Battle Through the Heavens: Obtaining the Extraction System at the Start

"Besides, this time, I absolutely won't leave you here alone like before. You and Xi'er will both come with me to the Central Plains. At Starfall Pavilion, Xi'er can receive the best guidance and care. It will also be easier for us to protect her as she cultivates and grows, won't it?"

Medusa lowered her gaze. Her long lashes cast a faint shadow beneath her eyelids as her fingertips unconsciously stroked the front of Xiao Ling's robe. After pondering for a moment, her voice carried an inescapable trace of melancholy. "After leaving the Snake People Race this time, I don't know when I'll be able to return. Perhaps... I may never have another chance to set foot on this homeland again."

After all, she had long since become Xiao Ling's wife. For the rest of her life, she would naturally remain by his side, no longer guarding this Divine Temple and the Snake People Race's territory alone as she had in the past.

Moreover, on this journey to the Central Plains, she still had to visit the Nine Nether Emperor Nether Python Clan and receive the inheritance of the Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python lineage. By then, her cultivation would surely undergo a tremendous transformation. There would indeed be little meaning in remaining in this corner of the Jia Ma Empire afterward.

"What, can't bear to leave?" Xiao Ling chuckled, gently rubbing her loose hair with his fingers. His tone was teasing. "It's not as if you've never left the Snake People Race with me before. Didn't you live quite well in the Central Plains? This isn't your first time, so don't get so sentimental. Don't worry, I'll always be with you."

Medusa rolled her eyes at him irritably. Recalling old matters, the corner of her lips curled with a hint