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After the altar collapsed, Crane City returned to peace.

The remaining followers of the Yin Sha Sect dispersed within three days. Some left behind empty shells at the city gate, some quietly left at night, and the rest never appeared again.

The hundred-mile boundary of the valley remained stable, and Luo Tian's refined dark gold crystal hung on his waist like an ordinary stone.

Niannian sat under the windowsill, holding the Morning Dew Sword across her knees, looking down at the light silver pattern on the blade.

She could feel her Chaos Nine-Leaf Lotus slowly rotating within her body, which was different from before.

It used to operate automatically, but now it's a bit more proactive, like something is waking up inside.

On the morning of the fourth day, she placed the sword on the stone platform and ran to the courtyard to find Luo Tian.

Luo Tian was drinking tea when he saw Niannian running over, so he stopped.

"Dad, I feel like the Nine-Leaf Lotus is different from before. It seems like it's... rejecting something."

It's that grayish scent; it used to not repel it, but now it flinches every time it encounters it, as if shaking off something.

Luo Tian stared straight ahead, as if deep in thought:

"It's normal not to reject it; it should have its own independent will."

Niannian was taken aback: "It has a will?"

"All innate treasures possess spirituality, but they need a suitable environment to slowly awaken."

Jin Wuming thought he could control the Nine-Leaf Lotus forever by planting a hidden weapon in it, but he did not expect the Nine-Leaf Lotus to awaken.

It is now rejecting that trace of reincarnation, indicating that it has begun to break free.

Luo Tian looked at Niannian and patiently explained.

Niannian lowered her head and thought for a moment, then asked:

"What will happen after it breaks free?"

A slight smile appeared on Luo Tian's lips as he said calmly:

"It will belong entirely to you, and the contingency plans left by Jin Wuming will be gradually cleared away by itself."

So that gray mark has nothing to do with us now, and the same goes for the Seven-Colored Illusionary Heart Orchid. When you refined it, you also took away the remaining reincarnation energy.

After thinking for a moment, Niannian looked up and asked, "What about Jin Wuming?"

"We haven't discovered it yet. He thought everything was under control, but since we're separated by an interface, he can't sense the Nine-Leaf Lotus's transformation. This is a good thing for us."

Luo Tian looked into the distance, his voice slowly spreading out.

Nian Nian blinked her big eyes and continued to ask:

"Should I continue refining the Seven-Colored Illusionary Heart Orchid? There's still a little bit of gray residue inside that I haven't completely cleaned out."

"Continue refining it until it's completely clean. It's already part of your sword now; let the Nine-Leaf Lotus handle the remaining residue."

Luo Tian glanced down at the Morning Dew Sword at Niannian's waist. The light silver pattern on the sword was still flowing slowly, its color darker than before, as if it was absorbing something or digesting something.

Niannian also glanced down at the sword, then reached out and touched the edge of the scabbard:

"Can I go out for a walk now? I'm practically growing mushrooms from staying cooped up inside for days."

Luo Tian hummed in agreement and began to slowly sip his tea again.

Niannian turned and ran out of the courtyard, her small figure carrying a hint of excitement and smugness.

The wind from the valley outside the courtyard carried sand and gravel, and it felt a little hot on my face.

Xiao Xiao was squatting on the riverbank, looking at a clump of newly sprouted short grass, the edges of the grass blades gleaming with a faint green light.

Niannian ran over and squatted down next to her: "Little sister, what are you looking at?"

"This grass is different."

Peel back the leaves slightly, and you'll find a white bead the size of a fingernail underneath.

"It grew out of the soil on its own; it didn't sprout from a seed."

Niannian leaned closer to take a look, then reached out and touched the bead. It was hard, cool to the touch, and showed no signs of spiritual energy.

"What is this? A stone?"

Xiao Xiao picked up the beads and flipped them over in her palm:

"Perhaps the earth's energy has been renewed, bringing up things that were buried before. Keeping them might be useful in the future."

Niannian nodded, then stood up and ran further away.

She ran to the end of the riverbank, stood on a smooth stone worn by the wind, and stood on tiptoe to look into the distance.

The wasteland glowed white in the afternoon sun, with a thin gray line in the distance, resembling a tire track or a riverbed, but it was hard to tell what it was.

She stood there for a while, then turned around and walked back. Halfway there, she stopped, squatted down, picked up a smooth white stone, and held it in her hand.

When she returned to the courtyard, she had a white stone in her hand. As she passed Luo Tian, ​​she held the stone up to him.

"Dad, look at this."

Luo Tian glanced down:

"Earth vein stone, it's very soft and not very useful. But it's round, so you can keep it as a souvenir."

Niannian put the stone into her pocket, walked to the well platform, sat down, and took out the Morning Dew Sword to examine it one last time.

The silver sheen was different from when I first got it a week ago; it looked like a thin mist clinging to the surface of the sword.

It is slowly seeping into the depths of the sword's spine, as if something is migrating from the surface inwards.

She looked at it for a while longer before putting it back in, then stood up and dusted off the hem of her clothes.

"Dad, when can I fight again?"

Luo Tian chewed the last segment of orange, then neatly stacked the orange peel on the side of the stone table.

"It'll be soon. Once the rumors in Hecheng settle down, what's meant to happen will happen."

Niannian glanced out the window; dusk was spreading from the distant horizon, turning the sandy ground a light orange-red.

She stood by the well, bent down, and took out the white stone from her pocket, examining it from all angles.

Then he put it back in his pocket, looked at the gray line fading into the twilight in the distance, and said nothing more.

At this moment, Luo Tian had put down the half orange in his hand and looked through the shadows on the courtyard wall towards the distant horizon.

Meanwhile, somewhere in the Immortal Realm, Jin Wuming's true form slowly opened his eyes. The karmic energy around him solidified, and he looked up into the depths of the starry sky, muttering to himself:

"Luo Tian, ​​do you think you can settle down now? Although I cannot go there in my true form, the contingency plans laid by the cultivation world will keep you entertained for a long time."

Don't forget, I still have your Achilles' heel. Those three souls probably won't last much longer, right? Hahaha…”

A burst of unrestrained, maniacal laughter exploded across the starry sky, tinged with mockery and ridicule, as if everything was under complete control...