A journey through immortal realms begins with a phantom tale.

Sanxian Yijun Sha still wanted to teach Li Qiang a lesson.

But then Luo Cheng raised his hand and pointed, and a golden light flew towards Li Qiang, instantly removing the restrictions on Li Qiang's body.

This move completely stunned the rogue immortal. This was a restriction personally set up by a rogue immortal, yet it was so easily broken by a cultivator?

Li Qiang and Tian Hong were equally shocked. Li Qiang asked, bewildered, "Senior brother, have you really become an immortal?"

This single move made the Immortal King Sha more wary of Luo Cheng. He no longer attacked Luo Cheng and Li Qiang, but repeatedly exclaimed, "Monster, truly a monster."

Luo Cheng spoke up, "Your understanding of the Dao is lacking. Even with immortal spiritual power, you will find it difficult to unleash its true power." These words were truly grating to Yi Jun Sha. After all, he was a rogue immortal, yet he was being evaluated in this way by a Nascent Soul stage cultivator.

Luo Cheng continued, "Your understanding of the primordial spirit and the conscious spirit is not deep enough. I'll give you a saying to ponder: When there are no dreams or thoughts, where is the protagonist?"

This statement aims to help people understand the true meaning of the conscious mind and the original spirit. From a scientific perspective, it explores what true consciousness and mind are. Like the philosopher's saying, "I think, therefore I am," but is that which can think truly "I"?

Scientists on Earth believe that the brain is where consciousness and memories are stored, and it is the root of consciousness and the heart. However, in reality, many people have lost half of their brains, yet their consciousness remains unaffected, and even their personalities are not changed.

This shows that consciousness does not originate from the brain; the brain is merely a place for storing information.

After cultivating immortality, Luo Cheng gained a deeper understanding of mind and consciousness, which led him to utter these words imbued with Zen wisdom. Upon hearing this, the Immortal Yi Jun was greatly shaken, and Li Qiang and Tian Hong also fell into deep thought.

Li Qiang had already reached the Out-of-Body stage and had long since begun cultivating his divine sense, thus enabling him to comprehend its wondrous uses. Tian Hong, also at the Nascent Soul stage, had divided his consciousness in two, yet he still couldn't perceive the Dao. Therefore, Luo Cheng's words had a profound impact on Tian Hong.

The Immortal Yi Junsha was taken aback for a moment. When he looked at Luo Cheng again, his gaze was different; he now regarded Luo Cheng as an equal. Yi Junsha said, "You say you can become an immortal on the spot, and I believe you." Clearly, he sensed Luo Cheng's unfathomable realm.

Originally, Yi Junsha had intended to take Li Qiang as his disciple, but after this incident, he completely abandoned that idea. "It's been a long time since I've gone out, let's go for a walk." After saying that, Yi Junsha rushed out of the Zhenxuan Tower.

Luo Cheng shouted, "Slow down!"

"Okay!" If it were someone else speaking, Yi Junsha might not listen, but he subconsciously felt that he should listen to Luo Cheng.

Next, the group went to the small garden to pick up Huang Yan. Huang Yan was overjoyed to receive the spirit sword from Li Qiang, and her gaze towards him held a different kind of intensity.

Soon, everyone arrived at the array gate. Just as Yi Junsha was about to forcefully break the array, Luo Cheng stopped him. Luo Cheng simply raised his hand and lightly tapped the gate, easily opening it. Clearly, Luo Cheng possessed a profound understanding of array formations. This scene made Yi Junsha exclaim, "This is truly a monster!" He even couldn't help but wonder if this was some old man reincarnated.

The group returned to Heavenly City, where the city lord and his disciples came to greet them. Na Shan, Lan Qiu, and others were also among the crowd. Princess Lan Qiu seemed to secretly breathe a sigh of relief upon seeing Li Qiang and Luo Cheng return safely.

Luo Cheng flashed and landed beside Princess Lanqiu, handing her a jade box: "This is the Youth-Preserving Fruit. Mortals who eat it can retain their youthful appearance forever." Princess Lanqiu was startled and accepted the Youth-Preserving Fruit.

Seeing this, Li Qiang wondered to himself: Is my senior brother interested in her? At this moment, Lan Qiu's feelings were very complicated, and her face flushed slightly. Just now, she really wanted to refuse, but this was a youth-preserving fruit, capable of making a woman's appearance last forever—it was simply hard to resist.

Luo Cheng explained, "This is just an ordinary fruit, useful to mortals, but it has no effect on cultivators." Princess Lanqiu had stayed in Tianlai City for a while and knew that the female disciples there were all cultivators, and each of them was exceptionally beautiful.

Princess Lanqiu hesitated for a moment, then said, "Brother Luo, I want to cultivate immortality. Can you teach me?"

Are you sure?

"Can't I cultivate immortality?"

"No, cultivating immortality isn't as wonderful as you imagine."

"I want to cultivate immortality."

"Okay, I'll teach you."

"Thanks."

Yi Jun was somewhat confused. With his experience and knowledge, he could tell that Luo Cheng didn't have any romantic feelings for this girl, but he treated her with special affection.

Luo Cheng said, "I'll refine a Foundation Establishment magic weapon, and then we should leave." Tian Hong was overjoyed. He understood that leaving the City of Heavenly Melody, which had imprisoned them for hundreds of years, was now no longer an obstacle. Both Luo Cheng and the newly freed Loose Immortal had the ability to break through the protective array of the City of Heavenly Melody.

Luo Cheng asked the city lord for some refining materials and, taking into account Princess Lanqiu's physique, crafted a Foundation Establishment magic weapon for her. Considering the differences between men and women, Luo Cheng handed the magic weapon to the city lord, asking him to help Princess Lanqiu establish her foundation. The city lord believed Luo Cheng had feelings for the princess and likely wanted to become her Daoist partner, hence his extra care in helping Princess Lanqiu establish her foundation.

Because Luo Cheng possessed an extremely profound understanding of cultivation, the Foundation Establishment magic weapon he crafted directly enabled Princess Lan Qiu to reach the Spirit Void stage, just one step away from the Nascent Soul stage. This shocked Li Qiang once again: "Senior brother, I feel the gap between us is widening."

The Immortal Chair Master Sha interjected, "The gap between you and him was already quite large."

Li Qiang was quite magnanimous: "He's my senior, better than me, that's only natural."

After spending more than a month in the City of Heavenly Melodies, the time finally came for everyone to part ways. However, the female disciples of the City of Heavenly Melodies were very reluctant to leave.

"Brother, let's stay a little longer."

"I still have things to do." Luo Cheng was still thinking about the Divine Cultivation Technique; that Divine Cultivation Heavenly Recommendation Chapter was a highly advanced cultivation method. Luo Cheng thought that with his current level, if he could obtain the Divine Cultivation Technique, his strength would definitely increase significantly.

Everyone was reluctant to see Luo Cheng leave because he had told the disciples of Tianlai City the story of *Journey to the West*. Even wandering immortals like Yi Jun Sha were deeply captivated by *Journey to the West*, and the female disciples of Tianlai City went to great lengths to please Luo Cheng, hoping he would continue telling the story. Unfortunately, time was limited, and Luo Cheng only told one-tenth of *Journey to the West*, leaving the female disciples eager for more.

Li Qiang chuckled to himself, thinking to himself that his senior brother had this trick up his sleeve. Senior Sister Piaoyuan asked, "Brother Luo, where are you going?"

"I will return to Fengyuan Star after I finish dealing with things on Tanbang Star, and then go to Tianting Star."

"Then I'll also go to Fengyuan Star and Tianting Star for training."

"Senior Sister, we want to go too!"

The city lord was sullen; she also wanted to travel with Luo Cheng, but as the city lord, she couldn't leave at will. Tian Hong said that after he finished dealing with some matters, he would return to Tianlai Town to guard it, and then the city lord would be able to go out and gain experience.

Junior Sister Lan Xin, carrying several sets of clothes, walked up to Luo Cheng and Li Qiang: "Brother Luo, Brother Li, these are clothes that my sisters and I made. Please accept them."

Luo Cheng accepted it without hesitation. This was a fine item; the clothes were woven from ice silkworm silk from the City of Heavenly Melody, making them extremely comfortable to wear, and they were carefully sewn by the female disciples.

After accepting the clothes, Luo Cheng said, "Next time we meet, I'll tell you the story of 'Journey to the West' again."

"Okay, okay."

After everyone left the City of Heavenly Sounds, Princess Lanqiu followed Luo Cheng and asked softly, "Big brother, could you tell me the rest of the story?" As soon as she said this, Yi Junsha immediately perked up his ears, clearly eager to hear it as well.

Luo Cheng smiled and said, "I'll tell you when I have time." Princess Lanqiu couldn't help but feel a little disappointed after hearing this.

Luo Cheng added, "Actually, my junior brother has also heard this story. You can let him tell it." Upon hearing this, Li Qiang looked bitter; he didn't like telling stories.

Yi Junsha pulled Li Qiang aside, and Li Qiang's face became even more bitter. Princess Lanqiu, seeing this, followed him. Li Qiang thought bitterly, "Senior brother, you've made me suffer."

With the addition of a wandering immortal, the group's journey through the Storm Sea went very smoothly. Yi Jun Sha, wanting to hear more stories, stayed with Luo Cheng and Li Qiang.

After a period of sailing, the group finally arrived at the Western Continent. The Western Continent resembled a primeval jungle with extremely high humidity.

After spending some time together, Yi Junsha discovered that Li Qiang was very easy to get along with and valued loyalty highly. Before they knew it, the two had become good friends.

After arriving in the Western Continent, it rained incessantly, seemingly without end. Fortunately, everyone was a cultivator, able to use their true energy to dispel the rain and keep their bodies dry. Even so, the incessant rain still somewhat affected their state of mind.

While cultivation experts like Luo Cheng and Li Qiang were relatively unaffected, cultivators of lower levels, such as Lan Qiu and Na Shan, were already feeling agitated. Luo Cheng knew that a cultivation expert was about to succumb to demonic possession and face a demonic tribulation, so a gloomy atmosphere permeated the entire Western Continent.

After discussing with the others, Luo Cheng decided to send Princess Lanqiu home first. However, upon arriving home, Princess Lanqiu didn't feel the usual joy of returning home. For some reason, she wished she never had to go home, so she could stay with Luo Cheng, Li Qiang, and the others forever.

When they parted, Luo Cheng left Princess Lanqiu a magical artifact and gave her some spiritual fruits.

"Practice diligently."

"Um."

The time for parting had come again, and Luo Cheng couldn't help but feel a pang of sadness, wondering when they would meet again. After all, time knows no bounds in cultivation.

Princess Lanqiu stared at Luo Cheng, her throat bobbing. She had a question for Luo Cheng, but she didn't ask it until he left.

fair enough.

Luo Cheng composed himself and said, "Let's go, let's go see the Buddhist ruins."

"it is good."

Because Zhao Hao and the others had relatively low cultivation levels, Luo Cheng asked Hong Qian to stay and take care of them. Currently, the Western Continent is teeming with cultivators, and without Hong Qian's protection, Zhao Hao and his companions would inevitably suffer if they encountered high-level cultivators.

Luo Cheng, Li Qiang, and the Immortal Yi Jun Sha explored the Buddhist ruins together, which naturally made their journey much faster. Among the three, Li Qiang's cultivation was the weakest, making him feel somewhat of a burden.

Throughout the journey, Yi Junsha's face was so gloomy it seemed as if it were about to drip water. He harbored a grudge against the Buddhist disciples, and if he encountered them, he would definitely teach them a lesson. This was Yi Junsha's deepest resentment, so Luo Cheng did not offer any words of comfort.

The Buddhist ruins are now just ruins, but a large number of formations still remain, making the place extremely dangerous.

Yi Junsha hadn't encountered any Buddhist disciples along the way, and he was feeling quite down.

"Those old bald monks have all run away."

Luo Cheng knew that the Buddhist disciples had all moved to the Buddhist realm.

"Sigh." Yi Junsha sighed softly. He was determined to take revenge, but he couldn't even find his enemy.

Along the way, they saw some cultivators who had perished during their explorations, leaving behind only skeletons and fragments of magical artifacts, demonstrating the perilous nature of the Buddhist ruins. Many cultivators came seeking treasure, only to lose their lives here.

"A spirit?"

Yi Junsha, with his strongest spiritual sense, was the first to detect a spirit. Just as Yi Junsha spoke, Luo Cheng and Li Qiang also saw the spirit. The spirit resembled a wisp of mist, timidly hiding in a corner, afraid to move.