The moment the light and shadow touched the ball of light, the light energy was sucked into the ball of light as if it were sucked into a vortex.

Jiang Lanling tried desperately to take back the cast soul, but was firmly held by the terrifying suction force. Not only was he unable to take it back, but the light energy was drawn into the light ball even faster.

puff!

Jiang Lanling opened his mouth and spurted out blood, his face turned extremely ugly, and 90% of the light energy of the soul casting was absorbed into the light ball.

Li Xiu stretched out his hand and the rotating ball of light returned to his palm. He did not absorb all of Jiang Lanling's soul into the ball of light, leaving the soul with a glimmer of hope.

"Can we chat now?" Li Xiu said while playing with the ball of light.

Jiang Lanling wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, his face as pale as snow, staring at Li Xiu with a complicated expression and said, "Are you already extinct?"

"Not yet." Li Xiu shook his head slightly: "Can you tell me the origin of that child now?"

"Are you and Li Boyang really enemies rather than friends?" Jiang Lanling still did not answer Li Xiu's question, but just stared at him and asked.

"He wants to kill me. Do you think he and I are an enemy or a friend?" Li Xiu said indifferently.

Jiang Lanling stared at Li Xiu for a long time before he sighed, "That's right. With his mind, how could he let you grow to this point?"

After a pause, Jiang Lanling continued, "If I were you, I would send the child back immediately. Keeping her with you would do you no good."

"Why?" Li Xiu asked.

"She doesn't belong to this world. Her appearance is a disaster in itself. The more you come into contact with her, the stronger the negative impact she will have on you. Over time, you will naturally feel it."

"She came from the time tunnel?" Li Xiu stared at Jiang Lanling and said in a deep voice.

Jiang Lanling nodded: "When Li Boyang entered the Time Tunnel, he had difficulty moving in the Time Tunnel due to his own problems, so there were some things he could only ask me to help him do..."

Li Xiu listened to Jiang Lanling's story and finally understood the whole story.

Li Boyang himself was rejected by the world. In a place like the time tunnel, he would be rejected even more severely. It was difficult for him to enter those fantasy places, so he had to ask Jiang Lanling to help him do some things.

What Jiang Lanling said also indirectly proved what Guan Jinghao said, that Li Boyang would indeed be more likely to be injured in the time tunnel, and might even be killed.

According to Jiang Lanling, she accidentally discovered the existence of Zai Zai while helping Li Boyang.

Originally, the place Li Boyang asked her to go was the former Black Death City, also known as the City of Love. Jiang Lanling did go to the City of Love and helped Li Boyang complete his arrangements.

But one time, out of curiosity, Jiang Lanling went to a station that Li Boyang didn't allow her to go to, and that's where she found Zai Zai.

"What you mean is that Li Boyang specifically told you not to get off at that station, but you went there anyway?" Li Xiu said thoughtfully.

"Originally, I had no intention of disobeying his orders, it was just because some accidents happened." Jiang Lanling did not explain in detail. Li Xiu knew that there must be something hidden. However, Li Xiu did not care what happened between Jiang Lanling and Li Boyang. He just wanted to know where Zai Zai came from.

"What's the name of that station?" Li Xiu asked.

"The crossroads of destiny." Jiang Lanling replied.

Li Xiu's heart moved, staring at Jiang Lanling and continued to ask: "Is that your crossroads of destiny, or Li Boyang's?"

"Of course it belongs to Li Boyang. Every time he brings me into the time tunnel, it is to ask me to do something for him. So the time tunnel was naturally opened by him." Jiang Lanling said.

Li Xiu pondered and said nothing. The Crossroads of Destiny represents a critical time point in the future. Zai Zai's appearance at the Crossroads of Li Boyang's destiny shows that Zai Zai must be a key figure who has a great influence on him.

"Have you discovered the secret between that child and Li Boyang?" Li Xiu stared at Jiang Lanling and asked.

"How do you know?" Jiang Lanling looked at Li Xiu in surprise.

"I have also been to the Time Tunnel and the Crossroads of Destiny." Li Xiu said lightly.

"I see, no wonder." Jiang Lanling sighed, "I saw Li Boyang's future there, and I also saw that child. That child will have a huge impact on Li Boyang's future, and may even cost him his life."

"I originally thought that it was just a vague and illusory place of fantasy, and the future there might not necessarily become a reality, and I didn't have any other ideas. But I didn't expect that when I left the Crossroads of Destiny station, the child actually followed me out. To be honest, I was very scared at the time, and I took great pains to hide the child from Li Boyang. I didn't expect that the Emerald Demon King would betray me and use the opportunity of my child to open the Emerald Door to send the child to the human world. Until now, I still don't understand whether the Emerald Demon King had ulterior motives or was influenced by the child to make such a move." Jiang Lanling sighed.

"What did you see when you stood at the crossroads of fate?" Li Xiu stared at Jiang Lanling and asked.

"I saw the end of the world." Jiang Lanling's eyes were filled with deep fear. Even a strong person like her had trembling teeth when she spoke: "Li Boyang took the child to a stone door that seemed like nothingness. The moment the stone door opened, a beam of light shone out, and the whole world collapsed under the beam of light... The time tunnel collapsed... The demon world was torn apart... The human world instantly became a ruin of the universe..."

"And then what?" Li Xiu could imagine what a horrific scene it was just by listening to Jiang Lanling's retelling of the scene.

"There was nothing else. At that moment, I was forcibly kicked out of the Crossroads of Destiny Station. What happened afterwards was not something I knew, and I never went there again." Jiang Lanling said.

"So, who is that child?" Li Xiu frowned.

"I don't know. When I entered there, Li Boyang was already standing in front of the gate holding the child. I have no idea where he found the child." Jiang Lanling said bitterly, "In fact, the child followed me out. Although I was very scared, I was still a little happy in my heart. If the child had been hidden by me and Li Boyang couldn't find her, maybe the scenes I saw would not have really happened."

"You don't have to look at me like that. No matter what, I am also a part of this world. When the nest is overturned, all the eggs will be broken. How could I want the world to be really destroyed?" Jiang Lanling noticed Li Xiu's strange look and explained with a sigh.

Li Xiu did not doubt Jiang Lanling. She was right. Any normal person would not want to see his or her world destroyed.

But Li Xiu was a little confused. Li Boyang clearly wanted to use him to open the door to the outside world. In theory, he should be the one to go to the stone gate with Li Boyang. How come it turned out to be Zai Zai?

"Could it be that Li Boyang's plan to use me to get out failed in the end, so he found Zai Zai again? Who is Zai Zai? Why is he able to help Li Boyang open the door?" Li Xiu pondered secretly, but couldn't figure out the key.

"This is all I know. If you don't believe me, even if you kill me I can't do anything about it," Jiang Lanling said.

Li Xiu did not kill Jiang Lanling, but turned around and left. Although he did not know Zai Zai's true identity, he knew that Zai Zai must have a significant connection with Li Boyang.

But Li Xiu still couldn't understand. Li Boyang had spent so much effort to train him. If there was really such a good choice as Zai Zai, why would Li Boyang spend so much effort on him?

After leaving the Emerald Royal Court, Li Xiu went to hunt down the gods and demons. No matter how things developed, improving strength was still the top priority, and Li Xiu still had to act according to his own plan.

For several days in a row, Li Xiu continued to hunt down gods and demons in various trial sites. He would occasionally return to Changshengtian, but only for a short stay.

Every time Li Xiu came back, he would go to take a look at Zai Zai, but no matter how he looked at it, it was hard to imagine how Zai Zai could open the door to the world. At least in Zai Zai, Li Xiu did not sense any energy comparable to that of a peerless being.

Finally, Li Xiu got another divine gem, but the immortal only found an evil one.

When Li Xiu gave the divine gem to the old immortal, the old immortal promised to give him two more evil spirits. He already had some idea of ​​the two evil spirits, but he hadn't succeeded yet.

The three evil spirits were exchanged for a divine gem. The immortal felt that he had made a big profit and wanted to compensate Li Xiu with some more gems, but Li Xiu refused and told him to continue looking for evil spirits.

In Li Xiu's opinion, the value of the three evil spirits is no less than that of the divine gem. The reason why the divine gem is so valuable now is entirely because no one else can kill the divine throne.

Li Xiu looked at the evil in the bottle and wondered who to feed it to.

The ones who are most suitable to use the evil are undoubtedly the bride-to-be and the dragon vein spirit, but the quality of this evil is only brilliant, not the top-level brilliance. Li Xiu feels that using it to parasitize the bride and the dragon vein spirit is really unfair to them.

A top-level demon should use top-level evil.

In the end, Li Xiu decided to give Xie to the White Night Demon Queen and summoned her out. The moment he opened the bottle, Xie rushed towards the White Night Demon Queen by himself, which shows that he was very satisfied with her.

The White Night Demon Queen did not resist the evil, and even swallowed it impatiently.

After being possessed by the evil, the White Night Demon became like the Jedi Knight and the demigod Setsuna, and could eat magic cores at will to upgrade her level. Li Xiu fed her the divine magic cores he had saved before, and within a few days, the White Night Demon was promoted to the divine level.

Li Xiu was not stingy and continued to use the divine magic core to feed the White Night Demon Queen, hoping that she could grow to the peak of the divine position.

Li Xiu discovered that he had been frantically hunting down gods and demons during this period. Although he had not used any of their resources, the light energy in his body was becoming stronger and stronger, bringing him one step closer to reaching the pinnacle of enlightenment.

Li Xiu had also speculated about this situation, but he was not panicked.

"I don't have much time left." Li Xiu did not go hunting the evil spirits again, but returned to Yard No. 7 and called Chu Jun, Sha Chu, A Fei, Jing Li, and the Ye brothers and sisters to his side one by one.

Before that day came, he wanted to leave something behind.

If this world still exists after that day, someone needs to stand up and do something for that world.

"Li Xiu, why do I feel like you've been acting weird lately?" Li Ming'er held the sleeping Zai Zai in her arms and looked Li Xiu up and down with a puzzled look on her face.

Li Xiu looked at Zai Zai who was sleeping while sucking his thumb, and said with a smile: "Ming'er, are you used to this period of time?"

"It's great. Life here is much more meaningful than on Changsheng Island." As Li Ming'er spoke, her eyes moved unconsciously, which was very touching.

"I'm going on a long trip in a few days, and I don't know if I can come back." Li Xiu said.

"What happened? Didn't you already participate in the life-and-death battle on behalf of the president? How come there is still something wrong?" Li Ming'er's willow-like eyebrows were almost twisted together.

"Do you believe me?" Li Xiu asked Li Ming'er.

"After I left Changsheng Island, you have been my closest person. If I don't trust you, who else can I trust?" Li Ming'er rolled her eyes at Li Xiu and said angrily, "Tell me, what happened?"

"If you believe me, don't ask anything. After I leave, take Zai Zai to the City of Light. If I can come back, I will go to the City of Light to find you and explain everything to you. If I can't come back..." Li Xiu paused, then smiled and said, "If I can't come back, you will know everything by then."

Li Ming'er stared at Li Xiu for a long time without saying a word. Li Xiu was a little scared by her stare. Li Ming'er finally said, "If you can't come back, I will help you get revenge."

"No need." Li Xiu thought to himself, "Don't say you are no match for Li Boyang. Even if you have the ability to kill him, how can I let you bear the name of patricide?"

"Then I will wait for you in the City of Light. You must come back." Li Ming'er looked at Li Xiu with burning eyes, not giving in at all.

She looks delicate, but she is willful in her bones, unlike Li Qingyi. She is not as considerate and sympathetic as Li Qingyi. However, this willfulness is not a derogatory word when used on Li Ming'er. Willful people are often more likely to enter other people's hearts, because she has already put her heart in front of you without any cover-up.

"Okay." Li Zheng responded calmly.

Li Ming'er's expression softened a little, and she pretended to be fierce on her charming face: "If you dare not keep your promise, even if you hide in hell, I will find you and beat you up."

"When have I ever let you down with something I promised?" Li Xiu said as he took out the longevity chopsticks he had borrowed and returned them to Li Ming'er.

"What do you mean?" Li Ming'er's face turned cold again, and she stared at Li Xiu like a knife.

"If anything happens, you have to save your life first. I don't want to have to fulfill my promise at your grave when I come back." Li Xiu said with a smile.

"Bah, in this shabby place, who can hurt me?" Li Ming'er puffed out her chest with a proud look on her face.

"It's better to be safe than sorry. Take it first." Li Xiu said.

"Okay, then I'll take it." Li Ming'er reached out to take the immortality chopsticks, but like a magic trick, she put another immortality chopstick in Li Xiu's hand, making Li Xiu couldn't help but smile bitterly.

"I'll take what you give me, and you should also take what I give you." Li Ming'er's crescent-shaped eyes became more and more beautiful.

"This...I..." Li Xiu was speechless.

"What? I don't want to go to your grave to fulfill my promise in the future." Li Ming'er interrupted Li Xiu.

"You..." Li Xiu wanted to say something again, but was interrupted again.

"Don't be afraid of ten thousand, just be safe." Li Ming'er smiled like a little fox.

"Okay." Li Xiu had no choice but to accept the immortality chopsticks originally brought by Li Ming'er.

Li Xiu met with everyone one by one. Even Sha Lai was called over by Li Xiu, who gave him some resources and methods of planting light.

The only person Li Xiu didn't meet alone was Ah Fei.

As time went by, the bride-to-be had been promoted to a god, but she still only had one innate skill of being married, and could not see anything else, not even the light of truth.

It's just that in appearance, the bride-to-be has changed a lot from before.

In the past, the clothes worn by brides-to-be were too simple and plain. Apart from a red dress, they didn’t even have a pair of shoes. Their feet were bare, making them look like a red-dressed version of Sadako.

Today's brides-to-be wear phoenix coronet and bridal veil. Their red wedding gown is embroidered with exotic patterns that look like they are embroidered with red crystal silk. The phoenix coronet on their heads is inlaid with numerous red gems, and even the embroidered shoes on their feet are inlaid with rubies.

Every move she made was accompanied by a trembling red glow, as if she was covered in a glow of light.

Li Xiu could sense that there was a huge amount of energy brewing in the bride-to-be's body, but for some reason, even though she had been promoted to the godly level, she still couldn't fight. Even when facing the weakest demon, she would only stand behind Li Xiu.

"Could it be that her abilities can only be revealed after she is promoted to the peerless level? Or is she simply a useless demon spirit? No matter how good her qualities are, what's the use if she can't fight?" Li Xiu was a little depressed.

I had hoped that there would be a qualitative change after the bride-to-be was promoted to the status of a god. After all, she was of Aurora quality and might be of great use. But in the end, she was of no use.

Li Xiu has been suppressing the light energy in his body these days, but he feels that he can no longer suppress it. If he had not been suppressing it all the time, he would have been promoted to the peerless level a few days ago.

"I used to try my best to get promoted, but now I have to suppress my level. This world is really wonderful." Li Xiu sighed lightly, came to A Fei's door and knocked on her door.

"I'm coming." When the bandit saw Li Xiu, he just said this lightly without asking anything.

Li Xiu took out a bunch of keys and handed them to Ah Fei: "This is the key to the City of Light's vault... This is the key to the City Lord's Mansion... This is the key to my private vault... And this... the key to my old house... Check it out often when you have time... It's best to clean it every once in a while..."

"Is there anything else?" The bandit took the key and still didn't ask anything.

"That's all." Li Xiu thought about it and finally shook his head.

"Got it." Ah Fei said expressionlessly.

"That's good." Li Xiu turned around and prepared to leave.

"Stand still and don't look back." The bandit's voice suddenly sounded behind him. It sounded a little fierce, but there seemed to be something else in that fierceness.

"What are you doing?" Li Xiu stood there without moving or turning back.

Ah Fei didn't say anything. Li Xiu only felt her coming towards him, then sticking to his back, with her cheek resting on his shoulder, still saying nothing.

After a long silence, Ah Fei suddenly let go of Li Xiu and said coldly, "Let's go, don't look back."

Li Xiu did not look back, but walked away step by step until he disappeared at the end of the long street. Ah Fei said nothing, but his face was already in tears.