In the royal palace, Yun Xiao stood before the Supreme Marshal, Chen Xiao, with a dilemma. How could he explain this bizarre turn of events? The war had just been declared, and right after the young folks had gotten down to business, Yun Xiao had to break the news: "Your daughter... she's gone."2

He couldn't mention anything about the Primordial Immortal Ancestor or the Creator Immortal.0

"She was a reincarnated true Immortal," Yun Xiao finally said after a long silence, his voice deep and solemn. "She triggered a mark and had to return... and she left the rest to me."0

The Supreme Marshal was dumbfounded, staring at Yun Xiao with wide eyes. After a long pause, he asked, "You're not pulling my leg, are you?"0

"No," Yun Xiao replied.0

"Gone back? Gone back where?" The Supreme Marshal asked through gritted teeth.0

"To a realm beyond our mortal understanding, I suppose," Yun Xiao said.0

"Will she ever return?" The Supreme Marshal's voice trembled with the question.0

"Definitely! You're the father of an Immortal; she'll surely come back to see you," Yun Xiao assured. He had made up his mind. He would seek out other incarnations of transcending calamity. His story with Chen Xi had ended too abruptly; there was still so much left unfinished. This was also a way to give the Supreme Marshal some closure.0

The Supreme Marshal slightly relaxed upon hearing Yun Xiao's confident reply, but his eyes reddened. He stared blankly at the dragon throne, lost in thought. "How could she just leave all of a sudden..." he mused. As a father, to see his daughter of fifteen years vanish without a trace left a gaping, torn wound in his heart.0

"Gone, and she took the Primordial Array with her?" The Supreme Marshal didn't dwell on his sorrow for long, quickly returning to the pressing matters at hand. 0

Yun Xiao, holding a walnut-sized, dim bell, said, "We still have this, but we can't activate it."0

The Supreme Marshal frowned deeply, eyeing...0