In the end, the red dragon turned its grief into appetite and finished all the True Dragon Immortal Wine. It drank until it was completely drunk, passed out with no care for its dragonly dignity. That utterly collapsed sleeping posture was truly laughable to see.
Xu Xi glanced at the red dragon’s residence, then at the dragon's huge body. After leaving so cultivation resources for it, he crossed through space and returned to Yanshan City.
...
Ti continued to flow.
As the number of simulations increased and Xu Xi continued his diligent cultivation in reality, his strength gradually reached a limit.
Multiple extraordinary systems coexisted within his body.
He could see the road ahead, but he could not reach the peak of supremacy.
Whether it was cultivation, magic, or any other system, he was stuck just a step away from the Supre Realm—or perhaps even further.
No matter what he did, he could not beco a Supre.
"Is it a lack of ti?"
"Or a lack of tempering?"
Xu Xi pondered for a long ti and finally felt that it might be related to the simulator itself.
He once again returned to the Sea of Possibilities, trying to set foot on the path.
He thought that perhaps the key to achieving supremacy lay in that path.
But he failed.
No matter what Xu Xi tried, just like before, he could not get close to the path.
It felt like sothing was still missing, sothing necessary for the final ascension.
"What exactly is missing..."
"Strength? Temperant? Position? Or... ti?"
Xu Xi summoned the simulator panel and stared at it for a long ti.
Every single word on the panel, even the corners of the screen, were extrely familiar to him—nothing had changed, except for one thing: the natural cooldown ti for the number of simulations.
That cooldown required ten thousand days of real-world ti.
It was an unbearably long wait.
Because the ti was so long, Xu Xi had been using extraordinary items to recharge and buy new simulation chances.
"Could it be this?"
Xu Xi fell into deep thought, guessing that this might indeed be the correct answer.
...
"Brother’s guess is very likely correct."
"I agree with Master’s view."
"If that’s the case, then I'll wait together with Master."
"Master, would you like so soup?"
"In any case, I will always protect Master Sorcerer."
After listening to Xu Xi’s speculation, the five girls all agreed with him and decided to wait alongside him.
They were curious too.
What was the true nature behind Xu Xi’s seemingly omnipotent "reincarnation"?
What was its origin, its essence?
...
In order to speed up the passage of the ten thousand days countdown,
Xu Xi reduced his simulation frequency,
and spent more ti in the real world on Earth.
But occasionally, he would still accompany the girls to have short, relaxing strolls through simulations.
Compared to the real world,
life simulations had many conveniences—such as freely choosing which worlds to visit, and having no real threat to life.
"Brother, can you accompany this ti?"
As if it had been arranged in advance,
no one else appeared—only Xu Moli, who, in the brilliant and bright morning, made this request to Xu Xi.
"Of course," Xu Xi smiled and agreed.
Not long after,
Xu Xi activated the life simulation and, along with Xu Moli, arrived in a mortal world.
There were no cultivators here, no magicians, no warriors or sorcerers.
It was simple, ordinary,
nothing special—just mortals living their lives, much like the ancient tis of China on Earth.
Xu Xi and Xu Moli settled down temporarily, living as ordinary mortals, leading plain and uneventful days, as if dreaming back to the early stages of his first simulation.
"Brother, do you think I’m strange?"
"No," Xu Xi answered without hesitation.
Hearing his reply, Xu Moli’s face blood into a soft smile. She sat on the old wooden doorstep, lightly tracing circles with her fingers.
It was a scorching sumr day, heatwaves rising in the air.
People in the city hurried about, no one lingering in the streets.
Watching this scene, Xu Moli chuckled softly and explained to Xu Xi why she had chosen such a mortal world:
"Brother, do you still rember?"
"Back at the amusent park, you once said you felt guilty."
"Because you thought life in Blackstone City was too poor."
"You wanted to live better, to be happy, to have endless candy to eat, so you brought to the Heavenly Sword Sect..."
"But I..."
The young girl sat on the doorstep.
Her legs, which once swung back and forth due to the difference in height, now could only touch the ground because she had grown taller.
Her voice echoed, filled with countless emotions—
regret, resentnt, love, sorrow.
"Brother, I’ve always been a burden to you."
"Back in Blackstone City, I often made things worse. Even at Heavenly Sword Sect, I was your drag."
"I really didn’t want to be like that..."
Her expression dimd slightly.
The girl’s figure leaned sideways, naturally resting her head on Xu Xi’s shoulder.
"Since that ti, I’ve always thought,"
"If there had been no Heavenly Tribulation, no cultivators, would life with Brother have been better?"
"Living an ordinary life as ordinary people until the end."
Hearing this, Xu Xi already understood why the girl had specially chosen a mortal world.
He reached out and gently rubbed her head.
"That’s quite a selfish thought," he said warmly.
"But Brother will agree to it, right?"
"Mm."
"I knew it! Brother treats the best!" The young fairy's voice carried a bit of playful mischief, and the curve of her smiling lips was especially beautiful.
She grew even more daring, directly hugging Xu Xi’s arm,
and spoke her long-held desire:
"Life is too troubleso. I just want to stay with Brother forever. I don’t need friends or anything else."
Pa!
"Brother, it hurts~~~"
Xu Xi helplessly withdrew his flicking finger and said with a lecturing tone,
"Moli, besides , you need to think about other things too."
"No one’s life should exist solely for another person."
"I know," the girl obediently nodded.
Whether she truly agreed or was just pretending, only she herself knew.
Afterward, Xu Xi and Xu Moli continued chatting.
Xu Moli asked him, "Brother, what were you thinking when you saved back then?"
What was he thinking...
Xu Xi recalled the experience of his first simulation, looked toward the distant blue sky, and said,
"Honestly, it was very chaotic back then. If I had to say... I wasn’t thinking anything at all."
"Nothing?"
"Mm. I simply wanted to save you, so I acted."
The sumr sunlight was especially bright, illuminating the silent streets and scattering patches of light and shadow.
Xu Moli leaned against Xu Xi’s shoulder, quietly watching the peace of that sumr.
Indeed, no one’s life should be destined solely for another.
Unless, that so-called life only existed because of that person.
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