How can one become an immortal with such laziness?

"What are you doing, all mysterious..."

Hongli muttered speechlessly, "Is anyone over there?"

"No, no, I was just checking the surroundings..."

Hei Yang chuckled twice, waved his hand, leaned closer to Hong Li, and whispered, "I have something to tell you, but it's not good if too many people hear it."

"Hmm, what's the matter that we have to talk about here?"

A question mark popped up above Hong Li's head. She made a chat box shape with her hands and said quietly, "Why don't you just send me a message in person?"

"Hey, can written expression be the same as face-to-face description?"

Hei Yang waved his hand, put his arm around Hong Li's neck, and pressed her down to squat in a small corner.

He casually broke off a small stick from the side and started drawing on the ground.

"Let's be frank, we've already reached over 420 chapters..."

"what?"

Hong Li raised an eyebrow, her forehead forming a grid, and slapped Hei Yang across the face, muttering, "Be serious, you need to be dedicated to your work."

If you keep breaking down walls like this, they definitely won't ask you to be the main character next time, okay?

"That's better."

Hei Yang spread his hands and said with a grin, "Not only do we not have to worry about being dragged out and whipped for our past misdeeds, but it also serves to highlight how amazing the new protagonist is..."

The time I save can be used to spend more time with my wife, isn't that great!

"Ah this..."

Hongli blushed slightly, covered her face with both hands, and said shyly, "Oh dear, it's good to know in your heart, why say it out loud!"

Hehe, at least you're sensible enough to know what you should care about most.

"That's that."

Hei Yang waved his hand and said smugly, "A mere protagonist position? Let whoever wants it take it. I don't care."

"Ah, by the way..."

Hei Yang paused, then lowered his voice and whispered into Hong Li's ear, "According to incomplete statistics, at least 65% of the protagonists are still single, including some big shots whose mere presence shakes the universe!"

"Hiss, is this something I can say?!"

Hong Li gasped, secretly glanced at the sky, breathed a sigh of relief, glared at Hei Yang, and said, "You're still talking? Don't be ridiculous! Change the subject!"

Going back to what you were saying, before officially retiring, you should at least follow some rules!

"Ahem, that's true, then I'll tone it down a bit..."

Hei Yang coughed twice and muttered again, "Well, you see, we're already at the sixth level of the Nascent Soul stage, right?"

"Hmm, this is information that can be made public."

Hongli nodded, raised an eyebrow at Heiyang, and asked, "And then? So what exactly are you trying to say?"

"That's right, we're already at the sixth level of the Nascent Soul stage, so how far away is the seventh level? And if we're at the seventh level, the eighth level doesn't seem so far away either..."

Hei Yang said nervously, "After that comes the ninth level, and after that comes the tribulation. After the tribulation, you might be kicked out. You know what I mean?"

"Ah this..."

Hongli realized what was happening and grinned, revealing a pained expression.

"Now that you mention it, it reminds me of something. Before I knew it, things that I thought were not urgent and could be dealt with later are now gradually approaching!"

"Yes, yes, that's it!"

Hei Yang nodded, frowned, and pointed a finger at Hong Li, saying, "It's like there are still ten days or so before summer vacation, and you suddenly realize you haven't touched your homework at all. What would you do?"

"Hiss, I think I get it..."

Hong Li gasped, and replied with a serious and firm expression, "I was having a lot of fun, but the thought of this kind of thing instantly made me anxious!"

It feels like my life is on a countdown; starting school is like my death sentence!

"Yes, yes, that's exactly the feeling!"

Hei Yang nodded repeatedly and asked, "And then what? What will you do? Shouldn't you do something to make up for it?"

"Yeah, once I start to feel anxious, I definitely can't play around as carefree as before..."

Hongli nodded thoughtfully: "Yes, we should adjust our mindset and tell ourselves that school is about to start."

"That's right, that's right, then we'll need to catch up on our homework!"

"Huh? Didn't you continue playing with anxiety afterwards?"

Hei Yang: "..."

Hongli: "..."

"Ah, don't hit my head!"

Hongli covered her head with her hands, anticipating the situation.

"..."

Hei Yang looked at the half-outstretched hand, his eye twitched, he sighed, and nodded, saying, "Alright, alright, I admit, what you said does make some sense."

"Yeah, right."

Hong Li nodded smugly and said, "Anyway, the teachers won't be too lazy to check after school starts, cough cough..."

"But the Aerial Realm won't be too lazy to kick us! We're the ones being closely watched, okay!"

Hei Yang glared at Hong Li, pointed to his and Hong Li's heads, and said fiercely, "If only we could see each other from a game perspective right now."

We might even see golden titles above our heads like "Chosen One," "Savior of the World," "Child of Destiny," or "The Chosen One," along with title bonuses, such as a 999% increase in the speed of comprehending laws.

"The chosen one..."

Hong Li revealed her crescent-shaped eyes and chuckled, "If you hadn't told me, I would have thought she was someone condemned by heaven."

"Well, everyone has their own ambitions."

Hei Yang also revealed his crescent-shaped eyes and sighed, saying, "But no matter what, this is something we have to face. We should start preparing now."

"We could delay it before, but if we delay it any longer, we'll end up like students frantically trying to answer questions as the exam is about to end..."

"Incorrect."

Hong Li corrected, "He must have only remembered he was taking an exam when the exam was about to end, and then woke up!"

Hei Yang: "..."

"This makes things worse!"

Hei Yang couldn't help but punch Hong Li's shoulder, selectively ignoring her exaggerated cries of pain, sighed, and continued, "So, I'm saying we should start preparing."

Do you remember the plan we made before?

"Uh, the plan..."

Hong Li frowned and thought for a moment, then held up a finger and said, "Go get some fries?"

"Be serious!"

"Oh, this..."

Hong Li chuckled sheepishly and honestly replied, "I almost forgot if you hadn't mentioned it. It's about trying to use that absolute pass item to explore outside the realm before your cultivation reaches its limit, to see if you can come back after going out, right?"

"But if that's the case..."

Hongli paused, then looked frightened and said, "What if the Aoyou Realm sees us leaving and then won't let us in?"

"Hey, didn't someone test that the Shadow Demon can pass through barriers?!"

"At worst, if we really encounter that situation, we can use the Shadow to sneak back."

Hei Yang waved his hand reassuringly, "Besides, we'll bring the communication mirrors with us, so we can still talk to our families and won't be completely cut off from the Aoyou Realm."

As long as we can communicate with each other and coordinate from the inside and outside, we will always find a way to smuggle ourselves back.

It doesn't make sense that those intruders can sneak in when the seniors outside aren't paying attention, but we, the people on our own, aren't allowed to come back, right?

Think about it, that previous fragment of the world practically tried to squeeze the entire shattered world into it!

"Well, that's true."

Hongli nodded, then asked, "Is there anything else?"

"Well, there's another aspect, I don't know if it counts as an advantage for us."

Hei Yang paused for a moment, then chuckled somewhat sheepishly, "Think about it, those who were kicked out were all at the Tribulation Transcending stage. It means that the Soaring Realm felt they had grown up and were capable of protecting their home, which is why they were allowed to leave."

The same goes for us. In reality, we wouldn't be too weak if we actually clashed with someone in the Tribulation Transcending stage, but in the Nascent Soul stage, the Soaring Realm still wouldn't actively chase us away. Instead, they would abide by the rules and wait for us to reach the Tribulation Transcending stage and ascend.

In that case, when we leave during the Nascent Soul stage and want to return, we'll make sure the Realm of Soaring notices us.

It looked and exclaimed, "Oh dear, how come the two kids in the house have secretly run out? You're only at the Nascent Soul stage, what are you doing running around like that? Come in quickly, come in quickly, it's dark and cold outside, you must be scared..."

Hei Yang gestured with his hands with great enthusiasm.

"What if we're still judged as residents of the 'world' who 'shouldn't be outside of this world'? Wouldn't that save us even more trouble?"