Chapter 99:

Xu Moli’s mood seemed to improve dramatically. It was so sudden, so unexpected, and yet so subtle.

Xu Xi noticed the change but couldn’t pinpoint the reason, so he asked, “What’s wrong, Mo Li?”

“Nothing,” she replied, a soft smile playing on her lips. “I just feel happy to be reunited with my brother.”

Her eyes sparkled with a light smile, and under the warm sunlight streaming through the window, the icy demeanor on her face softened, revealing a fleeting glimpse of the innocence and charm she had as a child.

The moment passed quickly, and she returned to her usual cold, fairy-like appearance.

Meanwhile, in the courtyard kitchen, the atmosphere was eerily still.

Krisha sat silently, using her time-manipulation abilities to pause the passage of heat in the tea and desserts she had prepared, ensuring they would be delivered to her Master in perfect condition. She remained seated, her gaze fixed on Xu Xi’s door.

“Mo Li, can you tell me what happened after the battle with the Heavenly Sword Sect?” Xu Xi asked, the warm light in the room casting a soft glow as he sat with her.

He already had a general understanding of her deeds in the world of immortality, thanks to Li Wanshou. However, hearing it directly from her would add depth to the story. Xu Xi was curious—how had his sister, once an ordinary immortal cultivator, risen to such extraordinary heights? How had she grown stronger, braving countless challenges, and what led to the emotions that made her shed tears so unnaturally?

“Whatever Brother wants to know, Mo Li will tell you everything,” she said with a slight nod, her tone calm. She began recounting the events that followed the invasion of the Heavenly Sword Sect by demon cultivators.

She spoke of leaving the sect, hunting down all the demon cultivators in the immortal cultivation world, gathering heavenly treasures, and creating her own Taoist techniques and magical powers. Her narration matched the information provided by Li Wanshou but included more vivid details and a stronger sense of immersion.

Xu Xi’s expression remained steady at first. However, as she continued, his eyes gradually widened in disbelief.

Before even becoming an immortal, she had forced her way into the immortal world by opening the Heavenly Gate with her sword, fighting against immortals from the Realm Gate without losing?

And after stepping onto the immortal path and becoming a true immortal, she had managed to retreat unscathed even when facing an Immortal Emperor?

“Wait… my sister is this powerful?” Xu Xi thought, his mind reeling.

He had never imagined anyone could rival Krisha’s incredible feats, let alone that it would be his own sister.

“Unbelievable…”

“You fought an Immortal Emperor as a new immortal and walked away unharmed?”

“Is this real?”

Xu Xi’s face betrayed little, but inside, he was in complete turmoil.

While he hadn’t yet ascended to immortality and knew little about their combat capabilities, he fully understood the power and authority of an Immortal Emperor.

An Immortal Emperor stood at the pinnacle of the immortal world, commanding the heavens and realms, suppressing all under their rule. For his sister to have divided such a being’s dominance was beyond comprehension.

“This… this is unbelievable,” Xu Xi muttered under his breath as he opened the sugar bowl. Taking out a piece of candy, he popped it into his mouth, hoping to suppress the overwhelming shock.

But Mo Li’s revelations weren’t over.

What followed carried even more astonishing information.

“The elixir Master found—was it you who secretly placed it there?”

“And you split the fairy world apart to upgrade the Earth?”

“So the mastermind behind everything… was you all along?”

“You’re the one responsible for the fall of the Immortal Emperor?”

Crunch.

Xu Xi bit into the candy, the shards scattering in his mouth as he processed the tidal wave of information.

He didn’t know whether to laugh at Li Wanshou’s so-called “luck” or marvel at his sister’s unbelievable feats. On one hand, it was due to Mo Li’s intervention that Li Wanshou had managed to ascend to immortality. On the other hand, his time in the fairy world had been cut short, his experiences disrupted by Mo Li’s actions.

“This is just… A little overwhelming.” Xu Xi struggled to find the right words.

Taking a deep breath, he rubbed his temples, which were now throbbing slightly. Perhaps due to the shocks he’d endured from Krisha’s earlier revelations, Xu Xi quickly came to terms with his sister’s deeds.

Killing the Immortal Emperor? Outrageous.

Destroying the fairy world? Absurd.

But in the immortal cultivation world, where strength ruled all, it wasn’t entirely incomprehensible. The fairy world, after all, was just a more advanced cultivation realm. Its destruction wouldn’t sever the path to immortality.

What concerned Xu Xi more was another matter entirely.

“Mo Li, when you destroyed those small worlds to upgrade Earth, you didn’t harm too many lives, did you?”

“Of course not, Brother,” she replied, her tone calm. Her face betrayed no emotion as her little finger made a subtle motion behind her back.

At this moment, cause and effect shifted through time and space. Any innocent lives accidentally lost during the process were resurrected by Xu Moli’s will. Some were integrated into the ruins of the immortal world on Earth, while others were transported to smaller worlds in the heavens. As for demonic cultivators and savage beasts, they remained forever banished to the netherworld.

“Good… as long as you’re sure,” Xu Xi said, his heart easing at her answer. He wasn’t a saint, but he had no interest in senselessly killing the innocent.

The destruction of a realm sounded terrifying, but knowing his sister had handled it with care reassured him. Despite everything, she remained as kind and moral as she had been as a child.

“But…” Xu Xi murmured, deep in thought as he gently stroked the Eternal Teardrop. “It seems that even if I didn’t initiate Earth’s spiritual energy recovery, it still ties back to me somehow.”

The evidence was clear: the realms of immortals and magic had appeared on Earth because of him. Whether he wanted it or not, he was a key figure in the Earth’s transformation.

“Mo Li, I have another question,” Xu Xi said.

“Please, go ahead, Brother,” she replied.

“When you discovered Earth, had the spiritual energy recovery already begun?”

“When I arrived, the visions of this world had already appeared,” she confirmed.

“I see…” Xu Xi said, his thoughts swirling.

Licking the softened candy in his mouth, he savored its lingering sweetness. Then, closing the sugar bowl, he leaned back slightly and closed his eyes.

“Mo Li and Krisha only accelerated the recovery. So who initiated it?”

“Could it be that the research on Extraordinary Authority was wrong?”

“Was the first wave of spiritual energy recovery not caused by an invasion but by Earth’s own awakening?”

“Or was there some other factor involved?”

After a moment of silence, Xu Xi smiled faintly. “It’s not a big deal. With Mo Li and Krisha around, even if Earth explodes, they’ll make sure it recovers.”