Forsaken Immortals

Bai Rouyun's mind was currently shrouded in a dense fog, making it impossible for her to have any specific thoughts. Her eyes were glued to the swirling orb in front of her, and she felt as if every cell in her body was screaming for her to approach it.

Although she had guessed that there was a chance for her to be the owner of this soul fragment, she had never expected the situation to turn out the way it was now, where her whole body and soul were clamoring for the fragment to merge with her again.

It was as if the orb could sense the longing for Bai Rouyun's body, as it slowly began to approach her. The extreme emotions within her were impossible to control, but no matter how much she wanted to approach this orb of energy, her body stood rooted on the ground.

Fortunately, the orb slowly approached her body, but unlike the one before, it did not shoot directly into her body, but slowly began to let the outermost energy surround her and slowly warm her while merging with her soul.

As the first strand of energy began to integrate with her own soul, the restlessness slowly settled down, and she began to feel the utmost comfort as if she was covered in sunlight that lit up the darkest night and chased away all coldness.

The process was slow, much slower than any previous merger of soul fragments, but it was also the most comfortable and the most obvious unification.

Even so, Bai Rouyun did not regain any of the memories that had resided within this soul fragment. Even now, after having merged with three soul fragments, Bai Rouyun still had not regained any other memories other than keeping those she had from her life as a wandering independent cultivator. Even the previous memories of this body did not appear in her mind.

Xiao Bao was standing aside. His eyes, which had previously contained mixed, almost fearful, emotions had finally calmed down. A splendid light shone within and he resembled a child who finally found his mother after being a long time apart.

Although Xiao Bao liked Bai Rouyun very much, he dared not give her all his sincerity. He cared for her and valued her deeply, but he knew that all the previous owners had left one after another. One day, Bai Rouyun would also leave his life and abandon him to the loneliness of the Primal Chaos Dimension once more.

The only person who had never left him was his creator. She had always protected him, and even though the cost was immense, her soul fragment had stayed by his side throughout the many eons that had gone by.

Now that he knew that Bai Rouyun was his creator, the final wall that had shielded his heart came crumbling down, and Xiao Bao felt an urge to cry in relief. No matter how much he had tried to stay unaffected by Bai Rouyun, he had been unable to do so, so knowing that she was his most important person, his creator, made him relieved and finally felt at peace.

The ice cave was silent and full of energy. The changes that had happened within were life-changing, but to Xiao Mao and the others, it went by without them even realizing it.

Jiaojiao was sitting in the lush grass with her eyes closed. She was not focusing on cultivating, she was simply thinking about everything that had happened to her since meeting Bai Rouyun.

In fact, a very short time had gone by, but to her, this was much more important and valuable than any of her previous years.

Xiao Hua and Xiao Mao were both busy cultivating. Although they were both young, the little Golden Emperor Vine was very mischievous and had challenged the more steady Xiao Mao to see who would first break through and gain a human body.

Although this was thought of as a challenge between the two of them, Bai Rouyun was perfectly well aware that Xiao Mao was doing this purely for the sake of motivating the usually lazy plant-spirit to cultivate.

Xiao Jin did not need to cultivate due to her identity and age, so she was sitting not far away from her new sister and her big eyes were glued to Jiaojiao's figure.

The realm was peaceful, and none of these adopted children knew that their mother and oldest brother were currently undergoing life-changing events.

The Primal Chaos Pagoda was a treasure that could be considered at the celestial levels. It was far above the ranks of ordinary treasures, and the spirit that resided within also held extreme power.

By the time Bai Rouyun and Xiao Bao returned to the pagoda level that the other children were resting in, nothing could be seen on the surface, but many things had changed within the treasure itself.

The second tier of the pagoda had opened before, but although the pagoda had been previously useful to Bai Rouyun, it would never have the same sense of familiarity as it was not a level where she had an innate connection with it through her soul.

"Mother!"

The first to call out was Xiao Jin. She was eager to rush towards her mother as usual, but just before she appeared in front of her, she suddenly stopped in her tracks.

"You smell good." Xiao Jin's eyes widened in confusion as she looked at Bai Rouyun in front of her.

There was no doubt that it was the same person, and nothing seemed to have changed, but her natural scent and aura had changed drastically, and had gained a deeper and more pleasant smell. Anyone who approached her would feel comfortable and wish to linger in her presence.