In Central Province, beside a quiet stream five hundred li from Jiaxiang Town.
Bai Xuanling sat quietly beside the stream, both feet soaking in the water. Her expression was no longer savage, but the faint redness in her eyes had yet to fade. She gazed calmly at the stream reflecting her face.
It was unclear whether she was looking at her own expression, no longer spirited and radiant, or at the obstruction in her heart that devoured her reason.
Chu Xingchen stood beside Bai Xuanling, watching her with a slightly worried gaze.
Among the system's traits, most of Bai Xuanling's remained unchanged.
[Target: Bai Xuanling] [Cultivation: Tribulation Transcendence peak] [Orange trait: Immortal bearing] [Purple trait: Decisive and ruthless] [Purple trait: Combat instinct] [Blue trait: Quick-witted beyond others] [Black trait: Killing nature enters the heart] [Disciple recruitment conditions met]
Only her cultivation had risen from early-stage Tribulation Transcendence to Tribulation Transcendence peak.
The traits alone did not show that Bai Xuanling's condition had worsened, but given her current state, anyone who was not a fool would naturally understand that there was probably a serious problem.
Chu Xingchen had sent Li Yingling and Chen Baiqing to handle the remaining affairs in Jiaxiang Town.
The battle had not lasted particularly long, but it had been intensely fierce.
The Haotian Sect had already arrived with its elders to ascertain the situation, and Yuyang Daozi and the others from the Great Dao Sect were all communicating with them.
Anyone with eyes could tell that something was wrong with Bai Xuanling, so they all remained silent about her departure with Chu Xingchen, offering no opinions.
Matters on the Heavenly Derivation Sect's side had been left to its disciples and elders.
Li Yingling and Chen Baiqing fully represented Chu Xingchen's position.
Although Bai Xuanling had