A deathly silence fell over the Purple Heaven Palace. No one dared disturb Hongjun's deep contemplation.
The unexpected turn of events had truly shattered their comfort zone.
It had made them realize that even as Saints, they could still face danger.
"Ugh..."
Then, after an unknown stretch of silence, a muffled groan sounded, and Zhunti slowly regained consciousness!
"Senior Brother! No!"
"Demon Ape! Don't you dare hurt my Senior Brother!"
As Zhunti awoke, he seemed still trapped in his recent memories and instinctively cried out in alarm.
"Junior Brother, I'm fine! It's all over. We're safe now. Master has already killed that Demon Ape."
Jieyin hurried forward, and right before everyone in the Purple Heaven Palace, he and Zhunti played out a scene of genuine brotherly affection.
"Huh? Really, Senior Brother? You're all right? Hehe, as long as you're all right, I can rest easy."
Under Jieyin's caring gaze, Zhunti actually revealed a relieved smile.
Truth be told, the others in the Purple Heaven Palace had never expected their bond to run so deep.
Watching this outpouring of genuine emotion from the two, Nuwa could not help turning to look at three other people in the Purple Heaven Palace.
They were also fellow disciples-even blood brothers-yet the bond between the Three Pure Ones was nowhere near as pure.
Her gaze made both Laozi and Yuanshi turn their heads away.
Tongtian could not help sighing either.
"Lin Tian, to be honest, those two are loathsome, but I actually envy the bond they share."
Tongtian could not help voicing his envy in his mind.
They had all come out of the Purple Heaven Palace, yet the bond between those two brothers in adversity was far deeper than that of the Three Pure Ones.
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