New Chapter: Return to the Real World

He dug out a person who was dead. The body was not yet decomposed, but the person had already stopped breathing. The person had flesh and blood close to that of an Earth Immortal, and the bones felt very hard to the touch.

However, his condition after death was very poor. He had lived in poverty, was skin and bones, and looked as if he had been through many hardships and had starved to death.

Wang Xuan frowned. This was not the kind of starvation death that ordinary people would think of, but rather the result of a lack of Super Material. This person's flesh and cells were not nourished by the Mysterious Factor, and his vital energy was severely depleted, ultimately leading to his death here.

"Who is this person? How did they end up dead here?"

Were they people who crossed the sea back then, fell into the vast ocean, were assimilated by the sea of light, and remained here?

Or perhaps this was someone who came to mine like him, someone who arrived earlier and tried to trace the trail of the Supernatural Light Sea before the place completely closed, but ultimately died.

It's even possible that this was an "extraordinary person" who didn't belong to this Mythological Era, and who had endured for too long and finally couldn't hold on any longer—that seems more plausible!

This weighed heavily on Wang Xuan's heart. The Supernatural Practitioner once stood at the top of the pyramid had met such a tragic end. The thought of "the rabbit mourns the fox's death" and "a fellow animal grieving for its own kind" left him with a heavy feeling.

Half a day later, he finally dug up some real crystals. Some were golden, some were crimson like Blood Diamond, and some were surrounded by purple mist. They were all colorful and very beautiful.

"Whoosh!"

In an instant, several pieces dimmed as the essence was directly absorbed by the Imperial Dao Spear.

Seeing this, Wang Xuan quickly threw away his gun, grabbed two pieces in the first instance, and began to absorb them to replenish his depleted body.

Otherwise, he was really worried that he would end up like the corpse he had just dug up, starving to the point of being unrecognizable and emaciated.

In this world, only the Super Material can alleviate his hunger.

Four days later, he dug into the void, where the path ahead was blocked. Although he had obtained some Good Fortune True Crystal along the way, they were far from enough to feed the Imperial Dao Spear.

"The Sea of Light has changed course. You need to reposition yourself and tear open the void again," Wang Xuan said.

"I'm starting to regret it. Coming here might not be worth it. Every time I tear through the void, the amount of true crystals I get isn't enough to make up for my losses." The Imperial Dao Spear emitted a fluctuation.

"If we can find a rich mine, a whole bunch of Good Fortune True Crystal are just ahead," Wang Xuan encouraged. His hunger had been somewhat relieved, so he naturally hoped to keep digging.

"Then let's give it another try!" Imperial Dao Spear agreed; it was also gambling, hoping for a pleasant surprise.

And so they embarked on their mining journey.

Half a month later, after the fourth time the void was cleaved open, the Imperial Dao Spear gave up. It simply couldn't stand it anymore; it hadn't found any rich mines, and one poor mine after another had appeared.

The Supernatural Light Sea can change its course dramatically. Sometimes, after only two days of digging, the traces disappear, which is unbearable for it, so it has to be resurrected to open up a new path.

Wang Xuan felt heavy-hearted. He had dug up another corpse, only a small part of the body. This was left behind after Guang Hai retreated so quickly that he didn't have time to completely melt it away.

He had seen this person before. Although he couldn't recall his name, he knew very well that this was a disciple of the Nether Blood Sect Ancestor who had died on the way.

Clearly, even with the There Are Supreme Treasures, some people still had accidents that day, falling out and dying in the sea.

He couldn't help but think of the nightmare that Liu Huaian and Chen Yongjie had mentioned. Could it be that all those people had died and the crossing of the sea had completely failed?

On the seventeenth day, Wang Xuan summoned the Imperial Dao Spear for the fifth time to revive and open a new path. However, it seemed unwilling to continue, falling silent, as if to say it had given up on the place.

"Let's try one last time. What if we win the grand prize? There might be a treasure trove of real crystals just ahead. We've already done ninety-nine prostrations; we're just one last push. It would be such a pity and a real regret if we missed it," Wang Xuan advised.

He looked well; even the gray hairs at his temples had thinned, leaving only a dozen or so, and his hunger had lessened.

"You're a big liar, bewitching the heart of the treasure!" the Imperial Dao Spear commented. However, its body was honest and it was indeed unwilling to give up, so it decisively went to dig again.

After tearing open the void, Wang Xuan had to continue the hard work. He dug his way forward, and two days later, a dazzling sight appeared ahead: a pile of multicolored Origin Crystals.

"How about it, a surprise, right?" Wang Xuan smiled.

"We barely managed to make up for the losses." The Imperial Dao Spear didn't hold back, instantly absorbing ninety percent of the True Crystal. It was a major consumer of resources, making great contributions but also consuming a lot of energy.

This time, without Wang Xuan saying much, it took the initiative to forge a new path and search for traces of the departure of the Supernatural Light Sea.

Time passed, and a month went by. The Imperial Dao Spear silently extinguished its glow and decisively cut its losses. It really couldn't take it anymore. The next stretch of the road was full of poor ore, and it didn't find many true crystals.

Even Wang Xuan realized that the journey of the Supernatural Light Sea was also segmented. At the beginning, when the tide receded, more true crystals were left behind, and then there were fewer and fewer.

"How about I give you all that I've saved up?" Wang Xuan said.

He was still somewhat hungry, but he had saved up several dozen yuan to use in case of a future crisis.

The Imperial Dao Spear did not respond and fell silent.

Clearly, this mining trip only allowed Imperial Dao Spear to barely break even; what he gained was not much different from what he consumed. However, Wang Xuan's physical body recovered a lot of its vitality.

Unfortunately, his physical body could never reach its peak state. In this era, maintaining the body of an Earth Immortal was too difficult, but he was no longer so tired.

"Without a primordial spirit, I can't go on. I must bring 'Butterfly' back so that I can fully recover and become strong again!" He knew very well that the path ahead required breaking through the impasse with his primordial spirit.

As Wang Xuan left the Earth Abyss, he took one last look. His brows were furrowed. He probably wouldn't come back again. The Good Fortune True Crystal had vanished from the world and could no longer be obtained in the mortal realm!

New Star Yong'an City, Zhao Qinghan's mother, Su Xuan, spoke up, "Qing Han, don't blame me for bringing up the past, but you're already thirty years old, it's time to think about your own life."

In the past, she never pressured her daughter and respected her choices. However, now that she's reached a certain age, she feels she can't continue like this.

Zhao Qinghan remained calm, a smile on her face, and said, "I went to the research institute for a check-up a few days ago. My condition is equivalent to that of a 21-year-old. I went through a supernatural baptism back then, and the benefits were really numerous."

However, she was also well aware that five years before the Supernatural Finale, her body aged by one year, and by the eighth year, her body had aged by another year. This shortened interval indicated something.

Of course, eight years after the end of her extraordinary life, her physical characteristics transitioned from those of a nineteen-year-old to those of a twenty-one-year-old, which is already quite remarkable in terms of anti-aging properties.

In fact, even her mother, Su Xuan, was incredibly envious, once lamenting that if she had known, she would have stayed back then as well.

"Qing Han, even though you are in excellent physical condition and have maintained your youthful vitality, you must understand that the most beautiful years of your life cannot be wasted like this any longer," Su Xuan advised.

She then mentioned several names, saying, "How about Wu Yuanchen? He's young and promising, the same age as you, and has already built a great career through his own hard work."

"I don't feel anything," Zhao Qinghan replied casually, gently shaking her teacup.

Su Xuan smiled and said, "Then let's choose Qin Lan. This child has good character and is extremely capable. If nothing unexpected happens, he will become the successor of the Qin Family in the future."

"Am I really that worried about getting married?" Zhao Qinghan looked at her mother, put down her teacup with a smile, and remained calm.

"A few years ago, you reorganized a Life Science Research Institute with a considerable investment. What results have you achieved?" Su Xuan suddenly asked.

Zhao Qinghan said, "There are some research results, but it's not enough. When we develop Elixir of Immortality to keep you young forever, you'll be happy and smiling every day."

Su Xuan looked at her and said, "I heard that your Old Earth classmate Tu hadn't shown up for several years and seemed to have health problems. So you later set up this Life Science Research Institute, right?"

"Is there a problem?" Zhao Qinghan turned to look at her mother.

Su Xuan said seriously, "If there's a problem, I think you should have told him directly from the beginning that you wanted to treat his illness and help him recover, which is why you invested in this Life Science Research Institute."

Then she added, "At the same time, I feel that Wang Xuan from the Old Earth is getting further and further away from the Real World, almost out of contact. He reappeared a month ago, but only briefly. You contacted him, right? But there was no news. He's gone again. How many years will he disappear again? Three years, five years, or ten years?"

Deep in the universe, Silver Spaceship pierced through the void and traversed a wormhole. Wang Xuan took a shortcut to the desolate land and made a large circle around the territory of the "Supreme God," but unfortunately, he gained nothing.

Two months later, he ended his deep space journey and began his return journey, arriving near his Old Earth a few days later.

"The path of the extraordinary is to revisit the Human World, to see mountains as mountains again, and to relive the Carefree Journey. Though I am different from them, it is time for me to return to the Real World. What I seek may not be in the universe; the primordial spirit and the true source reside within myself, within my own body. I need to settle down and truly find it!"