In the space of a single breath, you had already arrived above the small courtyard where Wei Xia and Lin Kaifeng originally lived.

This rural cottage was exactly the same as during the last simulation. You didn't see anyone outside the courtyard, but the main door of the house inside was open.

You were just about to descend and see what was happening.

Suddenly, light footsteps came from inside the house.

Then, Wei Xia walked out from inside, her belly noticeably swollen, her steps somewhat unsteady—clearly pregnant.

Seeing this scene, you weren't quite sure what to make of the situation.

But you guessed that the child Wei Xia was carrying should be Lin Mo.

If so, Lin Mo would be born two years earlier than last time.

You thought to yourself: "What a good kid, so considerate even in the womb, knowing to make you wait two years less."

At the same time, you also understood the randomness of simulations.

You hadn't changed anything in reality—merely starting the simulation a few moments later—yet Lin Mo would be born one or two years earlier.

Truly, a minute difference can lead to a thousand-mile deviation.

You could understand this because the world was simply too vast;

any small change could create enormous butterfly effects.

Fortunately, Wei Xia had successfully conceived, just waiting for the human-shaped cheat to be born.

You didn't see Lin Kaifeng, but it didn't matter. As long as Wei Xia was here, Lin Kaifeng could go wherever he pleased.

You set Wan Qingluan down from your arms, using Source Power to keep her floating in the air.

Don't ask why you hadn't used Source Power to carry her earlier—the answer was simply that you wanted to take advantage of your good friend.

Wan Qingluan, standing in the air, looked at you with flickering eyes, clearly realizing you had deliberately carried her all the way here.

You glared: "What are you looking at? Never seen someone act like a rogue before?"

"You're a bad person!"

You chuckled without caring.

You pointed at Wei Xia and Lin Mo below and said: "We're going to play wise experts now. I'll do the talking later—you don't speak, understand?"

Wan Qingluan: "......"

"Understand?"

Wan Qingluan: "......"

You gave a thumbs up: "Excellent! Getting into character quickly!"

You descended slowly with Wan Qingluan, intentionally floating in Wei Xia's small courtyard.

"Ah!!"

Wei Xia looked up and immediately screamed in shock.

Frightened, she hurried back inside the house.

"Wei Xia, don't be afraid!" you called out loudly while simultaneously activating the Mind Evolution Art to soothe Wei Xia's panic.

Wei Xia hid inside the house, peering out suspiciously at you and Wan Qingluan.

You and Wan Qingluan had an ethereal aura, floating leisurely in the courtyard with a somewhat immortal air.

Wei Xia gathered her courage and asked: "Who are you? How do you know my name?"

You smiled faintly: "Wei Xia, don't be afraid. We are cultivators living in seclusion. The one next to me is my mute junior sister."

Wan Qingluan immediately turned to look at you, her eyes very agitated.

"......!!" Though she made no sound, she was cursing vehemently.

You continued: "As for your name, I learned it through divination recently. I also discovered that your son Lin Mo is the destined calamity-bearer of this era!"

"Destined calamity-bearer?!" Wei Xia seemed to half-understand, feeling only shock.

"Exactly!" you shouted, your voice like demonic sound piercing the ears.

Based on experience from the last simulation, you knew Wei Xia didn't want Lin Mo to learn martial arts, so you simply presented things she couldn't understand but would find awe-inspiring.

Wei Xia was indeed stunned on the spot.

Then you told the dazed Wei Xia some alarmist, ambiguous things, completely baffling her.

Finally, you successfully persuaded Wei Xia to move her entire family to the Palace of Ten Thousand Dreams, where you would teach Lin Mo supreme immortal techniques to face the coming calamity.

You told Wei Xia to prepare things in advance, and that someone would come later to escort their family to the Palace of Ten Thousand Dreams.

Wei Xia said her husband Lin Kaifeng had gone to substitute teach at the private school and hadn't returned yet, and she didn't know if he would agree to go to the Palace of Ten Thousand Dreams.

So you and Wan Qingluan went directly to fetch Lin Kaifeng.

The bewildered Lin Kaifeng still didn't understand what was happening, so you repeated your explanation.

Lin Kaifeng, true to someone well-read in sage texts, didn't believe in these supernatural tales.

You frowned and directly deployed your money power, throwing one hundred thousand taels worth of silver notes into Lin Kaifeng's arms.

Lin Kaifeng instantly transformed from a firm materialist into an even firmer materialist.

After dealing with Wei Xia and Lin Kaifeng, you sent word to Sang Yi, instructing him to send three Grandmasters to escort Wei Xia and Lin Kaifeng to the Palace of Ten Thousand Dreams.

Afterward, you left with Wan Qingluan.

But you didn't return to Youtong County;

instead, you took Wan Qingluan to Huanan Village at the foot of Heavenly Summit Snow Mountain.

"What is this place?" Wan Qingluan asked, looking at the empty small courtyard before her.

You smiled slightly: "The place where dreams begin."

Wan Qingluan said hesitantly: "I think you're a bit strange!"

You then took Wan Qingluan to Cangwang Desert.

You and Wan Qingluan stood before a barren, bare patch of sandy ground. Your eyes held a reminiscent look, as if recalling something.

Wan Qingluan's puzzled expression gradually turned curious as she realized you had brought her to these places for a reason.

Over these days, you took Wan Qingluan everywhere.

You visited all the places you had once been together and made Wan Qingluan remember these locations.

Wan Qingluan asked you why.

You said it would create better immersion later.

Wan Qingluan didn't understand, but her eyes flashed with inexplicable excitement: "These places are all connected to me?"

You and Wan Qingluan had an ethereal aura, floating leisurely in the courtyard with a somewhat immortal air.

In the eighth year, you traveled through nearly half of Great Qian.

During your journey, your Mind Evolution Art broke through to the second layer, and your mental power received unparalleled enhancement.

Your ninth-grade pill refining technique finally reached beginner level, making you the only pill refiner in Great Qian capable of refining ninth-grade pills.

You also completed your sixth Source Power condensation. The resulting strength improvement no longer concerned you.

But the enhanced martial talent would allow you to accelerate your comprehension and fusion with the Earth Source.

During this time, you had initially comprehended the Mountain-Cleaving Sword Earth Source.

After traveling through Great Qian, you set out to return to Youtong County.

A few days later, you and Wan Qingluan returned to the residence in Youtong County.

That night, in the small lake of the rear garden, lotus flowers bloomed in full splendor, their leaves covering the entire lake surface.

A small boat drifted aimlessly as you and Wan Qingluan lay side by side on the boat, gazing at the distant starry sky.

After a long while, Wan Qingluan spoke: "Good friend, when exactly are you going to show me that treasure of yours?"

"What if I was lying to you and there's no big treasure at all?"

"There is—I can feel it, and it's a very fun treasure!"

You replied: "We need to do what good friends should do first, then the treasure will have meaning."

"What things should good friends do?"

You smiled and turned to look at her. Wan Qingluan also looked back.

The lake reflected the vast Milky Way, while night insects chirped around you.

You gazed at each other amiably, the atmosphere of good friendship between you growing increasingly strong.

You suddenly took hold of Wan Qingluan's soft, delicate hand.

Wan Qingluan stiffened slightly, guessing this must be what good friends should do.

So she said: "Alright, now show me your big treasure!"