"As I said, you can talk freely. I won't tell anyone if you're worried about that. Also, I don't care enough to tell anyone. Just be open," Xu Ming said.

"Alright. I want you to deliver a letter for me," Sun Mu said.

"Why don't you deliver that yourself?" Xu Ming inquired.

"Because I can't. The person I want you to deliver this letter to resides in the Core Sect, and I can't go there. As I'm leaving the sect for some time, I was hoping that you will be able to deliver it for me," Sun Mu said to Xu Ming. There was a grave look on his face as he talked about it.

"I can't enter the core sect either," Xu Ming told him.

"I know you can't enter, but I hope that if you manage to enter the Core Sect before I return, you can do it," Sun Mu said.

"Alright, I'll do it if I manage to get in the core sect. Who should I give the letter to?" Xu Ming inquired.

"I want you to give this letter to a girl called Mi Lin," Sun Mu told Xu Ming.

"Is this Mi Lin your family or your lover?" Xu Ming asked.

"She's my nothing yet, but I do love her. I just didn't receive the opportunity to propose to her before she entered the core sect. That's one of my motivations for entering the Core Sect. It's so that I can tell her my true feelings," Sun Mu said.

"There's nothing inappropriate, right? I don't want to be considered a bad guy when I deliver that letter to her," Xu Ming said.

"Don't worry. That wouldn't happen. There's nothing inappropriate in my letter, and you'll have no trouble after you give her the letter," Xu Ming said.

"Alright. Give me the letter," Xu Ming said.

Sun Mu brought the letter out of his pocket and gave it to Xu Ming.

"I'll take my leave now. Best of luck for the test," Sun Mu said smilingly as he walked away.

Xu Ming walked inside his courtyard and closed the door.

He was curious about what the letter contained, but he controlled his curiosity and stopped himself from opening the letter. He put the letter in his storage ring.

He walked back to his room and fell down on his bed. Soon he fell asleep. 

After 7 hours, he woke up and got back to his cultivation. From then on, his schedule only contained two things, mainly— Sleeping and cultivating.

Just like that, six days pa.s.sed away in the blink of an eye.

Xu Ming stood up and walked to the door of his courtyard. It was raining outside at the moment.

He extended his hand outside his door and let the droplets of water fall over his hand. The water was cold to the touch, but it gave Xu Ming a refres.h.i.+ng feeling.

He stepped out of the water and let the water fall over his body.

His clothes started getting wet as raindrops washed them gently.

Droplets fell over his body and face and slid down to his chin. 

He looked into the distant horizon without caring for the water. There was a melancholic look on his face as he remembered the first rain he saw with his family.

It was unclear if it was tears that fell from his eyes or the water from the rain that made it seem as if he was crying.

"Xu Ming? What are you doing in the rain? You'll get sick," 

Xu Ming was standing still without moving when he heard a voice.

He looked to his left and saw Wu Tian standing there with an umbrella above his head.

"Are you alright? Is there something worrying you?" Wu Tian asked.

"It's nothing," Xu Ming smiled as he looked towards Wu Tian while the droplets kept falling down his face, probably hiding some real tears amidst them.

"Get inside. The weather is not great nowadays. I don't know what's happening, but it's been like this for the last two days. Rain appears and disappears abruptly, without any logic or reasoning. It's as if the weather is playing with us. Don't get wet in this rain or you might actually get sick. Something really strange is going on here,"  Wu Tian informed Xu Ming.

"I'll listen to you," Xu Ming said as he nodded his head.

He turned back and entered his courtyard. Wu Tian also continued walking towards his destination.

Xu Ming entered his room and took off all his clothes and got a towel to dry his body. He changed his clothes and laid on his bed.

"What happened, definitely shouldn't have happened. Everything is destroyed. Everything is gone," Xu Ming muttered as he looked towards the roof.

He brought out the family portrait that was in his storage ring and started looking at it.

The smile of his father and mother in the portrait brought a smile on his face and a tear in his eyes at the same time, which made it confusing to judge his true feelings.

"I'm sorry, father. Your son was useless. He couldn't do anything to save you," Xu Ming muttered as he looked at his father in the portrait.

"Mother, I couldn't save my father, but I'll definitely save you. No matter what happens, I will find you," Xu Ming said.

He fell asleep while keeping that portrait close to his heart.

****

Back in the dark place, the 5-year-old Xu Liang was back on his Origin Position. He tried to leave, but no matter how much he tried, he couldn't find the exit. 

In the end, he found himself where he started.

"There is no light," Xu Liang muttered as he glanced at the Ice Phoenix sitting on his shoulders.

****

The Place Xu Liang was inside, was a place that looked similar to the Ancient Ruin.

At the moment, two men were standing outside the Ruins.

"Incredible. It looks like we found an unexplored Ancient Ruin. I hope there will be treasures inside," One of the men said.

"Of course, there will be treasures inside. That isn't a problem. The Real problem should be about entering it. The traps and formations in ruins like these are always lethal. There's no way for us to enter without risking our lives," the Second Person said.

"Don't worry so much. You know that we've broken inside all the Ancient Ruins we came across. This one shouldn't be impossible either," the first person said.

*****

Back in the Mighty Demon Sect, Xu Ming was still sleeping. It had been 8 hours, but the rain didn't stop outside.

Elder Wu was also sitting in his courtyard looking at the rain outside the window.

"The signal is clear. Someone is coming to our world. I expected them to be much faster, but I guess they're finally starting," Elder Wu muttered. 

"Sigh, Things might get complicated if it's someone like him. Anyone what should be fine, but not him," Elder Wu let out as he closed his eyes.

Xu Ming slowly opened his eyes and sat up.

He found the portrait still in his hand. He looked at the portrait one more time before he put it back in his storage ring.

He sat straight as he again started his cultivation amidst the beautiful melody of rain.

The cultivation lasted for three more days without a break. Xu Ming only stopped on the 4th day. 

He stood up and took his clothes off as he went into the shower, but his eyes opened wide as he saw Sui Ru standing there without clothes. Her hairs were still wet as if she had just c finished showering.

She saw Xu Ming enter the shower, and she was surprised, but she didn't do anything to hide her body.

"You should knock before entering, you know," She told Xu Ming.

"This is my Courtyard! What the heck are you doing inside!" she told Xu Ming.

"Of course, I'm showering. Am I not allowed to shower?" She asked in curiosity.

"Do it in your own courtyard. You're being annoying," Xu Ming said to her from the top of his lungs 

"Of Course it's my courtyard. What belongs to you belongs to me," she said.

"I've killed women before. I swear if you don't leave, another number will be added to that list!" Xu Ming warned her.

"Heh, Of course, I don't mind you killing women. Kill everyone that dares to come close to you. Only I'm allowed to be close to you," she said smilingly.

"You're crazy. Hey, get dressed and leave, or I'll throw you out in that condition. Think carefully. I'm waiting outside," Ryder said as he left and walked back to his bed. He got dressed.

After a few minutes, the girl came out, but she was still not wearing anything.

"I guess you've chosen to be thrown out like that," Xu Ming said as he stood up.