After everything was settled, Heavenly Sword Qingyuan led Chu Feng back into the mist.
She intended to fulfill her promise.
And as Heavenly Sword Qingyuan and Chu Feng once again vanished into the mist, the members of the Heavenly Sword Sacred Palace remained with complicated expressions — especially Heavenly Sword Can.
"Can, congratulations on awakening your bloodline."
An elderly woman approached Heavenly Sword Can — it was Heavenly Sword Jiumeng.
Heavenly Sword Jiumeng was one of the few who knew that Heavenly Sword Can wished to become partners with Chu Feng, only to be rejected by him.
She had long worried that Heavenly Sword Can would let her feelings for Chu Feng affect her state of mind, and in turn, affect her future.
"Yet my bloodline awakening was only possible because I borrowed his strength. I don't know if that's a good thing or a bad thing."
"Senior, what do you think?" Heavenly Sword Can asked.
"Can, you borrowed Lady Qingyuan's strength — what does that have to do with that Chu Feng?"
"Besides, regardless of whose strength you borrowed, the important thing is that you benefited. Don't worry about the process — the result is what matters," Heavenly Sword Jiumeng said quietly.
"I know what you're worried about. There's no need."
"I, Heavenly Sword Can, am not that fragile. I know what I want."
After saying that, Heavenly Sword Can turned and went to speak with the Palace Master of the Heavenly Sword Sacred Palace, her demeanor calm and breezy, as if nothing had happened at all.
……
Heavenly Sword Qingyuan was very fast, and it didn't take long before she brought Chu Feng back to that vast grassland.
However, the vortex through which Chu Feng's grandmother had entered did not remain permanently — it would only appear again after some time had passed.
Heavenly Sword Qingyuan stood right where she was, her hollow eyes gazing into the distance, unclear what she was thinking about.
"Senior, I helped you see through that tombstone, and you would help me find my grandmother — that was our agreement."
"So now you're having them help me instead? Doesn't that mean I owe you yet another favor?"
"I don't even know when I'll be able to repay it. That's rather embarrassing," Chu Feng said with a smile.
"Given how sincere you were, having them owe you a favor is just an added bonus — you don't need to repay anything."
"That lineage of theirs may not be especially powerful, but in this martial cultivation world, they can still be of help to you."
"More importantly, they have great potential," Heavenly Sword Qingyuan said.
"That… makes me even more embarrassed," Chu Feng said, his smile growing brighter.
"No need to be embarrassed. You've earned it," Heavenly Sword Qingyuan said with a faint smile.
Hearing that, Chu Feng became even more certain that Heavenly Sword Qingyuan was someone who appeared cold on the surface but was, in truth, a good person worth knowing deeply.
She was thinking entirely on his behalf.
"Senior, when you say potential, what exactly do you mean?" Chu Feng asked.
"Heavenly Sword Can has excellent talent. Even among the orthodox lineage of the Heavenly Sword Sacred Palace, she would be a priority for cultivation," Heavenly Sword Qingyuan said.
"Her talent truly is remarkable," Chu Feng said.
After all, he had witnessed Heavenly Sword Can's bloodline awakening firsthand.
But Chu Feng wasn't sure whether he and Heavenly Sword Can were the same kind of people.
Friends — you could only truly know whether someone was reliable after going through things together.
Besides, as things stood, he and Heavenly Sword Can had merely met. They had no real bond, couldn't even be called friends — they were merely acquaintances.
Of course, no matter how great Heavenly Sword Can's talent was, Chu Feng didn't particularly care.
When Chu Feng made friends, he never cared about what the other person possessed. He cared about how they treated him.
So Chu Feng asked, "Senior, do you belong to their lineage?"
Compared to Heavenly Sword Can, Chu Feng felt that Heavenly Sword Qingyuan was more reliable, and he was more willing to build a relationship with her.
"No."
"But I am, after all, a member of the Heavenly Sword Sacred Palace, so I help them where I can."
"Actually, you could tell, couldn't you?" Heavenly Sword Qingyuan asked.
"Senior, you're referring to that legacy?" Chu Feng asked.
"Yes," Heavenly Sword Qingyuan said.