In Purple Tenuity Spirit Valley, a few green leaves fell beside the spring.
Qing Yi brushed their surfaces, and the soul shadows curled within them gradually unfurled, sinews, bones, blood, and flesh growing anew around their spiritual essence.
A moment later, a little gray-furred beast opened its eyes, first looking at her, then trying to reach a forepaw toward the grass.
The remaining soul fragments that had yet to be sorted out stayed within the green leaves to be nurtured.
Once Qing Yi had settled them, she turned around to find that Qing Xuan had already left a place beside him for her.
She sat down against him, letting the clear light on her sleeves slowly fade.
Later, those green leaves emptied one after another.
Some of the creatures that had gained new bodies stayed in the valley, while others ventured into more distant mountain forests.
Yet there was always a little gray-furred beast beside the spring that would poke its head out of the grass whenever the two passed by.
For the next three thousand years and more, neither of them left Purple Tenuity.
One day, Qing Yi awoke from meditation and discovered that, at some point, she had leaned against Qing Xuan's shoulder.
The Chaos Dao light in his palm had long since been withdrawn; he merely held a jade invitation, gently turning it between his fingers.
"When did that arrive?"
"Some time ago."
Qing Xuan handed her the jade invitation, leaving his other hand in her grasp without drawing it back.
Di Jun was to become Dao companions with the Taiyin Star Lord, Xihe, and along with the invitation came a voice transmission from Nuwa.
She had agreed to preside over the heavenly marriage and, knowing that the two had recently been staying on Purple Tenuity, invited