With Xu Taiping's permission, the Lotus Eye also saw this Divine Soul Mark.
The Lotus Eye said gravely:
"Open it."
With a mere thought from Xu Taiping, the golden feather abruptly burst apart, and Lü Daoxuan's voice once again rang out within his sea of consciousness:
"Taiping, when you hear my voice, be sure to confirm once again that your surroundings are safe."
"If you notice anything unusual around you, simply shake your head, and I will seal this Divine Soul Mark again."
Xu Taiping had not expected his master to have left a restriction within this Divine Soul Mark as well.
So he shook his head and said:
"This disciple is somewhere very safe now."
No sooner had he spoken than Lü Daoxuan's figure appeared within his sea of consciousness.
Then he saw Lü Daoxuan sitting cross-legged on the ground, his back against the Bronze Gate. Looking apologetically at Xu Taiping, he said:
"Taiping, I am sorry. Before your journey to the Wilderness, I deceived you about several things."
Although this was already the second time Xu Taiping had heard Lü Daoxuan say these words, his heart still inexplicably tightened upon hearing them.
Lü Daoxuan within the Divine Soul Mark continued:
"The first concerns the Azure Profound Sect reopening a passage between the Taixuan Ruins and the Azure Profound Sect after you place your piece in the Mysterious Wasteland."
"In truth, there has never been any passage between the Azure Profound Sect and the Taixuan Sect Ruins."
"Because the Azure Profound Sect and the Taixuan Ruins have been on the same stretch of land from beginning to end. They were never separated."
Xu Taiping's heart trembled.
Then he heard Lü Daoxuan continue his account:
"Back then, after the Great Void Calamity eroded the Taixuan Sect Ruins, the Five Elders