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Chapter 2103 - 2071: If Only We Could Meet Again for the First Time

Leaving the forest, Li Chen took a single step and crossed countless distances. His Divine Sense spread out, and with his current cultivation at the Realm of Shen Tian, a sweep of his Divine Sense was enough to completely cover the entire minor world.

In a single step, Li Chen appeared right above the Elf Race that was currently hiding among a stretch of mountain ranges.

"Who goes there?!"

Seeing Li Chen suddenly appear in the sky, quite a few elf warriors immediately pointed their weapons at the heavens.

They were indeed nervous to the extreme right now. Even the slightest rustle of the wind and grass could trigger their vigilance, let alone a living person suddenly showing up like this.

However, once they saw that it was Li Chen, many of them recognized him and finally let out a sigh of relief.

"Lord Holy Master!" An Elf Elder hurried over, repeatedly bowing deeply to Li Chen as he spoke with utmost respect.

"Holy Master?" A strange look flashed across Li Chen’s face. "What Holy Master? You’ve got the wrong person, haven’t you?"

"There is no mistake. Back then, Lord Holy Master defeated the Demon and saved our entire minor world, so the Hundred Clans of this minor world all honor you as Holy Master!" The Elf Elder said reverently.

People always say the Elf Race is full of Ao Qi, yet when they’re being humble, they’re rigid to an extreme as well.

All along the way, Li Chen had told them several times that there was no need to bow, but the elves still firmly and resolutely insisted on offering him grand salutes.

"Forget it. Where is Daphne now?" Li Chen waved his hand and asked the Elf Elder beside him.

"Her Majesty is currently inside the Holy Tree recuperating." The elder replied respectfully.

"Got it." Li Chen nodded, then moved in a flash and arrived at another place.

Here, three elderly men were sitting on a large rock, worry etched across their faces as they discussed something.

"Second Grandfather, Third Grandpa, Fourth Grandfather!" Seeing the three old men, Li Chen let out a roar.

Hearing the voice, the three elders abruptly turned their heads and looked toward Li Chen.

"I told you, Cheen definitely wouldn’t have anything happen to him!" Fourth Grandfather, Li Xinglun, burst into loud laughter.

"I thought so as well." Second Grandfather, Luo Yi, coughed lightly and said.

Third Grandpa, Qin Lunhui, shot this old brother of several decades a glare. "Easy for you to say. Just now, who was sighing nonstop and every few minutes had to ask, ’How come Cheen still hasn’t come back yet’?"

Hearing this, Second Grandfather awkwardly rubbed his nose, his old face flushing slightly red.

"Hahaha!"

Laughing heartily, Li Chen walked over and pulled the three old men into a big hug.

"I’m back."

Those words—"I’m back"—were worth a thousand. The three elders had weathered many storms in their lives, yet in this moment, they still couldn’t help the redness that welled up around their eyes.

Li Chen was the child they had watched grow up, and the one whose growth they had always kept an eye on.

They had just never expected that this parting would last more than ten years.

If their cultivation hadn’t been deep and their lifespans long, if they’d been ordinary old men, this kind of parting might well have been a farewell forever.

After chatting idly with the three elders for a long time, they finally learned what Li Chen intended.

He was going to take them all away!

To the Heaven Realm!

Speaking of the Heaven Realm, they were somewhat emotional. It wasn’t that their Talent was lacking, but that they were truly getting old. Breaking through was growing harder and harder, and in this aspect, they really couldn’t compare with the younger generation anymore.

Even though Spiritual Energy had changed and the three elders had gained a lot of experience over the years, there was still some distance between them and Ascension.

"This time, I want everyone to reunite in the Heaven Realm." Li Chen said firmly.

For the three elders, there was no need to hide some of Li Chen’s secrets. After obtaining their consent, Li Chen opened up his own minor world and let them enter first.

It had to be said, the moment the three elders stepped into Li Chen’s minor world, they were badly startled.

What kind of place was this? The Spiritual Energy was not only dense to the extreme, but everywhere was covered with Spirit Plants they had never even heard of!

Not to mention anything else—just the rich aura those Spirit Plants exuded alone was enough to let people Prolong Life, and combined with the dense Spiritual Energy here, it was practically a Cultivation Holy Land!

Even more frightening, in a distant part of this world stood a colossal ancient tree that reached the heavens and rooted into the earth. The ancient tree swallowed and spat out Chaos aura, and with each breath, it seemed as if it could devour the sun and moon.

Of course, that was only because the three elders’ Realm was too low and they couldn’t see the truly good stuff.

In Li Chen’s minor world, the best thing to cultivate with was not the Spiritual Energy or the Spirit Plants, but those almost clearly visible, though not yet complete, Law Chains hanging between Heaven and Earth!

Cultivating Law in a place like this—how could it not be a thousand, ten thousand times better than outside?

This was also what Li Chen hadn’t revealed to Little Cang.

Heaven-shrouding Realm creating a small new Cosmos?

To him, unnecessary.

Because he already had a world of his own!

This space that Li Chen had unintentionally created back then with Five Elements Power had, under the enrichment and nourishment of countless Laws, gradually become a nascent Cosmos with a single continent as its starting point!

After the three grandpas entered the minor world, Li Chen flickered once and stepped into the Tree of Life.

An elf girl, looking like a young maiden, was sitting cross-legged on a chair of living wood, healing her injuries.

"Daphne." Staring at the girl, Li Chen gazed at her for a long while before finally calling out softly.

The elf girl slowly opened her eyes.

When her eyes were closed, she seemed like just an ordinary elf girl, but the moment she opened them, an inexplicable air of majesty appeared around her.

Yet in Li Chen’s eyes, the girl before him was still that gluttonous little princess from back then.

"Brother Li Chen?" Daphne saw Li Chen and broke into a smile.

The moment Li Chen appeared, she had already guessed that everything must have turned out fine.

Because in her memories, Li Chen was that kind of person—no matter how big the problem, no matter how impossible the situation, once it fell onto him, it would become a matter of course.

"I’ve restored that forest. You can bring your people back whenever you want." Li Chen looked at Daphne and spoke softly.

When facing Daphne, he always couldn’t help recalling Cherie from those years ago, and a wave of guilt would inevitably rise in his heart.

That guilt wasn’t just toward Cherie alone.

"This time, I have to thank Brother Li Chen for helping us again." Looking at Li Chen, Daphne’s face slowly blossomed into a radiant smile.

Li Chen shook his head. "Between you and me, is there any need to say thank you?"

Hearing Li Chen’s words, the smile on Daphne’s face became even more dazzling.

But very soon, the two of them fell into a shared silence.

"Once this matter is over... Brother Li Chen, are you leaving?" Daphne asked quietly.

"Yeah." Li Chen nodded lightly.

"There’s something I’d like to ask Brother Li Chen to help me with." Daphne hesitated for a moment, then suddenly spoke.

Li Chen shook his head with a small smile. "Don’t call it a request. When it comes to your matters, I won’t turn you down."

Daphne fell silent for a while.

"...Could you... hug me once?"

Li Chen froze.

After a pause, he slowly stepped forward and gently wrapped Daphne in his arms.

Daphne’s body stiffened for a moment, then gradually softened.

It felt as if a century had passed, and also as if it was just a brief instant, before Li Chen finally loosened his embrace.

"I should go."

"Mm."

He slowly turned around, yet his steps seemed to grow heavier. Before him, a space gate slowly opened.

"Brother Li Chen."

"What is it?" Li Chen’s raised foot halted mid-step.

"Nothing, I just wanted to call you once." Daphne smiled. "Safe travels."

Li Chen’s body trembled slightly. Without saying anything more, he stepped into the space gate. He knew very well that this parting might very well be forever.

Watching his figure step into the slowly fading Silver light, Daphne’s face still held a smile, but the corners of her eyes could not help letting crystalline drops fall.

Meeting again, yet the two of them no longer belonged to the same world.

If only life could be like it was at first sight—how wonderful that would be.