Chapter 1181

Absolute Zone Zero

"This, this is... Ti'an!!"

Ju Fu Fu rubbed her eyes, incredulously shouting, "Master! It's really Ti'an! Is this her soul...? It turns out the evil dragon's corpse blocked the Nether River, so even Ti'an couldn't make it to the far west."

Thinking back to the gift Xiaodie had personally prepared for Ti'an, which never got delivered in person, leaving regret; now, however, they reunite after a long separation in Stikokisia, this belated farewell also makes Fu Fu and the others feel their eyes well up.

Ye Shunguang lowered his eyes regretfully, "Too bad, Ti Bao and Aglaea aren't here. If they could see Ti'an again, they'd surely have many things to say to her."

"Hmm...?" Yi Xuan narrowed his eyes slightly, his gaze shifting back and forth between Ti'an and Wandi, "Their souls..."

"It's nothing, I just noticed their souls show a different gold hue compared to others... Is it because of the Golden Descendants? Or because they are demigods?"

"It must be because they're demigods, Master." Ju Fu Fu nodded vigorously, her fluffy tiger ears twitching with her movement, "If Wandi can fight his way back from the underworld and revive, could he also bring Ti'an along? As long as the soul can return from the underworld, there's a chance of resurrection, right?"

"Senior sister, you're being too naive." Pan Yin Hu couldn't help but interject, "As they say, 'Even a skilled cook cannot make a meal without rice.' Even if we could revive Ti'an, just having a soul isn't enough without a body—like cooking, having only salt, vinegar, MSG and other seasonings but no ingredients, you can't make a meal. Although Wandi is dead, his corpse is still inside Xuanfengcheng, right?"

"Senior sister, you're being far too naive." Pan Yinhu, standing nearby, couldn't help but interject, "They say 'a clever housewife can't cook without rice'; reviving Ti An, regardless of whether it's possible, is not enough—having only a soul without a body won't work either. It's like cooking: having only salt, vinegar, MSG, etc., but no ingredients, you can't make a meal. Wandi may be dead, but his corpse is still inside Xuanfengcheng, right?"

"Heh... Fu Fu, you actually don't need to be so insistent on reviving those Golden Descendant companions. If the Recreation of the World truly succeeds, they will eventually meet in the new world." Yi Xuan nodded slightly, took a small sip of clear tea, "Furthermore, each generation has its own tasks. As a senior of the Fire Pursuit Journey, Ti'an is also a pioneer of this path; she has already walked the road she needed to walk, and she can now rest properly. As for the unfinished roads... leave them to Bai Wu and the others."

"Heh... Fufu, actually you don't have to be so obsessed with reviving those golden‑blooded companions. If the Recreation of the World can truly be accomplished, they will eventually meet again in the new world." Yi Xuan gave a slight nod, lifted a cup of clear tea and took a small sip. "Furthermore... each generation has its own tasks. Ti An, as a senior of the Fire Pursuit Journey, has already walked the path she was meant to walk; she can now rest peacefully. As for the unfinished roads... leave those to Bai E and the others."

Wandi: "Heh... this is still... the first time I've encountered deceased relatives while swimming upstream the Nether River."

"Indeed... that's how it is. Just like those spirits we encountered earlier on the way, I also couldn't sense any sign of life from Lady Ti'an." Xiaodie lowered her eyes slightly.

"Mm! Everyone, you're right. Ti'an has long known she can't return to everyone's side." Ti'an, as always optimistic, smiled with hands on her hips, "But Ti'an believes Xiaodie will someday return to the Nether Realm—"

"That's why Ti'an has been standing here, the place closest to the human world, waiting for Xiaodie!"

"So, Ti An has been standing here, at the place closest to the mortal realm, waiting for Xiaoxiao Die!"

Xiaodie tightly bit her lower lip, she quickly used her fingertip to gently wipe the corner of her eye, brushing away that fleeting tear trace.

Xia Die bit her lower lip tightly, and swiftly brushed the corner of her eye with her fingertip, wiping away the fleeting tear stain.

Mi Mi: "However... judging from Little Ti'an's words, we are indeed almost at the entrance of the Nether Realm."

Ti'an nodded: "Ti'an promised Ti Bao and Ti Ning. When Xiaodie comes here, Ti'an will prepare a gift and be the first to run out to greet you. So, Xiaodie, don't cry! Please accept this—"

Ti An nodded, "I promised, Ti Bao, Ti Ning. When Xiaoxiao Die arrives here, I will have a gift ready, the first to run out and greet you. So, Xiaoxiao Die, don't cry! Please, accept this—"

The edges of the paper are somewhat curled and yellowed, but the child who drew it obviously doesn't care about those—she filled the entire sheet packed full, to the point where sky and ground almost have no boundary, all blank spaces crammed with Golden Descendants, clouds, flowers, and crooked little suns.

On the paper, the windmill violet smiles happily, a puff of pink spring cloud; Bai Wu holds a sword, while Wandi embraces an adorable lion head... everyone surrounds the picture's center, Xiaodie, as if dancing in an endless dance.

On the drawing paper, Feng Jin smiled happily, a puff of pink, springtime cloud; Bai E brandished a treasured sword, Wandi cradled a cute lion head… everyone gathered around Xia Die at the center of the picture, as if dancing an endless performance.

Xiaodie looked at the drawing in her hand, bean-sized tears fell one after another, pattering onto the yellowed paper. The tears landed exactly on the three red-haired girls holding hands—

In the drawing, she was painted vividly and lively. But now, their smiles have been moistened by tears at one corner, the red pigment slightly blurred, dampening a small patch along the paper's grain, as if they laughed and laughed, then suddenly their eyes turned red.

"This is, Lady Ti Bao said... that you previously failed to complete... a gift prepared for me—"

"This is... what Master Ti Bao once mentioned... the gift you hadn't been able to finish... prepared for me..."

MYGO

"Please, you must form a lifelong Golden Descendant pair, be lifelong partners, never let the curtain fall—waaah!"

Ai Yin's eyes reddened, tears falling like broken beads. After seeing the picture Ti'an gave to Xiaodie, she could no longer hold back.

"Can't we not let them be separated? If only there were no Heichi... Damn Heichi! And that Fire Stealer!" Ai Yin suddenly gripped her fists tightly, waving them in the air, looking like she wanted to give that Fire Stealer two "bang bang" punches.

"... If it weren't for him, Ti'an could have lived to hand this picture to Xiaodie!"

"Alright, eat something to calm down. At least this picture, along with Ti'an's feelings, has been successfully delivered to Xiaodie, right?" Li Xi walked over holding a bowl of strawberry ice cream, "As for Ti'an, she's long been mentally prepared for this, and so has Xiaodie."

"They've prepared themselves for the parting, but as an observer, I can't accept it."

Yin buried her face in her crossed arms, her muffled voice coming from the crook of her arm and the gap in the tabletop, sounding both dull and damp, "... I also know they'll eventually part, but I still hope that day comes later, even later; I want to see more of their daily lives, just like Bai Wu and Wandi's 'contest' that day in the bath palace..."

"... Actually, I feel the same." Li Xi lightly sighed, "... All we can do is watch how Xing and Danheng bring variables to this planet; only these two outsiders' 'variables' have a chance to break the cycle of the Recreation of the World."

"... To be honest, I am too." Li Xi let out a light sigh, "... we can only see what Xing and Dan Heng will bring as variables to this planet; only those two, who are 'variables' from an external world, have a chance to break the cycle of the Recreation of the World."

"\"The maiden of Janus... even though yin and yang are separated, their hearts still communicate. \""

Ti'an smiled brightly, lifting her face, eyes sparkling: "Ti'an, I've drawn this for a long time! I hope Xiaodie likes it."

Xiaodie wiped her eyes, then looked at Ti'an's sincere and fervent smile, finally nodding firmly: "Mm, truly... Lady Ti'an, you drew this so well..."

Xia Die wiped the corner of her eye, then looked at Ti An's sincere and passionate smile, and finally nodded vigorously, "Hmm, truly... Master Ti An, the painting is wonderful..."

Wandi: "This is… our 'Fire Pursuit Journey' …"