At last, they reached a Five-Colored Altar. The boy climbed onto it with a group of young prodigies, ready to travel far away. Young Ruthless cried out, but she could no longer get near him.
Before he left, the boy took the Ghost-Faced Mask and left behind a ring. He waved hard at her, then vanished atop the Five-Colored Altar. Young Ruthless was left alone, sobbing. She fell to the ground, her small hands covered in blood.
That boy was the one Ruthless called her brother! Across all ages, she sought immortality not for its own sake, but only to wait for his return amid the mortal world!
That was true of Ruthless in the years to come, and it was true of young Ruthless now!
She stayed beside the altar, waiting for her brother to return!
Ren shook his head faintly. "So be it... If you won't leave, you can stay here!"
Ren smiled calmly and reached toward the distance.
With that single gesture, he shattered a barren mountain range stretching a thousand yards. Countless stones were ground down and reshaped into palaces!
Once the palaces spread across a thousand yards, Ren flicked his hand, sending out several Spirit Fruits, then lightly tapped the air!
Bang...
Bang...
Under Ren's Enlightenment Technique, the Spirit Fruits that landed on the ground instantly became beautiful women!
Dressed in palace robes and brimming with the joy of new life, the women looked toward Ren. "Greetings, Master!"
Ren nodded and picked up Xiao Nannan. "Prepare some food! Give Xiao Nannan a bath and a change of clothes, too. And you few will look after her from now on!"
All these changes left Xiao Nannan staring in astonishment. She looked at the palaces, then at the beautiful attendants, and finally at Ren. "Big Brother...