"Mm...!"
As Gu Chenfeng streaked through the snow-filled skies as a ray of starlight, he suddenly felt a sharp, inexplicable pain in his heart.
He could not help looking back the way he had come, but everything had long since been swallowed by the wind and snow.
He knew he was already far from that cave, and far from the old acquaintance within it.
Whether she would remember him or not, the fated bond between them had run its course.
Perhaps at some point in the future, when he saw snowflakes drifting down from the sky, he would think of this woman again, and of everything he had experienced on the Qi Province Continent.
When that time came, a knowing smile would suffice.
At that very moment, the last trace of obsession left by the original owner of Gu Chenfeng's body seemed to find cleansing and release as well, dissipating completely.
Gu Chenfeng felt a clear current flow straight through his lungs and heart. His thoughts flowed freely, and heaven and earth suddenly opened wide.
"Where falling snow leaves no trace, all paths return to the Great Dao!"
In that instant, understanding suddenly dawned in Gu Chenfeng's heart.
His harrowing years on the run and every footprint he had left on his journey across the Seven Star Continent connected at that moment.
Everything he had seen, heard, and gained along the way.
At this moment, like a hundred rivers returning to the sea, it all surged, merged, and settled within his heart.
At last, it underwent sublimation!
Boom!
At that moment, the Five Elements Source Qi within Gu Chenfeng seemed to be drawn by an invisible force, instantly boiling and surging.
The Indestructible Astral Qi dormant in his flesh, sinews, and bones roared with it, like a sleeping dragon awakening.