Faint, icy-blue glimmers slowly flowed from between Chu Luohen's brows into the space between Su Jiu's.
At the same time, the flower beneath the corner of Su Jiu's eye underwent another change.
Slowly, an inconspicuous petal quietly appeared in the final empty spot.
At first, it looked like no more than a phantom outline, as though the lightest brush could wipe it away.
But as time passed, it gradually became solid.
Now, it looked no different from the other eight petals.
Had Su Jiu opened her eyes at that moment, she would have discovered that Chu Luohen's figure was fading.
By the time the icy-blue glimmers vanished completely, he had become utterly translucent, as though the slightest touch would scatter him.
Chu Luohen sat beside Su Jiu, his face rather pale, yet his eyes still could not bear to leave her...
It seemed he did not have much time left...
But that made sense. When Yun Huanling disappeared, he should have prepared himself for this...
He was a little tired... He did not know whether he could hold on until she opened her eyes and looked at him one last time...
The moment the ninth petal fully returned, Su Jiu sensed a change in her body. It felt as though a power was being unsealed!
At the same time, the power attached to the Nine-Star World-Cleansing Pearl awakened as well.
In an instant, they sent ripples spreading through the vast expanse of heaven and earth.
Soon, that purifying energy reached every corner of the world.
Heaven and earth were rapidly being reshaped. The rift passages were healing faster, and even the blood-red sun showed signs of fading.
It was clear that, before long, everything would return to the way it had been.
At that very moment, obvious changes were