For thousands of years, she had missed him every moment. That voice, that sentence—"I'm fine"—had become the only comfort sustaining her through these recent years after the long ages before, and also the sharpest blade tormenting her heart.
She wanted to know whether he was truly "fine."
She wanted to see him with her own eyes, even if only once.
Thus,
On this day, Chi Xuan left Tianxuan Holy Land.
She went to many places and saw many sights.
In the end, following a vague sense of guidance, she traveled to a remote starfield.
There, a branch of the Chi Family bloodline that had once migrated out of the Big Dipper had relocated here amid the turmoil. After dozens of generations of growth and expansion, they had spread their branches far and wide.
They had once again flourished into a sizable aristocratic family.
She concealed herself and silently watched those unfamiliar descendants who carried a trace of her blood.
She watched them cultivate, live, fight, laugh...
She did not reveal herself or acknowledge them. She merely watched quietly for several days before silently leaving a jade pendant containing cultivation insights and some resources in the family ancestral hall.
With nothing left to worry about.
At last, she turned and set out on her return journey, bound for the Big Dipper and Scarlet Glow River.
On her way back, in a desolate starfield, she saw the strange spectacle that had recently drawn the attention of countless powerful figures across the cosmos.
Nine massive dragon corpses dragged an Ancient Bronze Coffin through the starry sky in silent voyage.
Nine Dragons Pulling a Coffin...
Over the years, she had heard of the secrets and news surrounding it, and had once felt a fleeting curiosity.
But now, to her, cosmic wonders and mysteries spanning