Yan Kai murmured:
"A pill capable of letting a Mortal Bone break through the cage of the Transformation Realm is extraordinary indeed. It seems this young Daoist priest has an expert behind him."
The Pearl Relic House Master, who had traveled alongside Xu Taiping all this way, nodded repeatedly at those words.
"The expert behind Little Taiping is extraordinary indeed. She deserves at least half the credit for our slaying the Primordial Lord this time."
Li Daoyan, who had already journeyed through the River of Time once, suddenly folded his arms upon hearing their exchange.
"She truly is ruthless-ruthless to herself, and even more ruthless to her enemies."
At this point, he suddenly frowned.
"But the weight of the karma upon her may be heavier still than this Calamity of the Ten Abysses we encountered."
"Whether traveling with her will bring the little fellow fortune or disaster, no one can predict."
Indeed, even he, who had journeyed through the River of Time, had never clearly discerned Fairy Lingyue's true identity.
For every stretch of time connected to Fairy Lingyue contained tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands, of tributaries of time.
Hearing this, Yan Kai suddenly asked from beside him:
"Fellow Daoist Li, how does Little Daoist Priest Taiping regard the person behind him?"
Li Daoyan considered it carefully before answering:
"As family."
Yan Kai smiled calmly at his answer.
"If she is family, then this karma you speak of no longer matters."
Li Daoyan paused, then nodded with a sound of assent.
"Rumble..."
Just as he spoke, a violent rumbling suddenly arose, centered on Xu Taiping.
The mass of blazing flames surrounding Xu Taiping abruptly withdrew into his body.
Immediately afterward, a fluctuation of aura unique to a Heavenly Gazing Realm cultivator spread from Xu Taiping.
"Ring, ring,