Dao resonance brimmed with light; divinity held no wrath.
Dazzling radiance surged in from every direction, pure dao resonance churning here like an ocean.
This was an entirely different space.
The Nai River Shuttle raised waves of light, resisting the pressure and erosion of that dao resonance.
The Nai River Shuttle, built at enormous expense by the five sects together, was not large. It looked utterly ordinary, like nothing more than a slightly oversized skiff.
Cui Hao stood at the bow, a smile on his face just as in years past, and laid a hand on the white-haired Li Xingtian's shoulder.
"I told you, your junior brother wasn't blowing hot air. When it comes to saving everyone and picking up the pieces, didn't it still take my unflagging persistence?"
Li Xingtian watched the ultimate principles of Heaven's Way streaking across the horizon like meteors, trailing light behind them. At last, a little relief showed on his face.
"I was going to say Master really wasn't wrong about you, but thinking about it, that wouldn't be fair to you."
"What I want to say now is that you're stronger than all of us, and more worn out than all of us, too. As your senior brother, I'm ashamed."
Cui Hao swallowed. Looking at Li Xingtian's white hair, he spoke in as playful a tone as he could manage.
"Second Senior Brother, you should know I've changed, too. Before, if you'd said something like that, I'd have called you sentimental. But saying it now-are you trying to make me cry?"
Li Xingtian gave a quiet, helpless laugh. His hand, likewise resting on Cui Hao's shoulder, tugged him closer.
"Hold it in. Save your tears for Master. Tell him that because of his choice, we haven't been doing well at all these years."