The fairies I flirted with in the game became real?!

"Brother, what are you looking for? Is it the Refinement Demon Sect's leftovers' old lair?" In the wilderness, the girl's curiosity got the better of her as she peered about and asked. At that moment, the sun was just rising, and its morning light sprinkled over the fertile fields in the Fairy Watching Valley, casting a faint golden glow over the nearby ruined city in the dawn. The quiet and peaceful streets of the remote, ruined city created a picture far removed from the hustle and bustle of the mortal world. Although the Refinement Demon Sect had returned to the city yesterday causing a small disturbance, the ordinary citizens within the city naturally did not dare to offend the lofty cultivators. Even the County Magistrate, appointed by the Emperor to shepherd the people, could only flatteringly cosy up to the Demon Sect's outer sect disciples at the inn's entrance. Now that a night had passed, the city was peaceful and tranquil. The disciples of the Refinement Demon Sect were resting in the inn, with only Li Muyang taking his sister out for a stroll. This time, Yan Xiaoru didn't go to visit friends; she stayed in the city, seated in the highest spot in the inn, coldly overlooking the mortals below. When Li Muyang said he wanted to go out for a walk, she did not object. She merely tossed him a jade talisman for calling for help and giving warning. "If you're in danger, call for me immediately." She was already used to Li Muyang's mysterious way of doing things. She didn't even ask what Li Muyang was looking for, with no desire to control him thoroughly. Even when Li Muyang said he wanted to stay in this place for a few more days, she lightly nodded and agreed. Not long after Li Muyang left the city, his sister's figure leapt out from the shrubs by the roadside. The little girl came up with a giggle, insisting on joining Li Muyang for fun. After a brief consideration, Li Muyang agreed to Yu Chan's request to come along. After all, he was in search of ancient ruins; having an extra pair of eyes to help him search was a good thing. If he really couldn't find the place, Li Muyang planned to let his divine soul go out and look for it. The divine soul could travel through the earth and fly much faster than the physical body, even though its combat power was extremely weak. Moreover, once the divine soul left the body, someone had to guard the body; otherwise, even a passing wild dog could take a couple of bites and carry away some fresh meat. The ultimate goal of cultivation is to abandon the mortal flesh and achieve the soul's eternity — to become a True Immortal. No matter how strong the flesh is, it has a limit on its lifespan and will age. But once the divine soul is cultivated to the extreme and reaches the realm where it can exist independently from the physical body, one can truly achieve immortality and unbridled joy. That state is the legendary attainment of immortality. To be able to travel from the northern sea to the twilight among the cangwu trees in the blink of an eye. However, under the current constraints of the heavenly rules, the most extreme realm that cultivators can reach is just the Eternal Heaven Realm. Although the lifespan in the Eternal Heaven Realm can be further increased, it is still far from the freedom of a True Immortal. Li Muyang walked in the wilderness outside the city, with his sister strolling along, looking for any traces of the remnants of the Blood Lotus Sect. Shen Yan's group, the remnants of the Blood Lotus Sect, had stayed in this place. A large assembly of a thousand people could not possibly leave without any clues. Under such a thorough search, Li Muyang quickly located traces of the past presence of the Blood Lotus Sect. It was an abandoned formation among the mountains, away from the main roads, desolate and remote, and from a distance, it looked almost indistinguishable from a normal mountain range. Even when one approached it, no abnormalities were visible. Yet, Li Muyang had an indistinct intuition that something was amiss here and was drawn from afar to this place. After careful searching, he quickly broke the last of the damaged formation's power, revealing the abandoned encampment hidden in the formation to the sunlight. The houses and buildings in the field of view were built in a very hasty and crude manner. They were destroyed just as carelessly upon departure, leaving behind many tiles, broken bricks, and fragmented walls amidst the earth and forests. At the edge of the formation, the remaining traces and the remnant charms on the ground and mountain rocks hinted at a formation designed to conceal one's whereabouts. Using this concealment formation, the remnants of the Blood Lotus Sect truly stayed and lived here for quite a while without being detected by the outside world. Yu Chan stood with her brother at the edge of the formation, gazing at the ruins beneath their feet, her eyes wide with amazement. "...The scale is quite impressive, there are more remnants of the Blood Lotus Sect alive than we imagined." Originally, Shen Yan led away only a few hundred people. But the scale of these ruined walls and broken tiles suggests that thousands may have once lived here. Li Muyang stepped into the formation, walking among the dilapidated houses and buildings, his eyes slightly squinting as he observed the collapsed bricks and tiles. "After the fall of the Blood Lotus Sect, Shen Yan became the last banner." "All Blood Lotus Sect believers who escaped slaughter would gather under her command to avoid the Demon Sect's pursuit..." Looking at the destroyed gathering place before him, Li Muyang sighed. With such vast ruins, it was uncertain how long it would take to search through them. It might even be necessary to delve underground to inspect. At times like this, it would have been nice to have Shen Miao, that girl, around. The Ghost Maiden's ability to appear and disappear unpredictably made her an excellent seeker. It's just too bad that the stubborn girl couldn't part from her sister and chose to follow her to the Tianyuan Continent. From now on, Li Muyang would no longer have the Ghost Maiden, the harbinger of misfortune, by his side. At this thought, Li Muyang let out a sigh, feeling a tinge of sorrow. ——Hopefully, that girl can muster the courage to reunite with her dear sister soon. The stubborn girl was clearly afraid of her sister, which is why she dared not show herself and meet her. Li Muyang shook his head, casting the Ghost Maiden out of his mind. He stepped forward into the ruins of the camp before him and said. "We're searching... Hm?" Just as Li Muyang was about to speak, a sudden intuition struck him. An inexplicable intuition pointed him in a direction. He had a vague feeling that there might be something to discover on the outskirts of the camp to the northeast. Li Muyang followed this abrupt intuition, heading toward the outskirts of the camp. Soon, he passed all the ruins and debris and arrived at the northeastern edge of the camp. There was a stream flowing out from the mountains. The stream water was clear and transparent, with fish swimming, appearing no different from an ordinary mountain brook. But as Li Muyang approached this stream and saw his own reflection in the water, that inexplicable intuition inside him grew even stronger. A strong intuition was guiding him. ——Inside this stream, was something he was looking for. At that moment, Li Muyang finally understood. "It seems like the last time I passed out wasn't for nothing..." The last time, when the Blood Lotus Sect believers brought out the ancestral spirit mirror that shattered, the Ink Fairy's remnant image, which hadn't spoken for ten thousand years, addressed Li Muyang, causing him to faint for several days. In that remnant image, she mentioned that she had left a gift for Li Muyang in her cave dwelling, but did not reveal where it was. Li Muyang had originally thought that the straightforward nature of the Ink Fairy meant she might not have considered too much. However, it turned out the Ink Fairy had already given him guidance. Even though the remnant image had dissipated, an intangible intuition had been pointing him toward the direction of the cave dwelling all along. The closer he got to the cave dwelling, the stronger this guiding force became. Now, standing next to the mountain brook, Li Muyang could finally sense the existence of the Ink Fairy's cave dwelling.