A journey through immortal realms begins with a phantom tale.

The seventeenth princess looked at her elderly father and listened to his apologetic words. Unbeknownst to her, she had been firmly controlled by her father.

The Prince of Yan stood quietly to the side, sighed softly, and thought to himself, "This old man is too impatient."

The old emperor was truly anxious—his lifespan was running out.

The seventeenth princess spoke up, "Father, I'll go talk to Sister Chenchen and see if she can think of a solution."

"Little Seventeen, don't mention this to the immortal." The old emperor feigned indifference.

"Why? Sister Chenchen is a very nice person."

At this moment, the Prince of Yan could no longer stand it. He knew in his heart that he absolutely could not allow Lin Chen to have any bad impression of the Seventeenth Princess, otherwise he would also be implicated.

Then the Prince of Yan said, "Father, that person... is that the original owner of this body?"

The words "original owner" finally brought the old emperor to his senses. As someone in a high position, he understood the mindset of those in power best.

There's a saying that goes: What I don't give you, you can't take.

After the old emperor regained consciousness, he said to the seventeenth princess, "Little seventeenth, I'm already very happy that your father can still talk to you."

"Father!"

After a brief chat, Xiao Shiqi felt much closer to her father, and the previous sense of estrangement gradually dissipated.

In her heart, her father still loved her.

The seventeenth princess said earnestly, "Father, I will listen to you. I won't talk to Sister Chenchen or ask her for anything; I will work hard on my own."

"good!"

The old emperor was already very satisfied with the results.

The old emperor slowly rose and said, "Little Seventeen, come to the palace to play when you have time."

"good!"

Then, the old emperor glanced at the Prince of Yan again: "Little Fourteenth, with you here, I can rest assured."

The Prince of Yan knew exactly what the old emperor was thinking, and he said in a deep voice, "Father, I will do my best to find a solution."

"It can't be forced!"

The old emperor had already seen through it all.

After the old emperor left, the seventeenth princess returned to the courtyard. When she saw Lin Chen again, she couldn't feel happy because she remembered her father's hunched back.

Lin Chen asked softly, "Qing'er, what's wrong?"

"It's nothing."

In truth, even if the old emperor hadn't instructed her, she wouldn't have asked Lin Chen for help. In her eyes, Lin Chen had already treated her very well; to ask for more would be to force him to do something he couldn't possibly do.

She has to rely on herself!

"Sister Chenchen, I want to work hard at my cultivation!"

"OK!"

Lin Chen liked this girl from the bottom of his heart—she was a little silly, a little clumsy, and a little foolish, but her kindness was so touching.

Just as Xiao Shiqi was about to go into seclusion, Lin Chen spoke up: "I can help your father prolong his life, but he still has to rely on himself to overcome the final tribulation."

"Sister Chenchen..."

"You're a good girl," Lin Chen continued. "The Heavenly Tribulation is divided into two stages: the lightning tribulation and the inner demon tribulation. I can help with the lightning tribulation, but with the inner demon tribulation, you have to rely on yourself."

"I see!"

"Practice diligently."

"Um!"

"Let me tell you another secret—once you reach a certain level of cultivation, any wish can be fulfilled. You can even go to the underworld to find the deceased."

"The underworld?"

Lin Chen said no more.

That's all she can do. She can give the little girl hope, but she can't interfere in everything.

Ultimately, you have to walk your own path.

Time slowly passed.

In a celestial mountain on Hongwu Star, a young girl slowly rose. She was barefoot, with long hair flowing over her shoulders, and dressed in a black robe.

"Almost there..."

This girl was Lin Mengdie.

If Luo Cheng were here, he would discover that Lin Mengdie is neither a cultivator of immortality nor a cultivator of divinity, but rather a cultivator of a system similar to Perfect World.

Clearly, Lin Mengdie had created a completely new cultivation system based on the story told by Luo Cheng.

Now, Lin Mengdie has already lived seven lifetimes in reverse. She only needs to experience two more lifetimes to complete her nine lifetimes before she can ascend to immortality in the mortal world.

"I wonder how I compare to a true immortal; who is stronger?"

Lin Mengdie took a step out and left the cave.

She then went out onto the street. She was beautiful, but exuded a chilling coldness that kept passersby at bay.

"Um?"

Lin Mengdie overheard a piece of news.

"elder brother?"

The moment she heard the word "brother," her usually calm heart began to tremble violently.

Lin Mengdie took a step forward and appeared at the entrance of Tongfu Inn.

"guest!"

The receptionist froze upon seeing Lin Mengdie.

"Senior Lin!"

His voice trembled, as if he had seen something extremely terrifying.

"Where is my brother?" The voice was clear and melodious, but devoid of any warmth, chilling to the bone.

"At...at the Prince of Yan's residence!"

Lin Mengdie tossed out a bag of spirit stones, and in a flash, she arrived at the gate of the Yan Prince's mansion. With her cultivation level, she could sense two familiar auras.

But she stood frozen in place, not daring to take another step forward.

Over the years, she had thought about going to find Lin Chen, but she didn't dare.

She knew that her cultivation level was not high enough to travel to the legendary underworld.

She had found the spirit realm and even went there herself, but the person she was looking for wasn't there; the spirits there were all very weak.

Luo Cheng sensed the fluctuations in the aura, put down his fishing rod, took a step forward, and arrived at the gate of the Prince's Mansion.

"Mengmeng!"

Lin Mengdie looked at the familiar person in front of her, opened her mouth, but couldn't utter a single syllable.

"Mengmeng, Chenchen misses you so much."

Mentioning Lin Chen stirred up feelings of longing in Lin Mengdie's heart. If there was anyone in this world she cared about, it was Lin Chen.

After a long silence, Lin Mengdie whispered, "Brother Luo, I want to see my sister."

"Come with me."

The two entered the courtyard, and Lin Chen saw this figure that was both unfamiliar and familiar—

She seems unfamiliar because Lin Mengdie has grown up; she seems familiar because she carries the scent of the past, and her features are still faintly discernible.

"Mengmeng!"

"elder sister!"

The two girls hugged each other tightly.

"Mengmeng, you don't know, I've been looking for you."

"I know……"

"Then why don't you come to see me?"

"I'm scared."

If the words "I'm scared" came out of Lin Mengdie's mouth, people in the cultivation world would be shocked.

Today, Lin Mengdie has a title; the world calls her "the witch".

Do witches feel fear too?

Yes, she is afraid too; she has things she fears.

Lin Chen loosened his arms and carefully examined the girl in front of him: "Mengmeng, you've grown up."

"Sister, you are still as beautiful as ever."

"Mengmeng, you've suffered a lot, haven't you?"

"I'm not suffering."

"You silly child..."

At this moment, Lin Mengdie felt incredibly warm and relaxed. In front of Lin Chen, she could let down all her guard and completely relax.

The chilling aura had faded considerably without anyone noticing.

The two sisters chatted for a very long time, and Luo Cheng couldn't get a word in edgewise.

It wasn't until the next day that Luo Cheng finally had a chance to speak: "Mengmeng, your cultivation method is somewhat special."

"Brother Luo noticed?"

"I haven't yet figured out the specifics."

"It's the cultivation system of Shrouding the Heavens."

"you?"

Luo Cheng was shocked.

Lin Mengdie is defying the heavens—she created the Heaven-Covering Cultivation System in the Misty World and has achieved great success in it!

Lin Mengdie asked, "Brother Luo, am I really stupid? I've been cultivating for so long, but I still haven't become an immortal."

Upon hearing this, Luo Cheng felt that these words had a touch of Versailles about them!

He's got a perverse sense of humor.

"Mengmeng, your talent is indeed a little lacking. I've already reached the fifth level of the Divine Cultivation Realm, and I'll be able to ascend to the Divine Realm soon. By the way, you know Li Qiang, right? He's already reached the seventh level of the Divine Cultivation Realm, and his cultivation time is about the same as yours."

Lin Mengdie said calmly, "Brother Luo, I understand. My talent is the worst kind. But I will work hard."

"Hey, hey, hey!" Lin Chen protested, "Are you pretending I don't exist? When it comes to talent, I'm the worst, okay? Back when Mengmeng hadn't even started cultivating, I was already at the Nascent Soul stage, and now I'm only at the Spirit Division stage. Who can I complain to?"

Lin Mengdie said softly, "Sister, don't worry. Improving your cultivation level is quite easy."

Lin Chen suddenly felt a little depressed!

What kind of monsters did she encounter?

Lin Mengdie continued, "Brother Luo, the Nine Reincarnations stage is quite difficult. Once I transform into a Mortal Immortal, my cultivation speed will be faster, and I will be able to reach the Divine Realm more quickly and travel to the Divine Realm."

Lin Chen was extremely depressed.

She didn't want to hear it, she really didn't want to hear it.

Luo Cheng analyzed, "Judging from your cultivation process, it seems that the longevity substances in this universe are relatively abundant, which is why your process of transforming from mortal to immortal is faster."

That should be the case.

Lin Mengdie still remembered the story Luo Cheng told her—in the world of Shrouding the Heavens, it takes hundreds of thousands of years for a mortal to become an immortal.

"Mengmeng, I have some cultivation techniques on jade slips that you can refer to."

"good!"

Luo Cheng had read many cultivation techniques in the Divine Treasure Tower, and they were all imprinted in his mind.

At this moment, he recorded part of the cultivation technique into a jade slip and handed it to Lin Mengdie.

"Thank you, Brother Luo!"

Luo Cheng changed the subject: "By the way, I heard you're going to the Demon Realm. Why are you going there?"

"A friend of mine has ascended to the demon realm, and I want to go see her." Lin Mengdie said, but seeing Lin Chen's unhappy expression, she quickly added, "Sister, actually, after I finished dealing with the matter on Hongwu Star, I planned to go to Fengyuan Star to find you, but I didn't expect you to come first."

"Hmph! I thought you'd forgotten about me."

"No way!"

Just then, Little Seventeen emerged from seclusion. Given her personality, she couldn't stand being alone; she couldn't sit still for more than a day or two during her seclusion.

After the young girl emerged from the pass, she immediately spotted Lin Mengdie and exclaimed in surprise, "Who is this girl? She's so beautiful!"

Lin Chen smiled and said, "Come on, let me introduce you. This is Lin Mengdie, my sister; this is Xiao Shiqi, also my sister."

Lin Mengdie remained aloof when facing outsiders, but Xiao Shiqi was very enthusiastic.

"Sister Mengdie, what level of cultivation have you reached now?"

"Realm level is not important, strength is. My current strength is enough to fight a Golden Immortal to a draw."

"Immortal?"

Little Seventeen never expected that this somewhat aloof and cool girl was actually an immortal.

Lin Chen smiled and said, "Little Seventeen, your reaction time is a bit slow. She is Lin Mengdie, who terrifies all the cultivators on Hongwu Star."

"Oh! It's you!"

Xiao Shiqi looked Lin Mengdie up and down carefully: "You don't look that scary, and you're about the same height as me."

Lin Chen was speechless.

This little seventeenth child was indeed as the Prince of Yan had said—dull-witted, silly, and a bit slow-witted, with an exceptionally long reaction time.

Lin Chen instructed Lin Mengdie, "Mengmeng, please take good care of this silly princess from now on, and don't let her be deceived."

"Alright. If anyone dares to lie to Little Seventeen, I'll slap them!"

Lin Chen looked bitter, feeling that he hadn't taken good care of Lin Mengdie, which was why she had become like this.

In the days that followed, Lin Chen, Lin Mengdie, and Xiao Shiqi traveled together to explore Hongwu Star.

Two years have passed in the blink of an eye.

Lin Mengdie said, "Sister, I should go now."

"Going to the demon realm?"

"Yes."

Do you know where the reverse passage to the demon realm is?

"have no idea."

"Then how are you going to get to the demon realm?"

"I have found a spatial node. Once I transform into a mortal immortal, I can break through the spatial node and enter the demon realm."

"Take care on your journey."

Lin Chen felt very reluctant, but he understood that he couldn't keep Lin Mengdie by his side—she had her own path to walk.

Even after Lin Mengdie left, she didn't mention wanting to see her brother. Her brother was frozen in Luo Cheng's ice, kept in a storage space.

After Lin Mengdie left, Lin Chen asked Xiao Shiqi, "Xiao Shiqi, I'm leaving too. Are you coming with me, or staying on Hongwu Star?"

After hesitating for a moment, Xiao Shiqi said with a bitter face, "I can't bear to part with Fourteenth Brother, and I can't bear to part with Mother..."

Lin Chen could understand. Back then, she had also separated from Luo Cheng because she didn't want to leave her parents and relatives, and it wasn't until sixty years later that the two reunited.

Lin Chen said gently, "Cultivate diligently."

Luo Cheng used his primordial power to protect Lin Chen: "Let's go, let's go to Lin Mingxing to see Ning Zhe, I don't know if he's home."

Luo Cheng knew that he was getting closer and closer to ascending to the God Realm.

Before ascending to heaven, he wanted to make arrangements for everything in the mortal realm. Ideally, he wanted to establish a heavenly court, giving his relatives and friends in the mortal world a home.