A journey through immortal realms begins with a phantom tale.

The moment Luo Cheng stepped into the Void Space, a terrifying pressure emanated from him.

However, he remained calm and quickly used his divine sense to investigate the surrounding situation.

After observing for a while, Luo Cheng understood that the formation here contained some rules of spacetime.

He was already confident, and immediately began to adjust his own state of mind.

Adjusting one's realm is no easy task; in the initial stage, one must reach a certain state, which is the so-called "unity of heaven and man".

The Daoist scriptures say: "The sage's spirit travels through the vast emptiness, uniting with the void, and his primordial spirit resides in the void, thus becoming immortal and indestructible."

These few words elucidate the fundamental principle of cultivation—correspondence, which means being one with heaven and earth and in harmony with the Tao.

Simply put, to enter a certain state, one must become one with that state.

But while it sounds simple, it's incredibly difficult to do in practice.

Not only do we need to have a thorough understanding of all things in the world and to comprehend the essential properties of matter, but we also need to comprehend the rules of heaven and earth and understand the origin of the great Dao.

In terms of the classification of consciousness, Buddhism distinguishes its functions by using nine consciousnesses, while Taoism simplifies it further, dividing them into only the primordial spirit and the consciousness spirit.

In comparison, the Taoist philosophy is more profound, while the Buddhist classification is more detailed; each has its own merits.

For those new to cultivation, the theory of the nine consciousnesses is easier to understand: sight, hearing, smell, taste, touch, plus consciousness, the seventh consciousness, the eighth consciousness, and so on up to the ninth consciousness.

But which consciousness is the true "self"?

Luo Cheng has attained enlightenment, his mind is as clear as a mirror, and he understands the principle of the unchanging true self. His state of mind is in perfect harmony with the wisdom of Buddhism.

In an instant, the surrounding pressure dissipated.

"I see." Luo Cheng suddenly realized.

Once the pressure was gone, he strolled around leisurely, observing his surroundings with a relaxed air.

This is a special space-time, which can be seen as a special interface between the Buddhist realm and the cultivation realm, and is also known as the Chaos Realm.

As the saying goes, "One leaf contains a Bodhi tree, one flower contains a world," here, a single grain of sand contains a whole world.

At this moment, Luo Cheng felt as if he had entered a world within the sand. This wondrous experience was the reason he entered the Void Space.

Without experiencing it firsthand, one can never truly understand what the world in the sand is, nor can one grasp the true meaning of "a leaf is a Bodhi tree, a flower is a world."

Here, you can see layers upon layers of space and time, as well as tiny worlds like water bubbles, which are truly mysterious.

In contrast, Li Qiang's experience was not so pleasant.

At this moment, he felt the surrounding space constantly squeezing in. If it weren't for the Illusionary Demon Pearl, he would probably have been crushed by the space and turned into dust long ago.

However, this was not entirely without benefit for Li Qiang. He witnessed the world within the sand, experienced Buddhist supernatural powers, and comprehended the true meaning of the world, which greatly benefited his path of spiritual cultivation.

After Luo Cheng grasped the true meaning of "one flower, one world", he walked at an extremely fast speed, and with one step, he could traverse layers of space.

Before long, he arrived in a mysterious space-time.

An old monk sat upright on a lotus platform and slowly flew out of the void.

At first glance, the old monk appeared as small as a grain of sand, but as he moved, his body grew larger and larger.

The old monk was startled when he saw Luo Cheng and said, "You do not belong to this world."

Upon hearing this, Luo Cheng was also greatly shocked.

He had met many cultivation masters and wandering immortals before, but no one had ever uttered such words.

Luo Cheng steadied himself and asked, "Why do you say I don't belong to this world?"

He secretly wondered if the old monk knew he was a time traveler.

But that seems unlikely.

The old monk continued, "You can call me Elder Zhi. If I'm not mistaken, you don't belong to this ancient history."

"Not belonging to this ancient history?" Luo Cheng's heart skipped a beat. These were the words that the Immortal King and Immortal Emperor said to Huang in "Perfect World".

Any great being could see that Shi Hao did not belong to this ancient history; he had no past and no future.

Luo Cheng couldn't help but wonder, was he something that was nothing, something that didn't exist?

The moment this thought arose, he quickly calmed himself down.

"Young friend, your cultivation level is exceptional." Elder Zhi exclaimed in amazement. He couldn't help but think of Elder Lingxu and compare him to Luo Cheng. He felt that Lingxu was a real person, while Luo Cheng seemed to be non-existent.

"The past mind cannot be grasped, the present mind cannot be grasped, the future mind cannot be grasped." After calming his mind, Luo Cheng silently recited, "I am who I am, unmoved, the true self is eternal."

Seeing that Luo Cheng could quickly regain his composure, Elder Zhi said no more and instead said, "Unfortunately, you are not the destined person I am waiting for."

Luo Cheng replied, "It is fate that we met."

"Excellent." Elder Zhi nodded.

Luo Cheng added, "I have a great admiration for the supernatural powers of Buddhism."

"Supernatural powers are merely external things."

"Without supernatural powers, how can one subdue demons, and how can one subdue their hearts?"

"If you are interested in Buddhist supernatural powers, I can teach them to you."

Thank you.

"We are connected by fate, or perhaps you are connected by fate with Buddha, so why should I express my gratitude?"

After Elder Zhi finished speaking, he pointed his finger, and a beam of golden light shot towards Luo Cheng's forehead. Luo Cheng's forehead glowed with golden light and he began to read the information.

This greatly surprised Luo Cheng. He did not expect Elder Zhi to be so generous, passing on all the supernatural powers and secret techniques of Buddhism to him without reservation, and even teaching him some of the supernatural powers and secret techniques that Lingxu had comprehended.

After storing the information, Luo Cheng bowed respectfully and said, "Thank you."

"The destined one has arrived." As soon as he finished speaking, Li Qiang entered this mysterious space.

He spotted Luo Cheng immediately and asked in surprise, "Senior brother, how did you get in?"

You should know that he went through a lot of hardship to get here.

Looking at his senior brother, he was completely nonchalant and had even arrived before him. What made him even more speechless was that his senior brother could come and go at will without using the Illusionary Demon Pearl.

Li Qiang couldn't help but ask, "Senior brother, have you become an immortal?"

"Immortal is just a state of being; you don't need to be attached to that state."

"Senior brother, it's getting more and more difficult to talk to you."

At this moment, Elder Zhi spoke up: "A person with destiny."

Li Qiang quickly and respectfully said, "Greetings, sir."

"You may call me Elder Zhi. I am staying here to wait for the one who is destined to be here."

Li Qiang asked doubtfully, "Am I the person you said is destined to be with me?"

"Yes."

Li Qiang turned to Elder Zhi and said, "Elder Zhi, if you ask me, you should let Senior Brother be the one with the destiny. He is much better than me."

"Fate is a wonderful thing. Your senior brother does not belong to this ancient history, so he is not the one destined for it."

Li Qiang was extremely frustrated and muttered, "Talking to you guys is really exhausting. Not belonging to this ancient history? Who can understand what that means?"

Next, Elder Zhi gave Li Qiang a large number of treasures and taught him some supernatural powers.

Compared to Luo Cheng, Elder Zhi only passed on one demon-slaying divine power to Li Qiang.

Elder Zhi could see that although Li Qiang's comprehension was above average, it was still far behind that of Luo Cheng.

After Elder Zhi finished explaining the matter, he said, "I should also be leaving now."

"Where are you going?"

"Go back to where you came from."

"Never mind, I didn't ask." Li Qiang finally understood; dealing with Buddhist disciples was truly exhausting.

After Elder Zhi leaves, the Void Space will also disappear.

Li Qiang suffered greatly when he went in, but came out feeling much better.

Led by Luo Cheng, the two soon left the Void Space.

As soon as Mei'er saw Li Qiang, she pounced on him.

Li Qiang asked, "Where did Brother Yi go?"

Wu Chen, standing to the side, looked a little dark and said, "Brother, it's good that you're back. I'm leaving now."

He simply couldn't take it anymore; this little spirit was too annoying.

It turned out that the Immortal Yi Jun had been annoyed to death by Mei'er and had left long ago.

Luo Cheng quickly realized the reason. It must be that Mei'er was worried about Li Qiang and kept talking about him, which annoyed Sanxian and Wu Chen.

Luo Cheng gained a lot from this trip.

He not only obtained the Eighteen Demon-Slaying Hands, but also acquired Buddhist supernatural powers and secret techniques.

Among them, Buddhism has a method for body refinement.

Some people believe that Buddhism emphasizes spiritual cultivation but not physical cultivation, which is a misunderstanding.

Just like on Earth, the strongest martial arts defensive techniques, Dragon Roar Iron Shirt and Tiger Roar Golden Bell Cover, once mastered, allow one to reach the pinnacle of external martial arts, making their entire body as indestructible as Vajra.

This shows that Buddhism does not neglect physical cultivation.

Buddhist practice involves the concept of three bodies: the Dharma body, the reward body, and the manifestation body. The reward body is the present-day body, which demonstrates the importance Buddhism places on physical practice.

Now, Luo Cheng has mastered the methods of Buddhist practice, and through Buddhist practice, he can also reach the realm of the divine.

However, Luo Cheng still preferred the Divine Heavenly Recommendation Chapter, which was the cultivation method of the Azure Emperor.

Next, Luo Cheng plans to cultivate the Arhat Golden Body to enhance his physical defense capabilities, and then head to the Heavenly Court Star to find a method for cultivating divinity.

The matter of the Buddhist ruins has come to an end. For Luo Cheng, this "dungeon" was very rewarding, like completing a dungeon and getting a lot of treasures, which was very worthwhile.

"Let's go!" Luo Cheng, with Li Qiang in tow, used teleportation to leave the Buddhist ruins.

Outside, the sky remained overcast, and the rain continued to fall, creating a sense of oppression.

According to Luo Cheng's perception, an extremely terrifying demonic fetus is being conceived on the grassland.

He followed the scent and soon arrived at an altar.

At this moment, the altar was surrounded by people, all of whom were cultivators.

Everyone was extremely nervous because of the appearance of the demonic fetus.

If the demonic fetus is allowed to survive the heavenly tribulation, it will surely bring disaster to the planet Tanbang.

Surprisingly, the messenger of the god Carbon also rushed over.

Upon seeing Li Qiang and Luo Cheng, he immediately went up to greet them.

Li Qiang was good at socializing and soon began to chat warmly with the Divine Envoy Carbon.

At this moment, a woman flew to Luo Cheng's side, looking at him with a complicated expression.

Luo Cheng frowned: "Why are you here?"

The newcomer was Princess Lanqiu, who was only one step away from the Nascent Soul stage and could be considered a master cultivator in the Western Continent.

Moreover, this matter of the demonic fetus concerns all cultivators in the Western Continent, so Princess Lanqiu also rushed over, hoping to help. At the same time, she also harbored a different thought in her heart.

Princess Lanqiu looked at Luo Cheng's face and said, "If the demonic fetus is born, it will bring disaster to the Western Continent, and our Ladu Kingdom will hardly be spared. That's why I had to come and see."

Do you know what a demonic fetus is?

"Know."

"You know nothing." Luo Cheng was a little angry, but he himself was unaware of this emotion.

This is actually a subconscious habit, which can only be gradually resolved by reaching a very high level of understanding.

Strangely, Princess Lanqiu felt a sense of joy upon seeing Luo Cheng's anger, secretly wondering: Is this person concerned about me?

Luo Cheng's cultivation level was profound. He noticed that fleeting emotion as soon as it crossed his mind, and his expression immediately returned to calm.

Luo Cheng has already understood the true meaning of cultivation, namely, enlightenment is Bodhi.

Luo Cheng said, "The demonic energy is extremely difficult to neutralize; even a Nascent Soul will be assimilated if it comes into contact with even a trace of it."

"I know."

It is precisely because they are well aware of the dangers of the demonic fetus that cultivators from the Western Continent have gathered here.

Wu Chen hadn't gone far; he was still in the crowd. However, he was aloof and didn't like interacting with people, so he just stood quietly to the side.

But the whereabouts of the Immortal Yi Jun Sha are unknown.

After Li Qiang finished talking with the divine messenger Carbon, the two flew to Luo Cheng's side.

Luo Cheng said to Li Qiang, "Junior brother, these people are all acting independently and have no organization or discipline. If the demonic fetus is born, it will definitely cause heavy casualties. You should organize them."