“Brother, I can finally make amends for my mistakes.”
The myriad worlds trembled.
The sea of realms surged.
After an unknown number of years, a chilling figure radiating killing intent that pierced through ancient and modern times, with eyes that could suppress myriad realms, stepped out of the immortal realm, carrying a blood-stained wooden sword.
With a stride, she set foot upon the River of Time.
Under her terrifying pressure, the waters representing the past, present, and future all boiled, splashing with torrential waves, each droplet weighing as much as a small world.
“Hum——”
Xu Moli gently raised her delicate hand, and time reversed in her grasp, rewriting the flow of years.
How many years had passed since her brother's death?
Xu Moli could hardly remember.
All she knew was that from that day onward, she had lost all hope and support, her only driving force being the obsession to revive her brother, pushing her body to ceaselessly cultivate.
Finally.
She broke through to the realm above the Immortal Emperor, achieving an unprecedented supremacy, capable of ignoring causality and reversing time. With this power beyond the Immortal Emperor, she was sure to save her brother from the past!
Thinking of this, the ageless beauty could not help but reveal a faint smile.
“Rumble! Rumble!”
The River of Time was cut off.
Her white as jade hand reached upstream, accurately pinching a small world carrying a familiar aura from the endless droplets, which was the small world Xu Moli had ascended from.
The past was extracted, transforming into tangible scenes.
After a long separation, Xu Moli once again saw that familiar face, witnessing her brother's gentle and caring demeanor as he raised the young her.
She also saw the year she turned seventeen, when her brother sacrificed his own life to forcibly save the girl.
“Brother.”
A soft murmur carried countless emotions.
The River of Time trembled, and the supreme power was exerted at her fingertips, gently reaching out to seize her brother from the past, wanting to forcibly bring him to her side.
But——
With a crisp sound of a bubble bursting, the cold woman's fingers passed straight through Xu Xi, unable to affect him in the slightest, no matter how much strength she exerted, she could not touch him at all.
“No, this can't be.”
Xu Moli panicked.
She tried to retrieve other things from the past.
Everything went smoothly, her power that surpassed myriad worlds and realms made the constraints of time powerless to stop her, yet she could not touch her brother.
Again and again!
Again and again!!
Again and again!!!
No matter how many times she tried, she could only see Xu Xi living in the past, but could never truly touch him.
Like the moon in water and the flower in a mirror.
Although visible, they were separated by an infinite distance, making it impossible to touch.
“Why... why has it come to this...”
“It shouldn't be like this...”
“Why won't you give me a chance to make amends...”
Finally, Xu Moli gave up her countless attempts, deeply realizing that she would never be able to save her beloved brother.
Looking at the memories of the two of them in the River of Time.
She cried for the first time in a long while.
It was a silent cry.
Very quiet, very sad.
No sounds were made, only tears continuously fell, blending into the River of Time, but the sorrow-filled teardrops, even when washed by time, did not diminish in the slightest.
“...Brother, I'm sorry.”
In the end, the girl who had surpassed countless beings, reaching an impossible realm.
Curled herself into a small ball.
Letting her consciousness sink, falling into endless darkness, to escape the despair that could not be rewritten.
Opening her eyes, the darkness was pierced by warm sunlight.
Unlike before, when she woke up in the cultivation world, this time Xu Xi woke up in a room in the real world.
“It feels like I had a very long dream.”
The sun was at its peak, still daytime.
Shining in from the window.
Illuminating everything in the room.
This wasn't because Xu Xi slept too little, but because he had slept for over ten hours, reaching the morning of the next day.
After all, the things he did before the simulation ended completely surpassed human limits, putting an immense burden on his spirit.
“I wonder how Moli is doing after my death.”
“With her talent, I shouldn't have to worry, but thinking about never seeing her again, I feel a bit melancholic.”
Xu Xi sat up in bed, catching the sunlight in his palm, warm and comfortable, and sighed.
He was actually a bit of a recluse.
Especially after his legs were crippled, he rarely interacted with outsiders.
This simulation experience allowed him to enjoy a normal life for seventeen years. Honestly, Xu Xi felt truly satisfied.
However.
Thinking about the girl's despairing, tear-stricken face when the simulation ended.
Xu Xi couldn't help but sigh, feeling uneasy.
“Simulated life, huh...”
“It really is as the simulator said, an experience like a second life, just not quite the beautiful life it initially promised.”
Xu Xi clicked his tongue lightly.
Then began checking the system notifications that he hadn't had the chance to look at due to being too tired and sleepy after the simulation ended.
【Ding Dong~~~】
【First Simulation Summary Complete】
【Congratulations on activating the following achievements: Hero of One, Innovator of the Four Arts, Premature Death, The Man Behind Him】
【Hero of One】: You are her only hero, the light in her heart.
【Innovator of the Four Arts】: Your mastery of the Four Arts of cultivation has reached the level of founding a sect, achieving a silent revolution.
【Premature Death】: Your future could have been even more brilliant, but you died too soon.
The Man Behind Him: Your existence is insignificant to the world, yet you indirectly facilitated His birth, earning the title of the man behind the unspeakable taboo.
Xu Xi: ?
The first three achievements are quite normal, why did the last one suddenly change the tone?
“Judging from the description, the 'Him' refers to Moli, right?” Xu Xi pondered, “It seems that after my death, Moli became someone extraordinary.”
His concern for the girl lessened slightly.
Xu Xi continued checking the simulator panel.
【Simulation Summary: You completely wasted your talent. Although possessing a Heavenly Spirit Root, your cultivation ultimately stopped at the Golden Core Realm. Undoubtedly, this is a waste.】
【However, you indirectly accomplished another great feat by sacrificing your life, earning the title of 'That Man' across myriad worlds and realms, your existence is remembered by the world.】
【Simulation No. 01 Final Evaluation: S-】
【Rewards Generating...Beep...Beep...】
【Please choose any three rewards from the following five options, selected rewards will be immediately issued】
【1, Peak cultivation from the simulated life】
【2, All cultivation techniques from the simulated life】
【3, Wood-attribute Heavenly Spirit Root】
【4, Storage ring filled with cultivation resources】
【5, A jar of candy that never expires】