A journey through immortal realms begins with a phantom tale.

Chapter 5: An Encounter on the Mountain Top and the Tumultuous Journey of Cultivation

Early in the morning, a few hiking enthusiasts climbed to the top of the mountain to watch the sunrise.

They were somewhat surprised to see Luo Cheng.

At this moment, Luo Cheng bore several marks from previous attacks, and his clothes were tattered. Coupled with the escape technique he had used earlier, he appeared quite disheveled.

Someone muttered quietly, "Could he have fallen and gotten like this while hiking?"

Luo Cheng ignored the noise and words of those around him. He changed his sitting position and focused on cultivating his internal energy.

Those cultivators were truly ruthless, determined to kill him in one blow. If Luo Cheng hadn't been a realm higher than them, he would probably have perished long ago. This made him deeply realize that the world of cultivators and the world of mortals were vastly different.

"Gurgle." Due to his injury, Luo Cheng felt hungry.

Hearing Luo Cheng's stomach rumbling, a girl next to him took out a pancake and handed it to him: "I bought it halfway up the mountain, it's still warm, you can have it."

Luo Cheng wanted to refuse, but his stomach kept growling louder. He took the cake and said, "If you eat your food, I can grant you a wish." With his strength as a cultivator, granting a mortal's wish shouldn't be difficult.

"Hehe." The girl chuckled softly, finding the man in front of her amusing. Despite his ragged clothes, resembling a beggar, he still offered to help people fulfill their wishes.

Someone nearby couldn't help but say, "Brother, do you think you're a god? Fulfilling wishes? How can you even say something like that?"

While eating a pancake, Luo Cheng replied, "If it's not too difficult a wish, I should be able to fulfill it."

"It's nothing, it's just a piece of bread."

Soon, Luo Cheng finished the pancake and revealed a bright smile: "It's been a long time since I've eaten something so delicious." This was the truth. Since entering the Nascent Soul stage, apart from occasionally eating some fruit, he had not touched any mortal food. After all, eating it would make him feel unwell, and he would have to spend a lot of effort refining it.

But these words were interpreted differently by others. Some people looked on with pity, thinking that the child was pitiful and probably didn't even have enough to eat.

The girl was full of doubts and thought to herself: This shouldn't be the case. How can people go hungry in modern society?

For the next few days, Luo Cheng stayed on the mountain. It wasn't that he couldn't stay in a hotel, but he disliked the smell of the mundane world. He preferred the fresh mountain air and its ethereal atmosphere.

Of course, Luo Cheng had changed into clean clothes. When he left Blue Star, he bought a lot of items, including clothes. This time he was wearing loose casual clothes.

The girl often came to climb the mountain, and she always saw Luo Cheng.

"Handsome, you're up really early." In the girl's eyes, Luo Cheng gets up early every day to climb mountains.

Luo Cheng responded, "I've always lived in the mountains."

"Ah!" The girl exclaimed in shock. There were no tents on the mountain, and it had rained for the past few nights. How could someone possibly endure living up there? A wave of pity washed over her, and she asked, "Don't you have a home?"

"No." This was the truth. After transmigrating, Luo Cheng lost his home. He had once longed for a home, but Li Mengtian clearly had no intention of starting a family with him and couldn't understand him.

The girl hesitated for a moment, then said, "Why don't you come work for our company? The salary isn't high, but it'll keep you from going hungry."

"I don't like going to work."

The girl felt a little annoyed after hearing this, thinking to herself: "Serves you right for being homeless and having nowhere to live. You're just a lazy bum."

Luo Cheng continued, "I've recovered somewhat these past few days. If you have any wishes, tell me and see if I can help you fulfill them, as a way of repaying this kindness."

"No need." The girl didn't really want to talk to Luo Cheng right now.

Luo Cheng added, "I'll probably stay on the mountain for another month or so. If you have any wishes, you can come and find me on the mountain."

"Need not."

I owe you a debt of gratitude, and I must eventually settle this debt.

The girl grew increasingly annoyed and really didn't want to talk to this "charlatan" in her eyes, so she said, "Can't you be more realistic and just find a job?"

These words reminded Luo Cheng of Li Mengtian. He remained silent.

Two days later, five cultivators reached the mountaintop; they were the same people who had injured Luo Cheng earlier.

"You finally found us?" Luo Cheng looked at them.

"Judging from your appearance, your injuries haven't fully healed yet."

Luo Cheng said to the girl next to him and the other mountain climbing enthusiasts, "Please step back." At the same time, he said to the cultivator in front of him, "Do not harm mortals."

"it is good."

No one wanted to get involved, so they all backed away. The girl, however, didn't go far, filled with curiosity.

One of the cultivators spoke up: "Are you going to surrender, or do you want us to take action?"

Luo Cheng responded, "Actually, I don't want to kill you." In Luo Cheng's view, time is like a knife, and after some time, these people will eventually return to dust.

"Attack!" Just like before, everyone cooperated perfectly and attacked at the same time.

"Huh?" The girl was stunned. She never expected that a person could produce such magnificent "special effects." In the void, sword light flashed, lightning danced, and colorful light shone brightly. In that instant, it was even more beautiful than the special effects in a fantasy movie.

Luo Cheng casually waved his hand, and the dazzling special effects vanished instantly. In the girls' eyes, it was as magical as magic.

"Seal." Luo Cheng uttered a single word, casting a sealing spell that unleashed five golden rays, which instantly entered the bodies of the five cultivators.

The five cultivators were greatly alarmed.

"No! No!" In an instant, their true essence was sealed, and they were reduced to mortals.

"roll!"

The five cultivators were utterly despondent. Losing their cultivation was worse than death for them. Hearing Luo Cheng's order, they instinctively turned and headed down the mountain.

Luo Cheng slowly walked to the girl's side and said, "It's been so many days, and I still don't know your name."

"Luo Xian".

"A good name."

"You? You?" Luo Xian uttered two words, but didn't know what to ask.

"Speak your mind."

"Are you a deity?"

"I am not a god."

"Then how come you know magic?"

"I am a cultivator, and so are they."

"Huh?" Luo Xian was surprised.

"I am a cultivator who came to Apokolips by accident."

"Are you an alien?"

"I guess so for you."

After chatting with Luo Cheng for a while, Luo Xian gradually calmed down and stopped being afraid.

"Could you tell me about cultivators?"

"Sure," Luo Cheng continued. "Tianqi Star was originally a cultivation planet, but due to resource depletion, the number of cultivators is decreasing. When they saw me arrive, they hoped I would take them away. I refused, so they tried to kill me and steal the immortal stones I had on me."

Next, Luo Xian, like a curious child, kept asking Luo Cheng questions about cultivators. Luo Cheng patiently answered them.

Time passed slowly.

Luo Xian exclaimed in amazement, "This is truly an eye-opener! I never knew the universe was so vast, and that there really are extraterrestrials and immortals."

Luo Cheng said, "I promised to grant you a wish. Have you thought about it?"

Luo Xian fell silent. Luo Chengru had led her out of the well and shown her the vast world outside; she didn't want to return to a state of complete ignorance.

"I want to cultivate immortality."

Luo Cheng expressed his understanding, saying that most people who have witnessed the wonders of immortals would have the idea of ​​cultivating immortality. Ancient emperors were even willing to abandon their thrones to seek the path of immortality, which shows the great allure of cultivating immortality.

Luo Cheng said, "Apocalypse Star is no longer suitable for cultivating immortality."

Luo Xian opened her mouth, intending to say "I'll go with you," but the words remained unspoken.

Luo Cheng understood her concerns. Luo Xian had parents, relatives, and friends; how could she easily abandon them? From her words and actions, it was clear that she was a little princess at home. If she suddenly left, her parents would be heartbroken.

Luo Xian was somewhat sullen: "I really shouldn't have known about the outside world."

Luo Cheng said, "Living a life in a daze may not necessarily be a bad thing."

Luo Xian remained sullen.

"I will be leaving in a few days."

Luo Xian's lips moved slightly, but she didn't utter a word. She hoped Luo Cheng would stay; in her heart, Luo Cheng staying would be like leaving her with a memory. Luo Xian pondered to herself: What method could she use to keep him here?

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