After confirming that no more evil spirits remained, Xu Xi left the Boundary Ruins.
The news spread rapidly, creating an enormous sensation. No one had expected that the mountain of corpses and sea of blood, which initially required assistance from the General Bureau of Extraordinary Control, would be dealt with singlehandedly by Xu Xi.
It seed impossible.
The ruins were filled with enemies at the Foundation Establishnt Realm and above, including many Golden Core and Nascent Soul beings. How could a Golden Core Realm cultivator like Xu Xi possibly eliminate them all?
“Hiss—”
Audible gasps filled the air as onlookers stared at Xu Xi with wide-eyed disbelief.
“I get it now! Senior Xu must secretly be a God-Transformation Realm expert. His Golden Core Realm cultivation is just an illusion to deceive us—just like in novels where the hero hides his true power!”
“I knew from the mont I saw Senior Xu that he was extraordinary!”
“Father, can I be a pendant on his thigh?”
“Ahem, actually, I have a sister…”
Faced with the crowd’s excitent, Xu Xi could only shake his head helplessly and explain, “I’m really just a Golden Core cultivator.”
But no one believed him. Even the honest Wang Dali looked at him as if he were joking.
In the end, Xu Xi let them think what they wanted. With the Eternal Tears in his possession, his combat strength far exceeded that of an ordinary Golden Core Realm cultivator, so their misunderstanding wasn’t entirely unfounded.
The situation concluded smoothly. The extraordinary reinforcents from the General Bureau turned back midway, leaving behind only a small group of researchers to gather data on the Boundary Ruins.
Later, Zhang Yaoguo asked Xu Xi how he wished to be compensated for his contribution. Given the imnse threat posed by the Boundary Ruins, Xu Xi’s intervention had been invaluable, and Zhang Yaoguo struggled to determine an appropriate reward.
“If possible, I’d like all the compensation to be in the form of extraordinary items—but none from the immortal cultivation system,” Xu Xi requested, much to Zhang Yaoguo’s surprise.
Though puzzled as to why an immortal cultivator would want items from other systems, Zhang Yaoguo agreed without hesitation.
Before long, Xu Xi received over a thousand extraordinary items of varying quality, so intact and others damaged.
He recharged all of them into the simulator, which significantly advanced the loading progress of the anchor dia. Unfortunately, due to the diverse types of extraordinary items, none of the progress bars reached 100%.
“The magic side has the highest loading rate so far—83%,” Xu Xi noted. “Looks like I should focus on completing that first.”
Back ho, Xu Xi dove into his alchemy work without rest. He purchased raw materials from the Extraordinary House, refined elixirs, sold them back on the platform, and used the earned points to buy more materials.
This relentless cycle continued for days. Exhausting himself physically and ntally, Xu Xi eventually reached the final stretch.
“Bang!”
Twenty days later, at night, the lid of the alchemy furnace flew open, and dozens of golden elixirs floated into the air. Xu Xi flicked a porcelain bottle, and the elixirs obediently flew into it before being sealed.
Exhaling deeply, Xu Xi couldn’t hide his exhaustion.
“This is the last batch of Huanglong Pills. After selling them tomorrow, I’ll have enough points to buy the remaining magic side items and fill up the progress bar,” he murmured. “Finally… finally.”
Looking at the porcelain bottle in his hand, Xu Xi sighed again. His body felt worn out from the twenty-plus days of nonstop alchemy work.
Placing the elixirs into his storage ring, he gazed at the night sky. The bright moon hung high, bathing the world in a serene glow. He couldn’t resist his weariness any longer and made his way to bed.
While cultivators at the Golden Core Realm typically replaced sleep with ditation, Xu Xi’s fatigue demanded a deep, dreamless slumber.
Before long, his gentle breathing filled the quiet room.
The night was peaceful. Moonlight filtered through the gaps in the curtains, softly illuminating the room with a silvery glow.
In this tranquil setting, a cold, graceful figure appeared silently beside the bed. The moonlight touched her black hair, giving it a faint silver sheen.
“Brother…” she whispered, her voice trembling with attachnt.
She placed her fingertips gently on Xu Xi’s chest and bent down, resting her head as she had done in childhood, letting herself relax in her brother’s arms. The familiar warmth and scent cald her restless heart.
He was truly back. Her brother had returned.
Seeing him with her own eyes, touching him with her own hands, hearing his steady breathing—these reassured Xu Moli that the hero she idolized, the sun she longed for, had co back to her.
“Brother, we’ll et soon. I’ll make sure of it…” she murmured softly, lying close to him.
Though she had found him, there was an undeniable challenge.
Xu Xi existed in a fragile and insignificant dinsion. If she tried to bring her full Immortal Emperor form into this space, it would collapse entirely.
She couldn’t risk such destruction. She refused to harm him.
Far across ti and space, Xu Moli, now an Immortal Emperor, was destroying countless immortal cultivation worlds at breakneck speed. By rging their fragnts with Earth’s tiline, she aid to increase the planet’s capacity to sustain her presence.
She was determined to reunite with her brother, to live by his side again.
For now, the eternal teardrop Xu Xi wore allowed her to sense his existence and send a sliver of her power to him.
But fear held her back.
She worried her brother might not accept how much she had changed. She feared his rejection, his disappointnt.
And yet, tonight, she had gathered the courage to draw closer to him.
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