Remember!
Meanwhile!
In the Human Realm, in the Liang Kingdom of the Great Illusion Continent, within the Divine Path Mountain Range, at Heavenly Capital Peak-in Tranquil Valley, Li Xiaoya's cave abode!
A young married woman dressed in red sat listlessly on a stone table in a small courtyard, toying with a little bell that emitted a faint five-colored spiritual light. She was breathtakingly beautiful, her figure voluptuous and alluring, but she looked utterly dispirited. Her delicate brows knitted as her lovely eyes gazed yearningly at the glowing bell. "Ya! Where are you... why haven't you come back yet?" she murmured, her voice so plaintive and sorrowful that it made the heart ache.
And so she remained on the courtyard's table, staring blankly at the little bell.
Suddenly!
"Master's wife! Master's wife! Wonderful news! Wonderful news!" A clamorous voice came from outside the courtyard. A rather shabby, shifty-looking middle-aged cultivator came sprinting through the entrance, his face brimming with delighted surprise.
"What is it? Has your master come back?" The young woman jolted at his words, snapped out of her daze, and stood up, asking in delight.
"Uh! No!" The middle-aged cultivator froze, hesitated, then answered.
Indeed!
These two were none other than Li Xiaoya's dual cultivation partner, Zhang Hong, and his disciple, Qin Xian! During the hundred-plus years of Li Xiaoya's disappearance, Zhang Hong had cultivated on Treasure Mountain for several decades, yet still received no news of him. Liu Xian'er was in seclusion there, attempting to break through to the spirit communion stage, while someone still needed to look after Li Xiaoya's cave abode and stay nearby to care for Mother Li and Li Muzhi.
Thus, Zhang Hong had been staying in Li Xiaoya's cave abode for decades already. With Li Xiaoya absent all this time, her deep devotion