After the Skyfall

Chapter 982 Return to the Heavenly Realm
During this time, Li Yi traveled to all walks of life, met with people from the past, and properly dealt with all these trivial matters. He would give opportunities to those who had followed him in the past, and he would also help save the worlds he had visited. Of course, he would also settle all the grudges he had remembered in the past.

Li Yi, who had left the world, had been to the dark world, where he personally ended the darkness and brought light to it. He also came to the wasteland, but it seemed that the world no longer needed his help.

The bio-beasts of the wasteland have become extinct, and the surviving humans are rebuilding their homes; everything is thriving.

After going around in circles, Li Yi returned to Tianchang City on Earth with the two fairy maidens, Xiang Xiangzi and Xuan Yuezi.

Li Yi visited his old home in the old city.

The place was still old and dusty, but it evoked many memories of his past life here. However, time had passed, and he had fulfilled his youthful dream, found his parents, and become a powerful cultivator.

He casually wiped away the dust and repaired the dilapidated old house, making it spotless while maintaining its original appearance.

"I rose to prominence here, and when I return, I wonder if this place will still be there," Li Yi remarked with emotion.

Xiang Xiangzi and Xuan Yuezi, who were standing to the side, did not speak.

She knew that Taiyi was retracing her steps, eliminating regrets, and strengthening her resolve. It was normal for her to feel emotional when recalling the past. They had done the same when they had achieved success in their cultivation, returning to their old places, seeing their old friends, lamenting the changes, and finally severing their worldly ties to focus on cultivation.

"Look, there are still fist marks left by me when I used to practice boxing on the ground and the ceiling."

Li Yi looked at the uneven ceiling and floor and smiled.

However, he did not repair these marks, but left them behind, along with a few insignificant spells, such as dust-repelling spells and insect-repelling spells.

If this place is destroyed in the future, Li Yi will not stop it. It is part of the city's transformation, and he will respect this trend. But if this residential building is still standing...

Li Yi would revisit the place again if given the chance.

After lingering for a while, Li Yi left and returned to the Peace Financial Building. This building had been destroyed and rebuilt, but it was not the original structure.

It is a Dao artifact made of pure gold.

However, Li Yi rarely lived there after that, but he kept the place so that some of his former acquaintances could come here to gather if they achieved success in their cultivation.

Lin Yue, Zheng Gong, Zhao Lingfu, Lü Jue, Zhao Xiaoxiao, and others.

Most of them were evolved individuals he met in Tianchang City. Back then, in order to cope with the Tianqing incident, they gathered together for warmth and shared many unforgettable experiences.

Of course, now everyone has gone their separate ways, and even Lin Yue, Sister Lin, and Li Yi are rarely seen anymore.

It's not that he doesn't want to see them, but rather that everyone's cultivation path is different, which is why they rarely get to meet.

When Li Yi walked into the building.

The familiar AI, Lan Ji, faithfully performed its duties, welcoming Li Yi's return. Meanwhile, the building was maintained by AI robots, requiring no human intervention.

"Isn't Zheng Lan home?" Li Yi asked.

Zheng Lan is Zheng Gong's cousin. She has been helping him manage the building and has been a great help to him. Li Yi will never forget this kindness.

“Miss Zheng Lan hasn’t returned for over a year,” Lan Ji said. “The last message we received was three months ago, when Miss Zheng Lan appeared on a transport ship bound for the Demon God Realm.”

"Did they go to the Demon God Realm to cultivate?" Li Yi immediately guessed the situation.

Earth is polluted, but the Demon God Realm is not. Therefore, Earth cultivators are happy to go to the Demon God Realm to cultivate, even though Tianchang City has the protection of cultivators' formations that shield it from pollution.

But how could all that spiritual energy possibly sustain everyone's cultivation?

Zheng Lan also embarked on the path of cultivation, and naturally, she needed to go to a better environment to achieve something.

However, that's no longer necessary. Li Yi left behind the Heavenly King Palace, and Zheng Lan, as his relative and friend, will naturally be taken care of. She can go to the Heavenly King Palace to cultivate her mind. However, many people are still unaware of all that Li Yi has done.

"Shall we go to the Demon God Realm?" Xiang Xiangzi asked.

For Li Yi, this was just a matter of one step.

Li Yi shook his head slightly and said, "Never mind, we'll meet again in the future, it won't make a difference if we meet again."

He then left behind a jade bottle containing the Divine Water of the Nine Heavens: "Lan Ji, if Zheng Lan returns, give this to her and say it is a gift I gave to everyone."

"Yes, Master." Lan Ji took the jade bottle and recorded the task.

For Zheng Lan, the infinite wonders of the Nine Heavens Divine Water were enough to make her an immortal. Although she didn't know what the future held, she was at least on the path to eternal life.

Once the effects of the Nine Heavens Divine Water spread, and everyone gathers together, they will naturally be able to share in it.

The number left by Li Yi was not small, more than enough for everyone to use, and there were even some left over.

"I'll give this to Lin Yue, Sister Lin." After thinking for a moment, Li Yi finally put all the red gold artifacts, rare items, and some collections that he no longer needed into a storage artifact.

The storage artifact was then given to Lan Ji. Li Yi himself only kept one Divine Wood Crimson Gold Warship, because this warship had the AI ​​Red Princess, which recorded the cross-dimensional coordinates and was still of some help to him.

Li Yi's collection is a treasure on Earth, but it's trash in the Celestial Realm. It would be meaningless for him to take it with him. Leaving it to Sister Lin so that she can make some use of it in the end is a good thing.

After doing these things.

“Two fairy maidens, the matter here is almost over. I plan to go to the Heavenly Realm tomorrow. In the meantime, you two may take care of some personal matters,” Li Yi said. “After all, this trip may take decades, or even hundreds of years.”

While cross-platform trading with Daobi is possible at will, if you're going to cultivate your skills, you can't just keep going back to your hometown; you naturally need to prepare in advance.

“Alright, then I’ll go see Consort Yun one last time,” Xuan Yuezi nodded. Xiang Xiangzi asked suspiciously, “Taiyi, you didn’t abandon us and run away secretly, did you?”

Li Yi said, "How could that be? Fairy, can't you trust me a little? I'll stay here tonight and set off first thing tomorrow morning."

Xiang Xiangzi nodded in relief.

I watched the two fairy maidens depart.

Li Yi then thought back for a while. Although there were still some things to deal with, his return to the Heavenly Realm this time was not a matter of life and death, and he would come back again in the future, so he didn't care too much.

Then he went to his room on the top floor.

Just in case, Li Yi left behind a Heavenly King's power and equipped it with Heavenly King-level armor, so that it could hide in this place. If the world were to face disaster or if his relatives and friends were to encounter danger or crisis, he would surely step in to protect them.

The power of the Heavenly King manifested as a human form clad in armor, hiding in a room like a puppet. This power would not appear unless there was a life-or-death crisis.

Li Yi felt relieved after doing all this.

He then sat in his chair, gazing through the glass at the familiar yet somewhat unfamiliar city of Tianchang, quietly awaiting the arrival of tomorrow.

One night was nothing to Li Yi.

He looked back on the past and gazed down at his home. Time passed quickly, and soon the sun in the east slowly rose, the night dissipated, and a new day began.

But for some reason, Li Yi felt as if his primordial spirit had shed a layer of shackles and dust, and he felt as if he had been reborn.

My state of mind seems to have changed without me even realizing it.

This transformation is invisible and intangible, but it can be felt in a very real way.

"Could this be what cultivators mean by severing worldly ties and strengthening one's resolve for the Dao?" Li Yi couldn't help but wonder to himself.

However, after experiencing so much, he is no longer the naive young man who had just begun his cultivation journey; he has indeed changed a great deal.

Li Yi just felt that this was probably his own growth.

After a while.

A cloud of auspiciousness flew in from the direction of Daoting Mountain, and Xiang Xiangzi and Xuan Yuezi, dressed in plain clothes and untouched by dust, arrived together.

Seeing this, Li Yi no longer hesitated, took a step out, and walked out of the building: "Fairy, has the matter been settled?"

The two fairies nodded, and then Xuan Yuezi said, "We have no worldly affairs to attend to; we just chatted with Consort Yun and the others all night."

They came from the world of Dharma decline, and had cultivated the Dao for hundreds of years. They had long since renounced worldly affairs. In addition, with the destruction of the Heavenly Dao Sect, they had no more attachments. Now they only had a Dao heart, and they had no regrets about life or death.

"Alright, in that case, let's set off."

Without hesitation, Li Yi glanced back at Tianchang City. Then, the power of the Heavenly King surged forth, carrying the two fairy maidens straight into the sky. Immediately afterward, the knife coin appeared out of thin air, cleaving open the interdimensional gate, and the three of them vanished in an instant.

Following the path he had come from, Li Yi crossed over into different fields one after another.

However, this time he did not linger, because he had helped these worlds and the future would only get better.

soon.

Li Yi, accompanied by the two fairy maidens, arrived at the small world left behind by Hua Qing.

This little world is both a temporary resting place and a coordinate point for confirming direction. If you can't get here, it means you've lost your way and need to make adjustments immediately.

"Is this the Celestial Realm?" Xiang Xiangzi's nose twitched. She could already smell the astonishing spiritual energy and see countless rare and precious materials and treasures of heaven and earth, just like the Celestial Realm.

"This is just a temporary resting place, not yet the Celestial Realm. Let's continue crossing realms." After a brief stop, Li Yi set off again, wielding his sword coin to cleave open the interdimensional gate and continue his journey.

His route was obscure and winding, as if he were passing through the gaps between many great realms, avoiding countless dangers.

When the celestial membrane finally appeared before his eyes, Li Yi knew that he had arrived at the Heavenly Realm.

"We are about to enter the Heavenly Realm."

Li Yi gave a reminder, then tore open the membrane between heaven and earth and leaped into the celestial realm.

The two fairies felt a blur before their eyes, and then they arrived in a boundless world. The spiritual energy here was astonishing, containing many wonders, the space was stable, and everyone's lifespan was long.

Li Yi immediately surveyed his surroundings to determine his location.

Each time he crosses boundaries, although the locations are similar, the mysteries of space are involved, and a slight difference can lead to a huge error. Even if he were a super king, he could not return to the exact location of the boundary crossing.

Fortunately, he had previously arranged to meet with several Heavenly Kings from Hanshan at the shore of the Guixu Sea, so Li Yi only needed to go to the Guixu Sea next.

But where is this place?
Everywhere there were towering mountains, like a primitive land, with no cultivators or large cities in sight.

Moreover, this place is not marked on the celestial map.

"Lost?" Li Yi finally had to admit that his crossover this time wasn't perfect.

It doesn't matter, he's a superstar, it just takes him a little longer to get there.

(End of this chapter)