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"": ""Master!" Dai Ci was overjoyed!
So that was it?
Had Shangguan Xingyue killed all those people just to summon Dai Zhixiong's soul back and return it to his body?
The other disciples dropped to their knees, excitedly calling out, "Palace Master!"
"Stitch my hands and feet back on."
There was no sign of pain on Dai Zhixiong's face. Instead, his gaze remained fixed on Shangguan Xingyue.
Dai Ci and the other disciples hurried forward to tend to Dai Zhixiong's hands and feet and feed him pills.
Shangguan Xingyue knelt and bowed low.
"My junior brother was killed."
"Bai Wei from Sawu Mountain took him away. He wanted to study primordial calculation there, then learn the Spirit Medium inheritance."
"But... I can no longer feel his presence. He died, and his soul was scattered!"
"Master, please give Xingyue justice."
Shangguan Xingyue's voice trembled, yet every word rang out distinctly through that tremor, steeped in hatred.
"He should never have trusted a pack of beasts," Dai Zhixiong said calmly. "Get up. You're a good disciple. You understand what it means to honor your master and respect the Dao. I will teach you well, and I will avenge you."
Shangguan Xingyue lifted her head. Tears streaked her face, making her look so fragile, so pitiful.
On Cloudmist Mountain.
Luo Bin was still walking toward the Chestnut Grove.
The discomfort and exhaustion he felt now were even worse than when his soul had first returned and he had awakened.
After so much time, dawn should have broken long ago.
Yet the sky remained dark. Even with the moon gone, the darkness had not lifted. Thick gray-purple mist blotted out the sky and sun.
In fact, the mist seemed to have grown even thicker.
Of course. The source