The first Generals of the Western Sea Palace and Southern Sea Palace shouted loudly. That shout was not merely an outburst of anger, but an affirmation of their stance before all parties who still dared to look at the battlefield. Those two first Generals stood side by side in the air, as if they were forming a single decision that would not be taken back.Their standing positions formed a straight line, without shielding each other. That was a position commonly taken when the final result was more important than individual safety. Their body language showed no hesitation, because for them, the choice had already been made.After they shouted, the tips of gigantic golden swords began to appear on the surface of the sky. Those tips did not emerge all at once at a single point, but were scattered, as if the sky was displaying many points that all pointed downward. From afar, their appearance felt like sharp lines piercing the limits of vision, while for those closer, the blade tips look

After Xiao Tian stored away the two Emperor sword replicas. Xiao Quantian looked toward the members of the Eastern Sea Palace, Western Sea Palace, and Southern Sea Palace.That gaze fell slowly, not shifting quickly. He swept over them as a whole, not as individuals, as if what he faced were no longer figures worthy of being weighed one by one.That gaze did not contain much expression. He did not try to appear intimidating, but precisely because of that, those being looked at felt a different kind of weight. They had just lost three pillars, and now, they were being stared at by a figure who had killed those pillars as if doing something ordinary.The silence that formed felt dense. Not a single one of them dared to move or speak first, because all of them realized that the attention now directed at them had not yet ended.“I will not blindly slaughter many people. I only removed those who previously wanted to kill my young master. But you must remember, from now on the Hundun Realm

His presence did not disturb the void. There were no spatial ripples, no sudden pressure. He was simply there, as if his existence had been recorded from the beginning.That change of expression happened simultaneously, but its form differed for each person.Dao Bao and Wanren halted their movement for a fraction of a moment. Not a complete stop, but restraining their rhythm so the distance would not be crossed inadvertently.Their eyes moved quickly, not searching the shape of the void, but confirming the position of the figure who had suddenly appeared before them.Xiaoxiao also restrained herself, but she did not shift her gaze to the side.Her eyes were fixed directly on the middle-aged man, as if she did not need to assess where he had come from, because what she was judging was who was standing there.Dao Bao and Wanren did not recognize the face of the middle-aged man.But Xiaoxiao did, she recognized him.That difference was immediately apparent from the way their eyes reacted

Xiao Jian smiled at the three of them.“As a sign of my gratitude, I will first heal your old injuries. After that, the true gift will be given after you have recovered.”He mentioned the old injuries first, as if he knew that those wounds had been a burden they had carried for far too long.The sentence about the true gift was not meant to entice.He was merely arranging the order, like someone who understood that a body that had not yet recovered would not be able to properly receive anything else.BUZZ!!!The three of them were immediately enveloped by Xiao Jian’s aura.Extremely gentle energy entered their bodies, healing their old injuries.That energy entered without causing pain.It did not force, did not tear, and did not forcibly pry open pathways in a crude manner.Precisely because of its gentleness, Dao Bao and Wanren felt something rare, namely restoration that left no lingering sense of obstruction.Xiaoxiao felt the same, but she restrained her expression so as not to s

The jaws of the three of them nearly dropped from sheer shock.It was not because they did not believe Xiao Jian’s words, but restoring their cultivation from their past peak within one year was utterly impossible.That measure of time directly collided with the experience and calculations they had built over an extremely long era.Dao Bao and Wanren exchanged a brief glance, just once, yet it was enough to show that they were reading the same thing.There was no confusion in their eyes, only a dissonance between old logic and the claim that had just been spoken.Xiaoxiao did not turn to look at them.She stared directly at Xiao Jian, waiting for what he would show.The three of them reacted differently, but their shock was the same.They did not doubt Xiao Jian because they wanted to doubt him.They doubted because the scale of “one year” clashed with the logic they had upheld for so long.“I know what you are thinking,” Xiao Jian said.That tone was neither soothing nor oppressive.