Chapter 125 Finale: A Li's Story
[Congratulations host, all tasks have been completed. Do you want to redeem the rewards immediately?]
After returning to the system space, Ali nodded without hesitation. A white light suddenly appeared in front of her eyes, and she couldn't help but close her eyes.
When she opened her eyes again, she was back to the place where she had fallen seriously injured.
The dark valley of the northern border still lay before him, and the familiar voice of the system echoed in his ears: "The reward has been redeemed, and the host has returned to the original world. Farewell, and best wishes."
"Congratulations host, you are free."
Ali took a deep breath, feeling the strong heartbeat in his chest and the power surging through his body, far exceeding his previous strength. He whispered to the void, "Thank you."
The familiar feeling in my mind receded like the tide, leaving no trace.
Ali stood up and looked around intently. She had been in those worlds of the system for so long, and she didn't know how much time had passed in the real world.
However, no matter how much time has passed, the accounts that need to be settled cannot be missed.
Ali's eyes suddenly became sharp, and with a flick of his sleeves, he turned into a green figure and flew towards Xiaorong Mountain.
Xiaorong Mountain is full of flowers and lush leaves, everything is the same as before, even better than before.
The branches of the huge ancient trees are intertwined, and the green leaves are so dense that they almost block out the sky, leaving only a few rays of golden sunlight.
Ali landed lightly under the tree and saw thick vines wrapped around the trunk, covered with unknown small flowers. Everything contained a quiet and vigorous vitality.
This is where she grew up, and it makes her feel extremely safe.
Ali took a step forward and walked along the winding path in his memory.
There were still lush spiritual herbs and colorful exotic flowers on both sides of the path. The higher one went, the stronger the demonic aura of the peach blossom spirit Xiaoman became, almost covering up the pure and spiritual energy of Xiaorong Mountain.
The air began to be filled with the sweet scent of peach blossoms, as if they were about to wither and rot.
At the end of the road, the scene suddenly changed.
Several ancient trees that originally stood here were uprooted, opening up an extremely gorgeous cave. The entrance of the cave was made of a whole piece of warm jade and was carved with extremely complex peach blossom patterns.
Ali came to the front of the cave silently, narrowed his eyes slightly, exerted force on his palm, and several rays of light rushed out, instantly turning the gorgeous door into powder and dissipating in the air.
A cry of shock and anger came from the cave, and a pink figure suddenly rushed out: "Who destroyed my cave?!"
Ali stood there without dodging or avoiding, with no trace of emotion in his eyes.
Xiaoman's peach-colored dress was rapidly lifted up by the demonic power, her face full of rage and suspicion, but the moment she saw who it was, the suspicion turned into bone-chilling fear like a flame extinguished by ice water.
"It's... it's you?! How are you still alive?!" Her voice was so sharp that it almost broke, and her pupils contracted violently.
Ali just glanced at her lightly, his eyes were calm, but seemed to be able to penetrate the skin in front of him.
Xiao Man shook her head and stepped back: "You are a ghost! You are a ghost! What are you looking for me for?!"
"I'll come," Ali finally spoke, his voice cold and clear, without hatred or anger, "get my things back."
"Yours?! That half of the heart has long been mine! I've already refined it, so don't even think about taking it away!"
The fear on Xiaoman's face was instantly replaced by extreme jealousy and madness. Countless blood-red peach petals appeared out of thin air, turning into a fierce storm, sweeping towards Ali.
This was a blow she struck with all her might, so powerful that even the ground beneath her feet was shaking violently.
Ali just raised his hand, opened his palm towards Xiaoman, and then gently clenched it.
It was as if an invisible giant hand reached into Xiaoman's soul in the blink of an eye.
Time seemed to freeze at this moment.
The peach blossom storm suddenly froze in the air when it was only three feet away from Ali, and then disintegrated and dissipated silently.
Xiaoman suddenly let out a shrill scream, and fell to the ground as if all the bones had been pulled out, her body twitching violently.
She felt an irresistible force violently stripping away the source of all her demonic power from the deepest part of her soul.
A pale blue light shone through Xiao Manling Mansion, transformed into a stream of light, and gently fell into Ali's open palm.
As for Xiaoman on the ground, the surging demonic power around her rapidly declined like the tide. In just a few breaths, she degenerated from a great demon with profound cultivation into an ordinary monster with no demonic power at all, barely able to maintain her human form.
"You...you can't do this to me..." She curled up on the ground, her lips trembling.
Ali slowly took a few steps towards her: "Oh? Why not?"
As Ali approached, Xiao Man's eyes lit up again: "Ali... you saved me from the brink of death before, you won't kill me now... I've also been possessed by a ghost. I just want to practice faster and ascend with you!"
She eagerly spoke of their previous agreement: "Didn't you say you were worried that the gods in heaven would look down on us fairies after we ascended, and that you wanted to ascend with me? Don't you remember?"
Ali lowered his eyes slightly, his eyes flashing.
Seeing that she seemed to be softening, Xiaoman endured the severe pain in her body, reached out and grabbed her skirt, tears in her eyes: "Ali, I was wrong, please forgive me..."
Ali's eyes moved to her hand and he slowly squatted down: "Of course I remember what happened in the past, it's you who doesn't remember."
She has been practicing on Xiaorong Mountain for eight hundred years, away from her parents and siblings, lonely and deserted. Xiaoman is the only one around her who can talk to her. Xiaoman's practice is not high, and she is often bullied by other monsters on the mountain. She hides in front of her cave and cries alone. Ali can't bear to see it, so he often protects and helps her.
However, she didn't expect that Xiaoman actually harbored evil intentions. She took advantage of her vulnerability when she was injured, dug out her heart and took her life.
"I won't kill you," Ali grabbed Xiaoman's wrist and pushed her away, "and I won't save you either. You're in this state now, so stay here and fend for yourself."
Ali walked out of the cave filled with the sweet and decadent smell and bathed in the sunshine of Xiaorong Mountain again.
The mountain breeze blew, sweeping away the suffocating fragrance behind her and bringing the refreshing scent of grass, trees and flowers all over the mountains, as if the heaven and earth were cleansing the dust for her.
Ali looked at her palm. Now her grudges were settled and her cultivation had improved. However, the expected sudden enlightenment or ascension did not appear.
She could clearly feel that although the power in her body had been integrated without hindrance, there was still an extremely thin but extremely tough membrane between the depths of her spiritual palace and this world and universe.
Her journey is not over yet.
Ali smiled faintly, not discouraged, his eyes full of calmness and expectation after enlightenment.
She took a light step forward, and her figure disappeared from Xiaorong Mountain.
The next moment, he appeared outside the bustling human town at the foot of the mountain, where the sounds of a noisy market and children playing could be heard.
Ali looked back at Xiaorong Mountain for the last time, his eyes calm and distant.
Immediately, she turned around and stepped into the turbid flow of the red dust in front of her, her breath restrained like that of an ordinary person.
The woman's figure gradually walked away, blending into the world of fireworks and the vast mountains and rivers.
The cause and effect have been paid off, and the worldly ties are temporarily over.
And her path is on the road ahead, in the world, and on the more distant other side.
The road is still long.
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