The two ran a thousand miles away, and when they looked back and saw that Shi Feiyang hadn't released the Heavenly Demon Immortal Slaying Sword to cut them down, they finally felt a bit relieved. Yet, they couldn't just let Han'er fall into the Demon Path, so they decided to split up—one went to Emei Mountain to inform Madam Miao Yi, and the other flew towards the East Sea's Fishing Rock to inform Qi Shuming and Xuan Zhenzi.
Unbeknownst to Shi Feiyang, they dealt with the situation. He had completely forsaken the perception of an ordinary human, and his whole being merged back into the Dao's essence, becoming one with the universe...
This state was mysterious. If the myriad heavens and the earth are considered the "front stage," then the essence of the Dao is the "backstage." On the front stage, one sees colors, hears sounds, smells scents, and tastes flavors... But backstage, one perceives the primal transformations of "Qi." There, he saw his deeply cherished homeland.
