A journey through immortal realms begins with a phantom tale.

After saying goodbye to Liu Hong, Lin Chen and Luo Cheng continued their journey towards the snow-capped mountain.

Along the way, you'll see many people like Liu Hong, making their way to the snow-capped mountains step by step. Some are there for leisure, some are looking for an answer, and others are simply seeking peace of mind.

Although their purposes differed, they all wanted to find what they were looking for in the snow-capped mountains.

Luo Cheng held Lin Chen's hand, their hands clasped together, becoming each other's warmest harbor. With each other by their side, no matter how far the journey, they were not afraid of loneliness.

They understood each other's thoughts and feelings—only through spiritual practice could they continue to walk hand in hand like this.

This, perhaps, is the meaning of immortality.

"Chenchen, it's so good to have met you."

"Brother Cheng, you are the original owner of this body, with power far exceeding that of ordinary emperors. Don't you want to have a harem?" Lin Chen teased.

"Having you in my life is enough."

"That sounds really cheesy, but... I like it."

Both of them were practitioners and could easily reach the summit. However, they preferred the process of climbing step by step. For them, the process was far more important than the result.

As they approached the summit, the two found a woman lying in the snow.

"Brother Cheng, this person is a cultivator at the Revolving Illumination stage." Lin Chen could tell the other person's cultivation level. The Revolving Illumination stage is the first stage of cultivation, and many mortal martial artists remain at this stage throughout their lives. Clearly, this woman's talent is limited.

"It's a girl." Lin Chen stepped forward and helped her up. The woman looked to be in her thirties, with a pale face.

"Wake up!"

Lin Chen gave a soft call and used the Awakening Technique, while simultaneously using his Yuan Power to nourish the body.

The woman slowly awoke and weakly asked, "Are you... a cultivator?"

"Yes."

Upon hearing this, the woman struggled to kneel down, but Lin Chen quickly stopped her.

"No!"

"Please take me as your apprentice!" the woman pleaded.

"I'm not taking on any more disciples," Lin Chen shook his head.

"Master, please accept my bow!" The woman insisted on kowtowing despite the obstruction.

Lin Chen looked troubled: "I really don't accept disciples."

"If Master does not agree, this disciple will remain kneeling."

Luo Cheng's tone was icy: "You think you can use this to coerce Chenchen? Then you can kneel down."

The woman trembled and quickly said, "Immortal, please forgive me!" but she still did not get up.

Lin Chen advised, "Actually, you should be able to find cultivation techniques online."

"Sixty years ago, that would have been possible," the woman explained bitterly. "But today, sixty years later, the ten major sects have issued a ban, and there are no cultivation techniques online anymore, nor can you buy them."

"Hmm?" Luo Cheng looked slightly surprised.

He didn't expect that the situation at Xinxing would develop in the same direction as that of Fengyuanxing and Linlinxing.

Human nature...

Luo Cheng realized that he had underestimated human nature. At the beginning of his immigration, he had publicly shared ten cultivation techniques online, opening the door to cultivation for all. However, how long had it been? The major cultivation sects had already monopolized resources and the path of cultivation.

Isn't this a kind of dynastic cycle?

Ultimately, the cultivation world is still made up of people, and the human heart is the most complex thing.

Therefore, the evolution of the cultivation world is similar to the change of dynasties.

At the beginning of a dynasty, the emperor would redistribute land to the peasants; as time went on, land annexation became more and more serious, and wealth eventually flowed to a few people; when ordinary people had no land and could not survive, peasant uprisings would break out.

The same applies to the cultivation world! Resources always flow to a small number of powerful individuals. Looking at Linming Star, Fengyuan Star, and even the Immortal Realm, the answer is obvious—resources are always controlled by the top experts.

Luo Cheng pondered for a moment and said, "We must leave a glimmer of hope for the world."

Luo Cheng is the Lord of the Original Realm. He doesn't want to see his world become stagnant. In the future, he will establish perfect heavenly rules. But now…

He looked at the woman and said to Lin Chen, "She has a good character; you can take her as a nominal disciple. If she becomes an immortal in the future, you can then take her as a formal disciple."

Luo Cheng spoke up, and Lin Chen agreed, "Okay."

The woman was overjoyed and repeatedly kowtowed, saying, "Greetings, Master! Greetings, Grandmaster!"

Lin Chen helped her up and asked, "What's your name?"

"Liu Xing'er".

"Xing'er, get up."

"Thank you, Master!"

At this moment, seeing that Liu Xing'er had successfully become an apprentice, the surrounding crowd gathered around. Luo Cheng no longer concealed himself and released a wisp of divine aura.

"Gentlemen, please hear me out."

Someone recognized Luo Cheng and excitedly shouted, "It's the original owner of this body!"

"Greetings to the original owner!" The crowd erupted in cheers. They never expected to see the original owner's true form in the snow-capped mountains.

Luo Cheng declared loudly, "I will leave behind a lineage in the Snow Mountain. Anyone with the right destiny can come to the Snow Mountain to seek this lineage. If they obtain it, they will become my disciples."

"Thank you so much, original owner!" Everyone was overjoyed. Luo Cheng's actions had left a glimmer of hope for mortals to defy fate.

Someone worriedly said, "Original owner, if those major cultivation sects find out that there is a lineage in the snow mountain, they might seal it off..."

"Rest assured, everyone," Luo Cheng said calmly, yet with the profound wisdom of the Dao, "I will set up a divine restriction. If anyone dares to blockade the snow mountain, all participants will be reduced to ashes."

"good!"

"That's wonderful!" Cheers and expressions of gratitude echoed through the mountains once again.

Subsequently, Luo Cheng left behind a universal cultivation technique at the summit of the snow mountain, which could be cultivated to the Mahayana stage, and set up a divine restriction to protect it. In the future, someone actually tried to seal off the snow mountain, but anyone who touched the divine restriction would be reduced to ashes.

After witnessing the power of the divine restriction, no one from any of the emerging factions dared to blockade the snow mountain anymore.

This is also a glimmer of hope left for ordinary people!

Of course, it's only a glimmer of hope. Resources remain in the hands of a few, but if someone can obtain the inheritance, they will have the possibility of embarking on the path of cultivation and defying fate.

"Let's go."

After doing all this, Luo Cheng took Lin Chen and Liu Xing'er back to Xiao Feng's villa.

"Master, you're back." Xiao Feng stepped forward to greet him.

"This is your junior sister," Lin Chen introduced.

Xiao Feng immediately bowed to Liu Xing'er: "Greetings, Junior Sister."

"You're too kind, senior brother."

Lin Chen turned to Luo Cheng: "Brother Cheng, help me refine a Foundation Establishment magic weapon."

"it is good."

Luo Cheng would agree to any of Lin Chen's requests.

Of course, he didn't blindly accept disciples. With his supernatural powers, he could see Liu Xing'er's past at a glance—she was resilient, but her fate was unfortunate. She was millions in debt and forced into marriage by her relatives to a man with a history of domestic violence. Afterwards, she legally dissolved her marriage and traveled alone, searching for a path to immortality, hoping to escape her predicament.

Now, the bitterness has finally turned into sweetness.

With Luo Cheng's cultivation level, a Foundation Establishment magic weapon was completed in a short time. After Lin Chen helped Liu Xing'er establish her foundation, she successfully entered the Enlightenment stage, which is the second realm of cultivation.

"Liu Xing'er, I hope you will cultivate diligently and achieve the Nascent Soul stage as soon as possible."

"I will remember your instructions and will strive to cultivate myself to live up to your kindness."

"You can stay with your senior brother for now. If you encounter any difficulties in your cultivation, you can ask him for advice." Lin Chen still preferred to let things run their course, just like he had with Xiao Feng back then. After helping Xiao Feng establish his foundation, Xiao Feng continued to cultivate on his own.

After settling in, Liu Xing'er received another debt collection call. This time, she was no longer afraid.

"If you want money, you can come to me."

"Where are you?"

Liu Xing'er gave an address.

"You just wait!"

After hanging up the phone, Liu Xing'er said to Xiao Feng, "Senior brother, could you lend me some money?"

"No problem," Xiao Feng readily agreed. "Give me the account."

Moments later, Liu Xing'er's account received one billion Singapore dollars.

"Senior brother, this is too much!"

"Junior sister, you have already embarked on the path of cultivation. Worldly wealth is just a number; you don't need to care about it."

"Thank you, senior brother."

In just half a day, Liu Xing'er went from being on the verge of death to becoming a cultivator, and no longer had to worry about money.

Lin Chen did not concern himself with Liu Xing'er's affairs.

Soon after, the debt collectors arrived. When they saw Xiao Feng open the door, they were all horrified.

The most talked-about person during this period is none other than Xiao Feng, the original owner's personal disciple! In the eyes of mortals, he is a being second only to one person and above tens of thousands of others.

The group hesitated for a moment, then hurriedly bowed and greeted, "Greetings, Lord Xiao!"

Liu Xing'er smiled and said, "Senior brother, your reputation is quite impressive."

"I don't have any real reputation; I'm just benefiting from my master's fame," Xiao Feng shook his head.

The debt collectors were terrified, unsure whether to leave or stay.

Liu Xing'er said, "I will repay the principal, but don't even think about the interest."

Upon hearing Liu Xing'er address Xiao Feng as "Senior Brother," the group dared not ask for money again, their voices trembling as they said, "This...we can just forget about the money..."

"Since it's a loan, it naturally needs to be repaid. But your interest rate is too high; I can only pay a maximum of three percent."

"Of course, of course." The debt collectors felt like they'd been granted a pardon, and after taking the money, they fled as if their lives depended on it. They felt immense pressure to stay even a moment longer in the presence of the original owner's disciple.

Only after they had walked a distance did they dare to speak: "This Liu Xing'er is incredibly lucky to have become the original owner's disciple."

Luo Cheng came out of the house and instructed Liu Xing'er: "Liu Xing'er, you should cultivate diligently, but don't forget your original intention. When you have achieved success in your cultivation, you should also give hope to mortals."

"Disciple understands!"

"In the coming days, I will leave behind some legacies in various places around the new star. Those who are destined can go and find the legacies I left behind, and thus embark on the path of cultivation."

"Master, you are merciful! People all over the world will remember your kindness."

"I am the Lord of the Primal Realm, and I hope that hope will always exist in the Primal Realm."

Soon, the news that the original owner had left behind a legacy on the new star spread throughout the world.

Everyone knows that the Snow Mountain contains the legacy left by the original owner, but no one knows where the rest of the legacy is. However, from then on, a group of immortal seekers appeared in the world. They either travel alone or in groups, embarking on the path to immortality.

Although Luo Cheng's actions displeased the major cultivation sects, no one expressed it.

Of course, most people agree with Luo Cheng's approach.

Time flies, and two years have passed in the blink of an eye.

One day, Luo Cheng and Lin Chen were traveling on Tianyuan Star when they received a message from Qian Shanyong:

"Lin Mengdie appeared on Hongwu Star."

"Hongwu Star?"

Luo Cheng took out the star chart, scanned it with his divine sense, and thought to himself, "It's quite far away."

The star map shows that Hongwu Star is located east of the Illusion Star Temple, and according to the star path, it is farther than the distance from Fengyuan Star to Linming Star.

Luo Cheng found Lin Chen: "Chenchen, I have news about Mengmeng."

"Very good!"