Chapter 1628

Aishili's voice grew more and more impassioned: "You can add her to the seven-person team and kick out the deep sea. This way, you remain the undisputed commander of the seven-person team. But the difference is, you have become the commander of the 'Order of Command'! All attacks against you can be escalated to attacks on the entire seven-person team, and even on the Order of Command."

"Moreover, you can also expand your influence in the LGBTQ+ community. As always, your fan demographics..." Aishili paused, her body leaning slightly forward, "White males aged between 35 and 55 are predominant. They are loyal and fervent, but... too homogeneous. If you can win over this fan base, then your support rate—"

She made a soaring takeoff gesture.

Homura Ros Person understood tacitly, and finally a rare smile appeared on his face.

"Good, then you go ahead and do it."

—

"「...... ？」"

"Xilian slowly opened her eyes, feeling as if she had had a very long, very long dream."

"「I... am I still awake? 」"

"Xilian looked around in a daze, discovering that there was no one nearby: 'Taizi... where are you? Are you... still here?'"

"Xilian lowered her head and discovered that her hands and feet had inexplicably become tiny, and in an instant she was overwhelmed with panic."

"「...... Ah. Did I... get smaller? 」"

"Without anyone explaining, Xilian quickly understood what had happened."

"「So this is how it is……When 'Memory' fades with the wind, 'Love' (De Miu Ge) also leaves behind a seed, becoming 'Compassion' (Philia093)... De Miu Ge... Xilian... Mimi...... returning to the original... Philia093...... 」"

"「Her charm, as expected, remains constant. 」"

"「The last ripple nourished the great tree...... allowing it to bear... a pink 'Taizi'. 」"

"Looking at Pisuo and Livia not far away, playing because of their names, this also made Xilian unable to help but ponder: 'So saying, the name 'Xilian'... is merely a pen name...'"

"「Ah... so sleepy. The little sprite of drowsiness has sneaked into my heart again...... The last memory is also fading...... When I wake again, what will the world be like...... 」"

"「I remember... it was a wail... 」"

"「And... my name... 」"

"「The daughter of Aolixie... 」"

"「A... o... 」"

"「...... 」"

"Xilian slowly closed her eyes and sank into deep sleep once more."

"「Shhh——still, never mind♪」"

"「The same seed, in different soils, will bloom similar yet different flowers. But what truly makes her beautiful is every heart in the world. 」"

"「No matter what kind of 'liking', it is a most precious 'love', and I will gratefully accept it and happily repay it. 」"

"「Do you still remember my favorite story? The crystal flower is beautiful because it reflects the eyes of the little sprite. The stars in the Galaxy Between Stars will know that I am the sprite who wrote 《Like What I Wrote》 together with the star. 」"

"「And in the star's heart, I will surely receive the favorite, the name you gave me. 」"

"Xilian quietly turned back, her smile as before."

"「After all, our hearts are in tune♪」"

—

Fanren Xiuzhen Chuan.

"Ah, so that's it, 'Like the Beginning and End'..."

Gazing at the woman in the Sky Curtain, Han Li also couldn't help but let out a long sigh.

This fateful loop spanning billions of years of light, Xilian will, at the end, walk backward against the long river of time, disperse all her magic power, finally regress to her original form, and re-enter dreams under the great tree of Aoli Misi Xie, opening the next cycle of reincarnation.

Whether Da Xilian, or Xiao Xilian, or Mimi, or De Miu Ge...... they have always been one person from beginning to end.

"One person, actually able to rely on the power of memory, to reverse cause and effect, and through sheer force alter the past, completing the causality of this heaven and earth..."

Mazhi Mo beside him saw Han Li's expression shifting unpredictably, and couldn't help but step forward, stroking his beard and asking: "Could it be that Daoist Han also takes interest in the 'Memory' Path?"

Han Li turned his head, pondered slightly, and then also voiced the curiosity in his heart: "Daoist Mazhi, Han merely wonders, if one cultivates immortality to the end, reaches the peak of the Great Dao, can one also, like this 'Memory' Path, reverse cause and effect and alter the past?"

"Hahahaha!"

Mazhi Mo hearing this, first startled, then burst into loud laughter: "Daoist Han, your idea is simply too shocking and unconventional. This is absolutely impossible, reversing cause and effect...... that is truly defying heaven! Heaven is indifferent, how could cultivators dare to meddle with it? If it were truly possible, wouldn't this world have long been in chaos? Even a Nascent Soul cultivator would hardly dare to entertain such a thought."

Hearing the words "defying heaven," Yin Yue couldn't help but chuckle softly: "Master, this Daoist Mazhi usually has broad knowledge, but his perspective is ultimately still narrow."

Han Li's expression remained unchanged, merely responding faintly in his heart: "This is quite normal, a Nascent Soul cultivator is already the pinnacle of the mortal realm. As for how far one can go on the peak of the Great Dao, if there is an opportunity, perhaps only in the Spirit Realm...... and the 'Immortal Realm' you mentioned can one truly glimpse the truth."

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Shinigami.

"Da Xilian ultimately became Xiao Xilian, memories dissipated, becoming Philia093..."

Ichigo Kurosaki, now recalling the battle at Tumu, only then belatedly realized that in the crisis at Wengfaluo Si, apart from Xilian, even if the so-called Galactic Alliance sent however many people, even if all the generals and marshals of the Xianzhou were dispatched, it would be of no avail, unable to change the final situation.

"If taking Tumu as the opening, then in fact this is equivalent to giving the Huazuo a preventive shot in advance." Shitou Yulong pushed up the glasses on his nose, "In the upcoming voices of 'Death Knell' that Huazuo will face, the 'Envoy' may very well be unable to serve as the final combat force, nor become the key to swaying the battle situation. In the battle at Tumu, whether one Envoy comes or ten, essentially there is no difference."

"Indeed, after all, that single shot wiped out the entire Huazuo."

Thinking of this, Ichigo even somewhat understood the company's intention, if the company planned to use the encirclement of Tumu to show off its muscles, the result would only be to expose its buttocks, letting the entire universe know that the 'Storage and Protection' Envoy is insignificant before Tumu.

Orihime Inoue couldn't help but worry: "But if we don't rely on the Envoy, then who should we rely on? Xilian has already sealed herself in reincarnation, we can't possibly hope for later help from power surpassing the Envoy level, can we?"

"Well, so the real challenge comes next." Shitou Yulong said solemnly, "Without Xilian's help, future enemies will certainly far exceed those Jiemie Dajun...... before the Simei is settled, 'Harmony' and 'Emptiness' are enemies to be wary of."