A journey through immortal realms begins with a phantom tale.

Led by Steward Mo, Ning Xin'er and Lin Chen arrived at the sixth floor of Qianbaoge. Steward Mo took out a ring and handed it to the two of them.

"Isn't this a storage ring?" Ning Xin'er asked curiously.

"Miss Xin'er, after our research, we found that this ring not only has storage functions, but also has the unique ability to bind enemies and open spatial passages," Manager Mo explained.

"Can you demonstrate?" Ning Xin'er asked with great interest.

"I can demonstrate the restraint function now." Manager Mo took the ring and said to the female receptionist beside him, "Xiao Zi, don't move."

Xiao Zi looked aggrieved. "Mind your own business, why is it me again?"

"I'll reward you with ten spirit stones later."

"Alright! Come on over!" Xiao Zi immediately turned her anger into joy.

Manager Mo shook his head helplessly. This girl's attitude changed faster than turning the pages of a book the moment she heard there were spirit stones.

Holding the ring in his hand, he used his divine sense as a guide, and saw several golden threads shoot out from the ring face, like spider silk, instantly wrapping up Xiao Zi.

"This is so much fun!" Ning Xin'er laughed.

Lin Chen, however, was more concerned with the practical effects and asked, "What level of cultivator can this ring bind?"

"The effect depends on the user's cultivation level. According to our tests, when a Nascent Soul stage elder in the sect uses it, it can bind cultivators of the same level."

"It's quite impressive that it can trap opponents of the same level."

Manager Mo added, "But the most mysterious thing about this ring is its ability to create space."

"How do we open it up?"

"This feature can only be demonstrated in an open area outside the city."

Ning Xin'er couldn't wait: "Then what are we waiting for? Let's go out and try it!"

"good!"

Manager Mo was only at the Nascent Soul stage and couldn't teleport people. The three of them flew out of the Thousand Treasures Pavilion and went straight to the outskirts of Qilong City. After flying for more than a hundred miles, they stopped in a wasteland.

This place offers a wide view, with no one else around.

Manager Mo held the ring in his hand, using his divine sense as a guide to activate the hand seals. Several beams of light entered the ring, and the ring emitted a strange light.

In an instant, the space in front of her rippled, revealing the entrance to a deep passage, which resembled a wormhole and exuded a terrifying aura.

Ning Xin'er was both frightened and curious: "Where...does this passage lead?"

"The distance the passage opened by the ring can reach depends on the user's cultivation level. With my cultivation level, the furthest I can reach is the outer void."

"Interesting!" Lin Chen was also intrigued. "Can I give it a try?"

"sure."

Manager Mo handed the ring to Lin Chen and taught him the manipulation technique.

Lin Chen memorized the incantation and was somewhat surprised: "This is... a divine seal?" She had spent a long time with Luo Cheng and her knowledge far exceeded that of ordinary cultivators; she had even seen a real divine seal.

Ning Xin'er asked curiously, "Aunt Chen, is this some kind of magical artifact?"

"No," Lin Chen shook his head, "this ring is only activated by a special hand seal; it is not a divine artifact in itself."

She used a divine seal to activate the ring's function, and the passage reopened.

"wrong!"

The moment the hand seal was applied, the scene before Lin Chen's eyes changed drastically—she saw a magnificent palace. The palace was spacious, and the deepest room resembled a study, with a jade slip lying quietly on the table.

With a slight thought, Lin Chen placed the jade slip in her hand.

The moment my fingertips touched the jade slip, a message flooded my mind:

"You are destined to see the message I left behind. You must possess great supernatural powers or be a cultivator of the divine."

"I come from another realm. There, everyone cultivates divinity, but no one can truly succeed."

"By sheer chance, I broke through the passage and arrived at this realm, where I unexpectedly discovered a different method of cultivation. Unfortunately, I could no longer suppress my cultivation and was about to explode and die."

"If you see the message I left behind and have compassion, I hope you will visit my hometown and save it."

After reading the message, Lin Chen was deeply shocked: 'Brother Cheng was right after all... there really are other realms beyond the cultivation world!'

Judging from the information, the people in that realm were all cultivators of gods.

Lin Chen thought to himself, 'This matter is somewhat similar to that of the Bona people. Could this person... come from the planetary system where the Bona people reside?'

After a moment's hesitation, she said, "Manager Mo, this is interesting. I'll buy it. Name your price."

"This thing is wonderful, but it's not exactly a rare treasure. I'll give it 300,000 high-grade immortal stones."

"Okay." Lin Chen didn't haggle. She came from a wealthy family on Blue Star and had never lacked money since she was a child.

Manager Mo wondered to himself, "Could it be... that I asked for too low a price?"

Lin Chen put the ring away and asked Ning Xin'er, "Are you coming back with me, or would you like to play a little longer?"

"Let's go back together!"

After saying goodbye to Steward Mo, Ning Xin'er couldn't help but ask, "Aunt Chen, have you discovered some secret?"

"I guess so." Lin Chen briefly explained the situation in the other world, which amazed the little girl.

"Aunt Chen, the cultivation world is already vast enough; I never imagined there were other worlds outside!"

"What's so strange about that? As far as I know, there are the Immortal Realm, the Primordial Realm, the Spirit Realm, the Demon Realm, the Monster Realm, the Buddha Realm, and the legendary Divine Realm."

Ning Xin'er exclaimed, "This world... is truly vast!"

"yes."

"Aunt Chen, you've been to many places, haven't you?"

"Yes, I've been to some places."

"I really want to go out and see the world..." Ning Xin'er's voice was full of longing. According to Ning Zhe, she needed to reach the Integration Stage before she could travel. Right now, she was only at the Nascent Soul Stage, and she felt a little depressed.

Back at his lodgings, Lin Chen immediately found Luo Cheng: "Brother Cheng, I found something interesting."

"Oh?" Luo Cheng was slightly surprised. "What is it?"

"Look!" Lin Chen handed over the ring.

Luo Cheng took the ring and examined it with his divine sense. In a moment, he understood all its mysteries: "Binding and breaking through the void... it's an interesting thing."

"Brother Cheng, there's this too!" Lin Chen handed over the jade slip.

After reading the information on the jade slip, Luo Cheng said, "This person is not from Bona." He had been to Xinbo Cape and had seen many ancient Bona immortals, so he could distinguish them by their aura.

Moreover, millions of years ago, the Bona people had already adopted the same cultivation methods as those in the cultivation world, which is why there are so many ancient Bona immortals in Xinbo Corner.

Lin Chen pressed further, "So, he comes from another realm unknown to us?"

"good."

Luo Cheng had read the scriptures in the Divine Treasury Tower and knew that the universe was vast, and the cultivation world was just a corner of it.

Lin Chen sighed softly, "I wonder what his realm is like..."

"Would you like to go and take a look?"

"I'm just curious~"

"Once I've finished dealing with matters concerning the cultivation world, I'll take you to see it."

Right now, Luo Cheng still has things to deal with, the most important of which is the Origin Realm—at least it needs to be made to have the strength to stand on equal footing with the Immortal Realm, otherwise, after he and Li Qiang ascend to the God Realm, the Origin Realm will become a place of contention among all parties.

In addition, he also wanted to meet with his disciples and leave them some protection.

Lin Chen lived in Linming for another five years, and together with Ning Xin'er, they traveled all over the planet, collecting many strange and unusual things.

That day, Luo Cheng said, "Chenchen, I have news of Luo Xian. We should set off."

As usual, Lin Chen asked Ning Xin'er, "Xin'er, would you like to come with us?"

"OK!"

Although Luo Cheng felt somewhat helpless about having an extra "little third wheel" on the road, he nodded in agreement.

On the way, Lin Chen asked, "Where is Luo Xian now?"

"Her movements were just like Mengmeng's; she was always moving."

"Why do these guys always run around like this!" Lin Chen scolded.

Luo Cheng smiled without saying a word. In truth, cultivators, aside from seclusion, enjoy traveling far and wide, and he himself rarely stayed in one place for long. This time, staying in Linming Star for five years was already considered long.

Of course, he doesn't stay in Linming Star all the time—when Lin Chen and Ning Xin'er go out to play, he returns to the Original Realm to handle affairs. It's just that the Original Realm has only been open for a short time, and no one has become an immortal yet.

Furthermore, Yuan Gu, Qing Di, and Bo Ju of the Immortal Realm have been in seclusion since leaving the Ancient God's Treasury, digesting what they have gained there. Luo Cheng speculates that once the three emerge from seclusion, they will attempt to enter the Illusionary Star God Palace to find a way to ascend to the Divine Realm.

Luo Xian's location was near Huanlangtian. Luo Cheng decided to take a stroll around the vicinity of Huanlangtian. He thought of several old friends he had met hundreds of years ago when he descended to the mortal realm on Xianlin Star, and wondered how they were doing now.

Using his divine sense as a guide and drawing upon the power of the origin, Luo Cheng instantly transported Lin Chen and Ning Xin'er to the Immortal Star.

Originally, Immortal Descent Star had no cultivators; it was merely a mortal world. Hundreds of years later, Immortal Descent Star gained several cultivation sects—all legacies left behind by Luo Cheng.

For some reason, after stepping onto Immortal Star, Lin Chen felt a strange sense of melancholy.

Ning Xin'er keenly noticed: "Aunt Chen, why are you unhappy?"

No.

"You're lying! When I'm unhappy, I look just like you!"

"Little brat, are you asking for a beating?"

"Oh dear!" Ning Xin'er giggled and hid behind Luo Cheng, but she was still puzzled: everything was fine just now, why did Aunt Chen suddenly become unhappy?

Luo Cheng knew the reason, but he didn't reveal it.

As the three entered Xianlin Star, Luo Cheng sensed a vast aura of Confucianism and Taoism. Scanning the area with his divine sense, he saw Song Qingshu lecturing at the capital's academy.

To his surprise, Song Qingshu had reached the Nascent Soul stage in just a few hundred years. Generally speaking, it takes at least a thousand years to reach the Nascent Soul stage.

Judging from this, Song Qingshu is very talented.

As the group arrived at the academy gate, Song Qingshu stopped lecturing, quickly stepped out, and respectfully knelt down.

"Disciple greets Master!"

Back then, Luo Cheng only accepted him as a nominal disciple and passed on a cultivation technique. Unexpectedly, Song Qingshu took a different path and created a Confucian orthodox cultivation method.

Luo Cheng smiled and helped him up: "Qing Shu, I never expected that you would actually start your own sect."

"Without the guidance of teachers, there would be no Qing Shu today."

The students of the academy were still puzzled as to why the Confucian sage had suddenly stopped lecturing. But after hearing the conversation between the two, they realized that the man was actually the Confucian sage's teacher!

Legend has it that the Confucian sage studied under an immortal and received the immortal's teachings, which led him to establish the Confucian school of thought... It turns out that the legend is actually true!

Song Qingshu then said, "Teacher, these are all your disciples." He then addressed the disciples, "Why haven't you paid your respects to our Grandmaster yet?"

"Greetings, Grandmaster!" the disciples shouted in unison.

"No need for such formalities."

Luo Cheng then asked, "By the way, where is your junior sister, Little Deer, now?"

"Junior Sister Xiaolu has excellent talent and has already reached the Nascent Soul stage. She came to visit me a few days ago."

"This little girl is not bad."

"But..." Song Qingshu sighed softly, "Aunt Mei... doesn't have much time left."

"..." Luo Cheng fell silent, a pang of sadness flashing through his heart. Back then, how could he not understand Mei Gu's feelings? But he was merely a passerby on Immortal Descent Star...

"Little Deer will be delighted that the teacher is coming," Song Qingshu said.

"Yes," Luo Cheng nodded, "Where are they now? I want to see them."