Chapter 46

Su Lin's multiverse chat group interface was violently shaking with a flood of private messages.

Especially Especially Especially Xiao Yan: "Bro, quickly say you're joking—there's no romance plot!"

Especially Especially Especially Xiao Yan: "He's my future self; my sixth sense is screaming warnings."

Especially Especially Especially Xiao Yan: "I understand him—I must save my future!"

Su Lin didn't understand what this Especially Especially Especially Xiao Yan was talking about, but he vaguely sensed his friendship with Especially Especially Especially Xiao Yan's little boat might capsize at any moment.

"The eagle strikes the sky, the fish glides through shallow waters. The boy who left the remote town of Wutan three years ago must have suffered greatly—his emotional trials must have been numerous. I'm truly curious how he grew." Su Lin recited this passage in a flat, robotic tone.

"Yes, those three years of arduous cultivation are unforgettable."

On the screen, the Lord of the Infinite Fire Realm looked nostalgic.

"Are you me from the future?"

Without needing words, the Especially Especially Especially Xiao Yan of this timeline surpassed his past, present, and future intelligence, achieving self-unification and transcendence.

"Did I end up with Xun'er in the future?" Especially Especially Especially Xiao Yan's expression was like that of a curious young boy, his voice brimming with longing and anticipation: "We must be together, right! I think of being with Xun'er every moment—how is she doing with me in the future?"

"Is future Xun'er even more beautiful?"

"How many children do we have? Are they boys or girls?"

The Lord of the Infinite Fire Realm sighed inwardly: "I understand your excitement, but can you calm down a little!" Truly, no one else could be as much himself.

These words, though filled with genuine emotion, reflected the depth of his love for Xun'er—no matter which timeline he was from.

But then again… isn't it just as expected of me?

We're perfectly in sync.

Not far from where Especially Especially Especially Xiao Yan stood within the Infinite Fire Realm, a graceful figure watched this scene, her lips curving upward as she hummed a cheerful tune.

"How am I supposed to stay calm? Thinking about you, you bastard, spending every day cooing with Xun'er while I suffer here in longing—I envy you so much!" Especially Especially Especially Xiao Yan's eyes slightly reddened, his face twisted with envy.

Ye Fan poked Lu Mingfei and whispered: "Do you feel sick?"

Lu Mingfei's eyes shifted, his mouth slightly open, as if wanting to speak but holding back.

"Look at the group chat."

Su Lin: "I can't take it anymore."

Ye Fan: "Someone please shut him up—I can't take it either."

Zhongli: "The future Especially Especially Especially Xiao Yan has reached that level—transcending temporal constraints, forming a closed loop of past, present, and future."

Zhongli: "The path of seeking the Dao truly holds infinite possibilities."

Klein: "Mr. Zhongli, the real issue now isn't this…"

Lu Mingfei: "Luffy, stop eating—save some for me."

Ye Fan: "You're still hungry?"

Lu Mingfei: "I'm about to throw up again."

Especially Especially Especially Xiao Yan: "You're asking for trouble, Little Lu."

Weigong Shilang: "What's going on? What is everyone talking about?"

Ye Fan: "It's all 'I' this and 'I' that—who's going to turn off his TV?"

Ye Fan: "Liu Li Ge?"

Han Li: "..."

Su Lin: "Why don't you do it yourself?"

Ye Fan: "Obviously—I can't beat my future self!"

Fortunately, Especially Especially Especially Xiao Yan himself also felt he'd gone too far, so he shifted to asking about other aspects of his future self—and why his future self had appeared in this observation.

"I sensed ripples in the past timeline, so I rewound time—and unexpectedly discovered that one past timeline had begun branching off independently. Strange."

"But it doesn't matter—the river of time will ultimately converge back to the same source."

"I am both the beginning of the past and the end of the future."

The Lord of the Infinite Fire Realm drew a diagram in the void; golden dotted lines represented the Especially Especially Especially Xiao Yan who had received the Multiverse Chat Group.

"That thing—it's called the Multiverse Chat Group, isn't it? I'm eager to experience this different journey in the past timeline."

"Enjoy it well, past me. This will surely be an incredible journey—I look forward to the resonance you'll feel when you become me."

A golden flame crossed the limits of space and time, blazing simultaneously from the right hand of the Lord of the Infinite Fire Realm and the right hand of the present Especially Especially Especially Xiao Yan.

Especially Especially Especially Xiao Yan was stunned, but not overly panicked.

"Heh, the Great Expansion Pearl—a rare artifact, though its grade is a bit low." The Especially Especially Especially Xiao Yan of the Infinite Fire Realm chuckled lightly; the heavenly flames of the realm began acting as a medium to transmit power across another timeline.

"Now this pearl can last longer—it won't shatter after opening the portal once."

The Lord of the Infinite Fire Realm rose from his meditative posture in the void and bowed toward this side.

"Master, I entrust my past self to you."

Yao Lao's form solidified, gazing with satisfaction at his outstanding disciple—he never imagined that after a lifetime of alchemy, he'd made mistake after mistake.

After being betrayed by the disciple he'd treated as his own son… he'd still taken in this good boy, Especially Especially Especially Xiao Yan, when he had nowhere else to turn…

No regrets in this life.

Space flickered; the scene returned to its original state—the Especially Especially Especially Xiao Yan of the Parallel World was now being washed by a waterfall, the surroundings once again blooming with birdsong and fragrant flowers.

Especially Especially Especially Xiao Yan grinned, his eyes curving into crescent moons, as if saying: "See? Isn't your future brother awesome?"

"Xun'er, I miss you so much~." Ye Fan recited with deep emotion.

"Big Brother Especially Especially Especially Xiao Yan, I miss you so much at Jianan Academy—do you sleep well in the Beast Mountain Range?" Su Lin tossed an apple at Especially Especially Especially Xiao Yan: "Do you eat well!"

"Everything's great, hehehe." Especially Especially Especially Xiao Yan caught the fruit, didn't care, and leapt back to his seat, crossing his legs casually.

"Crunch, crunch." Especially Especially Especially Xiao Yan bit into the spiritual fruit and passed the Great Expansion Pearl to Su Lin: "Here, Old Su—upgraded version."

Su Lin didn't care anymore what his golden finger was—what did it matter how much value lay in crossing worlds and time?

【Unable to retrieve Parallel Worlds related to the user】

"Heh, thanks a lot." Su Lin rolled his eyes.

"Who's next?"

Lu Mingfei said nothing either, staring at Ye Fan who was still standing beside him—his meaning clear: if you want to use it, hurry up; once you're done, it's my turn.

"Flaunting." Ye Fan gave a cold laugh, then drew the Dayan Pearl into his hand and channeled a wisp of pure spiritual energy into it.

Energy overflowed and reassembled in the void, forming a new scene before everyone's eyes.

Compared to Especially Especially Especially Xiao Yan's contrast, Ye Fan's Parallel World didn't differ all that much.

If he wasn't hunting others down, he was on the road being hunted.

Waging bloody battles against prodigies.

Exploring ruins, seeking opportunities.

All to break the shackles of cultivating the Sacred Body.

"My fate is mine to decide, not Heaven's!"

This was something Ye Fan had shouted at a crowd of pursuers in a certain Parallel World.

Having said that, he leapt into an ancient site and vanished through teleportation.