Ch. 21A delaying tactic: heading to the Heaven Mending Pavilion with Huo Ling'er
Shi Xiu joined the Heaven Mending Pavilion with Huo Ling'er, while Shi Hao insisted on following him. As rival factions scrambled to reach Shi Xiu, the pavilion’s dying Divine Vine sensed that he might save it.
- Willow Deity agreed to let Huo Ling'er stay with Shi Xiu and go with him to the Heaven Mending Pavilion, while Shi Hao begged to join them with his little brothers.
- Shi Xiu entered the Heaven Mending Pavilion as an inner disciple under Elder Xiong Fei, and Shi Hao followed him.
- Yu Feng spread news of Shi Xiu’s arrival, prompting Immortal Mountain, the Heaven Mending Sect, and the Heavenly Fox Clan to pursue him.
- The Heaven Mending Pavilion brought Shi Xiu and the newcomers before its dying Divine Vine, hoping to find help for its survival in the Hundred Broken Mountains.
- The Divine Vine sensed that Shi Xiu’s heavenly Dao treasure body carried immense karma and believed he could become its savior.