New Chapter: Heartless and Unrighteous

"So, to put it simply, what's the situation between you and Wang Xuan?" Su Xuan was very concerned about her daughter. She felt that the company her daughter had taken over was doing well, but her personal life was still unresolved and needed intervention.

"My dear friend, it's been so long, I've missed you. You don't need to worry about me," Zhao Qinghan said with a smile.

"You're just being cheeky. Everyone's been young once. It takes time to see someone's true colors after being apart for a while, right?" Su Xuan tapped her fair forehead.

Then she added, "When your father went to the Old Earth, he visited Wang Xuan's parents and told them that Wang Xuan shouldn't rush to leave again when he comes back..."

"Hey, what's my dad getting involved in?" Zhao Qinghan really didn't know that Zhao Zejun was so concerned and had personally spoken to her.

"Isn't this because we're afraid that if he shows up, he'll run away again after only two days? It seems like he wants to take root in deep space. Does that mean we'll have to wait another three or ten years if we don't see him this time?"

Su Xuan stirred her coffee and said, "Back then, he saved your father, Old Zhao liked him very much."

"Mom!..." Zhao Qinghan was no longer calm. She had been busy with her career all these years and had a fulfilling life. She had looked back and asked herself what she really wanted. After so many years apart, she really wanted to see Wang Xuan, but her parents' enthusiasm made her feel awkward, as if she had become a woman desperate to get married.

Old Earth, outer space, near the moon, Silver Spaceship orbits.

Wang Xuan said, "Back then, the people from New Star dug out five motherships from here, creating five super conglomerates. It should be completely cleaned up, but what if there are any remnants? You can come and take a look later."

The Mechanical Xiao nodded and said, "It seems to be a stranded site where ancient people from another universe crashed."

With a flash of silver light, the spaceship sped away, silently approaching the Old Earth.

It must be said that after multiple fusions with the Ancient Spaceship Wreckage, the current Silver Spaceship has excellent performance, with significant improvements in stealth and anti-lock capabilities.

It was early summer, and the mountains surrounding Yuncheng were lush and full of life. On that day, Wang Xuan returned, without a ripple, his Silver Spaceship landing in the mountains.

"So you know how to come back?" Although he was somewhat used to it, Wang Zesheng still couldn't help but slap him on the back of the neck.

"I'm not leaving this time; I'm going to stay at home for a while," Wang Xuan quickly said. Even if he were a celestial being, he would have to passively endure being beaten by Old Wang.

It had been more than two years since they last saw each other. Especially since he ran away after only one day when he came back last time, which made his mother, Jiang Yun, angry. She came over to lecture him.

"Son, you've gone astray in your cultivation. If this continues, your human qualities and warmth will gradually fade, and you'll become cold, ruthless, and just a tool for cultivation. That's not a good thing."

"How could that be? I am who I am. No matter when or where, you will always be my parents. Our kinship will not fade; it will only grow stronger."

"Don't make it sound so nice. Let me ask you, more than eight years have passed since the Supernatural Finale, how many days have you spent in the Old Earth? You've been in the universe for years, thinking about the Extraordinary Era every day. If this continues, decades from now, how much of your life will be filled with memories of your family and the people around you? Everything in the present will slowly fade. Until one day you look back, you'll find that you can't even remember what the people you once cared about looked like, their faces are all blurred. Is this the cultivation you wanted, the Extraordinary Era you wanted to achieve?" Jiang Yun rattled off her accusations without any politeness.

Wang Xuan was taken aback. This... seemed to make a lot of sense. Did he really embark on the path of cultivation just for the sake of cultivation? If he eventually forgot the people around him and they faded from his memory, what was the point of this extraordinary path?

The reason he stayed behind instead of crossing the sea with the Transcendent Immortals was because he was a person with feelings, unable to sever ties with his friends and family in the Real World. He was a person of flesh and blood, not merely a tool for cultivation.

But over the years, he has indeed strayed from his original intentions.

"Mom, you're breaking my Dao Heart," Wang Xuan said with a smile. He quickly went over, put his arm around his mother's shoulder, and apologized, saying he wouldn't leave this time.

"What kind of Dao Heart do you have!" Wang Zesheng felt that he had been too wild in the past few years, not even going home. He couldn't stand him and wanted to slap him again.

"Stop hitting him," Jiang Yun quickly stopped him. Over the years, they had seen each other very little, and more than two years had passed. Although she scolded him, she still cared about and worried about Wang Xuan, afraid that something might happen to him outside.

In the evening, Wang Xuan's mother prepared a table full of delicious dishes, all of which were his favorites. After enjoying the tasty meal at home in the night, he was slightly lost in thought, wondering how long it had been since he had sat down to eat with his family.

Over the years, he has often fasted in secret places and deep in the universe due to the environment. It doesn't mean that he doesn't need to eat. Sometimes, he eats various compressed foods.

"Mom, your cooking is so delicious." These were his heartfelt words. Looking closely, he noticed that his mother had some gray hair at her temples and had indeed aged.

He once suspected that his parents might be "extraordinary people," but now, seeing them showing signs of aging with the passing years, he couldn't help but feel a slight lump in his throat.

Busy with spiritual practice and far away from his parents, he reflected that he really should change. His aging parents were not extraordinary people, and one day he might lose them.

"Dad, let me have a drink with you." He discovered that there was still some of the Immortal Brew that he had brought from the Great Curtain at home. Although it no longer had any extraordinary properties, it was still very fragrant.

This dinner made Wang Xuan feel "revived," returned to normal, forget everything in the universe, and become a normal person.

Suddenly, Wang Xuan felt a restlessness. He quickly focused his mind and carefully sensed that in the world beyond the Destiny Earth, Misty Sea, a primordial spirit flew by. He even saw that the spirit wanted to jump into the sea to return, but he held back. It only vaguely appeared there, staring at the spirit in the Real World.

A family reunion meal caused a strong fluctuation in one's primordial spirit, which resonated with it and seemed to want to return, but ultimately disappeared. On the sea, raging waves crashed down with destructive matter and force, but the primordial spirit managed to dodge in time and went far away.

A single meal had triggered the reappearance of his primordial spirit, leaving Wang Xuan with a turbulent inner world.

He was reflecting on whether all those years of exploration had been worthwhile. After all, apart from the Dao Control Banner, nothing else had been discovered, and the decaying Path of the Extraordinary still offered no clear future.

Wang Zesheng drank a few glasses of wine, became slightly tipsy, and then brought up the records from those miscellaneous books to reason with him.

"What are you thinking? It's good that you're back. The path to extraordinary achievement cannot be accomplished overnight; it is the result of generations of people searching and accumulating experience slowly. Whether you gain something or nothing, those experiences are valuable and deserved, after all, they are the trajectory you have worked for and the direction you have verified."

That night, Wang Xuan lay in his room, calming his mind and concentrating on sensing the Misty Sea, hoping to find his primordial spirit again. He believed that it was not that his primordial spirit had run away, nor could it be "dissolving," but rather that it had reached a critical moment and wanted to return but could not turn back.

"What we see today is a manifestation of the primordial spirit, a projection of itself. In fact, it has already gone very far and reached a very important juncture, exploring the essence of the True Source!"

Late at night, after gazing at the Misty Sea, Wang Xuan had this sudden realization.

He is the spread of his primordial spirit's thoughts in the Real World. The two are originally one. The primordial spirit is the flow of his extraordinary power, a journey and exploration to the True Source.

In the early morning, Wang Xuan felt energetic and that his physical condition was better after returning to his Old Earth than when he was in the universe. Was this the result of a brief resonance with his primordial spirit?

"Wait, where are you going?" Jiang Yun asked him, sensing that he was about to go out again.

"I won't be traveling far. I'm going to Ancheng, which is only about a hundred miles away, to visit Chen Yongjie, Qing Mu, and Qin Cheng. I'll be back for dinner tonight," Wang Xuan replied.

"There's something wrong with your social circle. Haven't you noticed anything unusual? You always meet with them, and there's not a single person of the opposite sex. This isn't right for you. Do you only like to be with people of the same sex?"

Hearing Old Wang slander him like that, Wang Xuan spat out his mouthwash far away. Even his father shouldn't have insulted him like that.

"They're all married, they even have kids. Look at yourself." Wang Zesheng said in a tirade.

"Dad, what are you saying!"

"I'm talking to you!" Jiang Yun also stood on the same side.

"Are you going to give me a critique session?" Wang Xuan realized what they were about to say.

"A few years ago, you used to mention some girls' names and even said you wanted to bring home a daughter-in-law. Now you're acting like you're going to live a lonely life," Jiang Yun said.

Wang Xuan said, "The girls I know have all become immortals, they've all left this world."

If you were to say this to the outside world, it would sound like an overstatement, but it is indeed true.

Jiang Yun told him not to wander around today, as someone might come to visit.

"Who is it?" Wang Xuan asked.

"Zhao Zejun and his daughter," Wang Zesheng told him directly.

"Zhao... Qing Han." Wang Xuan said in surprise.

Even Jiang Yun couldn't help but slap him, saying, "You've been cultivating every day, have you gone stupid? You almost forgot that girl's name? You almost forgot something like that?"

"I haven't forgotten, it's been years since we last met." He stepped back.

"Cultivation really does make people cold-hearted. You're almost becoming a heartless person. You used to talk about her all the time, but you've hardly mentioned her at all these years. During the three years you were in seclusion because of your health problems, Zhao Qinghan spent a huge sum of money to rebuild a Life Science Research Institute, all to treat your illness and help you recover." Jiang Yun scolded her.

Wang Xuan was lost in thought for a moment. He really didn't know the hidden story behind this matter and thought it was just Zhao Qinghan's business.

"Okay, I won't visit any friends today. I'll just wander around my neighborhood."

Wang Xuan had a feeling that in this familiar environment, in the place where he grew up, his primordial spirit seemed to resonate and stir, and perhaps something was about to happen.

He walked through the streets and alleys, passing by one place after another that he loved to visit in his youth, and finally left the city and came to the Great Black Mountain, where he used to go on many wild excursions.

Even after he embarked on the path of cultivation, he once fought a life-or-death battle with someone in a heavy rain. The Little Song once hired someone to hunt him down, but he killed Sun Chengkun, who was riding Black Howl.

Sunlight streamed down, casting a faint golden glow on the mountain peaks. Wang Xuan sat on a blue stone, and once again, a strange feeling arose deep within his heart. He saw the primordial spirit on the Misty Sea, and indeed, it reappeared on the sea surface.

Moreover, this time was quite unusual. With a hiss, a special light of primordial spirit shone down, as if it wanted to penetrate his life earth and connect with his spiritual senses. In an instant, he learned a lot about the True Source!