Liu Yi and the other disciples spoke with Wu Tian for a while longer before reluctantly bidding him farewell and returning to Shenhua Continent. Once all the disciples had left, Xiao Hua said to Wu Tian, "A great war is underway. There is no patch of pure land anywhere in the Void. Earlier, I used divination to investigate, and the southwest of the Void should be the key to the fighting. So long as you do not approach the Southwest frontier, the other places should remain unharmed. Of course, the vicinity of the Soaring Dragon Mountain Range... may be a fortuitous opportunity for some, but whether it is one for you, Master does not know."
"This disciple understands!" Wu Tian looked at the abandoned cave dwelling in the distance and said, "Then this disciple will temporarily stay in the cave dwelling where I cultivated before. It will not be too late to emerge once the Dao Demon Great War becomes clearer!"
"Very well!" Xiao Hua raised his hand and gave a slight wave. His heart ached faintly, much as it had when Xiaohei and Xiaohuang had left years ago. Though Wu Tian had not accompanied him as long as Xiaohei and Xiaohuang had, he was, after all, his disciple's disciple. Xiao Hua, who cherished reunions and disliked partings, could not bear to see him leave like this.
"This disciple is leaving!" Wu Tian bit his lips tightly, dropped to his knees, and kowtowed several more times. Only then did he urge his body into motion. After looking back several times, he vanished into the distant cave dwelling.
"Alas, this child..." green-robed Xiao Hua's voice sounded. "At a time like this, with danger everywhere, why did he not hide in the space and wait until after the war to leave?"
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