Tomb Raiders: After the Nine Gates Ancestor, they let loose and did whatever they wanted!

The dizzying, disorienting sensation finally subsided, as if struggling to surface from the suffocating depths of the ocean.

Wei Wuxian stumbled suddenly, his feet finally touching the familiar, slightly cool, damp bluestone slabs.

The moment his feet touched the ground, an unprecedented emptiness and suffocation, like a cold, giant wave, crashed against his mind and every part of his body!

"Ugh... I forgot about that~" A muffled groan escaped uncontrollably from his throat.

(=xェx=) It's all over!

Wei Wuxian's temple throbbed slightly as he touched the couch, where he was sprawled, barely suppressing the intense dizziness and nausea caused by his transmigration into the "Mountain and Sea Painting Faces" world.

The immense drop in spiritual energy felt as if he had been hurled from a celestial paradise into an oxygen-deprived abyss, his vision even darkening due to the sudden "spiritual energy deprivation."

I felt a sense of utter exhaustion, as if the very foundation of my life had been suddenly ripped away!

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After all, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth in the cultivation world is as abundant as the sea, and can be drawn with a mere gesture. How can those few spiritual veins in this waning, low-spirituality world compare?

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With each breath, what was inhaled was no longer the pure spiritual essence that nourished all things in the cultivation world, but rather the turbid, suffocating, and heavy filth of this mortal realm.

This enormous difference caused a dull ache in all the meridians of my body, and my dantian felt empty, echoing with the mournful cry of depletion.

Fortunately, his survival instincts honed over years of struggle allowed Wei Wuxian to fumble for a handful of spirit stones, which he absorbed without hesitation.

Instantly, a torrent of spiritual energy, as abundant as sweet rain, surged in, nourishing the nearly parched and cracked meridians and dantian. The pain of near depletion receded swiftly like a tide.

"Come alive..."

The excitement of returning home made Wei Wuxian struggle to open his heavy eyelids; his vision even briefly went black due to the sudden "spiritual energy deprivation."

"I didn't think things through..." he gasped, his fingertips trembling, a grotesque exhaustion from the sudden loss of his very life force. "Let me... rest for a while..."

When in doubt, take a break first. Away from the intrigues and power struggles of the cultivation world, you get a familiar, relaxed feeling – just like the familiar, carefree Xianzai!

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Fortunately, absorbing a large handful of spirit stones in time, the abundant spiritual energy instantly nourished my nearly parched dantian like sweet rain, alleviating my discomfort.

At the same time, the power of the Vermilion Bird, which had been dormant deep within Wei Wuxian's bloodline for many years, also returned to nourish the origin of the Bronze Gate!

An ancient and majestic cry seemed to resound from the depths of the soul, and a dazzling, fiery phantom suddenly rose from the hidden realm, sending shivers down one's spine.

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Nanming Li Huo Yao Ye excitedly declared, "That filthy bastard in the Bronze Gate who only knows how to use underhanded tactics! Wash your neck and wait—your grandpa is back and ready to flip the table!"

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Like a battle robe burning with the flames of revenge, it tightly wrapped Wei Wuxian as he readjusted to everything that was both familiar and strange.

Although his family in the cultivation world isn't by his side, Little Sparrow will always be with Wei Wuxian~

The pain vanished instantly, and power surged forth!

Riding this wave of opportunity, an aura of dominance rose above the phantom of the Vermilion Bird.

After years of seclusion and recuperation in the cultivation world, Little Sparrow has returned to her hometown in glory. At this moment, her cultivation has been fully restored, her spirit is complete, and she is noble and majestic!

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"Calm down, calm down~ I know Lord Suzaku wants to avenge himself, so please calm down~"

"Once we get back, we'll definitely settle accounts with 'it,' but we need to be careful not to alert it. We still have 4/5 of the soul fragments to recover, so a little more time won't make a difference!"

Wei Wuxian quickly suppressed his excitement and tried to calm him down. They'd gotten along very well over the years, after all.

Even the restrictions left behind by Baoshan Sanren to protect himself

The little sparrows were surprisingly cooperative, not causing themselves any trouble at all—so considerate! ↗

It should be understood that, taking the Zhang Qilings of the past as a warning, a bloodline upheaval is no joke, and there are countless variables in the cultivation world.

After its initial excitement, the phantom of Suzaku gratefully transformed back into a chubby little bird, affectionately nuzzling Xianzai's face, radiating pride as if it were truly the child it had chosen.

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At the very moment that the power of the Vermilion Bird, one of the Four Symbols, was fully revived, he felt a mysterious connection with the other two beings.

"Buzz—Long~↗"

From the depths of the bronze gate that separates Yin and Yang and suppresses evil spirits deep underground in Changbai Mountain, a muffled yet magnificent sound erupted!

This was no ordinary tremor, but rather a thunderous roar originating from the core within the gate, the culmination of a long and protracted tug-of-war finally bringing about a decisive victory!

This time, "He" finally gained the upper hand again!

I'm going to shower Him with all the world's favor: What other surprises does my beloved Xianxian have that I don't know about?

Bring it all on! ↗

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The humming of the unknown bronze gate gradually subsided, and the Four Spirits, since the Vermilion Bird's soul shattered and dissipated, finally saw a true reunion.

The gears of the game against "it" have begun to turn again with the roar of Suzaku's declaration of war, and the battle is far from over.

A new generation of chosen ones has emerged, and a new round of conflict is about to begin...