Chapter 974: Return to the Heavenly Realm

During this period, Li Yi traveled through all the realms, meeting the people from his past and properly handling all those trivial matters. He would bestow opportunities upon those who had followed him, and he would also step in to save the worlds he had visited. Of course, the grudges he had recorded in the past would also be settled one by one.

After leaving the Four Seas and Eight Continents, Li Yi visited the Dark World, personally ending the darkness of that world and bringing light to it. He also arrived at the Wasteland Apocalypse, but that world seemed to no longer need his intervention.

The biochemical beasts of the Wasteland Apocalypse had gone extinct, and the surviving humans were rebuilding their homes; everything was flourishing.

After a roundabout journey, Li Yi, accompanied by the two immortal maidens Master Xiangxiang Xiangzi and Xuan Yuezi, returned once again to Tianchang City on Earth.

Li Yi went to visit his old home in the old city district.

It was still as old and dilapidated as ever, covered in dust, yet it stirred up all sorts of memories of the life he had once lived there. However, times had changed; he had fulfilled the dreams of his youth, found his parents, and become a powerful cultivator.

He casually wiped away the dust and repaired the old home, leaving it spotless while still maintaining its former appearance.

"I rose to prominence from this place. I wonder if this place will still exist when I return next time," Li Yi remarked with emotion.

Beside him, Master Xiangxiang Xiangzi and Xuan Yuezi did not speak.

She knew that Tai Yi was retracing the path he had come from, eliminating regrets and firming his Dao heart. It was normal to feel emotional when recalling the past; when they had achieved success in their own cultivation, they had done the same—returning to their old places, seeing old acquaintances, lamenting how things had changed, and finally severing their worldly ties to focus on cultivation.

"Look, on this floor, on the ceiling, there are even the fist marks I left behind when I used to practice boxing."

Li Yi looked at the uneven ceiling and floor, and he smiled.

However, he did not repair these traces, choosing instead to leave them behind. At the same time, he left behind a few insignificant spells, such as the Dust-Avoiding Spell, the Insect-Avoiding Spell, and so on.

If this place were to be destroyed in the future, Li Yi would not stop it; it was part of the city's evolution, and he would respect that trend. But if this residential building were to remain—

—then Li Yi would still revisit this old place if he had the chance in the future.

After lingering for a good while, Li Yi left. He returned to the Peace Financial Building. This building had once been destroyed and later rebuilt, but it was no longer the original structure.

Instead, it was a magic treasure refined from red gold.

However, Li Yi had rarely lived there since then, but he had always kept the place; some old acquaintances, if they achieved success in their cultivation, could come here to gather.

Lin Yue, Zheng Gong, Zhao Zhao Lingfu, Lu Lu Jue, Zhao Zhao Xiaoxiao, and others.

Most of them were evolvers he had met in Tianchang City. Back then, to deal with the Heaven-Tilting Incident, everyone had gathered together to keep warm, and they could be considered to have gone through many unforgettable experiences.

Of course, now, everyone had gone their separate ways; even Lin Yue, Lin Jie, was rarely seen by Li Yi.

It wasn't that he didn't want to see them, but everyone's cultivation path had become different, which was why they gathered less and parted more.

When Li Yi walked into the building—

—the familiar artificial intelligence Lan Ji was still faithfully performing her duties, welcoming Li Yi's return, while the building itself was maintained by AI robots, requiring no human intervention.

"Is Zheng Lan not at home?" Li Yi asked.

Zheng Lan was Zheng Gong's cousin, who had always helped him manage the building and had been a great help to him; Li Yi would not forget this favor.

"Miss Zheng Lan hasn't been back for over a year," Lan Ji said. "The last message was three months ago; Miss Zheng Lan appeared on a transport spaceship heading to the Demon God Realm."

"Did she go to the Demon God Realm to cultivate?" Li Yi immediately guessed the situation roughly.

Earth existed with pollution, but the Demon God Realm was not polluted, so Earth's cultivators were very willing to go to the Demon God Realm to cultivate. Although Tianchang City had the blessing of a cultivator's array, shielding the pollution—

—how could this spiritual energy possibly support everyone's cultivation?

Zheng Lan had also embarked on the path of immortality; if she wanted to achieve something, she naturally had to go to a better environment.

However, that was no longer necessary now. Li Yi had left behind the Rakshasa Rakshasa Tian Wang Palace, and Zheng Lan, as his close friend, would naturally be looked after and could go to the Rakshasa Rakshasa Tian Wang Palace to cultivate her heart. It was just that many people still didn't know about everything Li Yi had done.

"Do you want to take a trip to the Demon God Realm?" Master Xiangxiang Xiangzi said.

For Li Yi, that was just a matter of one step.

Li Yi, however, shook his head slightly and said, "Forget it. There will be a time to meet again in the future; it's not worth missing this one meeting."

Afterward, he left behind a jade bottle filled with Nine Heavens Divine Water: "Lan Ji, if Zheng Lan returns, give this to her and say it's a gift I'm giving to everyone."

"Understood, Master." Lan Ji took the jade bottle and also recorded this task.

For Zheng Lan, the infinite wonders of the Nine Heavens Divine Water were enough to allow her to become an immortal. Although she didn't know what the future would hold, at the very least, it was a start toward immortality.

Once the efficacy of the Nine Heavens Divine Water spread, everyone could gather and naturally share it.

The quantity Li Yi left behind was not small; it was completely enough for everyone to use, with even some left over.

"This should be given to Lin Yue, Lin Jie." After thinking for a moment, Li Yi finally placed the red gold magic treasures, mystic objects, and some collections he no longer used into a storage magic treasure.

Afterward, this storage magic treasure was handed over to Lan Ji. Li Yi himself only kept one Shenmu Red Gold Warship, because this warship had the AI Hong Ji, which recorded cross-dimensional coordinates, and it was still of some help to him.

These collections of Li Yi's were treasures on Earth, but in the Heavenly Realm, they were trash; taking them with him had no meaning at all. Leaving them for Lin Jie to finally exert some residual heat was also a good thing.

After finishing these things—

"Two immortal maidens, things here are almost finished. I plan to head to the Heavenly Realm tomorrow. During this time, you two might as well handle some private matters," Li Yi said. "After all, this trip might take decades, or even a hundred years."

Although one could cross dimensions at will with the Dao Coin, since one had to cultivate, one couldn't run back to their old home every day; naturally, one had to prepare early.

"Alright, then I will go and see Lady Yun Yun Feizi one more time," Xuan Yuezi nodded.

Master Xiangxiang Xiangzi asked suspiciously, "Tai Yi, you wouldn't leave us behind and run away secretly, would you?"

Li Yi said, "How could that be? Immortal maiden, can't you have some trust in me? I'll stay here for one night and set off early tomorrow morning."

Only then did Master Xiangxiang Xiangzi nod with peace of mind.

Watching the two immortal maidens leave—

—Li Yi then reflected for a while. Although there were still some things he hadn't handled, his return to the Heavenly Realm this time wasn't a life-and-death separation; he would still return in the future, so he didn't pay too much attention to it.

Then, he came to his room on the top floor.

To be on the safe side, Li Yi left behind a strand of Rakshasa Rakshasa Tian Wang power and equipped it with Rakshasa Rakshasa Tian Wang-level armor, letting it hide in this place. If this world were in trouble or his friends and family were in danger, it would naturally step in to protect them.

The Rakshasa Rakshasa Tian Wang power transformed into a human figure wearing armor, hiding in a room like a puppet. This power would not appear unless there was a life-and-death crisis.

Only after doing these things did Li Yi feel at ease.

Afterward, he sat in a chair, looking out through the glass at the familiar yet somewhat strange Tianchang City, quietly waiting for tomorrow to come.

One night's time meant nothing to Li Yi.

He reviewed the past and looked down at his home; time passed very quickly. Soon, the sun in the east rose slowly, the night dissipated, and a new day arrived.

But for some reason, Li Yi felt at this moment that his Primordial Spirit seemed to have shed a layer of shackles and dust, and he had a feeling of being reborn.

His state of mind seemed to have undergone a transformation without him realizing it.

This transformation was invisible and intangible, yet it could be felt in a very real way.

"Could this be what cultivators call 'severing worldly ties and firming the Dao heart'?" Li Yi couldn't help but think to himself.

However, having experienced so much, he was indeed no longer the greenhorn who had just entered cultivation; he had truly changed a lot.

It was just that Li Yi felt this should be his own growth.

A moment later—

—a cloud of auspiciousness flew in from the direction of the Dao Court Mountain. Master Xiangxiang Xiangzi and Xuan Yuezi, both dressed in plain clothes and unstained by dust, arrived together.

Seeing this, Li Yi no longer hesitated and took a step out, walking out of the building: "Immortal maidens, have your matters been settled?"

The two immortal maidens nodded, and then Xuan Yuezi said, "We have no worldly affairs; we just chatted with Lady Yun Yun Feizi and the others for the whole night."

They came from the Age of Dharma Decline and had cultivated the Dao for hundreds of years, having long since settled their worldly affairs. Plus, with the destruction of the Heavenly Dao Sect, they had no more attachments; now, they only had their Dao hearts, with no regrets in life or death.

"Alright, since that's the case, let's set off."

Li Yi did not hesitate. He looked back at Tianchang City, and immediately, Rakshasa Rakshasa Tian Wang power surged out, enveloping the two immortal maidens, and they shot straight into the clouds. Immediately after, the Dao Coin appeared out of thin air, slicing open the cross-dimensional gate, and the three of them vanished in an instant.

Following the path he had come, Li Yi crossed dimensions one after another.

However, he didn't make any stops this time, because he had helped all these worlds, and they would only become better in the future.

Soon—

—Li Yi brought the two immortal maidens to the small world left behind by Hua Qing.

This small world was both a temporary resting place and a coordinate point for confirming direction. If you couldn't reach this place, it meant you had lost your way and needed to make adjustments immediately.

"Is this the Heavenly Realm?" Master Xiangxiang Xiangzi's nose twitched; she had already smelled the astonishing spiritual energy and seen countless heavenly materials and earthly treasures, all kinds of rare treasures, as if it were the Immortal Realm.

"It's just a temporary resting place, not the Heavenly Realm yet. Let's continue crossing dimensions." After a brief stop, Li Yi set off again, holding the Dao Coin to slice open the cross-dimensional gate, and continued to shuttle through.

Along the way, his route was obscure and tortuous, as if passing through the gaps between many great realms, avoiding who knew how many dangers.

Finally, when the fetal membrane of heaven and earth appeared before his eyes, Li Yi understood that he had arrived at the Celestial Realm.

"We are about to enter the Heavenly Realm."

Li Yi gave a reminder, then tore open the fetal membrane of heaven and earth and leaped into the Heavenly Realm.

The two immortal maidens only felt a blur before their eyes, and then they arrived in a boundless great realm. Here, the spiritual energy was astonishing, containing many creations, the space was stable, and everyone lived long lives.

Li Yi immediately patrolled the surroundings to determine his position.

Every time he crossed dimensions, although the location was similar, it involved the mysteries of space; a miss of a hair could lead to a difference of a thousand miles. Even if he were a Rakshasa Rakshasa Tian Wang, it was impossible to return to the cross-dimensional location precisely.

But fortunately, he had previously agreed with the Rakshasa Rakshasa Tian Wang Han Shan and others to meet by the Sea of Return to Ruins, so Li Yi only needed to head to the Sea of Return to Ruins next.

But where was this?

Everywhere were mountains that reached the sky, like a primitive land; he couldn't see any cultivators, nor could he see any great cities.

And this place wasn't marked on the Heavenly Realm map.

"Lost?" Li Yi finally had to admit that his cross-dimensional journey this time wasn't very perfect.

However, it didn't matter. He was a Rakshasa Rakshasa Tian Wang; at worst, he would just spend some time on the road. ===== CHAPTER 975 =====