A journey through immortal realms begins with a phantom tale.

As soon as Li Qiang stepped out, someone spoke up and accused him: "Who did this kid come from? Do you have any right to speak here?"

Wu Chen was the first to stand it up and shouted, "This is my brother! I'm from the Chongxuan Sect! Do you have a problem with that?"

"Chongxuan Sect?" The Chongxuan Sect is a renowned sect in the cultivation world, famous for its weapon crafting techniques.

Just then, a golden light flashed, and Yi Jun Sha appeared, saying, "This is my brother."

"A wandering immortal?" Everyone was stunned when they saw Yi Junsha.

Although a wandering immortal is not a true immortal, they carry the word "immortal" in their name and are surrounded by immortal spiritual energy. Their strength far surpasses that of ordinary cultivators.

Each immortal undergoes a tribulation once every thousand years. Moreover, because immortals and cultivators have different cultivation goals, cultivators rarely see immortals, and immortals rarely interact with cultivators.

To everyone's surprise, a wandering immortal actually appeared this time.

After that, everyone fell silent.

With support from others, Li Qiang displayed unique charisma and leadership skills. In just a short while, the previously chaotic scene became orderly.

At this moment, plumes of black smoke rose from the altar. This place was originally where Buddhist sects sealed powerful cultivators, and it was equipped with a powerful array. In addition, with the demonic embryo about to take shape, no one dared to make a rash move.

Yi Jun Sha looked at the demonic fetus on the altar, his heart filled with mixed emotions. That demonic fetus was once one of the seven great masters of the cultivation world, on par with him, but now it had fallen into the demonic path, a truly lamentable situation.

In truth, even Yi Jun Sha himself failed to become an immortal and could only eventually become a wandering immortal.

Time passed slowly, and the black mist on the altar grew thicker and thicker, with a faint smell of blood.

"A heavenly tribulation is about to descend."

"Stop it!" However, no one dared to act rashly. If they could stop it, someone would have already done so. It was because the demonic fetus was too powerful and extremely strange; as long as it came into contact with even a trace of demonic energy, the nascent soul would be assimilated and transformed into a demon.

After discussion, everyone decided to wait for the demon fetus to undergo its tribulation.

It should be noted that the probability of a cultivator successfully passing the Heavenly Tribulation is only 20%, meaning that out of ten cultivators at the Tribulation stage, only two can successfully pass it.

This probability is already extremely low, and the probability of a demonic cultivator undergoing tribulation is even lower than that of a true cultivator. It is so low that out of 100,000 demons undergoing tribulation, only one can survive by sheer luck.

Therefore, everyone planned to wait until the demon fetus underwent its tribulation, and then, depending on the situation, use the power of the heavenly tribulation to eliminate the demon.

"Hahaha." A series of ear-piercing laughs echoed across the entire grassland, and thick blood-red demonic mist rose from the altar.

Dark clouds appeared in the void, making the already oppressive sky even heavier, and the entire grassland instantly turned deep black, without a trace of light.

Everyone present was a cultivator, and with their own abilities, they could see the people and things around them clearly.

Luo Cheng and Li Qiang stood together. They came from Blue Star, a world full of technology, and now they finally witnessed what "demon" truly meant.

At this moment, there was not only the oppressive feeling brought by the environment, but also the terrifying might of heaven. Heaven and earth seemed to forbid the demonic fetus from appearing in the world, nor would they allow the demon to undergo tribulation, so they unleashed the most terrifying calamity, offering only a sliver of hope, attempting to obliterate the demonic fetus that was about to transform into a demon.

"Alas!" Yi Junsha sighed again. He recognized him as one of the seven great masters of the cultivation world in the past. They had even joined forces to explore some secret realms. He never expected that he would turn into a demon.

This made Yi Junsha hate those Buddhists even more. He thought to himself, "How could those old bald monks be able to transcend and go to the Buddhist realm? Heaven is unjust." Yi Junsha was filled with resentment.

At this moment, bolts of lightning as thick as an arm appeared in the dark clouds and moved among them.

"Back up!" Li Qiang shouted, signaling everyone to retreat.

Princess Lanqiu stood beside Luo Cheng and truly felt the terrifying pressure. She finally understood how horrible the demon was.

Princess Lanqiu said, "Brother Luo, if we allow this kind of demon to pass through the Heavenly Tribulation, it will surely be a terrible disaster."

"He won't make it through," Luo Cheng replied.

Finally, the first heavenly tribulation descended, and a black staff rose from the altar. The heavenly lightning struck the staff, instantly turning it into dust. The remaining force landed on a black sphere, from which puffs of smoke rose.

"Damn you, God!" the demonic fetus cursed, defying the heavens.

Luo Cheng watched quietly, knowing more than Li Qiang and the others. Now that the rules of heaven and earth had changed, during the tribulation, the heavens would not only test the cultivators' combat power, but also their character.

Therefore, in addition to undergoing the tribulation of heavenly lightning, the demonic fetus also needs to experience the tribulation of the heart.

"Boom!" The sky seemed to be enraged, with dark clouds rolling in and lightning raging. A terrifying bolt of lightning descended from the sky.

"No! God, why won't you give me a way to live?" The demonic fetus was angry, annoyed, and full of hatred, yet helpless.

"Retreat! Retreat!" Luo Cheng shouted. Everyone retreated. However, a terrifying change occurred on the altar. After the demonic fetus was shattered by lightning, a large amount of demonic mist scattered in all directions.

Those cultivators who were nearby were touched by the demonic mist and screamed in agony. In just a moment, they were transformed into demons and pounced on their companions.

The scene instantly descended into chaos.

Wu Chen immediately took action to separate the demon from the cultivator.

"Quickly destroy the demon!" Li Qiang shouted.

In this situation, everyone had no choice but to eliminate the demons first. However, many of the demons were originally their fellow disciples, and some people were too soft-hearted to act, only to be bitten by the demons and transformed into demons themselves.

For a time, this place resembled hell.

Yi Junsha also made a move, using his abilities as a wandering immortal to control the surrounding black mist.

"First, we need to dispel the black mist." Everyone understood that if the black mist wasn't dispelled, more and more people would be assimilated.

However, cultivators below the Nascent Soul stage are completely powerless to resist, while cultivators above the Nascent Soul stage have to deal with the demons that have been scattered by the lightning tribulation.

A demon rushed towards Princess Lanqiu, who was immediately dumbfounded.

She was just a novice cultivator with no combat experience, and when faced with a demon, she didn't know which spell to use.

"Go." Luo Cheng shouted softly, unleashing a Buddhist spell that instantly annihilated the demon.

Clearly, Buddhist magic has an innate ability to restrain demons.

Immediately afterwards, Luo Cheng displayed a Buddhist supernatural power—the Rain of Colorful Flowers.

This supernatural power originates from a story recorded in Buddhist scriptures: When the Buddha was preaching, celestial maidens rained down flowers. Bodhisattvas above the tenth stage had purified their own habitual tendencies, so the petals did not stick to their bodies; while Bodhisattvas below the tenth stage were still Arhats of the fourth stage, and could only let the petals fall on their bodies, because Arhats of the fourth stage had not yet completely removed their habitual tendencies.

This story inspired the creation of this great supernatural power.

At this moment, petals were seen falling from the sky, each a different color, including gold, purple, red, and even tri-, six-, and nine-colored petals.

As the petals fell, the surrounding black mist was cleansed, the sky became cleaner, and the calamity clouds dissipated.

Everyone was shocked by what they saw.

"What kind of supernatural power is this?" For a moment, everyone was stunned and stood still.

After the demonic energy was purified, some cultivators who had been corrupted by demons gradually turned from black to white.

Unfortunately, the cultivation lost to the demonic energy will take time to recover, and it is even possible that it will never be recovered in one's lifetime.

However, being able to escape with one's life and avoid being corrupted by demons is already a stroke of luck.

After casting the spell, Luo Cheng sat cross-legged in the void, reciting the Buddhist Heart Sutra.

After a while, the sky returned to calm, a deep blue, but the ground was a ruin, with a large number of cultivators standing on the ruins.

Luo Cheng withdrew his supernatural powers, stood up, and thought to himself: Buddhist teachings are still somewhat useful.

Yi Junsha looked at Luo Cheng from afar with a very complicated expression, which also carried a hint of apprehension.

It should be noted that those demons were quite troublesome even for loose immortals to deal with, yet Luo Cheng was able to resolve them with ease.

Luo Cheng slowly descended from the void, as if there were invisible steps in the void.

Princess Lanqiu looked at Luo Cheng with a somewhat unfocused gaze.

Li Qiang looked at Luo Cheng with admiration, never expecting that Luo Cheng could display such powerful supernatural abilities.

Everyone looked at Luo Cheng and thanked him.

Luo Cheng said, "The matter here is finally resolved."

Princess Lanqiu's heart skipped a beat. She looked at Luo Cheng and thought he was so dazzling.

In Princess Lanqiu's heart, Luo Cheng was like an immortal, while she herself was just a mortal.

Princess Lanqiu said, "Remember to come visit me when you have time."

"it is good."

Princess Lanqiu let out a soft breath, ultimately neither asking Luo Cheng to stay nor suggesting that she leave with him.

The shackles of worldly life and the barriers between immortals and mortals prevented Princess Lanqiu from saying anything more.

She could only sigh in her heart: If I asked him to stay, could I really keep him? If I traveled the universe with him, could I keep up with his pace?

At this moment, Li Qiang was also saying goodbye to everyone.

He has excellent interpersonal skills, as if he is friends with everyone and always has something to talk about.

This also allowed Luo Cheng to witness Li Qiang's affability and interpersonal skills once again.

The teleportation array flashed, and Luo Cheng, Li Qiang, Zhao Hao, and the others disappeared into the teleportation array, heading towards the distant starry sky.

After everyone teleported to several planets, Li Qiang said, "I'm going to go to Tianting Star first."

Clearly, Li Qiang still had his eye on Mo Huaiyuan, the Nascent Soul cultivator who had been trapped in the Star Palace for thousands of years.

He only said that he was going to the Heavenly Court Star, but did not mention what he was going to do, or even invite Luo Cheng to go with him.

It wasn't that he distrusted Luo Cheng, but rather that he was acting out of a sense of protection.

After all, that's a Nascent Soul cultivator who has cultivated for thousands of years; even a rogue immortal would be tempted by it.

There's a saying that "things are accomplished in secrecy," so Li Qiang decided to act secretly on his own.

Luo Cheng inwardly agreed with Li Qiang's actions, feeling that Li Qiang was a truly trustworthy friend.

Luo Cheng knew what Li Qiang was going to do, so he didn't ask any questions. He just instructed Li Qiang, "Be careful when you act, and don't be reckless."

"I know."

"Go ahead, I'll go to Fengyuan Star first. Also, I'll bring your disciple back with me."

Yi Junsha guessed what Li Qiang was going to do, and admired Li Qiang even more, feeling that this person was worth getting to know better.

On a transit star, everyone began to say goodbye.

After Li Qiang went to Tianting Star, Luo Cheng, Yi Junsha, and others went to Fengyuan Star.

Fengyuan Star truly lives up to its reputation as a sacred place and a great star for cultivation.

Besides the seven major sects, there are also numerous smaller cultivation sects and many cultivation families here.

Gu Meier's family was once a family of cultivators.

Gu Meier wanted to go to Tianting Star with Li Qiang, but Li Qiang refused.

What Li Qiang was doing was extremely secretive and could not be known to outsiders, so she followed Luo Cheng to Fengyuan Star.

Mei'er felt somewhat sad after arriving at Fengyuan Star.

Luo Cheng asked, "Missing home?"

Mei'er didn't speak.

Yi Junsha said, "I haven't been back for a long time. I'll go check out the Ancient Sword Academy first."

Clearly, he still cares a lot about his disciples and their descendants.

Luo Cheng stopped Yi Junsha and said, "Take these people away and let them join the Ancient Sword Academy."

"Alright." Yi Jun could tell that these disciples were quite talented and of good character.

Luo Cheng considered that the Chongxuan Sect mainly focused on weapon crafting, and that Zhao Hao and the others were too impatient to train, so it would be more suitable for them to go to the Ancient Sword Academy to cultivate.

In the cultivation world, the rules are very strict, and as Luo Cheng's senior uncle, no one dares to oppose what he says.

Luo Cheng said, "The Chongxuan Sect focuses on weapon crafting. You people are too impatient. Go to the Ancient Sword Academy."

"I obey my master's orders," Zhao Hao replied in a formal and measured tone.

Nashan had muttered something, wanting to say something, but Zhao Hao glared at him and shut him up.

Yi Junsha enveloped Zhao Hao and his group in golden light and led them to the Ancient Sword Academy, while Luo Cheng took Mei'er back to the Chongxuan Sect.

However, the Chongxuan Sect only had a few disciples guarding the home; the others had either gone traveling or gone to the Heavenly Court Star, and Fu Shan was not on the Heavenly Court Star either.

Originally, Luo Cheng wanted to look at the Chongxuan Sect's classic texts, but then he thought that he should go to the Heavenly Court Star and get his hands on the cultivation techniques first.

He understood that once he went to the Heavenly Court Star, he would be facing immortals. To have a voice in front of the immortals, he needed strength, and cultivating divine techniques would give him both strength and a voice.