Hun Qianling merely assumed that Han Xuanji, like her, was limited by the environment and was only at the Perfection of the Chaos Dominator Realm, still a distance away from the Eternal Dao Master Realm.
Hearing her words, Han Xuanji revealed a faint smile. He offered no defense and said nothing more, simply nodding gently.
Naturally, he would not tell Hun Qianling that he had long since broken through to the Eternal Dao Master Realm. Unless absolutely necessary, he did not wish to reveal this matter to avoid inviting unnecessary trouble.
Of course, Han Xuanji felt that after arriving at the Eternal Continent, his Realm would likely be difficult to conceal.
However, the journey from Chaos to the Eternal Continent would take quite some time. With such a long buffer period, even if he broke through to a higher Realm by then, it would not be earth-shattering. Displaying his talent appropriately would not be a bad thing.
After a brief introduction, Hun Qianling led Han Xuanji to the vessel's control console, authorized his access, and began teaching him how to operate the thousand spirits vessel.
To Hun Qianling's surprise, Han Xuanji learned how to operate the thousand spirits vessel completely after just one attempt.
She did not suspect anything else, merely assuming that Han Xuanji had some talent in this area.
Operating this eternal vessel required at least the cultivation of a Chaos Dominator. If it were a Powerful Expert at the Eternal Dao Master Realm, they could almost perfectly unleash the vessel's full power.
The reason Hun Qianling valued Han Xuanji was because he possessed Divine Soul power at the Eternal level.
She had long guessed that Han Xuanji's Divine Soul had already stepped into the Eternal level; after all, even she could not see through his true strength.
Precisely because of this, Hun Qianling had been eager to recruit Han Xuanji. In her view, such outstanding Divine Soul talent was extremely suitable for practicing the Hun Family's Cultivation Technique. If she could recruit him to the Hun Family, it would surely bring her great assistance.
Hun Qianling had even secretly pondered in her heart that if she possessed the same Divine Soul talent as Han Xuanji, she would have likely broken through long ago.
After contemplating for a moment, Hun Qianling turned to look at Han Xuanji. A hint of hesitation appeared in her expression, and her tone was gentle:
"Fellow Daoist Xuanji, we are about to leave Chaos. Will you not bid farewell to your relatives, friends, and those Disciples? After all, our destination is the Eternal Continent, and our return date is uncertain. Perhaps it will be thousands or ten thousands of years before we meet again—for them, the time will be even longer."
The flow of time on the Eternal Continent is not the same as in Chaos.
One year passing on the Eternal Continent might mean thousands of years have passed in Chaos.
Hearing this, Han Xuanji slowly shook his head, his tone calm:
"There is no need. I have never liked the sorrow of parting. Rather than worrying about each other and enduring a melancholy farewell, it is better to just depart directly; it is cleaner and more decisive."
He paused, then added:
"I have already told them that I was leaving. Everything that needed to be instructed has been covered; they know what to do, so there is no need for a special farewell."
In his words, there seemed to be no trace of reluctance, yet they concealed a hint of emotion that was not easily revealed.
Hearing this, Hun Qianling nodded gently, a flash of understanding crossing her eyes, and a gentle smile appeared on her face:
"I can understand. The scene of parting is indeed distressing. Being this decisive is actually better."
The Hun Family was vast and powerful; having seen departures since she was young, she had long since grown accustomed to them.
As her voice fell, Hun Qianling said no more and operated the thousand spirits vessel.
In an instant, the thousand spirits vessel erupted with a dazzling silvery-white light. The patterns on the vessel's hull surged rapidly. With just a slight movement, it departed without a sound, instantly leaving Xuantian Dao Palace, sweeping across the sky of the Immortal Realm, and speeding toward the depths of Chaos, disappearing from the Immortal Realm in the blink of an eye.
Just as the thousand spirits vessel departed, within Xuantian Dao Palace, Li Taiqing and the others all shuddered. Their cultivation stopped abruptly, and the expressions on their faces instantly became solemn and sorrowful.
They could all vaguely sense that the familiar aura that had always shrouded Xuantian Dao Palace, like a stabilizing needle for the sea, had completely vanished.
In the past, it was always they, the Disciples, who went out to gain experience and weather the storms, while Han Xuanji always remained at Xuantian Dao Palace, focusing on his cultivation. It seemed as though they were accompanying their Master, but in reality, it was their Master who had been silently protecting them all along, serving as their most solid backing.
But this time, it was different. Their Master had truly left—left Xuantian Dao Palace, left Chaos, and headed toward the distant and unknown Eternal Continent.
There was not much communication.
Han Xuanji's Disciples all turned around in silence, returned to their own Immortal Caves, and began frantic closed-door cultivation.
Even Lu Fan, who had now become the Human Emperor and ruled over a portion of the Human Race, and Lin Feng, who had ascended to the throne of Heavenly Emperor and held authority over the order of the Immortal Realm, set aside their efforts for expansion and devoted more of their focus to cultivation.
Even Xiaobai, who was usually the laziest in cultivation and spent all day eating, drinking, and playing, put away all his mischief, ducked into his Immortal Cave, and cultivated bitterly day and night, not daring to slack off in the slightest. Such a scene could be called a great miracle since the establishment of Xuantian Dao Palace.
All the Disciples held a drive in their hearts. They wanted to work hard in their cultivation, catch up to their Master's footsteps, and become strong enough not to disappoint their Master. Furthermore, they wanted to wait for the day their Master returned, to be able to stand by their Master's side with sufficient strength, no longer being Disciples who needed their Master's protection.
Yun Wuji even wondered if it was possible for him to cultivate directly to Perfected Limitless Primordial and then head to the Eternal Continent to find his Master.
Of course, this was the worst option.
It would only happen if Han Xuanji had been gone for too long without any news at all.
...
On the other side, the thousand spirits vessel remained in the Chaos Void Realm.
Hun Qianling said in a crisp tone:
"Fellow Daoist Xuanji, to transcend Chaos, we only need to operate the thousand spirits vessel to force a Breakthrough. Although it will cause some disturbances, with the power of the thousand spirits vessel, we will certainly be able to pass through smoothly. This will of chaos cannot block us."
As she spoke, she was about to raise her hand to operate the control console and start the vessel to forcibly break through the spatial shackles set by the will of chaos.
"Wait."
Han Xuanji gently raised his hand to stop her action, his tone calm and without the slightest ripple:
"There is no need to force a Breakthrough. That is too flashy and easily invites unnecessary trouble."
As his voice fell, Han Xuanji closed his eyes and moved his mind slightly to notify Han Husheng of this matter.
Upon receiving the message, Han Husheng naturally could not block them.
Almost in an instant, the grey, hazy Chaos Void Realm ahead slowly cracked open a fissure, as if it were actively welcoming them through.
Seeing this, a flash of surprise instantly crossed Hun Qianling's eyes. She turned to look at Han Xuanji, her tone carrying a hint of disbelief:
"You... you actually subdued the will of chaos?"
She had never expected that Han Xuanji could achieve this. One must know that taming the will of chaos was not easy; even those top-tier existences below the Eternal Dao Lords on the Eternal Continent found it difficult to completely subdue it with brute force, at most being able to suppress it temporarily.
Hun Qianling marveled inwardly, and her gaze toward Han Xuanji held a hint of something different.
It seemed that Han Xuanji's strength was even more exaggerated than she had imagined. To actually be able to subdue the will of chaos—such methods were truly extraordinary.
Naturally, she would not guess that the reason Han Xuanji was able to subdue the will of chaos was that he had long since learned the secret technique of the Hun Family, not by relying purely on his own strength.
Without the Great Thousand Soul Book, it would have been truly difficult for him.
Han Xuanji slowly opened his eyes, smiled faintly, offered no explanation, and simply nodded gently:
"Let's go. We can pass through now."
"Alright."
Hun Qianling nodded, and soon piloted the thousand spirits vessel to rush out of Chaos.