Standing outside the stone chamber, the Saintess and Xiang Wencun watched waves of heat pour out, their expressions constantly shifting.
Seeing Xiang Wencun fidget with anxiety, her eyes full of worry, the Saintess beside her suddenly smiled. "You really like him, don't you?"
Xiang Wencun froze at her words, but a helpless, bitter expression soon crossed her face. She did not deny it, merely smiling faintly. "That doesn't matter anymore. I'm just worried about his safety. I don't want anything to happen to him."
Although the Saintess knew little about romantic love, she had guessed what was in Xiang Wencun's heart. She comforted her, "When two people miss their chance, they may lose each other for a lifetime. Don't dwell on it so much. Perhaps you and he were never meant to be together."
Xiang Wencun looked at the Saintess in confusion.
The Saintess smiled. "Since you were chosen to become the Saintess of our Nine Blades, you were destined to spend your life alone, unable to marry."
Xiang Wencun shuddered at that, then gave a bitter smile.
If all of this truly was fate, she would no longer cling to any hope of being with Chen Hao.
Inside the stone chamber, Chen Hao wiped the sweat from his forehead, continuously manipulating the Samadhi True Fire to repair the Wood Grain.
The entire process lasted well over an hour. When Chen Hao finished repairing the final pattern, he slumped onto the floor, utterly drained.
A moment later, faint light flowed through the Wood Grain, and the entire stone chamber trembled slightly amid a series of rumbling sounds.
Chen Hao looked around in bewilderment. "What's going on?"
The Saintess Remnant Soul watched it all with excitement shining in her eyes. "The Wood Grain has been repaired! The totem that protects our