Because at that time, the protagonist's Power was very strong; although he could not cure her, he could barely help extend her life.

After making a wish, the heroine said, "I will eventually die... If there is a next life, Brother Dongfang, can we meet again?"

The final choice, naturally, was to affirm they could.

So, he would make a wish with the heroine under the tree, hoping they could meet in the next life. In the end, a special CG would appear with this heroine:

Destiny of Three Lifetimes.

"..." Wang Mu.

Wang Mu glanced at Little Jiao Huo.

Impossible, absolutely impossible!

He did not see even the slightest similarity between Little Xi and that heroine...

From race to personality, there was nothing alike!

Besides, after the cataclysm, might a cure for the heroine's terminal illness have been found? If a Martial Arts World had no cure, surely an Immortal World wouldn't be without one, right? To take a step back, even if she had truly died, when they made the wish back then, it wasn't under any Changqing Tree, just an ordinary large tree... How could there really be a reincarnation?

Suddenly, Wang Mu looked towards the Changqing Tree...

An absurd possibility dawned on him. Damn it, could this Changqing Tree have been born this way...?

Wang Mu remembered the Changqing Tree's origin; it seemed to involve some divine light during the cataclysm...

"Senior Tree Spirit, how were you born?" Wang Mu communicated with Divine Thought, asking cautiously.

"Me?" The Long-term Tree Spirit pondered for a long while. "This matter goes back some years. I was one of the first Primordial Spirits to gain Spiritual Wisdom before the cataclysm. Back then, during the cataclysm, Spiritual Energy burst forth like a surging tide, and strands of divine light descended, causing great changes across the Nine Provinces."

"By chance, I was touched by one of those divine lights and gained Spiritual Wisdom… Although I don't quite understand why that divine light shone upon me, I believe it must have been Qi Fortune... Heaven willed me into existence at that opportune moment... Every time I recall it, I feel profoundly grateful to the Ancient Sage, Senior Dongfang Mu. If he hadn't broken through the Gate of Apocalypse, the cataclysm wouldn't have occurred... and naturally, I wouldn't exist either..."

"..." Wang Mu.

Hearing this, Wang Mu knew with ninety-nine percent certainty that this Changqing Tree had appeared because of the promise he'd made with that heroine.

"When I came into being, I sensed a certain responsibility in the depths of my soul," the Long-term Tree Spirit said with a sigh. "To illuminate the past and present for Taoist couples in the Nine Provinces Cultivation World, to help them secure their romantic destiny for the next life, ensuring they will never be separated in their subsequent existences."

Wang Mu closed his eyes.

He really hadn't considered this before. Especially concerning the heroine connected to the Destiny of Three Lifetimes... Wang Mu had initially assumed she had truly died. Moreover, with Nanrong Biyou and Yan Qingwu constantly keeping him on the run and in hiding, he felt extremely anxious. As for the remaining heroines, Wang Mu didn't dare to even think about them! Now, under this Changqing Tree... This Little Jiao Huo... could she really have some connection with An Qixiu...?

An Qixiu was that heroine's name... a woman of splendid talent and beauty, intelligent and graceful.

Possessing the highest Martial Arts Talent in the game, she was nonetheless afflicted with the game's only terminal illness: White Head Syndrome. It was said to be an incurable disease where, upon reaching a fixed age, all bodily functions would dissipate, and the person would turn entirely white, only able to live for a set number of years before inevitable death. Her lifespan was fixed.

The game's explanation was utter nonsense. At the time, Wang Mu (in the game) had just assumed the developers made it up deliberately. Because An Qixiu was too powerful. Any time she was on the field, she would give the protagonist an incredibly strong BUFF. Even against Piao Miaoxu, the final boss of the Love Saint ending, if An Qixiu had been present, the protagonist could probably have defeated her in a single move. This would have ruined much of the game's enjoyment, so they invented this terminal illness to ensure she couldn't participate in the endgame.

After all, even if romanced, she could only appear once or twice. By the time the grand finale approached, An Qixiu's hair was already completely white, and her days were numbered.

You have to understand, white hair and blood-red eyes hit a specific sweet spot for many people. As it was the only CG for the Love Saint ending, Wang Mu could say he had witnessed all of this heroine's splendor in the game. Romancing her wasn't the most difficult, but it was certainly the most disheartening for him.

Wang Mu looked at Little Jiao Huo again.

This silly-looking girl and An Qixiu—the peerless martial arts prodigy, hailed as the best in the world—were like two completely different people... Could it be that the Past Sorrowful Branch lit up simply because this Changqing Tree originated from the cataclysm... and had some connection to me...?

Wang Mu wasn't sure; he couldn't even be certain of this heroine's situation. Of course, he didn't want to be certain now either.

At this moment, Little Jiao Huo also opened her eyes. Seeing Wang Mu staring at her, her cheeks flushed an even deeper red. She looked down, fiddled with the hem of her clothes, and said shyly, "Wang Mu, Wang Mu, don't look at me like that..."

"It feels strange..."

You still feel strange?

"Tell me, that secret technique you used on me, what was it?" Wang Mu asked.

"That... it's our Merfolk Clan's blessing," Little Jiao Huo said. "Grandma said that if I ever met someone I thought about often, who could protect me, and whom I didn't want to see come to harm, I could use this secret technique on him."

"Once used, it allows the recipient's power to break through bottlenecks and surpass their limits. It triggers as long as we are together."

"Back then, I wanted to help you, so I used it on you."

After listening, Wang Mu's first reaction was: Holy shit, what kind of secret technique is this strong?

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