Transforming into a stunningly beautiful fox spirit, leaving a scar on the heart of a prodigy.

Chen Xuan stood in front of that secluded valley, his palms sweaty.

He took a stone out of his pocket.

The stone was small, only about the size of a fist, and it shimmered with iridescent light.

This is the stone used to mend the sky.

He almost died in that ancient ruin because of this stone, and was chased by that guardian beast for three days and three nights.

But he felt it was worth it.

Ancient books say that the stone used to mend the sky contains the origin of heaven and earth, and can integrate all things and break all laws.

If you press it on the weakest point of the seal, you can melt a gap.

Even if it's only for the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, it's enough for him to see that foolish woman.

Chen Xuan took a deep breath and placed his hand on the cold stone wall.

There was a very fine crack there.

It was the crack in this secret realm that the woman created to send him out back then.

Four years have passed, and the wound is still seeping out cold air.

"Su Chang'an, you just wait."

Chen Xuan muttered something under his breath.

He pressed the stone used to mend the sky into the crack.

He poured his spiritual energy into the stone as if it were free.

hum.

A soft sound.

The stone used to mend the sky lit up.

The colorful light instantly illuminated the surrounding wind and snow.

Chen Xuan stared intently at the light screen.

He is waiting.

Wait for the light curtain to melt, wait for that familiar opening to appear.

but.

Something seems off.

The light did not burn through the seal; instead, it flowed into the crack like water.

The originally dim golden light curtain began to brighten after coming into contact with this multicolored light.

It became dazzling.

The crack, which was originally only the width of a finger, is healing at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Chen Xuan was stunned.

His hand was still on the stone, and he could feel the joy emanating from it.

That was the instinct of the Stone that mended the sky.

Mending the sky, mending the sky.

Its function is never destruction, but repair.

It is the most perfect repairman in the world.

It sensed the incompleteness of the great formation, so it was desperately trying to repair it.

Chen Xuan's mind went blank.

Blank.

……

Inside the cave.

Su Chang'an was sitting with his legs crossed, holding a handful of sunflower seeds that he had somehow gotten his hands on.

She is waiting.

The system just notified me that the little brat is outside.

According to the plot, this kid should be a decisive and ruthless person now, and he's bound to cause a big stir when he comes back.

"Why aren't you coming in yet?"

Su Chang'an spat out the sunflower seed shells from his mouth.

Sudden.

Light came on from the other side of the cave entrance.

Su Chang'an's eyes lit up.

coming!

This kid has a conscience; he knows to bring back some local specialties.

She stood up, dusted herself off, and prepared to strike a pose of profound mystery to greet that rebellious son.

But the next second, her expression froze on her face.

That light wasn't opening a door.

It's closing the door.

The gap that had allowed a sliver of wind and snow to pass through was rapidly closing.

The spiritual energy in the cave, which was originally flowing, has now begun to stagnate.

The golden light curtain grew thicker and thicker, and the runes on it lit up one by one, becoming more complete and sturdier than they had been four years ago.

Su Chang'an scattered the melon seeds all over the ground.

She rushed to the light screen and patted it.

It's rock hard.

It's harder than before.

"Chen Xuan!"

Su Chang'an called out to the outside.

"You little brat, what are you doing?"

"Are you trying to suffocate me?"

The sound couldn't get through.

The formation has been reinforced, and the soundproofing is ridiculously good.

Su Chang'an watched as the crack, large enough to accommodate an avatar from outside his body, slowly healed until only a tiny gap remained.

She suddenly realized what was happening.

This guy isn't here to save her.

He's here for revenge!

He wanted to completely seal the seal, so that she would never be able to get out, and let her rot in this dark hole.

"Well done, you've really gotten some skills."

Su Chang'an laughed in anger.

She looked at the blurry figure outside.

"It's true that one should never forget one's roots."

"Chen Xuan, you just wait!!"

She turned away, no longer looking at the closing exit.

……

Outside the cave.

Chen Xuan has gone mad.

He stared at the crack that was healing and desperately tried to pry the stone back off.

But the stone has already become one with the formation.

No matter how hard he tried, even digging his fingernails until they bled, the stone remained unmoved.

"Stop!"

"Stop right there!"

Chen Xuan roared.

His palms were ripped open by the force of the shockwave from the light screen.

The blood flowed down the light screen and was instantly evaporated by the high temperature.

Useless.

No use at all.

The crack grew smaller and smaller until it was just a barely perceptible gap.

The once dilapidated sealing array is now radiant with light.

It's like a newly built cage.

indestructible.

Chen Xuan knelt in the snow.

With his hands hanging at his sides, blood dripped onto the snow, scalding small pits.

He stared blankly at the smooth, mirror-like stone wall.

He locked his only relative inside completely.

He locked it himself.

"Oh……"

Chen Xuan let out a strange laugh.

A voice suddenly rang out in his mind.

That was Su Chang'an's voice, but his tone was cold and sarcastic.

"Look at you, you're a jinx."

"Whoever is good to you is bound to suffer."

"Your parents didn't want you; they threw you into a deadly place."

"Su Chang'an saved you, but you personally sealed off her path to survival."

"Chen Xuan, what's the point of you being alive?"

Chen Xuan covered his head and curled up in the snow.

The voice echoed in his mind, growing louder and sharper.

"Shut up!"

Chen Xuan suddenly raised his head.

His eyes were bloodshot, and the corners of his eyes looked like they were about to split open.

He grabbed the black iron sword from the ground.

His spiritual energy circulated wildly, and his meridians were torn apart with excruciating pain, but he ignored it.

All he wants now is to smash this wall down.

"Open it!"

Chen Xuan roared and slashed his sword at the light screen.

clang!

A loud bang.

A nick appeared in the black iron sword, but the light barrier didn't even tremble.

That's a great formation that can even trap a Quasi-Emperor, and it's been reinforced with the Heaven-Mending Stone. How could he, a mere Primordial Realm cultivator, possibly shake it?

But he didn't believe it.

Or rather, he couldn't believe it.

"Open it!"

"Open it for me!"

Chen Xuan slashed like a madman, one sword strike after another.

The blade was bent, and the sword broke.

He then smashed it with his broken sword, and the sword shattered.

He punched it, and his fist was covered in blood, with the bone showing.

But he couldn't feel any pain.

He only felt cold.

That kind of coldness came from the heart, ten thousand times colder than the wind and snow in the northern region.

"elder sister……"

"I didn't mean to..."

"Don't be angry..."

"I'll get you out of here right now..."

Chen Xuan smashed things while crying.

Tears mixed with blood flowed into my mouth, tasting salty and bitter.

He recalled four years ago.

Su Chang'an was the same; in order to open that illusion for him, he forcibly broke off one of his tails.

Was she in pain at that time?

It must hurt a lot.

Now it's his turn.

But what's a little pain to him?

Compared to the despair of locking her inside, this pain is nothing, not even a tickle.

boom!

A black aura suddenly erupted from Chen Xuan's body.

That's demonic energy.

Extreme guilt and despair triggered his inner demons.

His mental state began to loosen.

It's not a breakthrough, it's a collapse.

The once stable mental platform is now covered with cracks.

But he doesn't care.

He just wanted to open that door, even if it meant risking his life.

He was still swinging his fist.

a bit.

Two times.

The light curtain on the stone wall remained completely still.

In fact, because they were attacked, their counterattacks became stronger and stronger.

Each impact sent Chen Xuan spitting blood.

But he seemed oblivious.

"Su Chang'an..."

"Could you scold me a couple of times?"

"Don't just stay silent..."

Chen Xuan's voice grew softer and softer.

At last.

He finally ran out of strength.

He collapsed at the foot of the stone wall, his face pressed against the cold light curtain.

It was deathly silent inside; not a sound could be heard.

That woman who was always chattering, liked to tease him, and liked to force him to call her "Dad".

I can no longer hear his voice.

Chen Xuan's fingers scratched weakly at the light screen.

It left behind streaks of blood.

"I was wrong……"

"I was really wrong..."

The wind and snow buried him halfway.

From a distance, it looks like a tombstone kneeling in front of a grave.

The cruelest thing in the world is not that you can't do it, but that you try your best and think you've grasped hope.

The result was that they extinguished their own hope.

Chen Xuan closed his eyes.

Darkness engulfed him in the last moment before his consciousness faded.

He seemed to see the woman standing at the entrance of the cave, with her back to him.

He walked further and further away, no matter how much he shouted.

She didn't even turn around.