Lotus of Creation

As Luo Xiuyuan entered the vortex, Biggs was there, ready to take care of him.

Luis, however, stepped out of the place and began to wander.

Using the Vortex Mini Map, he quickly pinpointed Luo Li's location.

She was far away.

Luo Li lay on a hilltop covered in vegetation and seaweed, her delicate hands crossed behind her head as she stared blankly at the massive stars scattered across the sea of stars.

"What are you thinking about?"

Silently, Luis sat beside her.

"When I was a child, I often lay on the rocks and looked at the stars," Luo Li began softly. "At that time, I asked my mother why our tribe was always fleeing and fighting. She told me it was for survival."

A tear slid down her cheek.

"I asked her what the meaning of life was. She said it was to continue the cycle—just as she gave birth to me, I would give birth to the next generation, and so on. She told me that was the meaning of life.