24 Years Later

Purple Snow Garden.

Qin Heng had not come here in a long time.

The Dragon Emperor's Cave Abode was cut off from the world, making it impossible to enter the Soul Dimension. For more than two hundred Void Ember Days, he had not communicated with the outside world at all.

Now that he had returned to the Virtual World, the familiar fellow disciples from Purple Snow Star chatted and laughed as naturally as ever. The scene was almost exactly the same as when he had first arrived, giving him the illusion that it had all been a dream.

"Hey, Qin Heng!"

Qing Mo, one of the Purple Snow Garden plaza's resident idlers, greeted him.

When Qin Heng saw this Serpent-Human Race fellow disciple, he replied with a smile, "Long time no see, Qing Mo. How have you been lately?"

Qing Mo had not participated in the recent string of battles. He had been living comfortably and enjoying himself in his hometown.

He said heartily, "Couldn't be better. Every day, I have endless fun in my mansion with my lovely wives and concubines."

Qin Heng: ...

Well, snakes were lustful by nature. Understandable.

"Have you seen Rong Xu or Qing Xin?" Qin Heng asked him.

Qing Mo replied, "Yeah. The two of them came by a few days ago and kept complaining to me about how bored they were."

Qin Heng said apologetically, "Sigh, I've really made things hard on them, having them guard my hometown like this."

Fortunately, Earth would soon be moving, and Rong Xu and Qing Xin could finally be freed.

Qin Heng activated the Divine Soul Beacon and sent Qing Xin a message, asking to meet.

Before long, the Plant Lifeform Qing Xin appeared in the middle of the plaza and said with a laugh, "Qin Heng,