Gu Han’s controversial remarks at the Enforcement Hall quickly spread throughout the Zixiao Sword Sect. Many believed he had been wronged, for why would a humble and gentle senior brother with such unparalleled talent say something like he was willing to become an ordinary person?

His talent, after all, was enough to ascend to immortality.

It must be that the sect failed to discern right from wrong, causing her to be so disappointed that she spoke such words in anger.

At Zixiao Peak, the sect's elders gathered together.

"Qingyue, look at your disciple. He’s leaving the sect. Is this something he would say?" Elder Xuanxu raged.

Gu Han had already become the unwritten standard-bearer of the new generation in the sect, and now that such an incident had happened, how would the disciples of the sect view their own sect? They would think the sect had abandoned him without understanding the facts, and that there was no distinction between right and wrong…

He couldn’t bear to imagine how devastating the consequences would be if this matter were to spread.

Seated in the second chair, the cool and stunning beauty of Qingyue remained expressionless, but there was a trace of confusion in her eyes.

Had she really misunderstood Gu Han?

"I will investigate this thoroughly and clear his name."

"Is this even a matter for investigation? If you hadn’t personally sent him to the Enforcement Hall, if he hadn’t been so disappointed with you, his respected master, he wouldn’t have said such things," Elder Xuanxu mocked.

"Who in the Zixiao Sword Sect doesn’t know that Gu Han holds you in the highest regard? Even the sect master's orders carry less weight before you than his respect for you."

"Do you really not know what kind of person he is?"

Qingyue fell silent. Yes, she knew better than anyone what kind of person Gu Han was. He could never say such things, but at the time, the evidence was irrefutable, and there was also Liu Ruyan's testimony.

How could there be any doubt?

The hall was filled with arguments, with many elders pointing fingers at Qingyue, discussing how to appease Gu Han. At this moment, they all believed that he had been truly misunderstood.

Many elders also voiced their concerns.

Gu Han had shown extraordinary talent since childhood. Elders with any standing had privately observed him. None of them believed that Gu Han would do something like this.

But the evidence, as well as Gu Han himself being sent to the Enforcement Hall by Qingyue, left them no choice but to accept the facts.

After all, it was her disciple. How could she have falsely accused him?

Seeing them quarrel, Ziyang, the sect leader, frowned and coughed lightly.

Immediately, the hall fell silent, and all eyes turned to him.

After the silence, Ziyang spoke, "Elder Xuanxu, go and investigate the evidence. You must restore Gu Han's reputation."

Normally, this should have been Qingyue’s responsibility, but now…

He had some doubts.

Elder Huaxu nodded. "Rest assured, I will find new evidence and clear that scoundrel’s name."

"Elder Canghe, although we've already told the disciples who are aware of this matter to keep quiet, for the sake of preventing any accidents, you should go and find them. If they can swear an oath, that would be best."

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This matter was of great importance to the sect's reputation. If it reached the ears of those old fools, they would be ridiculed for an eternity.

After giving all the orders, Ziyang finally turned to Qingyue and hesitated for a moment before speaking.

"You should go into seclusion for now. He may not want to see you."

Within the sect, Gu Han had the deepest feelings for Qingyue, his senior sisters, and junior sisters, but now he wanted to abandon his cultivation and become an ordinary person, which showed just how deeply disappointed he was in them.

Qingyue opened her mouth but merely nodded lightly in response.

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In the Infinite Abyss, Gu Han stared at the things in his sea of consciousness, frowning.

"So it was you who brought me here."

The system, in the form of a little sprite, nodded. "In your past life, you stood alone against the Son of Fortune for thousands of years. Now, as long as you strip him of his fortune, you can surely reverse the fate and stop the Great Heavenly Calamity."

The Great Heavenly Calamity?

Gu Han smiled, but his expression quickly darkened.

"Get lost."

How could he not know about the Great Heavenly Calamity? Wasn’t it White Fan who sought to refine the entire world to ascend?

In his past life, he tried to stop it, but what was the result?

Master, senior sisters...

The people he once loved, all turned against him.

The system, clearly frightened by Gu Han's demeanor, hesitated. It knew from a thousand years in the future just how strong Gu Han had become. At his peak, even the Heavenly Dao feared him, let alone this system that had only fled with a fragment of the Heavenly Dao.

But thinking of the destruction of the world and the Heavenly Dao being refined a thousand years later, the system still hoped to intervene.

"Have you not thought of your master, your senior sisters?" the system asked.

"They all died tragically in the end."

"Could it be that you want this tragedy to repeat itself?"

The last time, he fought against White Fan to save them, but now, with the system's help, everything could change.

"You are the Heavenly Dao. You must know what they did to me. Do you really think, after living again, they deserve my help?" Gu Han's tone was calm but left the system speechless.

Although it did not understand human emotions, its instincts told it.

They didn’t deserve it.

After an unknown amount of time, the system spoke again.

"I still hope you think it through. The Great Heavenly Calamity... even if not for them, you must think of the people of the world. Only you can stop it."

With that, the system disappeared.

Feeling the system's departure, Gu Han sneered.

The Son of Fortune, destroyer of heaven and earth.

This was truly the greatest joke of all.

Glancing at the lone, frail figure outside the Infinite Abyss, Gu Han calmly turned away.

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"Why won’t senior brother talk to me?"

Liu Ruyan, holding the red dragon in her arms, said with red eyes.

Thinking back to the scene in the Enforcement Hall, where her senior brother had looked at her with disdain in front of everyone, it felt like being stabbed with a thousand needles, unbearable.

She didn’t care what others thought; she just wanted to know why her once loving senior brother had changed so much.

Could it really be because she testified for Master?

But she truly saw her senior brother push past those disciples, even throwing them into the mouths of the demon race.

Looking at the red dragon in her hands, Liu Ruyan was lost in thought. Had she really been wrong? Or had she framed her senior brother?

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"Junior sister, quickly go back. The wind here is too strong. You, in the Spirit Sea Realm, could easily get hurt," a disciple who was training nearby warned.

"Yeah, Senior Brother Gu Han’s strength is immense. Even if he’s in the Infinite Abyss, it won’t harm him. If you stay here, and he sees you get hurt, he will definitely be heartbroken."

They didn’t know about the events in the Enforcement Hall, and assumed Gu Han had come here to cultivate his body. Seeing Liu Ruyan holding the red dragon and waiting, they kindly advised her to leave.

Senior Brother Gu Han had always cherished Liu Ruyan, treating her like a princess. Even the slightest injury to her would make him cause trouble. If she were to get hurt here, once Senior Brother Gu Han became stronger, he might even flatten the entire Infinite Abyss.

This wasn’t an exaggeration.

Gu Han had done such things before.

The sect encouraged competition among disciples, as long as no one died, fights were normal. A few years ago, Liu Ruyan had just entered the sect and was weak. She was bullied by Gu Youyou.

Gu Han went straight to her door with a sword, though back then, his cultivation was still short, and he couldn’t match a Dao Palace Realm expert. Later, Gu Han worked harder than anyone else in his cultivation.

Three months later, he went to her door with his sword. Had it not been for the sect elders’ intervention, Gu Youyou would have been crippled.

At that time, Gu Han was covered in blood, his state no better than Gu Youyou’s, but he still solemnly spoke.

"Anyone who dares to bully my junior sister will have to answer to me."

These words tugged at the hearts of many young women. With such a senior brother, even death would be worth it.

Later, someone dug up more stories.

Anyone who dared to slander his senior sisters would have their mouths torn off. Anyone who bullied his little junior sister would get a beating. If they couldn’t win, they would train harder and return for another fight.

After these stories surfaced, no one envied Liu Ruyan more.

Could Gu Han really level the Infinite Abyss? It seemed entirely possible.