After clearing the level, the fairies were reborn!

"Why is she here too?"

It was the girl dressed in black and wearing a veil.

She stood in a fog, unable to see anything around her.

He just stood there, motionless, as if waiting for something.

"Qin Yi?"

Xu Ze felt a sense of doubt.

How did she end up here?

Just then, a voice came from the mist.

"Qin Yi, do you know why you are here?"

Hearing the call, Qin Yi slowly raised her head.

She did indeed want to come to the palace to see her benefactor, Xu Ze.

But why am I suddenly here?

And at this very moment, who is the person speaking to me?

"who are you?"

"Who I am is not important," the voice said. "What is important is that the person you want to see is not far away."

A flicker of emotion crossed Qin Yi's eyes, and she immediately asked urgently:

"Young Master Xu?"

“Yes.” The voice continued to coax, “As long as you keep going forward, you will see him.”

Upon hearing this, without any hesitation, the woman in black took a step in that direction.

But just then, the voice spoke again:

"But what happened after you met him?"

"He was the retired emperor, and he had so many women around him."

"That female sword immortal is terrifyingly strong, that nine-tailed fox saintess, and the only ruler of this Central Immortal Continent, Empress Dowager Mu Yan."

"Who are you? A friend? Someone who has received a favor? Or just a dispensable passerby?"

Upon hearing this, Qin Yi stopped in her tracks.

But she didn't hesitate for long; she lifted her foot again and continued forward.

"He helped you once, and you helped him once, so you're even."

"What reason do you have to stay by his side now?"

"You actually dare to dream of going to him? How ridiculous."

Qin Yi remained silent, her eyes only slightly reddening.

"I do not have……"

"You really don't think that way?" The voice sneered disdainfully, as if it had already seen through the woman's thoughts. "That's exactly what you think."

"Actually, your best option is to stay here."

"There is no pain, no entanglement, no unfulfilled desires here."

"And I can help you become stronger, make you the next master of Tingyu Tower, and allow you to break free from your father's control..."

The inner demon's voice trailed off halfway through its sentence.

The woman in black in front of her was tightly clutching her head and covering her ears, not wanting to hear another word from her.

Then, she looked up.

“You’re right. I have no reason, and I’m no match for anyone else around him,” Qin Yi said softly. “But I still want to see him.”

The voice remained silent for a moment.

"why?"

Qin Yi smiled.

The smile was faint, so faint that it was almost invisible.

"Because I would be happy to see him again, and that would be enough for me."

She took a step and walked forward.

As the mist gradually dissipated, the palace gates reappeared, and the woman in black walked toward the person she wanted to see.

Ahead, a figure in a green robe stood quietly.

As Xu Ze looked at the four scenes and watched the four women walk towards him from their respective directions, an indescribable emotion welled up in his heart.

They all actually chose themselves.

Neither the allure of becoming stronger nor the promise of a better world seemed to sway them.

Just then, the surrounding scenery changed again.

The vast white void vanished.

In its place was the back garden.

Ding Wan stood not far away, Bai Yuxi stood on the other side, and Mu Qinghe stood in the flower bushes.

They were all looking at him, their eyes filled with smiles.

Mu Yan stood at the very front, her hands behind her back.

"Not bad," she said, a hint of a smile in her voice. "They all passed my tests."

Ding Wan frowned slightly, clearly realizing something.

"test?"

"Those scenes you just witnessed, were they all staged by you? They were all fake?"

"No, it's all true."

Mu Yan did not continue to explain.

She simply looked at Xu Ze.

Did you see that?

Xu Ze nodded and said calmly:

"I saw it."

"Then do you understand what I mean?"

Xu Ze looked at the stunningly beautiful woman before him and smiled slightly.

"Oh, I see."

Upon hearing this, Mu Yan smiled.

In that smile, Xu Ze saw a hint of relief and satisfaction.

This woman, for her own sake, actually turned her little world into a place to test the steadfastness of her lovers' love for her...

But for some reason, Xu Ze could still see a faint trace of lingering affection and reluctance in Mu Yan's eyes.

Is it just my imagination?

Just then.

A figure rushed over.

It was Qin Yi, the daughter of the Prime Minister's family.

She was still dressed in that black outfit, her face mostly covered by a veil, revealing only a pair of cool eyes, but at this moment, those eyes held a rare panic.

She glanced at Xu Ze, but quickly looked away after just one glance.

Then, Qin Yi stopped in front of everyone, panting, and tried to keep her voice steady:

"Your Majesty, something terrible has happened..."

"what happened?"

Mu Yan seemed to have anticipated this and gestured for her to continue.

Qin Yi took a deep breath and tried to keep her voice steady:

"The sky... the sky has cracked open."

Immediately, everyone's expression changed.

They had just emerged from Mu Yan's little world and hadn't yet noticed the changes in the outside world.

Xu Ze was the first to raise his head and look up at the sky.

A huge crack appeared in the brilliant starry sky above their heads.

The crack looked as if it had been torn apart by an invisible giant hand, with an eerie golden light shimmering at its edges.

Its golden light was dazzling, more radiant than the sun and colder than the moon, carrying an indescribable sense of oppression.

Amidst the continuous golden light, a figure slowly descended.

He was a man dressed in a white robe, with a handsome face and an otherworldly air.

He was surrounded by a faint halo, and a pair of luminous wings could be vaguely seen behind him.

His eyes were calm as still water, yet they held a condescending gaze, like that of an envoy from the celestial realm.

"Mu Yan".

He spoke, his voice not loud, yet it seemed to resonate throughout the heavens and earth, "The time has come."

This transmission, imbued with terrifying cultivation power, resounded throughout the entire continent, causing all cultivators to tremble with fear.

"Time? What time?"

Ding Wanliu frowned.