A journey through immortal realms begins with a phantom tale.

The abode of Immortal Xuanlong is located in a blessed land on a celestial mountain in Linming Star. Although this place lacks the aura of immortals, it is surrounded by rich spiritual energy, making it a rare secluded place for Xuanlong in the mortal realm.

His residence exudes grandeur and simplicity—a square palace built from an unknown type of wood.

Stepping inside, however, one finds no furniture.

The two entered the main hall, and Xuanlong took out two cushions, placed them on the ground, and sat down casually.

Luo Cheng remained silent to himself; this immortal was truly capricious.

But since he was a guest, he followed suit and sat down.

Xuanlong spoke first: "The divine power you just used, was it an ancient divine power?"

"Yes," Luo Cheng replied, then asked, "You are an immortal from the upper realm, do you know the origin of the immortal realm?"

"I don't know."

"Was the Azure Emperor the first ruler of the Immortal Realm?"

"no."

After exchanging a few words, Luo Cheng felt awkward—the conversation was very formal, consisting entirely of questions and answers, like an interrogation.

When Li Qiang arrived, he shook his head upon seeing the scene: "How can you chat like this? It's like interrogating a criminal."

Even so, Luo Cheng did obtain some information about the Immortal Realm from Xuan Long.

However, the exact time when the lone star descended to earth is still unknown.

Logically, the Azure Emperor should have sent the Lone Star to the entrance of the reverse passage, which would have been much faster.

The fact that it hasn't arrived yet might be because the Green Emperor hasn't sent the Lone Star.

"By the way, Lao Long, do you know where Lao Qian and the others went?" After getting to know each other better, Luo Cheng's way of addressing him became more casual.

Xuanlong didn't care; he had already acknowledged Luo Cheng's strength and placed him on an equal footing.

"I met him a few days ago, and he said he wanted to go and take a look at the Illusion Star Temple."

There aren't many places in the mortal realm that can interest immortals, but the Illusionary Star Temple is one of them.

Luo Cheng said, "If it's just Lao Gan and Fairy Dai Nan, I'm afraid they won't be able to get in."

"Exactly." Xuanlong nodded in agreement.

He lived in Linming Star for tens of thousands of years, very close to the Illusion Star Temple, but he didn't have the strength to enter.

Li Qiang, standing nearby, asked curiously, "Senior brother, what exactly is the Illusionary Star Temple?"

"All you need to know is that it is the place where the gods live."

"The gods set up a grand celestial array, using planets as the array's core and the universe as its foundation."

Li Qiang was instantly dumbfounded.

He was a master of formations, but he could only set up formations on planets.

Asking him to set up an array in the starry sky was futile, as he had no idea where to begin.

I never imagined that the gods could use planets as the core of a formation.

Luo Cheng said no more.

He knew that the Illusionary Star Temple was the residence of the Primordial Celestial Venerable, and even if an ancient god rashly broke in, he might lose his life.

The fact that immortals from the lower realms could enter was simply because the Primordial Heavenly Lord had let them pass.

He thought to himself: even with himself, Li Qiang, and Xuan Long included, the risk of breaking into the Illusionary Star God Temple is still very high.

Let's wait until Lone Star arrives before making a decision.

After saying goodbye to Xuanlong, Luo Cheng and Li Qiang strolled around Qilong City.

"Senior brother, Lone Star is too slow!" Li Qiang complained.

"Junior brother, if you knew how far the Star Road is, you wouldn't say that."

"Senior brother, have you been to the Immortal Realm?"

"Never been there."

The two walked to the city gate, where the guards greeted them with excitement and respect.

In a short period of time, news of the battle between immortals had spread throughout Linming Star.

Most cultivators knew that a true immortal who could fight against Xuanlong Immortal had arrived.

Luo Cheng said, "Since Lone Star hasn't come, let's wait here."

"That's all we can do," Li Qiang replied. He knew that the Lone Star would descend to the mortal realm with the Azure Emperor's decree. In his heart, the Azure Emperor was like the Jade Emperor in mythology.

Luo Cheng had his own ideas; he wanted to obtain the authentic cultivation technique from Gu Xing.

As the days went by, the fervor surrounding the battle between immortals gradually cooled down.

However, Luo Cheng would disguise himself slightly and conceal his presence when he went out.

There's no way around it, the cultivators in Qilong City are just too enthusiastic, making Luo City feel like an internet celebrity.

That day, Luo Cheng was resting in his courtyard when a cultivator rushed over and stood respectfully to the side: "Immortal Luo, this is your message jade slip."

"Hmm." Luo Cheng took the jade slip and casually handed over a spiritual artifact. "Take this."

"Thank you, Immortal!" the messenger said with a joyful expression.

Linming Star and Fengyuan Star are both major stars of cultivation, and there is an ancient teleportation array between the two stars.

After learning about the communication array, Luo Cheng sent a jade slip to Lin Chen.

After the messenger left, Luo Cheng used his divine sense to break the barrier, and Lin Chen's gentle voice seemed to be right next to his ear: "Brother Cheng, what does Lin Mingxing look like? I really want to see him."

"By the way, I'm almost at the Astral Projection stage."

In a flash, Luo Cheng could almost see Lin Chen smiling, his eyes crinkling.

"Brother Cheng, now I finally understand why you brought Li Mengtian to Fengyuan Star; if it weren't for this fellow villager, I would be so bored here all by myself."

Luo Cheng smiled as he read this.

It's likely that many interesting things happened between these two women.

He was right.

Lin Chen doesn't like to go into seclusion; he'll go to the Holy City to relax after cultivating for a while.

But when you're in a foreign land, it's inevitable to feel lonely.

With Li Mengtian around, Lin Chen felt that his cultivation days were more enjoyable. In his spare time, chatting with his fellow villagers was a very pleasant thing.

However, in Li Mengtian's eyes, Lin Chen was just there to show off, and therefore, every time they met, she would make sarcastic remarks.

For some reason, Lin Chen felt inexplicably happy when he saw Li Mengtian gritting her teeth and looking like she wanted to devour him.

Of course, if Li Mengtian got angry, she would want to fight Lin Chen. However, Li Mengtian lacked resources, and her cultivation speed was far slower than Lin Chen's, so how could she possibly defeat him?

After the fight, Lin Chen felt refreshed and walked with a spring in his step.

Li Mengtian felt that her life hadn't been smooth sailing since she arrived on Fengyuan Star.

Her talent wasn't top-notch; reaching the Nascent Soul stage was already her limit.

The major sects wouldn't accept her, and the smaller sects could only offer her the menial tasks. Naturally, she was unwilling to accept this, so she could only wander around Fengyuan Star.

In contrast, Lin Chen's life was much more comfortable—she had the Holy Lord's Token given by Qian Shanyong, the Chongxuan Sect as her backer, and the disciples of the Ancient Sword Academy treated her with utmost respect.

She also started a small business, which thrived thanks to her connections.

When bored, Lin Chen would chat and spar with Li Mengtian.

After each sparring session, Lin Chen was overjoyed, but Li Mengtian was filled with frustration.

But she didn't dare to really offend Lin Chen. She knew that he had powerful backing, and if she angered him, her life on Fengyuan Star would become even more difficult.

Every night, Li Mengtian would shout at the sky, "Luo Cheng, and that stinky woman Lin Chen, you just wait, I'll become an immortal someday!"

Luo Cheng didn't bother with Li Mengtian's matter.

If she doesn't change her temperament, she'll probably turn to ashes when she reaches the Tribulation stage.

Luo Cheng was happy for Lin Chen when he learned that she was doing well on Fengyuan Star.

In his reply, Luo Cheng mentioned some trivial matters concerning Lin Mingxing.

After reading the letter, Luo Cheng remembered the matter of taking on apprentices, got up and went out.

On the planet Linming, most people know of the existence of cultivators, and cultivating immortality has become the dream of mortals.

On the streets of Qilong City, mortals often stroll around. When they see a cultivator, they will go up to greet him, hoping to gain some affinity with immortality.

Luo Cheng knew that the hierarchy here was very strict.

Cultivators live in luxurious immortal abodes, while mortals can only live in ordinary wooden houses.

Some people even carved holes in the rock face to make their homes.

This model is reminiscent of feudal society on Earth—the powerful and wealthy control 90% of the resources, while ordinary people struggle to survive.

Fortunately, the Cultivators Association has a rule that cultivators cannot slaughter mortals, because mortals are the foundation of the cultivation world.

However, "not to be slaughtered" does not mean "not to be killed".

In the eyes of cultivators, mortals are ultimately as insignificant as ants.

Only someone like Li Qiang would truly care about ordinary people, and even teach them how to cultivate immortality.

"Immortal!"

A voice interrupted Luo Cheng's thoughts.

He turned around and saw a simply dressed young man standing beside him, head down, looking reserved, waiting for his response.

In Qilong City, people like this are everywhere.

They wandered the streets every day, approaching any unfamiliar cultivators they encountered and hoping to seize a glimmer of opportunity.

Seeing Luo Cheng looking at him, the young man mustered his courage and said, "Immortal, are you new to Qilong City? I can lead the way, for just one spirit stone."

It takes immense courage for a mortal to face a cultivator.

Although Qilong City has regulations to protect mortals and prohibit indiscriminate killing.

But if a mortal offends a cultivator and is killed, there is nowhere to seek justice—the lives of mortals and cultivators are inherently unequal.

Since Luo Cheng had nothing better to do, he casually tossed the young man a low-grade spirit stone: "Alright, lead the way, and tell me about the interesting things happening in Qilong City."

"Alright!" The young man took the spirit stone, his smile ingratiating.

Luo Cheng sighed inwardly; this was the lowest level of Qilong City.

They knew their chances of cultivating immortality were slim, yet they still wanted to fight for a glimmer of hope.

Little did they know that embarking on the path to immortality was far more difficult than the path of mortals.

"What's your name?"

"Reporting to the Immortal, my name is Ning Zhe."

"Would you rather break it? I've got it."

A hint of anticipation flashed in Ning Zhe's eyes at the thought of his name being remembered by cultivators.

He began to recount the events of Qilong City: "Immortal, Manager Wu of Qianbao Pavilion just returned from outside and heard that a new mineral vein has been discovered..."

Luo Cheng interrupted him: "There's no need to talk about cultivators, I want to hear about mortals."

"Huh?" Ning Zhe was taken aback. This immortal was strange; he was actually interested in the affairs of mortals.

Luo Cheng thought to himself, how could a mortal know so much about cultivators? Most of it is just hearsay.

"Let's talk about the lives of ordinary people like you."

"Okay." Ning Zhe didn't dare to ask any more questions and followed Luo Cheng's lead, starting to talk about the daily life of ordinary people.

Luo Cheng secretly planned: before Gu Xing arrives, he would take in one or two disciples, which would be a way to leave a legacy for Lin Xingming.