Chapter 275: Grandpa’s Youth Returns （The End）

Ten whole years.

Over the decade, the consumption of cultivators and the blood tide within the small world had reached its most critical point.

Cultivators were constantly dying due to the exhaustion of their cultivation…

But more cultivators stepped up to take their place.

As the blood tide weakened, its devouring ability was greatly reduced, and finally, even those at the Ascension Realm were qualified to enter the blood tide.

At this point… the number of cultivators entering the blood tide had exceeded two hundred.

The accumulation of the small world over these thousands of years all manifested at this moment.

For the continuation of their home, they were not afraid of sacrifice, willing to give, even if it meant sacrificing their lives and futures, they would not hesitate!

Compared to the blood tide, which only knew how to act on instinct, their determination undoubtedly moved Su Xun even more…

He even felt a bit that dying with them here might not be a bad decision.

In fact, he had not retreated for a single moment either.

Except for his life, which he could not give… because if he died, Little Momo would lose her father, and the small world would lose its anchor, and would probably disappear completely.

But he had no reluctance to give up the cultivation he had painstakingly achieved…

Discard it then.

His cultivation level plummeted.

And along with the drop in cultivation, so did his state of mind.

After thousands of years of bitter cultivation, Su Xun’s heart had long been like stagnant water, hardly able to stir up any waves…

But as his cultivation decreased, he slowly felt that his mentality seemed to be gradually returning to the past.

Although his soul was still that of someone who had lived through thousands of years, he felt as if he had been reborn again.

Starting over again.

Great Vehicle, Ascension, Enlightenment, Spirit Transformation…

His cultivation level kept dropping.

And Han Lin beside him was even more miserable. His cultivation was not as deeply rooted as Su Xun’s, and at this time, it had already fallen to the Nascent Soul stage, and even his Nascent Soul showed signs of melting.

But even cultivators at the Nascent Soul Realm were able to survive in this blood tide, which showed how weak the blood tide had become.

More and more cultivators joined in.

Hundreds… thousands… and finally, tens of thousands…

The entire world was united in purpose.

Facing the weakened blood tide, they showed no sign of retreat or avoidance.

The strength of the humans continued to weaken, while the blood tide weakened even more…

When the last wisp of the blood tide was finally completely purified.

When the sky finally completely regained its clarity.

Of the thirty or so Great Vehicle cultivators before, more than ten had completely perished.

Among the remaining people, everyone’s cultivation had greatly declined.

Han Lin, who had the highest cultivation before, was now only at the early Nascent Soul Realm.

The entire world had developed for nearly three thousand years, but now, it had been directly knocked back to the state it was three thousand years ago…

But no one was shocked or saddened by their cultivation falling to such a miserable state.

Everyone was just contentedly looking at the clear sky that had been restored.

“We have won.”

Han Lin knelt on the ground excitedly, crying to the sky, “Master, we have won!”

He heavily kowtowed on the ground, tears streaming down his face with excitement.

At this moment, where were the postures of cultivators among the tens of thousands of cultivators present? Each one looked exhausted, like warriors who had just come down from the battlefield after a great victory. All of them were cheering with joy.

“Ahhh…”

Someone couldn’t help but let out an excited long howl.

They had won. The blood tide that had been pressing down on the entire cultivation world for more than two thousand years was finally destroyed by their combined efforts!

They didn’t know if it would revive again.

But even if it did revive, so what… they were not afraid anymore.

They had truly defeated the blood tide.

“Finally, we have won.”

Su Xun could now be considered the person with the highest cultivation in the small world.

Mid Spirit Transformation…

Although he had previously completely looked down on this realm, the drop in strength also caused his state of mind to fall.

The previously calm and collected state had been completely broken.

Su Xun let out a long breath. Could this be considered an unexpected joy?

For other cultivators, a drop in realm would definitely cause them to cry bitterly.

But Su Xun was different… he didn’t really look forward to ascension.

He had too many attachments.

Just like Zhou Xiaofan before, he had actually already reached the realm where he could ascend, but he stubbornly refused to leave, even willing to sacrifice himself in this world, just because he couldn’t bear to leave this world.

Ascension?

Where would he ascend to?

He didn’t know… but no matter where he ascended to, he would never be able to see his loved ones again.

Han Lin was excited for a long time before he finally recovered, and called out to Su Xun, “Dao Ancestor, we have succeeded.”

“Yes, although we paid a huge price!”

Su Xun sighed, “Your cultivation has fallen too severely, I’m afraid you will never have any hope of ascension in this lifetime.”

“It doesn’t matter. Retracing the old path and regaining our cultivation won’t be difficult. As for ascension, I wasn’t really willing to ascend anyway. Who knows what world we would ascend to?”

Han Lin laughed, “It would be fine if we ascended to the world where Dao Ancestor is, but if we ascended to a completely unfamiliar world, then why bother to be a lonely person?”

He looked carefree and sighed, “Although our cultivation has fallen, and we have to start over with the thousands of years of hard training, I don’t know why, but my mood is actually very relaxed and happy, and I even feel like laughing a bit, because everything can start over. I don’t have to rush to make a choice. Although cultivators cultivate for ascension, if we really ascend and leave behind everything we have now, is being lonely the ultimate pursuit and destiny of cultivators?”

“And now, my choice is thousands of years away again. I can take my time to consider it. Ascension is fine, but it’s best to do it after I have no more attachments in the mortal world.”

“Well said, the Immortal Palace is cold and bitter, all look up to the sky from the mortal realm, but don’t know that those in the heavens are not reminiscing about the mortal realm?”

Su Xun smiled, “I’m relieved that you have this mentality.”

He also understood why he was in such a good mood now. To put it bluntly, he and Han Lin were very similar in some ways. They were just ordinary people.

Content with the status quo, unwilling to accept change, and afraid to make choices.

Not having to make a choice was the greatest happiness.

Keeping everything as it is now, without changing…

A person is an immortal when they are on the mountain.

Is leaving everything behind really happiness?

He would never see his Senior Sister Siqing again, their daughter, and…

Although he could no longer remember the faces of those intimate friends.

But now that his mentality had returned, he suddenly felt…

Well, grandpa’s youth… has returned.

“I also want to go back. After so many years apart, I suddenly realized that I miss my family very much. For the sake of the blood tide, I have been separated from them for too long. In the future, I will never leave their side again.”

Su Xun patted Han Lin’s shoulder and said, “The Wind Spirit Moon Shadow Sect is entrusted to you. In the future, I may not accelerate anymore.”

Han Lin asked strangely, “What?”

“It’s nothing. I just want to peacefully enjoy every minute and every second with my family. Although Su Yuan’s death and Lin Hao’s death were both due to natural causes, to me, they were still too short, too short. This time, I will not easily desecrate time again, and I will not be too wasteful.”

Su Xun smiled, “Goodbye, Han Lin.”

“Yes, respectfully seeing off Dao Ancestor.”

Although he didn’t understand what Su Xun was talking about, Han Lin could clearly feel that Su Xun was in a very good mood at the moment.

He respectfully said goodbye.

He watched as Su Xun’s figure disappeared before him.

Within the main plane.

When Su Xun opened his eyes.

What he saw was the blood tide that had completely disappeared.

Not even a trace remained.

And in the distance, a beautiful woman wearing an imperial robe, with bright eyes and white teeth, was looking at him with a worried expression, wanting to approach him, but also a little hesitant.

A thousand years had passed…

At first glance, this face was only somewhat familiar.

Gradually, he remembered…

This should be one of his intimate friends, right?

It seemed that her surname was Zhou.

Su Xun got up, smiled, and stretched out his hands to her, saying, “The blood tide has been resolved, everything is over.”

Zhou Qingyun had been suppressing her emotions for a long time… and now, seeing Su Xun’s actions, she finally couldn’t hold back her impulse.

Like a swallow returning to the forest, she rushed into Su Xun’s arms.

She cried with joy, “I almost thought you wanted to perish together with the blood tide. I had already decided that if you died, I would never live alone…”

“Don’t say such foolish things, Qing… Qing’er… we must live, live well.”

“I’m Qingyun!”

Zhou Qingyun revealed her face from Su Xun’s arms, looking at him with a slightly strange expression, and said with a hint of reproach, “You either call me Qingmao, or you call me Qingyun, and occasionally… you would call me Your Majesty. When did you ever call me Qing’er?”

“Because I have forgotten the past, forgotten you. I only remember that you are my lover, but I can’t remember what exactly happened between us.”

Su Xun hugged Zhou Qingyun. Although his words made Zhou Qingyun’s expression change slightly, his smile was very happy.

So what if he had forgotten?

He had finally returned alive, with his complete self, back to his lover’s side.

He said, “But I am still alive, and being alive is the most important thing. I have lost my past memories, but as long as I am alive, that’s enough. By living, we can create future memories together… using the future to fill the past…”

He looked up, gazing at the bright sunlight.

Recalling the days of being confined to a sickbed in his previous life, and the days of bitter cultivation in the cave, when his heart was as dead as ashes.

And now, the feeling of being embraced by a soft and fragrant woman, with sweet breaths whispering in his ear, made him intoxicated.

“I may not be able to choose the ending, but at least I can choose the present. I can choose how to spend the days with you… Whether to ascend or not is not important, but now, I just want to cherish you, just as you cherish me.”

Su Xun said, “Qingyun, shall we go home?”

“Yes.”

Zhou Qingyun looked at Su Xun worriedly, and seeing that his expression was natural, she knew that he was probably fine.

She then breathed a sigh of relief, and then, remembering something, she asked, “You said you forgot everything, then did you forget Senior Sister Su?”

“How could I forget? She helped me give birth to a daughter.”

“Su Xun!!! I’m jealous…”

“Don’t bite… don’t bite…”

Su Xun hurriedly begged for mercy, and laughed, “I remember, I remember, I suddenly remembered, I remember that we seem to have a daughter too, right?”

“This…”

Zhou Qingyun was stunned for a moment, and said vaguely, “In a sense, there is indeed a daughter… but I want a biological one, okay? I also want to have children for you.”

“Okay, we will have many children.”

Su Xun hugged Zhou Qingyun, his eyes looking into the distance.

There…

Faintly, he saw sword light flowing.

At the very front, standing on a flying sword, was a charming figure with a heroic posture, holding a cute little girl in her arms.

And behind her, several figures, all of them with beautiful faces…

And with a hint of familiarity.

He looked at them, and they looked at him.

Nothing needed to be said.

In their gazes, there were already thousands of words.

《The End》

This is probably the worst-performing book in my history, a flop of unprecedented proportions.

Fortunately, although the word count isn’t high, the story is relatively complete, and I haven’t left any major plot holes unfilled…

It can be considered to have a beginning and an end.

It’s okay that it flopped.

No one can guarantee that every book they write will be a success…

I’ll accumulate experience from this failure and fight again next time.

As for the new book, it might be delayed for a few days, but I believe it will meet everyone soon… Well, this time I plan to do more preparation.