…For a period of time afterward, everything seemed to fall into a brief calm.
That night, Acheron—relying on the "Protagonist's Halo"(Little Yao) around her neck—successfully made it home after circling the house fewer than ten times.
When she actually arrived in time for dinner, the entire family was shocked.
In her parents' imagination, Acheron would most likely get lost and wander outside for an entire day—
Only for them to pick her up from the police station the next morning.
After hearing their thoughts, Mo Xi's mouth twitched slightly, and she could only give a silent thumbs-up.
As for why they weren't worried?
Are you kidding?
After raising Acheron for so long, with her stunning appearance, it would be harder not for her to attract attention.
At worst, they would only need to worry about whether Acheron might accidentally beat someone into paralysis.
…
A few days later, Acheron naturally introduced Little Yao to the family.
Of course, Little Yao integrated into the household as a "pet."
The family of three had no objections, and Mo Qing(Mother Ye) was even delighted that Acheron had finally found something to occupy her time—
Instead of just eating peaches and spacing out all day.
This immediately earned her a silent eye roll from her daughter.
After all, aside from cooking, Acheron practically handled all the chores in the villa.
In response, Mo Qing simply smiled shamelessly.
"My daughter is so hardworking—what's wrong with her mother enjoying a little leisure?"
Mo Xi: (●—●)
Mo Xi found herself completely speechless at her mother's carefree attitude.
Still, the entire family quickly grew fond of Little Yao.
Not only was she small, delicate, and irresistibly cute—
She was also extremely intelligent.
No matter what rules were taught, she would remember them perfectly after hearing them once, as if she could fully understand human speech.
Because of this, Acheron had no need to buy a cage or anything similar.
Moreover, Little Yao possessed spiritual intelligence.
Locking her up would simply feel wrong.
More importantly—
Ye Guizhou(Father Ye): As long as you're happy.
Mo Qing ✪ω✪: How could something this cute ever be locked up?
Mo Xi Ծ‸Ծ: Why do I always feel a strange sense of pressure from Little Yao?
In the end, since none of them even knew how to feed her properly, they unanimously decided to let her roam freely.
Fortunately, Little Yao was extremely well-behaved.
And although Mo Xi was curious, she couldn't see through Little Yao's true form at all.
If a spirit beast could be so easily exposed, Little Yao wouldn't have remained hidden for so long.
…
At this moment, inside Acheron's room—
A small, fluffy, white-furred beast-eared girl lay curled up lazily on the bed.
Her tail swayed gently behind her as she focused intently on a comic displayed on her phone, occasionally letting out soft giggles.
During this time, Acheron had likely taught her quite a bit of common knowledge.
From strange creatures to fascinating cultures, an entirely new world had opened up before her.
Little Yao gradually fell in love with this vibrant place—
Her tail even perked up happily at times.
But after glancing at Acheron, who was quietly staring out the window, she couldn't help but ask,
"Sister Acheron… why is your sister at the Foundation Establishment Stage?"
Some time ago, when Mo Xi attempted to probe her, Little Yao had instead seen through her in return.
As a Golden Core Stage demonic beast, it was effortless for her to block the perception of a Foundation Establishment cultivator.
But according to what Acheron had said before—
There shouldn't be cultivators from the Tianlan Continent in this world.
Hearing the question, Acheron simply replied that she didn't know.
She only instructed Little Yao not to transform or reveal her true form at home—except in front of her.
Little Yao nodded seriously before returning her attention to the comic.
Acheron: …
At that moment, Acheron realized something.
She truly wasn't very good at raising children.
If this continued, Little Yao might end up becoming a complete shut-in.
But I can't really blame her… those fluffy ears aren't exactly suited for going outside.
Then again… do I even have the right to say that?
Acheron quietly reflected on her current selves.
None of them seemed particularly qualified to judge.
…
Meanwhile, in Mo Xi's room—
"Master, are you sure?"
"Yes. Although it's very faint, the spiritual energy in the air has indeed increased slightly."
Hearing this, Mo Xi was deeply shocked.
Originally, she had planned to use the remaining demonic cores to stabilize her cultivation.
But after some time, she noticed something strange—
The rate of spiritual energy growth had subtly increased.
Now, with Old Meng confirming it, she was almost certain.
The spiritual energy concentration in Muyun City had risen.
As for outside the city, she had no way of knowing.
But the cause of this phenomenon left both her and her Master completely puzzled.
"Even you don't know the reason, Master?"
"…"
"Hello? Master?"
After calling out several times with no response, she realized that Old Meng had gone offline again.
Mo Xi felt a wave of helplessness.
Although the cultivation technique her cheap Master had given her was excellent—
Aside from that, he was completely unreliable.
Shaking her head, she decided not to dwell on it further.
"Although the increase in spiritual energy over the past few days isn't obvious, it's still better than nothing.
Even after the demonic cores are used up, my cultivation speed won't slow down too much."
The current changes—this so-called "Spiritual Energy Resurgence"—whether good or bad—
Just happened to solve her biggest problem after reaching the Foundation Establishment Stage.
Although progress would still be slow, it could at least save about thirty percent of the time.
"However… I can't ignore Sister Acheron's previous suggestion."
Thinking of this, Mo Xi nodded slightly.
Then, with some reluctance, she took out her phone and opened a certain chat window.
[Friend: The Universe's Invincible Super Cute Lord Sparkle!]
[—"Extraordinary Forum"]
[Hehe, consider this a little compensation for last time. I'm sure you'll love it!]
[Looking forward to seeing you again!]
[Of course, if you miss me, Lord Sparkle wouldn't mind meeting you in person~]
[Ciallo~ (∠・ω＜ )⌒☆]
Mo Xi: (°ー°〃)
Looking at the message from that annoying brat, Mo Xi took several deep breaths before barely suppressing the irritation rising in her chest.
However, once she opened the Extraordinary Forum—
A hint of undisguised excitement immediately appeared in her eyes.
Putting aside that mischievous Sparkle, this site was incredibly useful for her current situation.
As a Reborn One, her understanding of the Ability User world was still too limited.
This was exactly what she needed.
After casually browsing through the forum, Mo Xi was even more surprised.
The account Sparkle had created for her—
Despite having blank identity information—
Possessed astonishingly high permissions.
Many pieces of information that should have been heavily restricted were now openly visible to her.
But instead of excitement, this only made her frown.
"From Sparkle's personality, she wouldn't use such a crude method to frame me.
But how could she grant me such high-level permissions?"
A thought suddenly crossed her mind—
"Could it be… Sparkle is actually part of the upper ranks of the Ability Bureau?"
(Sparkle (∠・ω＜ )⌒☆: A certain hacker's friendly sponsorship.)
The mere possibility sent a chill down Mo Xi's spine.
Her already poor impression of the Ability Bureau worsened even further.
"With people like this in high positions…"
"It's no wonder Ability Users run rampant in the future."