I transformed into a cute girl and lived a carefree life in the apocalypse.

Luo Li didn't know how things would unfold; such matters were too mysterious for her to fathom.

"Wait, if it's an anomaly, then if we find Xiao Qi..." Huang Tao suddenly had an idea, but when he thought about the consequences, he showed extreme apprehension.

"No, no, no... I'm afraid the world will be destroyed..."

He sighed deeply. "Let's think of another way. How about we invite that person over to take a look?"

From the laboratory came Huang Tao's distressed voice.

"I'm already here."

"?!" The sudden voice of a third party startled Huang Tao, who jumped to his feet. He then calmed down and asked, "What have you noticed?"

The visitor was none other than Liu Mengxian.

Liu Mengxian stared at Yan Shan for a long time, her eyes shining with a deep blue light. Huang Tao and Luo Li were both mesmerized.

What kind of eyes are those?

It's as if they can see through the past, present, and future; everything is laid bare in their eyes.

After a while, the blue light faded, and Liu Mengxian muttered to herself, "No wonder they said we'd walked into a dead end."

Although the path he took was somewhat wrong, the bigger reason was that his attempt to break through to the Soul Heaven realm in one fell swoop through mutation was fundamentally flawed.

Or rather, his act of suppressing it within himself for several years was wrong.

Over the years, too many hidden dangers have been sown, causing his path to deviate and lead him into a dead end.

He can only rely on himself!

Liu Mengxian turned and left, and no one could stop her. She left behind a sentence that brought deep thought to the world.

...........

"So, Senior Su Yuchen, what do you think?"

Inside Crescent Moon City, the Great Sage and Su Yuchen were playing chess. The two of them placed their pieces very quickly, almost without any consideration, as if they were just making random moves.

However, if someone who understands this kind of chess strategy were to take a look, they would be astonished to find that every move they made was the optimal one!

"Hehe, I am truly flattered to be called senior by someone like you. Just call me by my name."

Su Yuchen smiled elegantly, drank the wine beside him, and exuded a more dashing air.

"Very well, Su Yuchen, can you give me a clear answer?" the Great Sage said calmly, placing his last piece. "It's over."

"My answer is... very simple—I was born a free man."

The great sage lowered his eyelids slightly. "Is that so...?"

"However, Odyssey can come to me anytime if he is in trouble. I will not refuse. You can use my name to your advantage as a pretext, just don't go too far."

Su Yuchen casually flicked his hand and opened the paper fan in his hand, not wanting to say anything definitive.

"Okay..." Having received a neither good nor bad answer, the Great Sage asked again, "If I may ask, do you have feelings for that Yan Ziming?"

"I will not give up!"

It's the same old story.

"Just because the first person to briefly awaken you was a wisp of her energy?"

“That’s right.” Su Yuchen nodded.

"...Then I wish you all the best."

The great sage departed, leaving Su Yuchen alone. He studied the chessboard for a long time, and only after several minutes did he notice something. Suddenly, he waved his hand, and a breeze blew out from his sleeve.

call......

The chessboard was still the same, but the pieces that landed on it were in completely different positions. He couldn't even believe that he had made those moves.

"Good heavens, it has actually reached such a level... Even if it is not, it is almost there."

Su Yuchen smiled, and with a wave of his sleeve, everything within a ten-meter radius turned to dust and vanished with the wind.

............

"Hey, Master Sister, when are we going back?"

"Let's go tonight. Anyway, let's take you somewhere first, so they don't change their minds."

Mu Mu, holding Xiao Ze and Qilin's hands, traveled through space to a relatively secluded place, where Li Haoyi was. Upon seeing them, he said, "I've been waiting for a long time."

"Stop talking nonsense and bring everything over."

Mu Mu simply stretched out her hand, her meaning quite simple—take the money.

"Alright, alright." Seeing Mu Mu's rudeness, Li Hao helplessly pointed to the box next to him and said:

"Excluding those taken during this period, there are a total of 84 S-grade obsidian crystals and 21 SS-grade obsidian crystals. They are all here. Let's count them."

"Oh? It seems like something's missing?" Mu Mu's eyes narrowed slightly, making Ye Qianxue extremely anxious, fearing that the two sides might fall out over this.

"I knew you'd say that. Aren't the main acts always the grand finale...?"

Li Hao took out an exquisite box from the bottom of his drawer. It was about the size of a human head, with various intricate processes, and was made of the hardest metal. This box alone was worth hundreds of millions of US dollars.

Then what's inside the box must be some even more precious treasure.

Now the box was placed in front of Mu Mu.

"open to take a look."

Mu Mu didn't stand on ceremony. After going through the complicated procedures, he opened the box, and an incredibly rich life essence rushed out, as if taking another breath would add a hundred or two hundred years to his life.

This is a crystal that looks like a mineral, yellowish-brown in color, and looks ordinary, but the life force emanating from its interior reveals its extraordinary nature.

Sequence-level crystal nuclei!

"This is the crystal core of the Netherworld Rift, and I'm giving it to you now."

Li Haoyi chuckled lightly, as if what he had given was just an ordinary stone, not worth the slightest heartache.

"You've been honest, so we'll head back now." Having gotten the items, Mu Mu's expression improved considerably, and she left with Ye Qianxue.

Return to silence.

"Another ninth-tier being born... Marshal, Marshal, you have a worthy successor!"

Inside, Li Hao's comforting hopes echoed.

136. A peaceful daily life

136.

That night, Mu Mu returned with Ye Qianxue, carrying large and small bags. Anyone who didn't know better would have thought they had looted the national treasury of China.

Jiang Lan and the others have already gone back, since the clock is now ticking down to 10 p.m.

Why are you all so late? Have you eaten yet?

Yan Ziming pinched Ye Qianxue's cheek, and Ye Qianxue actually enjoyed it and begged Yan Ziming to pinch harder, which gave her goosebumps.

"Not yet, you cook for us. It's been so long since we've had Xiao Momo's cooking. This little idiot's dishes are inedible; even maggots would cry if they ate them."

Mu Mu pinched Ye Qianxue's other cheek and accused her of wrongdoing.

"That's so mean! Master, that's so mean! How could you say such things about Qianxue's cooking! Believe me, next time I'll add some computer parts to your dish!!"

"Come on, you're just a big talker."

Yan Ziming tapped her and took the cold food out of the refrigerator.

"Hey, Chiyuki wants to eat something freshly made by my older sister... or you could make noodles for us, hehe~~"

"There are some peaches on the table that someone sent over. Go and eat them. You're asking for more than a free babysitter like me, a ninth-level expert?"

She irritably put the food into the microwave... No way! She just used lightning to slightly heat the food before serving it, and it tasted much better than microwaved food, practically the same as freshly made.

"Tch...Isn't my older sister Chiyuki's older sister and babysitter all along?"

"Stop nagging, eat quickly, and then go to sleep...sleep..."

Yan Ziming stopped talking midway through his speech.

"What's wrong?"

"Ha... I just feel... I haven't slept for years, it feels so unfamiliar, and I feel like daily life is no longer relevant to me."

"..."

"Where is Xian'er?" Mu Mu looked around.

"Already asleep."

"It's so early. I wanted to ask her some questions, but oh well, I'll talk to her tomorrow morning," Mu Mu said with a hint of regret.

Yan Ziming had a feeling that the other person wanted to ask about her, and specifically about this afternoon's events. She was pretty sure she was right.

The fact that Qianxue and Mumu went out at midnight tonight was not accidental; it was a last-minute decision. The reason was that Liu Mengxian had returned, and they were deliberately giving themselves some space.

Tell Xian'er to be careful not to let anything slip tomorrow.

Reminding himself of this, Yan Ziming looked at the boxes that Mu Mu and the others had brought back at the beginning and asked, "What are those?"