Xuan was released after a few weeks, then took a few months to recover from his injuries. Once he was able, he went back to training. He wouldn't lose his value, and he didn't forget his goal of avenging his clan.
However, Xuan had a dilemma. He had this tiny piece of dimension stone that he could do nothing with. It was not big enough to make a storage artifact, and he was under constant surveillance by those elders waiting for his next slip up. He didn't know who he could trust to refine this stone on his behalf.
