The transit station, the twin towers.
People come and go here, appearing and disappearing from time to time, but few linger.
001 excitedly tugged at Di Xiu's sleeve, his ahoge (cowlick) swaying rapidly like a propeller.
"The ten missions are over, we can finally go back!"
He was sealed away for a thousand years! A thousand years is enough time to complete ten missions, but he was imprisoned for so long.
He conjured a microphone, handed it to Di Xiu, and asked with a smile, "What are your thoughts, this outstanding and handsome mission taker?"
"..."
Di Xiu's eyebrows curved slightly, his expression one of helplessness. He flicked the other's head with his finger and turned to walk towards the connecting corridor.
Let's go.
001 chuckled and followed, reminding him, "You can still stay for ten hours. Do you have any preparations to make?"
"No need. If I could fail again, I might as well give up."
The two sides of the twin towers are connected by a corridor. This was the first time Di Xiu had gone to the other side. He had to go through a portal of light. His identity card flew out automatically and merged into it. The portal of light faded, revealing the scene on the other side.
People only enter here, no one leaves. All the taskers who complete ten tasks will come here and then return to their own world to repay kindness and settle scores.
personally.
The interior decorations of the two buildings in the Twin Towers are not much different, but there are far fewer people here. However, there are a few more staff members, who are different in appearance, but their main shape is still human.
001 has been here, and every system has been here. Under the task matching system, almost all taskers can complete ten tasks and then return to their original world.
A staff member who looked like a fairy came over, nodded to 001, and then looked at Di Xiu with a smile and said, "This mission taker, congratulations on your imminent return. Are you planning to embark on your journey home now?"
"Um."
"plz follow me."
001 followed.
The process is very simple: just go to the ten platforms at the very back and queue up. Once you're on one of them, just follow the prompts.
There weren't many people, and the line moved quickly. Di Xiu didn't wait long before it was his turn. After he and 001 stepped onto the platform, a light screen appeared in front of them. After scanning them, a string of numbers was displayed, which were Di Xiu's coordinates from his original world, followed by his personal information and so on.
Should we begin the return journey immediately?
"yes."
[Please select the return time point. Depending on your task completion status and merit points, any time point within the last 1700 years can be selected.]
[Please silently recall the exact time. Teleportation will begin in three seconds...]
[Initiating teleportation—]
[Transmission successful. Have a safe journey.]
...
For Di Xiu, it didn't matter which year he was in before he was sealed away, but the year he returned was quite memorable.
This was probably about four hundred years before he was sealed away. When he returned to this world, he had just finished a fierce battle.
This is a wild and desolate place, which literally means it's definitely not a good place.
After dealing with the ferocious beast that tried to ambush him, Di Xiu carried Wuji to the top of the mountain. He glanced at the frost-like immortal herb that emitted a faint fragrance, but did not pick it. Instead, he sat down beside it.
At the foot of the mountain, the hills rise and fall, and upon closer inspection, one can discover strangely shaped giant beasts, some of which have been dead for a long time, while others still have the energy to cause trouble.
The spirit of the Wuji Sword materialized, its heart surging with emotion. The Emperor Cultivator sensed this and released his grip, letting the sword fly away. Wuji, holding its true form, once again crushed those who dared to cause trouble.
The sound of swords clashing echoed through the sky, as if proclaiming his return.
After receiving the complete timeline and reading it, 001's lips and eyes twitched wildly for two seconds before he decisively turned off the facial expression system.
After giving Di Xiu the complete timeline, he turned his back and squatted down, absentmindedly poking at the immortal herb. The immortal herb's slender leaves brushed away his hand, and after a while, they became annoyed and coiled up, closing themselves off, resembling a teardrop shape.
Di Xiu rekindled his old memories, and with the addition of timelines, he re-examined his past actions from an outsider's perspective, feeling an overwhelming sense of embarrassment and utter disillusionment.
He remembered why he had come to the desolate land: to find immortal herbs for Yaoyue.
Yaoyue is his fiancée, but not yet.
The magical herb we were looking for was the one right next to us; I don't know who named it, but it's called the Tears of God.
He didn’t remember which god had cried here; perhaps it was just because it looked like tears when it curled up?
In this desolate land, a magical herb, blessed by heaven and earth, grows. Surrounded by darkness, it grows pure white and flawless. In addition, its effects make it a top-grade magical herb.
It can remove evil spirits from the user, clear away karmic obstacles and negative consequences, and allow them to develop immortal bones and become an immortal on the spot. If an immortal takes it, it can enhance their aptitude.
Yaoyue's mother was the younger sister of the Immortal Emperor and married a god. Logically, she shouldn't have needed this immortal herb. However, when her mother was pregnant with her, it was during the chaos caused by demons and gods. Because of her dual identity, she was targeted by the demons. When she was seriously injured, she took out the fetus from her womb and handed it to the immortal servant beside her to take away.
After all the demons were annihilated, her father searched far and wide for rare and precious materials, and exhausted half of his divine power to nurture her in the lotus pond of the immortal realm. After handing her over to the immortal emperor, he himself was exhausted and lifeless, his divine status dissipated, and he returned to the world.
Yao Yue is a demigod, but perhaps due to congenital deficiencies, even though she was born with difficulty, her aptitude is very poor. She is delicate and weak, and any minor fairy is more powerful than her. Because of this, her tears could make the water level of the Milky Way rise by three millimeters.
Emperor Xiu died once during the chaos caused by demons and gods; otherwise, he would not have known that he had the ability to be immortal. After being resurrected, he found that the God Realm had been destroyed. Like the other two gods, he accepted the Immortal Emperor's offer and came to the Immortal Realm.
He held the title of God of War and enjoyed the same treatment as the Immortal Emperor, only occasionally having to deal with the restless demons.
He had a good relationship with Yaoyue's father, and after learning that she was the daughter of a friend, he took good care of her. Gradually, this became the source of her arrogance, and she even developed romantic feelings for him.
Di Xiu felt his head spin whenever he thought about it.
Yao Yue was spoiled by him and became lively, but her low aptitude and immortal power still made her sad from time to time. Emperor Xiu searched everywhere for a long time and found a fairy herb called Tears of God that could be useful to her. However, the fairy herb was not yet mature at that time, so he waited for six hundred years.
Once he finds her, the Immortal Emperor will encourage him to be with Yaoyue.
Yao Yue's feelings for him seem to be like those of some female protagonists that Di Xiu has seen for male supporting characters who are just tools: she has a good feeling for them, but not much, and they may get engaged, but it is definitely not because of love.
Di Xiu's mind was still racing, and he agreed.
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