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It was three months later that Chu Li truly extricated herself from that torrent.
She stood up, lightly shook the dust off her robes, and respectfully bowed several times in front of her.
The woman said, "Alright, you can go back now. This Time Rift Realm has completed its mission and should be closed. I hope... I hope that you can create more time-related techniques based on my work in the future."
She clapped her hands, and the entire secret realm suddenly began to shake. Chu Li watched her quietly, as if trying to remember her appearance, and then left the secret realm a second before it was about to collapse completely.
After Chu Li went out, she immediately saw Nan Yi standing there.
Upon seeing her, joy suddenly appeared in his eyes. He walked towards her, opened his arms, and hugged her tightly.
"Senior sister, I miss you so much."
He rested his head on Chu Li's shoulder and rubbed against it a few times with a hint of reluctance.
Previously, he and his senior sister either stayed in the sect together or went out together; they had never been separated for such a long time.
Chu Li smoothed his long hair, then gently stroked his cheeks with both hands, revealing a smile: "I missed you too."
Some chaotic thoughts had been churning in Chu Li's mind since she came out, but she concealed them under her calm and composed expression, and as usual, she easily talked to Nan Yi about the things in the secret realm.
The two quickly retraced their route back.
After returning to the sect, Chu Li prepared to go back to her room first. Her eyes were fixed on Nan Yi, and there seemed to be some complicated thoughts in her eyes. When Nan Yi looked at her with some curiosity, she said, "Junior brother, come to my place tomorrow. I need to rest for the night first."
Nan Yi readily agreed. In his opinion, his senior sister had been busy for some time and had hardly rested. Now that she was back in the sect, she naturally needed to rest properly first.
He hesitated, wondering if he should be more considerate and wait a few days before going to see his senior sister. But on the other hand, he was also torn by his own desires—he wanted to be with his senior sister as soon as possible, even just being by her side would be much better than being alone as a fox.
After returning to her residence, Chu Li did not relax as others expected, but instead her brows furrowed slightly.
As the inheritance flooded into her mind, she felt something was amiss in her sea of consciousness, but because the inheritance was too vast and she needed to deal with it urgently, she had no choice but to put it aside for the time being.
But right after she left the secret realm, the thing that had suddenly appeared in her sea of consciousness seemed to be constantly changing.
She was very familiar with that thing and knew it wouldn't do her any harm, but for some reason, she used her divine sense to suppress it temporarily.
It wasn't until now that she had the time to take a closer look at what it was.
She opened her eyes in her sea of consciousness and looked around, only to be met with a pair of familiar eyes.
Those eyes appeared right in front of me. They were... those eyes with slightly upturned corners, which gave off a sharp feeling when they weren't smiling.
It looks exactly like her eyes.
Before she could react, a specific shape quickly extended from around those eyes.
She stared at the person in front of her who looked almost exactly like her, her thoughts frozen.
At that moment, the person made the gesture she knew best—pressing down her eyelashes to cover half of her eyes, and then said, "Chu Li, don't pretend you don't understand. I know you must know what I am—what happened that caused you to hesitate to merge with me?"
Chu Li stared at the other version of herself in front of her. What she said was not wrong. Just now, she suddenly understood what this was.
These are memories she has stored deep within her consciousness for thousands of years.
Several years ago, she used medicine to seal it away—and her cultivation level was sealed away as well. Since then, she has changed her identity, hoping that she can live like a true Nascent Soul cultivator.
In reality, all it was for was to enter the Time Rift Secret Realm and comprehend the laws of time.
She discovered that with her Tribulation Transcending stage cultivation, it was difficult for her to truly comprehend the core of the Time Law. So she abandoned everything and entered the Time Rift Secret Realm again with her Nascent Soul stage cultivation.
She set two anchor points for herself: one was the massive influx of inheritance, and the other was the collapse of the Time Rift Secret Realm. As long as she sensed either of these points, her memories would reappear in her sea of consciousness, waiting to be slowly digested later.
But now, she felt a strange sense of rejection, a subtle resistance within her, and she couldn't fake it.
It wasn't that she didn't want to merge the memories at all; she just wanted to postpone the merging process.
She knew herself so well that she could see right away that she was rejecting the idea. She unconsciously took a step forward and said, "What's wrong? I feel like everything is going so smoothly... And even if you didn't get the inheritance, it doesn't matter at all. You would never have such a big emotional change because of something like this."
In the cultivation world, many talented people emerge, and setbacks are perfectly normal. Moreover, she never confines herself; she always believes that she can rise even higher.
Unable to withstand the relentless questioning from the other end, Chu Li hesitated before finally revealing the most crucial point: "I have a partner."
The person opposite seemed to be stunned for a moment. The similar eyebrows and eyes, and the almost identical expression, made Chu Li feel a little dazed.
She was momentarily at a loss for words, truly because her previous romantic experiences were so lacking.
As far back as she could remember, she knew that she was extremely talented and could reach the Tribulation Transcending stage in cultivation. Later, under the influence of those around her, she continued to improve her strength. Unlike others who found cultivation tedious, she actually found some enjoyment in it.
With her innate talent and the joy she cultivated, her cultivation level rose extremely quickly. Later, she created her own magic—the Domain—and established the Myriad Manifestations Sect, taking in several disciples.
But she still enjoys cultivating herself most of the time and exploring new fields.
Perhaps that's why the "she" on the other side was so shocked. But after the shock subsided, she quickly uttered a few names, "It shouldn't be one of these people?"
She had some past conflicts with these people and didn't want to go back to them after losing her memory.
Chu Li shook her head, but unexpectedly, the image of Nan Yi came to mind. She also remembered how much she loved his original form and couldn't help but chuckle: "You'll like him too."
After all, they are the same person, and although their memories are different, they share the same hobbies.
"So what are your plans now?"
"Take your time."
Unlike her, who only had a few years of real memories, the person opposite her had thousands of years of vast memories. She was just worried that if they merged all at once, the tiny memories of the past few years would be swept into a corner, which would be too unfair to him.
The next morning, Chu Li woke up almost as soon as the sunlight streamed into the room; she hadn't had a full night's sleep in a long time.
She used to meditate even at night, but after spending more time with Nan Yi, she would occasionally take a break.
A soft rustling sound came from the doorway. Chu Li lazily waved her hand, and the door immediately opened. She looked up and saw the person she expected standing in the doorway, who had been there for who knows how long.
"Aren't you coming in? How long have you been waiting outside?"
Nan Yi shook off the chill from his robes before quickly walking in and replying, "It hasn't been long; I just arrived."
No way! He tossed and turned in bed last night, unable to sleep, so he came over and found a place close to Chu Li to wait. Before he knew it, the next day had arrived.
Chu Li glanced at him but didn't expose his lie.
Nan Yi sat down on the edge of the bed, put his arm around Chu Li's waist, and nuzzled her neck as usual.
But Chu Li had summoned him today for a serious matter.
She placed a jade slip in Nan Yi's hand, a smile on her face, "Open it and take a look?"
Chu Li gave it to him personally, so he naturally had no doubts. However, after flipping through just a few pages, a faint blush rose to his face.
Chu Li watched his changing expressions and found it quite interesting. People say that the fox clan is best at bewitching others with their own bodies, but why is the fox beside her so innocent?
She merely provided a cultivation technique—
"Senior sister," Nan Yi leaned closer and whispered in the woman's ear, "You gave me this cultivation technique so I could practice it, but it says here... it requires two people to practice together..."
His last sentence was almost silent, but Chu Li still heard it clearly.
"Will you come with me?"
"Otherwise what?" Chu Li uttered softly.
This was something she had decided yesterday. Since her memories would gradually return, she still hoped to have some deeper memories with Nan Yi before they completely returned.
Nan Yi exerted a little force on her hand, but Chu Li blocked it. She glanced at the sunlight outside the window and couldn't help but feel a little helpless: "Don't worry, take a look at this technique first. I don't know if it will help your injury."
This cultivation method was naturally carefully selected by Chu Li; it is considered the gentlest type, and it is also rumored to have some healing abilities.
Of course, we'll only know how credible this so-called healing ability is after we try it.
Nan Yi had no idea what Chu Li was saying. He just held the jade slip in his hands in a daze, as if he were holding a rare treasure.
Before long, he obediently listened to Chu Li's words and sat down in the corner. His eyes were fixed on the jade slip, but he knew that his thoughts were no longer on the jade slip.
He was waiting, waiting for night to fall, and he was thinking, wondering why time was passing so slowly.
He sat on the edge of the bed, watching the last glimmer of light be swallowed by the silence of the night.
Candles were lit inside the room, and he used the dim light to observe Chu Li's expression.
Chu Li's expression seemed to be the same as usual, but Nan Yi still keenly caught the hint of indulgence in her eyes.
It seems like he can do whatever he wants now.
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