Chapter 273: Searching for the Truth of Spiritual Qi Recovery

"Brother."

"What is it, Mo Li?"

"Today's melon… is very sweet."

"Is that so? If you like it, eat a bit more."

The crescent-shaped melon flesh was so juicy and fresh, its texture powdery and soft, with juice dripping down from the girl's fingers.

A light bite.

A gentle chew.

She looked at Xu Xi sitting beside her.

Then, she looked at the lively grand ceremony below.

Finally, she surveyed the familiar scenery all around, including Senjian Peak, which existed in her distant memories.

Gradually.

The girl's movements as she ate the melon slowed down.

Holding the watermelon in both hands, her toes swayed slightly, tracing invisible, gentle curves in the air.

"It's so familiar…"

The girl thought.

Everything before her eyes seemed to have returned to how it once was: the siblings accompanying each other in childhood, and then the journey to the Heavenly Sword Sect in their youth.

The long-gone past was reflected in her eyes once more, amidst the waves formed by the gentle breeze and green leaves.

"If, back then… I didn't have that so-called calamity of heaven, would I have been able to live on happily with Brother…"

Xu Moli sat there, her gaze still fixed on Xu Xi, but her heart had drifted to an extremely distant boundary.

Like an erratic butterfly, flying in confusion amidst a storm.

She thought.

It should have been possible.

Brother had a Heavenly Spiritual Root and cultivated at a rapid speed; even if he couldn't achieve Ascension to become an Immortal, he would have been able to make a name for himself in the original Cultivation World.

Such a brother should have been brilliant and dazzling, not enduring all kinds of suffering just to save her.

"Mo Li, what are you thinking about?"

Xu Xi noticed the girl's distraction and asked with some curiosity.

"Nothing, Brother."

Xu Moli shook her head gently: "I was just thinking that in the past, I really caused you too much trouble…"

"That's it?" The man laughed. "What's troublesome about that?"

His tone was very calm.

Gentle and natural.

It was like a light bird swooping over the treetops in the forest, possessing a tranquility that dissolved into the sound of the wind: "To me, Mo Li is a very important person."

"If I just let things be and didn't care, that would be the truly strange thing, right?"

Smiling and speaking.

Xu Xi's voice made the girl freeze.

"Brother has learned to be bad; I don't know where you learned such sweet talk." The corners of her mouth lifted, and Xu Moli took another bite of the watermelon.

It was very juicy and very sweet, sweet enough to reach her heart and penetrate deep into her organs.

"Is that so?"

"I was clearly telling the truth."

Xu Xi was puzzled, then also began eating the watermelon, watching the grand Sect-founding ceremony below, becoming a melon-eating bystander.

The light was brilliant, and a sweet fragrance drifted about.

Two figures sat side by side, in the lazy and quiet atmosphere, eating melon while waiting for the ceremony to end.

The process held no significance.

For both Xu Xi and Xu Moli, the Heavenly Sword Sect had long since become a thing of the past.

The reason they waited for the ceremony to end was, more than anything, to witness Li Wanshou's life reach Perfection, watching the old man happily return to his Sect.

"Brother, I'll be leaving first then."

Time moved slowly forward.

Once the melon in her hand was finished and the ceremony had completely ended, Xu Moli smilingly said goodbye to Xu Xi.

She claimed she needed to continue Zhanjie so they could reunite sooner.

"Hmm, go ahead."

Xu Xi couldn't help but smile wryly.

Who knew how many worlds would suffer from this trip, but fortunately, his younger sister had a sense of propriety and wouldn't harm those normal living beings.

"Well then, I should go do my own thing too."

…

This time when he went out.

Besides attending the Heavenly Sword Sect's grand founding ceremony.

Xu Xi had another purpose: to consult the archives at the Bureau of Supernatural Administration in the capital.

"The matter of the life simulator cannot be cleared up for the time being."

"However, as for the Spiritual Qi Recovery on Earth, I can conduct an investigation."

Xu Xi pondered.

He had already asked his younger sister, the Witch, and the Princess.

The three girls, the three Supreme beings, had secretly stuffed many worlds in to upgrade Earth.

However.

None of them knew where the initial Spiritual Qi Recovery came from.

Even using their Supreme power to trace back time and examine the past, they couldn't find anything amiss.

It was very natural, very smooth, as if the supernatural were something Earth possessed inherently.

"Could it be Ele?"

"No, it shouldn't be."

"In the initial disaster, although there was the addition of Intelligent Machines, there was more supernatural power."

"This result obviously conflicts with Ele."

Xu Xi thought as he flew toward the Bureau of Supernatural Administration.

Along the way.

He obtained the highest authority from Li Wanshou.

To this day, Li Wanshou was still the General Bureau Chief of the Supernatural Administration Bureau, deterring thousands of World Ruins with his True Immortal Realm.

"Hmph, Rebellious Disciple, take it!"

Li Wanshou looked at Xu Xi, who had come to ask for authority, with a gaze of exasperation at his failure to meet expectations.

He snorted heavily.

He threw the key representing the General Bureau Chief to Xu Xi.

"Thanks, Master." Xu Xi thanked him with a smile, while also offering his congratulations again, congratulating his soft-hearted but sharp-tongued Master for becoming the Sect Master.

"At least you have a bit of conscience, get out, get out, get out."

The old man scolded with a smile, waving his robes to make Xu Xi leave quickly.

…

With the key in hand, Xu Xi no longer delayed, using the Law of space to teleport all the way into the Supernatural Administration Bureau.

It was still the familiar appearance here.

Silver-white, sci-fi style corridors.

Densely packed with various types of Transcendents.

A Tiangong Puppet stepped forward to interface with Xu Xi, respectfully leading him to the archives room.

"Mr. Xu, all the materials you wish to consult are in this room; please make yourself at home."

"If you need anything, just call me."

An anthropomorphic voice came from inside the wooden Tiangong Puppet.

Xu Xi nodded, his gaze sweeping over the massive archives room, containing both classified paper files and servers with electronic archives.

"How long can I stay here?"

"You are using the highest authority, so there is no specific time limit."

Receiving the answer.

Xu Xi couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

Look, this is the benefit of being a freeloader… oh no, of relying on one's elders.

Having an Immortal Master to lean on is great; it's comfortable and worry-free to freeload.

With this thought, Xu Xi walked into the depths of the archives room to screen for the documents he needed, namely all the intelligence from the first year of Spiritual Qi Recovery.

At the time, these were all absolute secrets.

But now.

As the supernatural system had developed and grown.

No one paid them any attention anymore.

Only Xu Xi, wanting to investigate the cause, would flip through those long-sealed, dusty old materials.

"So that's how it is. The supernatural disaster events in the country at that time all happened at the same time."

"Spiritual Qi from the cultivation side."

"Elements from the magic side."

"Qi and blood from the martial arts side."

"These supernatural characteristics, separated by vast distances, appeared on Earth simultaneously, jointly contributing to the supernatural disaster at that time."

"Is there a Mastermind? No, it shouldn't be; it looks more like an unforeseen accident."

Xu Xi walked slowly, reviewing the materials from that year.

Suddenly.

Something else caught his attention.

It wasn't related to Spiritual Qi Recovery, but rather a summary of the most recent intelligence.

It showed that in the recent period, a large number of wandering civilizations had actively integrated into Earth, claiming to be refugees from other Universes.

They were fleeing the judgment of the Supreme.