She suddenly realized that this man truly stirred her heart a little.

What exactly did he go through in this year and nine months?

Fan Wubing looked at Xue Ya and said with a gentle smile, "Thank you."

Xue Ya shook her head, "Da Chun won’t protect you while you sleep, so it had to be me."

Fan Wubing’s gaze softened, and he softly said again, "Thank you."

Then, he turned and walked to Bai Yihuan, waving a breeze to blow away the dust on her body.

Bai Yihuan stood like a rigid wooden doll with some creaking sounds from her body.

It was indeed difficult for such a combative Female Warrior God to sit still for nearly two years.

Bai Yihuan slowly opened her eyes and, upon seeing Fan Wubing, exclaimed joyfully, "You’re awake, that’s great!" Without a sense of boundary, she hugged Fan Wubing tightly, "That’s great; you finally woke up, really great! I was so afraid you and Sister Fu wouldn’t come back. If that were the case, I’d lose two good friends. By the way, where’s Sister Fu?"

Bai Yihuan looked around searchingly.

Fan Wubing shook his head, "I didn’t bring her back."

Bai Yihuan froze, asking sadly, "Can’t she come back?"

Fan Wubing raised his head to look at the sun in the sky, "I think, like me, she never really left."

"What?"

"Do you still remember what woke you when you were trapped in the dream of immortality?"

Bai Yihuan recalled, "It was the sun! A sun suddenly appeared in my dream. It was so dazzling that I woke up."

Fan Wubing smiled mildly.

"What do you mean..." Bai Yihuan was utterly puzzled.

Fan Wubing turned to look at the silver snake and said, "Man’Er, come out; stop hiding."

The silver snake suddenly opened its eyes, with its giant vertical pupils turning into a star-filled galaxy.

Suddenly, the starry sky in its pupils transformed into a sun.

The sun was so bright that the three of them couldn’t help but squint their eyes.

An eternal meaning flowed from it.

When the light receded, Fu Manman was already standing in front of the three, unbeknownst to them. However, she had changed; her hair, eyebrows, and eyelashes had all turned golden, and even her usually dark eyes had become golden.

Bai Yihuan was stunned, "Are you Sister Fu?"

Fu Manman smiled and said, "Although I look a bit different, I’m indeed the Sister Fu you know."

"Why did you become... like this?"

Fu Manman didn’t respond immediately but looked at Fan Wubing, saying, "You’re actually not alone at all."

Fan Wubing nodded, "Yeah, I know. You’ve been watching me from the sky."

"Unfortunately, after you went underwater, I couldn’t see clearly anymore." Fu Manman took a deep breath and smiled, "But fortunately, now I can see the real you again."

When Fan Wubing observed everything through the perspective of a pair of dragon horns,

Fu Manman was using the perspective of the unwavering sun in the sky to observe everything, including him.

They watched over each other for countless years in that river of time.

Fu Manman took a gentle step forward, and her golden hair and eyebrows reverted to their original color, but the golden hue in her pupils remained.

Fan Wubing asked with a smile, "Why change back? Golden looks so sacred."

Fu Manman muttered, "There’s already a Senior Sister Gu Lan with golden hair; I don’t want to be a second one."

Fan Wubing took a deep breath and exhaled long, "I was worried about you before, but now it seems I was overthinking."

Fu Manman’s eyes trembled slightly, "How can I keep making you worry? I have been growing too."

Xue Ya laughed, "Now that you’re reunited, there’s nothing more for me here."

With that, she threw out the Buddha dust. It expanded slightly, and she sat sideways on it, ready to leave.

Fan Wubing asked quickly, "Can’t you stay with us?"

Xue Ya smiled back, "Why?"

"Maybe we can talk more."

Xue Ya’s eyes sparkled, "Let’s save it for next time together."

With those words, she transformed into a stream of light and swept from the treetop towards the sky’s end.

Fan Wubing looked on with a face full of regret.

Fu Manman stood beside him, watching for a while, then turned her head and blinked, "Who was that?"

"The Celestial Venerable Youxuan from Wangxian Pavilion, Xue Ya."

"Oh, such a mature and beautiful big sister," Fu Manman said meaningfully.

"What do you mean by that?"

Fu Manman smiled slightly, "Nothing." With that, she went over to chat with Bai Yihuan.

Fan Wubing turned his head to look at a spot on the tree crown, where a small wooden boat was docked. An old man was holding a rod, fishing. The old man turned his head and exchanged looks with Fan Wubing.

Fan Wubing nodded slightly, and the old man nodded back.

He should be Man’Er’s Guardian, meticulously arranged by Elder Luo.

Fan Wubing understood that there was no need for him to worry about Man’Er. Not to mention having a Tribulation Immortal Guardian, the most crucial thing was that Man’Er herself was exceptionally outstanding; she had never disappointed anyone.

The tree crown suddenly began to tremble.

The silver snake suddenly bit its own tail and began to swallow itself. This process was not in the least bit eerie; it was incredibly sacred, attracting onlookers to pause and watch.

The silver snake swallowed itself in such a manner and then vanished from the tree crown.

"The Watcher of Ages..." Fan Wubing thought for a moment and said to Fu Manman, "It probably came specifically for you. As for me, I’m just incidental."

Fu Manman’s gaze was complex, "Hmm... I feel it knows me. Or rather, it knows my path related to the sun."

"What path?"

"Its name seems to be... ’Eternal’."

The Eternal Dao, one of the highest and most supreme nine Innate Daos.

Unlike the Circulation Dao and Life Dao that Fan Wubing comprehended, Fu Manman’s Eternal Dao was complete. In other words, she was the Terminal Daoist of the Eternal Dao, possibly the only one who comprehended the Eternal Dao.