Hongye died, and the great battle of the sacred lands came to an abrupt end. Mu Bai was deservedly hailed as Emperor Gu Chen. Yet Mu Bai's Dao did not lie here. Without her, even gaining the whole world could not dispel the loneliness in his heart.
He never killed anyone again, except himself. He would not stand watch over the world; he had promised to watch over his wife until the end of his life.
He cast aside the Gu Chen Sword in his hand. The sword sank into the earth and became the White Smoke Long Marsh. Some said that expanse of clear water was really the tears he had never shed. Others said it was his enduring attachment, his protection of that land.
Countless years later, people began to forget that he had saved the Mixed Origin Continent, but a poignant, tragic love story continued to circulate through the world.
Gu Chen-why did the world call him Gu Chen, the lonely star? Perhaps he was the least lonely of them all.
Later, the long river of the world flowed on without end, and gradually, life returned to the Mixed Origin Continent. During this time, a faction called the Mysterious Female Gate flourished. In an age utterly devoid of Perfection Supremes, it gradually came to stand on equal footing with the original Four Great Sacred Lands.
Several thousand more years passed. The White Smoke Long Marsh remained as tranquil and picturesque as ever, and Mu Bai had passed through several more reincarnations.
"Your Dao is samsara. To comprehend the Samsara Great Dao, you must remember every lifetime of your reincarnations."
In this lifetime, the woman in white Mu Bai met was named Ruohua. The two lived in a simple courtyard house paved with bluestone slabs. Ruohua washed silk