He slowly turned around and faced Su Muxi, his eyes flashing with an unfathomable light, making it impossible to discern his true intentions.

Su Muxi slowly landed on the top of the mountain. The peach wood sword turned lightly in her hand and turned into a stream of light and went into her sleeve.

She stared at the man in black, a hint of determination in her eyes.

"Three years ago, you took my master's soul away. Today, I will bring him back."

Su Muxi's voice was particularly clear in the cold wind.

However, the man in black did not respond to Su Muxi's words. He just looked at her silently.

Su Muxi frowned and continued, "I know you are powerful, but I will not back down. No matter what, I will retrieve my master's soul."

The man in black's eyes moved slightly. After a moment of silence, he finally spoke.

"This is where I practice."

His voice echoed in the empty mountains, carrying a sense of vicissitudes and majesty.

"It is also the place where I comprehended the great Dao of life and death."

Su Muxi did not answer, but just stared at the man in black quietly. She knew that the next words would be the key.

"Three years ago, I took Yixuan's soul away, not out of malice."

The man in black spoke slowly, with a hint of helplessness in his tone.

"Yixuan is my friend from thousands of years ago. We have trained together and faced countless challenges together."

The man in black said softly, a glint of nostalgia in his eyes.

"However, a thousand years ago, when I was fighting a demon with him, Yixuan was killed in the battle, and I was also seriously injured."

The man in black closed his eyes, as if recalling the scene of the past, and his voice was low.

"But I didn't expect that he was sealed away because of a villain's conspiracy."

The man in black frowned and said with a complicated expression, "Luckily, he met you and was able to regain his freedom."

Su Muxi looked at the figure of the man in black quietly, half believing and half doubting his words.

She wasn't sure whether the mysterious man in front of her was trustworthy, but when she thought of Yixuan's safety, she decided to listen to his explanation first.

The man in black seemed to sense Su Muxi's doubts. He sighed softly and continued, "Back then, Yixuan and I found ourselves surrounded by a large and powerful enemy."

"I saw Yixuan fall to the ground with my own eyes."

"Seriously injured, I could only try my best to escape and find a secluded place to practice in seclusion."

"And the length of time a cultivator spends in seclusion varies, sometimes requiring hundreds of years or even longer to recover from injuries and improve their cultivation."

"To us, time is just a number."

By the time the man in black had fully recovered his skills and was able to break out, five hundred years had passed.

As time goes by, everything in the world has undergone earth-shaking changes.

When he set foot on this land again, he was shocked to find that the world was no longer what he remembered.

The people and things I once knew have disappeared without a trace.

This made him want to retire, so he chose to settle down on this mountain, away from the hustle and bustle.

But the long time left him at a loss, and he had no choice but to practice.

So, he made up his mind to continue practicing, hoping that one day he would be able to break through the bottleneck and ascend to the immortal world.

However, as time passed, he gradually realized that the spiritual power of the earth was becoming increasingly thin.

After another five hundred years, he realized that it was almost a luxury to raise his cultivation to the Tribulation Crossing Stage.

In desperation, he decided to embark on a journey, traveling across the continent, looking for possible opportunities.

Six years ago, when he came to a valley, he suddenly felt a familiar breath.

A hint of curiosity arose in his heart, and he hurried in that direction.

Finally, he sensed Yixuan's presence in a dilapidated temple.

This was really unbelievable to him. After thousands of years, he still had the chance to meet his old friend again.

However, Yixuan's breath was too weak, which made it impossible for the man in black to find his exact location.

After three long years, the man in black finally caught Yixuan's breath again in a forest.

This time, Yixuan's soul fluctuations were unusually strong, but when the man in black arrived, he found that his soul had been seriously injured.

His condition was extremely bad, and he was so weak that he seemed like he would disappear between heaven and earth at any time.

The man in black couldn't help but sigh when he said this, then turned around and stared at Su Muxi.

"I know you found Yixuan through the soul-searching formation, but with your strength, I'm afraid you won't be able to hold on for too long."

"Yixuan's soul is in your hands. Perhaps it won't even last a month before it completely disappears from this world."

"So, I made up my mind to bring him back to his own residence and use my power to help him restore his soul."

"Although this may cause some trouble, I cannot just watch him disappear like this."

"I firmly believe that with enough time and effort, he will be able to regain his life."

Finally, the man in black said softly, "As for the merits that Yixuan carries, I guess they are for him, right?"

"Over the past three years, I have used his merits and my own cultivation to finally repair Yixuan's damaged soul."

The man in black's tone was filled with a hint of relief, but then it became serious again: "Next, we need to provide Yixuan with a large amount of spiritual nourishment."

"If it were a thousand years ago, this wouldn't be difficult to do. It would only take a hundred years for Yixuan to rebuild his body."

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