He failed to transcend the era.
He couldn't defeat his past self from thirty years ago, nor could he withstand the Third Rank Unsealing.
His cultivation of Penetrating Divine Senses only scratched the surface—far inferior to Cao Erzhu, and even more so to Kui Leihan.
This proves that the next generation cultivated by the Saint Servant, Lei Shuangxing, was a failure. And even replacing Lei Shuangxing with Xu Xiaoshou yielded another failure.
The Saint Servant's thirty years of efforts were, from start to finish, an utter failure.
Except for Bazhun'an.
Except for the spirit of Bazhun'an.
"Bazhun'an, you're the only one left..."
...
"What do you mean?"
Zhong Yuanzi glanced to his side.
It was rare—Xu Xiaoshou and Ai Cangsheng, having such a moment of calm and casual conversation. Was this the calm before the storm?
Or maybe, now that the Blood World Pearl was no longer present, everything just felt so much better. Even the air seemed sweeter...
