I don’t know how long it’s been.

The rumbling finally disappeared.

The surroundings became calm.

Xiao Jie slowly opened his eyes and lowered the hands protecting himself.

Then he was stunned.

Where is Embers City?

What appeared before him was a majestic immortal mountain, easily tens of thousands of feet tall. He stood in a mountain hollow at the foot of the mountain, surrounded by scattered players and... Tongtian Taoist—the only Tongtian Taoist.

Emperor Shitian was nowhere to be seen.

"Did it succeed?" Someone murmured.

"It succeeded! Look around!" Someone exclaimed with joy.

Everyone looked around, and they were immediately surprised and delighted!

The current Great Thousand Worlds, where is the doomsday wasteland it once was?

Majestic mountains pierced the clouds, shrouded in mist between peaks, intermittently visible.

Ancient trees towered with branches like canopies, some so large it would take hundreds to encircle them, their age unknown but surely thousands of years.

Strange flowers and immortal herbs were everywhere, and Ganoderma could be seen everywhere. The dense spiritual energy almost solidified, invigorating with every breath.

The air was filled with the fresh scent of vegetation, mixed with a unique primitive and exuberant atmosphere from the primordial era.

It really... succeeded.

Xiao Jie could clearly feel—the world was alive.

This is an era of primordial opening, everything is so primitive, yet so full of vitality.

The pressure that had been on the players’ heads disappeared instantly.

Even if they can’t return home, living in such a world isn’t so bad. At least they don’t have to worry about survival.

A weird shout suddenly came from behind:

"You, Old Tongtian! You’ve plotted such a big scheme! Turned us three into chess pieces, at your mercy!"

Xiao Jie turned around and saw the Three Demons pulling Tongtian Taoist’s sleeves, Sun Xiaotian tugging the left, Li Xiaoyi pulling the right, Zhao Yu stood beside them with an unfriendly face despite not joining in.

Tongtian Taoist was pulled in all directions, looking helpless: "Don’t pull! I’m a Saint, is this proper behavior?"

"Hehe!" Sun Xiaotian grinned, "You said you are not a Saint anymore!"

"Indeed!" Li Xiaoyi chimed in, "Stop acting like a Saint!"

Tongtian Taoist’s expression suddenly turned grim, sneering: "Heh... Do you really believe what I said?"

Eyes widened, Sun Xiaotian and Li Xiaoyi were startled and retreated hastily, almost falling on their backs.

"Hahaha!" Tongtian Taoist burst into laughter, laughing so hard he bent over, "See how frightened you are! I’ve actually lost the Power of Saint long ago!"

"Damn!" Sun Xiaotian exclaimed, his face alternating between green and white, but ultimately dared not rush forward to attack.

Tongtian Taoist adjusted his sleeves pulled askew and sighed:

"You shouldn’t blame me. Back then you three said you wanted to overthrow the Heavenly Court, reenact earth, water, wind, and fire, recreate heaven and earth, so you could become Heavenly Emperor. Isn’t this accomplished now?"

He gestured around: "The world is now reshaped, everything will begin to evolve anew. With your talents and cultivation, it’s easy enough for you to become Heavenly Emperor with such an opportunity, isn’t it? What I said back then, wasn’t it all true?"

The Three Demons listened and looked at each other.

Indeed... it seemed that way?

But the players approached.

"Fellow Daoist Tongtian, what’s our next step?"

Tongtian Taoist smiled and beckoned to everyone, "Naturally, you should each return to your homes and mothers. The world is now reshaped, the game system no longer exists, and you are no longer bound by system constraints, nor blocked by air walls.

This world can’t hold you anymore. As long as you pass through the Void Sky, return to the Small World where you came from, you can go home from there."

Ah!

Xiao Jie then realized—he instinctively called out the attribute panel.

Empty.

Skill List—

Empty.

Backpack—

Empty.

Everything had disappeared.

Others also began reacting, each with a complex expression—some disappointed, some relieved, some lost.

The game had really ended.

Their cross-time and cross-world mission was finally over.

Originally thinking it would never be completed, but now at the end, there’s a sense of loss.

But more than anything, there’s a sense of relief.

They can finally go home.

Tongtian Taoist continued: "If you don’t want to leave, you can stay. This freshly opened world is full of spiritual energy. If you stay to cultivate, your efforts will be doubly effective, and you can truly experience the Heaven and Earth Laws, the truth of the Dao. Though your cultivation is high, it’s actually just superficial without the game system..."

He paused: "Without the game’s system support, advancing cultivation realm won’t be as easy."

Xiao Jie thought to himself, he wouldn’t stay!

He was already a Daluo Golden Immortal, could he still achieve becoming a Saint?

Truly becoming a Saint, it’s more troublesome.

He didn’t want to incarnate Taiyi.

He’s gone through enough on this journey.

Tongtian Taoist looked at everyone’s reactions, smiling slightly, then he solemnly bowed to everyone.

"Thank you for your help, only then could the Great Thousand Worlds undergo transformation and be reborn. This world was due such a catastrophe, the billions of life forms only survived through this calamity because of you outsiders, so I created this game to find the Savior. Now that you’ve helped complete the salvation task, you deserve a bow from me. If I’ve ever schemed against you in the past, please forgive me."

Everyone quickly returned the bow.

"Haha! Fellow Daoist Tongtian, no need to be so polite! In the future, just call out if you need anything!"

"Yes, yes, we players saving the world is just what we should do!"

"Fellow Daoist Tongtian, drop by my world sometime."

Everyone, no matter how they complained in the past, now that the task is complete, they can return home with powerful cultivation, so naturally, they let it go.

Tongtian Taoist saw this, smiled, and did not remain further. He nodded to everyone and turned to float away.

The figure in the green robe soon disappeared into the mountain mist.

With Tongtian gone, the players suddenly lost their restraint, some already eagerly rising on clouds, heading straight into the Void, preparing to return home.

Others hesitated—stay here? While the world is reshaped, with no competition, find a Heavenly Cave, maybe later they’ll establish branches and become ancestors?

Some even began cozying up to the Three Demons, now called the Three Saints—the strongest three Daluo Golden Immortals in this new world, destined to recreate the Divine Court, incarnate as Heavenly Emperor and God King. Wanting to stay and strive for status, now was the time to build connections.

Watching tens of thousands of players leave in an instant, Xiao Jie felt a surge of complex emotions.

Just like that... it ended?

Yes, it was time to end.

He raised his head, looking at the nascent world... truly beautiful.

But no matter how beautiful, it’s not his home.

Perhaps when free later, he could visit, but for now—Xiao Jie withdrew his gaze and took a deep breath.

It’s time to go home.