Xu Moli's mood had improved significantly.
It was a sudden and subtle change.
Xu Xi, unsure of the reason behind this shift, decided to ask.
"What's the matter, Moli?"
"Nothing much. It's just that reuniting with my elder brother fills me with joy."
The girl's eyes sparkled with a smile, and under the sunlight streaming through the window, her usually cold demeanor softened, revealing a hint of the adorable and innocent charm she had as a child.
Though it was fleeting, though it lasted only a moment.
She quickly returned to her usual composed and ethereal fairy-like appearance.
Meanwhile, the kitchen in the courtyard was eerily quiet. The witch was silently using her temporal authority to halt the passage of time for the hot tea and pastries, sitting still as she gazed at Xu Xi's door.
She wanted to ensure that everything would be delivered to her mentor in the most perfect state at the right moment.
...
"Moli, could you tell me what you've been through after the great battle at the Heavenly Sword Sect?"
In the bedroom, bathed in the warm, slanting light, Xu Xi posed the question to Xu Moli.
Xu Xi had already gotten a rough idea of his younger sister's exploits in the cultivation world from Li Wanshou.
But such matters were always better heard from the person who experienced them firsthand.
Xu Xi was curious.
After the first simulation ended, how did his sister go from being an ordinary cultivator to cutting a swath through the Immortal Realm? How did she grow so powerful that even her tears became something extraordinary?
"Elder brother, if you wish to know, Moli will tell you everything."
Xu Moli nodded gently and began recounting the series of events that followed the demonic cultivators' invasion of the Heavenly Sword Sect.
Leaving the Heavenly Sword Sect.
Hunting down all the demonic cultivators in the cultivation world.
Gathering rare treasures and creating her own divine techniques.
Xu Moli's tone was calm, and her account closely matched the information Li Wanshou had provided, though with more details and a stronger sense of immersion.
At this point, Xu Xi's expression remained relatively composed.
But as his sister began recounting her experiences in the Immortal Realm, Xu Xi's eyes gradually widened, and his mind filled with questions.
Breaking into the Immortal Realm before even reaching the Immortal stage, engaging in a battle with the Gatekeeper Immortal without being at a disadvantage?
After achieving the status of a True Immortal, being able to retreat calmly even when facing the Immortal Emperor?
Ah.
Is my sister really this formidable?
Xu Xi was utterly bewildered. He had never imagined that someone could rival Krisha's overwhelmingly impressive feats.
And that someone was his own sister.
"Unheard of."
"Retreating from the Immortal Emperor's grasp without being at a disadvantage, right after becoming an Immortal?"
"Is this for real?"
Ah? Ah? Ah?
Xu Xi's face appeared calm, but his mind was in turmoil, overwhelmed by the sheer magnitude of his sister's achievements.
Xu Xi had not yet ascended to immortality, so his understanding of the power of Immortals was limited.
But that didn't matter.
Xu Xi knew the Immortal Emperor's strength and majesty.
The Immortal Emperor stood at the pinnacle of the entire Immortal Realm, ruling over the myriad worlds and exerting supreme authority over all.
Yet, this peerless genius, a being who would be an unrivaled overlord in any world, had been forced into a stalemate by his own sister...
"This is truly unbelievable."
Xu Xi silently opened the candy jar.
He popped a candy into his mouth to calm his nerves.
But his sister's story was far from over. The information that followed was even more staggering, and the impact was even greater.
"The Immortal Pill that the teacher found—was that something you secretly sent over?"
"The Immortal Realm being split apart—was that your doing, to elevate Earth's status?"
"From the very beginning, there was no so-called mastermind behind the scenes, or rather, the mastermind was you?"
"The Immortal Emperor's fall—was that also your doing?!"
Crack—
In his shock, Xu Xi bit down hard on the candy, shattering it into pieces that scattered inside his mouth.
The flood of information was so overwhelming that Xu Xi didn't know whether to first comment on Li Wanshou's so-called luck or to marvel at his sister's godlike power.
Good news: Li Wanshou's ascension to immortality was thanks to his sister.
Bad news: The Immortal Realm life Li Wanshou had yet to experience was destroyed by his sister.
"This is really..."
"Well, how should I put it? It's a bit dizzying."
Xu Xi took a deep breath.
He rubbed his throbbing temples with his index finger.
Perhaps because he had recently been shocked by Krisha's exploits, Xu Xi quickly came to terms with his sister's actions.
Slaying the Immortal Emperor was outrageous.
Destroying the Immortal Realm was absurd.
But in the dog-eat-dog world of cultivation, it wasn't entirely incomprehensible.
The so-called Immortal Realm, at its core, was merely a higher-level cultivation world. Destroying it wouldn't affect much, nor would it sever the path to immortality.
In comparison, Xu Xi was more concerned about something else.
"Moli, when you destroyed those smaller worlds to elevate Earth, you didn't harm too many lives, did you?"
"Of course not, elder brother."
The girl's expression was calm, and her tone was natural as she replied to Xu Xi.
In a place where Xu Xi couldn't see.
The little finger behind the girl's back gently traced a line.
In that instant, causality reversed, and time flowed backward. The innocent lives that had been accidentally lost during the process of shattering worlds were resurrected by Xu Moli's mere thought.
Some were integrated into the Boundary Ruins of Earth's cultivation side.
Others were sent to other small worlds within the myriad realms.
As for the demonic cultivators and the mindless beasts, they were forever cast into the abyss of eternal oblivion.
"That's good. As long as you're mindful of it," Xu Xi said, somewhat reassured by Moli's affirmative answer.
He wasn't a purely good person, but he had no interest in senseless slaughter.
The death of countless beings across worlds.
It sounded truly horrifying.
Fortunately, his sister wasn't the bloodthirsty type. She remained as kind, adorable, and morally upright as she had been in her childhood.
"However..."
"Looking at it this way, even if I didn't initiate Earth's spiritual revival, I'm still inextricably linked to it."
Xu Xi's fingers caressed the Eternal Tear as he pondered.
What was certain now was that the Boundary Ruins of both the cultivation and magical sides had appeared on Earth because of him. From another perspective, he had become one of the masterminds behind Earth's transformation.
Even if it wasn't something he had desired.
"Moli, there's one more thing I want to ask you."
"Please go ahead, elder brother."
"When you discovered Earth, had the phenomenon of spiritual revival already begun?"
"By the time I arrived, the anomalies in this world had already manifested."
"I see..."
Xu Xi licked the candy, softening it with his tongue before slowly swallowing it.
The lingering sweetness filled his mouth.
Warm and comforting.
Xu Xi closed the lid of the candy jar and slightly narrowed his eyes. "If Moli and Krisha only accelerated the spiritual revival, then who was the true initiator?"
"Could it be that the Supernatural United Bureau's research was incorrect?"
"Was the first wave of spiritual revival not an invasion from another world but rather Earth's own resurgence?"
"Or was it influenced by something else entirely?"
"No matter. With Moli and Krisha here, even if Earth were to explode on the spot, they could restore it."