Simultaneous travel: I am proving the great way in the heavens.

Chapter 661 The Bottle That Became a Cage in Luofu? A Bizarre World with a Complex Background!
After a moment of silence, Xiaoqian said, "Xiaoqian doesn't know either, but... sometimes, I feel that this world seems strange, as if... as if it were a dream."

Xiaoqian's words struck a chord with Luofu.

He also felt that the world was filled with a sense of unreality.

Thinking back to the pendulum storylines I've seen in my past life, the events of the first season felt like a grand, empty dream, perhaps even taking place inside a bottle.

By the beginning of the second season, in Xia Dongqing's mind, Zhao Li and Wang Xiaoya had become non-existent people, and even the No. 444 convenience store had never existed.

But what if everything that's happening now is really just a plot arranged by the Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden specifically for Xia Dongqing, and it's all a story that happened inside the bottle?

So how should Xiaoqian explain this?

If the story of the first season takes place inside the bottle, and the second season is the real one, then how come Xiaoqian, the monster who should have appeared in the second season, appears at this time?

If Xiaoqian didn't exist in this world, it would be very simple for Luo Fu to determine whether he was currently in a dream within a bottle. He could simply search this world to see if the characters who would appear in the second season existed.

But Xiaoqian's appearance changed that.

Unless... unless everything happening in this world right now is just inside a special bottle.

At first glance, this may seem absurd, but it is important to know that due to the great war between Chi You and the primordial people and the gods of the heavens, the number of special spatial fragments in this world is staggering.

These special spatial fragments are ownerless. If a small spatial fragment is occupied by a resentful ghost, it will turn into a ghostly realm of vengeful spirits. But what if it is a very large spatial fragment?

Is this the location of everything that happened in the first season?

If this larger spatial fragment is unclaimed, then it's perfectly normal for someone like Xiaoqian, who should exist in the real world, to accidentally enter it and even kill an ordinary recent graduate.

To confirm this, Luo Fu needs to personally search for characters who will appear in the second season, such as the apothecary Amber, or even the traces left by the boy from the starry sky who calls himself a star.

Of course, there is another way: regardless of whether this world is real or fake, or whether the story takes place in the bottle, Luo Fu only needs to continue to localize the power, then the truth or falsehood will not matter much to him.

He can even reverse the truth from the falsehood.

If Luo Fu is indeed inside the bottle now, then his previous attempt to hide his thoughts from Wang Xiaoya would undoubtedly be absurd and laughable.

The real Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden was almost always watching the bottle; Luo Fu's appearance could not escape her notice.

Perhaps the Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden will accept and allow Xia Dongqing, who harbors the remnant soul of Chi You within him, to emerge from the bottle. However, for Luo Fu, who is suspected of inheriting Chi You's power, this bottle space will become his prison.

Just like Acha, the sister of Chiyou, who was trapped in the underworld.

For the gods of the celestial realm, finding a large fragment of space and refining it into a cage to imprison Chi You was a completely cost-effective endeavor. Especially since Luo Fu was practically born inside the bottle, it made the celestial realm's actions even more convenient.

The more he thought about it, the more doubts he had. Luo Fu raised his head and looked at the ceiling, but his gaze went beyond the roof and up to the vast starry sky.

From Luofu's perspective, the starry sky is not an illusion.

Moreover, if this world is fake, then what about people like Su Yue and his wife, and Zhou Jie?

After seeing that he had answered Luo Fu's question, Luo Fu looked at the ceiling with a thoughtful expression.

Xiaoqian gritted her teeth and said, "Master, do you think this is a special blessed land?"

"Oh? Are there many such blessed lands and grotto-heavens?" Luo Fu asked curiously.

"As far as I know, there are many, including the Heavenly Realm Kunlun and the Underworld, which are special spaces in themselves. In addition, there is Penglai in the East Sea, the Buddhist Paradise, the Twenty-Four Heavens, and the Dragon Clan's waters. However, these places are just legends to little demons like us," Xiaoqian said frankly.

At first glance, Xiaoqian's words seemed a bit absurd, but after thinking about it carefully, Luofu suddenly realized what she meant.

The world of pendulums is far more complex than it appears on the surface—a world where supernatural forces such as ghosts exist.

Its background is so vast that it is truly astonishing.

Putting everything else aside, the Fifth Prince Taotie is the son of the Dragon King, but the Dragon King never appears from beginning to end.

In addition, the White Snake and the Green Snake also mentioned that their purpose was to go to the Penglai Immortal Realm outside the East Sea, but they stayed in the mortal world because Bai Suzhen suddenly took a liking to Xia Dongqing.

The Demon Mother Goddess, who has personally appeared in the story, is one of the Twenty-Four Devas who protect the Buddhist Dharma.

In this world, even some ordinary evil spirits and ghosts, if they happen to stumble upon a spatial fragment, can occupy it and become a ghost realm, let alone these high and mighty beings.

This is a vast world, comparable to Marvel, with countless dimensions.

Luo Fu's understanding of this world was extremely limited.

At most, it's just memories from his past life, plus what he's encountered in this life. He doesn't even know if Kunlun in the Heavenly Realm and the Heavenly Court are the same thing.

First of all, one thing is certain: a celestial court does exist in this world.

When the Fifth Young Master opened a restaurant on the fifth floor that ate human souls, Zhao Li said that Hades Acha had reported the Fifth Young Master's actions to the Heavenly Court.

Wang Xiaoya is the incarnation of the Nine Heavens Mysterious Maiden of Kunlun in the Heavenly Realm, which shows that the background of this world is extremely vast.

But in addition to gods and Buddhas, demons and monsters, even aliens exist in this world.

If we add those ancient gods who are integrated with the laws of heaven, it becomes even more terrifying.

Xiaoqian is just a minor demon. Although it seems that she can exchange blows with the Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden at the beginning of the second season, that's just bullying the Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden without wearing her feather robe.

It's important to understand that the Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden is completely different with and without the Feather Robe. With the Feather Robe, she is a war goddess of the heavens; without it, she is just a nobody. In fact, without the Feather Robe, the Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden can't even defeat some of the evil spirits and demons of the island nation.

At most, Luo Fu only supplemented his understanding of the world through Xiao Qian's words.

As for his speculations about this illusory world, there's no point in expecting to get any answers from Xiaoqian.

Since we cannot have a clear understanding of this world at this stage.

Furthermore, they realized that they were very likely in a world similar to a bottle.

The arrogance that had been building in Luo Fu's heart due to his sudden surge in strength instantly subsided.

For him, the depth of this world was not important; what mattered was how to ensure that he would not be targeted by the Heavenly Realm before he had sufficient strength.

Luo Fu was 80% certain that this world was just an illusion.

As for confirming it, that requires some planning. Luo Fu had given Zhou Jie a day, though he said it was for her to catch up on sleep during the day.

But how could Zhou Jie sleep? All day long, she was worried about what kind of demands Luo Fu would make. What made Zhou Jie especially uneasy was that although Professor Hu committed suicide by jumping off the building at night, the school had already cleaned up the traces left by Professor Hu's suicide the next morning.

There wasn't even a trace of blood left outside the window of room 404.

What's even more frightening is that the disappearance of a professor who had taught at the school for decades didn't cause much of a stir at all; it was as if everyone had collectively forgotten Professor Hu.

Even with Zhou Jie's deliberate attention, she couldn't find out how the authorities had classified Professor Hu's death.

Despite Zhou Jie's intense hatred for the red-clad senior and Professor Hu before Professor Hu's death, even wishing for their immediate demise and complete destruction, it's still a story that Zhou Jie harbored deep resentment towards them.

However, being college students after all, once they calmed down, reason ultimately prevailed.

It was only at this moment that Zhou Jie truly realized that in the eyes of those beings who possess extraordinary power, ordinary people really seemed to have no value whatsoever.

In any case, Professor Hu had been teaching and educating students at the school for decades, and he just died like that. Neither the school nor the authorities seemed to care about him.

Blinded by hatred, Zhou Jie had dared to confront Professor Hu directly. But once she calmed down, she realized very well that despite her family's wealth, she was utterly powerless against Professor Hu.

Although their university doesn't have a high reputation, the professors there are definitely not people that an ordinary rich person can afford to offend.

To some extent, Professor Hu's social status in this country far surpasses that of so-called wealthy people.

If even the death of such a being can be erased silently, then what about oneself?
After a whole day of anxiety, Zhou Jie finally mustered up her courage and went to Luofu's consulting firm as the sun was setting.

When Zhou Jie saw Su Yue in person at the consulting firm, she abandoned even the last shred of hope.

If even the Suzhou and Guangdong regions were able to remain unharmed, then Luofu would certainly be safe as well.

In Luofu, a being who wields extraordinary power, she had absolutely no chance of struggling.

When she was almost at her wit's end, Zhou Jie did consider contacting Wang Xiaoya and asking her for help from Xia Dongqing and Zhao Li, the ghost messengers. Unfortunately, after consulting with Xia Dongqing and Zhao Li, Wang Xiaoya ultimately refused Zhou Jie's request.

While the underworld is indeed the legitimate successor of heaven and earth, an existence like Luofu is essentially an entity that requires organization and a system for united front work.

What does Zhou Jie have?
In despair, Zhou Jie dared not contact her family or tell her parents about her situation.

It was precisely because she came from a wealthy family that Zhou Jie understood all too well just how cruel the world could be.

If her parents were to find out everything that had happened to her, given their personalities, they might initially share Zhou Jie's indignation, but soon they would see this as an opportunity.

Zhou Jie's parents climbed their way up from the bottom and never let any opportunity slip by. More importantly, Zhou Jie is not an only child.

This means that by sacrificing just her, their entire family could be linked to an extraordinary being like Luo Fu.

Zhou Jie, who understood her own situation, was truly in a state of isolation and helplessness.

At the consulting firm, Su Yue and his wife were not surprised by Zhou Jie's arrival.

The couple even took the initiative to escort Zhou Jie to her home in Luofu.

But that's it.

How could Su Yue and Qingqing, this shrewd couple, not know what it means to pretend to be deaf and dumb about something that has a hint of scandal?

Standing outside the Luofu Gate.

After struggling internally for a moment, Zhou Jie finally rang the doorbell.

In just a few seconds, the door opened, and a woman who looked extremely beautiful appeared in front of Zhou Jie.

Startled for a moment, Zhou Jie quickly said, "Hello, my name is Zhou Jie, and I'm here to see Master Luo Fu."

With a slight nod, Xiaoqian turned around and, while inviting Zhou Jie into the room, said to Luo Fu, "Master, a girl named Zhou Jie is looking for you."

Owner?

This title made Zhou Jie feel even more desperate, and she even began to imagine herself being collared by Luo Fu and kept at home with a dog leash.

Knowing that death doesn't end everything made Zhou Jie lose even the courage to end her own life.

I walked heavily into the room.

As soon as Zhou Jie entered the living room, she saw Luo Fu sitting sideways on the sofa.

At this moment, Luo Fu, in her eyes, was like a demon lying there, ready to pounce on her and feast on her at any moment.

Approaching Luo Fu with trepidation, Zhou Jie said in a trembling voice, "Master Luo... I... I'm here, you..."

Luo Fu frowned, glanced at Zhou Jie, and then waved his hand to interrupt her, saying, "Alright, I asked you to come here because I hope you can help me complete an experiment. Don't worry, if the experiment is successful, it will also benefit you. However, your current life will probably cease to exist."

Was she really going to be kept as a pet? Zhou Jie thought in despair.

"I...I know!"

Taking a deep breath and closing her eyes, Zhou Jie steeled herself and said, "Let's go."

Luo Fu chuckled. Although he couldn't quite guess Zhou Jie's thoughts, he knew about her unease and fear.

However, Luo Fu had no intention of giving up so easily.

Staring at Zhou Jie, Luo Fu's eyes instantly turned crimson.

Unlike before, when he had just awakened, Luo Fu's eyes, though still red, now had less of a bloodthirsty and sinister quality, and more of a dignified and upright appearance.

A unique pattern emerged from Luofu's eyes.

As the patterns rotated and twisted, Zhou Jie's body began to change visibly.

Xiaoqian, who was watching all of this, subconsciously held her breath.

In her eyes, Luo Fu used a mysterious and profound method to transform the girl named Zhou Jie from reality into illusion. This was a truly powerful and ingenious ability to turn dreams upside down.

(End of this chapter)