For five hundred years, I have been bound in this forbidden land, and yet here you are, dear Independent Cultivator, shedding tears for what reason?

Summary

Gu Xiu receives a Wishful Funnel, which is difficult for its powerful owner to trace, and he is advised by the Star Fragment Forge to store it in his Storage Ring. The Forge boasts about its ability to keep the item suppressed, allowing its owner to suffer for a few days. After resolving the mine ruins, Gu Xiu focuses on becoming stronger to navigate the larger schemes he feels entangled in. As he exits the deserted ruins, he encounters Yu Xue Qing, who is overjoyed to see him alive. He gives her a Xuan Yin Soul Protection Pill to save her master, Leng Ming Yu. Gu Xiu requests to pay respects to Ru Yue Xian Zi, Yu Xue Qing's senior sister who passed away 500 years ago. They visit her grave, where Gu Xiu silently tends to it, reflecting on the past. Afterward, Yu Xue Qing's Master Aunt, Leng Ming Shu, arrives, shocked by the pill Gu Xiu provided and eager to learn more about him, suspecting he may be linked to a significant historical figure. Meanwhile, in a secret chamber, Wan Xiao Bei is astonished to hear that Gu Xiu has abandoned Qing Xuan.

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