I don't want to be trained by my senior sister!

.......

The elder moved like lightning, passing through the still-smoldering electric arcs, and landed in the center of the scorched earth.

He spotted Fang Xuan and the layer of black liquid at a glance.

The black liquid seemed to possess sentience, wriggling slightly as it sensed the elder's approach.

Then it receded like the tide, curled up into a ball, and rolled to the side, as if it had exhausted all its strength.

The elder, without bothering to examine what it was, quickly bent down and carefully picked up Fang Xuan.

Judging from his breathing, he's still alive!

The elder felt a huge weight lifted from his heart. He quickly took out the family's secret life-saving elixir, crushed it, dissolved it with spiritual power, and slowly fed it into Fang Xuan's mouth to protect his last remaining heart meridian.

"Elder," a steward who had followed him down said hesitantly, his gaze falling on Ning Qian, whose aura was even weaker than Fang Xuan's.

"That witch... seems to be dying soon too."

The elder picked up Fang Xuan and stood up, glancing at the woman covered in blood on the ground.

He recalled his previous investigation into the woman's entanglement with the young master, and her potentially dangerous identity as a wandering immortal...

"Never mind her, the young master's safety is paramount. Let's leave immediately and return to the clan to heal!"

After saying that, he didn't linger. Holding Fang Xuan in his arms, he soared into the sky and sped towards the Fang family's stronghold.

The other deacons followed closely behind.

......

On the ground, only Ning Qian remained.

Her messy, blood-stained black hair covered most of her face and her eyes.

She curled up, like a young animal abandoned in a downpour, watching the direction Fang Xuan was taken away, even though her vision was already blurred.

My junior brother has been rescued... That's great.

He has his family, caring elders, and a bright future.

Without her, his senior sister who only brings disaster and danger, his future path will be much smoother and safer.

That would be so nice...

A suffocating, throbbing pain shot through his heart, even more unbearable than when he was struck by the purple lightning.

It turns out that the heart really can hurt, hurting so much that you can't even control your breathing.

It's okay, she'll get used to it eventually.

Just like the previous dozens of cycles, I've grown accustomed to loneliness and loss.

This time, however, there was an extra name, a figure, and a warmth in her heart that she might never have again.

.......

I don't know how much time has passed.

A cool, wet sensation came over my face.

Is it raining?

Rainwater slid down her blood-stained chin, leaving shallow streaks.

She moved her fingers, very slowly and with great difficulty.

Then, using the last of her strength, she slowly and unsteadily stood up, supporting herself on the ground.

His frail body swayed slightly in the drizzle, as if he might collapse again at any moment.

She glanced at the faintly dissipating purple thunderclouds in the distance.

My junior brother... has been taken away.

She has to... survive.

At the very least, I must live long enough to confirm with my own eyes that he is safe and sound, to live long enough... to be able to steal one last look at him.

Oh, right, my junior brother still needs to undergo tribulation.

After he reached the Divine Transformation stage, he underwent a tribulation, and the ascent to the Heavenly Ladder was extremely perilous...

Her drowsy mind finally began to work again.

Nirvana Grass... requires Nirvana Grass that is over a thousand years old as the main ingredient, combined with Nine Yang Lingzhi and Earth Core Jade Marrow... to brew a medicinal bath, which can enhance the body's resistance to heavenly lightning.

Deep within the volcanic wonderland of the Easternmost Point, there seems to be a...

There are also defensive magical artifacts, which need to be at least mid-grade Heaven-rank, preferably crafted from fragments containing a trace of spatial or lightning laws...

Among the ruins of the South China Sea Ruins, there seems to be a broken ancient mirror of emptiness...

The Heart-Protecting Pill can stabilize the mind and resist inner demons... It requires petals from the Jade Pool Immortal Lotus...

She's going to get it.

Even if... she doesn't hand it over to him personally, even if she can only watch from afar, even if he might not need it, and even if... he might never remember her again.

But he was her junior brother, and she had promised to protect him and help him go further...

She could hide away, stay hidden, and just secretly watch him; she wouldn't bring him any more trouble.

.......

He went home, where he has a loving family, abundant resources, and a bright future.

There's no need... to keep thinking about her, the senior sister he'd only known for a year who almost killed him.

He will have a better life...

Anyway... they're all still alive, that's great.

Ning Qian tried hard to move the corners of her mouth, trying to force out a "relieved" or "gratified" smile.

I tried a few times, but all I could manage was a stiff squeeze at the corner of my mouth, the taste of the rainwater salty and bitter.

She stopped trying to smile, and simply turned around blankly, her gaze falling on the corpse not far away—it was Dao Yi.

She staggered over, squatted down, and almost numbly groped around on the charred corpse, finding several storage rings and a compass-shaped magical artifact that was not completely destroyed.

Then, she stretched out her trembling hand and gathered the last bit of spiritual power within her body.

"Pfft... Pfft..."

The spiritual energy transformed into tiny wind blades, which began to shred the charred corpse again and again.

Debris flew everywhere, mixing with the rainwater.

If it weren't for Dao Yi, if it weren't for these wandering immortals... perhaps she and her junior brother could have stayed in the courtyard a little longer, perhaps...

They twisted it countless times until the corpse was completely reduced to dust and washed away by the rain without a trace.

Ning Qian stopped what she was doing and sat blankly in the rain, staring at her hands covered in blood.

.......

The apricot blossoms gradually faded until the apricots were fully ripe, hanging beautifully on the branches...

The weather is warming up, and the streets are still bustling with activity.

A secluded villa belonging to the Fang family was currently shrouded in layers of arrays, isolating it from the outside world.

Fang Xuan woke up groggily.

How can this feel so good?

"It feels so good!" he couldn't help but groan and slowly opened his eyes.

What came into view was an unfamiliar ceiling.

"Where's my senior sister...?"

He murmured unconsciously, his voice hoarse.

The system said that as long as you're not completely shattered, you won't die; however, if the injuries are too severe, you'll lose consciousness.

Fang Xuan twitched the corner of his mouth and checked the situation inside his body.

The injuries were extremely severe, with broken meridians and depleted dantian, but there was indeed a gentle force slowly repairing them.

He struggled to slowly sit up.

Looking around, the room was simply and elegantly furnished, with a rich spiritual atmosphere, clearly an excellent quiet room for healing.

So... what about my senior sister?

Fragments of memories flooded back: purple lightning, thunderclouds, Ning Qian's unfocused gaze, scalding tears, her telling him to leave, her own words, "Only Senior Sister is left..."

And before they finally lost consciousness, it seemed like something enveloped them?

Is it... Little Black?

Ignoring his injuries, he threw off the blanket covering him.

Barefoot on the cold floor, I staggered to the door and flung it open.

Outside the door, there was neither the courtyard nor the corridor as expected.

Instead, it was... a sea?

A cool, damp breeze swept over me.

Fang Xuan leaned against the door frame, staring at the unfamiliar sea, completely bewildered.

That's way off...

Where did they get him?

In the heavens? On a fairy island overseas?