Bengtie: My death fueled their madness.

"Get out of here, you little pawn of destruction."

Jing Yuan waved his hand and unleashed a cluster of imaginary energy, shattering the ball of flame in mid-air.

"Tell the Legion of Destruction that it's best to act at midday; the hunters' revenge will come sooner or later."

"I'll be waiting..."

Huanlong left behind three words, accompanied by a deliberately strained laugh that sounded unsettling no matter how you listened to it, before disappearing into this grotto.

With the crisis resolved, Jing Yuan's tense state of mind finally eased slightly.

Coming to his senses, he glanced around at everyone.

"Is everyone alright?"

"...What could possibly happen? The pressure is all on you adults. We haven't done anything useful here..." March 7th scratched his head.

Xing shrugged, indicating his agreement.

Dan Heng and Jing Yuan withstood the direct pressure from the enemy, while Qi Zhimu vigorously cleared out the illusionary flowers, silently preparing a fatal blow.

Walter, on the other hand, was more focused on protecting them.

Huanlong is too busy to deal with them, so it's no wonder nothing bad could happen.

Seeing that everyone was alright, Jing Yuan nodded to Qi Zhimu, then looked at Dan Heng.

"It seems our past understanding hasn't disappeared."

"..."

"Oh, sorry, I subconsciously mistook you for Danfeng again."

"..."

Danheng remained silent in response to Jingyuan.

Jing Yuan used to be used to Dan Feng's temperament, but now he doesn't care at all about Dan Heng's almost identical performance.

"General, what you meant by what you said earlier was... Huanlong?"

"I'm sorry, yes."

Jing Yuan nodded in agreement.

"Among the Great Lords of Annihilation, Huanlong may not be the most troublesome, but he is probably the hardest to kill."

"However, she is powerless to cause trouble in the short term, so there is no need to worry about Jianmu being touched again. You can start sealing the star core at any time."

Walter pushed up his glasses and looked at the object that floated out from under the Jianmu Xuangen after the illusion disappeared.

That was the star core that was thrown into Jianmu Cave Heaven, and somehow it bypassed the seal...

"Without further ado, let's begin the sealing now."

This wasn't the first time the Star Train had encountered a Star Core, and Walter was quite adept at handling the related procedures.

Having sealed off the energy leaking from the star's core and carefully stored it in the black hole within his staff, Walter could finally breathe a sigh of relief.

Seeing that the source of the trouble had been dealt with, Jing Yuan asked, "Dan Heng, do you still have the strength left to seal the Jianmu Cave Heaven?"

"...I can only add a temporary seal; a complete one would be difficult. I'm currently overexerted and need time to recover," Dan Heng said truthfully.

Jing Yuan smiled and nodded: "No problem, then everyone, congratulations on our triumphant return from the battle against the Great Lord of Annihilation."

"We are deeply grateful and will not thank you enough. The train group has extended a helping hand to Luofu this time, and Luofu will certainly not treat you unfairly."

"Let's leave with Jingyuan now and get some rest and relax."

……

Xianlong Dayu Hall.

Fu Xuan's face was ashen as he stood on the shore, gazing into the distance in the direction of the Jianmu Xuangen, his feet remaining motionless for a long time.

I don't know how much time passed, but suddenly I felt a faint, violent fluctuation of imaginary numbers, which then quickly subsided.

She frowned, various guesses flashing through her mind, and couldn't help but cast a divination.

Strange... I can't figure it out... What's the difference between that and an inauspicious divination?

"well……"

Fu Xuan sighed, but there was no other way but to wait.

As long as the deadline set by Jingyuan hasn't arrived, anything is possible.

Time has passed a little longer.

Fu Xuan's gaze suddenly froze, and then his eyes gradually widened.

A familiar group of people were speeding towards her in a water boat, and she didn't see any obvious wounds on anyone.

Was it that smooth?

Could it be a hallucination...?

Fu Xuan made a move that surprised the nearby cloud riders.

…She rubbed her eyes repeatedly with both hands.

Seeing March 7th waving from afar, confirming it wasn't a hallucination, Fu Xuan's face lit up with joy.

Great! !

Soon, she understood from Jing Yuan's brief account that Luo Fu had successfully weathered the crisis.

Immediately summon the Star Chariot and send everyone back to the Pill Cauldron Division.

As for the remaining unresolved matters, she and the Cloud Cavalry would handle them.

Stepping back onto the Star Chariot Ferry of the Pill Cauldron Division, March 7th stretched out his arms and legs.

"It's not easy, but it doesn't seem too difficult either..."

Seeing this, Xing followed suit, stretching his back and repeating the text.

"It's not easy, but it doesn't seem too difficult either."

"Are you a broken record?"

"I'm like a broken record!"

I'll pinch you!

"Oh, have mercy, heroine..."

"Hmph~" March 7th smiled with a pout.

Jingyuan smiled slightly as he sensed the energetic interaction among the girls on the train.

Just as he was about to say something, he suddenly sensed a familiar, chilling aura.

Subconsciously looking in the direction of the source, I saw an even more familiar figure reflected in my eyes.

However, Jing Yuan's gaze soon seemed to be automatically locked onto Qi Zhimu, as if it had an auto-aiming feature, and he saw a profile filled with a look of astonishment.

Jing Liu stared blankly at Qi Zhimu like a statue.

The latter is in a similar state.

The train crew members also gradually noticed the aloof woman who had suddenly appeared not far away.

Dan Heng was the first to react.

He didn't expect that Jingliu was actually in Luofu, but why was he absent from this battle?

Did Jing Yuan not inform her, or did she return to Luofu silently without notifying anyone?

"Master...?"

Jingliu's lips trembled slightly first, then his crimson eyes appeared.

In her line of sight, the man who appeared to be her master had clearly heard her murmur, but did not respond.

He was simply staring at her face with an indescribable gaze.

From those eyes, Jing Liu saw many familiar expressions, and his gaze then fell downwards, fixing on Qi Zhimu's waist.

A silver jade pendant, despite being riddled with cracks, hangs outside without disintegrating due to daily impacts, its original appearance barely discernible.

For her—

The cracks on it are the best mark!

When her master passed away, this keepsake, which she had personally engraved and given to him, was accidentally broken and went with him.

Afterwards, I couldn't figure out why. It turned out that I had gone through reincarnation with my master...

That means—Master has never let her go!

Jingliu could no longer control his emotions. After a fleeting smile, he disappeared from everyone's sight.

Xing's vision blurred for a moment, and she blinked hard, only to find that Jing Liu had suddenly disappeared as if he had vanished into thin air.

"what!"

Without warning, a cry of surprise rang out on March 7th.

"Huh... wait?"

Xing turned her head to look beside her. March 7th was still there, but another person had also disappeared!

"Another one has disappeared... Where is Zhimu?" she asked instinctively.

The train crew was naturally completely baffled, except for Dan Heng.

Jing Yuan rolled his eyes halfway around, a strange smile flashing in his eyes, and then inexplicably replied with a remark.

"He... probably has something important to do."

"Huh? Wasn't the important thing to beat up that bastard Huanlong? That's already done."

"That's another matter, everyone. Please don't worry if we are unable to contact Mr. Zhi Mu for the next period of time."

"I don't quite understand, how long is 'a period of time'?"

"Maybe when there are a dozen or so systems... um..."

After pondering for a moment, Jing Yuan shook his head slightly, indicating that he could not be sure.

"Maybe there are hundreds...?"

……