Not only Xu Taiping, but even Fairy Lingyue beside him felt an inexplicable sense of peace at the sight before them.
Cultivators at her level lived beneath the shadow of the Heavenly Dao every day. Even a moment of "peace of mind" was exceedingly precious to them.
Quietly watching the scene before her, Fairy Lingyue murmured inwardly, Though it might have been instinctive, there's no denying that Taiping found the ballast that steadied his Dao Heart from the moment he entered the sect.
As long as Moon Perching Pavilion remains.
As long as Qingxuan remains.
No matter how much torment, humiliation, and danger he suffers on the path of cultivation, he can keep his Dao Heart as clear as a mirror.
But Fairy Lingyue knew very well that, ordinary as this "ballast" seemed, cultivators who could keep it constantly in their thoughts and protect it at any cost, as Xu Taiping did, were few and far between.
Didn't you fail to protect yours, Chu Lingyue?
Fairy Lingyue mocked herself inwardly.
Just then, Little Taiping suddenly released his arms from around Xu Taiping and asked worriedly:
"Eldest Brother, have your injuries gotten any better?"
Xu Taiping rubbed Ping'an's head and said with a smile:
"They're fine now."
Hearing this, Bai Yu and Ping'an both let out long sighs of relief.
Xu Taiping glanced at Bai Yu, then said with a smile:
"Bai Yu, the term we agreed on back then has ended. You're free now."
The term Xu Taiping spoke of was, naturally, the term of the Soul Contract he had signed with Bai Yu.
Xu Taiping then glanced at Ping'an and added:
"The same goes for Ping'an."
Bai Yu frowned at that and said in displeasure:
"What, are you trying to drive us away?"
Ping'an, meanwhile, looked nervously at Xu