"We father and son will definitely meet again."
When Chu Xuanyuan spoke those words, a faint smile hung at the corner of his lips, and that smile was brimming with confidence.
Then, with a casual wave of his hand, a barrier gate materialized in the space before him.
It was a barrier gate that spanned across the starry sky.
The kind of barrier gate that Xianhai Shaoyu needed multiple supreme treasures to open.
And yet, Chu Xuanyuan achieved it with nothing more than a casual gesture.
"You, who aren't even willing to properly meet your own son face to face."
"Surely you don't plan to just leave directly?"
The old great ape looked at the barrier gate and asked.
He had already seen that this barrier gate was not meant to leave the Sacred Light Galaxy.
"There is one more old acquaintance I need to see."
As Chu Xuanyuan spoke, he stepped through the barrier gate.
As for the old great ape, he turned back to look at Chu Feng, his eyes filled with reluctance and heartache.
He knew that once they left this time, Chu Feng would once again face those ruthless cultivators all alone. He would once again face all those dangers by himself.
One failure was all it would take, and death would be his fate.
"Chu Feng, you must catch up to your father's footsteps."
After saying those words, the old great ape also turned around.
How he wished he could leave something behind for Chu Feng.
But if he did that, it would go against Chu Xuanyuan's wishes.
And he would absolutely never do anything that went against Chu Xuanyuan's will.
After the old great ape also stepped through the barrier gate, it closed behind them.
The very moment the two of them vanished, a figure stepped through the barrier gate of that black box and entered this stretch of starry sky.
The person who entered was Xianhai Xin'er.
When she came in, her eyes were filled with panic, though there was also a trace of relief.
The reason for her relief had a specific cause.
She had been worried about the safety of Chu Feng and Xianhai Shaoyu and had long wanted to enter this place to check on the situation.
But she had been horrified to discover that she could not get in.
It was as though some kind of power had sealed the barrier gate shut.
She had tried many times, but all her attempts had failed. This had made her deeply worried about Xianhai Shaoyu and Chu Feng, fearing that the two of them had very likely met with disaster.
But this time, the power that had sealed the barrier gate suddenly vanished, and she was able to enter this stretch of starry sky once more. Naturally, she felt a measure of relief.
However, the moment she stepped inside, the relief on her face vanished immediately.
In its place was nothing but tension and panic.
"Young Master."
"Chu Feng."
Xianhai Xin'er spotted the unconscious Chu Feng and Xianhai Shaoyu.
Though she was worried about Chu Feng, she still rushed straight to Xianhai Shaoyu's side first.
"Young Master, what happened to you?"
Xianhai Xin'er arrived at Xianhai Shaoyu's side, asking questions even as she examined his injuries.
"You silly girl, who let you in?"
But before Xianhai Xin'er could finish her examination, Xianhai Shaoyu suddenly spoke up. He had happened to regain consciousness at just that moment.
"Young Master, you're alright?"
"Young Master, you're okay — that's truly wonderful!"
Seeing that Xianhai Shaoyu had awakened, Xianhai Xin'er burst into excited tears.
She had originally believed that Xianhai Shaoyu had already met with disaster. But seeing him not only alive but in fairly good condition, the stone that had been hanging over her heart finally dropped, and all her suppressed emotions were released in that moment.
It had to be said that Xianhai Xin'er was already quite pretty to begin with, and crying like rain falling on delicate pear blossoms like this was genuinely heart-rending.
But Xianhai Shaoyu was not in much of a mood to comfort Xianhai Xin'er. Instead, he hurriedly got to his feet and surveyed everything around him.
After all, before he had lost consciousness, this stretch of starry sky had been extremely dangerous.
He needed to determine exactly what the current situation was.
"Could it be... that Chu Feng dealt with all of them?"
Looking around, he could no longer see his Fourth Uncle or any members of the Demon Transformation Tribe.
Xianhai Shaoyu was nearly certain that it was Chu Feng, whose bloodline had gone berserk earlier, who had killed the Xianhai Clan protector and all the members of the Demon Transformation Tribe.