more. Now was not the time for a lengthy conversation.
Elsewhere, thoughts raced through the giant dragon's mind as it considered how it should proceed.
"Earlier, I sensed violent upheaval in a stretch of starry sky in the distance. At the time, I thought it was the aftershock of the Heaven Lord incarnation colliding with the Myriad People Pill. But now it seems that was not the case—it was caused by this Star Lord fighting the Heaven Lord incarnation. Now Yin Xiao'e and the Star Lord have returned, while the Heaven Lord incarnation is nowhere to be seen. Could it be that this newly ascended Star Lord won?" In fact, he had noticed this Star Lord as early as when Qiu Yan's Human Path Body had become a Hanlin Academician, though he had not