Since he succeeded in transcending the tribulations, Qin Yun naturally gave Hou Yi one Soul Heart Fruit and received the spatial shields in return.
Hou Yi was very willing to do this exchange; after all, back in the spatial tide, Qin Yun had only gathered other-universe corpses in the beginning, resulting in Hou Yi receiving a large number of treasures. The number of Connate Cardinal treasures he had… made him probably number one under the Heavenly Dao realm. He really wasn't missing out by giving up the spatial shields. Instead, he yearned more for Soul Heart Fruits.
In a Small World.
There was a boat with black awnings proceeding down a river. Qin Yun and Yi Xiao were dining on it.