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

In Yunxiao City, Gu Xiu is accompanied by two women: Ye Hong Ling, a fierce warrior, and Nian Zhao Xi, who is sorrowful and lost in thought. Nian Zhao Xi has been calling for her "junior brother," reflecting her deep emotional turmoil over his absence, despite Ye Hong Ling's attempts to comfort her. Gu Xiu, an independent cultivator, observes them but is mostly indifferent to their situation, focusing instead on his own goal of creating talismans without attracting attention. He experiments with controlling the resonance of the heavenly and earthly Dao but struggles to isolate it. Meanwhile, Nian Zhao Xi reveals to Ye Hong Ling her feelings of guilt, believing she is the cause of her junior brother's troubles, expressing a sense of being the "real villain."

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