Winter gave way to spring; flowers bloomed and withered.
A hundred years had passed, without anyone noticing, since the Heaven Gate had been destroyed.
In the long history of the Eternal Immortal Realm, a hundred years was no more than the flick of a finger. Yet for the Ninefold Firmament, earth-shaking changes had taken place.
New Ninefold Firmament, a remote little city on the Ninth Layer.
A beautiful woman in a white gown walked slowly down the street.
Yun Xuan!
Once the beloved young lady of the Yun Clan, now a peerless Immortal Venerable.
In barely more than two thousand years, such cultivation speed would have been a miracle capable of shocking the world in any era.
But Yun Xuan knew that all of it was because of that person.
Because that person had given her cultivation techniques, because that person had guided her, because that person had created an environment for her cultivation.
"Big sister, big sister, buy a flower."
A childish voice suddenly rang out.
Yun Xuan lowered her head and saw a little girl of seven or eight holding a basket of fresh flowers, gazing at her eagerly.
The little girl wore coarse cloth clothes, but her eyes shone as brightly as stars, filled with the light of hope.
"Alright."
Yun Xuan smiled faintly, bent down, and took a pink flower from the basket.
It was an ordinary wildflower, yet it had been tended with great care in the little girl's hands. Morning dew still clung to its petals.
"How much is it?" Yun Xuan asked.
The little girl shook her head, her smile dazzling. "It's free. Big sister is so pretty, so it's a gift for you!"
Yun Xuan froze for a moment, then smiled. She reached out and gently rubbed the little girl's head.
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