Wei Huai had come to report how things had gone. "Thanks to Miss Qiao's good wishes, I gained a great deal from this trip to the Ruins."
He did not say it outright, but Qiao Ranran understood. Just as she had said before, the opportunities in the God-Demon Battlefield Ruins far surpassed those in the Red Star Secret Realm. He must have found a Spirit Treasure that could save his Life-Bound Sword.
He had also come to tell Qiao Ranran and Yan Qingsui that he had indeed found something in the Ruins that could replace the Heaven-and-Earth Sword Heart. But with so many people around, he thanked Qiao Ranran in a way only she would understand.
Qiao Ranran smiled and cupped her hands. "Then I wish Daoist Wei a smooth breakthrough to Deity Transformation." She thought Yan Qingsui had a point in what he had said about Wei Huai, though some things were difficult to voice. Wei Huai's Life-Bound Sword was on the brink of ruin, which meant his Dao Heart was in crisis too. Finding a Spirit Treasure to reforge his sword was also a process of rebuilding his Dao Heart.
Whether he could reforge his Life-Bound Sword, grasp Sword Intent once more, rebuild his Dao Heart, and advance to Deity Transformation depended on whether Wei Huai could overcome the barrier in his own mind.
Qiao Ranran also believed something was wrong with Wei Huai's Dao Heart, but she could not meddle in everything. Everyone had their own choices. Even the Heavenly Dao could not interfere with them directly; it could only exert a subtle influence. All she could do was wish Wei Huai success.
Once they confirmed that the God-Demon Battlefield Ruins had vanished and the Red Star Secret Realm would not appear either, the cultivators began leaving