Spring passed and autumn came.

Another year had gone by.

...

A gentle, nourishing rain descended, carrying an enduring vitality that moisturized all things on the great earth.

Lying in the pond, Luo Xiu slowly opened his eyes, gazing entranced at the gray, hazy sky.

A soft, chubby little hand suddenly reached for his face and gave it a gentle pinch.

Luo Xiu turned his head to look at the group of chubby little toddlers beside him, a smile appearing on his face.

During these forty long years, he had felt trapped in a cage, unable to do anything but think.

His only companions, besides the Flower Vine, were the adorable little golden carp in the pond.

The Holy Lotus Jade Pendant had dissolved into a mysterious substance containing the Fortune-Forming Power. After the little golden carp in the pond absorbed it, they underwent a transformation. Not only did their cultivation improve immensely, but they even broke the shackles of their bloodline and cultivated humanoid Demon forms.

Luo Xiu reached out and gently patted the head of the little girl who was pinching his face. Seeing her curious expression, he felt his heart melt.

Unexpectedly, his movement startled the little girl. She made a comically frightened face before diving headfirst into the water, turning back into a golden carp and fleeing.

Luo Xiu sat up and smiled helplessly.

"What, you don't recognize me anymore?"

...

Not far from the pond's edge, under an ancient tree.

Luo Xiu slowly opened his right hand. A palm-sized Green Lotus materialized above his palm, radiating a sacred and gentle green light.

With a single thought, Luo Xiu retrieved his old clothes from the Green Lotus, along with a small mirror.

After dressing, he looked at his reflection in the mirror and couldn't help but freeze.

"This... Am I... too handsome?"

Suddenly, a stifled laugh came from behind him. "Master, aren't you a little narcissistic?"

Luo Xiu turned his head. His expression turned strange as he looked at the girl standing there. She was completely nude, with a stunningly curvaceous figure, yet she looked no older than eighteen or nineteen.

"Yan'er, how did I become like this?"

This young woman was none other than Hua Muyan, who had accompanied Luo Xiu for forty years.

Like Luo Xiu, Hua Muyan had also been reborn. She had originally withered away but was granted a new life after absorbing some of the Fortune-Forming Power from the Green Lotus.

Hua Muyan smiled sweetly. "Master, your current Physical Body was reshaped by the Creation Green Lotus. It's only natural that your appearance is different from before."

Luo Xiu fell silent, continuing to gaze at the handsome face in the mirror, gradually becoming intoxicated by the sight.

So handsome! Unbelievably handsome!

His current appearance wasn't just slightly different from before; it bore no resemblance whatsoever.

He had the appearance of a seventeen or eighteen-year-old youth, with a face so exquisite it could be described as "beautiful"—a face that would likely make most women jealous.

Sigh, I'm a pretty boy now...

He then put away the mirror, sat down cross-legged, and began to inspect the changes within himself.

He had remained motionless for a full forty years. Only today had he finally separated from his Life-bound Green Lotus and regained the freedom to move.

After a thorough inspection, Luo Xiu was delighted to find that despite his new appearance and body, everything he once possessed remained.

The Soul Imprisonment Mark, the Reaper's Charm Script, the Thunder Path Physique, the Eye of the Reaper, and his entire cultivation base—it was all still there!

But what made him happiest of all was that the side effects of his Nine Yang Constitution were gone.

This meant his fated calamity had been overcome!

From now on, there would be no more pain and no need to worry about his illness flaring up. No more tossing and turning on sleepless nights, wondering how many tomorrows he had left...

"I never expected that a seed of the Life-bound Green Lotus was hidden inside this Holy Lotus Jade Pendant."

With a casual squeeze of his hand, Luo Xiu caused the Life-bound Green Lotus to dissipate into a mist that returned to his body. He sighed with emotion. "No wonder Master repeatedly warned me when I left the mountain that I had to retrieve the other half of the Jade Pendant."

Hua Muyan said, "The seed of the Life-bound Green Lotus must have been hidden in Xi Yue's half of the Jade Pendant. By wearing it for so long, she nourished it with her Nine Yin Power."

"Master, your master really had everything planned out for you perfectly."

At the thought of his master, Luo Xiu's heart suddenly sank.

He then recalled the Celestial Being he had slain forty years ago.

After the Celestial Being died, Luo Xiu had seen his face. It was the face of his master, Guijian Chou!

However, Luo Xiu was certain that the Celestial Being only shared Guijian Chou's appearance; he was not the man himself.

But Luo Xiu couldn't understand why the Celestial Being looked exactly like Guijian Chou. What was their connection?

As he was lost in thought, Hua Muyan's exquisitely beautiful face suddenly drew near, so close that he could smell her intoxicating fragrance.

Her large, dewy eyes, as clear as a starry sky, stared unblinkingly at him.

Luo Xiu's eyes shifted downwards, and he secretly swallowed.

"Yan'er, you should put some clothes on."

"Oh."

"Why are you staring at me?"

Hua Muyan shook her head gently. "I'm just very curious, Master. Why is the Eye of the Reaper still there after your Physical Body was reconstructed?"

Luo Xiu thought for a moment before replying, "It's probably because the Eye of the Reaper had long since fused with me, becoming one of my own organs. So when the Green Lotus reconstructed my Physical Body, it must have included the Eye as well."

"Is that so..."

Hua Muyan stood up and mused, "This Fortune-Forming Power truly does create all things. Its might is simply unimaginable."

As Hua Muyan stood, Luo Xiu, who was still sitting cross-legged, found his line of sight perfectly level with that mysterious vista.

"Yan'er... you're being a bit too... revealing. You should put some clothes on, don't just run around naked."

"What's wrong, Master? Can't hold back?"

Hua Muyan gave Luo Xiu a peculiar look as she slowly condensed clothing onto her body with her demonic power.

However, the revealing, form-fitting miniskirt she created only made Luo Xiu even more flustered.

Luo Xiu quickly averted his gaze, took a deep breath, and forced himself to clear his mind.

"By the way, Master, where are we?"

"I remember infusing the last of my life force into the Jade Pendant. Then the pendant vanished, and we appeared in this place."

"Wow, the Spiritual Energy here is incredibly dense."

Luo Xiu stood up, surveyed his surroundings, and quietly released his Divine Sense.

After a moment, Luo Xiu said, "It's because there was still some Oracle Power lingering in my bones. That must have brought the Jade Pendant to the Divine Oracle Cave Heaven."

I can't shake the feeling that this was all arranged by someone... It all fell into place too perfectly.

"After all, without an environment this rich in Spiritual Energy, a new Creation Green Lotus couldn't possibly have grown, even in several thousand years."

As he spoke, he suddenly sighed.

"But forty years have passed... I wonder how everyone is doing."

Hua Muyan linked her arm with his. "Then let's go and see. I miss everyone, too."

"..."

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