Li Miaoxuan could hear things from far, far away, and see just as far.
Having become an Immortal, she felt as though everything between heaven and earth had opened itself to her. With a single glance, she seemed to take in all the principles governing the Spirit Realm.
Apart from the Sword Scar lying between the Spirit Realm and the Cultivation World, this world seemed to hold no secrets at all.
Even as she listened to the waves of the Great Dao River, she seemed to sense traces of bygone years hidden within them.
Everything entranced her, but most alluring of all was naturally the slowly fading Eye of the Great Dao. With the Immortal Tribulation over, the aura of the Immortal Realm was also gradually receding.
As that aura withdrew, the Spirit Realm's rules, power, and spiritual qi came sweeping back in.
Li Miaoxuan frowned slightly. She could indeed sense the foulness within them!
Before becoming an Immortal, she had never noticed it. Now, it felt like countless gray blotches scattered across a world blanketed in snow. These things were entangled with the world's rules, and even the Great Dao River seemed to carry their aura.
They were mingled with all things in the Spirit Realm, beyond even an Immortal's ability to separate and expel.
Only by expanding her heavenly human realm and excluding all external power could she keep them out. Even then, she could faintly sense those forces slowly invading her own boundary domain.
"No wonder no one stays in the lower realm after surviving the Immortal Tribulation. For an Immortal, remaining here is like being steeped in filth at every moment. It's instinctively uncomfortable."
"Then he—"
Li Miaoxuan looked toward North Spring Mountain.
Her gaze first fell upon Li Haotian.
He wore a smile, yet tears