"Where are you headed?" Chu Feng asked.
"There is something I need to take care of, and it happens to not be too far from here. If Brother Chu Feng has no urgent matters, would you accompany me?" Bai Yunqing asked.
Chu Feng understood what Bai Yunqing meant.
It seemed he needed his help, so Chu Feng didn't ask further and simply said, "Sure, lead the way."
……
Meanwhile, inside the Divine Heritage Inheritance Ground, a massive barrier gate emerged — dim, profound, yet brimming with supreme power, as though it transcended all things.
And the woman in white, along with the Frost Woman, stood before this barrier gate.
"My lady, when will you return?"
When the Frost Woman asked this, her normally powerful gaze betrayed a hint of reluctance to part.
Hearing this, the woman in white also showed a trace of heartache.
"You have guarded this place for many years, and it has been hard on you. But the formation here still requires someone to oversee it."
"I promise you — once Jie Ranqing's mother completes her cultivation, you will be able to return to the Asura Spirit Realm," the woman in white said.
"My lady, I did not mean that at all. I will follow whatever task you entrust to me without question."
"I simply cannot bear to see you leave, my lady," the Frost Woman hastily explained.
"I understand. Otherwise, I would not have entrusted such an important responsibility to you," the woman in white said with a smile.
"My lady, why have you suddenly allowed Jie Ranqing's mother to begin her cultivation? Is it because of Chu Feng?" the Frost Woman asked again.
"That child Chu Feng has had it hard enough. Along his journey, there have been very few who truly cared for him."
"Since I cannot help him directly, I will help those who would feel compassion for him," the woman in white said.
"It seems Chu Feng's face carries more weight than his mother's," the Frost Woman said with a smile, for she knew full well that this lady held great admiration for Chu Feng's mother as well.
But the fact that Chu Feng's grandmother had come here — and had been here for years — was precisely to seek a place for cultivation.
Although the method was correct, there was still a considerable distance before the cultivation ground could be opened.
Yet just moments ago, this lady had directly used her own power to unlock the cultivation ground.
Chu Feng's grandmother could now proceed with her cultivation immediately.
In the eyes of the Frost Woman, this was an immense grace.
But this gift was not granted for the sake of Chu Feng's mother — it was granted for the sake of Chu Feng himself.
"All right, I'm leaving now. You... take care of yourself."
With those words spoken, the white-robed woman stepped through the barrier gate.
The world was left with the Frost Woman alone.
After the white-robed woman departed, the Frost Woman's aura once again became incomparably majestic. At the very least, within this world, she was the one who held dominion over everything.
And now, gazing in the direction where Chu Feng had been — though the distance was vast, and Chu Feng was no longer even in this world — she seemed as though she could still see him.
"So many have been chosen by Lord and failed. You are the last remaining hope. Chu Feng, do not let Lord down."
The Frost Woman sighed softly.
...
Meanwhile, the spatial world where Shuang Xue resided had already undergone tremendous changes.
Though the formation remained powerful, it no longer posed the danger it once had. The spatial world had been opened, and they could leave at any time.
At last, Lord Nian Qing's figure emerged from the formation.
"Lord Nian Qing, you are far too impressive!" Upon seeing this, Shuang Xue hurried forward, still believing that all these changes were the doing of Lord Nian Qing.
"It wasn't my doing," Lord Nian Qing replied.
"It wasn't you? But..." Hearing this, Shuang Xue's face was full of confusion. Lord Nian Qing had broken the formation — how could it not be Lord Nian Qing's work?
"This formation was never broken by me. It undid itself," Lord Nian Qing said.
"It undid itself? How is that possible?" Shuang Xue grew even more bewildered.
"Not only has the formation released its hold, but the cultivation ground has also appeared," Lord Nian Qing continued.
"The cultivation ground has appeared?"
"Then the young miss was telling the truth — there really is a cultivation ground here?" Upon hearing this, Shuang Xue was beside herself with joy.
Lord Nian Qing had come here and methodically worked to break the formation precisely because Jie Ranqing had once said so.
There was a cultivation ground here. However... according to Jie Ranqing, simply breaking this one formation would not be enough to gain entry to that cultivation ground.
There should have been many more obstacles in the way.
"The cultivation ground does indeed exist — it is right within this formation. And just as Ranqing said, it is a cultivation ground that will be of tremendous help to me."
"However… the odd thing is, that cultivation ground shouldn't have appeared so quickly." Lord Nianqing was still deep in thought.
It was far too strange. When she had been breaking through the formation earlier, it had been extraordinarily difficult — that alone had stumped her.
She could feel it herself. Gaining entry to that cultivation ground had seemed impossibly far off, something she might never accomplish in this lifetime.
But in an instant, everything had become simple.
The powerful formation not only dissolved on its own, but the gate leading into the cultivation ground had also materialized from within it.
A path that was supposed to be nearly impossible had suddenly become completely unobstructed — even she found it hard to believe.
Everything was so illogical!!!
"But aside from you, my lord, there's no one else here who could challenge the formation. So how could it not have been opened because of you?"
"You must have triggered something, my lord — it's just that even you haven't realized it yourself," Shuangxue said.
"Fine, enough deliberating. Where is Chu Feng? Take me to him immediately," Lord Nianqing said.
"Understood." Seeing this, Shuangxue didn't dare delay and hurriedly led the way for Lord Nianqing. On the way, however, she couldn't help but ask curiously: