After instructing Yunmo Xi, Yunmo Baitian’s gaze finally fell on Bai Yue, his icy voice slowly rising: "Since the young lady wants to personally resolve this karma in the future, I’ll let your Divine Maiden Sect exist for a while longer. Consider yourselves lucky, hmph."
After speaking, the Celestial Demon coldly snorted and retreated slowly with the multitude of saints of the Demon Realm and their vast army.
Everyone at the Divine Sword Sect watched as the army carrying Ye Xiaoyue and Ye Xiaofan gradually disappeared into the endless snow, each one breathing heavily, their chests rising and falling.
Of course, those leaving with Ye Xiaoyue also included members of the Divine Maiden Sect, such as Ji Xiaoyu and Ji Xiaohui.
Until the people of the Demon Realm completely vanished from the sight of the Divine Maiden Sect, countless female cultivators were still lost in thought, their beautiful eyes filled with turbulent waves.
The most shocked were the Supreme Elders of the Divine Maiden Sect, their faces pale and eyes wide with astonishment.
What was shocking was not Ye Xiaoyue’s Celestial Snow Divine Body, for the high-ups of the Divine Maiden Sect had long known of this divine body; it was the young man in white that left many in the Saint Realm gasping for breath.
In just ten short years since entering the cultivation realm, he managed to display the "Dragon Emperor Sword Technique". Coupled with his various achievements, just thinking about the heights he might reach in the future left countless Supreme Elders of the Divine Maiden Sect with racing hearts and rapid breaths.
With the departure of the Demon Realm’s people, time slowly passed.
Ye Xiaofan didn’t know how he returned to the Divine Sword Sect, nor did he know how long it had been since he left the Divine Sword Sect.
He only knew that when he opened his eyes, he was seated at the peak of South Peak, surrounded by silver attire, a white expanse.
"Master, you’ve finally awakened?" Seeing Ye Xiaofan awaken, Yunmo Xi smiled joyfully, as if she herself had awakened.
Ye Xiaofan first smiled indifferently, then instinctively glanced around, but saw that the area of the Divine Sword Sect was already a white expanse, although Cangqiong Peak was still desolate, and the universe shattered by the might of Saint Realm giants had yet to heal and close.
His gaze swept over familiar figures.
The first to appear were naturally Nangong Jianchen, Mo Shiyi, Lin Changkong, Luo Qingxian, Luo Qingchen, Jian Wushuang, Talisman Saint, and several dozen white-haired elders from Array Peak.
As for the Guardians behind Nangong Jianchen, they sat en masse at the peak of the boundless snow and did not enter the territory of the Divine Sword Sect.
The area of the Divine Sword Sect was still teeming with people; countless cultivators did not depart, a dense crowd extending beyond sight.
Clearly, the area did not disperse like beasts at the departure of Yunmo Baitian and others; rather, they continued to linger in this world.
Especially around the boundless vast area, the Endless Old Saint was seated, unwilling to leave for a long time, and even the giants participating in the siege of the Sword Saint remained motionless, as if wary of something.
Watching the familiar scene before him, countless memories welled up in his heart; compared to before he left for the Icefield, the area of the Divine Sword Sect had hardly changed, even exaggerated to the point where everyone’s positions seemed not to have significantly shifted.
The only change, perhaps, was the absence of fighting; the world was eerily quiet, so quiet that even the faint sound of wind could be heard.
Looking at this familiar world, Ye Xiaofan felt no joy, for in this familiar place, he could no longer see the people he wished to see.
As thoughts slowly settled, Ye Xiaofan suddenly lifted his head urgently and said, "Sister, where is my sister? How is my sister?"
"Master, don’t worry, the young lady is fine. The elder is currently expelling the Heart-devouring Worm from her, but such an evil worm is quite insidious; it may take a long time." The Elder immediately responded, while indicating Ye Xiaofan to look in a certain direction.
The latter followed her gaze, seeing the highest cliff top of South Peak, where the Undying Elder and Ye Xiaoyue were seated cross-legged, surrounded by an endless terrifying power, with heart-devouring worms being forced out at a visible speed.
Yunmo Xi watched this scene, silently explaining to Ye Xiaofan: "Master doesn’t need to worry about Yue’Er sister; the elder has already taken Yue’Er sister as a disciple. With him as her master, Yue’Er sister won’t be harmed."
"Master? Yue’Er sister?" Ye Xiaofan listened in bewilderment, staring blankly at Yunmo Xi.
His sister had joined the Undying Elder’s sect? Become the Undying Elder’s disciple?
So how should he address his sister in the future? As martial aunt or grandmaster?
However, Ye Xiaofan didn’t dwell too much on it. In the cultivation realm, this was perfectly normal; there were no mundane rules. He would still call his sister as before, and call his master grandmaster, while Ye Xiaoyue called her master. Still, the fact that Undying Elder took his sister as a disciple surprised Ye Xiaofan.
But thinking about it, it seemed normal. Throughout the history of the Hundred Broken Mountain Range, only two Celestial Snow Divine Bodies had ever appeared; the Undying Elder probably valued Ye Xiaoyue because of her divine body.
Ye Xiaofan naturally felt glad for his sister, but Yunmo Xi’s use of ’Yue’Er sister’ puzzled him.
Although Ye Xiaoyue’s name contained the word Yue, no one had ever called her that. Seeing the confusion in Ye Xiaofan’s eyes, Yunmo Xi immediately explained: "The elder has given Ye Xiaoyue a Daoist name. From now on, the master’s sister will be called Yue’Er outside; the elder also addresses her as such."