"Dad, there's no need for you to be so sad."
"Mom just came to see me. If she wants to go back, I can just send her back."
Lu Li's voice carried a hint of helplessness.
Even my own dad is like this.
Over the years, Lu Dahai's cultivation level has increased rapidly.
Under limited conditions and with the help of the divine inspiration of heaven and earth, he actually cultivated himself to the Foundation Establishment Great Perfection, extremely close to the Golden Core.
His cultivation level was terrifying, and his acting talent was equally impressive.
Tears can come suddenly.
In fact, the virtual sandbox of Great Xia is not much worse than that of the Beyond Heaven Dao Academy.
Although that crucial fourth-tier soul treasure was not present.
However, ordinary people have low soul strength and poor perception.
With the current virtual technology in Great Xia, it is perfectly capable of achieving simulation, which is more than enough for ordinary people.
Liu Xiulan just came to see Lu Li and will stay for a while.
Returning to Blue Star would be a piece of cake.
As for the other scientific researchers, their collaboration with Li Yuanchao across disciplines was entirely to support Lu Li.
The joint efforts that the Great Xia had planned for so many years finally came to fruition on this day.
Upon hearing Lu Li's voice, Lu Dahai awkwardly wiped the corner of his eye.
He laughed it off.
"I'm just worried about your mom."
"Alright, alright, hurry up."
"You and your mother can finally meet, but I wonder when we, father and son, will be able to."
"I heard that once you reach the Nascent Soul stage, your Primordial Spirit Transformation can leave your body. Dad, you'd better hurry up. When you become Divine Lord, then we can meet again."
"Nonsense! By the time I reach the Spirit Transformation, you'll probably already be an immortal!"
Lu Dahai chuckled and cursed, his voice filled with longing.
It is an indisputable fact that beings with Divine Soul can cross realms.
It is said that when one cultivates to the level of Spirit Transformation, the Divine Soul and the Nascent Soul merge into one, transforming into the Primordial Spirit.
Lu Li had no idea what level he had reached.
Does this mean I might be able to return to Blue Star?
Even though it was Primordial Spirit crossing over from another realm, it still counts.
Of course, that's a story for another time.
Right now, the top priority is to prepare to welcome the first batch of relatives and guests coming from our hometown!
Spiritual Power surged.
The fish-shaped jade pendant shone brightly!
"Buzz~!"
The next second.
Fifteen humanoid phantoms disappeared simultaneously from the command hall.
Beyond Heaven Dao Academy.
Nearly forty years of development have brought about tremendous changes to the entire Beyond Heaven Dao Academy.
Firstly, in terms of numbers, the number of inner court disciples has successfully exceeded five hundred.
There were also over a hundred Foundation Establishment.
In recent years, two Golden Core cultivators were even born.
This startled Lu Li.
Today, the entire Dao Academy is more than twice the size it was forty years ago.
Lu Li's underground palace was expanded again and again.
It almost hollowed out the entire belly of the main peak.
This forms a vast space with a radius of nearly 10,000 meters and a height of 1,000 meters.
The interior is vast and boundless, with a high dome and crystals like stars.
In the center of the underground palace, a giant Jade Slip slip with a diameter of ten meters floats.
The jade is warm and lustrous, with a shimmering, iridescent sheen inside.
A gray-white magic bead is embedded in the core.
This object is the Ultimate Primordial Beginning, a fusion of the Heart of Primordial Beginning, a quantum computer, and the fourth-tier soul treasure Mirage Soul Pearl!
In the dark palace deep behind the Jade Slip.
There are also towering figures, hundreds of meters high, gleaming with a cold metallic luster, standing silently.
Forty years have passed, and the strength of the Beyond Heaven Dao Academy and Lu Li has advanced by leaps and bounds!
What excited Lu Li the most was what happened today.
" The Heart of Primordial Beginning, Activate the Spirit World."
"To maintain the long-term supply of souls to the virtual ecosystem."
"A virtual world was created to accommodate the existence of mortal souls."
"The world model uses the Blue Star database to create a one-to-one replica of Blue Star."
As Lu Li transmitted his Divine Sense, he activated the enormous Jade Slip in the center of the underground palace.
The grayish-white magic bead suddenly trembled.
A flash of inspiration struck.
A strange Divine Soul power permeated the underground palace.
The giant Jade Slip, standing ten meters tall, suddenly lit up.
Like a large screen display, the spectrum is refracted and projected into the underground palace.
A scaled-down version of the world was quickly constructed and outlined.
It uses a fourth-tier soul treasure as its core, paired with a third-tier Law Artifact version of a quantum computer.
And the third-tier Law Artifact version of the Heart of Primordial Beginning, which encompasses all the artificial intelligence databases of the entire Blue Star.
In the blink of an eye, a vivid and lifelike world of Blue Star was constructed.
From Lu Li's perspective as an observer, this is like a miniature model.
But he knew that once his soul was poured into it, what would appear would be a complete, one-to-one replica of the Blue Star world!
After doing all this, Lu Li waved his hand dismissively.
They released those fifteen humanoid phantoms.
The souls of mortals are extremely weak in their five senses.
Without a physical body, one is like a ghost, lost and bewildered, not knowing what to do.
They stood frozen in mid-air.
Only one of the illusory humanoid figures, resembling Lu Li, swayed slightly.
It seemed to have sensed something.
" Yaoyao, it's been a long time."
Lu Li's Divine Sense subtly communicated with the humanoid soul.
My heart is pounding.
Lu Yao's talent is indeed extraordinary.
Even a mortal soul can sense changes in its surroundings.
It is truly amazing.
Perhaps it's not a bad thing that Lu Yao came here voluntarily.
This world is home to those who cultivate the Soul Dao, and it also holds secrets about the Soul Dao.
With such talent, Lu Yao might very well be able to glimpse the Great Dao.
Suppressing his excitement, Lu Li no longer hesitated.
He raised his hand and cast fifteen humanoid phantoms into the gray-white magic bead.
"Buzz~!"
The Soul Treasure gave a soft hum, requiring very little Spiritual Power.
The consciousnesses of fifteen mortal souls have been projected into that virtual world model...
Liu Xiulan got off work earlier than usual today.
I made a special trip to the market to buy a fresh fish and some of Lu Li's favorite dishes.
Back home, I put on an apron and got busy in the kitchen.
The sounds of water, chopping vegetables, and stirring with a spatula filled the air.
It was filled with the aroma of cooking.
"Mom, I'm home."
Lu Yao pushed open the door and came in, her eyes taking in everything around her.
The sound was strange.
"You're back? Quickly wash your hands and come help. Your brother is getting a full-time position today, he'll be home soon. Let's cook something nice."
Liu Xiulan gave the order without looking up.
Lu Yao hummed in agreement and went to her mother's side to help wash the vegetables.
My fingertips trembled slightly involuntarily.
His gaze kept drifting towards the doorway.
With an indescribable sense of anticipation and excitement.
Not long after.
"Knock knock knock!"
The familiar knocking sounded right on time.
Lu Yao almost immediately dropped the vegetables she was holding.
He rushed to the door, took a deep breath, and flung it open.
Outside the door.
That familiar young face, with its gentle smile, came into view clearly.
"Mom, Yaoyao, I'm home."
Lu Li stood at the door, carrying a simple shoulder bag, her smile as usual.
His gaze trembled as he looked at Lu Yao and Liu Xiulan, who was walking out of the kitchen.
This day was a day that should have happened to him many years ago.
That day marked the end of his internship, but he never returned home.
On this day, he finally experienced what was supposed to happen.
If possible, Lu Li hoped this was true.
I closed my eyes and took a deep breath of the familiar scent of home.
So realistic, so lifelike.
In this dream world constructed from Soul Treasures, he is no longer the head of the Beyond Heaven Dao Academy, nor a struggling individual from another world.
He was just a guy who had just gotten off work.
A son who can call out "Mom!" the moment he pushes open the door.
Looking at her mother's smiling face and her sister's reddened eyes.
Deep within my heart, a voice that had been weary for too long let out a sigh of relief.
"Okay, we're home."
"Today... I'll stop thinking about Spirit Stone, Demon Beast, and the Prefecture-Breaking War."
"Just consider it... going home for dinner after get off work."
"Just for a little while, let me slack off for a bit."