“I think the reason why the Divine Origin Dynasty returned to the earth from the sun is very likely because of the curse of the soul leaving the body.” Su Jiaojiao looked at Bai Hao with a solemn expression.
"The curse of the soul leaving the body..."
Bai Hao wasn't surprised; instead, he murmured softly.
In fact, he had long considered this possibility. The Divine Origin Dynasty would eventually return from the sun to the continent. Only in this way could the historical trajectory be aligned.
Moreover, back then, when he attempted to travel to the Divine Source Dynasty on the sun using the Yang Riders, the Yang Riders who came down at that time had already become souls separated from their bodies, indicating that the curse of soul separation had already appeared in the Divine Source Dynasty at that time.
Bai Hao knew that the root of the curse of soul separation actually came from the Primordial Flame. Humans obtained the power of the solar lightning from the Primordial Flame and drove away the darkness.
But it is precisely because of this that the curse of the soul leaving the body spreads.
"Bai Hao, time is running out." Su Jiaojiao looked at Bai Hao earnestly.
“I once thought that if I went back to the past, I could escape the curse of soul separation, but now it seems that I have failed. Perhaps this is my fate, and I am destined to be unable to escape this calamity. So I have decided to fight against the impending curse of soul separation with the sect.”
Bai Hao looked at her in surprise.
Su Jiaojiao returned here initially because she wanted to escape this corrupt world. But now, the curse of soul separation has beenfallen her again, like an inescapable fate. So she changed her mind and decided to face the impending dark age together!
"Is Su Xuanyi also willing to be an enemy of the Divine Origin Dynasty?" Bai Hao frowned.
Su Xuanyi was the sect leader appointed by the Sun God, so he would never be an enemy of the Sun God. Consequently, the Falling Sea Sect would also never be an enemy of the Divine Origin Dynasty.
“Su Xuanyi doesn’t have much time left. After he dies, the Luohai Sect will no longer be the sect that obeys the Divine Origin Dynasty,” Su Jiaojiao said in a low voice.
Upon hearing this, Bai Hao asked in surprise, "What do you mean? You made a move against Su Xuanyi?"
"What do you mean? Do you think I'm that kind of person?" Upon hearing this, Su Jiaojiao glared at him fiercely.
"Su Xuanyi is a peak Supreme Realm expert. How could I possibly kill him? It's just that his time is coming to an end."
She suddenly let out a soft sigh.
"Is my time coming?"
Bai Hao was even more puzzled.
A being at the peak of the Supreme Realm should theoretically be able to achieve immortality, so how could their lifespan be nearing its end?
"I'll go back with you and take a look!"
Bai Hao immediately made a judgment and rushed towards the direction of Luohai Sect with Su Jiaojiao.
...
Luohai Sect.
Walking through this familiar sect, Bai Hao felt little sense of unfamiliarity.
Su Jiaojiao led Bai Hao toward the forbidden area of the Luohai Sect.
As they walked deeper into the area, Bai Hao suddenly realized where Su Jiaojiao was taking him—the forbidden area of the Luohai Sect, the location of the Cold Nether Cave!
Back when he was in the Falling Sea Sect, the Cold Nether Cave was a forbidden area within a forbidden area, and only the sect leader of the Falling Sea Sect could enter.
However, the Cold Nether Cave was clearly different at this time. Along the way, Bai Hao could see many disciples cultivating, and the cold air here had not yet spread.
The two arrived at the Cold Nether Cave, and the scene inside was just as Bai Hao remembered. A passage stretched deep into the Cold Nether Cave, leading to a spacious cavern—
Bai Hao had been here once before, when Su Yuewan was the sect leader. He saw an ice coffin here, but before he knew what was inside, Su Yuewan angrily kicked him out.
This time, when Bai Hao arrived here again, there was an ice coffin in the middle of the cave. However, there was no one in the ice coffin. Instead, an old man in a gray robe sat next to the ice coffin. His breath was very weak, and he was surrounded by an aura of death. He was very old and about to die.
This person is none other than Su Xuanyi, the sect master of the Falling Sea Sect!
"Sect Master, I'm back." Su Jiaojiao quickly walked up to Su Xuanyi and obediently stayed in front of him.
“Jiaojiao is back… And this is…” Su Xuanyi raised his cloudy face and looked at Bai Hao.
"Sect Leader Su, it's me," Bai Hao stepped forward and said.
"So it was you..." Su Xuanyi recognized Bai Hao, his laughter sounding aged.
“I heard from Jiaojiao that you and Jiaojiao are good friends, so I no longer need to be on guard against you, nor can I. As you can see, my life has come to an end, and my time is coming to come.”
At this moment, Su Xuanyi's aura had weakened to the extreme, like a candle flickering in the wind, which could be extinguished at any moment.
"Sect Master..." Su Jiaojiao served Su Xuanyi, her eyes filled with tears.
"Jiaojiao, my time is running out. Before that, I want to do one last thing for you—that is to pass on the position of sect leader to you, and I will also heal your eyes."
Su Xuanyi's withered palm was placed on Su Jiaojiao's blindfolded eyes, and his life's cultivation transformed into pure power that surged into her eyes.
Bai Hao stood quietly to the side, not disturbing them.
Until the time it takes for an incense stick to burn was up, Su Xuanyi's hand suddenly fell limply and powerlessly without warning.
Su Jiaojiao quickly supported him and slowly moved Su Xuanyi's body into the ice coffin.
“My master’s time has come. His last wish was that I could help him manage the Falling Sea Sect well,” Su Jiaojiao said calmly.
"I am sorry for your loss……"
Bai Hao didn't know what to say, and only Su Jiaojiao and Su Xuanyi could see the sorrow in their eyes, which only they could understand.
Or perhaps, Bai Hao had become accustomed to such scenes of life and death, so he no longer felt much.
Su Jiaojiao kept putting Su Xuanyi's body into the ice coffin and closing it.
Su Jiaojiao didn't speak, but turned around and left the Cold Nether Cave. She walked to the cave entrance, sat on the cliff, and quietly "looked" at the scenery not far away.
Bai Hao followed her out, glanced at her, and asked, "How are your eyes...?"
He never knew what was wrong with Su Jiaojiao's eyes, and he never asked.
But now that Su Xuanyi has healed her eyes before he died, she should be fine.
“My eyes…” Su Jiaojiao placed her hands on her eyes, quietly feeling the changes in them, and whispered:
"It should be fine now. Could you help me remove this strip of cloth?"
She requested.
Perhaps because she knew she would soon be able to see the light again, she was somewhat hesitant to remove the cloth strip herself.
Nodding, Bai Hao walked over and slowly unwrapped the strips of cloth, one by one...
Su Jiaojiao suddenly said again:
"Actually, the sect leader once gave me a name, saying that if I ever become the sect leader of the Falling Sea Sect, I should change it to this name."
"What's your name?" Bai Hao asked casually.
“Su, Yue, Wan…”
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