Chapter 1642

Qin Shi Mingyue.

"Even the Black Tower Lady said so..."

The Black Tower's answer extinguished the last glimmer of hope in Tianming's heart; if even she could only offer comforting words, it meant Xilian could never leave Wengfaluo Si to journey among the stars.

Tianming felt as if he had drunk a bowl of extremely bitter medicine, the bitterness spreading from his tongue to his throat, then to his stomach, so painful that his five viscera and six bowels began to ache.

"Moreover, Wengfaluo Si will take a long time to come into being; if it were only one or two years, we could wait, but if it truly were a thousand Amber Eons... Uncle, by then our bones would have turned to dust, wouldn't they?"

"A thousand Amber Eons is the longest possible time, but it could also be as short as one or two years... but Tianming, don't waste your mental energy on things we cannot control; if Wengfaluo Si undergoes any change, the Black Tower and Screw Gum will inform the Astral Express immediately."

"Sigh, Uncle, I hope the story of Wengfaluo Si never ends; if it ends, I feel hollow inside... even the roasted chicken Yue Qi Yue Yue Yue Yue Yue brought me doesn't taste good anymore." Tianming rested his chin on his hands, his small face drooping, "Uncle, do you feel this way too?"

"Me?" Gai Nie gazed up at the Sky Curtain, a hint of wistfulness also appearing on his face, "Compared to the previous ending Laigushi spoke of—'after the Iron Tomb is born, Wengfaluo Si will cease to exist'—this ending now seems quite good in my view. It's a pity Xilian was left in the past... if she and Star could have had a chance to say goodbye face to face, I think I wouldn't feel so regretful."

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"My suggestion is: continue the journey, make preparations, and keep hope in your heart. You know, this world of Wengfaluo Si lacks nothing but miracles." The Black Tower said.

"So, what exactly is the first cause of life?"

"I and Screw Gum have reached a consensus: regrettably, the answer of the Scepter is 'Destruction'. You can find more detailed discussion in the database. But this is not the answer for Wengfaluo Si; I think, it should not be yours either." The Black Tower said lightly, "As for this, I have my own view, written in the annotations. If you are interested in such questions, you may also list it as your own topic."

After answering Star's doubts, the Black Tower voluntarily went offline.

Ai Si Da added: "Actually, the Black Tower Lady has always been thinking of Wengfaluo Si. Last time, she kept mentioning something three sentences in a row, and it was when we were containing the Star Core. The matter of 'As I Wrote' I'll take care of. When I have news, I'll contact you again."

Finally, after the seeding journey ended, Star returned to the Astral Express.

Looking back at the path she had come, the Wengfaluo Si she spoke of had taken deep root in the depths of the universe, awaiting the day it would sprout. Perhaps this is the final step of "Creation."

"What are you staring at?" A voice suddenly came from behind—it was San Yue Qi Yue Yue Yue Yue Yue.

"Have you also completed your mission?" Star turned around, only to see San Yue and Dan Heng standing together.

"Of course!" San Yue Qi Yue Yue Yue Yue Yue immediately raised her chin, hands on her hips, "No matter how you say it, Wengfaluo Si is a place we three pioneered together. This young lady is quite the runner."

Seeing her proud and lively appearance, Dan Heng shook his head helplessly: "When we left Tala Sa, I received a message from San Yue, so I came back along with her. She encountered some trouble on Kelsus Star."

"Never mind, she was naturally introverted, and then the sensory beacon malfunctioned... fortunately, Dan Heng knows clay language."

Dan Heng added: "Besides, I discovered a new species resembling a chimera in the Spindle-Three, previously unrecorded."

San Yue Qi Yue Yue Yue Yue Yue eagerly took over: "Then isn't it still possible for a planet full of Da Di Shou to appear?"

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Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba.

Gan Lu Si Mi Li clapped her hands together with a "pap": "I understand, meaning those beings on Wengfaluo Si are not fictional creations of the Scepter, but truly exist in the universe!"

Yi He Xiao Ba Nei frowned slightly: "Then does that mean Na Ke Xia's alchemy is also like this? Not baseless talk, but the universe truly possesses a technique capable of refining a human's fleshly body into the 'Philosopher's Stone'."

"Such a technique existing in the universe is not surprising at all? Initially, the Red Moon inside Hu Lei Ti felt to me like a piece of extremely pure Philosopher's Stone, except that the stone Na Ke Xia produced is grown from flesh and blood, whereas the Red Moon continuously repairs the body from the source." Hu Die Ren guessed with great interest, "I think Na Ke Xia will likely become interested in the power of 'Fengyao' in the future."

"I only hope that after Na Ke Xia evolves life, she will no longer use her own life to refine into the Philosopher's Stone. In my impression, it seems that in every lifetime this fellow uses his own flesh and blood for refinement, but once he breaks free from the cycle of rebirth, Na Ke Xia will never have another chance to do so."

"Hah..." Bu Si Chuan crossed his arms, let out a cold snort, "What's the big deal? Even if Na Ke Xia refines his entire body into stone, as long as he has enough Credit Points, even if only a brain remains, the Company can rescue him. Moreover, the Company definitely wants to do this—his brain holds knowledge about Zandal, which to the Graduate School of Knowledge is nothing short of priceless treasure."

"Indeed." Hu Die Ren nodded: "In the school, there are too many people who spend their whole lives merely trying to get one step closer to the achievements of geniuses; if they knew the universe has such a person who directly probed Zandal's knowledge in his mind, and moreover, he is not a member of the Genius Club... then no matter what, they will not let Na Ke Xia die easily."

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"Dan Heng: 'After Yang Shu and Ji Zi return, let's do a unified review. Why not rest a while first? Star looks a bit tired too.'"

"'Oh, then see you later.'"

After San Yue and Dan Heng left, the world fell into an unprecedented silence; Star closed her eyes, as if she could hear the sound of her own heartbeat.

This is the final stroke she wrote for Wengfaluo Si. When it will respond, only fate knows the answer.

But she knows that whether it is "tomorrow" or "tomorrow's tomorrow", they are on the road of "pioneering" forward. Not two parallel lines, but the inevitable point of intersection.

Star opened her eyes, and in a daze, a pinkish lovely shadow flashed across her eyes...

"Be steadfast, keep your gaze always looking forward♪"

Star instantly came to her senses; after surveying the empty carriage, Xilian's that shadow completely vanished.

"Wengfaluo Si, see you tomorrow."

"Before Star returns to reality."

"Clang—"

Xilian sat in Star's room, holding a pink letter and gently swaying it.

"Surprise time."

"When you see this scene, I should... have already set off. But I know you will definitely see this place."

"I have decided to leave the most beautiful memory, placed in your heart. Remember this day always, partner. And then..."

Xilian smiled faintly, tucking that letter into a yellow little book.

"That is a very special book, its cover painted with an autumn tree, golden leaves falling in the wind. Beneath the tree, a pink Memory Spirit curls up, as if having a very long, very long dream."

"Let us embrace yesterday's tomorrow."